Daily Makeup Favourites

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Hourglass Mineral Viel: This Amazing Oil Free, Fragrance Free, Paraben Free, Water Resistant Makeup Primer contains Titanium dioxide and zinc oxide to provide gentle, broad-spectrum sun protection. On application it has a clean, satin-finish and cccording to the website, this Veil Mineral Primer restores moisture to dehydrated skin while providing protection from the sun and minimizing shine. It helps minimise the appearance of large pores and fine lines, and preps skin for makeup application while extending its durability.

Hourglass Illusion Tinted Moisturiser: This is also an Oil free, fragrance free, and paraben free product from Hourglass. This tinted moisturiser contains more pigment than your average tinted moinsturiser on the market but not as heavy as BB creams. It  creates a flawless healthy glow (almost like mineral powder finish) when applied with Hourglass No2 Brush. According to the website the formulation contains with Instalift® to lift and tighten the appearance of skin, and Hyaluronic Filling Spheres to help minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while increasing skin’s hydration levels. This is a great all rounder.

Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler: Cult classic, this iconic eyelash curler is a girls best friend to creat bambi like eyes. The superior design features for ultimate precision that delivers the perfect curl and silicone pad in a "mushroom" shape p provide a protective, stay-put edge for improved safety and optimum curl.

Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner: Since it’s incpetion this Gel Liner remains on the Top Selling list from Bobbi Brown. Just about every brand now has a similar liner but this is still one of the best formulas on the market. It’s water resistant and goes from subtle to bold depending on how it's applied. What I also like about this formulation is that it’s not too soft or hard so it can be manipulated easily with a brush to give percision lining.

By Terry Crayon Khol Terybly Colour Eye Pencil in Opaline Flash: A very long name for a eyeliner but it is a fairly special eyeliner. The creamy texture glides on to accetuate the corners of your eye or waterline without irritating these sensitive areas. The opalescent colour creates a far more softer accent than white pencils. To top it all off the formulation is also waterproof.

Hourglass Femme Rouge Velvet Crème Lipstick: This silky richly pigmented formula is as light as air on application and it hydrates and soften your lips with vitamin E and antioxidants. There are many great lipsticks on the market what sets this apart are (1) the large range of soft nude or muted rose colours that flatters any complexion and (2) the beautiful packaging is resuable with lipstick refills. I hate throwing away beautiful packaging, not mentioning its a waste of our precious resources. Love the idea.

Max Factor Waterproof Mascara: This is a great cheap costmetic product I just keeping going back to. I love the soft rubber brush and the no flaking or smudging formulation gives lovely lash confidence all day and no matter if it is rain or shine.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder: Step into the light with these beautiful powders to soften and bring light onto your skin.  “Unlike traditional powders that use opaque pigments, Ambient utilizes “photoluminescent technology” – micron-size spherical particles that refract light and create transparent coverage” Each powder captures, diffuses and softens surrounding light with groundbreaking photoluminescent technology. My favourites are: DIFFUSED LIGHT - a soft, warm, pale yellow powder that conceals redness and gives skin clarity – like a soft ray of morning light. DIM LIGHT - is a neutral peach beige powder that blurs imperfections and highlights a radiant complexion with the perfect balance of warm and cool tones.

Burberry Mocha Complete Eye Palette: My favourite eyeshadow of the moment. It is super soft texture is blended with satin smooth silicones and enriching conditioners to glide smoothly onto your eyeslids. Each palette contains a  quartet of densely pigmented eye colours that has been customised with luminising base highlighter, two medium colours to add shape, and an intense liner.

Hourglass Brushes: These brushes are absolutely amazing they are made with high grade synthetic fibre called Takelon which are supremely soft unlike traditional synthetic brushes. Individual brushes are perfctly shaped to assist in the application of the products, my favourites are No.2 Brush and the ambient powder brush. I do wish they made a smaller version of the eyeshadow brush like Mac 239 size othervise perfect. Of Course best things about these brushes are, no animales were harmed along the way.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush: This is a newby on the market, infusing the ambient powder with vivid cheek shade to creat an unique illuminating blush. It uses “Photoluminescent Technology” which I assume is a fancy word for light reflecting pigments. Eitherway it’s a fantastic blush.