My main problem with using hand luggage is the liquid allowance. Previously I've never really considered the amount of liquid in my daily make up/skincare routine but it was something I had to really concentrate on and narrow down to a minimum for this trip. This might sound stupid but it is also hard to know what would be considered a liquid. I consider something that moves around a lot like my foundation or perfume to be a liquid and I wouldn't consider a cream as a liquid. Airport staff seem to think differently to me. As a precaution I included any creams in my clear bag.
As I had such limited luggage whilst I was away I could only take a minimal make up routine with me and if you know me at all, you will know minimal is not something I work with very often. Even though I didn't have much make up with me, I was happy with the way my make up looked whilst I was away. Today I wanted to take you through that make up routine and also tell you how it has changed since I have been back to the UK with my full make up collection. I have remained loyal to the look from my holiday as I really liked it and it is really easy but as I could, I have incorporated more items into it. Throughout the post I detail the items that came with me and the ones which I have added since I have got back. Some items have helped to enhance the look, some have been included simply because I want to get rid of them. Let's get into it shall we?
As with all my makeup looks I am going to start with the base and this time I am starting with a product that did not come away with me. It is a type of product I don't usually use, a primer. Before I went away I had to buy a new foundation as I had run out of both my Estee Lauder Double Wear and my Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Foundation. I ended up re-buying the Fenty one first as it is my everyday foundation. Whilst I was there, the sales assistant convinced me to buy the Pro Filt'r Primer. I have made it clear on my blog that usually I can't be bothered with a primer and I've never really seen the results that everyone else sees from primers. After using the Fenty Primer, I finally understand the purpose of a primer. The Fenty primer has always been raved about but previously I've never tried a primer which has serious impressed me. The Fenty one is seriously good, it stops my foundation from melting away or going patchy. It also helps to even out my skin so it doesn't look textured and it helps to hide my pores. It doesn't feel like it contains too much silicone, nor does it feel thick, it almost feels like a moisturiser. From the first time I tried this I was really impressed with the results and I have been using it ever since. It couldn't come on holiday with me but if I could have taken it, I would have. I have a feeling this is going to be amazing for summer and hopefully it is going to stop my foundation from melting off my face during that one week of sun we get in the UK.
Whilst I didn't take the Fenty Primer with me on my holibobs, I did take the foundation. As I just said, I had run out of both my foundations but there was a tiny bit left in my Fenty Foundation so I figured I could take that bottle with me and ditch it in France so I didn't have to both bringing it back. In the end I did bring it back with me but it has now run out. This foundation is incredible and a lot of people I know in real life use it, which is quite rare. Not that many people in my life are as bothered by beauty as I am but Fenty seems to have brought out the beauty guru in all of my friends. I'm sure most people will have tried this foundation by now but I literally have nothing bad to say about it. I have the shade 140 which is actually a perfect match for me, it gives good coverage, it leaves a velvety finish and it lasts a long time. My only criticism is that I seem to get through a bottle rather quickly but I do use it every day. Even though I was on holiday, I did not want a lighter coverage as I do not feel that confident in my skin. Also I had a massive outbreak of spots all over my chin the day I was leaving the country so I needed to be able to cover them up.
This brings me on to my next item, concealer. There was no way I was going to skip taking a concealer with me as knew I would be struggling to get sleep which means dark circles and I always get spots when I don't want them the most. Any form of event will always bring out a spot, even if my skin has been clear for the few weeks before, a spot will always fine a way of materialising. My concealer of choice has not changed for about a year, I have been using the MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NC20. The slight yellow tone helps to counteract the redness from spots and the redness I naturally have within my skin and it helps my dark circles as well. Even though this is a pot concealer, it isn't too thick so it can easily be blended out but it gives coverage where you want it. Some people use multiple concealers in different shades for different area but I do have that sort of time and I was on a minimal packing allowance.
To set all of this I took the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent. At home I use the La Mer Loose Powder which is nice but I am not sure it is worth the money if you aren't using it to bake. I don't bake, I only use powder to set my t-zone so I feel like it might have been an expense I could have avoided but it's too late for that. If you have seen the La Mer powder then you will know it is massive and messy so there was no way it was going on holiday with me so the Rimmel powder had to do. The Rimmel powder is a classic product that people used to talk about all the time on blogs. It is a basic powder but it does exactly what you want it to, it sets your makeup but it blends well and doesn't make you look over powdered. It is a cheap powder which works, the only problem is the packagaing, it always breaks so I did worry that it wouldn’t cope on a plane but my powder made it back in one piece. Even if it hadn't, I wouldn't begrudge paying less than £5 for a new one.
As I was rather limited on the liquid front, I tried to avoid taking too many liquid products with me which meant that most of my base products were powders. The next product in my routine which actually became a bit of a multi-use product was my bronzer. For a long time I have been using Benefit's Hoola but I am close to the end. There is a big part of the middle missing where I have hit pan but I am determined to use it up. This is such a great bronzer, firstly it is matte which I like in my bronzers. It has a warm terracotta tone which matches the colour my fake tan, I just use a little bit more bronzer and it gives me the golden hue I need on my face. I use this to give a soft definition to my cheeks as I do not contour and I use it to take my 5 head to a 3 head. I also ended up using this as part of my eye look but more on that later.
The blusher I took with me was also part of the Benefit Box product range and it is their new blusher, Gold Rush. I have spoken about this blusher quite a few times already on my blog without writing a full review on it but this is amazing for the Summer. When I first saw it I terrified as it has a thick gold top layer which makes it look more like a highlight rather than a blush but once the top layer is gone you can barely tell there is a shimmer in this product. There is a shimmer but it is quite subtle. The colour of the blush is a rose peach blush, it is quite light but it adds a touch of colour with a healthy look due to the golden shimmer that runs through it. I have been loving this blush and I bought it in the mini size so it fit nicely in my make up bag. The standard size box products from Benefit are rather large and bulky but this is quite compact so it is perfect for holidays.
One of the products which has the biggest impact in the sunshine is highlight and whilst I was away, and seeing a bit of sun, I wanted to make the most of this. Usually when I am at home I use the MAC Cream Colour Base in Hush as a base for my highlight but as it is a cream product I wasn't sure how this would fit into my liquid allowance. In the end I decided to give it a miss but now that I am back home I am using it everyday. I usually use it to help my highlight but also as a primer for my eyeshadow. It is a peach colour with a silver shimmer running through it so depending on how the light hits it, it can either add a bit of colour or a shimmer. I love this product and I have already hit pan but I will be buying a new one when it runs out.
As I couldn't take my primer with me, I had to take a highlight with me that didn't really need that boost and only one product sprang to mind, the new Hyper Real Glow Palette from MAC. These palettes are seriously good if you like a full beam of light to be emitted from your face. The palette has three different shades in it but they are all beautifully formulated to blind but not look chunky. They also blend softly into every other aspect of your look. I have the Flash + Awe Palette which is the pink version and I was using Light of the Party as my highlight on my cheeks but also across my chest, just so I felt like a bit of a bronze goddess. I had tanned before I left and I don't think there is anything better than a little bit of a gold highlight on tanned skin. Not only was I using it as a highlight but I also ended up using it as an eyeshadow alongside Hoola. I used Light of the Party all over the lid and Hoola in the crease, just to give that little bit of definition. I love this sort of easy look and it is something I use on days when I just want something simple, that I know is going to look good without much effort. As I had decided to use Hoola and the MAC Palette as eyeshadow, it meant I could save space and also stopped me from slaving away at an eyeshadow look for hours. Since I have been back, I am still using these two products and the only addition has been the MAC Cream Colour Base as a primer. All my eye shadow palettes are currently sat redundant in my make up draw.
To help make my eyes look more dramatic I took an eye liner with me which is the only product I have removed from my daily look. I don't usually use an eye liner during the day as I find it too harsh. I usually use a combination of eye shadows to make the outer corner of my eye look darker, to help make my eyes look wider. I took the liner on holiday with me for nights out so I did use it and I loved how easy it was to get a defined look. It is jet black which is too strong for the day time. If you are looking for a good liner which blends easily and has incredible pigment I can definitely recommend the Marc Jacobs Highliners.
I actually took another Marc Jacobs product with me and it was the Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara. I had bit of mascara melt down about a week before I left. I was using the Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara but I really did not like it so I started using the Marc Jacobs one in hope that it would be better and it was. It gives my lashes volume, length and makes them look slightly clumpy which is the sort of look I like. It also makes my lashes look super long. There is a tiny bit of smudging around my eyes but that is to be expected with my leaky eyes. The only other problem with it, is that it has a tendency to flake a bit the longer you are wearing it. In that respect it is a bit of a shame as I love the way this makes my lashes look. Now that I am back home, I have been using the Better Than Sex Mascara again as well as the Marc Jacobs one, literally just to use it up. I hate starting a product and not finishing it, even if I am not a massive fan of it. With mascaras I just use another one alongside the rubbish one and hope that the combo works. I have to say the Too Faced mascara really doesn't add much to this mascara relationship but at least it is a way of using it rather than wasting it.
Just before I went away I had my brows threaded for the first time this year so they instantly went from untamed hairy beasts that lived above my eyes to brows on fleek. As they had been shaped and organised I didn't really need a brow gel to tame them so I skipped taking one with me. On holiday all I had was my brow pencil. I always use the Soap and Glory 2 in 1 Brow Pencil in Brownie Talk. It is the perfect shade for my brows, it is easy to use and helps to make them look fuller. They only do 3 shades but if you can find one that works for you, I recommend trying this pencil. As I am now back in the UK and it is a couple of weeks later, my brows aren't looking as good as they were after I had them shaped so a brow gel is now necessary. I am still using the Soap and Glory Archery Brow Gel in Talk of the Brownie. I definitely prefer Benefit's Gimme Brow but that was recalled for a while and they have only just relaunched it. I will repurchase the Benefit one once I have finished this Soap and Glory one. The Soap and Glory Brow Gel is not a bad product but the Benefit one is easier to use. A lot of gel comes on the Soap and Glory brush so you have to make sure to take off the excess before you apply it to your brows or they go streaky.
Somehow I managed to only take only one lipstick with me. I know it is extraordinary that I managed but somehow I did. The lipstick I picked to come with me was the Huda Beauty Liquid Lipstick in Venus. I picked this because I always get complements whenever I wear this lipstick. It is a great nude shade, it isn't drying and it lasts for a long time. I often choose to use a liquid lipstick in the Summer as I usually prefer something a bit lighter so now that I am home I have swapped to using traditional lipsticks. Last year in June I did a series called No Spend June and I am going to be bringing it back this year. As always I am a bit short on money for the month and I know June is going to be no different so I am going on a spending ban. Unsurprisingly Beauty is a massive expense in my monthly budget, purely because I love trying new products but realistically I do not need anything new so throughout June I am going to see how I cope not spending any money. Last year I spoke about My Lipstick Pot, even though I don't talk about it, this pot functions all year round and it contains products I want to use up. I have two Charlotte Tilbury Lipsticks which have sat in this pot for a while and I am making the effort to use them. One shade is Miss Kensington, a Matte Revolution and the other is Nude Kate which is part of the K.I.S.S.I.N.G range. I start off by using Miss Kensington as I love the shade, it is a light rose pink and then I apply Nude Kate over the top. I can't get away with Nude Kate on its own but I love this combination. It is a light neutral pink lip combo and it has made me like both these lipsticks that little bit more. There is no way these lipsticks would have came with me on holiday but I don't mind wearing them when I am heading to work. The light lip makes the tan eye look stand out a little bit more and enhances the tan from the bronzer.
Looking back at the pictures from the holiday, I am still really happy with this make up look. Well I must be as I am still wearing it daily. Not only does this look have two different version of products: the bare minimum and the additional products that I use because I can. Moving into Summer this is exactly the look I love so expect to be seeing this a lot through the coming months.
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