I find that my everyday beauty routine is simplified during the weekdays for work and only after hours and on the weekend do I get to be creative! I have to say, being creative has been much easier lately with some beauty essentials from MAC Cosmetics that I've come to love!
My palette has been my absolute fave since I got it a year ago.
I've been using it for home as well as travel, and it has saved valuable toiletries space when I do take it with me for travel! I barely buy eyeshadows in duos, trios or quads because all I have to do is buy refills for my palette and away I go!
I technically need 1 refill left to fill the space and I'm done with my first palette! I am thinking of buying another, but don't want to rush too much because buying too many will just end up being a waste of money if you don't use it all!
I love neutrals (as you can clearly see!) and the basis of smokey eyes, black and a dark, shimmery blue/purple almost midnight navy color.
Another essential I use in my daily makeup routine is the MAC Painpots. It is the newer version of paints, cream shadows used for a base or primer even by itself it stands out! It helps to prevent creasing and helps the eyeshadows pop.
I use '
Soft Ochre' and
'Rubenesque'
One more essential that I can think of (which by no means is the last) is my lip glosses. I love nicely glossed lips for a night out--I mostly prefer nude to siren red on most nights. I am always on the look out for the perfect nude lips to compliment a beautiful smokey eye. Hence, my mini collection.
I've heard that smokey eye works best when it's the feature of the face, and everything else must not stand out to compete. A bright red lip with a dark, smokey eye will just make the look a hot mess, so the perfect nude lip (which by the way, more than one make-up artist has attested to) will compliment without taking away from the smokey eye. I tend to agree. It's a beautiful look when done right, not too overwhelming or crazy.
That's pretty much it for my make-up essentials for now...There's always more, I haven't even talked about my MAC Fix plus! lol but that's for next time! =)
