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My everyday makeup essentials.

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[SORRY FOR THE SHAKY HAND CUT OUTS]

I've been wanting to write this post for a couple of weeks but I've never really got down to it so here goes. 
These are the few essentials I use for my everyday makeup. 
I'm sorry I missed out the eyeliner but I swap between three: either the Deliplus liquid eyeliner, the P.S Love one from primark (It is GREAT and long lasting, especially with a bit of primer) and the Deliplus felt tip one.

First of all, brush wise I use these traveling size Urban Decay brushes, as you can tell I dropped the foundation brush and broke the handle and I have not yet fixed that, oops! I love these brushes because they are very soft and easy to take in your makeup bag due to there size, I have a collection of a total 12 of these brushes, but these are the four I most use.

Then, I use this colourful Bobby Pin fluffy brush to apply my blush, I'm not sure if this is the right thing to use (probably not) but I'm not a professional and for that you shouldn't take much of my advice aboard.


To blend in my concealer I use my Beauty Blender and as you can tell by the colour of it I have been loving it, I was going to wash it before taking these photos but I just thought that would be quite fake and unrealistic and at least as it is it looks loved.


Moving on, my in the mood pallete from W7 has become my favorite everyday nude palette, I actually did a review a couple of weeks ago about it and I have just fallen more and more in love with it since then! I think the thing I love the most about this palette is the fact that the colours are matte and neutral but make a lovely day to day look and they are super easy to apply, long lasting and very pigmented even at the end of the day, basically everything you want your makeup to be. 


Foundation wise, my rimmel match perfection wake me up foundation is my holy grail foundation and I have used it for a very long time now. It isn't a massive cover-up foundation, but like nearly all, you can build it up to be one. I apply this along side my rimmel match perfection concealer and highlighter, this is my first time using this concealer and I really like it so far and I will definitely be buying it again. 

The bronzer I've been loving is this 2,50 one I again hyped about in a post a couple of weeks ago, I use it as more of a contour than a bronzer and although the tone is very dark and scary, it blends into a very nice tanned color.


As I have been loving the W7 products, I thought on trying out their blusher to give a bit of colour to my cheeks and I got this one in the tone Galactic and now it has an everyday use.


Mascara wise I use my deliplus maxi volume mascara, at first it was a bit tricky to get used to but now I have the hang of it I really like it and it gives me some incredibly long lashes. 


Lastly, brow wise I don't do much, all I use is this Loreal brow artist plumper and I think it is really good alternative if you want to do something to your brows and keep them in place but don't want to go full out and color them in.


These are all the products I use on my day-to-day, what are some of yours? 
Xx


2015

Spanish Drugstore Makeup Review

14:39


          This week I thought I'd do a little review post about my Spanish drugstore makeup essentials I've been trying out and using this month. 


          I've been using all three of these eye liners, depending on what makeup look I've been going for, but I have especially been loving the liquid one, just because it is really easy to apply, it has a great consistency throughout the day and it is easy to remove without smudging all over my face.


          This Rimmel makeup concealer can be found at nearly any drugstore or makeup section of a supermarket without having to search high and low, for me personally, it isn't the best, it doesn't do a great cover up and it doesn't last forever, but again, nothing personal that's only my own, true opinion.


          This Markwins International pallet was given to me for my birthday a couple of years ago, and I hadn't looked at it twice in all that time. I love the fact that it is full of nude-ish tones, and that it is lightweight and great for traveling because it has everything you need like lip gloss, eye shadow, bronze powder, brushes and a HUGE mirror, and it isn't to big so it can easily fit in your handbag. 


          These three Bobby Pin makeup brushes were also given to me last year and I never touched them and now I can't even put them down, they are great blenders, they don't leave bristles all over your face and the pattern on them mixed with the rose gold works wonders.  

          Both these Italian make Astra bronze and translucent powder, were on a 2x1 sale at my local drugstore last month and I couldn't resist trying them (and a few more of the range) out and they haven't disappointed me although I had never herd of the make before, I definitely recommend you to try some of there products. 


          This lovely packaging definitely makes up for the Deliplus Mascara, I have to say it isn't my cup of tea. It does give you lovely, outstanding eyelashes, but only for a couple of hours, this mascaras consistency isn't great and it isn't easy to remove, unless you leave it to do it itself and it just dissolves into tiny black dots all over your face. 


           Lastly, these Astor pastel nail varnishes are my lifesaver. I LOVE THEM. They are ever lasting, they are thick coated, cheap and pastel, what else can I say?

          What about you? What drugstore makeup essentials do you love and recomend me?
Until next time, Ellie Xx

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