You might have noticed that my “face” product list for the past makeup looks has gotten shorter over the past few months. Initially, I stopped wearing foundation and concealer because I was suffering from a really bad acne breakout and I wanted to let my skin “breathe”. After that breakout finally cleared up, I ran out of my favorite foundation (NARS Sheer Glow). Right now I’m feeling very happy and grateful that my skin cleared up. I finally feel comfortable about my foundation-free face so I’ve been embracing it. Also, I don’t have a spare $40 to repurchase Sheer Glow right now, ha!
Some days I will skip face products all together. Others I will wear powder, concealer, and blush (or a combination of the three). It feels really refreshing because the summer weather is starting to get really hot and humid and foundation would just melt off my face. My go-to powder products are: the MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural in Medium, Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer, and Illamasqua Powder Blush in Lover.
For the rest of my face I’m using: Milani ShadowEyez Eyeshadow Pencils in Champagne Toast and Brown Deluxe, Coastal Scents Eyeshadows in Cherry Chocolate and Medieval Gold, MAC Cosmetics Eyeshadow in Patina, Jordana Easyliner in Rock’n’Rose, Guerlain Rouge G L’extract Lipstick in Avarice, Milani StayPut Brow in Brunette, Maybelline The Rocket Volum’Express Mascara.
Have you simplified your everyday makeup routine for summer too? Which products are you skipping?
xx Coco
Beautiful as always, warm shades really suit you!
Thanks, Sara x
Your skin looks amazing! And as usual, I love your eye makeup 🙂
Thanks <3
Great makeup! I too have been skipping face products, I usually only wear a little concealer under my eyes because there is no such thing as plenty of sleep when you're in your twenties. By the way I just want to say that you have the best eyebrows ever.
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I feel you! This will be another sleepless night x
Lover has always been one of my favourite blushes from illamasqua i love Hussy as well
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That's a pretty one too x
I've almost eliminated my base steps too, but I still have my pesky acne scars to cover and my shiny sunscreen to mattify, but I'm just glad I've simplified it. My main reasons are because I'm sweating so much (even for me haha) and bases just don't look right on me at the moment which is a bummer.
Ugh that lipstick is gorgeous! and I'm gonna try (and probably fail) copying that eye look.
You won't fail!! 🙂
Ooh girl your skin is so clear!
Thank you. Ironically it's now starting to go back to being acne ridden. Haha. Finals are stressing me out.
Such a beautiful makeup look !
Sara
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You look fantastic without foundation! Love that lip color too. I never wear foundation, pretty much just concealer most days. 🙂
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Skin looks amazing! Love Illamasqua Lover blush x
Your skin is already so lovely and it's definitely really great to let your skin breathe, especially in warm weather I think! xxx
Wow that was strange. I just wrote an very long comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn’t appear. Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again. Regardless, just wanted to say great blog!