Get Ready With Me

Recently I have started to do 'Get Ready With Me' types of videos on my Snapchat. I have gotten great feedback from them so I decided to try and translate the Snapchats into a blogpost. 

The other evening I went to a friend's house and had a lovely chilled and laid back night. I decided to get Darragh to take photos while I got ready and I'm going to share them with you today.

I always get ready at my dressing table (which I am currently painting white, so you see a lot more of it in the near future) as there is good lighting and it is where I store all my beauty products. Although there is good lighting for me when I doing my makeup, the lighting doesn't translate well on camera because I am sitting right next to a window, so excuse the dark photos!

Maybelline Baby Skin Primer

L'oreal Nude Magique Cushion Foundation - Porcelain 

Urban Decay Naked Concealer - Fair/Neutral

Kiko Radiant Fusion Baked Powder - 01

Sleek Face Form - Fair

Rimmel Lasting Finish Blush - 020 Pink Rose

Nyx Tame & Frame Tinted Brow Pomade - Chocolate

Kiko Long Lasting Eyeshadow Stick - 28 & 06

Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner - Forest Brown

Covergirl Clump Crusher Waterproof Mascara - Brown/Black

Sephora Collection Cream Lip Stain - 05 Infinite Rose

Nyx Matte Finish Setting Spray

To start everything off I primed my face and then applied some foundation onto my face, blending it out with a dense brush. After the foundation was fully blended, I added concealer under my eyes and on any spots I had, again making sure to blend it out well. To set everything in place I used a luminous powder to give a dewy look to the skin.

Using the contour shade from a Sleek face palette I warmed up the perimeter of my face and used it to add some shadow to the hollows of my cheeks. Using a soft pink blush from Rimmel I put this on the apples of my cheeks and blended upwards towards my temples. Going back to the Sleek palette I used the gorgeous soft highlight on my cheekbones, down the bridge of my nose, and in my cupid's bow.

Onto brows, which is the thing I always struggle with and spend the most time on! I used a double sided angled brush with a spoolie to shape and define my brows, with the help of a brow pomade. 

Because it is quite humid in the summer I prefer to use cream shadows so I used two eyeshadow sticks, one a champagne shade and the other a bronze warm toned shade. I began by putting the shimmery champagne all over my lid and in the inner corner. I added the darker colour into my crease and outer corner and made sure to blend everything so there were no harsh lines. I also added both shades to my lower lash line, the lighter one on the inside and the darker one on the outer edge. 

I then did a thin line of liquid liner to my lash line and applied two coats of mascara after curling my lashes. To finish everything off, I used a cream lip stain to add some colour to my lips and set everything in place with a setting spray. 

And we're done! A natural neutral look that is perfect for any casual summer outing. 

Have you been enjoying my 'Get Ready With Me' videos on Snapchat?

Ailbhe x