As much as I love the ritual of putting on my makeup every morning, I tend to go on autopilot and do the same exact look every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, and it gets me out the door with minimal effort at 7am.
Glowy, Natural Skin
Skin is always my main focus of every look. I want my skin to look perfected and hydrated, but I don’t want it to look like I’m wearing any makeup. The way I’ve been achieving this with my dry skin is first making sure I mix a lightweight oil into my moisturizer during my morning skincare routine (I love the Indie Lee Daily Vitamin Infusion), picking a lightweight, dewy foundation/tinted moisturizer, and then spot concealing where I need more coverage. I have a few base products I rotate between depending on how I’m feeling. My latest favorite is the NUDESTIX Tinted Cover - it provides decent coverage, gives the skin a beautiful glow that doesn’t look too wet, and smooths over dryer areas without catching. If I need more coverage or want something less dewy, I’ve still been using the Milk Makeup Flex Foundation Stick. It’s still my most favorite foundation and works so well with my skin. My favorite concealer for every day is still the Milk Makeup Flex Concealer, too. I haven’t found anything I love more.
Shimmery Nude Eye
I don’t have time for a multiple-eyeshadow look most days, and I’ve been keeping my makeup really pared down as I settle into my new job, so my go-to has been a subtle shimmery nude eyeshadow. My favorite for a good portion of the year has been the Laura Mercier Caviar Chrome Veil Liquid Eyeshadow in Gilded Fresco (are you sick of me mentioning this yet?), but the NUDESTIX Magnetic Luminous Eye Color in Nudity is another one I reach for a lot. It’s a slightly deeper nude shade, as if there’s a bit of taupe mixed into your usual champagne shade. My sister also got me the Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Palette of Pops for Christmas, so I’ve been loving picking one of those shades and applying a sheer wash with my fingers for some subtle glitter. Once eyeshadow is down, I always tightline with a gel pencil liner (the Ilia one in Dusk is my favorite), and then go in with lots and lots of mascara. Again, Ilia Limitless Lash Mascara is my favorite ever and I don’t think I’ll ever buy anything else - except Glossier Lash Slick, which I use on my bottom lashes.
Coordinating Cheeks + Lips
My favorite finishing touch to my everyday makeup look is making myself look flushed. A nice, dewy cream blush that livens up my complexion and a coordinating comfortable lip product are always necessary. I have many cream cheek products I love, but I’ve worn nothing but the Ilia Multi-sticks all month. I usually do a mix of At Last, a dusty rose shade, all over my cheeks, and then I concentrate A Fine Romance, a bright berry, on just the apples. Other favorite cream blushes are the Kjaer Weis Cream Blush in Happy, NUDESTIX Nudies Bloom in Cherry Blossom Babe, and the Tower 28 Tinted Lip + Cheek Balm in Magic Hour. For lips, I usually go for some kind of gloss or tinted balm-like product. Right now I can’t shut up about how much I love the new Dior Lip Glow Oils - I have all the shades except the coral one and have just been wearing one of those every day. They’re like a thick gloss but aren’t sticky, they smooth and gently plump the lips, and they give a really subtle tint like the original Lip Glows do. I think my favorite at the moment is the Raspberry one, and it goes well with my usual blush choices. Some of my other commonly-used lip products are the Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment in Petal, the Kosas Wet Lip Oil Gloss in Malibu, and the Kari Gran Lip Whip in Jolene.
What are your everyday makeup picks?
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