The Guide to:
- Minimal Makeup
- Minimal Effort
- Minimal Time
As an eighteen-year-old with a bit too much time on her hands before the hustle of university, I have taken this break to perfect (to whatever measure) the “Daily Make-Up Look”. I think this procedure (yes because dammit make-up takes skill) differs according to your features and the amount of effort you’re willing to put in while you’re blurry-eyed in the morning so this is what I’ve come up with! (This is also acting as a sort of reminder to me in case I one day decide to go crazy with eyeshadow)
Base up! I find that a clear complexion (or faking one) is the best canvas for whatever make up you’re intending to put on. If my skin decides to be non-hormonal, I usually start off with Philosophy’s Hope in a Jar Gel Cream which is an oil-free formula that is well suited for combination skin. Recently, I have been transitioning to Etude House Zero Sebum gel cream (more updates on how that goes). I find the consistency and texture is similar for both the creams despite the difference in price point. Afterwards, I go in with a concealer, to mask my IB battle scars. Strangely enough, my concealer is from Muji in the lightest shade they offer because I haven’t seen the sun in approximately two years. The colour match is really great for me and the coverage light and doesn’t cake in my undereye. However, thanks to the online rave, I’ve recently picked up Maybelline’s Instant Age Rewind under eye concealer in Pale. I reserve judgement as of now.
Brow-ed. I start by brushing out my brows. At this stage, I sometimes take a tweezer to pluck any stray hairs that I see, but not too excessively as I get red very easily. Brush upwards and towards the tail of your brow and take a brow pencil (or pomade, gel or whatever you prefer) and fill in the empty spots! For me, all I do is extend the tail of my brow. I like the front of my brows to be less defined for a more natural look. (do u have a favourite brow mine is the left) Brush again using a spoolie to blend it all out.
Liner. Disclaimer: I have tried all kinds of eyeliner from gel to pencil to brush to felt tips and I find I like a pencil on most days. I like the subtle smokey eye it gives me when it smudges from the humidity but it’s very easy to clean up (tip: if you take an edge of a folded tissue paper and wipe upwards toward your brow you can upkeep the wing heh) For daytime looks, I stick to a brown liner as…well…it’s just my preference I suppose but I think it’s universally flattering. I use the Dior Crayon Eyeliner Waterproof in Brun (brown la) and I line my upper and outer eye. I sometimes go in with the Clio Kill Brown Waterproof Eyeliner in the inner orders. I have hooded eyes (??) and that doesn’t give me a ton of lid space so I prefer liquid eyeliners that allow me to get a really fine line. Both these eyeliners hold up really well in Singapore’s humidity!
Glo-up. This is my favourite part, next to red lipstick :’) I use Son and Park’s Highlighter Cube, it’s a pink toned highlighter cream to powder consistency that I love. I also cheat a bit and use an Etude House brush with Urban Decay’s Last Sin (it’s an eyeshadow from the Vice palette) on days that I’m feeling particularly fancy. The UD pigmentation and consistency is well… legendary.
Matte out. Okay this header is misleading because I don’t really enjoy matte lipsticks on a day to day basis: they’re hard to maintain, are sometimes too intense and really drying. I usually go with a lip tint. I really like Benefit’s Benetint but I think it’s stupidly pricy so I’ve been using the Innisfree Creammellow Lipstick (I usually pick a mauve-y shade but you do u) as well as the The Body Shop Lip & Cheek Velvet Stick which changes colour according to your original lip colour.
Well, I hope that’s been helpful and thank you for joining me on Procrastination Wednesday but it’s now Thursday.
an emotional wreck 