On the go Makeup

Fresh face of makeup looking 120% at 6am slowly evolves into an 'I am exhausted' face as the day goes on. Eyeliner smudged, concealer slipping, lipstick faded and running, foundation looking blotchy. A midday touch up could perhaps help to alleviate some of this. 

Research shows that a whopping 67% of gals do their makeup on the go, be it a full face or a quick touch up. Fortunately for me, my makeup stays put until I take it off at the end of the day for the most part. When I need to touch up, it's usually nothing a piece of blotting paper can't fix. And on those rare occasions when it doesn't solve the problem, I resort to one or more of the following: 

-Refresh your lipstick by taking it all off and applying a fresh dose. Never layer lipstick over what you already have on or it would just look heavy and caked and make lines more defined. Don't get me wrong, I've mixed lipstick to get a new shade or a different texture but I prime my lips first. Remember to use a lip brush or you'd be transferring color from one tube to the other.

-Bluff your foundation to smooth things like separation and cakeyness and blend in harsh lines that may have formed. Foundation tends to settle in the corners of the nose, make sure to bluff out that area too.

-Following the bluffing, apply a light layer of concealer under you eyes to keep things fresh.

-Follow up with a powder. I'm not a huge fan of Mac products anymore but I find Mac blot powder gets the job done without leaving one looking overdone. 

-Creamy shadows tend to crease more than powder shadows. A quick sweep over the area with a brush takes care of the problem.

- A smeared eyeliner can be quite annoying. I smudge eye shadow or powder over my under eye liner and that seems to keep things in place. If a touch up is needed, the same technique works great.

-A fresh sweep of blush over your bluffed out foundation will add some warmth to your cheeks and voila, all is well in the state of Denmark!

-To reduce touchups to a bare minimum, use a good primer under your foundation. There are several great ones out there but my holy grail of primers remains the Tarte poreless mattifying primer.

PS: The use of ear phones instead of holding your phone up against your cheek helps to prevent smudged areas on your face and keeps your phone clean. 

Army green has been enjoying a moment as the new black. It's all over main street and splattered all over the pages of fashion mags as the new way to achieve that tough yet chic look. There are endless ways to style this versatile hue.

I layered my floral appliqued zip up jacket over a black turtle neck sweater and a pair of distressed denim. A pom beanie, fingerless faux fur gloves and a pair of block heel ankle boots finished the look.

Happy February guys!

Jacket - Zaful (similar here)

Jeans - Old (similar here)

Faux Fur Gloves - Old (similar here)

Sunnies - Quay Australia (here)

Bag - Chanel (old)

Pom Beanie - Old (similar here)

Thank you for stopping by, keep thinking the purple thoughts. Xx...