How to Fake Being Awake

I don't know about you, but I'm definitely not a morning person. I love having a lie-in so when I have to wake up early, for school for example, I need as much help I can get to help me look more awake than I am. 

Concealer

To conceal and hide those dreaded dark circles under my eyes, I like using a brightening concealer. Try to pick a shade a little bit lighter than your usual skin tone so that it really brightens the under eyes. The Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer is a great concealer if you are looking for something with a bit more coverage. However, my favourite is the Rimmel Wake me up Concealer (very fitting name as well!) This concealer has tiny shimmer particles in it (don't worry it's so small you can barely even see it)  which really helps to brighten and bring light to the area where you apply it.

Highlighter

A liquid highlighter is also very useful for making you look more awake. You only need a small amount and it will illuminate your cheekbones and make your skin look glowing. I have done a post all about Glowing Skin which you can read here.

Eyes

For the actual eye makeup, using a nude or white eyeliner on your water line can help cancel out any redness and instantly brighten up your eyes. The two eyeliners I have are the Rimmel Scandel Eyes Kohl Eyeliner in 'Nude' and the L'Oreal Colour Riche Eyeliner in 'Immaculate Snow'. They are both creamy and pigmented so it is very easy to apply.

Another way to make yourself appear more awake is by wearing a brightening eyeshadow. You can put a white shadow on the inner corner of your eyelid  which will open and brighten up your eyes. I like to use a shimmery colour all over the lid, such as the Collection Work the Colour Eyeshadow Pencil in 'Vintage Blush' This is so quick and easy to use, which is always handy in the mornings when you don't have much time for makeup.

So those are all my tips on how to Fake being Awake. I hope you enjoyed this post, thank you for reading!

Foundation and Brow Routine #teenblogseries

 

 

 

 

 

It's Monday, so that means it's time for another post in the #teenblogseries! Today it's all about our foundation and brows routine. I don't actually wear foundation everyday, mostly just concealer or bb cream. But I do fill my brows in everyday, here is what I do!

Foundation

The first thing I like to do is apply a small amount of the Benefit Porefessional around my nose, chin and forehead.  If I were to wear foundation that day, I would go for my Rimmel Match Perfection. I have actually recently reviewed this foundation so you can view that here. I like to dot this around my face and then blend it in using a Real Techniques Buffing Brush. Blending is really important as you don't want the foundation to look unnatural.

 I then apply some concealer on any blemishes and under my eyes. I like to use the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer. I then use the Real Techniques Deluxe Crease Brush to blend the concealer in. Lastly, I set all that make up with the Natural Collection Pressed Powder.

Brows

I have quite naturally dark eyebrows but I like to neaten them up a bit. Firstly, I do pluck my eyebrows but only the ones that are out of place as I don't like to shape them myself. I recommend asking your mum or someone experienced before you go plucking them. And if you want to trim and shape them I would get them done professionally as you don't want to end up with 1 row of hairs.

On to the actual filling in, I like to use a pencil as it is more precise. For this I like to use the Rimmel Professional Eyebrow Pencil, I have the darkest shade black brown. It comes with a brush as well which is useful. I am pretty sure this was only about £3 or £4 so an absolute bargain!

I very gently fill my eyebrows in, using small and short strokes to look like hairs. Make sure you are pressing lightly as you want it to be very natural and you want it to look like hairs and not pencil marks. Once I have finished I take a clear brow gel, this one is from 17, to set the brows in place.

So that is my foundation and brow routine I hope you enjoyed it! Thank you for reading, bye!