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!

How To: Winged Eyeliner

When it comes to winged eyeliner, I'm really not an expert. In fact, I'm actually really bad at it, but I've found a really easy method to help make it a little bit easier as I'm sure we've all had trouble trying to get the perfect flick.

Step 1: The Eyeliner

Trying to do winged liner can be really difficult it the actual product itself isn't very good. I like using felt tip liners at first to get the shape right as they are really easy and precise to use. The one I like is the Collection 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner. I then go in with another Collection eyeliner, it's the Collection a Work the colour Eyeliner. This has a more wet and darker formula and is a bit more messy if you go wrong, which is why I like to use it second.

Step 2: The Flick

The way I acctually do the winged liner, is firstly just draw a fine line very close to your lash line. Then to do the flick you want to picture a line from the end of your eyebrow to the outer edge of you eye. Then just draw a straight line for the flick, but don't make it too long! Keep some cotton buds nearby incase it goes wrong!

Step 3: Connecting the Lines

Right now your eyeliner might not look very smooth and probably quite harsh. You'll want to join up the flick with the fine line along the lash line by creating almost a triangle, I'm not exactly sure how to explain it but hopefully you get the gist. Then just fill it in and you have your winged eyeliner!

It does take a bit of practice (and concentration) to master the winged eyeliner, I definitely haven't mastered it yet! It takes me many tries and a long time to do it. But hopefully these tips helped you! Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed!