Everyday No Foundation Makeup Look

For the past couple of weeks I decided to rock the no foundation look. Particularly in this heat, I felt that foundation was clinging onto my skin and suffocating my face. It's ironic because I am not very confident in my own skin and I usually can't leave the house without foundation. Every pore, spot, mark, acne scar and freckle must be covered before I leave the house.

Although I still need my pores to be covered and some more prominent spots to be masked, I guess this is the transitioning look to make me feel more comfortable in my own skin.

SUN PROTECTION

I NEVER leave the house without SPF, I usually SPF every part of my body that will be exposed to the sun. Sunsense is my go to brand, I used Sunsense Daily Face SPF 50+ for the look,  I'm almost done with this sunscreen and it is fab for dry skin. I can't wait to move onto my next Sunsense facial product!



BASE

Although this is a no foundation look, I am still self conscious of my pores, spots, hormonal acne and scarring. I haven't nurtured my skin to the point where I feel comfortable walking out without covering the aforementioned. As a result, I'd either use a bit of CC cream , Garnier Perfect Blur or any products of the like to cover my pore-ish areas.. which happen to be around the centre of my cheeks.

I used Bloom's Secret Weapon Concealer Kit to cover under eye circles, redness and prominent spots. This is such a great compact kit with colour correctors, it's small enough for travel and your hand bag.

CHEEKS AND FINISHING POWDER

For the past couple of months, I've been constantly reaching for Colour Theory's Blush in Cheeky Glow, it's pigmented enough to show up nicely on my skin, but it's not overly pigmented to the degree where I cannot swirl my brush in the pan without looking like a clown. This blush creates a naturally flushed look that I love.

In order for my makeup to stay put and my oily T-zone to remain matte, I used Williamspro Zero Powder, another great product that I've been using interchangeably with my Bobbi Brown Sheer Pressed Powder.

EYES AND BROWS (sneaky contour)

I kept my eyes simple, mainly due to some sensitivity issues lately. Loreal Colour Infailliable in Purple Obsession was applied along my upper and bottom lash lines, this is just to give my eyes a bit of a boost and to hide those puffy under eye bags.

Brows was never a thing for me, until I received Rimmel Brow This Way kit I used the wax, sparingly on my brows and the powdery dark brown colour to contour my nose (see video below).

LIPS

One product wonder, the only and only NYX Butter Gloss in Tiramisu, a beautifully moisturising gloss that smells good enough to eat!! This is a very natural shade that is pretty much the same colour as my lips but for some reason I am still quite attached to this particular gloss.


RESULT

From a far, my face looks like I'd have an adequate amount of makeup on my face, but in the close up shot, you can still see some of the blemishes and freckles on my nose and side of my cheeks. I think I'm starting to embrace these spots - however, I'm not looking to house any more orphan freckles!! There's not enough room on my nose!

VIDEO