I’ve been
wanting to do a post like this for ages and the idea came from a post Jasmine
did with her mum ages ago but I finally got my mum talked into telling me why
she likes certain items of makeup and you might see a few familiar products
here because a few are firm favourites of mine too! Her response to why she uses
these products was mostly “it’s nice and I like it” so I’ve tried to expand a
little more on that but it’s safe to say she won’t be starting her own blog!
My mum
is a bit like me in that she won’t leave the house without her “face” on but
not like me in that she wants to try every new makeup product that’s released!
Some of these are new to her but a lot of them are tried and tested old
favourites and she really only spends money on makeup when it comes to
foundation and lipstick, everything else is more on the drugstore side of
things!
For
foundation, my mum generally sticks to Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay in Place foundation in Desert Beige and Revlon Colorstay foundation for oily/combination skin in Sand Beige. She says
these both offer good coverage for
her oily/combo skin and while Double Wear is her favourite, the ColorStay is a
lot cheaper so she switches between the two. She was the first person to
mention these foundations to me and they (Double Wear in particular) are favourites
of mine too!
No7 Perfect Light Translucent loose powder is my mums go to powder and you might know that the
pressed version is my favourite too so you can see a pattern forming! She says
this helps keep her makeup in place though she will usually top up her T zone
when she’s home at lunchtime which is normal for her with her skin type.
My
aunt recently gave my mum the end of her
Benefit Hoola bronzer which she has really been enjoying. She says this
gives a nice shade of bronze to her skin and I also gave her one of my minis to
use up as she really likes it!
For
blusher, she has been using the No7 Perfectly Bronzed Mozaic Bronzer for years and you can see there are quite
a lot of bronze tones here too! The one in the main photo is actually one I got
in a set and gave to my mum because I found it a bit much for my skin. She
already has a backup ready to go and you can see she really likes to use the
last of the product up – something I could learn from!
The NYX Eye and Eyebrow Pencil in Charcoal is
a recent buy for my mum. She wears eyeliner everyday but finds black shades too
harsh so always goes for a grey. This is easily put on and doesn’t drag though
she does experience some smudging like she does with all eyeliner because she
has watery eyes.
Another
No7 product she is a fan of is the Precision Lips Pencil in Nude which keeps her lipstick from bleeding.
She only outlines her lips and doesn’t fill them in with the lip liner as she doesn’t
want to change the colour of her lipstick. I’m the opposite and always fill my
whole lip in!
Bobbi Brown Lip Colour in Brown is the only lipstick she owns (!), I
usually buy her one for Christmas but she probably goes through about two of
these a year. She likes the colour and the formula and when she gets to the end
she digs it out with a cotton bud to make sure she gets every last bit!
Benefit Gimme Brow Volumising Brow Gel in the shade 1
is another newish addition to my mum’s
routine. This is a mini from a magazine but my mum loves it and I bought her
the full size for Christmas. She says it gives her eyebrows a bit of shape and
colour which she needs as she is blonde so this is easy and quick for her.
You’ll
notice there is no primer, concealer, highlighter, eyeshadow or mascara here
because my mum doesn’t use them! She is a glasses wearer with really curly
lashes so just misses the mascara step and doesn’t see the point in the others!
How am I related to her?
Also
the makeup bag is just a Estee Lauder one she uses if she’s going on holiday, a bit
like me, her makeup lives on her dressing table or in some drawers she has! Hope
you enjoyed that post and a look into someone else's makeup collection! Do you
have any of the same products as my mum?
Danielle xx
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