Autumn had officially arrived and my dark lipsticks were staring me in the face as I sat down to do my makeup for the day one morning and I thought to myself "it's time to begin doing the Autumn make up looks". So I sat down at my desk and pulled out all the makeup items I wanted to use to create this 'Autumn look' and then I had this brilliant idea - why don't I film a Autumn inspired 'Get Ready With Me' for my YouTube channel as I had done 'Get Ready With Me' videos before but never an Autumn version so I dusted off my camera (I hadn't filmed in a couple of months), placed it in front of where I was doing my makeup and pressed record. By the time I finished my makeup I had a whole video filmed ready to edit and put on YouTube which I did but then I thought why not write a blog post to go with this video? So that is exactly what I am doing right now!
*Disclaimer: All the products shown I purchased with my own money, none of it was gifted to me by companies and I was not sponsored to film the video.*
For an Autumn look I like to really go in with makeup so I usually add a few more steps than I would for a normal everyday makeup look. The first one being a primer (I know I should use a primer all the time, shush!) and the primer I have is Benefit's Porefessional.
This product has been in my collection for almost a year now but I hadn't actually started using it until now. I should of used it sooner but to be honest I always forgot to do it...
After only using this product a couple of times I am really pleased with it, the Benefit Porefessional Primer goes onto the skin really nice and does pretty much what it says it will do - minimise pores.
After applying my primer I went on to use my No 7 Stay Perfect Foundation - this product is amazing! For a long time I was searching for a foundation that would match my skin tone and it wasn't until I found No 7's Stay Perfect Foundation that I actually managed to match my skin tone (with the help of one of the lovely ladies on the No 7 Kiosk in Boots who used a colour matcher device on me). My shade is Cool Ivory if you were wondering. I am in love with this foundation, it goes on well, a little goes a long way so if you have this product like me don't use too much otherwise you will end up looking cakey and you don't want that. To apply this foundation I used my trusty Real Techniques Stippling Brush which I have used for a long time to apply makeup with now and that most probably won't change to be honest.
To set it all into place I used my Rimmel Stay Matte Powder which I have been using for the longest time now if you can't tell from the picture I have actually hit pan on the product so I may need to pick up a new one at some point. To apply this powder I used my Real Techniques Powder Brush which again I have been using for a very long time.
Once I finished applying makeup to my face I then moved onto my eyes. For this I used my new eyeshadow palette from Makeup Revolution it is the Flawless Ultra Eyeshadows palette and it is amazing! I love every single shade it has, there isn't a single shade that I don't like.
First I applied the shade Tarnish (2nd Row - Middle Colour) to my eye lid using my Real Techniques Shading Brush. Before moving on to use my Makeup Revolution E103 Brush to blend the colour with so that it didn't look so harsh on my eyes.
After I blended the colour on my eye lid I used my Makeup Revolution Ultra Crease Eyeshadow Brush to apply the shade Red Night (2nd Row - Middle Colour) in the crease of my eye. I then used my Makeup Revolution E103 Brush again to blend the colours together.
Once I had applied the eye shadow I went on to use my Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer under my eyes to cover up any of the fall down that might of occurred from the eyeshadow although I don't think there was any so I would used it to conceal my under eyes instead. I also used it to conceal some of my spots. To blend this in I used my Real Techniques Foundation Brush - I did have a Concelear Brush from Real Techniques that I would usually use but I have no idea where it has gone.
Next up is eyeliner on the top lid of my eyes using my recent purchase of the Rimmel Glam Eyes Liquid Eyeliner (which I'm loving by the way!)
After applying the eyeliner I then went back to my eyeshadow palette and used the shade Night (The black one in the corner) to apply on top of the eyeliner to hide any mistakes I had made and to much it last longer. To apply this I used my No 7 Eye Contour Brush.
Once I had finished applying the eyeshadow on top of the eyeliner on my top lid I got out my Mac Crayon Kohl eyeliner and applied this to my lower lash line and then again I went back to my eyeshadow palette and applied the black colour over the top of the eyeliner to make it last longer throughout the day.
After the eyeliner I then went on to apply mascara to my lashes using my Benefit Rollerlash mascara fist (which I don't seem to have a picture of) and then over the top of that I used my Rimmel Volume Flash x10 mascara.
The final step of this makeup look is the Lipstick. For this look I used my brand new (and favourite) Lipstick from Collection - the Collection Lasting Colour Lipstick and the shade I used is Aubergine Kiss which is a dark purpley red colour.
& that is it! That is my Autumn Edition of a Get Ready With Me. Don't forget to watch the video that goes alongside this blog post to see me actually applying the products (video linked above!)
All the best
-Megan
xo
I absolutely love the makeup revolution Pallete it's one of my favourite! Also that lipstick is gorgeous X
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing isn't it? I can't stop using the palette!
DeleteI think that colour is my current favourite, it's so nice x
Yess for dark lipsticks! This one is so pretty and looks so nice on you, I started wearing my dark reds and plum lipsticks even though it is hot hot summer here haha!
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DeleteHaha I've got to admit I wore some of the dark lipsticks in summer too, I just love them so much!
I see so many of my favourite products here, great picks! I am so in love with that Benefit primer, it's pretty much the only primer that's ever worked for my oily skin, and it makes foundation look flawless! Also, I'm loving the Rimmel powder as well, it's such a great and budget friendly pick. Loving the lipstick shade you've picked as well, it looks lovely on you. :)
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DeleteI spy a very familiar eyeshadow palette! It's perfect for Autumn, right? Love your makeup xx
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Yeah it's amazing for Autumn!
DeleteThank you :)
Great look, such great product picks! x
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