Question from lovely reader, K: Could you please share tips on how you put on your daily make up and the products you'd use to tackle oily skin, because my make up always look so disgusting after awhile because my nose area will resemble an oil pit, hehe!
I totally get what you mean girl. Gosh oily skin is sooooo annoying! Make up never lasts long enough, even after cleansing and applying skincare after an hour max my face feels like an oiled-up frying pan.
Plus we're so prone to open pores etc but look on the bright side! At least we don't get "wrinkly" and experience "cracks" on your foundations etc as much as compared to dry skin!
I experience the "nose area will resemble an oil pit thing" too, but other than using a good makeup base, i'll just blot my face with tissue paper and touch up a little pressed powder once in awhile. But use tissue paper and not blotting paper alright? Blotting paper usually remove too much oil on your skin surface that your skin "rushes to replenish the oil" and it makes your skin even oiler.
Here's my skin care routine these days:
Toner: Garnier Milky Lightening Dew
I'd squeeze a small amount of this on a cotton pad and add a drop of Tea Tree Oil from Thursday Plantation and apply all over my face, I've been breaking out a little lately but it's been helping to keep "things in control"
Day Moisturizer: Lancome Blanc Expert Ultimate Whitening Hydrating Emulsion
Just reviewed it, click to read the review. But i'm loving the Moist version, absorbs really well and doesn't leave any sticky feeling, hydrates really well and brighten my complexion within 2 weeks.
Night Moisturizer: Elizabeth Arden Prevage Night Cream
Review will be up soon, but I'm loving this product! I'll apply the lancome emulsion then layer on with this night cream, one pump of this on my palms, rub the product between my palms to "heat it up" so it melts into my skin easier.
Love how this product makes my skin more refresh in the mornings even if i had insufficient sleep the nights before.
Eye: SK II Skin Signature Eye Cream
Eye creams are SO important! I'm not too sure if it's my imagination or what, but it seems like my eye bags are a weeeee bit small after using this product for a week, there's no miracle cream so i'll take my time and try this eye cream out for awhile more, but so far it does what a typical eye cream does, very creamy and hydrating but so far hasn't cause me any millia seed around the eye cream.
Lips: Burts Bee Beewax Lip Balm
I order them off drugstore.com because it's so much cheaper than Sephora, simply can't stand chapped lips so i always have to apply lip balms, love this lipbalm because it has this minty after feel and i love it especially applying after my shower. Right-click to read my List of Favorite Lip Balms.
Make up:
Foundation: Chanel Mat Lumiere Long Lasting Luminous Matte Fluid Makeup SPF15
I bought this because I was so attracted to the "Long Lasting" factor since it's formulated for oily skin. Does what a foundation should, covers minor pimple scars etc well, easy to spread with a foundation sponge not too thick and gunky (eeew) as compared to M.A.C's foundation etc
Always set your liquid foundation with a good loose powder/pressed powder so your base is more likely to last longer. I'm using Ettusais BB mineral powder to set my foundation, I'd usually use my M.A.C 109 brush to apply my loose or pressed powder!
Sunblock: Lancome UV Expert GN-Shield BB Base SPF50 PA++ High UVA PPD
Wow, seriously Lancome?! Your product names are all such a mouthful!
Yeah it's marketed as a BB base but it doesn't really do a great job when it comes to concealing pimple scars etc unlike conventional BB creams. It's more like it's just a lightly tinted sunblock.
Nowadays i try to steer off from using foundations too often, so most of the time I'd apply the Lancome BB base, blot with a piece of tissue and set with a pressed powder/mineral powder/loose powder.
Concealer: ZA Concealer Perfection
This is my favorite concealer ever! It's not too thick, not too thin great to conceal any pimples/eye ring whatever, it's also dirt cheap! I think I'll always use this concealer till i die unless they discontinue this product. Choy! Bought concealers that are much more expensive like bobbi brown, but it's so thick and horrible. So I'd stick to my favorite tried and tested ZA concealer.
Eye shadow base: Too Faced Shower Insurance
Forgot to include it in the above picture but i love this Anti-Crease shadow primer! Since i'm such an "oily gal" haha, my eyelids are just equally oily too and eyeshadow does NOT last long with oily lids! Thank god for this product my eye shadow always last all the way.
Eye:
Eyeshadow palette: Too Faced Natural Eye Palette
My current favorite eye palette! This is my must-pack palette when I'm traveling because it has everything i need! Heaven is my favorite highlighter shade, Sexpresso is a great eye shadow shade and i use it to set my outer lower lash liner brown eyeliner, Silk teddy & Honey pot is a great inner lower corner eye shadow shade. A Must-Have!
Mascara Base: ZA mascara base
Loving this because it's full of fiber and makes my lashes look much longer and thicker, but not chock full of fiber that it gives my after-mascara-ed lashes the cockroach lashes effect everybody SHOULD avoid!
Mascara: Maybelline Stiletto (Lengthening) & Dolly Wink (Volumizing)
These are my two favorite mascaras at the moment. Doesn't give me any "panda eyes" too. Plus point for oily skin girl- ME!
Heated Curler: Panasonic Eyelash heated curler
This heated lash curler does MIRACLES! freaking awesome, makes your lashes curl like beautiful and looks so much longer something my normal eyelash curler can NEVER achieve. I ordered it on ebay but you can get it from best denki etc too!
Eyeliners: Ettusais Liquid Eyeliner WP & NYX Eye Pencil in Dark Brown
Ettusais Liquid Eyeliner, is LOVE! Even without the eyeshadow base this would not budge or fade even after a whole long day. I've even tried going to swim with this. It doesn't fade at all.
I usually line my lower outer corner lash line, the NYX eye pencil is cheap and does a great job, i usually set the eyepencil line with Too Faced palette shade Sexpresso!
Cheeks & Lip:
Blusher: Bourjois Paris in 74 Rose Ambre & NYX HD Studio Photogenic Grinding Blush in Sangria in Madrid
This two blushes are both very long lasting and well pigmentated, both in very wearable shades will be reviewing the NYX HD Studio Photogenic Grinding Blush very soon, it's quite a fun (but sometimes messy) product but i'm liking it more everyday!
Lip Tint: Etude House 55 Kissful Tint Chou
I LOVE using lip tints instead of glosses & lipsticks these days because they look so natural applied on your lips (in any case you've forgotten to bring your blusher out you can dab a little on your cheeks as cheek color too), it lasts forever even after eating and drinking. And it give a little pop of glossiness when applied too, without the sticky feeling of lipglosses, so kiss your boyf all you want without smearing gloss all over his face. heh
Lipstick: Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Rivage
This lipstick is AWESOME! I've gone thru 2 sticks of this already it's like a lipstick & gloss packed into one. Very hydrating so you won't experience the awesome "cracked lips" look when using some lipsticks. Minus one point for not being very long lasting thou, gotta reapply pretty often.
Wish You All Happy Lunar New Year! Huat ah!☺
Loves, TheLuckiestChick
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