My Makeup Must-Haves + My Makeup Routine!

Happy Thanksgiving! Yes don’t worry, I am enjoying the day with my family and most definitely NOT at my computer. I am writing this several days prior to Thanksgiving so I can share all of my must-have makeup products just in time for the Holiday shopping weekend! I have gotten asked about my makeup routine for a little while now so I am finally sharing all of my must-haves and details on my makeup routine. I PROMISE I will share a video tutorial very soon but in the meantime, here is my step-by-step routine…

Oh and if you haven’t checked it out yet, MY HUGE 2017 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE is LIVE! Click HERE to Read!

My Daily Makeup Routine…

First things first, I always start with a great foundation primer. I forgot to include it in this guide above but I absolutely swear by THIS ONE! I cover my entire face in a light coat and let it dry. Next, I use THIS EYESHADOW PRIMER which I have used for years and years. It literally keeps my eyeshadow perfect for days. Not even kidding. I can go to sleep in it and it looks perfect the next morning! While my eyeshadow primer is drying, I fill in my eyebrows with THIS BROW PENCIL in 04 Medium. I have tried so many different types and brands and this one is my all-time favorite! Next, I cover my acne scars and darkness under my eyes with THE BEST CONCEALER OF ALL TIME. Truly obsessed with this one! I use my ring finger to apply and pretty much go all the way under my eye up to my bottom lashes. Then I start with my eyeliner and eyeshadow… I first lightly line my bottom lash line with THIS EYELINER PENCIL in Blackest Black. Once again I have tried quite a few and this one is my favorite. Next I use the color Blackout in MY FAVORITE EYESHADOW SET to set my bottom liner and to make it a little darker. I think the shadow over the pencil liner keeps it from smearing. Then I use my three favorite colors from the same eyeshadow set to do my full eyeshadow look. I will share details on that when I do the video tutorial but basically I use Bootycall in the inside corner of my eye, almost the entire side of my eyelid closest to my nose and across my eyelid against my upper lashline. I then use Tease along my eyelid crease and Busted in the outside corner. After I complete my eyeshadow, I use THIS LIQUID EYELINER on my upper lid. As strange as it may sound, I then do my foundation. I found that I like to do it almost last to cover any eyeshadow that has flaked down onto my face. I LOVE THIS FOUNDATION! It seriously covers everything. I honestly love everything this brand makes. It’s all such great coverage! After I apply my foundation, I then use THIS HIGHLIGHTER in Fair Beige to lighten underneath my eyes with 3-4 small dots under the outside of my eye away from my nose. It creates a high cheekbone look and is great at lightening! It also has great coverage to use as a heavy concealer too! Next I use THIS CONTOUR KIT with THIS BRUSH to lightly contour the sides of my nose. I also use it to darken my hairline and the skin below it to make my forehead look smaller. I then use THIS CONTOUR KIT to lightly contour my cheeks, the sides of my face and my neck. I use the powder contour for those areas because I don’t like a dark, cakey look. After that, I set my foundation and almost my entire face with THIS SETTING POWDER. This is the only powder I use and I LOVE IT! I apply my mascara to my upper and lower lashes and then MY FAVORITE BLUSH in Risque using THIS BRUSH. Finally, I use THIS LIPLINER and THIS LIPCOLOR in Lolita. I am OBSESSED with this color! I get asked about it all the time on my IG Stories. It’s a great everyday color! I usually just apply it once in the morning and then lighten it and re-apply with THIS LIPSTICK in Sugar Daddy which is the best nude lipcolor I have ever found!