Neutral brown makeup look

Hey guys, here's my step by step guide to how I created my neutral brown eye makeup plus my face makeup routine!

First thing I always do is prime my face. This helps to prolong my makeup and also helps achieve a smooth application. This is the Nivea for men post shave balm for sensitive skin, yes I end up smelling like a man but for £5 it's a pretty good primer. 

After priming my face with the Nivea post shave balm, I lightly spray my face using the MAC prep + prime fix plus spray for £17.50. Here's the link to show where you can buy it

http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/product/13825/32212/products/skincare/primers/prep-prime-fix 

Here I am prepped and primed but still looking rough (ha)!

Next step is to banish any blemishes! I use the MAC pro longwear concealer in the colour NW15 I use a tiny amount on my finger and dab on any blemishes I have. Here's the link to show where you can buy it

http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/product/13844/10181/products/makeup/face/concealer/pro-longwear-concealer

I then use my beauty blender to blend the concealer into my skin. I purchased this from Ebay it was a few £s.

Next step is my foundation! I've been an Estée Lauder double wear lover since the age of 16 and I use it everyday. I wear the colour 2N1 Desert Beige. Here's the link to show where you can buy it

http://www.esteelauder.co.uk/product/643/3894/Product-Catalog/Makeup/Face/Foundations/Double-Wear/Stay-in-Place-Makeup-SPF-10

I apply my foundation with a flat brush like this one here. I make circular motions to work the product into my skin. This brush was just a cheap one purchased from Boots.

Next job is applying some loose powder to 'set' my foundation. Here I'm using the Natural Collection loose powder in the colour Warm Translucent I picked this up from Boots (this colour is a little too warm for me so wouldn't purchase this again but I've bought it so I use it!). I apply this with a large powder brush and wipe away any excess with the brush.

After setting my foundation I highlight my under eye area. I've used NYX concealer in the colour CW02 Fair This cost me £5.50 and can be purchased from Boots. I do find this product quite hard to blend in. It kind of sticks to my skin and doesn't blend all too well so I will be on the look out for a new highlighting concealer. After applying concealer under my eye, I blend it out using my beauty blender.

I then add some powder under the eyes to ensure they stay highlighted. Here is my very loved and used Rimmel face powder in the colour 001. I do need a new one!

Here I am with my foundation and under eye concealer applied and blended. 

Next step is contouring and bronzing! Another love of mine is the Estee Lauder Bronze Goddness bronzer in the shade medium which costs £33.00. Here's the link to show you where to buy

http://www.esteelauder.co.uk/product/640/25326/product-catalog/makeup/face/bronzers/bronze-goddess/powder-bronzer

I take a tapered brush to apply my bronzer to my cheek bones. Again this was just a cheap brush purchased from Boots.

I apply the bronzer directly to my cheek bones to contour them.

I then blend it out with a bigger powder brush to ensure it doesn't look harsh. I then apply a little more bronzer to the outside of my forehead under my chin and down each side of my nose. This is how I look when all of my contouring is done!

Now for a touch of blush. Here I#m using Rimmel lasting finish soft colour blush in the colour 050 live pink.

My face is finished!

Now for my eyebrows. I've drawn my eyebrows on everyday for the past 6 years! Here I've used the Rimmel eyebrow pencil in the colour 001 Dark Brown. 

Now time to prime the eyelids! I always prime my lids before applying eye shadow  to ensure the colour lasts as long as possible. It also creates a nice neutral base for your eye shadow to sit on top of. Here I'm using the lemon aid eye primer from benefit. Here's the link to show you where to buy 

https://www.benefitcosmetics.com/uk/en-gb/product/lemon-aid

Once my eyelids are primed and ready I then decide on my colours! Today I decided on a neutral brown look so for this I used my Naked pallet by Ubran Decay. Here's where to get yours!

http://www.urbandecay.co.uk/en_GB/what-s-new/blogger-faves/naked/UD245.html

To create my neutral brown eye shadow look I started by using the colour 'Virgin' all over my lids. This is a lovely light shimmery colour. I then added the colour 'Naked' into my crease to create definition. Next step was to darken the outer corners so to do that I added the colour 'Buck' to the outer edge of my crease. Now for a little bit of extra shimmer I added the colour 'Sin' onto my lids on top of the colour 'Virgin'. I made sure all my colours were blended evenly by using a large fluffy blending brush. The last thing I did was add some of the colour 'Virgin' to my brow bone just to highlight.

Add some winged eyeliner and mascara and there you have it!

I finished off the look using my fave 'Chubby Stick' from Clinique in the colour 'Grape'.

Thank you for reading! As Christmas approaches there are so many more opportunities for amazing makeup and eye shadows so stay tuned :)

Doll xoxo