I love beauty and skincare and can’t help but try the new and trendiest products that go TikTok viral to tried-and-true classics that always work well. Over the years though, I’ve pared down my make up products because my skin looks the best when there’s less make up.
I also feel my best wearing minimal products that elevate my skin and features, but don’t distract. Rarely will you find me wearing eye shadow or a bold lip anymore, but I love dewy, glowy skin, a bold brow and a natural flush. Here are some of my faves to get that look:
If I Was Packing to Leave Overnight this is what I’d Pack
SPF: I always, always start with the Alastin mineral sunscreen after my skincare and before tinted moisturizer, even if I’m wearing a high SPF version. This melts into my skin and acts as a primer and my skin feels so smooth. I always remember to wear SPF now because I love smearing this on my face. If I want to brighten my under eyes, the Armani concealer blends into my skin beautifully.
Tinted Moisturizer: I have some foundation in supply still but I just don’t reach for it. I use the Erborian CC cream or the Avene 50 SPF tinted moisturizer that I stocked up overseas. If I want more of a dewy look, I’ll just wear the Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filter (and recently but the Elf halo filter version in a lighter color once what little tan I have fades away this winter and I really like this product a lot, very much a dupe to the flawless filter.)
Blush: Pixi on the glow blush is such a cool product. I’ve been using only for two weeks but have been using it everyday since I bought it. It’s ergonomically designed LOL and easy to apply and blend. I love this color and it’s buildable, but is pretty light and natural. I also use the Merit flush blushes quite a bit and highly recommend (stockholm pink is my go to). I read and see a lot of people say not to apply it directly to your skin as it could move the make up underneath but I’m usually not wearing anything but this on the apple of my cheeks so I just apply the product directly to my skin.
Bronzer/Contour: The Westman Atelier contour stick is idiot-proof and the shade works perfectly on my skin. I also use and love the Chanel bronzing cream.
Powder: I always set my cream based make up with a powder and there is nothing better than the Charlotte Tilbury setting powder. I have other powders I use as back up but not worth mentioning because this is the holy grail for me.
Brows: I get my brows waxed and tinted every four weeks and laminated every 8 so most of the time, I don’t need a brow product but as I get closer to my next appointment, I need a little brow pick me up and reach for the Bobbi Brown brow shaper.
Mascara: I love a light mascara that gently coats my light lashes and separates them. I’m not looking for thickness or volume, I just want them to look like my own lashes and Buxom is the product I go back to over and over again even after trying all the new mascaras out there.
Lip: I have virtually every version of the Summer Fridays butter balm and the vanilla one, mint and vanilla beige are my faves. I might put a quick swipe of Charlotte Tilbury lipstick in pillow talk first and then coat my lips in this gloss. I also love the Merit lipsticks!
