Morning After Make Up - How To Deal

We've all been there - traipsing in at 5:30 am from an epic night out or all night study session and promptly falling asleep without (insert incredulous gasp here) removingy our makeup. It's the morning after now and you wake up to lipstick or blush smeared across your pillow case, raccoon eyes and mascara goop pasting your eyelashes together. Of course you've slept in and now you only have twenty minutes to get ready.

Since most of your time will be spent in the shower, and you know you look like death farted in your face you basically have no idea where to even start. You can already feel that pimple forming on your left cheek and you've decided you're gonna brave wearing shades inside your office.

But, no need for the melodrama because there are pretty much five simple steps that you can execute in less than ten minutes to fool everyone into thinking that you're glowing and had the best nights' sleep and a whole hour to get made up.

Step 1

- Remove your makeup in the shower and moisturize there

No time to go through an entire makeup removal routine? No problem, jump in the shower and douse your face with warm water rubbing gently with white soap. Then before rinsing, take a little olive oil or coconut oil and rub it in then rinse off with warm water. Pat your face dry on your way out of the shower and use a damp cotton ball to clean up any runny mascara or eyeliner.

Step 2

- BB Cream /Tinted Moisturizer

Skip the heavy foundation today as this will only make your skin revolt. Reach for your BB cream and powder preferably ones that contain spf. If you don't own BB cream or a tinted moisturizer, mix one part moisturizer with your foundation and apply with your fingers then dust on your powder with a big fluffy brush.

Step 3

- The Eyes

Fill in your brows lightly with powder and brush them out, this will make you look more polished instantly. Take matte eyeshadow on an angled brush and rim your eyes as you would with eyeliner. This helps to seal any remaining eyeliner that hasn't come off and prevent smudging throughout the day, It is also more subtle than eyeliner so more appropriate for day time and a professional atmosphere. Take a gold eyeliner and smudge into your inner corners to make your eyes look whiter if they are red from lack of sleep.

Step 4

- Blush

Any golden hued or peach blush will immediately brighten your complexion and give your skin a healthy glow. Apply it to the apples of your cheek, along the bridge of your nose and on your chin to open up your face.

Step 5

- Concealer

A good concealer is your best friend the morning after. Apply it to your undereyes, underneath your brow bone and to the tops of your cheekbone to highlight your face and look more awake.

That's it!

Still have questions? Watch this space for a video I'll be posting next week on how to do your hair in less than five minutes.

Till later,

**Jane

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Review: Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream

BB creams - supposedly the perfect compromise between skin care and makeup, there has been a big buzz about them this summer. They promise fresh faced makeup that provides moisture and sun protection while visibly blurring imperfections.   

Now, I am very skeptical about anything that promises to be a multi-tasker, and even more skeptical about any product that promises not to be cakey in this Caribbean heat BUT after seeing all the raves in the Youtube community I decided to do some of my own research. A few of the complaints were that the cream didn't provide full coverage and that they didn't have lasting power and I must admit that this seems to be true - at least for the more affordable ones. So if you are looking for something that works as well as your foundation, a BB cream is not your answer. That said if you want something that feels like you're wearing nothing but still evens out your skin tone and moisturizes, then a BB cream should be in your collection. 

Let's get into the review shall we?

Packaging:

 

 The packaging borders on very simple. It comes in a flatter squeeze tube that's more ergonomic to getting all the product out. It's 1.0 Fl oz which is plenty for at least six weeks worth. The packaging is pretty sturdy, I've hunked it around in my bag, left it my car and dropped it dozens of time and it hasn't exploded on me or curdled up on the inside. In Jamaican heat I consider that to be an excellent feat. It's not super pretty but the light coloured packaging makes it easy to spot in your makeup bag. I got it in 'Deep'.

Pricing:
I picked this up for around $800 at Discount Pharmacy in Manor Park but I have also seen this for as high as $1300. As a replacement for a foundation though I would consider this pretty affordable. Thanks to the bff for spotting this and letting me know.

Application:
Again, this is not full coverage, the package even describes it as a 'sheer tint'. When applying you need to shake the product up (with the lid on) really well and then squeeze a pearl sized amount onto clean fingers and apply as you would your moisturizer. Be sure to blend with your fingers along your hairline and jaw line because once it sets it stays pretty well put. The product is the perfect middle line between runny and goopy and blends pretty much like a dream (ha-ha dream fresh!) . Though it is sheer it is pretty buildable too so that if you want more coverage in one area you can always reapply another layer without worrying that it looks too cake-y.

Durability:
This can last all day for sure if you spend most of your time indoors. If you are out in the sun I would say max 6 hours before it starts to fade. If you want it to last longer use gel moisturizer instead of cream or skip it completely. It can get a little glow-y throughout the day but I don't mind a glow-y look. If you're on the oilier side or if you like the matte look then dusting some powder over it will solve the problem. I've noticed that if I use my MAC MSF natural over this I can make this last for almost ten hours.

Results
This thankfully did not break me out and I really liked that I didn't have to do that extra step of applying sunscreen. It evened out my complexion pretty well and the colour wasn't too red or orange. It doesn't have any distinct smell that pissed me off throughout the day and it literally felt like I wasn't wearing anything on my face. All in all, I loved it and I will be repurchasing this as soon as it runs out. 

Have you tried this yet? What did you think of it?

Comments give me a happy!

Till later,
**Jane

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