What make up brands do you recommend for work?

[RR]

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but a staple in my bag is NYX setting spray.

I've fallen asleep with Mac foundation on after spraying this and it's barely budged, so I'd be totally happy to recommend it for bookings. I do have more expensive primers/setting sprays, but honestly, I swear by a lot of NYX stuff.

[RR]

I also like Benefit's Hoola for contour, although I do prefer Smashbox. W7 do an ok dupe for the price but you have to blend,blend blend in the most natural light you can get I find. I wouldn't wear it for a booking personally but it would be ok for every day kind of wear. I'd be more inclined to use my Smashbox for a booking.

I love Mac foundation though, I find it incredibly cost effective as I don't use very much even with near daily wear. I've tried other foundations and used to swear by No7, but was converted to Mac and never looked back.

[honeymoonbarbie]

The makeup I wear is:

Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation
Nars Creamy Concealer
Chanel Powdre Universalle (Baking)
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish (Contour)
NARS Illuminator (Highlighter)
Duo Eyelash Glue
and
Devilash falsies.

[mature helen]

My daughter raves about NYX so I brought their foundation and its really nice, I now I even apply my foundation with a sponge like a pro instead of using my fingers..I've also tried contouring but the less said about that the better. 

[Kay]

My daughter raves about NYX so I brought their foundation and its really nice, I now I even apply my foundation with a sponge like a pro instead of using my fingers..I've also tried contouring but the less said about that the better. 

Life is too short to contour...!

Does anyone use a Beauty Blender? What do they offer above and beyond a normal make-up sponge?

[RR]

Hahahaha it took me ages to learn how to contour and watching God knows how many YouTube tutorials. I still find new things to do like contouring my nose etc. But I find putting on make up really relaxing/fun and I enjoy finding new things to experiment with. Strobing makes me look like a glazed doughnut though.

I've tried a beauty blender and they're good for getting into little crevices i.e. right in at your eyes, side of your nose etc. But in all honesty I prefer using a plain old brush.

[RR]

My daughter raves about NYX so I brought their foundation and its really nice, I now I even apply my foundation with a sponge like a pro instead of using my fingers..I've also tried contouring but the less said about that the better. 

I've never tried their foundation although I've heard good things about it too. Their concealer is pretty decent for the price as well - the stick one, I think it's HD. I don't really rate the one in the tub, I have a regular old concealer and a colour correcting one. The latter is ok but I wouldn't buy it again. I found the former could look a bit chalky texture wise on me no matter how much I blended.

I also really like their primer, the clear one, but I might try the colour correcting ones as well. Also the setting powder they have is decent. And I love their lipsticks, I haven't had full on passionate kissing wearing it so I don't know how they hold up in that respect. But they have a brilliant selection of colours and my attitude is if I fancy trying a colour out, I'll buy it at their price and if I love how it looks, I'll buy a similar shade in a brand I know can withstand the heat. Oh! Their brow kit is good too.

Most of my make up is a mix of high street and high end/luxury. I follow a lot of beauty blogs/vlogs so I'm always interested in how other people utilise make up

[ThirdCoastGal]

Kat Von D Lock-it foundation, thinned out as much as I need that day with face atelier...glowy stuff. Lol. It's like a highlighter in a foundation bottle.  This combo totally floats over my crinkles and stays put.

[Jessica English]

Does it come off easy enough? That's the only problem I find with really long lasting mascara and eyeliner.

I use vichys waterproof eye makeup remover I find it works just as well as the premium brands and its only ?9 odd their michealerwater makeup remover dissolves all my face makeup in one go and any odd bit of left over eye makeup after ive wiped my eyes with Vichys waterproof eyemakeup remover . You need to remove mascara and eyeliner first with a waterproof makeup remover otherwise it stings your eyes when you rinse it of with water as so much comes of but it's worth forking out for as removing face makeup with regular  cleanser takes forever .

[Jessica English]

Ii prefer to use diors makeup sponge to a beauty blender as you can put it in the washing machine so stains come of more  and it lasts forever .if anyone does think about buying a beauty blender don't buy the beauty blender ccleansers for cleaning it their a con you can clean it or any other makeup sponge  with a makeup brush cleaner spray and give it a deep clean with a makeup brush shampoo bobbi browns is a good one or plain old baby shampoo then leave it to dry .

[Jessica English]

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but a staple in my bag is NYX setting spray.

I've fallen asleep with Mac foundation on after spraying this and it's barely budged, so I'd be totally happy to recommend it for bookings. I do have more expensive primers/setting sprays, but honestly, I swear by a lot of NYX stuff.

thanks for that mac foundation is a nightmare for coming of even with powder.

[Aqua Allegoria]

Life is too short to contour...!

Does anyone use a Beauty Blender? What do they offer above and beyond a normal make-up sponge?

One of my friends converted me to blender. She works in make up. I just can't believe how much foundation I save since I started using blender! I pour some foundation onto my hand, you know, that place on the top of your palm near your thumb and then pick up some with my blender and tap onto my face. Last time I bought foundation was in November and I checked yesterday I still have more than half the bottle of it left. Incredible!

[Guiltypleasure]

ity wont come of  easily unless you use waterproof eye makeup remover the stuff that you shake and the colours blend together I put some on a cotton pad and it comes of straight away. I use no7 waterproof eyemakeup remover as its hypoallergenic so you can use it to remove lipstick to x

Oh well done thank you 

[Aqua Allegoria]

Oh well done thank you 

Any mascara will go off easily and no redness if you use one of those mentioned above (those you shake and Garnier and Nivea have great ones)
Put it on a cotton pad.
Close your eye and press lightly on your lashes. Hold for 5-10 seconds (don't rub!) so it soaks into your lashes and gets them properly wet.
Then tap gently, movement from outside towards inside the eye (avoids stretching the eye and thus avoids wrinkles)
Open the eye, the excess of mascara all under.
Tap gently to wipe it off (inward movement).
I then look up and end up wiping my eyelashes on my open eye (that's itchy and feels funny so not everyone likes it but really gets rid of all the mascara)
The whole thing takes a bit of time so I do it in front of TV.

Another way of getting rid of all the mascara very gently is doing it with a make up remover you use with your fingers and then wipe off with a cotton pad. Just a bit tricky not to get any into your eye.

Those make up wipes are to be avoided because as much as they are convenient and easy to use they tend to stretch the skin in the eye area a lot! Not good.

[Jessica English]

Oh well done thank you 

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