5 product face

So here it is (finally!) my very first blog post!! It's been a long time coming for me and I finally feel like this is a good time to get started. As you may have gathered from the name, my ramblings will be mainly beauty related , but of course there will be plenty of extras thrown in along the way. So lets get to it.

Over the past month or so there's been a few products that I've been coming back to almost everyday to create a very quick and easy, minimal make-up look. When the weather starts to get that bit nicer I always like to tone down my make-up. Not that I wear a lot anyway but I love having my skin looking as natural and fresh as possible in the warmer months. So here's my five go to products.

L'oreal lumi maqique pure light primer
I'm all for primers and I had been hearing great things about this one for a long time and when I eventually purchased it I was not disappointed. It has a lovely light, smoothing texture which feels so nice on the skin. What I love most about this is it's highlighting quality. It instantly brightens up the face and leaves your skin looking radiant. It's exactly what I need after a few nights in work. 

Garnier Miracle Skin Cream

This has been the perfect foundation substitute for me and exactly what my skin needs this time of year to create that natural dewy look. It has a light creamy texture that comes out white, and then the colour develops as you start to blend it in. I find it gives just the right amount of coverage and leaves your skin with a healthy glow. Definately one of my favourite of these BB type products and also I love the scent it has, anyone else with me on this?

L'oreal Glam Bronze bronzer and highlighter compact

As this is a seriously quick and minimal effort look, once I've buffed in my base I go straight for my current favourite bronzer and highlighter combo the l'oreal glam bronze compact in the shade blonde harmony. When I originally purchased this I was thinking I would be using it for creating a more sculpted and contoured look, but I've actually been loving it for just a nice warm sweep of colour on the face. I like to swirl the two colours together and I find it just adds a nice natural glow and gives a nice matte finish to the face but still allows the fresh, dewy look to come through. 

Maybelline great lash mascara
I have a ridiculous collection of mascaras but you can never have too many can you? Staying with the minimal make-up look rather than going for a dramatic black mascara instead I've been going for the old reliable maybelline great lash in brownish black. It separates the lashes nicely and and really opens up the eyes for this fresh faced look. 

L'oreal collection privee lipstick
Picking a lipstick is nearly always my favourite part of doing my make up and also the most time consuming as I can never decide! But the chosen one for the last while has been Cheryl's nude shade from the l'oreal privee collection. I love a good nude lippy and this one is particularly nice. It has just the right amount of sheen, looks gorgeous on the lips and the shade perfectly compliments the glow from the bronzer to complete this simple, fresh, radiant look.

So that's it! Hopefully some of you enjoy reading this and any feedback would be greatly appreciated I'm very new to all this and it's all pretty daunting so let me know what you think.

Until the next time :)