The Five Product Face

Like most people, I go through phases with my make-up. What can I say? I'm only human. It can be a full blown cat eye and red lip one day to a simple five minute 'slaplication' before I dash out the door the next. That's what this post is dedicated to today, my five minute, five product face.

 

First up, it's my trusty Origins Vitazing SPF 15. I've honestly lost count of how many of these babies I've squeezed my way through over the past 5 years or so. It is incredible stuff. Not a foundation, but totally evens out any redness whilst also making you look like you've just come back from a spa retreat somewhere fabulous in the middle of the Indian Ocean. A true Godsend. To conceal any blemishes or slap on top of my dark circles, I always turn to my Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer. Generally I use a seperate concealer for my undereyes/blemishes, but we're talking bare essentials here, so I've widdled it down to this great all-rounder. With a whopping 10ml in the tube, it'd be a great thing to take when travelling to mix with moisturiser for a base too! Hey, what's better than a foundation and concealer in the same tube?! 

Following the, sun-kissed theme, I am addicted to Daniel Sandler's Watercolour Creme Bronzer in Fiji to crank up the colour and faux-glow. I blend this with my finger onto cheek bones, bridge of my nose and lightly on my brow bone. The red-bronze colour immitates a natural tan and if I could use one word to describe the way it makes you look, it'd be healthy. I swipe a nice dollop of Miss Sporty Just Clear Mascara through my brows to make sure they behave themselves and finish off with the No7 Extreme Length Extend Mascara. No faffing, no brushes, no worries.

 

Daniel Sandler Watercolour Crème Bronzer - Fiji

I am ALL ABOUT the texture of cream products for giving me that oh-so-desirable glow. Especially as they offer a pick-me-up during the miserable month of January! One of my daily essentials is a good quality cream bronzer, and this one by the glorious cosmetic genius Daniel Sandler fits the bill perfectly.

Not your typical bronzer, this shade (Fiji) is aimed at those with a darker skintone, to offer a real depth and warmth to the skin. I'm a MAC NW25/NC30 kinda girl, but I adore this buffed across the tops of the cheekbones, temples and bridge of the nose to give a real sun-kissed glow. When we tan from the sun, our skin is being burned (hence, should be avoided!) and what happens to burned skin? It goes RED. Bronzers that offer an orangey hue often look so horrible because its simply unrealistic! Going for something this shade (used lightly on pale skin) really does a fantastic job at giving a straight-up bronzed glow. It has a slight sheen to it, but this translates very subtly on the skin - don't worry about looking like a disco ball!

I purchased mine here and you'll see that the other available shade, Riviera, is your much more traditional bronze shade and definitely one that I've got my eye on! Let me know if you have it and what you think of it.