Skincare Essentials

Today's post is all about the basics of skincare/ skincare essentials. I have just recently completed studying skincare, so if you have any further questions after this post let me know.

I'll first start out by saying is you don't need to fork out a lot of money to get some good quality skin care. 

Let's begin.

Cleaning your face
Cleaning your face is one of the most important if not the most important part of your skincare routine and you should do this everyday. Cleaning or cleansing your face doesn't just get off your make-up it washes of build up and excess oils.
The first and most convenient way to 'wash' it off is the good old cleansing wipes.

  Cleansing wipes are the easiest way to clean off your makeup, whip one out and wipe away. Although you have to remember these won't remove everything! Which leads me onto the topic of Cleansers.
Cleansers will work to get off everything that the cleansing wipes missed, meaning left over makeup and excess oils. Cleansers are a bit more time consuming but it's quick once you get the hang of it. Put some in your hands, add water, lather it up and massage into your face. If that's too much, there are ones you places a few drops on a cotton round and wipe away!

 Now you might be thinking 'These remove the dirt and oils! What about my rough skin?'
So I'll move on to Exfoliators!

Exfoliation

Exfoliation is only needed 1-3 times a week. Too much exfoliation or using an exfoliator that's too harsh will damage your skin. 

There are two types of exfoliants, Physical and Chemical. 

Physical is the most common, they are the grainy one to have to rub into your face and that's where they get their name. Chemical on the other hand works by itself. This may sound scarey at first, but these are actually suited for sensitive skins because it doesn't include harsh rubbing on your skin.

 Now your skin might be feeling a bit dry and tight? Which leads me on to Hydration!

 

 

Hydration
Hydrating your skin is also another important part of your skincare routine. You can find moisture from Masques especially formulated to  boost hydration and freshen up your skin which are my personal favorites. You should only be doing a masque 1-3 times a week. 
Apply a good layer, leave it on for the required time and wipe off and your skin is feeling refreshed. 
Which then leads me onto Spray Toners, I won't go into much detail about these. But they are an awesome way to freshen up your skin throughout the day.
But the most important way of hydration is finding an amazing moisturizer. I also won't go into much detail about moisturizers because I'm sure everyone already knows what is it.
But be sure you choose one suited to your skin type, if you have normal to oily skin DO NOT use one that is formulated for Dry to Very Dry skins. 

Another thing you need to moisturize is your lips! Applying lip balm and treatments are super important to maintain soft lips! 

 
Okay maybe you don't need a lot of moisture and want to focus on reducing some of that oil? 

 
 
Mattify
Along with hydration masque there are a ones suited for drawing out that moisture in your skin, for example mud or clay masks. Also again with these apply them 1-3 times a week.
You can also get toner that will actually dry up your skin, although you apply drop of this to a cotton round and apply all over your face. The alcohol in these products will dry up your skin so don't use these if your have very dry skin.

 What about that eye area?
Keep good care of your eye and eye area! This is so important because this area is so delicate!

I will firstly say to get a cleanser/ makeup remover specifically for your eyes. Do not go placing any sort of cleanser to remove your mascara, because that can irritate your eyes.

Also when you are removing makeup around and on your eyes be very gentle, the skin is as thin as paper and damaging that area can cause pre mature aging.
Which leads me onto eye cream, these are also important to stop the skin around your eyes from pre mature aging. They also help reduce puffiness too.
My personal favorite are tinted/ brightening ones which counteract your undereye circles and make you look more awake.

 

 Water and Healthy Diet

Drinking plenty of water and eating a healthy diet is so important to achieve amazing skin. I think a lot of people forget that it's not all external factors, but it's also internal too.
Smoking, a bad diet and drugs will only effect your skin in a bad way.  Along with external factors like pollution and THE SUN which lead me on to say you should be wearing sunscreen everyday or making sure your foundation or moisturize includes SPF

And that concludes my Skincare Basics/ Skincare Essentials!
I really hope I have helped you and that you have learned something new reading this post. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me though email on aprillee.reimann@hotmail.com

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Bridal Makeup

Welcome back!

The last few makeup looks I have done have been quite out there and heavy on makeup, so I thought I would tone it down and go with a soft brown bridal makeup.

Now this can either be worn by the bride or bridesmaids OR even going as guest. 

I really like the way it turned out and I hope you do to! 

 

For a wedding I think it's very important for the bride to have perfect glowing skin.

To achieve this look I firstly applied my MAC Strobe Cream before applying foundation which was the Stilla Stay All Day foundation. I then concealed under my eyes and highlighted with my MAC Prolongwear concealer in NC15 I then set that with my e.l.f under eye setting powder. 

I then set my whole foundation with my Australis Fresh and Flawless pressed powder.

I then slightly contoured with my Hoola bronzer, and highlighted with my MAC Soft and Gentle

For blush I mixed my e.l.f blush in Innocence and e.l.f studio blush in Twinkle Pink.

I then filled in my brows with the essence eyebrow kit.

 My first step for the eyes was applying NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Iced Mocha over the out third of the lid and blending it with my finger, building up the color till I was happy with the result. I slightly blended that into the rest of the lid. I also ran that under my bottom lash line.

I then went in with this gorgeous metallic essence eyeshadow in 'party all night' and patted that over the color I just put on. 

I then applied e.l.f mineral shadow in 'Sassy' over the outer half of the lid and blending that slightly out towards the inner corner.

Next I took e.l.f pigment eyeshadow in 'Nearly Nude' and smudged that over my lash line and into my outer corner. I then ran that under my bottom lash line.

I then tight lined my top and bottom lash line with my Bloom eyeliner in 'Dark Brown'

I then applied my They're Real Mascara.

For the lip I applied my Chi Chi lipstick in Bombshell and over the top my e.l.f matte lip color in Tea Rose. I then outlined my lip with my Essence lip liner in the shade 'In the nude'

And here is the finished look! The dress I am wearing is what I am wearing to my birthday next week which I will have a post on my outfit and makeup, so keep an eye out for that. 

Again, I hope you like the look and I will see you in my next post.

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Makeup for Beginners - Face

 

Starting out with makeup can be pretty difficult if you don't understand what you're doing. 

When I started out with makeup I learned from watching my mum apply hers in the morning, it was standard really, foundation, mascara and eyeliner. Then doing it myself I learned there was a lot more to putting some stuff on my face. 

This with be in a series and today's post is about face products!

Tinted Moisturizers and BB Creams 

Usually when you start out with makeup you're young and already have beautiful clear skin so you don't want to immediately go and buy some full coverage foundation, because you don't need that.

What I would recommend going for a tinted moisturizer or BB cream. These give you just enough coverage to even out your skin tone and give a healthy glow.

The first one we have is the Dermalogica Sheer Tint Redness Relief 40ml. This products retails for $44.80AUD which is on the pricier side of things. What's great about this products is it's green, yes green! The color of this product is going to counteract the redness in your skin. Although you may have to apply a bb cream over the top of this so your skin isn't tinted green. You can find drugstore versions of this which are usually called CC creams. 

Next one is the Nude by Nature BB cream, this retails for $19.95AU. I have tested this one out personally and I think it's more on the higher coverage end of the BB creams. Which is great if you are wanted a little bit more coverage then the rest but still don't want to go with a foundation. 

Next up we have the Rimmel BB Cream which retails for around $10AUD. I haven't tried this one out myself but I have heard a lot of great reviews on this.

Now there is the Garnier BB Cream  which retails for $13.95AUD. This was the very first BB cream I ever tried out. I tended to use this in summer as it wasn't heavy on my skin and gave me the perfect amount of coverage.

Next is Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer which retails for $59AUD. Again this is another high end product. This one also tends to give a lot more coverage and also a youthful dewy complexion. 

Another great thing about these products is they all have SPF in them which will protect you're skin.

Powder
Now if you aren't for liquid face products you could always use powder products!

You don't just have to wear these on their own, you can defiantly wear these over the top of your tinted moisturizer or BB cream to set them in place.

Either way they all provide a great amount of coverage to even out your skin tone.

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder $9.50AUD

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder $9.95AUD

Loreal True Match Powder $29.95AUD

My personal favorite Australis Fresh and Flawless Pressed Powder $11.40AUD

Concealers

When I first started out with makeup concealer was what I used to use. Although my mistake was not finding one to match my skin tone correctly. This is important because all I used this for was to place over blemishes to conceal them so they weren't as noticeable. But by placing one that is too light or to dark over it actually emphasized it. So make sure if you are wanting to buy a concealer for this reason make sure you get your correct color.

 The first two I use personally and I absolutely love.

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer $14.95AUD

Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer $14.95AUD

 Bourjois Concealer Stick $20AUD

Maybelline SuperStay 24HR Concealer $14.95AUD

In conclusion

You're skin doesn't need a lot of makeup and coverage if you already have beautiful skin, but do what makes you comfortable and wear what you like on your skin to make you feel comfortable.

 

I hoped this has helped you out there if you are just starting makeup and panicking not knowing what you should pick! 

My next post for this series will be cheeks, meaning contouring, blushers and highlighters. 

Please if you have anyone questions feel free to contact me and again I hope this helped you out.

Thank you.

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Shaaanxo Rainbow Inspired Makeup Look!

Welcome back to my blog! Today I've got a Rainbow makeup tutorial inspired by the look Shaaanxo did in one of her recent videos. 

For this look she had quite a big wing which I didn't do because for one I'm not the best at winged eyeliner and I though a smaller one suited me better. 

Also, I didn't have the Urban Decay palette she used so I created this look with my e.l.f cosmetics 144 eye shadow palette which I might do a review on. 

So lets get into it.
First

My first step was applying my Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation and my MAC prolong wear concealer to high light and then just setting that in place with my elf under eye setting powder and Rimmel stay matter transparent powder.
I also contoured with Hoola, Highlighted with MAC soft and gentle and applied e.l.f studio blush in Peachy Keen.

Second Step

I then put sticky tape at the edge of my eyes so when I applied my shadows it would give them a good shape. I then applied NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk all over the lid so when I apply the shadows they show up extra vibrant. I then grabbed a clean fluffy brush and blended a small amount of Buck from the Naked 1 palette into my crease.

The Palette

This was the palette I used for the look, I am very impressed with this palette but not impressed with how the colors showed up on camera.

Third Step

I then mixed a lime green and a yellow and applied that with a small flat shader brush on the inner third of my eye, inner corner and the inner bottom lash line. Not going above the crease. I packed on the color until I got my desired result.
The colors in the pan didn't show up close to what they actually are!

Fourth Step

 

I then went in with a electric blue on a large flat shader brush and applied that directly to the middle of my lid not going above the crease. I also packed on this color for desired result. 

Fifth Step

Then with another large shader brush I applied a bright and dark purple to the outer third of my lid. I then slightly blended that through my crease. Also packing on this color for desire result. 

Sixth Step

I then removed the sticky tape. 

Taking the small shader brush taking that color again I blended the lime green and blue together. Then taking the blue on the brush we used and blend the blue into the purple. 

Really take your time blending these together.

After that I took Buck again and blended that onto my bottom lash line.

 Seventh Step

 

Then taking my Maybelline eyeliner I tight lined my top and bottom lash line and smudged out the bottom with my dome smudger brush. Then taking Creep from the Naked 1 palette I applied that to my top lash line with an angled brush and created a small wing.

Step number 8!

Then I applied my Benefit They're Real Mascara and Lashes from Daiso. I previewed these lashes in my last tutorial.

Step 9

For my lips I applied my MUA lipstick in Juicy and then my NYX buttergloss in Eclair.

Here's the final look!

You can defiantly do what she done and do a more dramatic wing. But I preferred a smaller one on myself, completely up to you.

I really hope you enjoyed my recreation of Shaanxo's rainbow makeup tutorial. If you have also recreated this let me know because I'd love to check it out.

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May Favorites!

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. As the title says this is my May Favorites! 

A quick note that I have set myself up a little back ground for my pictures, tell me what you think?
Let's get into it.

My first favorite is the Garnier Moisture Match Ultra Rich Hydrating Cream 50ml.
This moisturizer is very thick, and I would advise you to defiantly stay away from this if you have oily skin.
As it states it's for dry to very dry skin, so as I am very dry on my nose and chin this is the only place I will wear this.
Also, it smells divine!

You can purchase this from Priceline for $9.99AUD click photo for link.

 Next up we have e.l.f cosmetics baked blush in Peachy Cheeky.

This is the perfect everyday blush!

It applies very lightly but easily built up, what I also love is it's very highlighting and can usually skip using a highlighter when wearing this blush.

 You can purchase this from Iherb.com for $3.25AUD click photo for link

  

 My next favorite is the Benefit Hello Flawless Liquid Foundation 30ml

I have very pale skin so I usually opt for the lightest shade which was "Ivory, I'm pure 4 sure"

Although I do with it could have been the tiniest bit lighter to match me perfect it's nothing I can't work with.

I apply this with my Real Techniques sponge and usually only need 1 pump for my whole face and half a pump more if I'm wanting a little bit more coverage.

Overall it's a great foundation.

 You can purchase this from Myer for $55AUD click on photo for link

This one is the e.l.f cosmetics single pressed shadow in Oatmeal.

I love wearing this shadow either all over the lid for a very natural look with it blended through the crease.

It's very pigmented and creamy and I'll defiantly be picking up more pressed eye shadows from e.l.f

 You can purchase this from Iherb.com for $3.25AUD click photo for link.

Next favorite is the MAC Cosmetics Prolong Wear Concealer in NC15 9ml.

After a long time deciding if I should buy this concealer or not I decided 'Why not?' when MAC had free shipping a few weeks back. 

I absolutely love this concealer, as I mentioned before I am very pale and this is the perfect concealer for me!  

 You can purchase this from the maccosmetics.com.au for $32AUD click on photo for link

 This is my favorite lip combo! It's my e.l.f cosmetics matte lip color in Nearly Nude and my NYX butter gloss in Creme Brulee

I mostly wear nudes and this combination is what I've been wearing mostly everyday. They are both super simple to apply and it just looks amazing and natural.

You can purchase the e.l.f matte lip cream for $3.25AUD by clicking Here! or click the photo for the NYX buttergloss which is $9.95AUD

 Next up is another newish buy and it's the cult favorite, Benefit They're Real Mascara!

I've never used a mascara like this before, the way it separates the lashes and gives them length is amazing. I wouldn't say it give the most volume but it keeps the lashes looking so natural, just emphasized  

You can purchase this from Myer for $38AUD click the photo for link

Last but not least we have the Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Transparent

This is amazing for setting your foundation especially if you aren't looking for anymore coverage.
I also like to use this under my eyes to set my concealer.

You can purchase this from Priceline for $12.95AUD click on photo for link

I hope you liked my May favorites! Are any of these your favorites?

 Please leave me any requested posts you want to see.

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Khloe Kardashian Inspired Makeup Look!!

Hello, Welcome back to my blog.

Today's post is my take on Khloe Kardashian's makeup that she wore for a night out in Paris!

I will start out by saying I don't look ANYTHING like her, I'm actually quite the opposite but this look was only inspired by the make up she wore.

First Step

The first thing I applied was NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Yogurt to the whole lid and blended that in with my finger. I also ran that under the bottom lash line and blended that out also.

Second Step

I then tight-lined my top and bottom lash line and extended it a bit further down on the bottom lash line and then smudged it with my dome/ smudger brush. 

Don't worry about this being completely neat.

Third Step

I then applied my Benefit They're Real mascara to my top and bottom lash line and applied these false lashes I got from Daiso.

In her look she has amazing long lashes, and I thought these ones really suited the look.

Fourth Step

I then applied Naked from the first Naked palette (Third in photo) lightly into my crease and then used Virgin (First in photo) to highlight my brow bone.

I then also darken up the tight-line on my bottom lash line. 

Fifth Step

For my lips I applied Ruby Woo my MAC and mixed it with Sangria from my Ben Nye Palette to create the perfect dark berry lip. 

I did go outside my lip line to create the full lips Khloe has.

My Base

For a flawless base I applied my Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation with my Real Techniques sponge. 

I highlighted with my Mac Prolong Wear Concealer and set that with my elf under eye setting powder.  I set my whole face with my elf high definition powder.

She had a very highlighted face, so I mixed my MAC Soft and Gentle and my Elf highlighter in Gotta Glow. I then contoured with my Benefit Hoola Bronzer.

FINISHED LOOK

I hope you enjoyed this look! As you can see it's very simple, easy to do and with such minimal steps! 

Let me know if you like it or let me know if you have recreated this yourself.

Go check out Sammie's blog who has also recreated a Khloe Kardashian look: sammiemakeupaddict.tumblr.com

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