Every Day Look (Make-up)

Every morning I have routine... shower, dress, make-up, but when exactly did make-up get put into the daily morning routine of women...?

My exact thought as I was putting on my make-up this morning.

After I finished getting beautified for the day I looked up the history of make-up and found some pretty interesting facts that I did not know!

1) The idea of make-up started about twelve thousand years ago by the Egyptians as a way to connect with the Gods, and the healing ability of certain oils.

2) Almost every type of make-up that us women use today was used by the Ancient Egyptians.

3) Although make-up was used for beauty it also had a few more alternative uses, such as:
*Connecting with the Gods
*Eye make-up: Keeping the bugs out of eyes
*To heal certain infections, sicknesses, etc.

4) Not only was the make-up used by women, but yes, men wore it as well. (Haha imagine men with long an lovely eyelashes now a days)

5) Copper. Ore, Kohl, and Mesdemet were used in the eye make-up and Malachite was used in the blush, as well as berries in China.

6) The Romans also used what we would call a home remedy of butter and barley powder as an acne treatment.

http://idealbeautyacademy.net/the-history-of-makeup/

http://www.historyofcosmetics.net

Well, enough with the history lesson... ;)

I am a big fan of the "Natural" beauty look, which is why although I do wear make-up, I don't cake on three layers of it either.

Natural beauty is one of the most gorgeous way to look beautiful, and it is something we ALL have :)

This is my "Every Day Look"

I use certain brands of make-up and facial cleansing products.


I use NO7 Cleansing foam. I went through a ton of facial washes before I found this one. It keeps my face clear from acne and it is oil free which means it does not add any extra oil to my face.

I use Yes to moisturizer. I use the grapefruit type which helps with dark spots on the skin. They have a few different fruits/vegetables that treat different types of acne issues. 

These two types of concealers are wonderful for under the eyes. I use the one on the left which is the crayon with L'Oreal. I use medium color and I put in on the dark spots under my eyes. I am often sleep deprived, it comes with the territory of being a college student I suppose :p 

The one on the left is also L'Oreal and I use C 123. I use this to brighten up under my eyes. when doing so you want a color that's about one shade lighter than your regular skin color. I put this on the inside corners of my eyes and blend in. 

I also use a L'Oreal powder foundation, W5. I love the powder because it does not make my skin look oily and greasy when I'm out on a hot day. It blends in with my skin tone and is light. 

I use Neutrogena eye liner. This liner comes in a few different colors. I use cosmic black. I love this liner becuase it does not smudge and it doesn't run down the bottom of my eyes. This eye liner is also easy to apply. It goes on extremely smooth, creating for a much sharper line under the eye.

I use L'Oreal mascara. This is one of the only mascaras I have found that makes my lashes look extremely long.

I use Cover Girl blush. I use Rose Blush. This color is just enough "pop" of color but it is settle enough so it doesn't make me look like a clown. 

I use Almay make-up removing sheets for when I go to bed and wash my face.  I use these to ensure that I get most of the make-up off my face before going to bed. If you go to sleep with make-up on then you are more likely to get acne. This is becuase when you sleep you sweat and when you sweat your pores open up allowing for all the dirt and make-up to get in them, creating acne. (this is also true for when working out as well)

Clean and Clear oil sheets work wonders. I keep these in my purse for when I have been out all day and I feel oily. I just pull one of these sheets out wipe it on my face and it takes off all the excess oil without removing my make-up leaving me feeling fresh for the rest of my day. 
I purchase all of my health and beauty products from Target. I found all of these  pictures from Target.com 
~~My skin tone is beige. Beige is what all of the tones of make-up I have mentioned on her will go with.

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