I don't do well in the heat at all, so I wanted a light foundation that would allow my skin to breath in the heat, but also gave me a nice coverage. I opted for the MaxFactor CC cream for the day time, and warmer nights, and used my usual L'Oreal True Match on nights that it was cool enough. The CC cream has a mild SPF so I was getting some extra protection. Didn't stop me freckling though! You can read my full review here.
I brought my SEVENTEEN Doll eyes mascara with me. It's not waterproof, but I wasn't wearing mascara during the day so that wasn't really important. As you can see from my review it really is one of the best mascara's I've ever used, and have bought it about 3 times over now. Swear by it!
Powder wise I just brought my Collection 2000 pressed powder as it's never steered me wrong. For my blush I brought my Collection 2000 Shimmer shades blush quad. I actually found that great as it gives a lovely sun kissed glow but my niece broke it shortly after my holidays so sadly it is no more :(
I also brought a bottle of WOW Brown with me to keep my tan topped up. Honestly, it never got used. The pool just stripped it away immediately (same with my hair colour) so it was pointless. But I arrived like a golden goddess.
I got my eyebrows done just before going on holidays so during the day I just left them be. At night I filled them in with an Essence eyebrow pencil.
I think it's horrendously obvious that we flew Ryanair.... I was terrified of my luggage being overweight so my make up was really skimmed down to what was ABSOLUTELY necessary. I brought nothing in the way of eye shadow, as I just didn't think i'd use it. The only lip product I brought was a trusty tin of vaseline. As said I'm not great in the heat, so I was only really wearing make up at night, and you just can't beat a dramatic cat flick of an evening!
Hmm.. NYC Liquid liner you say?! *adds to "buy" list* :) I have hardly worn any makeup over here on hols, it just melts off me..
ReplyDeleteIt's pointless really, I do end up with eyeliner down to my chin in the heat sometimes!
ReplyDeleteNo matter what staying power makeup says it has, it never seems to work for me in such heat, even in the heat we had here! You were definitely right to keep it minimal and bring must haves, and good must haves you picked!
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