Do you, like me, have oily skin? Do you want to have dewy, fresh looking skin but just don't know how to achieve it without looking like a hot, oily mess?
Well, here is how I go about it...First, I use Milk of Magnesia...
I use a fairly generous amount if I am out in a warm climate, and less if I am going to work, as I work in a refrigerated area. Now, I leave this to dry on my skin completely, so I'll do my eyeshadow while it is drying.
Once it is dry, it is time to use a shimmery primer. My favourite is Seventeen's Skin Wow primer/highlighter.
So! Time for foundation! My absolute favourite at the moment is Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat in the shade BD50, which matches my fake tanned skin pretty well. I would suggest a medium coverage foundation, I reckon any will do, whether it is drugstore or high end (Bourjois do really great, affordable foundations, for example).
This foundation has a fairly dewy finish to it, which is really nice, and allows the shimmery particles to shine through effectively.
I use one and a half pumps of foundation on my entire face, which for me, is perfect. For anyone that likes a more natural dewy look, you can stop at this step, powder your face to set it and go about your dewy day, and you should be able to go about with minimum powder/oil blotting sheet touch ups. But for me, it's simply not enough!
For me, the next step is bronze and then highlight with Iconic London highlighting drops in the shade "Original".
These are the absolute bomb for my face shade. You could also use a lighter/darker colour, depending on your skin tone. I put two full drops on my hand, swipe them over my cheek bones, temples and over the top of the tail ends of my eyebrows, and blend them out with a Real Techniques blending sponge.
Guuurl! Yasss, honey, that shine! I love it!
Now to quickly fill in my brows with a pencil and set them with a brow gel...
Now! One last thing! A good idea would be to set the centre of your face with a translucent powder, just so you can be the most matte while the rest of your face is shining for the Gods!
This is a super affordable powder, a little bit goes a long way and mattifies really well. I powder over the exact same areas that I used the MoM - except on my forehead, where I powder everywhere except where the Iconic London drops are.
Now you should be ready to glow all day! Let me know if this works for you!
*Disclaimer* Using Milk of Magnesia is OK if you use it on your skin every now and again, but can alter the acid mantle of your skin if you use it too frequently. I do you want you oily skinned people to glow, but not at the expense of the health of your skin!
Love you guys x
