My Everyday Basic Makeup Routine

On a daily basis I play it very safe with my makeup, mainly for speed and convenience. I like my makeup to provide coverage and to give the appearance of being more awake. I then change my lip product depending on my outfit and colour scheme. 

Base: I like to spend the most time building my base up, to almost full coverage, to cover any hyper-pigmentation and blemishes. I use Lancome's 'Teint Idole Ultra 24H' foundation in the shade 005. I struggle to find good matches with foundation, as I am very fair skinned, but this is a perfect match. It claims to last for 24 hours, but I find it does wear in places, such as my chin, like any other foundation will. I find I can apply this foundation with fingers, brushes or a sponge, for great results. I follow up with Rimmel's 'Wake Me Up' concealer in 010 Ivory. I apply this under my eyes to brighten the area and bring more light into the eye area. It also covers any of the purple-grey undertone I have under my eyes. This doesn't crease with wear which is great for such an inexpensive product. I then take my favourite concealer, Collections 'Lasting Perfection' in Fair 1 on any blemishes, which require extra coverage. This concealer is widely raved about as it is so good and rivals high end products. Afterwards, I follow up with another Rimmel product, the 'Stay Matte' powder in 001 Transparent, to banish any shine. This then leaves me with a base ready for blush. On a daily basis I apply MAC's 'Well Dressed' which is a soft blue toned pink. I use a soft brush to apply this to the apples of my cheek, to warm my complexion. 

Eyes: I always like to fill in my brows, otherwise they can barely be seen. I use a well loved Loreal pencil to do this, as it is quick and hassle free. As I am almost at the end of this pencil, I can no longer see the shade or number of the pencil, but it is a medium brown colour. I then use my little finger to blend it out, for a natural look. I then take my current favourite mascara, Benefit's 'They're Real.' This builds great volume and length to give a full lash look. 

Lips: Keeping my lips really simple I always apply Blistex's 'Medplus' lip balm before I apply my makeup, as this gives the lip balm time to sink into the lips. My most used winter lip product is Soap And Glory's 'Sexy Mother Pucker Gloss Stick 3D Volume Lip Shine' in Raplumzel. This is a lovely warm berry shade and finishes the look well. If I have more time on my hands, then I will go for a lipstick, but this gloss stick is very quick and easy. 

What makeup products do you use daily?