Neutral But Not. (Everyday School Look)

*So when I went to school (I do school at home), I would line my waterline in black wear black mascara, and put on foundation with no blush or bronzer, and a chap stick. Now, I had bad enough skin that I needed, or thought I needed, a full coverage foundation.With a tinted moisturizer you might be able to pull of not wearing blush or bronzer because your natural glow would shine through. If your wearing a full coverage foundation that's covering everything, that's making you one color, so I looked pretty ridiculous. At the end of the year and throughout the summer I began experimenting with makeup and I discovered a serious love for it. Makeup is about enhancing your natural features and making you look like the best you.You shouldn't look like a different person.  School can be some of the happiest.. and worst.. times of your life. You get to meet new people, experience new things, etc. You should look awake and energized, but still pretty. I'll show you how to do that, with less expensive and more expensive products. 

School makeup look: Drugstore

      My current obsession is this L'oreal quad in "Subtle Berries". This quad is about $7.15, and is amazing. Michelle phan did a video on the same product but in a different set of colors for her "School Picture Day Look". It brings out brown eyes and makes them pop, which is hard to do since there so dark. The reason I titled this "Neutral but Not" is because of this quad in particular. It's going to give you a neutral look... but not. When you look at your eyes you don't see pink right off the bat, or teal, like you would if you were wearing a smokey eye. Your seeing your eyes, which is what neutral eyeshadow should do. Pat on the first color in the top right corner, which is kind of a taupe. Next your going to put the white color in the top left color underneath your eyebrow and in the tearducts. This trick is called highlighting, and its going to make your eyes stand out. Now take the lighter berry color in the bottom left corner and put it in your crease. This not only adds definition, but a little bit of color. Now taking the tip of the sponge applicator it comes with, or an eyeliner brush, take the darkest and final color and run it along your upper lash line and lightly on the bottom is desired. You can also put this color in the outer corner for a slightly darker look.

     To finish off the eyes, I suggest Covergirl's lash blast fusion. This mascara gives my lashes the perfect amount of length and fullness without looking spider like or goopy/clumpy. Most people I know use black mascara, but I use the "black/brown" in this color and theres not a big difference, except it looks a little more natural. But you could get whichever you prefer. 

     If you need a fuller cover foundation, I'de go with Revlon colorstay because at school, sometimes you don't have the time to fix your makeup and if applied correctly it will give you a very nice look. I either use my fingertips to apply this foundation because it will sort of melt the foundation for a more natural look. To have a better change of not streaking I apply this foundation with the Posh Foundation Brush.You could also use a cosmetic sponge to achieve that same look. If you don't need such a full coverage foundation, you could mix the Revlon Colorstay with your moisturizer or buy a tinted moisturizer. Many companies offer them, but I couldn't recommend any because I've never used one. 

     The blush I would use to give your face some life and color would be the L'Oreal true match blush in Bare Honey. Smile, and dust the blush on with a blush brush if you have one, or if your all out you could use your fingertips, just make sure everything's very evenly blended. Finish the look off with some chapstick, a lipstain, or a tinted lipgloss to make you look polished and ready for the day. (:

School makeup look: High end

     For school days I think a quad or a trio of eyeshadow is the best way to go because you've got everything you need right there in front of you.I want to let you know now, I have never used a Lancome product. I do however watch Michelle Phan's youtube video's and she uses lots of Lancome and the outcome of her look is always very pretty and graceful looking. I know nothing about this palette except that I think the colors are gorgeous and would be flattering on any skin tone and any eye color.The high end eyeshadows I have tried and loved together are Bare Essentuals Cream soda, Rapture, and Tiger's Eye. The three color's are not available in a set, but a trio that is almost identical is the "Spring it on" trio. If you put the lightest color on the lid, the medium on the crease, and run the darkest color on your upper and lower lash line you will have a polished and gorgeous look for school.

     Since we're going so neutral on the eyes, playing up your lashes is a great way to add definition, like what Quinn Fabray does in "Glee". The Clinique lash building primer paired with lash doubling mascara, makes your eyelashes long and voluminous. 

     I'm a huge fan of Bare Minerals makeup and getting the foundation in your shade (Get matched at a Bare Minerals store), warmth, and mineral veil, is going to make your skin look effortlessly flawless and glowy. You could also purchase the get started kit which comes with all three, and the eyeshadow trio I was talking about earlier, and several brushes.To read up on that click here.

High end products meet drugstore prices.

 The Stila Travel Girl Palette in Pretty in Paris is a high end product, cheaper than a drugstore price. If you purchased 4 high end eyeshadows, a cream blush and a lip color, it could cost well over $70. Even purchasing those things at a drugstore you're spending at least $20. This Stila palette comes with 4 eyeshadows, and a cream blush that doubles as a lip color for $10! That's insane! A trio from Stila cost $28. Its the perfect palette for someone traveling or someone that has little time in the morning or wants something fast and simple. 

I'm not affiliated with ANY of these companies.

Xoxo, L.