Makeup Primers For Dry Skin

When it comes to primers, there are so many targeted at mattifying the skin and oil control and the ones that are aimed at more dry skin and make claims of radiance, are often full of shimmer. I've been on the hunt for primers that actually moisturise the skin and with some skincare benefits as well; I have managed to find a few and I've also found some skincare products that help prime to skin. 

Skincare

Let's start with the skincare items, facial mists are a great way of providing the skin with a boost of moisture and slip before applying any base products. I've been loving the *Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist (£18) which is perfect as a refreshing facial spray, toner and to help reduce the look of powders on the skin. I sometimes apply it not only to my skin but also to the foundation brush or sponge I'm using. The last skincare product is *The Body Shop Vitamin E Eyes Cube (£8) which was released during their mothers day campaign earlier this year. It is a quick and easy to use eye cream in stick form, it has fine iridescent shimmer so it adds a gorgeous glow as well as skincare benefits and preps the under eye area for concealer. 

Makeup Primers

Now onto the primers, The Body Shop Moisture It Primer as been a favourite of mine for at least three years and I'm still no where near to finishing the tube (I should probably throw it away!). The primer keeps my makeup looking fresh all day and it doesn't irritate my eczema It also doesn't look greasy on the skin and it doesn't contain glitter. Next up is another primer that I've been using for a while - *Maybelline The Smoother Skin Retexturing Primer. This one won't be of you if you don't like silicone feeling primers as it is very slippy and greasy feeling but it makes me skin feel so smooth (thanks to the silicones). It irons out all my skin texture issues, from rough drier skin to lumps and bumps although it is not a primer I use too often, solely because of the silicones. Lastly, the newest addition is the *MeMeMe Seventh Heaven Enriched Moisturising Face Base (£15) which contains shea butter, vitamin A and Beta Carotene although it still contains some parabens and parfum so maybe if you have very reactive skin then this might not be for you. This primer smells amazing, it moisturises the skin and provides a great base for foundation and concealer without the dreaded glitter!

Have you tried any of these primers or skincare products? Do you have a favourite makeup primer?

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Get Ready With Me

Here is my outfit of the evening (OOTE) and my get ready with my style video - I have never done anything like this before so bear with me! To make the videos play again I think you just have to click them or just refresh this web page. There shouldn't be any sound but if there is just mute the volume on the video. It was my friends 21st birthday this evening so I thought I would make this post showing my outfit and me getting ready (for the very few people that might be interested!). Hope you enjoy - leave your comment below!

Sorry for the super creepy face! Step One: Hair! Sorry about the videos playing at once - we used Vine and it is my first time using it! So for my hair I used my KMS Free Shape Blow dry Spray before I blow dried my hair and it seriously cut down the time it took to dry my hair - and I have a lot of hair! Then I used my KMS Free shape heat activated spray thing to keep my heated hair style in place (it is a heat activated styling spray that is supposed to keep your style the same for longer). I love the Babylis Big Hair, I use it to finally dry my hair and shape it so that it doesn't look as frizzy. I straightened my hair after this, you only have 30 seconds of time for each Vine video. 

 

Step two: Makeup! I have been using the same products for a while and the Laura Mercier lip glace and the Cosmopolitan sponge are definitely part of my May favourites! Firstly, primer, I love the Body Shop moisturise it primer - it keeps my makeup looking fresher for longer. Then foundation and I had to search through all of my foundations to find one that didn't have spf as I knew I was going to have my photograph taken. Like the foundation although it isn't great coverage for me. Brows, I always do my brows it is a step in my makeup routine that is essential. Then shadow, contour, eyebrow gel, curling lashes, mascara and lip gloss. I ran out of time on the Vine video for the footage of my gel liner application. 

 

Step three: Clothing! I didn't know what to wear (as usual) but I went for my navy and white polka dot skater dress from Asos Petite - size 6 and I LOVE it! I added my debenhams black heels, Newlook Brown satchel and my favourite perfume of the moment - YSL Parisienne. 

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