PHYSICIAN'S FORMULA ORGANIC WEAR BRONZER || ECOTOOLS BRONZER BRUSH || RIMMEL WAKE ME UP CONCEALER || NYX SLIM LIP LINER, NATURAL || RIMMEL 1000 KISSES LIP LINER, WINE || WET N WILD MEGALAST LIPSTICK, CHERRY BOMB || EVERYDAY MINERALS EYESHADOW, MY PLACE || BOURJOIS CREAM BLUSH, 02 HEALTHY GLOW || BOURJOIS HEALTHY MIX SERUM, 52
I was hanging with a mate the other day and she is just starting to get into make up (yay!). But getting started is sometimes the hardest part and lamented that it was really expensive to test make up out. Ah, the plight of a full-timer starting out with makeup where high end seems like the only appropriate place to go. But you really don't have to go high end. The high street really does offer some beaute products, even with a "lower" price tag (hmph, Australian pricing) and simpler packaging. I really don't think you have to spend a lot of dough to get quality, especially these days when high and low end brands are owned by same conglomerates. And that sentiment inspired this post. The above products are absolute staples in my stash, many being repurchases or things I would collect if I was a makeup collector. The Physician's Formula Organic Wear Bronzers are such easy bronzers with a clean, greeny formula, the EcoTools Bronzer Brush is a surprise and under-hyped hit with foundation (fastest way to apply foundation ever), the Wet n Wild Matte Lipsticks are a hit for a matte lover like myself and Bourjois really get it right when it comes to foundations and my personal fave, the cream blushes. My main advice, if I were to dish out any, is to experiment with low end products first to nut out your taste and what suits you, especially colour products like lipsticks etc and then invest in higher end products if that is your jam, which it probably is for most of us. Makeup isn't just about what matches your skin tone, it's a way to be and express yourself, so stuff the rules, just experiment!
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