Make Face

Donna Mills in "The Eyes Have It."

Currently I'm breaking out a little (something that doesn't occur very often) and my face doesn't understand why the weather is changing in such a schizophrenic way, more so than usual. Right now it feels like a Bay Area summer (70+ degrees), I'm in shorts and I'm wearing "summer makeup."

I realized that I never talk about what I put on my face, so it seems weird that I never talk about it. Perhaps it's a bit too personal for me.

Like many women, I love makeup. I don't wear very much of it or have much variation in what I wear, but it is something that I enjoy on a daily basis. And I definitely have a specific look.

The beautiful woman above, besides having the most amazing leather jacket and style, has on my favorite makeup look. Bright face, strong brows, smoldering copper eyes and a matte, bright red lip.

Here's what I use on a daily basis:

1.  Matte Lumière Fluide in Clair. I used to be so anti-foundation until now. I've been using Laura Mercier's Tinted Moisturizer for years since it has sheer coverage and doesn't feel like I'm wearing any makeup, but now I only want to wear it in weather like today. Since I'm 25+, my skin is a bit drier around my cheeks and forehead. I bought Mercier's Silk Creme Foundation and this one from Chanel. I love both, but think I like the Chanel better since it has a dewier finish and isn't as thick.

2.  Nars blush in Gina. This is better than Orgasm in my opinion. Orgasm is too shimmery and I hate frost and shimmery makeup. Gina has a beautiful peach pink flush.

3.  Mac eyeshadow in Bark. I actually use this as a brow filler. It's a brown with a bit of some grey in it.

4.  Nars eyeshadow in Lola Lola, a copper that makes a beautiful brown smokey eye. I rarely wear shadow, but when I do, it's usually this one.

5.  Mac lipstick Ruby Woo. I alternate between this, Nars Red Square pencil, Mac's So Chaud, a bright reddish-orange and Heat Wave by Nars, which is a orange-red. Does that make sense?

 6. Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder in Translucent. Best ever.

Then liner liner liner, mascara and Jurlique Toner Mist (I love all their mists). It's actually really low maintenance. It takes me about 5 minutes to apply. When I'm going out, I sometimes wear Ardell Accents corner lashes in 301 (natural) or 305 (bold). That's about as adventurous as I get.

As for application? I love informative, youtube makeup tutorials from pixiwoo and raeview.

images via the satorialist, chanel cosmetics, yesstyle, bloomingdales