MAC Pro longwear concealer Archives

Lately I’ve been having many early mornings, when I literally have next to no time to get ready. So the usual luxury of standing around pondering which foundation to wear, which eye shadow palette to use has, under the circumstance, been thrown out the window. Replacing it is a very quick and super simple routine that requires the least amount of faffing and blending effort. The key to a quick yet effective makeup routine as I’ve discovered, is to choose your products wisely. Despite spending less than the average time it would normally take to do my makeup, I can look just as put together and polished as I would when I have more time to spare.

Step 1 Concealer: MAC Pro Longwear Concealer

I hate the packaging of this; it comes in a pump bottle (concealer in a pump bottle? mind boggling), but the result is amazing so I accept this as being a small price to pay. It gives ‘incredible’ coverage and sometimes I even consider this to be a hybrid between concealer and foundation. If you are short of time, just use one pump and blend under your eyes and on any blemishes and imperfections, and that is enough to give you an even, flawless canvas ready for the next step.

Step 2 Powder Foundation: MAC Studio Fix

This is practically my life saver and what really saves me the most time. When you have next to no time to get ready in the morning powder foundation is your best friend. You don’t want to be faffing with liquid foundation, what with the blending and the messiness that come with it. Mac Studio Fix Powder foundation is my ultimate favourite, and it’s just a matter of pressing your brush in the powder compact, swirl it around to gather the product, and then just blend all over your face. Fuss free, mess free, done in seconds, and you get the same flawless coverage as you would with a liquid foundation.

Step 3 Eyebrows Gel: Blink Brow Build

One of my biggest pet peeves, when it comes to a makeup routine, is doing my eyebrows. It’s my least, least favourite thing to do, and what I waste the most time faffing with. So a brush-on eyebrows gel is a very quick, easy, and foolproof alternative to create a natural-looking fullness and definition without the need to be precise. My current favourite is the Brow Build from Blink, which contains miniscule fibres that mimic the appearance of thicker fuller brows with just a few brush strokes, perfect for a 5-minutes makeup.

Step 4 Mascara: Maybelline Falsie

This is an old school, cult classic mascara that I’ve fallen back in love with. Rightly called the Falsie for the reason that it really gives your lashes that va-va-voom effect akin to wearing false eyelashes. And when you have no time for eyeshadows, having a full and luscious lashes and let your eyes do the talking really does compensate a great deal.

Step 5 Lash Line: Stila Smudge Stick waterproof eye liner

A step that you can skip altogether, but spending extra few seconds on this can make such a huge difference. Lining your upper inner waterline makes your upper lashes appear thicker and more voluminous. And as mentioned if you have no time for eyeshadows, this quick and simple step is all it takes to oomph up the definition on your eyes, making you look more polished and sophisticated.

Step 6 Blusher: NARS Orgasm

A universal blush colour that looks good on just about everybody and will suit anything and everything you wear. It’s a gorgeous peachy-pink shade that also has a golden shimmer so it can be doubled up as a highlighter, for those of us who can’t go a day without that extra boost of glow.

If there’s one makeup product that I truly cannot live without, my so-called desert island product, it will have to be a concealer. Concealer to me is like a magic eraser, the answer to all my beauty woes, something that can transform your face from fail to fabulous within a matter of seconds. On days that I don’t want to wear too much makeup, or want to skip foundation altogether, a good concealer is a quick and easy passage to a beautiful flawless skin. Today I’m giving you my top picks, my ultimate holy grail concealers that are definitely worthwhile checking out.

MAC Pro-longwear concealer is my ultimate makeup saviour on days that I don’t want to be bothered with foundation. To me it’s a hybrid between a full coverage foundation and a concealer. The coverage is full but it has a really nice creamy texture, and does not leave the skin looking dry or cakey. It can be used everywhere you need, under eyes and any areas on your face. I often double this up as a light foundation, either when I travel and don’t want to carry big foundation bottle with, or over the weekends when I want a fuss free makeup.

Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer is a concealer that trumps all ‘good concealers’, in my honest opinion. Imagine all the amazing concealers that you’ve heard about or been using and loving for quite some time all combined together in one single product. Urban Decay naked skin concealer has a great coverage akin to my all time favourites; Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer and Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer, but the texture is not as thick nor as drying. It has a beautiful, creamy moisturising consistency compatible to my beloved Origins Plantscription Anti-Ageing concealer, but it offers more coverage. This is an amazing all-round concealer that will beat any of your favourite concealers out there.

Bobbi Brown Corrector is an under-eye concealer that all panda-eyes girls (me included) ‘need’. It really ‘corrects’ the dull, tired-looking, dark circles under your eyes and immediately waken and brighten them. On mornings that I need an extra help, when I didn’t get enough sleep the night before, I would pad the corrector under my eyes, apply concealer on top and I’m literally restored to a well-rested, bright eyed human being once again.

Have you tried any of these concealers? Or do you have any other favourites?

My 5-minutes Makeup Routine

My Holy Grail Concealers