For us Canadian university students, this past week has been reading week. Basically spring break without the nice weather, we've had the week off from lectures to avoid stress-related meltdowns.
During this time off, a few friends and I headed up to my family's cabin in Northern Alberta for some much-needed relaxation. Because this time was about as laid back as it gets, I thought I'd share my makeup routine for those days when you just can't be bothered.
I never really thought I'd be able to pare down my products this much for any kind of absence from my beloved makeup collection but this really is about as low-maintenence as I get.
Yes, I am fully aware that this looks like makeup one may use on someone playing a ghost in a school production but this is my powder foundation. MAC's Studio Fix in N3 is my ultimate lazy-day product- just buff a bit of this into the skin and you've got good, even coverage in seconds. I have a sneaking suspicion that if I wear this too many days in a row, it might break me out a tiny bit so if anyone has a favourite powder foundation I could try instead, I'd love to hear about it.
I also brought my NYC Liquid Liner in Black (which I wrote about in my Drugstore Favourites Post) and is pretty much a daily essential for me.
For even lazier days, a bit of L'Oreal Infalliable Eyeliner in Brown in my tightline was the only liner I used.
For my cheeks, my Nars Laguna/ Orgasm duo was all I used. I hauled this baby in my First "I Was Bad" Post and my love for it has yet to fade. Just perfection.
My Naked Basics Palette fit in perfectly with my minimal theme, but it still provided a very decent number of looks for me. For something very minimal, a bit of W.O.S. and Naked 2 was just enough to look done. With Faint or even a tiny bit of Crave in the outer corner, this palette even creates a beautiful look for dinner out.
Limiting myself to a single cream shadow was possibly my most difficult task but as I had just picked up a MAC Paint Pot in Vintage Selection, I was eager to try it out. A beautiful shimmery champagne that is neither too pink nor too brown, a quick swipe of this makes you look instantly "done". Adding either of the two liners I mentioned above finishes the look in about two minutes.
Adding a few brushes and random lip glosses to this little group creates a great, basic makeup selection perfect for a look that doesn't feel too high-maintenence or done but still adds that little something.
I hope you enjoyed reading this very basic post and if you have any must-have basics, I'd love to hear about them in the comments.
Happy reading week to my fellow Canadians!
Kendall
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