Emma - The Bravest Individual: winter

My everyday winter make up

I don't know about you but my skin can be absolute havoc over winter. It's dry, red, sensitive and basically not a fun place to be for make up. Because of this, I don't wear make up every day so my skin can breathe and have it's fun so that it (hopefully) plays ball more when I am wearing make up.

For days I do wear make up over winter, these are my usual go to's as I know they'll work well with my skin. It's super casual and I don't really switch things up especially as I'm trying to use what I have instead of buying more!

For primer I've been using a small sample of the Laura Geller make up primer that I received with a previous order. It's £25 at full size which I don't think I'd buy, however it is a good primer for smoothing out uneven skin tones. I've been using the Too Faced born this way foundation which has been amazing for me. I really love this foundation, the only downside is the SPF so it causes flashback.

For concealer I've been using the L'Oreal touche magique which is alright and blends out really nicely but it's nothing special to me. I'm just trying to use it up as I've had it ages!

For eyes I use the Sweet Peach palette which I absolutely love and featured it in my 2017 favourites. It's a really versatile palette and I love the bottom row for daily looks. I always use eyeliner and recently I've been using the NYX liner which is a really nice dark black even if it can be a little tricky to apply. I've been using up my lash paradise mascara which is amazing and one of my favourite mascara's.

For contour I absolutely adore the Body Shop's honey bronzer. It's the ultimate bronzer for pale skin and I love it. For blusher I've started using the Glossier cloud paint in the shade Dusk. It's really nice and blends out really easily. Soft & Gentle has been my go to highlight which is really nice and more subtle for the day time. I'm trying to use it up as it is MAC who aren't fully cruelty free, but I've got a long way to go.

Lips are the only thing that really changes however for my favourite 'my lips but better' is the NARS lip pencil in dolce vita. NARS again has recently started selling in China so it's no longer cruelty free, so it'll be a shame when this runs out as I do really love it.

Whats some of your make up staples at the moment?

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My favourite fall lipsticks

I am definitely a huge sucker for berry lips during Autumn/Winter. I put away all my pinks, glosses and light nudes and just slap on the darkest colours I can find. However, I always seem to just go in a circle with these few above and I'd thought I'd show you why I love them so much for this time of year.

Chanel Rouge Allure in shade Initiate 77

This was actually my first high end lipstick purchase in the duty free of JFK. I absolutely love the packaging and the whole pop out lipstick is just so chic and cool. This nude is slightly darker than my usual go to nude, and it's perfect for autumn and looks great with any make up look on the eyes. It's a little glossier than the rest of the lipsticks here and I really love it.

Rimmel Kate Moss in 107

Nearly every beauty bloggers favourite for autumn is this colour. I bought it last year and absolutely hated it - it looked patchy, never went on even and slid off my lips in about 30 minutes, however this year it's absolutely wonderful! Maybe my lips are just in better condition this year. It's perfect if you want a plum berry shade and it suits paler skin aswell.

Revlon balm stain in Crush

Honestly, I wear this all year round and it's one of my all time favourite lip products, but in A/W it's absolutely perfect. Slightly purple, slightly glossy but so wearable and lasts ages. You can dab it on to create more of a stain-y stain (?) or apply straight from the bullet for more colour impact and then it gently wears down into a stain, so you don't really need to touch up too much.

NARS Matte Lipstick in Cruella

I wear reds all year round however this one definitely screams Autumn more than Ruby Woo. It's less bright, lasts a good few hours and as it's slightly darker it just suits the weather more. I really love this colour and it's a very classy red shade.

Side note that my camera doesn't seem to be picking up the colours truthfully to what they actually look like, but mixing all these up in a routine looks wonderful for Autumn and you probably won't need another lip product until spring!

What's your go to lip product for fall?