It probably won't surprise you to learn that I currently have a few "organisation" projects going on around my home....
These new projects are inspired though by a book recommended to me recently (more of which soon....)
one of my projects is my beauty drawer....or should I say drawers plus shelf.
I am fortunate enough to be sent lots of gorgeous beauty products for review....
I love a good product and very happily try every single one, whatever brand it is.
I am definitely all about skincare and the importance of it....
I vowed last year to "CTM" (cleanse, tone, moisturise) every single night (instead of just when I was feeling extra virtuous or had time) and I have stuck to that.
I also love make-up....I wear it every day, not a lot of it necessarily but always some.
I don't feel I need it, I just enjoy wearing it.
Some of the products that I wear are products that I've been sent and I mix and match brands all the time.
My skin has changed as I've got older....
products that suited me when I was 23 don't suit me anymore.
I love a make-up counter and like most people have probably been seduced and dazzled by the pretty colours & tones...and the beautiful assistants!
On the other hand, these days I tend to go to a beauty counter knowing precisely what I am going to buy....
I don't usually browse and I am often replacing something that I have used before.
I must admit to finding beauty counters fairly intimidating though....
I don't think I've ever walked away with something that I didn't need but I'm sure many people have.
Buying make-up is quite a challenge....it can also be fairly expensive so in many ways it's easy to stick to something you know works....possibly a reason why so many of us get stuck in a beauty rut. I'd like to try a new foundation but don't really want to purchase something that looked okay in the store but when I got home - or out into daylight - was totally wrong for me.
I haven't had one of those in-store makeovers for years....
I had one just before I got married, the consultant (Lancome I think it was) made me look so beautiful that I literally bought everything he had used on me....
and then of course didn't quite manage to re-create it myself!!
Thankfully I had a professional make-up artist friend do my wedding day make-up.
A great idea is to do a make-up course. There are lots of makeup courses in London or the UKto choose from & they're a really useful way of getting some wonderful tips & ideas - and trying out new styles & products.
For those looking to get into the world of beauty, you might also want to think about studying a beauty course to help brush up on your beauty skills.
While a department store make-up artist or assistant is obviously going to recommend their brand....a professional make-up artist/a course tutor will allow you to try out lots of different products to see which suits you best.
I feel some new purchases coming on....off to clear out those drawers right now!
