MY EVERYDAY AUTUMN MAKE-UP ROUTINE

With every new season comes a new make-up routine. Throughout the summer I prefer a much lighter and minimalistic look but when it comes to Autumn I'm not afraid to go for a much more intense look. I love brown, taupe and any sort of neutral tone.

I start off with a primer and  at the moment I'm loving Bare Minerals 'Prime time'. It's perfect for my skin type and makes my foundation effortlessly glide over my skin. Next I apply my Bare Minerals bare skin foundation. I'm going to continue to use this for a little while yet purely because it does wonders for the appearance of my skin. But as we get further into Winter I usually prefer something with a heavier coverage. I apply this using buffing movements with my Real Techniques buffing brush. Next I apply a small amount of Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer to my dark circles. I blend this in using the same buffing brush.

I finish off my face by applying a small amount of bronzer just below my cheek bone to give my face some shape. I've been using these No. 17 bronzing pearls for about 2 years now and I'm beginning to think they will never run out - not that I'm complaining!

I then move onto my eyes, I begin with Urban Decays eye shadow primer potion. This is amazing and is an essential for every girls make up bag. For an everyday look I usually stick to very natural tones. Recently I've been loving the Naked Basics 2 palette, it's full of matte colours which provide the perfect natural look. I start off with Skimp all over my lid, I then use Frisk in the crease and on the outer lid. I finally blend Primal into the crease to add some depth to my eyes. I then use a little bit of Undone on my lash lines, I think that an actual eye liner looks too dark on me for everyday, so I prefer a dark brown eye shadow. I then apply Mii's Intensifying lash lover. This is one of the best mascaras I've used, read a full review here.

Next up is my brows. Over the years these have changed dramatically but I must say I'm pretty happy with them at the moment. For a while I just used an eye shadow to fill my brows in but recently I've been much preferring a brow pencil. I use Rimmels Brow Pencil in Hazel. It applies effortlessly and isn't too dark for my eyebrows. It's also perfect for creating a more natural brow or a much more defined brow depending on what you prefer.

And that's it! I used to spend ages doing my make-up in the morning but I've now got it down to a fine art and am super speedy to allow myself extra time in bed!!