My Everyday Makeup Routine

Happy New Year everyone! To kick off 2016, here's my everyday makeup routine! I pretty much do this on most days - at least 5 days a week for work. I typically don't wear makeup during the weekends, unless I'm "going out on the town" which to be honest doesn't really happen that often because #IamAGranny. 

I'm sure to some this might be a little too much for every day but for me this is a pretty "simple" routine that I've got down to a T. I switch up a few of the products every so often but the routine is still the same. If I'm quick and don't do the winged liner look, I can do my makeup within 10 minutes (which I think is pretty quick!). 

Hope you guys enjoy the video!

MAC MACnificent Me Collection | My Inner Femme + Diva Antics Lipsticks

It is hard to keep track of all the MAC collections coming out every year... there's so many! One of their latest is the MACnificent Me Collection which is inspired by the winners of the MACnificent Me contest where individuality, style, and passion are celebrated.

I naturally gravitated to the lipsticks because the colours in this collection are beautiful, especially the reds!

MAC Lipstick in Twig

I've been on the hunt for the Maybelline Color Sensational Creamy Matte Lipstick in Touch of Spice ever since seeing it on Hollyannaeree, but unfortunately the creamy matte line isn't available in Hong Kong (correct me if I'm wrong...). So of course I did a good ol' Google search for dupes and MAC Twig was one that kept popping up.

My Top 5 | Liquid Eyeliners

First thing's first, a look is not complete without a good set of winged eyeliner for me - it makes a huge difference to the overall look and also elongates the eyes and makes them look bigger. I've used pencil liner, gel liner, eyeshadow (you name it!) to create the perfect winged eye but I personally find that nothing beats liquid liner! You get a clean precise thin or thick line and in my experience liquid liners last the longest on me... especially for my oily lids. This brings me to today's long overdue post on my favourite liquid eyeliners.

MAC Lipstick - Speak Louder

I've added yet another MAC lipstick to my ever-growing collection! This time the star of the post is MAC's Lipstick in Speak Louder. MAC describes it as a "clean poppy blue pink". It's definitely a muted blue-based pinkish red, the colour is actually brighter and more vibrant in person than it comes off in the photos... but definitely still a very wearable day or night colour.

MAC Eye Shadow in Ricepaper and Satin Taupe

MAC Eye Shadow in (L-R): Ricepaper and Satin Taupe

Uh-oh...my MAC obsession is slowly but surely growing! I've been into makeup for many years, and one of my first ever lipglosses was from MAC but I found it so sticky and since then I haven't really explored MAC makeup...funny how one sticky lipgloss steered me away from MAC for so many years! However, in the last 2 or 3 years, I've been getting into MAC products more and more... I love their Liquidlast Liner in Point Black, extremely black and long-lasting on my oily lids even though the liner does get gloopy after a while. And of course, I've also been getting into their lipsticks as well, you can see my latest posts on two of the lipsticks in their latest Marilyn Monroe collection and my post on my favourite completely matte lipstick, Ruby Woo.

A few weeks ago, I was in Heathrow's T3 Duty Free and I could not resist heading straight to the MAC counter. I had to wait quite a while to be served because for some reason there was only one girl working in the store and she was actually doing makeup on another customer...Poor thing, felt bad for her because she had to keep apologising to the growing number of waiting customers. Anyway, I have been eyeing these Ricepaper and Satin Taupe for a while now so I had to get them, especially at the £10 duty free price! 

MAC Marilyn Monroe Collection Lipsticks in Charmed I'm Sure and Love Goddess

MAC Marilyn Monroe collection lipsticks in Charmed I'm Sure and Love Goddess

The Marilyn Monroe collection is MAC's latest limited edition release which contains a range of lipsticks, nails polishes, blushes, lip pencils and other various products. You can see the full list of products here. Majority of the products come with a gorgeous print of Marilyn Monroe from The Black Sitting and if you're a fan of Marilyn Monroe, then the packaging is definitely something that may tempt you to purchase something from this collection.

MAC Heavenly Creature Collection - Mineralize Blush in Supernova and Mineralize Skinfinish in Star Wonder

Picked these up today from MAC's new Heavenly Creature collection! I picked up the Mineralize Skinfinish in Star Wonder and the Mineralize Blush in Supernova. The items in this collection are all so pretty - all beautifully marbleized! Click after the jump for close-ups and swatches :)

MAC Mineralize Blush in Warm Soul

I swear majority of my posts are dedicated to cheek products...such a blush addict! MAC's Mineralize Blush in Warm Soul has been on my wishlist since I first swatched it and when payday came I finally picked it up!

MAC Lipstick in Ruby Woo

My first MAC lipstick! Funnily enough I actually don't own that many MAC products in my makeup collection but recently I've been tempted into trying out more MAC products. So I decided to pick up Ruby Woo - a cult classic!