My Everyday Makeup Routine - No Foundation Required!

Everyday Makeup Routine

When it comes to make-up, I think you've gathered by now I'm a total make-up junkie of course! The weekends are usually for me when I have the most time to play around with make-up to create new looks and test out products. But for the week days, I tend to stick to a minimal routine which involves no foundation, as I like to let me skin breath. My everyday makeup mainly consists of a neutral brown eye, a bit of bronzer, blush and a lip balm, the only thing I always do fully everyday is my brows (you got to have those brows on fleek!) So today I wanted to share with you my everyday make-up routine to show you that you don't always need a foundation to look your best, it's just about a good skincare routine and a kick ass concealer!

What's your go to makeup staple you can't live without everyday?

Products Used:

 NYX Micro Brow Pencil in Ash Brown
Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin
Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Fatigue Blur in Cool Rose
Kiko Eyeshadow Stick in No5 Rosy Brown
MAC 242 Brush
Luna from the Revolution Iconic Pro 1 Palette
Crease Brush from Royal & Langnickel
Ember from the Collection Eyes Uncovered Palette in Nude Bronze
MAC 217 Brush
Kabuki Brush from Royal & Langnickel
Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer in Light Warm
Real Techniques Buffing Brush
Physicians Formula BB Bronzer in Medium Dark
Real Techniques 103 Brush
Too Faced Love Flush in How Deep is Your Love
MAC 168 Brush
Maybelline Brow Drama Sculpting Mascara in Dark Brown
Disposable Mascara Spoolie
Maybelline Gel Liner in Brown
Slanted Liner Brush from Royal & Langnickel
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Demolition
Eyelash Curlers from MAC
Benefit They're Real Mascara in Brown

Real Techniques 200 Brush
Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Soothing Lip Balm in Pink Sugar

For a full list of where you can find the brushes I used, please check out My Current Favourite Make-Up Brushes

Kiko Long Lasting Stick Eyeshadow Review and Photos

Kiko Long Lasting Stick Eyeshadow

I had never heard of the brand Kiko until recently. Kiko is an Italian brand, stocking everything from, nail polish to make-up, skincare to brushes. This affordable brand can be found online and in stand alone stores around the UK. Last month I popped into the Regent Street store to take a closer look at what they had to offer. I had heard a few people talk about the shadow sticks because of their staying power, great colour selection and affordability, so here's my thoughts.

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Price
These retail for £6.90 each for 1.64g, which is amazing value for money, considering they come boxed and have the most beautiful sleek packaging.

Packaging

Most Kiko products are packaged in simple black packaging, reminiscent of MAC Cosmetics. I love how each item comes boxed too, making it feel like your buying into a high end, expensive brand. These long lasting stick eye shadows come in 32 shades and go by numbers on the box and names and numbers on the website. I picked up three shades in 5, 7 & 25.

 

Application

Upon application these glide on really easily. The consistency is a little slippery but they do dry out once applied to the eyes. I used number 5 in the socket and blended this out with a crease brush. Although they have great pigmentation, I did feel like I needed another layer to create the desired intensity, I blended this out with my finger.

Longevity

On the packaging the eye shadow sticks claim to hold for 8 hours with no transfer and when I swatched these in the shop, I could not get them off my hand! I applied no 5 at 10am that morning and by 2pm I had quite a bit of creasing and some of the product had worn off completely. By 9pm I hardly had any colour left in my crease, but most of the colour was still visible in my socket.

Overall Thoughts
I was really excited to try these, especially because of the price, longevity and great colour selection. Unfortunately the staying power in the crease was not impressive at all and just made my eye make-up look messy, which was a shame. To get the best from these eye shadow sticks, I think they would be better suited as an eye shadow base, worn with a primer underneath.

Although this was my first time trying anything from Kiko, it hasn't put me off wanting to try some more different products, as they do remind me of a cross between MAC and Inglot, but for half the price. Let me know in the comments down below if you've tried these stick eye shadows, I'd love to know your thoughts too?

I award the Kiko Long Lasting Stick Eyeshadow 2.7 out of 5