How to create a flawless base

I really like my base today. I have a few spots on my chin and my dreaded dark circles are in full effect thanks to my cranky, teething toddler that doesn't seem to need any sleep! 

It's quite a few steps so not a quick morning routine but worth the time and effort for a big event where you want a flawless base. This won't work for everyone, if you have particularly dry skin for example you may want to set the foundation lightly with a translucent powder instead and start with a hydrating primer.

After working a matte No7 primer into the skin, I lightly apply MAC's Painterly Paint Pot over my dark circles and a tiny amount of green corrector to my spots. 
Then I lightly apply MAC's Soft Ocre Paint Pot to my eye lids up to my brows plus any areas that I sweat or my makeup tends to slide around and wear off. Paint Pots dry to a powder finish and don't budge so act as an extra primer. 
Next I apply MAC's Radiant Rose Prep & Prime Highlighter under my eyes down to my orbital bone and then I apply Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation. I work this into my skin with the same brush that I used to apply my matte primer. 
Next I apply MAC Studio Sculpt concealer and finally I finished up by dusting MAC Studio Fix Powder Foundation over the top to set it all and add extra coverage. Though I set the under eye area with translucent powder.

So, yeah a few steps but this combination gives great coverage and doesn't budge!

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Orange and pink, they go together right?

I woke up this morning thinking about a look with soft orange eyes and bright pink lips. Maybe because I wanted to use my Rubenesque Paint Pot by MAC. 

I got it ages ago and hardly ever use it as it doesn't really suit my colouring - it's a pearlescent orange/peach that looks amazing on green eyes. That said, I felt I had to use it as it was just staring at me from my kit bag. MAC Paint Pots are creamy but dry to a powder finish. They're high in pigment so can be a great base to start off an eye look. They won't budge or crease so you don't need an eyelid primer underneath.

I didn't want to do a heavy orange look, I tried it a few weeks ago and it was a disaster! So, I kept the eyes quite light with a wash of Rubenesque, some contouring in the crease for depth and then lined my top & bottom lashes with a dark brown eyeshadow using an angled brush. I used shadow rather than gel/ liquid eyeliner as I wanted a softer, more natural look.

Then I went for bright pink lips. What do you think? I like it, I think. Looks like a softer, more daytime version of my Leigh Lezarck look.

BAD pics of me today BTW - I look half asleep because my toddler has started waking at 2am and crying for the rest of the night. Here's hoping she sleeps through tonight!

The make up is the same in both pics but the bottom pic shows of the eye colour better. I look like I'm about to fall asleep in it though, yuck!

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