UPSIZE PH | My 10-Step Daily All Glam Makeup Routine

I love makeup. There’s something about them that’s so beautiful and something about how you apply them that’s so therapeutic and relaxing. I learned to love going out to get to the office everyday because I look forward to slapping on layer after layer of makeup and watch my face transform right in front of my very eyes.

Check out YouTube and you’d see hundreds, if not thousands, of makeup tutorials where they serve you a natural look. Well, henny, I’m not about the natural look. If i’ll be spending thousands of pesos on makeup products, people better be noticing!!

If you’re into that sort of stuff, you’ve come to the right place. Here is my -step daily all glam game.

Step 1: Draw them Brows

After my morning skincare routine, while waiting for my sunblock to seep in, I start doing my brows. I use the Milani Stay Put Brow in Dark Brown. This formula almost feels like Anastasia Beverly Hills’ Dipbrow Pomade (in fact, they kind of look similar in packaging too 👀) but it’s waaaay cheaper at just Php 499.

Step 2: Clean that mess!

After drawing my sisters-not-twins eyebrows to fleekest perfection, I clean up the messy part and highlight them with Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in Sand cause that product is so bomb and I’m not really crazy about that whole natural-eyebrows vibe.

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in Sand — ***Maybelline*** *Fit Me Concealer in Sand*

Step 3: Base for your Face

I live for a not-totally-there-but-not-totally-natural look for the face base so I use IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream Illumination SPF 50+ in Light which literally gives you that gorgeous shimmering glow.

If I want a more matte look, I will mix some MAC Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 in NC25. Beat, of course, with a forever reliable beautyblender.

Step 4: Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know

Using the same Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in Sand, I dot on my pimple marks and slather some under my eyes to hide my excess eye baggage and dab, dab, dab with that same beautyblender.

Step 5: BAKE!

The hype is real, sis. Laura Mercier Translucent Powder is the makeup gods’ gift to earth. Using a damp beautyblender, I grab some product and bake away.

Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder — ***Laura Mercier*** *Translucent Loose Setting Powder*

Step 6: Eyes

It may be an all glam daily look but it doesn’t mean I’d go packing my eyes with some crazy colors and glitter. I just tightline my eyes with a MAC Pro Longwear Eyeliner in Definedly Black and then just cut my crease with Oh What Fun, a sort of soft brown color, from the Super Fun Night palette of the Too Faced Best Year Ever collection.

MAC Cosmetics Pro Longwear Eye Liner in Definedly Black — ***MAC Cosmetics*** *Pro Longwear Eye Liner in Definedly Black*

Too Faced Super Fun Night collection — ***Too Faced*** *Super Fun Night collection*

Step 6: Lash blast

On days when I feel like it’s gonna be a busy sweaty day, I wear L’Oreal’s Lash Paradise. On regular days, I go for Benefit Cosmetics Bad Gal Bang. Do it after you curl your lashes, of course.

Step 7: Contour

Before I brush off the setting powder, I contour with MAC Extra Dimension Bronzing Powder in Delphic. Just a soft shadow to give my face some dimension then I brush off the setting powder and put the excess all over the rest of my face.

MAC Cosmetics Extra Dimension Bronzing Powder / Mirage Noir in Delphic — ***MAC Cosmetics*** *Extra Dimension Bronzing Powder / Mirage Noir in Delphic*

Step 8: Blush

I only fell in love with blush pretty recently and I can’t stop. It’s so satisfying to see a pop of color on your face after creating a nice, flawless base. For blush, I interchange the classic cult fave NARS Blush in Orgasm and Pink Sugar Sweet Cheeks HD Cheek Color in Miss Independent.