So it's summer, and I'm getting more and more resistant to wearing makeup. There are times when this is totally fine, like when my partner and I decide to run around in the woods or take long, sweaty walks through the park. But sometimes I miss wearing makeup, slash, I want to look a bit more presentable than usual without feeling like my face is melting off. Hence, makeup without foundation!
Actually, this look features zero base products. I didn't want to wear concealer and my skin was behaving decently (the flush you see here is because I'd taken a half hour walk about 10 minutes prior to photography). I'm wearing a layer of sunscreen all over, that's it. And, I mean...I don't totally hate it. But looking at it in photographs, a bit of concealer or powder on my undereyes and nose would have improved the whole thing.
Beautiful background we've got here, right? Right!
I decided I would actually try a little with the eye makeup to feel less "undone," and the little eyeliner flick really did boost my mood! Priming with Too Faced Shadow Insurance made my liner and mascara damn near sweatproof, though I did smudge a tiny bit at the very end of the day. No shame, though; I'd been out in the heat and humidity for a few hours at that point. Brow pencil is non-negotiable.
I also patted on some Glossier Haloscope in Quartz and Generation G lipstick in Like. I'm torn on Haloscope in this heat: on the one hand, it looks loooooovely. On the other hand, it never completely dries down, so if I scratch my face or accidentally bump it, it just adds to the sticky feeling. Like could've been replaced by a tinted balm, but eh, this was still an eye-centric sort of day.
I calculated how much my look would've cost me last time, so! This one would be about $117, assuming the Milk mascara was a full-size product instead of the sample seen here, and assuming I didn't pay for this Marc Jacobs liner (which, of course, I didn't). Staying around $100 for a look? Not bad!
You look great! I have been feeling the same way. A few months ago I was still on my quest for my ideal base product, and now that it's 90 degrees every day, I feel like it might be "nothing." Though in the harsh lighting of my work bathroom, I sometimes second guess myself. Until a few years ago, I never wore anything other than concealer or powder, and I think that was fine!
ReplyDeleteExactly! Sometimes I wonder about how we tend to develop an attachment to a made-up face. It gets to the point where more and more seems necessary, ie, "I can't JUST do mascara, I have to do my brows and concealer, too!" It's been beneficial for me to start doing the kind of makeup I did when I was 14 again, as weird as that sounds.
DeleteExuviance has a sunscreen with a teenie bit of a tint that dries to a satin matte (on me) so it smooths and evens everything out juuuust enough that I feel ok leaving the house with nothing else and because there's so little pigment there's nothing to really melt off which is essential right now in the 100 degree Texas heat (barf).
ReplyDeleteI'm re-trying the Tarte tinted primer for the same reason.
DeleteYou look great!
ReplyDeleteHey, thanks!
DeleteI love this! With the prevalence of Instagram makeup there's something especially nice about the freshness of no base products.
ReplyDeleteCoincidentally, I'd like to try another bout of Instagram-style makeup. I think I'd have to be really in the mood for all of the layers and work, though.
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