Beauty Amnesia

Hello Spring! And hello hay fever.

I have what I call beauty amnesia.  I have baskets and make up cases full of this and that miscellaneous make up items.  I am like a magpie with sparkly, colourful things, or new exciting beauty trends that will change my life.

New BB Cream? Must have it! New mascara that promises longer lusher lashes? Give me two!
However, I should know well enough at my age that I should stick to a certain beauty routine and use tried and true beauty products. 

My skin is like an oil slick, summer or winter, air con outside, no matter what the environmental conditions are.  I also suffer from allergies and hay fever, so constant running eyes and nose does not help. I have to stick to oil free and long lasting make-up or its all slid off my face by lunch time, I kid you not.

So here are my basics that I try to stick to:

Garnier Oily/Combination BB Cream, I use both the light and the medium and mix them to get the right shade for my skin. It really is a miracle worker and stays somewhat in place.

MAC NC20 and Thin Lizzy in Light. Thin Lizzy is also a miracle worker for highligthing and shading.  I draw in my brows with a brown eyeshadow, this one is L'Oreal in a bronze.Powder my face and shade and highlight with a bronzer or my trusty Thin Lizzy.

Then line my eyes with a liquid liner, this one is by Coral Colours, go over that with a cream liner, this one is Maybelline. Try to achieve a smokey eye with the same brown I used on my brows and finish with mascara. I have short stumpy lashes so I like the one that use the white coating then a coating of black. But this one is an Almay for green eyes mascara that works just as well.

I did try permanent make up tattooing as a solution for my disappearing make up, but that is for another post.

Tell me, do you have any oily skin secrets for badly behaved skin?