Long Live The Classy by Maryam Karodia: Effortless Glam

Hey guys!

I have been getting lots of questions about what products I use whenever I do my make-up. This is my signature look, minus the falsies of course! It looks quite complicated, but it's actually very simple.

So, lets go step by step.

STEP 1: Prime

So you must be thinking, aftershave? (this chic cray)
Well, I've been watching Nikkie Tutorials for quite some time now and she raves about the Nivea men aftershave balm and how it helps your make-up stick to your skin.

Obviously I had to get it and you know what, it's AMAZING! (and affordable)It really allows your foundation to stick to your skin making it last all day long.

Then I apply the Make Up Forever step 1 primer to fill in my pores, mainly on my T-zone.
I prefer this primer over the Benefit Porefessional, because it doesn't completely dry out my skin like the Porefessional one does.

STEP 2: Foundation and Concealer

I've recently bought this foundation when I went to Jordan. I've seen so many beauty vloggers on Youtube reviewing great things about this and thought I'd give it a try ( don't we all love the internet) .

I love that this foundation is full coverage but also looks like skin. The best thing about this foundation is that it's a stick, which is very handy.

You can either apply this foundation with a buffing brush or a beauty blender. I used both.

I didn't apply a too much concealer seeing that the foundation was quite high coverage. I love the Chanel concealer which is more like a corrector that has a slight salmon rose colour which cancels out darkness under the eyes. I then go over with the MAC light boost to add a touch of brightness to my under eyes, nose and forehead. (blend with Beauty Blender)

STEP 3: Set/bake

I lightly dusted the Make Up Forever translucent powder to my entire face, then went hardcore baking under my eyes.

Baking (emphasizing the highlights of your face by leaving tranclucent powder for a few minutes) really sets your concealer to a whole new level. It highlights your under eyes like no other, meaning your concealer will never crease.

STEP 4: Eyes

I've keeped the eyeshadow basic, adding dark brown to my crease and under my eyes to create depth. I then highlight the inner corners of my eyes and brow bone with a shimmery shade and that's the shadow done!

To fill my brows I used the Motives brow styling kit, utilising the dark brown shade applied with an angled brush to fill them in.

I set with the Benefit gimme brow so my brows stay in place.

I then added a wing liner to finish the look. I love the Artist Of Makeup extreme art liner pen to create a sharp, neat line. If you don't have this product, you have no idea what you're missing!

Just to make my blog post look a bit dramatic I've finished the look with some Huda Beauty false lashes. I then layered the mascara on my bottom lashes.

STEP 5: Highlight, Contour and Blush