Graduation Makeup

As you may have seen on my Twitter and Instagram, I have now graduated from the University of York – I am officially a BA (Hons) graduate! Typically, I needed to arrive on campus at 7am which resulted in an incredibly early start. As a result, I carefully planned my makeup for the day and wanted to share it with you today:

First I applied my favourite Witch Primer to help keep my make-up in place all day. I had made sure that I packed a variety of concealers to cover up my tired eyes, including my current favourite Anti-Spot Cover Stick from Essence. I also added a touch of Essence’s Big Bright Eyes stick to the inside corners of my eyes and blended it in, which really brightens your eyes. I then applied my new Essence foundation with my Real Techniques Core Collection brushes. I’m aware that there’s a lot of Essence products in this look, and that’s thanks to a wonderful event I attended in Manchester which announced the launch of this European brand in the UK. There will be a more detailed post in the future about my favourite products, but in the mean time I will say that it’s a fantastically affordable brand which is also impressively good quality. They are now for sale throughout the UK in Wilkinsons stores and online. This Anti-Spot foundation is only £3.50 and it’s packed full of antibacterial properties to fight bad skin as well as cover imperfections, and my skin has been significantly better since I started using products from this Pure Skin range.