Keeping it simple
Have you ever seen people with a huge bag of makeup collections? I did. At some point in life, I was working in the costume and make-up department during the theater days. I still don’t know how others can collect a lot of make-up but it was kinda making sense since the job requires us to be that way. But for those who are not into make-up, it is still absurd to me to have a gigantic box filled with things that we may never use. On the other hand, not having make-up as a girl, I was often asked why I was barefaced. It was a practical life to me and I liked it that way. But over time, I softened up a bit. I started caring about how I look. So, I started listing all the products that I really need and essentials. I didn’t know what was good for me before but overtime, I learned that I could survive with only about 10-12 essentials. And here is my minimalist makeup collection.
A simple skin care
In my daily life, I rely a lot on foaming wash, serum, and sunscreen in the morning. Then, during the night, it’s mostly just foaming wash, serum, and a night cream that claims to have a blue light protection. If I want extra care for my skin, I can go to a beauty salon and have facial and eye treatment. Even when I travel, I tend to find a favorite spot where I can do it.
Effortless Look
Though I like seeing people with heavy make up, I always prefer an effortless look. It suits me more because having too much on my face makes me look like a clown. So, after my skin care routine, I apply a bb cream with spf,powder foundation, and blush(rarely). Depending on the occasion, I keep an eye shadow handy just in case I have to attend a friend's wedding or something formal.
No sweat eye-makeup
I naturally have a dark eye-brow that even when I try to give it a shade of brown, they won’t appear much. So, I rarely use them. The same thing with eye lashes where I just curl them without giving it any lashes.
Smooth Lip Care
To complete the look, I usually use lip balm and one color of lipstick. I usually skip the eye-makeup and just go straight to the lip care. If I am feeling splurging, I would get another shade. Brands for me somewhat matters, I generally stick to one brand or two and rarely being experimental.
Having a minimal skin and make-up kit helps a lot during traveling. Since usually, there’s a limit of the max liquid, the minimal it is, the better. I also don’t generally buy any bigger size and opt for travel sizes. Since I don’t indulge in cosmetics, I managed to save up some money which is another plus thing about this. Not to mention, As I do minimal and only keeping the essentials, I rarely get horrible pimples. I often read that it’s also better for the skin to experience some make-up free days or even minimal exposure to chemicals. Do you keep your make-up/skin-care routine simple too?
If you want to read my minimalism journey, you can find some of them here. Some gems are also here :
📎 How Minimalism Has Helped Me Getting My Sh*t Together
📎 Update on my Minimalist lifestyle
Mac's Pinmapple Travel List
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