My Everyday Makeup Routine 💅✨

     When I was in senior high school, it seemed like the main reason for going to school was to study hard. “As a student, you should just focus on studying. Don’t waste too much time dressing yourself,” this is what my mom always tells me. Therefore, I seldom put on makeup for three years in senior high school. (also because of the pandemic we were required to wear masks 😔) However, after I became a university student, I started to do my makeup every day! Although I have to wake up earlier, I still enjoy doing makeup every morning. (unless I oversleep 😅) Just thinking I can be a little more pretty today gives me the motivation to do it.

    Now I’m going to introduce my makeup process! My skin always becomes a little dry after I wash it with the cleanser. So my first step is to spray some hydration mist or use facial lotion to make sure my face will not get drier when I'm doing other steps. Next, I will put on sunscreen. The summer in Taiwan is usually super sunny, the UV rays can cause sunburn, skin cancer, and deeper damage that can not be seen right away. Thus, it is important to use sunscreen to take care of your skin. After the pre-steps, it’s time to put on the foundation! There are many kinds of products that you can use as a foundation, such as BB cream, powder foundation, liquid foundation, cushion foundation, etc. I prefer using the cushion foundation, a case with a sponge and liquid foundation in it. It’s more convenient than any other kind of foundation that you don't have to use your fingers to spread the liquid on your face first, and then use the puff to blend the foundation. With the cushion one, I only have to use the puff to touch the sponge, and I can blend the foundation on my face. It saves my time very well. Then, I will apply some concealer to cover my imperfections and “panda eyes”. The final step of base makeup is to put on the finish powder, which can make the makeup stay longer on the face. 

    All above are base makeup. Coming to my favorite part— cosmetics. For me doing makeup is just like drawing but it is not on paper. I always put on the blush first. I like the natural color tone so I usually use a light pink blush on my cheek. It can make me look more energetic but not too red which may be too exaggerated. The next one is eyelashes! For me, these are the main points of the whole makeup. Beautiful eyelashes can make my eyes look bigger, I think this is the reason why I'm so obsessed with applying mascara. Then I will draw the eyeliner with the liquid eyeliner. This step requires technical skills for drawing two almost symmetrical lines on the eye corners. The mistake always happens when I am in a rush to class, I just can't draw them perfectly anyway. Drawing eyebrows is a step that I have to do carefully. If I draw them too dark, my eyebrows will look like a cartoon character —Crayon Shin-chan, whose eyebrows are very thick. That's gonna be funny. The final touch is to apply my favorite lipstick or lipgloss. Same as the blush, I choose a natural tone color that can improve my complexion.

    That's all my makeup steps! I really enjoy the time I'm doing makeup, I think it makes me more confident in some way. Thank you for reading my share.🫶🏻