10 Daytime Must-haves for Makeup under 10 minutes.

Phew! That was a long caption 🙂 I had been thinking about sharing with you all the makeup products I use on a daily basis. My daily wear makeup is very minimal. Nothing very fancy shmancy. My focus is to look well-groomed and presentable.

I loathe to wear makeup on a daily basis. YES! I know this may come as a surprise to some of you what with me being a beauty blogger and all. But I do like reviewing products but I am NOT makeup obsessed 😉 I like to keep my skin clean and healthy and basically let it breathe. But whenever I do wear makeup these are the products I reach for.

I usually have to run errands like grocery shopping, household chores, pick and drop of children to the school etc things like that. And for such chores I don’t glam up at all. No. Don’t want to scare people off 😉 Also I usually have to rush out in max 10 to 15 minutes. So I keep things simple and basic, nothing complicated and time-consuming 🙂

So here are my top 10 products I like to use for a minimal makeup look.

Here goes:

SUNBLOCK

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

First up is a sunblock that I use which is a MUST for me and should be for all of you out there. Currently I am using and LOVING this sunblock plus primer which does an excellent job of priming the skin and providing sun protection from the sun’s harmful rays. This gives the skin a smooth base and does an excellent job of keeping my makeup fresh and long-lasting even in super heat.

 

PRIMER

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

Sometimes I use this primer and sunblock separately. This is a very good drugstore primer. Not heavy on the pocket and conceals the pores beautifully. I also like the fact that it is super smooth and doesn’t bunch up and makes the foundation or powder go on smoothly.

 

TRANSLUCENT POWDER

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in the shade translucent is the love of my life. I am about to hit pan on this powder. It is so finely milled that it gives skin  a gorgeous finish and looks seamless and even. It doesn’t cake up or bunch up. Doesn’t cling to dry patches at all. I can go on and on about the good attributes of this powder. It is simply awesome. I use to apply a BB cream but I have ditched it for every day for now. I only use this powder on top of my sunblock. This gives my skin a natural finish at the same time mattifies without making the skin look too dry.

 

BRONZER

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

Now bronzing up my face is optional frankly. If I have the time and if my face needs a bit of color and dimension I reach for the Balm cosmetics bronzer desert. It is a pretty good every day bronzer.

 

BLUSH

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

I mostly rotate between two blushes for my everyday wear. One being the Balm cosmetics FRAT BOY. This is a matt pink blush which is subtle yet pretty on the skin. For a light wash of color on the cheeks, this blush is perfect.

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

The second blush I reach for is a peach toned blush from Clarins. Unfortunately this is discontinued but you can find a similar type of blush in almost all the drugstore brands. Again, this is a very beautiful shade of peach which brings color and freshness to the face.

 

EYES

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

I don’t fill my brows or do any eye-shadow but I do like to wear a nude pencil in my water line. This makes my eyes look wide and bright. As I wear glasses, this step really helps to open up my eyes and make them look awake.

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

Sometimes I also use a brown colored eye pencil just below my water line. I like to use brown as compared to black for my eyes as I feel it looks softer and subtle.

 

LIPS

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

I have used and abused this Revlon colorburst balm stain in the shade honey, so much and I still can’t get enough of it. I like using this for every day wear practically the whole year come winter or summer because firstly its texture is like a soothing balm and it leaves behind a gorgeous stain on the lips. It is a deep mauve color which on application is a bit shiny but the shine goes away quickly. Staying power is pretty good and the stain it leaves behind is super pretty, like bee stung lips. I love it ❤

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

Daytime must haves- Maha's Corner

MAC Plumful is another favorite which I wear almost every day. This is a muted mid tone pink with a hint of plum. The finish is glossy but not sticky. It is super comfortable on the lips and looks lovely with practically every color of clothing 🙂

 

So there you have it, my ten most used makeup products for everyday makeup. What products do you reach for the most?

 

MAHA<3 ❤ ❤