Middle Aged Mama

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A Sneak Peek inside my Makeup Kit

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Nearly two years ago now, I shared with you the “essentials” in the makeup kit of a middle aged woman (ie, me!).

I thought it would be interesting to take a look now, and see which products are still in my “essentials” kit, and if any new ones have joined them …

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The Middle Aged Woman’s Makeup Kit

  1. My Garnier BB Cream remains a firm favourite! With it’s moisturising, sun protection and skin perfecting qualities, it makes a great foundation for my middle aged skin.
  2. Napoleon Perdis cream blusher – this came as a freebie with a magazine and I love the way it gives my cheeks a touch of subtle, dewy colour.
  3. New makeup brush – courtesy of Miss 18 – because it was about time I replaced the old one!
  4. L’Oreal Infallible pressed powder – this gives the perfect finish and helps my makeup last longer. It was part of the goodie bag I received at the L’Oreal Workshop at Problogger last year. It also helps tone down some of the reddish tinge I seem to get in my face these days.
  5. Ulta3 matte lipstick in Rose Bloom – I found this after my (former) favourite lipstick was discontinued. It has great coverage, isn’t drying on my lips (like many matte lipsticks are), and lasts well. The other thing I love is that it retails for under $5!
  6. You’ll still find a concealer in my makeup kit – this one is by DB.
  7. Mascara is also another must have – this one is by Face of Australia.
  8. At the front, are a couple of new additions to my makeup kit. The first one is a lip pencil – by Ulta 3, just like my favourite lipstick – because it helps to define my lips and stops lipstick bleeding. Oh the joys of getting older!
  9. And I’ve also welcomed a brow pencil to my kit. Brows have become a feature to be emphasised, and I’ve embraced the trend with this NYX brow pencil and brush in taupe.
  10. The last item in my kit is a pair of glasses – sadly necessary now if I want to actually see what I’m doing as I apply my makeup!

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It’s not often that I wear all of them at once – perhaps for church, or a special dinner or outing. Working from home, I usually just wear a bit of lipstick or lip balm. But it’s nice to know that when I *do* want to go the whole hog, I have some tried and true favourites at the ready!

Hope you enjoyed this sneak peek inside my makeup kit! What are the items you consider essential?

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  1. I really need to overhaul my makeup kit pronto. Did you see the woman that borrowed a friends makeup to hid a pimple and ended up in a wheelchair with a staf infection? OMG, my girls borrow my kit all the time.

    • Ewww no I didn’t hear about that one! Miss 18 pinches my makeup too when she’s here …

  2. That is a decent kit. It has only recently come to my attention how different women’s makeup kits can be. For example, I don’t own any foundation or skin cosmetics. My kit is heavy on eye cosmetics; pencil eye liner, gel eye liner, eye liner brush, eye shadow, 3 eye shadow brushes, mascara (of course) etc. Wow it sounds like I’m obsessed. Most days I don’t even wear it!

    • Isn’t that funny – I don’t use eyeshadow or eyeliner at all! So yes we are all very different!

  3. I finally bought a BB cream the other day by Maybelline and it’s too pale. I need a shade darker but I’m not sure I like it. It makes my face shiny. I use Revlon One Step as it has the foundation and powder in one. I don’t use blush except at night. Eyeliner, mascara and brown eye shadow plus a Revlon colourstay lipstick are all part of my routine and have been for ten years! OMG I need to change my style!

    • I think you look fine the way you are Pinky! All BB creams are not the same – I hate anything that makes my face feel oily and shiny but the Garnier one really seems to work for me.

  4. My 3 essentials are my lipstick, lipstick brush and lipstick pencil. Then pencil gives me a lovely outline that prevents my lipstick from “bleeding” into the skin around my lips. My lipstick is essential for touchups throughout the day and the lipstick brush is a “must have” so I can get to all the lipstick in the bottom of the tube. I couldn’t bear to throw it out knowing it wasn’t completely finished!