• Face five challenge // tag •

I'd been eyeing up the face five challenge posts that were appearing on my bloglovin feed so I was chuffed to bits when Gillian from purplegillian tagged me to take part! The tag entails creating a make-up look with just 5 products which is harder for some than it is for others - luckily, I tend to keep my make-up look minimal for work and end up using around 5 products anyway.

If you read my recent haul post, you'll know that I picked up the Bourjois 123 Perfect Colour Correcting Cream in 31 Ivory and have to say that I really like it. It's quite liquidy compared to other foundations that I've tried (too many that I care to admit!) but the coverage is great. I haven't included a concealer in this look as I think you can build the coverage of this product for any problem areas. Anyway, I won't say too much about this as I'm planning on reviewing it when I've had more experience with it.

I didn't intend for this look to be kind of Bourjois-heavy, but the truth is that my favourite and most-used base products are from Bourjois. The Bourjois Bronzing Primer is no different and is such an easy product to use. It works perfectly as a bronzer and can also be used as a contour colour too. Cream products are always my favourite to use as I think they look more natural than powder products, so picking up this bronzer last year was a no brainer for me. I apply it to the high points of my cheeks and around my hairline and it warms up my face beautifully.

The Soap & Glory Thick and Fast Super Volume Mascara  in Superjet Black gives my lashes masses of volume and the right amount of thickness for day-to-day wear. I've only just started using it but I'm already in love with it. With a minimal make up look, I try to emphasise my lashes as they can really open up your eyes and add a little something special to your look.

If I'm not wearing any eyeshadow I tend to go big on brows and this Rimmel Professional Eye Brow Pencil in Black Brown is both the perfect colour and the perfect texture for me. I prefer eyebrow pencils as opposed to brow powder as you can sharpen pencils to get a really crisp point, making it easier to create the illusion of added individual hairs. Another bonus is the brush that's on the lid - it's a bit rough but it does the trick.

My final product is the Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector in 05 Candy Shimmer. This is the lip product that I reach for when I don't have time to um and ah about which colour to wear as it's so easy and looks great with any look, particularly natural ones. It has the perfect amount of pigment, adding a slight peachy-pink colour to your lips, whilst not having that nasty sticky effect that other glosses give. It certainly does what it says on the tube as it gives your lips a natural sheen whilst perfecting them to make them look fuller and glossier. You can read a more in-depth review of this product in this post.


Thank you again to Gillian for tagging me to do the challenge, I absolutely loved writing it! I'm not quite 'there yet' when it comes to posting photos of make-up looks actually on my face, but if I was, I'd definitely show you all what the products would look like on...maybe this could be an idea for an updated face five challenge in a few months time!

The 5 people that I'd like to tag are:
Amie from belle-amie
Selina from seli's corner
Kristina from creepers and cupcakes
Ellis from ellis tuesday
Amelia from amelia rose

The rules are:
1. use 5 products to create a make-up look
2. each different product counts as one product - eg. benefit benetint can only count as one product
3. no palettes, trios, quads or multi-shade palettes are allowed
4. tag 5 others to complete the challenge
5. have fun!

I would also like to tag all of you to complete the challenge, just leave your links down below. I'd love to see what you all come up with!

PS. Don't forget to enter my MAC Giveaway - ends on 19th March!

Daniela