My Fall Birthday Makeup Look!

During the autumn and winter months (or -ber months), trends shift to darker and warmer colors where fashion and beauty are concerned -- varying shades of warm brown, orange, red... also blue, gray, purple, and green.

Whenever I do my makeup I make it a point to stick to lighter (ahem... younger-looking) colors, and so it was a real challenge for me to do a fall makeup look to commemorate my birthday month. Anyway before putting on any makeup, I always start with skincare -- I cleanse, tone, and moisturize. You can't skip this part. If you think washing your face, patting it dry, and then applying makeup straight on is the way to go, it's not. Makeup adheres better to clean and moisturized skin.

Lately I've gone back to using my all-time favorite BB Cushion in Natural Beige. I'm more of a BB rather than a foundation user because I prefer the feel of lightweight products on my face.

After patting on BB all over the face, I pat on some concealer on the undereye area and on pimple marks I'd like to cover (yes I have a pimple mark now, boo!).

Because of the high level of humidity here in our country, I usually top the BB and concealer with a bit of powder to set and well, let my face stay fresh-looking for a longer time. I've been using a product which promises luminous baby smooth skin. I bought it from Japan last summer. Read more »

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