So you might have read this title and thought - Is she crazy make up for the gym?
Well I don't think I'd go as far as crazy buuuttttttt .....
Now I'm not the kind of girl who cant set foot out the door without having done the whole hair and make up routine, I'm pretty comfortable in my own skin but I do like to don a bit of make up for my workouts.
I'm not just heading to the gym going solo on a treadmill for 30 minutes then heading home. The gym is a rather social event for me I do group classes with roughly 50 - 75 other women and I go to these with some of my best friends and colleagues and often see other people I know there on a regular basis so I do like to look vaguely presentable.
Don't get me wrong I far from head out in a full face of make up, eyeliner, lipstick that sort of thing but here is what I do tend to wear.
I like to start with a great moisturiser before hand especially today when I haven't wore make up all day so it really got chance to sink in - for this kind of super charged moisture goodness I opted for Elemis Maximum Moisture Day Cream.
The base products I opted for were Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer - oil free in Porcelain. I feel like this has the best coverage of all the tinted moisturisers which I have tried, I usually apply this with my hands but today used the Real Techniques Buffing Brush and I think it actually gives better coverage this way. For the areas where I require slightly more coverage (chin, under eye and around the nose) I added the tiniest amount of MAC's Studio Finish Concealer in NC15 this concealer for me is a oldie but a goodie! I absoloutly love it as a all rounder concealer, this must be about my 4th pot of it!
For eyes I slicked on one layer of Soap and Glory's Thick and Fast Mascara which is one of those no fuss 'does what it says on the tin' kind of products - mines on its way out of mascara life though so the results aren't as great as usual!
For Brows I filled them in slightly with Rimmel London's Professional Eyebrow Pencil in 002 Hazel again some people may think that filling in brows for a workout is a bit excessive but for me eyebrows are a important part of my base make up - I fill them in every single day no matter what i'm doing I really feel they give your face shape and definition and it takes me a matter of seconds to fill in with this product! Whilst this isn't a product I reach for on a daily basis as I prefer wax's and powders it does the trick.
Finally for a hint of colour to my face I added Collection's Shimmer shades in 1. Way to Glow a blusher bronzer and highlighter in one! I literally adore this and its under £5 absolute must buy in my opinion - I swirled around my Real Techniques Blush Brush over the peachy and highlighter colours and added to my cheeks for a subtle glow. Finally I added some Lip balm in the form of a light pink tinted moisturiser from MAC which I haven't got the name of and cant find online, it must be super old stock! It give a lovely hint of colour but i find my lips get super dry at the gym so a moisturiser is a must!
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