My Daily Makeup Products for Eczema / Dry Skin.

Me and makeup have such a love hate relationship. I love love love makeup, but I find it really difficult to wear when my skin is bad. I have spent a long time scouring the internet for advice on what kind of makeup works well with eczema, but struggled to find things. I'm not going to lie, essentially wearing a tonne of makeup when you suffer with dry skin or eczema is never going to help your skin, but there are products out there that dont do as much damage. Over the years I have tried and tested so many products ranging from high street to high end so I thought I would share the products that have stuck with me. I find that surprisingly the majority of the products I use are high street.

Face

 

My absolute go to 'foundation' is Bare minerals SPF15 Powder foundation. Because this is a powder, it barely (hah get it) feels like you have anything on which is a dream for me. I cant stand to wear a liquid foundation because I feel like it dries my skin out and makes my face feel tight and uncomfortable. With this, I just dust a light layer over my face in the morning and it tends to last for the entire day then. Its definitely top of my list!
   

This sleek palette revolutionized my face. I'm not even joking. Prior to this I never really delved into the world of contouring much. Every now and then I would try a bit of bronzer under my cheekbones but this....this is amazing. I don't apply much really, just a lighter shade in a triangle under my eyes and then the darker along my cheekbone but it works so much better than power contouring!  It really helps brighten your face and was very inexpensive at £10. I feel like its a very build-able product, you can put a little on and its still effective which is fab because it means it doesn't feel heavy or thick on the skin. It doesnt really dry out the skin either as its a really creamy consistency.



Ok so this is the Bare Minerals 'Stroke of Light' under eye brightener. I think they bigged this product up a lot, and to be honest I find that it doesn't give much more of a brighter look than any other concealer. Saying this I do use it every day (probably because it cost me so much!) and it definitely makes a difference.

 

Firstly apologies for the grubbieness of this but I swear I've re-bought this many times and after like a week all the writing rubs off. this is the Collection 2000 concealer. I'm really lucky in that I don't get many spots, but when I do they are whoppers. Think like growing another face on my face kind of big. This stuff I swear by for covering them up! I don't really like this product for highlighting I find its quite a stubborn concealer (great for spots) that doesn't apply great over large areas.

Eyes

   

Now. Eye shadow is possibly my favourite part of doing my makeup just because I feel like I can go to town on it. I've had expensive palettes such as the Urban Decay Naked 2. I loved that up until I used it all. I wasn't ready to invest that amount of money into it again, so I went on the hunt for dupes. These two palettes are from Revolution. I have never tried this brand before but I think they're such good quality for the price. The one on the left has more shimmer colours, whereas the right is matte. A lot of the colours are rose gold/pink based and you can get some really pretty looks using these.

 

This mascara is amazing! I have pretty curly eyelashes and they're a decent length so I find that really, most mascara's do the job, but this one really makes them look thicker and longer. I wills say that it dries out really quickly which is a bit of a bummer but because its high street brand Maybeline it is relatively cheap. A lot of the time they have offers on too which is handy! It's also really easy to remove, meaning I don't have to scrub my eyes with harsh makeup wipes that irritate my skin.


So there we have it, My daily makeup products that don't aggravate my skin or make me feel like I've just applied three layers of show makeup. Of course for events such as nights out I do wear a little more, but ALWAYS take it off before bed, no matter how drunk. The worst thing for my skin is sleeping in makeup, I learnt that the hard way!