Simply Glamorous: Barely There

Hi, this is Ashley, and welcome back to another one of my blogs! Today I am going to do a "Barely There Transformation" from the book Simply Glamorous by Gary Cockerill. "Everyone would like to wake-up in the morning and look amazing, but few people feel confident enough to go out with no make-up on at all" (Cockerill 42). I completely agree with the comment, I would love to wake up and just walk out the door, but to be completely honest I do not have the confidence to do that, I always need to put on some sort of make-up, and that's why I cant wait to share with you this wonderful "barely there" look.

Cockerill started off the look by cleansing, toning, and moisturizing (Cockerill 44).  Moisturizing is my favorite part because of how dry my skin gets, and the natural glow the moisturizer gives me.
I use the Ultra Facial moisturizer from Keils and a rose water spray from Mario Badescu for extra hydration:

I have a lot of visible pores so I like to use the prime with the PoreFessional Primer from Benefit. I focus on applying this to my nose and out from my nose, middle of forehead, and chin.

I chose to use concealer for my Barely There look, but be careful because Cockerill did also state that concealer is a heavier consistency and can settle into fine lines, which can be aging (Cockerill 44).

Since my skin is so young and healthy I did not seem to have a problem with this.  I then set the concealer with a loose powder.

Loose Setting Powder from Laura Mercier. I applied with a fluffy make-up brush

Next, to bring a glow to my skin I went in with a champagne highlight color, as Cockerill also did in his look.

I use the Becca highlighter

You then would also want to apply blush. "The key is to make sure you don't take the blush too close to the mouth, so lift the brush off the skin when you reach the apple and then add a little color to the apple itself" (Cockerill 44). This emphasizes on how important it is to know exactly where you want to apply certain products to your face. I sometimes have a hard time putting on my blush, but after reading this tip I feel much more confident!

The blush I use is "Girly" from Ulta

"Shimmering eye shadow has a brightening effect and is very easy to blend" (Cockerill 46). I would have to agree with this, even just using one shimmery color can make it look like you put so much more effort into your eyes the you really did!
I then finished this look with mascara, and if you so please you can add a color to your lips.
I decided not to do every step in the book, because of my fair skin I like to keep the colors minimized on this look, so that's why I decided not to add eye shadow under my eyelids, a gel eyeliner, or contour.
Here is the final natural look I like to apply to my face in everyday photos:

Thank you so much for coming back to read my blog, and again I hope you found something useful in what's stated above. I truly hope this is a look you want to try out:) Be sure to come back for my next and final blog!
Thank you!

How much make-up do you like to put on? Do you like more bold looks, or more simple, natural looks?

Cockerill, Gary, et al. Simply Glamorous: Make-up Transformations to Make You Look & Feel Fabolous. Jacqui Small, 2015.