Neutral Beauty

I was never much of a nude make-up girl,  I was all about the pink blusher, bright lips and black eye liner.  Over the course of this year, everything has changed - I love a good neutral shade and I'm beginning to already find some favourites.

When it comes to eye shadow, nobody does neutrals like Urban Decay.  As much as I adore the original Naked palette, the shimmery golds and satin chocolate browns aren't exactly no-makeup-makeup.  The Naked Basics palette, on the other hand, is perfect.  Five matte shades from a pale yellow to a true black and one shimmery shade for highlighting is the perfect kit for a neutral look.  Paired with a touch of the Rimmel Scandaleyes nude kohl kajal in my waterline to hide any tired-induced redness and a few coats of mascara, it's perfect.

I am having a bit of an Urban Decay moment - it was only a matter of time before I got my hands on one of their Afterglow powder blushers.  This nude shade is called Video, it's beautiful.  It's finely milled, blends like a dream, long lasting and somehow the shade managed to add a hint of colour and scuplt my face at the same time.  The matte finish makes it perfect for a no-makeup-makeup look, but if I want to add a hint of shimmer it looks beautiful paired with The Balm's Mary Loumanizer.  It's everything I was looking for - I love it!

When it comes to lips, these three are my go-to products.  The nude liner is the one I picked up from Born Pretty Store (full post here), it's a gorgeous brown-pink shade which is waxy enough to last, but creamy enough to be comfortable.  Urban Decay Liar is my favourite nude lipstick of all time.  It's slightly darker than my natural lip shade, which makes it even more flattering and the formula is so creamy.  Lastly, The Bobbi Brown lip colour in Shell is gorgeous nude with a peachy tint which I do wear all year round, but it's particularly perfect in the summer.

What nude makeup do you swear by?