Mr. Blakes and I decided to hit the streets one lovely evening for a night out dancing and listening to music.  I wanted to have a neutral makeup look that would work for night time, but not so much that it would be overkill for day time. I used my go to neutral eye shadow palette, which I got form $3 from five below. I covered my lid with a brown matte shadow close to my skin color, went in with a darker brown in the corners for slightly smokey effect, and then added a shimmery taupe on the lid. Super simple.

products used for neutral makeup look using Maybelline FIT Me foundation, Rimmel London show off lip gloss and scandal eyes black eye liner, NYX blush in Mocha, dermalogica clearing mattifier

I used two Rimmel London products with this look. First up is one of my favorite lip glosses, the Show Off lip lacquer by Rimmel London. I have this is a red and this nude shimmery color pictured, and I absolutely love these lip products. They glide on easy, are moisturizing, and very pigmented for a gloss. The Scandal Eyes eye liner I received complimentary from Influenster in my Frosty Vox Box, and it is now my new favorite. Again, it glides on easy, has great sheen, and was creamy for a pencil I must say.

I stumbled across the dermalogica clearing mattifier from one of my beauty subscription boxes, and thought I’d give it a shot. My hope was that it would keep the oil at bay for the night, and I was pleasantly surprised at how matte it kept my face, especially my T zone.  It goes on clear and feels light on the skin. I did my makeup at 9:30pm. The pictures in this post were all taken around 2am when I got home from the night out.  No filters, editing, or special lighting. Can you believe it??? I’ve been using it every since. and I plan to buy a full size one when my sample runs out.

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What products do you use for oil control?

 

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