I've been using powder products for the most part of late, but my substitutes have, oddly, all been cream based. It's not that I'm lacking powder products to replace my usuals with (I'm definitely not!) but I seem to have been gravitating towards the creams - particularly for my colours. The Bourjois Bronzing Primer has been my bronzer of choice for the last week - it looks horrifically orange in the pot, and on the skin for that matter, but give it a little blend and you have yourself a nice bronzey hue that wasn't there before.
For blush, I've been sporting the Make Up Revolution cream blush in Peach Cream. Rose Cream has been my usual since I got it a few weeks ago, but Peach Cream is a nice change. It definitely seems more spring-like to me, and the texture is just as pleasing as that of Rose Cream. I'd recommend them if you've not tried them already :)
My highlight has been the Along Came Betty Starlight Shine stick - I think this product has been discontinued as I got it on clearance from Tesco for £1.50, which is a shame because this may well be the nicest highlighter I've ever tried. It gives a pretty bronze sheen on the skin, not looking too shimmery and unnatural looking, but giving enough of an effect to make your face look alive.
My base changes pretty much daily depending on how my skin has been feeling, but for the last week I've been using the Maybelline Super Stay Better Skin foundation religiously. I'm not quite sure why it didn't come with me for my birthday evening, but I'm glad it didn't if I'm honest!
For eyeshadows, I've been going for the Sleek Au Naturel palette of late, but since that's away elsewhere, I've made use of my Oh So Special palette significantly more. I really do love this palette, and I'm not too sure why I stopped using it so often. I've hit pan on one of the shades, though, and am having serious trouble finding a replacement for it! (I don't want to buy the whole palette again for one shade, that's senseless, right?) but yeah, Oh So Special is rather lovely. My lashes have been lengthened and oomphed up by the 17 Superlash mascara of late, and brows taken care of by the MUA Power Brow in Fair.
Obviously, there are other products I'm using to fill in the gaps left by others that I've left at my friends house, but they're not interesting enough to mention, really. Saying that, though, I think I've found a whole other "everyday routine" in my replacement bits. They're certainly a nice change, anyway :)
Have you ever left everything you usually use where you can't get it? What things did you use to replace them?
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