my daily 5 minutes makeup routine

first, i moisturise my face. because i have oily skin, i need to moisturise it to keep it shine free for as long as possible. from left, i use about 3 drops of the Hada Labo moisturising toner and pat it into my face. it claims that 1 drop locks in an ocean, but really, i beg to differ. my face gets oily after a few hours out. so in order to keep it shine free for a longer period of time, i apply the ZA total hydration gel. this really works, and i love how it makes my skin less oily, and shine free for a much much longer period of time. i just watch a programme on making-up, and they say applying UV protection is a must, so i included the ZA total hydration BB cream with UV protection properties in this photo. its tinted, so it gives a better coverage, but really, i hardly use it. because i think BB cream makes my face oily really quickly and it clogs my pores, so i usually skip it. maybe i should reconsider taking up this step again. 

 next, i dust the compact powder all over my face to give it a light smooth finish, then add a little tint of blusher to complete the look. here i have 2 compact powders, the light green one from Maybelline, and the white one from Silkygirl. i use the Silkygirl one on a daily basis because i like to stick to using a powder until i hit pan bottom. but basically i showed you these 2 because they fit my complexion the best so far. i dust a thin layer of it all over my face using the big brush and its done! nothing too overbearing, or making my face look too whitish. then i use the same brush to dust a little blusher on my cheeks in strokes of a tick and i complete the look. blusher wise, i brought along the wrong blusher to take this photo. i use Silkygirl's instead of this multi-colour blush. that one is a single tone blush and its much easier to lift off with the brush.

 i like my make up as nude as possible. so here's the list of products that i use:
1. Hada Labo instant hydration lotion
2. ZA Total Hydration amino mineral refreshing gel
3. ZA Total Hydration BB cream UV SPF 43 PA+++
4. Siklygirl Skin Perfect CC 2-way foundation 02 Nude SPF 25
5. Maybelline Clear Smooth shine free face powder Nude Beige SPF 18
6. Silkygirl Blush Hour 02 Dune Rose
7. Essence Multi Colour Blush 10 How cute is that?
8. Guardian brush
9. Ecotools Bamboo blush brush 1201
(note: not all items listed here are in the photo above)