Let's get naked

Get your mind out of the gutter! I'm talkin' about makeup. Many a blogger have shown their naked faces before me and I finally bit the bullet and decided to put it all out there. I like to think I'm a fairly honest blogger so why not show you how scary I really look first thing in the morning? I'll chance losing a few readers after they see this picture.

Holy frack I'm pale...

Well, there ya have it. The face behind the blog. Sans war paint and even complete with day old hair. (I figured I would spare you the "original size" option, no one needs to see my face that large.) Now, for some of my newer readers, you can read more about my eyebrows, or lack thereof, here. I posted about my nervous habit a while back so I'll give you a minute to read.

Done? Good. Moving on then.

To make up (Get it? Make-up? Ha.) for scarring you with my hideousness, let's talk about how I really look 99% of the time since I'm obsessive over my cosmetics. I've switched brands of lotion, concealer, foundation and makeup in general, several times over the years but here's the run down of product currently sitting on my vanity. 

{Sources: Aveeno and St. Ives}

As you can tell by my self portrait up there, I don't have the clearest skin so a good face wash is what I'm all about. I was using Proactiv for a long time, which I loved, but when I ran out, I switched back to my reliable Aveeno Positively Radiant Cleanser and St. Ives Apricot Scrub. I probably shouldn't but I do use the scrub almost daily. It makes my face feel all squeaky clean. 

{Source: Oil of Olay}

Of course I have to have a good moisturizer and have been hooked on this Oil of Olay cream for quite some time. The Active Hydrating Beauty Fluid really quenches my dry winter skin but is still mild enough to use when I'm a sweaty mess in the summer. Combination skin is a bitch, yo.

{Source, Bare Minerals}

For the final steps, I put on my five minute face using Bare Minerals, specifically, their Try. Believe. Love. kit which is a great way to go if you're just starting out. It comes with all the essentials and is a mere $20. When I was in high school, I would spend nearly an hour putting on my trusty CoverGirl concealer, foundation and powder but now I see the light. This stuff is seriously easy to use and gives me great coverage. I finish off my face with Bare Minerals brow filler and I'm on my way after a swipe of whatever black eye liner I can get a hold of.

Before you ask, no, they're not paying me to say all this but if they threw a few bucks my way, I wouldn't complain. 

I know I can't fake smile so I don't even try. I asked Kevin to make me laugh but that just resulted in an eye roll because he screamed "release the kracken" at the top of his lungs from the other room.

My finished face is thanks to Tiffany's application and contouring tips. In all actuality, I was only headed out to my sisters so I didn't go heavy on the eye color but you'll rarely catch me with anything more than blue or brown shadow. Sorry folks. Nothing too exciting here.

Do you have any cosmetic products you swear by?