Priming for super nova

For big, dramatic makeup looks, I need primers that are strong enough to hold it. No one wants a black smokey eye ending up halfway down their face at the end of a night out, or checking the mirror at prom to see that their concealer has gone walkabouts. At the moment I'm using Nivea's Daily Essentials Express Hydration Primer* which doesn't make me feel so bad about smothering my face in quite so much slap.

Nivea's Daily Essentials Express Hydration Primer* is light, moisturising and absorbs instantly-meaning less waiting around for my primer to dry time in the morning. Lets just say, I don't have time for that in my, rushed, routine. Nivea primer helps to smooth out my pores, and only costs around £4- way less than Benefit's The Porefessional- a previous favourite of mine.

For my eyes, I've been using Bella Pierre's Make Up Base. Its a tinted, creamy base, which smooths out my eyelids, hiding redness and tiredness- perfect base for large, over the top eye looks. It provides more coverage than I'd want to use all over my face- but for eyes and particularly tough red patches, its perfect. 

But, what of this 'big makeup look' I keep yapping on about? Well, after receiving this Front Cover Sparkler Kit* I couldn't not try out my Primers against the toughest look of them all? The loose glitter pigment look. Yup, thats right guys and dolls, I went all out. This look isn't wearable for me personally, but boy was it fun to create and photograph! I'm going for Cleopatra meets a supernova? 

Unfortunately, perhaps the primers worked too well, as I'm fairly confident I gave my house mate a shock when I wandered into the kitchen a few hours later (forgetting my eye makeup). Its definitely fun to experiment with makeup, MUA style sometimes, but primer will always be there for any makeup looks little, or large.

Both Front Cover and Bella Pierre can be purchased through QVC.