Face of the day

For a pretty lip look that is perfect for a spring time look I like to use Suede Matte Lip liner in shade Tea and Cookies followed by Butter Gloss in shade Sorbet. The Liner delivers medium to full coverage, providing the perfect base for your favourite lip colour. The Butter Gloss is so easy to use by applying with the sponge applicator or if preferred a lip brush.

I love the NYX lip Brush as it has a nice slim brush and the length of the wand is ideal to apply your chosen lip shade with ease. A thin lip brush is so very useful for applying lip colour flawlessly, especially when it comes to dark shades where precision is required. By applying with a brush, instead of straight from the tube, you can be far more accurate with outlining and filling in your lips. Plus, you can also use a lip brush to build colour, which is much harder to do when you apply a lipstick directly.

A blush brush is smaller than a powder brush and features a dome shape with long, super-soft bristles. The specific blush brush you choose, however, depends on how you apply your blush on the apples of your cheeks versus along the cheekbones, It also depends on the desired effect, a light wash of colour versus high coverage. For contouring using a brush that's smaller than a face brush but bigger than an eye brush, will definitely help. For more concentrated applications, opt for an angled contour brush that has soft, dense bristles, as this will allow you to add product with minimal fallout.