Tutorial: Makeup for college girls
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 11:20AM College is a time to just enjoy yourself. Meet as many people as you can, excel in your interests (academic or extra-curricular), and just have smashing fun! While doing all that, keep your face clean everyday with skincare that suits your skin's needs, and wear minimal, enhancing makeup that can keep up with your busy lifestyle.
How? Ta dah, I made a tutorial! I took into consideration the late nights a college gal would spend on reports (and/or parties teehee), the sun exposure while rushing to classes, and the occasional zits that may pop up. This is also a quick routine with only one basic brush required and fairly affordable product recommendations. Ready? Here goes!
Step 1: Wear makeup that offers some SPF protection, or wear an SPF cream before your foundation of choice. This is a must! Sun damage can show as early as your 20s so protect your skin ASAP. Here I used the Laneige Snow BB Cream with SPF50 because it's in a handy compact. You can also use the traditional liquid BB cream (try the ones from Etude House and Tony Moly!)
BB creams can be a hit and miss with shade availability, so get something close to your skin tone. If it has SPF, expect a white cast in photos. It shouldn't matter so much though because you're just off to school and sun protection is much more important.
This Laneige BB cream is kinda expensive at P1,900ish but you get a free refill and it is convenient since it's in a compact - great for retouching!
VMV Hypoallergenics Skintangible SPF30 for normal skin
Etude House Precious Mineral Sun BB Cream for oily skin
Step 2: If you have drying zits, cover 'em up with an opaque, long-lasting concealer such as the Artdeco Camouflage Cream Concealer. It's only P500 so very reasonable for students on a budget! Use your finger to warm up the concealer and gently pat it on the offending blemish.
If you have fresh pimples, it's best to leave them alone until they're about to try. Dose them with salicylic acid of choice - these are available in drugstores. I like that roll-on tube from Garnier (I forget the name). I get my acne treatment from House of Obagi.
Step 3: Illuminate. Use a sheer liquid luminizer like the MeMeMe Beat the Blues on your eye bags, brow bones (to enhance your brow arch and to bring up your face), and cheekbones. Blend it out with your finger. To keep your skin from looking overly shiny, you can tone it down with a bit of pressed powder.
I like this step because it makes your skin look fresh (a must if you just came from a cramming marathon) and lightens up your eyebags without the "overdone" finish. If you have really dark eyebags though you should blend the luminizer with some concealer and gently pat it on your dark circles.
Purchase MeMeMe from Makeupholics
Step 4: Set everything with pressed powder. Concentrate on your t-zone to keep the oilies at bay longer. Don't forget to also powder the areas where you applied cream concealer so that it won't slip and melt! Keep your compact handy for blotting out shine during the day.
I like the Myra pressed powder (only P130), the Majolica Majorca Pressed Pore Cover Powder, and the Etude House Precious Mineral Sun BB Pact (which I am using here). It's great because it also has SPF50!
This Majo powder is great for slightly smoothing out pores
Step 5: Shade your eyebrows and keep them in place with a brow mascara. This is quicker and more natural compared to powder. Just brush up, cover up gaps, and position your brow hairs nicely. I'm using the MeMeMe Arch Angel here. Try also the Majolica Majorca Brow and Lash Colorist in BR555 (if you have dyed hair).
Step 6: A liquid eyeliner is a great way to define your eyes. It's least likely to smudge out of all the eyliner formulas out there! A thin line just grazing over your lash line is enough, but you can also go for a thicker, extended line if that's your style. ;)
I'm using the Dollywink Eyeliner here, but I also love the K-Palette Real Lasting Eyeliner. Revlon makes also makes a nice one called the Liquid Liner in Blackest Black.
Step 7: Open up your eyes by curling your lashes. You can stop there for a natural look, but you can also wear a clean finish mascara just to thicken those lashes.
Step 8: Do you know what gives tired eyes away? A red rimmed waterline! Make your eyes look bigger, fresher, and more awake by applying white eyeliner on your waterline. Choose something that has a decent staying power, such as the Master Liner 24-Hr Cream Pencil in WH-1 (P359).
Pull down your lower lids gently and apply the white eyeliner inside
Step 9: Blush for a fresher complexion! I like the In2It Waterproof Blush Set in Romance for a natural, healthy flush that stays put.
Apply color on the apples of your cheeks then blend towards the hair line
Step 10: Every college girl needs a tinted lip balm. Something that gives just the right amount of color, gloss, and moisture. I highly recommend the Lip Ice Sheer Color balm - awesome stuff, and so cheap too!
So there you go! Quick, fresh, light, and young - the perfect look for college girls. :) Hope this was useful!
Reader Comments (26)
Thanks for this easy make up routine Liz! Mine was usually a boring one, haha! Pressed powder, cheek tint, lipstick and eyebrow powder are my buddies. But i'll surely try this tomorrow! :))
Wow! Must try this makeup the next time I go to school! I can already imagine myself fresh-looking and all, sitting on a desk by the large ceiling-to-wall window while typing my research away inside the school library. My only problem would be... well... the humid weather and sweat. :( But who cares? I look fabulous. :D
Will definitely try this out! By the way, I have THAT blush too! The one from In2it! I always use it when I like to have that natural look, and I love it. =D I also have it in Affinity when I want to have that sunkissed look. :)
Oh, and you wore it! That blouse that I love! You look so lovely in it. hihi! ;D
Because of your recommendation, I always find myself gravitating towards that Marionnaud Blush Brush whenever I'm in Watsons :)) You should try getting brushes at Landmark, sometimes when you're lucky, the cheap synthetic foundation brushes, retractable kabukis, and EcoTools dupes are all in stock :)
By the way, where did you get your top? It is mad lovely :D
I should have tried this when i was still in college, but i ddnt have enough knowledge about makeups back then. Before it was just powder and lip gloss. Yah i know, pretty boring :(
I also use Lip Ice and it's one of the best stained balms I've ever tried!
this make up look is also great when going out to the mall, groceries etc. very simple no fuss make up. its also good for call center agents like me so that we wont look so haggard and beat up during graveyard shifts. i've been wanting to try bb cream but it seems that bb cream shades are too light for a morena like me. great tutorial as usual ms liz and very helpful too.
This is a great make-up tutorial. I wish I had read this when I was in college since, well, my make-up honestly aged me. One time, the guard even thought I was a prof. Ick!
I quite like the blush you used!
@Kiiit post a photo!
@Kaye it's a fab blush ;)
@Lian bawi na this time. hehe
@Nimfa true! and for the price, it's so much more fulfilling to use
@Jen some brands have friendlier shades! Etude has some lines with dark shades
@Alexis one of the best drugstore blushes imho
Gravitating towards that blush brush from Marionnaud! :D Where did you get your blouse? Huhu, it's so amazingly cute!
I believe that it is a MUST for college girls to wear a little make up ( or at least learn to use one) because it definitely makes a difference. Hhehehe..just justifying my love for make up. I always like your tutorial miss Liz, you should do more! And I love that eyeliner trick since it is a very simple tool to really bring out the eyes without the fuss of putting eyeshadows. Miss liz what other brands (affordable ones) of white eyeliner do you recommend? Thank u!!
Not just for college girls, actually. This is for anyone who wants to look pretty without much fuss!
where did u buy Master Liner 24-Hr Cream Pencil in WH-1 ?
@Tata Regatta! They have super cute printed stuff like this from their latest collection!
@Mae flor I only ever use Paul & Joe but the brand is sadly discontinued here na. :( I like the jumbo pencil from Make Up For Ever but not as long lasting as P&J. Best na talaga is this one from Maybelline.
@Aviva yupp!
@Brush it's from Maybelline! Sorry forgot to mention the brand
Haven't tried Lip Ice yet. I already bought one but I didn't open it since I still have a couple more lip balms to finish... but that lip ice you use really looks lush. ^_^
Ms. Liz! How can I post a photo here? :)
Have you written a review on the Laneige BB, Liz? I'm using the one from Tony Moly (Nano Gold BB and the Expert 3D BB) and they work fine, except for the whitish cast coz of the high SPFs 50 and 45, respectively.
I will be adding the brown eyebrow mascara to my routine. It just makes your brows neater and more polished! Thanks for this useful post, Liz!
I love! College makeup!
My all time favorite bronzer/highlighter was a discovery in college!
Ever Bilena Pro Bronzing Powder in Light Bronze.
If you are in a tight budget, get it!
Unless they no longer make those now.
'Cause college was like a decade ago! LOL!
I always went for the sunkissed look back in college.
So it was that Ever Bilena bronzing prowder, dark brown eyeliner for upper inner rim, curled lashes, lip gloss and most importantly TRIMMED BROWS!
For supple skin, I used Eskinol gel body lotion on my face (At hindi na yan mahahanap dahil ang tagal na niyan nadiscontued). LOL.
Thank you for this post! :) Fairly cheap.. is not kind of cheap parin. haha! Pero pwedeng pag-ipunan :) How long did it take you to finish the whole make up? Usually kasi tlgang on the go ang peg namin! hahaha Also, could you put up the prices for the other products you mentioned? :D Thank you!
I love your top!
wow! it's been quite some time since I last visited your blog Ms Liz and i must say, I JUST LOVE THIS POST! :) A really great help! :D :D
wahhh! i super duper lurve your hair!! and the make up, course. you make it look so darn easy! :D
Thank you for this tutorial. I should say its very helpful not just for college girls but for girls like me who are a decade out of college but who are just beginning to discover make-up . i know, such a super late bloomer. And quite easy to follow for a newbie like me who is afraid of the fully made up look for everyday wear.
I have the laneige Snow BB cream and i want just to share that i love it. Its so handy and does not leave the gray cast as seen in other BB creams. It has a more natural finish but the coverage is mild though, so if you have blemishes, you would still need concealer with this one. And it has spf 50 so i skip the sunblock.
Third time i saw you posting about the in2it blush, and with the price, this would be definitely my next buy. Thanks liz
what is your skin tone? Your skin is looks like me. And i'm still confuse am i warm or cool? #grin :-D nice blog :-)
White is too stark on me (for the waterline)... I really wish drugstore ones make a Nars Rue Bonaparte dupe.
I want to give the white eyeliner a try. All the other white liners that I've used before didn't work quite well.