Home made free makeover

How many people have got a box like this tucked away at the back of a drawer somewhere? This is my entire collection of makeup, there are things in here which should be in a museum, ha ha. I haven't bought makeup since, oooh about twenty years ago. Not long after that I stopped wearing it altogether. Getting ready to go out is a lot quicker if you don't have to plaster your mush with a load of war paint. Just a good scrub up and slap on the moisturiser is all I do now.

Right, so what have we got here. Foundation, blusher, eye shadow in pencils and powder, eye liner, lippy, concealer, and a couple of brushes. I used to do Body Shop parties so I acquired some of their products at a discount. I have been keeping this stuff just in case I needed it again, but to be honest it all looks pretty crappy and probably wants dumping.

This is my No7 Colour Palette.

Body Shop compressed powder and sponge applicator.

Rimmel compressed eye shadow duet. Iced Sky and Blue Mood. These were my favourite colours in the seventies.

Suitable for all types of skin, Everyday Foundation from Body Shop.

There is some Avon, Boots 17, Maybelline, Girl Cosmetics, Rimmel, and some Charlie. The Maybelline super-frost green eye shadow cost 29p from the Discount for Beauty store. I always bought the cheap stuff. I remember searching through the cosmetics counters at Boots and Woolworths when I first started work, trying to get the most for my money.

Right, now I am going to give myself a makeover, which costs not a bean, absolutely nothing, zilch, that's if I can remember how to do it, ha ha. Here is the before photo, oh dear, I look a bit washed out. This is my normal look, the face I have on every day, freshly scrubbed and moisturised. I am still using the Formula Skin Care that I got from Marks and Sparks a few weeks back. If you remember I had a voucher to use up so I spent half of it on a pot of cream which is supposed to visibly smooth and firm me. Can't say I have noticed any difference though.

First slap on the foundation cream, squeeze the tube and it shoots out all over the window sill, ooops. It's a bit thick and gluey, but hey, spread it out without stretching the sagging skin. I think you are supposed to do it in an upward motion with your fingers. For the eye shadow I have to use a cotton bud, because my sponge applicators have all disintegrated with age. A little bit of pencil on my very sparse eyebrows. A bit of black eye liner, got no mascara so my lashes will have to stay stubby. Waft the blusher over my cheeks, and dab all over with the powder. A spot of lippy and there you are. It took twenty minutes to do, don't I look glam, no don't say it. It looks ok on the photo, but close up I look like a drag queen with a mask on, ha ha.

This was a makeover from years ago for Chat magazine, don't think I have changed much, have I, ha ha.

Toodle pip. Have a fun weekend.