Make-up has always been my Achilles heel. I've never mastered any of it! Other than dying my lashes, minimal brow shaping, and plain skincare - make-up isn't something I've kept up with. One eye triad of powder, an eye pencil, a stick concealer, lippy, and mascara in a little quilted bag is the extent of my make-up stash. I think the last time I did my eyes was NYE 2017!

Well, I'm celebrating my newly retired status with a period of self care. Tackling the mysteries of make-up is on the list. Today I threw out everything except my lippy stuff and visited the local pharmacy. This is what came home with me:

L'Oreal Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream - fair
Maybelline Great Lash - very black
Maybelline Unstopable Eyeliner - expresso
Rimmel 1000 Kisses lip pencil - natural
Revlon Superlustrous Lipstick (Sheer) in Pink Truffle (thanks Laura) and Rich Girl Red

Below are 'before' and 'afters' with all of the above - except wearing Pink Truffle, and not RG Red.

I used Cereve under the BB Cream, and on my lips (thank you Stylefan) and accentuated my upper lip bow and lower lip middle (thanks LisaP) with the pencil. Then Pink Truffle over all. Applied the BB cream with my fingers, smudged the eye liner (top lid only) with my pinky. One coat of mascara on upper lashes and lower outer 1/4. The plan is to do this every day, and then go back for a session with the cosmetics SA next week! In May I'm going into the Big City and hope for a lesson at the Laura Mercier counter at Holts and possibly Bobbi Brown at Nordtroms or the Bay.

How did I do? Advice, hints, etc. welcomed/needed!