I don't know if I was just being paranoid but I felt like everyone was looking at me, and tbh, I couldn't blame them. By 4pm I'd totally forgotten I was wearing more makeup than I had in years. The day went by as usual, most of my colleagues got over their initial shock of my heavily made up complexion after a couple of hours. She makes it look so damn easy - and I can confirm that it most certainly is not. Here we go.Īfter fiiiinally finishing my face, not only did I have wrist cramp from all the blending, but I also had a new found respect for NikkieTutorials.

Of course, I found an awesome red-toned, golden eye and a dreamy metallic burgundy lip in a matter of seconds. I wanted to start off with a challenge, so I hit up the internet's qween of makeup, NikkieTutorials, for inspo. Monday mornings aren't typically my strong suit, but today was different, I was actually pretty excited to get this underway. So, I scrolled through my feed to find five faces that I thought my moderate makeup skills could recreate, here's what happened. On a day-to-day basis, my makeup routine consists of swiping on some tinted moisturiser, combing through my brows with a tinted gel, adding a couple of layers of mascara and a good dusting on bronzer (when your natural skin tone resembles that of the Addams' family, bronzer is a must.) I decided to challenge myself to get in on the action. Love it or loathe it, you've got to appreciate the skill it takes to transform your face so fiercely. Our feeds are filled with OTT makeup looks that take perfection to a whole new level, from ultra-sharp contours to highlights so bright they could blind.

Instagram makeup has become a beauty genre in it's own right.

Crazy beautiful makeup