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I’ve been rushing around all day today, so this week’s Friday Face isn’t just on the late side, it’s also more or less a repeat of previous faces. (“Hi, Im Troy McLure! You may remember these products from such Friday Faces as ”January 8th, 2010′ and ‘The one with the hat’“) This is what laziness does for you, kids.

Anyway, as well as the usual Maybelline/Lancome/Diorshow/NARS mix, I think the only real difference here is the exchange of YSL’s Touche Eclat for Bobbi Brown’s Creamy Concealer and Corrector. I’ll have a review of both of those up on Monday as they’re new additions to the Dollface arsenal. In the meantime, I hope everyone has a great weekend: but before you do, remember to tell me what’s on your Friday Face!

This is what I’ve been looking like this week – well, on the rare occasions I’ve ventured out of doors, anyway:

Not a disguise, just looks like one

Yes, we’re having a whole lot of snow, and it’s not even a little bit fun, trust me. And actually, I’m seriously tempted to just keep the sunglasses* and hat on ALL the time at moment, not because of the cold, but because this weather is seriously playing havoc with my skin and hair. My skin is dry and lifeless, my hair is static and, er, lifeless, and although I’m doing my best to keep drinking lots of water, let’s just say I’m not exactly at my best right now.

This is why there’s no photo of my makeup today. But let the record show that I’m currently wearing:

Maybelline Pure Makeup Foundation in Porcelain : I bought another three tubes of this while I was in the US last summer. I still absolutely love this foundation. It’s water based, which works much better on my skin than oil-based foundation, and is more comfortable to wear when my skin’s feeling a bit dry. It’s also one of the best colour-matches I’ve been able to find: the ‘porcelain’ shade is really pale, and this tends to be the foundation I reach for on days when I’m feeling lazy and want something I can apply quickly and know it’ll look good.

Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat under the eyes: I currently have dark shadows like you wouldn’t believe. Absolutely nothing has worked on them, and the aforementioned dry skin issue means that most cream conditioners just make matters worse, so I’m currently going for a “less is more” approach to the problem. This doesn’t cover the shadows (and I wouldn’t expect it to – it’s a highlighter, not a concealer), but it does more than most products I’ve tried recently.

Anastasia Brow Gel : This is dangerously close to running out – must find a replacement soon!

Urban Decay Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero : I just bought a new one of these – love it!

Lancome L’extreme Waterproof Mascara, with Diorshow Blackout layered over it: After bagging out Diorshow yesterday, I decided to wear it today on top of my usual L’Extreme, which is starting to dry out a bit, and not performing at its best. And… I loved it. I’d forgotten how glossy and black Diorshow is, and it made my lashes look much thicker and longer than L’Extreme alone, so maybe I’ve judged it too harshly. I’m certainly loving it today, anyway!

Revlon Colourstay Lipstick in Top Tomato – I’ve worn this a lot since my initial review of it, and I even went out and re-purchased it when I lost my original tube (it obviously turned up the INSTANT I returned home with my new purchase). It’s a much nicer red than my original photos show, and I’ve been going through a “bright red lipstick” phases recently, so I like the fact that I can put this on in the morning and then go about my business of, er, drinking coffee, without having to touch it up constantly. It’s not the best lipstick in the world, and I know a lot of people don’t like it, but it seems to work for me.

And there we have it! What’s your Friday Face this week?

*People tend to tease me (or just roll their eyes at me) for wearing sunglasses all the time, but the combination of brilliant white snow and equally brilliant sunlight makes it a lot like living in a ski resort at the moment: the light is absolutely dazzling. And I have really light-sensitive eyes, anyway, so sunnies it is!

Knowing I had a Friday Face post to do prompted me to use some different products today, so that I wouldn’t just be repeating last week’s face! This is a very toned-down version of the smokey-eye – so toned down, in fact, that you could easily wear it to work, or anywhere else. I used MyFace Cosmetics’ Midnight Hour palette, shown above, and concentrated mostly on the eyelid, to get a wearable, day-to-day look rather than the usual dramatic smokey eye look we see, which tends to use a lot of shadow/pencil under the eye, too.

With this, I wore:

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer
Maybelline Pure Makeup foundation in No. 1, Porcelain Ivory
Urban Decay 4/7 Concealer in CIA
Yves Saint Laurent Touch Eclat
Myface Cosmetics eyeliner pencil in black
NARS Orgasm blush
Miss Groovy Lip Poison

What makeup are you wearing today?

Because I’m nosey and like to know what everyone’s wearing, I thought I’d start a little Friday feature where we can all talk about our faces of the day, or, in my case, my face of yesterday, because I still haven’t got round to putting my makeup on yet. Whoops. Don’t worry, though, yesterday’s look was pretty much my default makeup “face”, so it’s likely to be exactly the same today.

(Oh, and you’ll have to excuse the stupid pose: my hair was a greasy mess, pulled back into a scraggy bun, and I was too embarrassed to show you it!)

So, today yesterday I am was wearing:

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer, YSL Perfect Touch Radiant Brush Foundation, Benefit Erase Paste, Anastasia Brow Gel in brown, Urban Decay Glide On Eye Pencil in Nero on top of the lid and Yeyo in the corner of the eye, Lancome L’Extreme Waterproof mascara in black, NARS Orgasm blush, Benefit High Beam, Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Lip Pencil in Wicked and Revlon ColorStay Ultimate Lipcolor in Premium Pink.

What are you wearing?