Everyone has a go-to makeup routine - y'know, the stuff you put on your face when you're on autopilot.
Glowy skin! Statement lip! The combo becomes so familiar, so failsafe, it's kinda like a uniform - a makeup uniform, if you will.
From fluffy brows to smudged liner, we asked seven familiar faces from Mamamia to break down theirs. And boy, did they come through with the goods.
Holly Wainwright, Head of Content and Co-Host of Mamamia Out Loud.
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I have a powder ban in full effect. My make up uniform has evolved as I have become more grown-up (cough, old). I have not put a powder anywhere near my face for years now, and I won't be doing it anytime soon, I'm now all about cream and glow.
In terms of my uniform, it's very simple. Over my serum and moisturiser I do Trinny London's BFF Skin Perfector SPF 30, $67.50. I don't really understand what it does, it comes out of the tube white, goes onto my skin peachy and just gives this even tone and GLOW that I am completely addicted to. I have repurchased about 25 times.
If I'm being fancy (office, filming, party, one of those rare things) I follow with some foundation - my ride-or-die is Rageism All Day Mineral Foundation, $68, and my new flirty friend is NARS Light-Reflecting Foundation, $73 - either of those, but more often than not I leave it at my BFF.
Then it's a bit of concealer on the eye circle bags - I like a really creamy one, right now it's an Armani Beauty one called Fabric, $65, which cost more than I should have spent. And then, mascara and brows. I can't leave the house without that.
Tubing mascara, MCoBeauty Lash Xtend, $24, every time. It's the only one that doesn't smudge on me. And I have 25 different brow-taming products but right now it's also MCoBeauty - their Magic Brows brow pomade, $18, and then their Hair and Brow Magic Wand, $18, to stick in place (my brows are unruly).
If I have places to be, I'll stick on cream blush, highlighter and cream eye shadow - I love Mii Forever Eye Colour Crayons, $45, or my Trinny London Eye2Eye T-Tones, $38 in Wisdom.
And if I need a confidence boost lately I have become obsessed with a red lip - either Lip Luxe, $40, in Demon by Trinny London (again!) or my MCoBeauty Double Ended Lipstick & Liner, $14, in Iconic Red.
Instant power face. Not a powder in sight.
Leigh Campbell, Executive Editor.
My makeup uniform is filled-in brows (Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz, $36) a little bit of liner on the top lash line (can be pencil or liquid, I don't discriminate), and mascara. That's my go-to look.
Then I'll switch up the base depending on what I'm doing that day or how well my skin is behaving, but I always set it with bronzer (Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Powder Bronzer, $66).
I'm not a bright lipstick person so lips are generally some form of nude gloss (Too Faced Lip Injection Liquid Lipstick, $39) or just plain lip balm.
Emily Vernem, Social Media Producer and Co-Host of Lowbrow.
My failsafe makeup look is clean and simple with a PLOT TWIST. The plot twist being a bright coloured eyeliner. I love having fun with makeup whenever I'm feeling sad or a bit down I know that a pink lip and a bright blue eyeliner will perk me up straight away.
My actual face makeup is minimal, I switch between Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint Foundation, $49, in 'Shade 12' or Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Foundation in '8 Warm', $65. I only use these on my cheeks between my brows, nose and chin to get rid or redness.
If I'm feeling extra spicy I'll use bronzer as a light contour and deep gold highlighter. My go-to is NARS Bronzing Powder in 'Laguna', $57, and Colourpop's Super Shock Highlighter in 'Parasol', $8.
And ALWAYS a pink lip - pink for me is more like nude is for lighter-skinned people. My holy grail is Bobbi Brown's Lip Pencil in 'Ballet', $46 - I've been through five of these since I was 17. I'm also loving Revlon's Colorstay Matte Lite Crayon in 'Take Flight', $14.99.
Now, onto my favourite part - THE EYES. I'm a big fan of eye makeup but hate the way it feels.
To compromise I only wear one product for my everyday look: eyeliner.
Yes, I know, WHAT ABOUT MASCARA!?!?! Sorry, but being blessed with being hairy has its perks and just by curling my lashes before I head out, mascara isn't really needed. To get the eye line, I wet an eyeliner brush, dip it into some hectic coloured eyeshadow and DONE. Nailed it (sometimes).
My go-to palette for eyeliner looks are the colours in the Anastasia Beverly Hills Norvina Pro Pigment Palette Vol. 6 for Face and Body, $110.
If I'm in a rush, I use Mecca Max's Zoom Shadow Stick in shade 'Teal', $19.
Yes, I know this routine seems chaotic but so far so good!
Jessie Stephens, Executive Editor and Co-Host of Mamamia Out Loud.
I use the Saya Super Serum with Niacinimide ($90) stuff because someone said it gives you glass-looking skin, then my Ultra Violette SPF, $49 - the oil-free one, because I have oily skin.
I apply everything with my hands because I am not a YouTuber. I use foundation, then Tarte Shape Tape Concealer, $44, followed by my Mecca Max Off-Duty Contour Stick, $18, under my cheekbones.
When I do TV, the makeup artist always puts a little bit of bronzer above my eye crease and I think that looks good so I've started doing that too to add some depth.
Then some NARS Orgasm Blush, $45, on my cheekbones - not convinced I have the placement perfect as I have a round face and blush sometimes looks weird.
Then I do eyeliner on the top - Stila Smudge Pot in 'Jet Black', $30 - with a thin brush. I wash the brush every few days otherwise it gets all hard and gross.
Then I curl my lashes with MCoBeauty X-Tend Lash Mascara, $24.
Lucy Neville, Creative Producer.
All I want in life is to be the glowiest glowworm possible and I don't want to see any matte on my face. I use mostly cream products to achieve a dewy, fresh-faced look and I opt for a 'no-makeup makeup' base, and then if I'm feeling fun, I'll do something with my eyes.
I start with (non-negotiable) SPF 50+. My fave at the moment is the Ultraviolette Queen Screen, $47. Then I mix Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter, $65, on the back of my hand with a small pump of the Cinch Pump + Glow moisturiser, $39.95. It's kind of like making my own BB cream and it keeps my skin hydrated throughout the day.
Then I'll use the NARS Creamy Radiant Concealer under my eyes and around my nose - less is more. I promise. Sometimes, and yes it goes against my 'no matte' rule, I'll set my undereye with the Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Finish powder, $70, if I'm going out and about. But my skin still looks dewy underneath this powder, so I stand by it.
I'll then use a cream contour of some kind - I like the Charlotte Tilbury Contour Wand, but the McoBeauty Highlight and Glow Beauty Wand, $28, is an excellent, affordable dupe - under my cheekbones, my temples, across my forehead, and down the sides of my nose, using a damp beauty blender to blend that out.
Next - cream blush. I use a variety of different products but at the moment I'm loving the Rare Beauty liquid blushes, $34, particularly the shade 'Hope', or the NARS Orgasm Liquid Blush, $45. Then I use a highlight wand on the bridge and tip of my nose, on top of my cheekbones, and on my cupid's bow.
I like big, fluffy, bushy brows. At the moment I'm using the Anastasia Brow Freeze, $39, to brush them up.
If I want to do something with my eyes, I like a bronzey-coloured lid, because I find it makes green eyes pop. I use a cream eyeshadow and then a maroon or dark brown eye pencil under my lower lash line and above my upper lash line, then smudge it out with a little brush.
I get a lash lift and tint every few months, so I just use a couple of coats of mascara. The McoBeauty Xtend Lash, $24, is my go-to.
And for lips, my ride-or-die products are the Charlotte Tilbury Superstar Lips, $49, in shade 'Sexy Lips', or the Trinny London Lip Glow, $30 - I switch up the shades I use, but my favourites at the moment are 'Honor', 'Lyla', and 'Bella'.
Charlotte Begg, Lifestyle Writer.
I'm an all-or-nothing type of girl when it comes to makeup. If I'm putting on a face for work or the weekend, my makeup uniform includes full-coverage foundation, fluffy brows, a smokey winged liner and glossy lips.
You know how some people do yoga or go running as their self-care? For me, it's doing my makeup first thing. I genuinely look forward to it and love how it makes me feel.
As someone with oily skin, I swear by the Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation, $62, or Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation, $21.95 - both are medium to full coverage and keep my oil at bay for hours. For brows, I use the Brow Code Imitations Micro Pencil, $38 - it’s super skinny so you can create hair-like strokes - and the Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel, $38.
To create my go-to wing I apply the Mecca Max Single Shadow in 'Shady', $8, with an angled brush and smudge it out with my fingers to smoke it out and finish off with the Ciaté London Wonderwand Intensely Volumising Mascara, $36, (so black and really packs on the product). Then I finish off with lip liner and a gloss.
My go-to combo is the Mecca Max Pout Pencil in 'Fancy', $14, and the Fenty Gloss bomb in 'Fu$$y', $34 (the best lip gloss EVER).
Erin Docherty, Senior Health & Beauty Writer and Co-Host of You Beauty.
Back when I was a fresh, baby beauty editor, I would spend agessss every morning perfecting a cute eye look, meticulously applying my base, doing a fancy lip, styling my hair, etc. These days, however, I'm too lazy. Would much rather spend the extra minutes asleep?
That's where my very simple everyday makeup 'fit comes in. It's glowy. Creamy. No-fuss.
To start, I fill in my brows with Benefit Cosmetics Goof Proof Brow Pencil, $45, then brush them up and hold 'em in place with Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel, $15.
For my eyes, I'll use a black liquid liner and mascara (I'm not loyal to any specific product here. I tend to get around on the mascara and eyeliner front).
When it comes to my skin, I want it glowy, fresh and light (the freckles! Let them live!) - my go-to base is either Fenty Beauty Eaze Drop Blurring Skin Tint Foundation, $49, or Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Foundation, $65.
I'll always pop on cream blush, too, because it makes me look more alive in the morning. For an extra hint of life, I sometimes add a bit of glossy highlighter to my cheekbones. The CHANEL Multi-Use Glow Stick, $71, makes my skin look dewy and fresh and fools people into thinking I actually drink enough water.
As someone who isn't big on lipstick (again, too lazy), I'll sometimes line my lips with a creamy nude liner and chuck a lip gloss over the top. I really like Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb in '$weet Mouth', $34, or Ultra Violette Peach Sheen Screen, $25. Either that or I'll just use any old balm kicking around because I usually have to run to the bus and... omg IS THAT THE TIME?
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