My beauty editor-approved make-up bag heroes - featuring the £12 mascara that I refuse to give up
My relationship with make-up changes as I get older.
Like most people, in my early teens, I experimented with colour (half lilac and half mint on the eyelid was a particularly strong look that I remember). My late teens were a quest for the best foundation and best concealer to cover up the angry pimples that had taken up camp on my chin. I hit my twenties and I couldn't get enough of a black kohl liner. The smudgier the better. Then as I approached my late twenties suddenly I was all about lipstick. My quest to find the best red lipstick meant that at one point I had over 45 shades to choose from. Now that I'm in my thirties, my only goal is skin that sings. I want a glowy complexion that Hayley Bieber would be jealous of.
Whilst my approach to make-up changes, there are a few constants that remain. My make-up bag heroes have been there with me during every iteration of my make-up life.
They have done me proud over the years and I have no doubt will continue to do the same for years to come.
My make-up heroes:
1. Maybelline mascara
2. Tweezerman Eyelash Curler
3. Charlotte Tilbury brow mascara
4. Chanel bronzer
5. Maybelline concealer
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Katie Thomas is the Senior Beauty Editor at Marie Claire UK. With over 10 years of experience on women's luxury lifestyle titles, she covers everything from the best beauty looks from the red carpet and stand out trends from the catwalk, to colonic irrigation and to the best mascaras on the market.