What's in my Makeup Bag : November 2016

Sometimes when getting ready in the morning to go to work and are putting a full face of makeup I normally want to be able to use products for more then just one thing in my makeup routine. The last past month these are the products I have been using on a daily and are currently in my makeup bag.

Primer

 Elizabeth Arden Matte Moisture Lotion – This lotion I use as a primer because it is like a gel formula and when using this product I do not really need to use a primer on top of it because this lotion helps smooth the skin. To me this is a 2 in 1 product.

Foundation

Bare Mineral Bareskin in the shade 04 Bare Ivory- This foundation is very light weight but also great for everyday since it has SPF 20. It leaves my skin looking natural and doesn’t make my skin look like I have a pile of makeup on.

Concealer

Mac Select Moisture Cover in the shade NC20-  This is a great light weight concealer that brightens up my under eye but also does not cake up.

ELF Stick Concealer in the shade Ivory- This is a peachy corrector concealer. I use this concealer to cancel out my veins on my eye lids. I can also use this concealer to hide dark circles if I end up having any.

Face Powders

BH Cosmetics Studio Pro Matte Finish Pressed Powder in the shade 230- This product reminds me of Mac Studio Fix Powder. I use this powder all over the face to set my foundation. I also use thispowder to set my eye primer.

Rimmel London Stay Matte Powder in the shade 001 Transparent- This powder is great to set all over the face when I do not want to add extra color. I also use this powder to set my undereye area after I have applied concealer. The last way I use this powder is to touch up through out the day after using blotting sheets to control the oily parts on my face but also keep my face from looking super shiny.

 Eye Brows

Wet and Wild coloricon Eye Brow Pencil in the shade 623A Brunettes Do It Better – I use this brow pencil to fill in my brows before I set them with powder.

Ardell Brow Defining Kit- I use this brow kit to set my brows after using the brow pencil. I also use the taupe shade in the kit to contour with. The taupe shade can be compared to the Nyx Taupe blush which is a great gray shade to contour the hallow of the checks with. The last reason I use this kit for is eye shadows. These are great neutral shades to make many eye looks.

High Lighter

Wet n Wild Coloricon Bronzer in the shade 743A Reserve Your Cabana- This product is marketed as a bronzer but it is really a highlighter. It gives the most natural looking glow. I can also spray my brush if I want the wet looking effect. I also use this shade as an eye shadow and to high light the brow bone. This powder can also be used to set my concealer under the eye due to the fact that the powder is close to my skin tone.

Blush

Wet n Wild Coloricon Blush in the shade 833E Mellow Wine- This is a great fall color for the checks. I also use this shade as a pop of color if I want to add it to any eye look.

Lip Products

The only lip liner I have been caring around is a lip liner from Wet n Wild in a berry shade. The 2 lipsticks I have been using is the NYC Get It All Lip Color in the shade 400 Extraordi Berry and the other lipstick is from Rimmel London in the shade 510 Best of The Best which is a red shade.  The last lip products I have been carrying around in my daily makeup bag are glosses. The first gloss is from ELF in the shade 2121 Strawberry and the next gloss is from Milani called Brilliant Shine Lip Gloss in the shade 06 Ravish Raspberry.

Mascara

The mascara I have been using all month is the Tarte Lights, Camera Lashes!

Setting Spray

The setting spray I have been using all month which is a recent purchase is the Wet n Wild setting spray.

Tools

I use a Revlon lash curler. I also carry 3 makeup brushes which are a crease brush, concealer brush and a powder brush. I carry a pencil sharpener which is a must and right not I use a sharpener from Sephora. The last tool I use is blotting sheets and the current blotting sheets I am using are from elf.

These products have been my go to products of the month. Leave a comment down below on the products you have been using all month long.

          

What's in my Trash: October 2016

This month has went by so fast and here we are with another empties post.  I have so much to share with you guys this month.  I hope everyone enjoyed Halloween and had a safe one. Stay tune to a post with photos and suggestions when it comes to painting your face for Halloween since there has been a lot of discussions about what is safe and what is not safe to put on your face.  Please leave a comment down below letting me know the products you used up this month.

NON-MAKEUP ITEMS

1.      Palmolive Dish Liquid- I use this to wash my dishes but also to help clean my beauty sponge’s with when I have stubborn stains that do not want to get off but also it helps take off foundation that is not oil free .

2.      Angel of Mine Baby Shampoo- I purchased it at the Dollar Tree and really any baby shampoo works to clean my brushes. I have not found a cheaper way to wash my brushes when I am in a pinch because I tend to use solid brush cleansers but I always order them online so I will use baby shampoo in between receiving new ones.

3.      Lavoris Mouthwash in the Flavor Natural Mint- This is a great inexpensive mouthwash and I will repurchase. It can be found in Walgreen but if you want to save a few bucks you can also pick it up at your local Dollar Tree like I do.    

4.      Colgate Baking Soda & Peroxide Whitening Toothpaste in Brisk Mint Flavor- I like the taste it left my mouth after I rinsed but I’m not to sure how much whitening it did because I did not notice to much of that happening.  I will repurchase Colgate toothpaste just not to sure on that specific one.

5.      Bath & Body Works Wallflower in the scent Caribbean Escape- The notes on the scent are “A tropical blend of melon and raspberry nectar infused with coconut milk” This scent reminded me of my trip to Florida this past month but also of the summer time .

6.      Modesa Cotton Swabs- They worked and got the job done and were inexpensive.

7.      The Body Shop Satsuma Hand Cleanse Gel- This was a great hand sanitizer. It smelled like oranges and I love oranges . It did not smell like alcohol at all which I appreciate that.

8.      Target candle in the scent Strawberries & Whipped Cream – It was an okay candle. I received it as a gift. I did like the scent but it was a very light scent and did not have much throw to it. There were times were I hardly smelled the candle at all but it was burning.

9.      Bath & Body Works Mini Candle in the scent Georgia Peach- I loved this scent for the summer time. It smells like straight up peaches. This little candle could full up the whole room and then some like the throw on it was great but being so small I was surprised.

1.   Clinique Clarifying Lotion Clarifiante Number 3 for Combination Oily skin- This was a great toner. It did not have such a strong smell and was able to get any makeup left over from my cleansing off but also it did not burn my face.

1.   Lush Bath Bomb in Ickle Baby Bot- This was a very nice and relaxing bath bomb. It gave this spa feel to my bath but also helped when I was feeling sore. When using this bath bomb I feel ready for sleep after. I tend to use a few of these during the fall and winter season. This month I used 2 full bath bombs. I tend to break them up and get at least three uses out of one bath bomb.

1.   ELF Soothing Serum- I did not see much of a difference when using this product on my skin. To me it just turned into a moisturizer in the day time. It reminds me a little bit of my gel formula moisturizer from Clinique. This product is marketed as a soothing serum it did not feel like a serum to me.

1.   L.A. Colors Dramati Lash in Dolly 973- I brought these for my Halloween look that will be going up after this post.  I was not a fan of these at all. I felt like the band was very thin and since I am a beginner it was very hard to work with.  

1.   L’Oreal Cushion Foundation in the Shade W3 Nude Beige- I received this sample in my Target beauty box and decided to use it. I really did not find much of a difference between this foundation and the normal True Match which is way cheaper. If I receive this product again in a subscription box I will use it again but I do not see myself picking up this product unless I get it on sale because I refuse to pay full price for the amount of product that comes in the full size.

1.   ELF Brow Pencil in the shade 21721 Taupe- This is one of my favorite brow pencils from the drugstore. It is very affordable and gets the job done. I have one on hand at all times.

1.   Stila Lip Glaze in the shade D2 Pink Orchid- This was a sticky lip gloss but I did not mind it. I loved the shade it left on my lips since it was a light pink with shimmer . It was one of those easy products that even without putting a whole face on I could wear and look some what put together.

1.   Josie Maran Bear Naked Wipes – I wasn’t a big fan of these makeup remover wipes. I liked they way they felt on my face but they did not take all my makeup off. I found that I was using these and then I would have to use a makeup remover in liquid form. I’m not sure if my pack was a little bit dried out. I also realized that they work best with the Josie Maran cleansing oil but on their own they were not getting off my makeup.

1.   Nuance Salma Hayek Glow Facial Oil- I received a sample of this oil that I ended up using on my weekend getaway this month. I enjoyed the product and I also realized that my face was not left greasy after using this product since some oils can leave the skin feeling greasy but that was not the case here. It is also a oil that is easy to find since it is sold at CVS.

1.   ELF Foundation Serum in the shade Light/Medium- This was a great light weight foundation for the summer time. I liked the fact that it had spf of 25 but also did not break out my skin. It was very easy to use and I didn’t even have to set it with powder if I didn’t want to.

2.   Maybelline Fit Me ! Concealer in the shade 10 Light- This is one of my holy grail concealers. It is creamy and easy to blend out and this shade is great for brightening up under the eye and highlighting all over the face.

2.   NYX Auto Eyebrow Pencil in the shade EP03 Medium Brown- This product ended up drying out on me before I could use it all up. I never found this product easy to work with and the shade I had was more of a red tone brown which did not match me well. I would have to use this product conjunction with a powder to have my brows match my hair color.

2.   Essence Make me brow in the shade 02 browny brows- This product reminds me a lot of benefits give me brow . I feel like this product is the dupe but since I have not used that product since they repackaged and reformulated it. I recent picked up the new formulated one and will give it a go. I will leave you guys posted on if I feel like it is a dupe or not in a dupe post that is coming soon. I have to repurchase this product because it was easy to use and I didn’t even have to shade in my brows if I didn’t want to because it gave use enough coverage on its own .

Leave a comment down below of the products you used up this month and enjoyed. Until next time thanks for reading.