October Favorites

1. This month I've been loving Sonia Kashuk Eyeliner Palette. I did a full review here. This was great for easy, daily looks. The black eyeshadow is one of the blackest eyeshadows I have tried and there is little fallout. I love using the black and grey for everyday smokey eye looks.

2. The next thing I've been loving is the L'oreal Visible Lift Foundation. I also did a review on this product. Its very easy to apply, provides light to medium coverage but I feel that with this foundation I don't need anymore coverage. It feels great on my skin and matches my skin very well.

3. For nails, I have been loving Essie Nail Polish in Wicked. Two coats will give a very opaque, deep color that almost appears black, but is in fact oxblood. Its a gorgeous autumn color that lasts for a good 3 days without terrible chipping. 

4.  The next thing I've been loving is The Balm's Mary Lou Manizer. This is the most beautiful highlighter ever. Its very intense, and a small amount goes a long way, but it is gorgeous. I love applying some to my inner corners of my eyes to appear more away. Its also beautiful as a cheek highlight.

5. The last thing I've been loving is the Body Shop's Shea Body Mist. It smells super clean and fresh and is not overpowering and can be reapplied throughout the day.

Other Beauty Favorites include these three products mentioned in this post

For non-beauty favorites, I have been loving Season 10 of Supernatural on the CW. Only 3 episodes so far but I am enjoying every second. I won't say much for fear of revealing anything but I definitely

recommend the show, which seasons 1-9 are aviable on Instant Watch on Netflix. ^.^

A movie I enjoyed this month is the 1985 film "Clue". Its based off the board game and its really really good! Its full of mystery and humor and a great ending! The cast is amazing, the script great, and really keeps you entertained.

Watch the trailer here 

 Thank you for reading! ^.^

Recent Beauty Favorites

Over the past two weeks I have been loving three certain products and decided to dedicate a blog post to them. They are all drug store products which is a bonus! ^.^

1. E.L.F Maximum Coverage Concealer in the shade porcelain 
This is the best drugstore concealer I have ever tried. It provides great coverage, does not look cakey, and actually matches my fair complexion. I find this concealer to cover redness and can act has the only base I wear for the day, skipping foundation all together. Its creamy, easy to apply with fingers and/or a brush.

2. Covergirl Smoochies Lipbalm in "#2cute"
This is a super creamy lipbalm. Although its not the most moisturizing, it does not dry out my already rather dry lips. The color is gorgeous and does contain some shimmer which I thought I wouldn't like but on days where I need some color on my lips, this particular shade adds the perfect color that works for the autumn season. Its a bit berry and a bit of a red color that is 100% wearable and easy to apply; No mirror needed!










3. L'Oreal Lash Out Butterfly mascara in Blackest Black
This is one of my all-time favorite mascaras! The formula is great; I find my lashes look great both once applied and by the end of the day with no smudges or flaking. Its sort of a wet and dry formula; the lashes do not clump, but if I shut my eyes right after applying, there will be a bit of transfer but my lashes do dry and there is no transfer after a minute or so. This mascara is amazing and gives my lashes a very lovely affect that does not interfere with my glasses. 






These three products are actually great to be used in one full face of makeup without needed to apply anything else! I highly recommend checking out these products next time you're at the drugstore! ^.^

Thank you for reading!

September Favorites

This month was a very hot month and so my makeup routine involved makeup that could last all day in this summer weather.

The first product I've been loving in September is Rimmel London Match Perferction blush in 001 Light

This blush is perfect because its not shimmery! Its perfect in the sunlight and my skin doesn't look like a disco ball. The blush comes with 3 colors; a light peachy pink, a more mauve pink, and a pinker mauve color. I tend to mix the deep mauve with the lighter pink but swirling your brush in one color or all there colors creates a beautiful shade.





The second favorite for September is Miss Jessie's Pillow Soft Curls.

This is the best product ever! I'm serious! I have naturally curly hair but without the proper styling gel, it ends up a frizzy mess with the curls random and not in any nice form. With this product, I get my hair wet and then wait until its no longer dripping water and I apply a bit more than a quarter size on my palm, rub my hands together, and then just spread the product all over, focusing on the ends. And then i take whatever is left and run my hands through my bangs. I then scrunch my hair upwards and sometimes I would tilt my head upside down and scrunch my hair towards my scalp to really get the curls formed. I'm left with my hair like the picture below and through out the day my hair stays like that apart from looking wet; it makes my hair stay looking darker (wet) longer than when I don't use the product but it does dry fully and I'm left with gorgeous soft, non-crunchy curls! Another bonus is that this product smells DIVINE!

  

The third product I've been loving is Milani's Face powder in 01 Light.

This is a great powder for hot weather! I find my dry skin feeling super soft and my concealer and foundation staying much better with this powder over it. It also smells lovely! I have already hit pan on it from using it every day in the last 3-4 months! I will say that this powder does not provide noticeable coverage. 

My fourth September favorite is non-beauty and its the TV Show Doctor Who (BBC America). This 8th season is so good! I was at first not really liking the 12th Doctor, but after last week's episode, I am liking him more. Still love Eleven and Ten, but I am starting to like the new Doctor. I am loving Clara though even more! She is amazing and just is written so well this season. I didn't really like her in season 7 but now I am loving her! I think so far, my favorite episode of this season as been episode 3, Robot of Sherwood, which featured Robin Hood!

My fifth favorite of September has been a youtube channel and that is Essie Button Vlogs!

She has a beauty youtube channel as well (which I love) but this month I've been loving her vlogs! She recently had some vlogs in August when she and her boyfriend, Aslan, traveled around Scandinavia but in September there were a couple of vlogs that are just perfect. She is so funny, so amazing, and very interesting to watch! I definitely recommend checking her out, especially now because she's doing Vlogtober! ^.^

And that is it for my September Favorites! I hope this was interesting and if anyone wants to say hi or recommend a product for review, please send me an ask (anon or not) on my tumblr ^.^

 

Back to School Makeup

Today I thought I would mention some makeup products that I have been loving for the past 3 weeks since school began. I am in university and lucky enough to have enough time in the morning to do a full face of makeup which I personally prefer.

The first thing I've been loving is Stila Smudge stick waterproof Eyeliner in Stingray which is a true black shade. This eyeliner is amazing! I have dry eyes and find that some eyeliners and eyeshadows can dry them out even more but this eyeliner does not do that. Its easy to apply, easy to smudge and there is little to no transfer to the upper part of my lid when my eyes are wide open (which happens more with other eyeliners such as gel or liquid). This eyeliner is retractable which is great. The one downside is that the eyeliner tip is not pointed which can cause it to be tricky if wanting to create a precise line. I have also loved the stile eyeliner in navy for days when I want more of a pop of color.

 The second thing I've been loving is Covergirl Trublend Foundation in L1, Ivory. Its light to medium coverage and feels great on my (dry) skin. I don't find this to cling to any dry spots which is great but I do find that it does not last perfectly all day in hot southern California weather. Because I'm outside a lot walking to class with the sun blazing down I find the foundation to wear away more than it would on a colder day. I do recommend this foundation to anyone with dry skin. The shade I have surprisingly is one of the few shades I've ever tried that's not too dark and matches my neck (which is very light). I find cream and powder products to work well with this product as well. Because its a light foundation but does not do very well in over 90 degree weather, I would recommend more for the more colder days.

The third thing I've been loving for back to school is Maybelline's Baby Lips lip balm in Grapevine.
This is very easy to apply, is moisturizing and provides some color to the lips. I find that if I don't wear anything on my lips, I looks more tired and I feel less "put together" while when I do wear something on my lips I feel much more alive and this product is great because I don't need to use a mirror.


Those are just three products I've been loving for school. :) I hope this blog post is helpful.


xx

L'Oreal Visible Lift Blur Foundation and Blush Review

Foundation available at Target and Ulta

Blush also available at Target and Ulta


The blush review I did for my July favorites


Now the foundation retails in between 12-15$ which, in my opinion, is pricy for a drugstore foundation but that aside I think this foundation overall is a great foundation.

Pros:

• Lightweight; perfect for warm summer days 
• Great for dry skin; I have very dry skin and this foundation did not cling to dry patches. One of the best foundations I have tried regarding dry skin
• Feels greasy at first (i know, not a pro) BUT it went away while I applied the rest of my makeup and once I set a powder, my skin felt fine.
• Blurs out skin; I found my skin looks clear in the mirror and any discoloration was gone
• A lot of product goes a long way so you get enough product to last for awhile 
• Build-able without looking cakey; light to medium almost full coverage 

Cons:

• Expensive
• Might be too greasy/oily for Oily/Combination skin

The blush works amazing with this foundation but is also a bit overpriced which is a bummer. The blush also works great with other foundations and can be applied before or after applying powder and also can be build-able. 

* Thank you for reading ^.^ *

July Favorites

This month I have been traveling a lot and packing only a little bit of makeup; stuff that I own but haven't used as much but found that I really enjoyed some of those products and so I decided to write up a blog post about them.

Maybelline Eye Studio Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze

This was great for the days I didn't have an eyeshadow palette with me or I didn't have time; It adds warmth to the eye and if blended upward through the crease it gives dimension to the eye without being much of a hassle. It is also great with just using my fingers rather than a brush.


L'Oreal Visible Lift Blur Blush

This blush is perfect for summer days! Its light weight, not shimmery whats-so-ever, and gives a gorgeous color to the cheeks. Its liquid and blends beautifully with other liquid foundations and I found this blush starts out sheer and can be used lightly but also is very build able and does not look patchy or streaky.

Mally Beauty Volumizing Mascara 

This mascara is perfect for days without time for eyeliner. It is a wet formula but dries nicely and volumizes my lashes without getting in the way of my glasses. It makes my eyes stand out from behind my glasses on days when I don't have time for eyeliner or eyeshadow.

Covergirl Colorlicious Lipgloss in Candylicious

This lipgloss feels great on the lips, is easy to apply, sheer enough not to use a mirror but does give color to the lips! Its affordable and there are a lot of color options to suit everyone.


And that is it for my July Favorites, I hope you found this helpful and please leave a comment down below what you would like the next blog post to be. Thank you! ^.^

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