Hello all my readers! And a BIG HELLO to all my new readers! This post is dedicated to all the products that get me looking half decent in a short amount of time. At 5am, you don't have a whole lot of time to look good and refreshed and these products are those that I frequently reach for and am always replacing. I've always been a fan of mixing high and low end products and getting more bang for your buck. I'm beginning to try more things and am discovering that I need to step out of the box sometimes!
NYX Liquid Liner- I hauled my butt off back when they had the 50% off sale and I picked up one in navy blue and black. They are super pigmented and the little brush is very simliar to MAC's #209 liner brush. It's very precise and easy to wing liner with. I actually keep this in my desk at work and do my liner once I get into the office because my eyes water like crazy from waking up early and the cold weather. It was SUPER CHEAP too!
Maybelline Lash Stilletto in Black- This is one of my favorite mascaras right now. The synthetic brush is amazing for my sparse lashes and it gives me great length without clumping. The packaging is really cute and the actual texture of the mascara is super moist...so clumping never really happens!
MAC Studio Tech Foundation-This medium but buildable coverage foundie is my favorite from MAC. It gives you great natural matte coverage. The tri-hybrid formula of water, emoillients, and powder give the skin a very fresh faced look. It's the only foundie by MAC that's self-setting. The packaging is great because it's in a compact and can be applied by sponge...ideal for people on the go! I have these stocked in my kit because you tend to go through these quickly. The water absorbs pretty fast when used with a sponge but I love it so much I don't mind.
MAC Prep+Prime Transparent Powder-This is something that I am LOVING right now. I bought it right when it came out and have bought replacements twice already! My kit cannot go without it and neither can I. In the warmer months, it was the only product that kept my face from looking like I rubbed chicken grease all over it. It really blurs the skin. It's like a photoshop tool without the photoshop! What I like about this kit-wise is that you don't have to match your client's to a colored powder. It looks good on everyone whether your a NC15 or an NW45.
MAC Creamsheen Glass in Boy Bait-This is the best nude ever! I love how these glosses aren't sticky at all. The color is gorgeous and soft. The only down side is that I have to dip the applicator in the gloss like 4 times until I get the color I want. It's not sticky and gooey like the other glossses so I don't care at all. I would, however, use a brush applicator instead of the deer-foot applicator. Maybe that would help the amount of times you have to dip...HMMM.
Johnson and Johnson Baby Lotion-I've been using this since I was little. It's my after-shower moisturizer and I can't live without it. The scent is permanently embedded in my skin. Who doesn't love the smell of babies? It gives me just the right amount of moisture and I've always gotten compliments on how smooth my skin is. The price point is great for this as well. Me and Noelan share this at home :)
Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer and Treatment- The concealer pictured is actually the trio. I have put this in my kit and also bought a single concealer in medium. Why didn't I buy this magical item before?! It's the most amazing concealer I've ever tried. The pigmentation is bananas and the texture is very creamy. Don't be fooled my oily skinned friends, it absorbs like a dream so it doesn't ever feel slick. By nature, the skin around our eyes tends to be drier than the rest of the face and this product is God send. It makes me actually look awake and I can't stop gushing about it! I set this with some powder and I'm good to go! There's a lot of this formula in the little pot so there's a lot to go though.
Bath and Body Works Body Butter in Midnight Pomegranate-I just discovered this. I'm so used to my baby lotion, I forgot about all the amazing moisturizing options out there. Upon shopping for Christmas presents, I came upon my new favorite scent from Bath and Body. It smells great and has just the right amount of sweet, and spices. The texture is amazing and doesn't make your skin all greasy like other body butters. I love this product on the hands and arms.
There you have it! My beauty loves for this season. What are some things you think I should try?
Have an outstanding day today everyone! Tell all the negativity to "Keep it cute, or put it on mute!"
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11 comments:
yes, my kit cannot go without that prep & prime setting powder, amazing stuff. everyone is gushing about that boy bait l/g im gonna have to hunt that down. good post!
I love your must have list. There's oen item i am dying to try from your list.The stuido tech foudnation, i love my stuido fix but would love to give this bad boy a try. Thanks xoxo
I really want to try the StudioTech foundation and P & P Transparent Powder...photoshop flawlessness?Yes please santa!
very good must haves! I recently got the nyx liners so I'm just playing around with them now. they are nice!
I've been curious about the studio tech since my lancome compact is running out now. I've been looking for something like that, what my lancome isn't.
When you said the Creamsheen wasn't sticky like the other gloss, did you mean the other Mac glosses? Cuz I tried other mac glosses, and I thought they were sticky. I'd be into finding one that wasn't sticky.
thanks for doing this post. This will be helpful in the future.
Loved this post :)
I think mixing high end with low end products is defin. the best! I do it too!!!!
Hi! Lash Stiletto is my HG mascara. It works wonders for my super short lashes (=
midnight pom. that is what I'm talking about! i have that in the spray, wash, lotion, wallflower, antibacterial, and everything else haha,.I love that scent
Body Butter is the shit!!! if not I look so ashy its embarassing. i also found some in target for about 9.99, cant remmeber how much Bath & Body Works was, but it sure was better than body shop (like $20 or 40 bucks!)
I love these kinda posts :) You make some great recommendations! I think I've tried all of these except the Eve Pearl concealer.. that's the first time I heard about it. Looks like a great product though! Thanks for sharing these goodies :D xx
studio tech is my FAVE! it feels like nothing on your face! love it!
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