Wednesday, December 19, 2012

What's inside my makeup bag

I am by no means a beauty expert.  I do however consider myself pretty skilled at doing my own makeup at the very least.  Doing it for someone else freaks me out, but I think it's the germaphobe in me that silently panics whenever anyone asks me to do their makeup because who knows how they actually take care of their face?!  And I have never and will never be a makeup sharer.  I used to be strictly a drugstore makeup buyer, but I have discovered higher end make up brands (mostly through Birchbox) and I'm addicted!! .All of that being said, I thought I'd share a few of my new favorite must haves (links included)!!



1. Hope in a Jar I can't live without this stuff y'all. Plus, It was one of Oprah's favorite things not so long ago.. so you know it's good.

2. Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment I love these!! I just got the itty bitty baby ones from Sephora (the ones they sent for your birthday) and it's the best! I love the subtle tint of the Rose.  I'm thinking I may have to get the coral and berry ones as well.

3. Naked Palettes 1 & 2  I have both. I bought the first one and was like I'll never use the colors on the second, but then I found a brand new one dirt cheap on Ebay and I was like Sold!!  So now I have them both and I use them daily.  I personally hate the look of the newest one (Naked Basics) plus they are all matte and I'm a shimmer kinda girl.

4. DiorShow Waterproof Mascara: The holy grail of mascara.

5. theBalm Hot Mama: I got a baby one in my birchbox and LOVE how flattering it is to my skin! I normally wear very pink blush since my cheeks tend to flush a lot naturally.  I've tried a coraly blush and the orangey undertones were not flattering.  This blush has a sbutble shimmer and the peach tone is universally flattering.

6. Eyeko Skinny Liquid Liner: Another Birchbox find.  I could never do liquid liner, until I met this little guy.  It's a felt tip liquid liner that is SO easy to apply! even for someone like me who has ridiculously shaky hands.  They also come in funky colors like purple and aqua.. if you're into that sort of thing (I'm not).

So those are my latest beauty buys... What's in your makeup bag?
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8 comments:

  1. I love Sugar lip treatment, but I never got one for my birthday! Jealous. I buy directly from a Fresh store, so maybe that's why.

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    1. I'd been wanting to try the Sugar forever!! but I finally got the baby one's from Sephora and bought a full sized one. I'm in love!!

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  2. Which Naked palette do you like better? I want to get one but I am not sure which one I want...too many pretty colors! Let's face it...can't afford both at the same time!

    I love Kate Somerville Anti Bac lotion, keeps my face clear! I also love Beauticontrol's Lip Apeel. There is a lip balm on top that feels amazing, and a lip exfoliated peel on the bottom that makes my lips so soft and flawless for my glosses. Best lip treatment ever!

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    1. For the Naked Palette's... There are colors I like in both, but what sold me on the first one (before I bought the second one two weeks later) was the color "sidecar". It's this gorgeous taupey shimmery color that is super duper flattering! That being said, if you normally wear bright fun colors, You'd probably be disappointed with either one. I always wear neutral colors and black eyeliner & mascara (I'm a creature of habit). Just thinking about it, I think I personally have used Naked 1 more.

      I have Beauticontrol's Lip Apeel!! It's divine!! I use it alllllll the time!! I haven't heard of the AntiBac Lotion, but I'm off to google it now!! Thanks for the tip!!

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  3. I told you! No more make up talk! I don't need to go out in the world and buy a bunch of stuff!

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    1. Sorry.. Not Sorry!! I want to share my finds with the blog world!!! ;)

      xoxoxo!

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  4. I have actually never tried any of these! They all sound amazing! I have been searching for a mascara forever and it looks like you might have found one for me! I am VERY curious about Hope in a jar now!
    Thx for sharing! XO
    Brooke

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    1. I have to tell you, Hope in a Jar is the only good thing my XMIL ever gave me. I use it year around. I'm also really weird about how I use it. When I have a brand new jar, I use it very sparingly (so I can make it last for ever), but once I get low on it, I use more. It makes no sense. I just bought the gigantic container from Amazon, and I have the baby jar in my purse, one in my makeup bag and one in my gym bag. I cannot be without it!
      As for the mascara, Some people would probably think I'm mildly insane for spending $25 on mascara, but it's totally worth it!!

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