i get lots of compliments on my make-up.
i love that knowing that i don't spend a ton of money on products or time on fixing my make-up.
almost everything i wear can be purchased at a drug store, target or ulta.
i tend to prefer it looks clean for during the day.
and i spruce up the eyes a bit on nights i'm headed out on the town.
i have a lot of products and just have them all tossed into a liberty of london tub sitting in my bathroom.
i don't use it all every day.. or even every week.
but i have a really hard time with tossing anything for at least a year. loool
i have a thing for face masks. i typically mud up my face 1-2 times a week.
these are my favorite two. along with my chap face moisturizer that does not clog my pores or leave my face oily. since i tan about 20 mins a day, 6 days a week.. i go through this stuff like crazy.
always, always moisturize!
1- Clean and Clear Dual Action Moisturizer {from walgreens}
2- Boscia Luminizing Black Mask {from sephora}
3- Deep Down Detox Ultra Cleansing Mud Mask {from ulta}
now it's time to put on my face..
step 1- i apply erase paste under my eyes and on problem areas.
step 2- apply my foundation. i am absolutely in love with bare minerals and refuse to use any other thing. it looks flawless and lasts all day.
step 3- seal with a bit of bronzer. just an fyi, if you're going to use bronzer all throughout the year, as with your foundation, be sure you have a different color for your winter skin tone verses your summer look.i use this one during the winter since it's a much less harsh color.
up next, i do the eyes.
step 1- i pick out whichever quad of eyeshadow i'm feeling that day and apply. the quads are so easy with achieving that smokey eye in 4 simple steps.
step 2- sometimes you feel like a little shimmer, sometimes you don't.
when i do, i prefer 'she sparkles' from the sephora collection.
step 3&4- mascara is huge for me! i'm way into the thick, cakey, false eyelash look. i wear lots of mascara.
i start with maybelline falsies in waterproof. you'll notice less of the black circles under your eyes by days end if you switch to a waterproof mascara.
this i move onto use my l'oreal telescopic explosion in waterproof. the small, round brush gives me the ability to reach those tiny lashes in the very corners of your eyes.
step 5- eyeliner. my fav fav fav eyeliner thanks to Ann from Fabulous Pasta Not Included is covergirl liquiline. i only wear it on my bottom lid. i would not suggest this for top lid eyeliner. it is not a fine tip and is a pencil you resharpen. i love this stuff so much that i buy extra sticks because i'm afraid they'll stop making it. it lasts so long!
finishing touches..
step 1- my nyx blush. please be sure you apply plenty of blush so your face will not appear washed out. you need color on those cheeks, girls!
step 2- add a bit of VS shimmer is you're feeling feisty. i brush it on my face, chest and depending on what i'm wearing, shoulders too.
step 3- add your lips of choice. these past couple of weeks i have been alternating between the covergirl lipslick and my VS lip gloss.
and there you have it.
so simple.
and most of the products are so cheap.
do share with me what products you love.
i'm always up for trying new things!











8 comments:
I’ve wanted to try Erase Paste for a while, but there are only three shades and I am PALE! I’m afraid “light” will be too dark. Hahaha. Does it blend really well? Right now I’m using Nip+Fab Dark Circle Fix, but it doesn’t conceal anything. I also use BareMinerals.
I use a lot of Bare Minerals too - love it. I also just got this great tinted moisturizer/serum called Miracle Skin Transformer goes on very smooth and a lot of times I don't even put foundation on.
I always love makeup posts and seeing what others are wearing!
I'm going to check out the erase paste! LOL
I'm the same way. I used to spend tons on good makeup and I found the cheap worked ten times better!
I love seeing what others do for their routine. Thanks!
Please tell me you go in for an annual skin check with all that tanning you do....I'm just saying. My cousin had a scare a few years ago, I just want you to be safe:)
What is erase paste? I feel like you or Hotpants have blogged about it before. Will it hide my undereye dark circles? That's my main problem area.
So glad u love the liner! ( I think its perfect for lining your water-line too) !! I used to be a huge high-end makeup snob but in the last few years I'm totally all about drugstore makeup, the price and quality is fantastic! It's come such a long way... Maybelline and even wet n' wild make great products!! I too am a complete makeup junkie!! :)
I have a post almost identical to this all typed up. I've just been too lazy to take pictures.
I love my Falsies mascara and my eyeshadow quads! Oh, and my Erase Paste!!
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