I love make-up. I love to browse the shelves in stores and see all the various colors and different types of make-up. Eyeliners and eye shadows are definitely one of my weaknesses. The bright hues just stand out and call to me. Who cares if I already have 5 shades of brown eye shadow - when I see a new release, I want it. Over the last several months though, I have purged much of my make-up. I gave every Ulta eye shadow that I owned (and let me say - the collection was quite extensive) to a good friend for her daughter to experiment with. Many of the colors had only been worn once, maybe twice. After my purge, I decided to only purchase a few cosmetics that I knew I would use over and over, as well as items that I already loved. Here's a few of my favorite things...
I have wanted the Naked 2 (and the Naked) palette by Urban Decay forever, but I just could not justify spending $50 on it (yet I would spend $50 on a whole bunch of other crap I didn't need). Recently, a friend let me try her palette and OMG...why did I not buy this a long time ago??? The colors are gorgeous and go on my eyes beautifully. The pigment is rich and really brings out the blue in my eyes. I know I am late to the game with this palette, but I am so glad that I finally caved in and purchased it. I use the lighter shades during the day for a natural look and then amp up my eyes in the evenings with the darker hues. This is definitely a top favorite of mine and the bonus plumping/cooling lip gloss was a nice touch.
Living in Arizona, we have very low humidity therefore everything tends to dry out - especially my lips. When Maybelline released their Baby Lips collection, I searched high and low to find them, but they were sold out. I finally scored a couple at Target - they were hiding on the end caps. Each tube has a soft stain of color and a hint of flavoring. But don't let the bright colors and fun flavors fool you because these keep your lips so moist and supple. I always keep one in my purse and will run them across my lip stick to help keep my lips moist. Well worth buying and the color palette is not too bad - there is a soft pink, soft peach, muted coral, colorful plum, cherry red and clear. I own almost every one of these and will continue to purchase them in the future.
I was introduced to this powder by a young lady on You Tube who was doing a make-up tutorial. I have seen it posted on Pinterest numerous times as well so I thought I would give it a whirl. The silica based powder is very fine and a little goes a lllloooonnnnggg way. It provides a subtle glow when used properly. Price wise - this is extremely expensive, but mine has lasted me for almost six months and I understand that there are many dupes on the market. In the meantime, I really do like soft candlelit glow that this provides and will finish up the powder before trying something else.
I can still remember the first time I walked into an Ulta after moving to Arizona. It was extremely overwhelming to see so many different perfumes, cleansers, make-up, hair products. It was just insane to me. Ulta has a great rewards program (of which I utilize every quarter - sometimes with the highest level reward available). With their competitive pricing on the Ulta line, I was also able to try many of their products for minimal cost. One such product is their Sin City eye shadow (balck shadow in the middle/bottom). It is a matte black and it is absolutely perfect to use as eyeliner. I take an angled eye liner brush and dampen it and draw shadow onto the brush. I am able to control how much goes on my eye and how thick my lines are. It also has great staying powder throughout the day. I will always keep this in my make-up bin and for the money, it's a great deal for a product that pulls double duty.
Okay - here is another Pinterest experiment. Everyone was raving about the Sonia Kashuk Sunless Tanning Towelettes. They seem a bit pricey compared to a bottle of sunless tanning lotion ($10.99 for 4 towels vs. $8.99 for an entire bottle of lotion), but I decided to see if they hold up to the rave reviews. I purchased the Golden version (didn't even know there was a Bronze version) and scrubbed it on my body this morning. I avoided my face even though this is allegedly safe because I have super sensitive skin to begin with. So far, my legs have really changed into a beautiful glowing tan. I am really pleased with this and will probably purchase it again in the future - maybe when my real tan begins to fade.
This is the second Urban Decay product in my list of favorites. There are so many reasons to love their 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils. The colors are just gorgeous - various shades of green, blue, purple and even a bright pink shade. I have about 2/3 of the available colors and my absolute go-to shades are Deviant (royal blue), Bourbon (soft brown), Oil Slick (black) and Ransom (purple). I have experienced great staying power throughout the day and the colors do not smudge as bad as some of my other pencils. What is even cooler is that Urban Decay releases different palettes at Christmas and I get to try a bunch of colors for less money than if I had bought the entire set. These pencils are a mainstay in my cosmetic bag and worth the money that you spend.
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