Take care of your brows

Big bold brows are the new trend! If you have naturally full brows like me then you're good to go with some basic trimming and filling, others may need to fill a bit more. The best advice if you've never done anything with your eyebrows, is to go to a waxer/brow shaper once and have them lay out a good shape for you, this way you will know where to pluck/wax yourself and won't have to come back every month to the salon. My all time favorite product that I recently discovered for brows is the ELF eyebrow kit (comes in medium, light, and dark). It has a darker gel on the left and a powder on the right, I've only ever used the gel though. Mine didn't come with a brush so I bought the Sonia Kashuk (Target) angled eye liner brush, which is perfect for natural looking filling. Next thing you need is a good pair of tweezers, personally I think Tweezerman ones are the best, but whichever brand is your favorite is fine. A brow pencil is also a great thing to have. The Maybelline define a brow is possibly the best brow pencil out there, it even beats out expensive ones. To finish off the look hairspray and an eyebrow/mascara comb are good. You could also use an old toothbrush for this bit. Spray a bit of hairspray on the brush and shape your brows where you'd like them to stay. I think this is much more comfortable than brow gels, I find those to feel tacky and hard.

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L'oreal True Match Lumi Foundation Review

The L'oreal True Match Lumi Foundation is a drugstore brand makeup that is said to actually aid imperfections with continuous use. It is available in many shades with warm, cool and neutral undertones.
Since this had been raved about so much I figured I would try it out!

Okay first things first, I have never used any drugstore foundations because I find them either to not have very good coverage or I just don't like the consistency. I have to say though, I am in LOVE with this foundation!
It has great coverage, is very moisturizing, and lasts all day. It is a little runny which is a good thing since it doesn't sit on top of your skin or make dry patches worse. It feels like you have no foundation on but your skin looks flawless!

I have the shade n1-2 soft ivory which is a neutral. It is very easy to find your shade given all of the selections that they have. On some days I will use my Maybelline BB cream on my whole face and then use this foundation on the parts that need a bit more coverage. This foundation has a sort of satin finish which makes it look very natural, not matte or dewy.

Last but not least, I especially love that it has a pump so there is no mess or germs :)

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