Everyday Makeup (eyes)

As continuation of a previous post about everyday makeup, here is my top eye products that I reach for everyday. First up is the Urban Decay Naked Palette, obviously this has a huge following and for good reason! It has every neutral shade you could need, matte and shimmer. I mix Virgin and Sin as a base color and add either Toasted or Smog to my lash line/crease, I'll do a tutorial on this later. Another...

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Makeup Expiration

Image source Here's going to be a little rant post about expired makeup. So we all know makeup will have little symbols that say something like 6M. 12M, 26M, etc telling you when that product is good until. Now cosmetic companies are required now to let you know how long a product is good for after you open it but they make it difficult. Most people don't really pay attention to when they should...

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Everyday Face (Base + Cheeks)

I haven't been able to post in a while thanks to being extremely busy during the holidays. Our house is getting remodeled and I've been trying to keep up with wrapping presents and cards and all that stuff, but I finally got some free time! These are the products I use basically everyday, not including eye makeup and the sort. First off is Garnier skin renew bb cream, I mentioned this in my last...

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Revlon lip butters

These were so raved about when they came out that I bought almost every color, but these are my top three.The Revlon lip butters are more like a lipstick than a lip balm as they are marketed as. They have great pigmentation, a wide range of colors, and never feel dry or cake off. Some people complain that they don't last very long, but on me they last a long while and it's even tough to get them...

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Dior One Essential serum

Dior Capture Totale One Essential skin boosting super serum (wow that's a long name) is a clear anti aging serum designed to "help detoxify skin cells to correct all visible signs of aging...applied before other skincare products One Essential boosts their effectiveness and extends benefits over time." I got this as a sample and started using it every other night under my eyes and the...

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I heart drugstore makeup

1. Favorite brand?           -Maybelline and Revlon are at the top of my list. They make very good quality products for the drugstore price and I've only ever not liked a couple of their products. I think all of Revlon products are great, especially their foundations and the new color range. Maybelline makes a great selection of mascaras and eyeliners and their eyeshadows...

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Top three drugstore mascaras

I tend to buy drugstore mascaras over high end ones because if you end up not liking it, you only wasted a couple dollars versus upwards of $20. I have used high end ones but never really found that I like them or can't deal with shelling out big bucks for them. So here are my favorite drugstore mascaras. Almay get up & grow waterproof is a great natural looking mascara with buildable coverage....

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John Frieda Luxurious Volume Dry Shampoo

I tend to lean toward dry shampoo a lot more in the winter time as your hair gets more oily in the cold months. Apparently naturally blonde hair also gets more oily in general, so that's no fun. This is a great new dry shampoo from the Luxurious Volume line by John Frieda. I don't use any of the other products just because I have so many hair products but I am definitely glad I added...

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Little Hair Bits

I pick up a lot of smaller versions or trial sizes of products before I give in to buy the full size. These are two things that I will definitely be buying full size.  Redken All Soft heavy cream is the first, I got this for free at Ulta when they were having a sale on the full size pump bottles of Redken shampoo/conditioners. It is a leave in conditioner treatment that you put...

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Target Haul

While Christmas shopping I couldn't resist picking up some new beauty items (you can never leave Target with only what you came for). So here we go! Herbal Essences Honey I'm Strong Conditioner-It smelled good and I've been looking for a new conditioner so I thought I'd try it out! Garnier Sleek & Shine Hairspray-This is my go to hairspray, doesn't leave hair hard or sticky but holds...

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Winter skincare routine

Hello all! So since it's getting a bit cold most places (for some reason here it's in the 70's) I figured that a winter skincare routine would be in order. I don't think I use that many products, but in the winter you do need to add some things to the routine. I rotate my treatments every other day since I use glycolic acid and so my skin doesn't get used to anything to quick. First step is to...

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