My five favorite beauty products:
2. I like to call #2 Filene's Basement because this shit is at rock bottom prices. L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes - this is the poor lady's Lancome Definicils. There's legitimately no difference. Trust me. I used to shell out the bucks for the Lancome version. There is also no difference between this $2 elf eyelash curler and my now defunct $20 Shu Uemura eyelash curler. What's in a name? In the case of these items, a lot of wasted money, that's what.
3. Urban Decay eyeshadow primer potion - no other primer comes close to the staying power of this one.
4. I made the nice lady at Sephora try every MFing concealer in the store under my eyes to match my doesn't appear yellow but is undertone, and I ended up with Yves St. Laurent Anti-Cernes. I can get you the color if you want it but concealer is personal.
5. Lipstick is also personal, says my BFF Raymond at the MAC counter at Macy's Center City. However I strongly suggest you try MAC Twig for your every day lip color. It looks perfect on everyone I force it on.
In the interest of full disclosure, Monday through Wednesday I'm lucky to swipe mascara on before leaving the house. I apply my lipstick on the train. By Thursday I've usually gotten the ass about me to put some eyeliner and eyeshadow on. If I go out on the weekend I might even use face makeup. I am not a full makeup face girl. When I do wear more, these are some of my favorites:
2. Clinique Quickliner for Eyes
3. Sephora Collection Colorful Eyeshadow in peach beige
4. Laura Mercier oil-free tinted moisturizer and Benefit High Beam. The Laura is expensive but doesn't break me out like every other blasted thing. The Benefit was in a gift bag and it's awesome.
Do you use any of these? What are your top five must have beauty products?
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sooooooo.....i used to be a HUGE Laura fan until:
ReplyDelete1) her lip treatment fucked up my lips and make them all white and peely like a crackwhore. same with her tinted lipstick. too bad because it was such an awesome color.
2) her tinted primer used to be my go-to primer until it completely screwed up my skin, causing it to freak the hell out for weeks (red, inflamed, painful) and then sephora told me that they received a bad batch of her primer and was giving out full refunds with no questions (or receipts).
that's when i said goodbye to her products because she lost my trust *sadface*.
i do love NARS products though - they have great bronzers, eyeliners and blushes.
-kathy
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ps - you do have a beautiful heart which is why you're one of my fav bloggers xoxoxoxox
ReplyDeleteI love you
ReplyDeleteand i can not do lip stick.
I know im a freak.
but not as crazy as my half body sunburn I have today.
ginger probs.
I love you
ReplyDeleteand i can not do lip stick.
I know im a freak.
but not as crazy as my half body sunburn I have today.
ginger probs.
I love you
ReplyDeleteand i can not do lip stick.
I know im a freak.
but not as crazy as my half body sunburn I have today.
ginger probs.
I love you
ReplyDeleteand i can not do lip stick.
I know im a freak.
but not as crazy as my half body sunburn I have today.
ginger probs.
Ahhhh, a Friday post on one of my favorite subject matters. I'm not a fan of Laura Mercier, but I know many who swear by her products. I can never find a suitable shade to match me.
ReplyDeleteI love me my MAC eyeshadows, I'd say Club is my favorite. Pigments are fantastic too, as you can make lip glosses, eyeshadow, liner, highlighters with them. Extremely versatile.
UD eye primer is my favorite ever.
ReplyDeleteI'm still working on the heartlight... haven't graduated to makeup yet. maybe ♪ ♫ when I'm 64 ♫ ♪
ReplyDeleteSince I haven't been working — I haven't worn lipstick in months. But I LOVE buying a new lipstick and it making a statement on my face. I might just have to find this one and try it out!! Happy Friday!! and thanks for linking up today!! Y'all have a wonderful weekend ahead!
ReplyDeletegirllll you got some nice stuff! i have cheapo stuff except i do sometimes use bare minerals- i love it bc it doesnt really look like makeup. with you on during the week just maybe throwing on mascara. too.much.effort.
ReplyDeleteUrban Decay Eye Primer is my FAVORITE make up product ever! It is the best of the best. I am a huge fan of Make Up Forever HD foundation, the Naked eye palette by UD and NARS lip gloss.
ReplyDeleteWas introduced to Laura Mercier tinted fondation since 2005 and have been using it ever since. I need to get myself a new mascara so I just added L'Oréal Voluminous Million Lashes to my "Must Buy" list for the weekend. :)
ReplyDeleteYou do have a beautiful heart girl! I love L'Oreal Voluminous mascara! It is my go-to. I like that the UD primer went to a squeeze tube because the wand was my biggest dislike of their product - so much wasted product. By Friday I am lucky I am wearing any makeup!
ReplyDeleteLove your favorites! You may also want to check out MAC Lipstick in Syrup! It is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOh I how I love makeup. My top five products:
ReplyDelete1. Make Up Forever HD Foundation
2. Sephora Mircosmooth Powder
3. Covergirl Lashblast Mascara (that fat orange tube)
4. Smashbox Brozer (Bronze Lights)
5. My LORAC Mint Edition Palette (when it wrongs out I will probably cry because its been discontinued).
Good to know about the Filene's mascara :) That line is going to crack me up for days. UD is awesome, I never realized how much of their stuff I use til I did my makeup post.
ReplyDeleteI shall check out that MAC lipstick color.
ReplyDeleteI love Environ eye gel, but it's pricey as Hell. I'm out right now and I feel like I look 417. Undereye wrinkles are a bane.
I shall also try the Voluminous mascara.
I need to do one of these. Urban Decay primer is the bomb. It's hands down the best I've ever used and I don't want to be without it.
ReplyDeleteAnother go-to for me is Benefit BrowZings. If I put no other makeup on, I use this on my brows.
I absolutely love Benefit products! That is probably my number one favorite brand of cosmetics. But its good to see some new ideas to try!
ReplyDeleteLove these products!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking up with me today! Make sure you enter to win my giveaway from Wednesday, http://thediaryofarealhousewife.blogspot.com
Hahah. Concealer is personal. Why is it so difficult to find a good one. I'm a full makeup face girl. My skin is so thin and uneven. If I don't put some good stuff on it, you can see my veins! That's no bueno. I love all things elf. They do amazing online sales and I stock up! I love theie eyeshadows, bronzer, and blush, oh and nail polish!
ReplyDeleteI am a moth to a flame when it comes to cosmetics. Lipsticks are my favorite. I am a cheapskate when it comes to beauty. I may venture out with you one day so you can show me the finer things.
ReplyDeleteI don't use any of them, but that's because I'm lazy and/or cheap. I have invested in the Naked 2 palette, which I love, but other than that, I use Maybeline Falsies masacara {hello full lashes}, NYC Liquid Liner, Physicians Formula bronzer palette, and Merle Norman's Lasting Foundation to cover blemishes.
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