Ulta Sale! (11/9-11/29)

Hey everyone!
These are the current sales going on at Ulta:

• BOGO 50% off Almay Cosmetics
• BOGO 50% off Covergirl Eye Cosmetics
• BOGO 50% off Maybelline Cosmetics
• BOGO 50% off Revlon Cosmetics and Beauty Tools
• BOGO 50% off NYX Eye Cosmetics
• BOGO 50% off Physician's Formula Cosmetics
• BOGO 50% off Prestige Cosmetics
• BOGO 50% off Palladio Cosmetics
• BOGO 50% off Eyelure
• BOGO 50% off Real Techniques and Eco Tools

These are really good sales going on.  If you need any new drugstore makeup or brushes I definitely recommend going to Ulta.

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Ulta Sale! (8/3/14-8//9/14)

Hey everyone!
These sales will be ending soon so if you are interested I would act now!

-BOGO Free Pur Minerals Mineral Makeup, CC Creams, and Correcting Primers
-BOGO 50% off Revlon Cosmetics
-BOGO 50% off Covergirl Cosmetics
-BOGO 50% off L'Oreal Eye
-BOGO 50% off Not Your Mother's Haircare
-BOGO 50% off Tresemme Haircare
-BOGO 50% off Samy Haircare
-BOGO 50% off Batiste Haircare
-BOGO 50% off Eva NYC Haircare
-BOGO 50% off Marc Anthony Haircare
-BOGO 50% off Cristophe Haircare
-BOGO 50% off Proganix Haircare

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FOTD: Neutral Eyes and Bold Lips

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For today's makeup I decided to go with neutral light eye shadow and a bold classic red lip.  I really like this look and for me it could easily be an everyday look.  I really like the way red lips look on me and how it contrasts with my pale skin.  I am thinking about doing a tutorial on this look on my YouTube channel, comment below if that would be something you are interested in seeing.

Face: 
For my foundation I used the Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation in Ivory 805.  Then for my under eye concealer I used Benefit Fakeup Concealer in Light 01, which is suppose to be a hydrating crease concealer that doesn't crease.  It does crease on me though, just like all the other concealers I've tried. .  For setting my under eye concealer I used the Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in Cream, this powder has been discontinued but I have a backup and it's my favorite powder for setting foundation and concealer.  I also used the Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in Fair on  a few spots I have.  I used the Estee Lauder Just Blush Eye and Cheek Powder in Rose Tutu for my blush and it is sadly discontinued.  For contouring I used the L'Oreal True Match Super-Blendable Powder in C3 Creamy Natural.  I also used the Maybelline Baby Skin Primer, the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Mood Light, and the Urban Decay De-Slick Makeup Setting Spray.

Eyes: 
For my brows I used the Maybelline Master Shape Brow Pencil in Soft Brown along with the NYX Eyebrow Cake Powder in Blonde.  I also went ahead and used the Maybelline Great Lash Clear Mascara as a brow gel in order to set my brows. As for an eye prime I used the e.l.f. Eyelid Primer in Sheer and the whole eye look I used the Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette.  I used a combination of w.o.s. and foxy on my lid, then I used Naked 2 on my outer corner and in my crease.  I used w.o.s. to blend everything out an foxy as my brow bone highlight.  I skipped eyeliner and used my current favorite mascara which is Maybelline Volum' Express The Rocket Mascara.

Lips: 
For my lips I went with a cool toned matte balm  which would be the Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in Standout.

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My Current Foundation Routine!

Now I don't wear foundation everyday, I mainly wear it on special occasions or when I'm playing around with different makeup looks.  But lately I have been finding my self wearing foundation a lot more often because I've been testing out foundations and comparing them to others so that I can review them for you guys.  This has just been what I have been gravitating toward wearing lately when I wear foundation.

So when I'm in the mood for more coverage I have been wearing my Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation.  This foundation is just a great foundation that I highly recommend.  I have been applying this with my Sonia Kashuk Blending Sponge or my Real Techniques Expert Face Brush.  Now when I'm in the mood for a lighter coverage I use my Covergirl CG Smoothers BB Cream.  This is just a nice BB cream and I have been applying this with my hands.

As far as primers go, when I wear one I have been using the e.l.f. Mineral Infused Face Primer.  This makes your skin so soft and it's only $6!  As far as it making your makeup last longer, I don't have an opinion on that because I'm still testing it out.

Now for powder I have been loving the Revlon Nearly Naked Pressed Powder in the shade Fair.  This powder is just a great powder!  I find that it gives a bit more coverage over my foundation or BB cream.  I highly highly recommend, it's defiantly my favorite drugstore powder.  I have just been using my e.l.f. Powder Brush to apply it.

 

I hope you guys liked this post!  Please comment down below telling me what your current foundation routine is.

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August 2013 Makeup Wishlist!

This is just a list of the products I want to try, if you have used any of these products please let me know what you think of them in the comments below.  Or if you recommend that I try a product that isn't on this list you can also comment in the comments below.

Face:

-Covergirl CG Smoothers AquaSmooth Compact Foundation

-Maybelline Fit Me Shine Free Foundation Stick

-Maybelline Mineral Powder Foundation 

Cheeks:

-NYX Powder Blush(bourgeois pig and desert rose)

-Covergirl Cheekers Blush(rock n roll 145)

Eyes:

-NYX Eyeshadow Base(white)

-Maybelline Eye Studio Color Tattoo Metal Eyeshadow(inked in pink)

-e.l.f. Studio Eyebrow Kit(light)

-NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil(strawberry milk)

-Volum' Express the Mega Plush Mascara

Lips:

-Maybelline Baby Lips Electro Lip Balm(pink shock) 

-NYX Butter Lip Balm(parfait and macaroon)

Other:

-Ulta Super Blender Sponge

-e.l.f. Studio Complexion Brush

-e.l.f. Studio Blush Brush 

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Small Target Haul!

I went to Target last night to pick up some school supplies and ended up picking up a few makeup items as well.

Disclaimer: I bought all these products with my own money.  I am not being sponsored by any company and everything I write is my own opinion.

The first thing I picked up was a repurchase of one of my favorite lip balms, the Nivea A Kiss of Milk & Honey. If you want to read more about it, I included it in my last post, Hits & Misses.  I can't remember the exact price but I know it was under $3.

The next thing I picked up was a travel pack of my favorite Neutrogena Makeup Remover Wipes.  I thought it would be good to put in my school backpack.  Again if you want to read more about it I have a whole post about it.  I am not sure of the price, but it probably wasn't to expensive.

 



The Clean & Clear Oil-Absorbing Sheets were something that I wanted to try.  They are $4.49 and come with 50 in a small pack that is great for throwing in your purse.  I tried one out last night and it absorbed the oil around my nose quite nicely.  It says it won't smudge makeup but I don't know if that is true because I wasn't wearing makeup when I used it. 

The next thing I got is the Vaseline Aloe Lotion.  I can't remember the price exactly but I think it was around $2.  I have never tried this before so I don't have anything to say about it yet but I picked it up because I was out of lotion.

The Covergirl CG Smoothers BB Cream is something I have wanted to try for a while now.  A lot of people say that it is exactly the same as the Covergirl CG Smoothers Tinted Moisturizer and that is why I bought it.  I wanted a tinted moisturizer and I can't ever really find one in the drugstore.  Target didn't sell the Covergirl Tinted Moisturizer and the only place that I know that sells it is Ulta.  So I just picked up the BB cream and I am actually wearing it right now.  So far I like it!  This retails for $6.94 and comes in three shades.  I got mine in the lightest shade, 805 fair to light.

 

I picked up another Covergirl product and that is the Covergirl Lipslicks Smoochies Lip Balm in the shade 220 Text Me.  It is basically a tinted lip balm and I tried it last night and it has really nice pigmentation.  It was $4.94 and I am not sure about the color on me.  It doesn't look bad but I have to wear it a few more times to tell what I think about the color.  Other than that the product feels nice on my lips.

I was in the Maybelline section and noticed that they had a new Baby Lips Electro.  Now Target only sells it online so it was kind of weird that there was one.  I looked through all of the Baby Lips(the regular ones) and found another Electro in the yellow shade(Fierce N Tangy) but I decided to go with the purple one(Berry Bomb).  It has a nice sheer purple color and I am a fan of the original Baby Lips.  The online price is $2.99 but I'm not sure how much I paid for it.

I picked up two e.l.f. brushes, the Smudge Brush and the Blending Brush.  I don't have many brushes so I thought that it would be nice to get a few more.  I have the powder brush from e.l.f.'s studio line and I like that one.  The brushes were $1 each, which is really inexpensive.  I have tried the blending one and it is an ok brush but I haven't tried the Smudge one yet.  I would recommend e.l.f. brushes if you are looking for inexpensive brushes.


                               






                                                                                             


The last thing I picked up was the Maybelline Great Lash Mascara in clear.  This is a clear mascara that can also be used as brow gel.  I picked this up because I wanted to try a clear mascara to maybe wear to school because I don't usually wear makeup to school often.  I am excited to try this and it was only $4.44

If you have tried any of these products please let me know in the comments.  Also if you want to see a review on any of these products, again let me know in the comments.  Feel free to leave comments or questions down below.

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