Huge Ulta and BBW Haul!!

Guys....I did something bad. I went to Ulta...and I got a lot! I tried to logic this in my head that I had a 20% off entire purchase coupon as well as a $10 off coupon. So I saved a lot of money...but I spent a lot too. Anyway, I wanted to share my haul with you! I got lots of new products that I cannot wait to review :) Enjoy!!

What's In My Makeup Bag

Hi beauties! I've done a post like this a few months ago and thought I'd do an update. I like putting a few select items in a makeup bag to encourage me to use them, whether its because I'm testing out a new product, I want to show some love to an old product, or I'm trying to use it up.  However, the items I have in my bag currently are simply my easy, go-to everyday look. I've been using these items since April when I was always in a hurry to get out of my dorm and to class/workstudy/sorority business. I figured it was time to show what's in it.

 

 

 

 For face products, I really wanted to have products that focused on brightening my skin, offered me lots of coverage, and required little effort to apply. I have Laura Geller's Under Makeup Spackle in Champaign for my primer. It does a really nice job of giving me an even base for my foundation and it has shimmer in it that really makes my skin glow. and since it does have a little color to it, there were days I would apply just this and skip foundation.
Speaking of foundation, I have L'Oreals Dream Lumi foundation.  I like this because it has a pump and again really brightens my skin.  I apply this with my hands so I don't have to worry about fussing with makeup brushes. For days when my skin is looking extra dull, I have Benefits Sunbeam, which I apply on my cheek bones. For blush, I have Maybelline's new Face Studio Mosiac Blush, which offers me a very nice flush of color that I don't have to think to much while applying.

Of course for concealer, I am still using Benefits Erase Paste, which I cannot find an alternative for. It is holy grail status for this product! It offers me so much coverage, it literally erasing my dark, under eye circles. But the other thing I really like about this product is that it doesn't settle into the fine lines around my eyes, which almost every other concealer I've tried does. So this concealer will always be in my makeup collection.

For eye primer I have a couple different options since I like to mix it up.  I have two Maybelline Color Tattoos, which I've raved about for years, another holy grail for me.  The first one I have is Barely Beige(top left) which as you can see I have hit pan on.  I'm trying to use this up and its starting to dry out on me so I don't know how much longer I have to use it. The other is Inked in Pink, which I like to use on its own or with my Urban Decay Naked 3 palette.
I also have a primer to use underneath those and its the Wet N Wild Fergie Collection primer. I really like this primer, its a great affordable primer. I'm just about done with this tube, I have maybe a 1/3 of it left. I might repurchase it when I'm done because it doesn't crease and keeps my eyeshadows looking vibrant all day long!

Eyeshadows are something I usually mix up everyday with different palettes or quads. But on the days I'm really in a hurry I stick to this trio from Wet N Wild in Silent Treatment. In all honesty, I just take the bottom color in the trio, which is a very beautiful, duo chrome silvery purple color. Since it is a metallic color, it changes color in the light so it works great for a one shadow look.
I use the L'Oreal pressed pigment eyeshadow in Endless Pearl for my highlight. I really like these shadows but I feel like I rarely reach for them(this could be said about most of my single shadows though) and this one in particular is a great highlight and I love using it. It's buttery and pigmented and last a long time.

So that's what's in my current makeup routine. What are some of your go to products? Thanks for reading!

Latest Video: Get Ready With Me Featuring the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette

Hey beauties! Today I decided to do a get ready with me video, not something I normally do cause I don't have the time to do it. In it I play with my new Naked 3 palette. Enjoy!

Products mentioned:

Laura Geller Champaign Spackle Primer
L'Oreal True Match Lumi Foundation
Benefit Erase Paste
Makeup Forever HD Powder
Sheer Cover Duo Concealer
Too Faced All I Want For Christmas Compact-Blush
Benefit Sunbeam High Light
Maybelline Color Tattoo Barely Beige
Urban Decay Naked 3
Jordana Fabuliner
Buxum Mascara
Maybelline Lash Discovery
Chella Highlighter Pencil
Mac Tinted Lip Condtioner

FoTD: Silver and Plum

Hello, beauties! I pulled out some old products from collection and put together this look inspired by a tutorial that emilynoel83 did on her youtube channel some time back. It was great to use products I haven't touched in a long time. It's also sort of a different look for me as I usually stick with neutral colors, but I used some silver and purple and it was actually a nice day time look.

 

 

Eyes:
Primer-Wet n Wild Fergie Eyeshadow Primer
Base: NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
Eyeshadow: Coastal Scents 88 Warm Palette and L'Oreal Infallible eyeshadow in Smoldering Plum
Mascara-Benefit They're Real and Maybelline Lash Discovery

 

Face:
Primer-Pixie Flawless Primer
Foundation-Revlon Color Stay Whipped Foundation
Concealer-Benefit Erase Paste
Blush-Mac Well Dressed
Lips-Nars Lipgloss in Turkish Delight

 

Tools:
Eyelash Curler-Tarte
Sigma E-55 Shader
Sigma E-30 Pencil
Sigma E-70 Angled Shader
Sigma E-40 Tapered Blending
Sigma P-88 Precision Flat Angled
Sigma E-65 Small Angle

 Tools cont.:
Sigma F-84 Angled Kabuki
Sigma F-70 Concealer
Real Techniques Blush Brush

Let me know if you guys would like more FoTD posts! This was really fun :) Until next time, stay gorgeous!

Daily Tidbits:
1. Finally doing a Vlogmas video....after I started Vlogmas 7 days ago. Ooops!
2. Just watched this weeks Vampire Diaries. Oh My God!!
3. Starting to plan my Bells Beauty Awards for 2013. Can't believe its the end of the year already!

Latest Video: September Favorites! Urban Decay, Benefit, and More!

Hello there beauties! ITS FRIDAY!!! TGIF! I'm so happy its the weekend, I finally get some time off, two whole days.  Very excited! Anyway, I wanted to post my lastest video, which was my September Favorites, sharing with you my top products in September.

September was full of rediscoveries and new products! I rediscovered my love for the Urban Decay Naked palette as well as fell in love with multiple Benefit products I won through a contest with Benefit and Ipsy. I also found a new favorite foundation from L'Oreal.

 



Also, if you haven't yet, go enter my fall giveaway for a chance to win these awesome goodies! That's it for today, what products did you love this past month, let me know in a comment below. Thanks for reading! Stay gorgeous!

Daily Tidbits:
1. I'm so tired, I worked 26 hours this week. It may not seem like much, but in retail...its a lot!
2. I finally have a weekend off, 2 days off in a row! I'm going out of town to the community college I attended for the homecoming football game and to see all my friends. I'm also visiting my brother who is attending there now. Lot's of fun shall ensue!
3. I'm watching Finding Nemo now. "I'm gonna go touch the butt!"

Spring Cleaning My Makeup?? Project Pan???

Hello beauties! I'm doing something a little different in terms of my daily makeup. For awhile, I was doing a weekly makeup basket where I'd pick out some products I wanted to play with for that week. It was a way for me to try and use some of my products that normally get neglected. But as I'm trying to use up some of my products to get them out of my collection, I decided to just pick out some products that I wanted to use up and put them in a makeup bag.  It's kind of a project pan, if you will. I don't restrict myself to strictly what's in the bag but I feel like it's working and I'm starting to go through some products.  It's also very handy in the morning as my roommate gets up later than I do, so I can grab my makeup and apply it in the bathroom so I don't disturb her in the morning.

Here's a picture of all the products in my bag currently.  It's pretty much an entire face of makeup, save for lip products. I like to change up my lip colors daily so I didn't feel like including any.

This is the Neutragena Healthy Skin 5-in-1 Tinted Moisturizer. I've had this sitting my collection for almost 3 years and it's time to finally be done with it. As you can see, it's just barely hanging in there and it's almost gone.  This doesn't offer a lot of coverage so I typically only wear this on weekends when I don't need a lot of coverage.

I love this foundation! This is the Covergirl Naturelux foundation. I think this has been in my collection for a year and it's almost gone. I think I'll be done with it by at least next week. This used to be my holy grail foundation, until I moved on.  I think it's fantastic! It's light weight and has sheer to medium coverage, depending on how you apply it.  But I have so many foundations right now that this has to go!

I've had this little sample of Benefit's Pore-fissional for ages. I'm almost out and I just want it gone. I don't particularly care for this primer so the sooner I'm done with it the better.

I received this concealer from Mineralogie in a Birchbox last year for long time it was my favorite concealer. That was, until I discovered Rimmel London's Match Perfection 2 in 1 concealer and Benefit's Erase Paste.  This is actually a little to light for me and it sinks into my fine lines so it's time to just use it up and be done with it.  As you can see, I don't have very much left.

I've been using this in conjuction with Wet n' Wild's trio in Sweet as Candy(which picture will be following this) as a base. This is Maybelline's Color Tattoo in Inked in Pink. I don't need to use this up per say.  It's practically brand new.  I just wanted to use it a little bit cause it sat in my drawer for 2 months without being touched.  If you guys follow my youtube channel(bellsbeauty) or this blog for awhile, you know I'm obsessed with Maybelline's color tattoos, but this one I'm not that impressed with as it doesn't seem to have the same kind of pigmentation as the other ones do. But it works nicely as a base under pinks and purples.

 

 

This is Wet n' Wild's trio in Sweet as Candy(Here's a tutorial I did using this trio!). Since I've dyed my hair back to blonde, I've been experimenting a little with what colors to wear. I've noticed that now, neutrals a little washed out on me but pinks actually look really great against the blonde. I have this feeling that I'm really close to hitting pan on the pink lid color!

I've had this for way to long!! This is Maybelline's Eyestudio Gel Liner. I'm ashamed to say this is three years old. I rarely use it, cause gel liner just takes too much effort. But I decided to get as much use out of it as I can before it dries up completely. I know there's a way of reviving old gel liners but I might just toss this when it dries up.

Alright, last product!! This is a really long post! This is E.L.F.'s blush in Candid Coral. One of my favorite blushes of all time.  I just wanted to show this some love because I've been neglecting it lately.  It does have a huge check of it missing. It got damaged in my travels last summer. Would be nice if I could hit pan on this blush but it won't be a big deal if I don't anytime soon.

Alright that is all the products in my makeup bag.  If you guys would like updates on this "project pan" please let me know. Are you guys doing any spring cleaning on your makeup? Wish me luck on this guys, I certainly need it.  Thanks for reading! See you next time!

November Favorites!

This is a little late but I wanted share with you my November Favorites! I have lots of new products to talk about!

Primers-I really enjoyed playing with some face primers in November. I used Tarte's Clean Slate Poreless and Benefit's Pore-fessional.  I prefer Benefit's better as its tinted and seems to hide my pores better.

Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie-Wore this so much this month, can't believe I haven't really used it before.

NYX Lipgloss in Tea Rose-Super pretty deep pink. Very pigmented.

L'oreal Infallilbe Pressed Eyeshadows in Iced Latte and  Bottomless Java-These are super pigmented and creamy and are wonderful eyeshadows. I can't wait to buy more!!

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil Duo in Zero and Whiskey- I finally tried a pencil from Urban Decay and am obssessed! I must have more of them in my life!

Jordana Fabuliner- Another eyeliner to talk about. It was the month of eye products. I can't believe I haven't tried this eyeliner yet. I won it in a giveaway and was super excited. It's my new holy grail liquid eyeliner. :)

TheBalm Body Builder Mascara-This was a fail product in October but now its a favorite product for the month of November. Once it dried out a bit, it was perfect for adding some drama to my eyelashes, not something I liked by the way. My eyelashes are long enough without mascara, but I actually like the way this makes lengthens and defines them.

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Beige-Finally got my hands on this baby and its now my favorite base!

Sigma's E60 Large Shader brush-Using to to apply my color tattoos. It applies the color sheerly and blends super nicely. I have a coupon code for Sigma, which is 10% off your order. Use DEC2012 at check out! http://www.sigmabeauty.com/?Click=224226

Bath and Body Works Charmed Life Lotion-Rediscoverd from my collection, sadly this is discontinued. Why BB&? Why must you discontinue all the good scents??

Got2B Guardian Angel Curling Heat Protectant-This is a great heat protectant that holds curls amazingly!


That's it for my November Favorites. Already looking forward to my December Favorites because I have a lot of new products I've been playing with and already have some new favorites! See you guys next time!

Today's Video Get Ready With Me: Interview Edition

Hi everyone!! This Monday I had a job interview and decided to do a get ready with me video since I had so much fun doing the first one. Below I listed all the products I used as well as links to all the Sigma brushes I used. 
Products mentioned:
Tarte Clean Slate Poreless
Tarte Clean Slate Flawless
Clinique Even Better Foundatin
Mineralogie Concealer
Benefit Stay Don't Stray Eyeshadow Primer
CoverGirl Shimmering Sands Trio
Urban Decay Naked Palette-Dark Horse and Virigin
Benefit Bad Gal Lash
Jordana Fabuliner in Black
Urban Decay Glide on Pencil in Zero
E.L.F Blush in Candid Coral
Revlon Kissable Balm Stain in Cherish

Brushes used:
Sigma F70 http://www.sigmabeauty.com/product_p/f70.htm?Click=224226
Sigma E55  http://www.sigmabeauty.com/product_p/e55.htm?Click=224226
Sigma E30 http://www.sigmabeauty.com/Pencil_E30_p/e30.htm?Click=224226
Sigma E40 http://www.sigmabeauty.com/product_p/e40.htm?Click=224226
Sigma F40 http://www.sigmabeauty.com/product_p/f40.htm?Click=224226
EcoTools Powder Brush

Thanks for watching! I did get the job, I start today!

Homecoming Tutorial: Smokey and Glamourous using the Urban Decay Naked Palette

Hey beauties! Homecoming is just around the corner for some, and if you already had homecoming I'm sorry I didn't do this tutorial sooner. While experimenting with looks for my sister(who's homecoming is next weekend) I came up with this smokey eye that would be perfect for homecoming or any formal dance you may be going to.

Products Used:
Benefit Stay Don't Stray Eyeshadow Primer
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Audacious Asphault
Urban Decay Naked Palette-Creep, Buck, and Virgin
L'Oreal Carbon Black Linear Intense Liquid Liner
Benefit Bad Gal Lash Mascara
E.L.F Eyebrow Kit
Revlon Colorstay Whipped Cream Foundation
Rimmel London Match Perfection Concealer & Brightner
E.L.F Contouring Blush and Bronzer
theBalm Hot Mama Blush
Stila Lipglaze in Rasin

I really hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial. Let me know what you think!!