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!

Brand Highlight: Favorite NYX Products!

Hey beauties. I just wanted to post my latest video on my youtube channel, featuring my favorite NYX products. I've been really loving this brand lately, featuring its products in several of my past videos. I figured it was time to do a video dedicated to my favorite products, the ones I could not live with out. Check it out and tell me what you think!

 

Thanks and have a great memorial day!

Sigma Brushes Memorial Day Sale: 20% Off Select Brushes!

Hey beauties! Who's ready for Memorial Day Weekend Sales? I know I am!! I will be posting a separate blog post featuring all the sales that I know about tomorrow afternoon. But I wanted to get this sale up tonight so you all know about it. Sigma Brushes, which I am affiliate of, is offering an amazing sale for Memorial Day. 20% off select brushes! Normally, Sigma doesn't do a lot of sales like this so this is a great time to try their brushes, which are fantastic by the way! Below is a list of all the brushes that are included with this sale as well as two kits that are also being offered.

Single Brushes:
E11-Eyeliner
E16-Tightline Eyeliner
E17-Waterline Eyeliner
E46-Shader-Inner Corner
E56-Shader-Lid
E70-Medium Angled Shading
F45-Buffer
F65-Large Concealer
P80-Precision Flat
P82-Precision Round
P84-Precision Angled
P86-Precision Tapered

Kits-
Sigmax Precision Kit-Sigmax Precision 5 Piece Kit
Spot-On Concealer Kit-Spot-On Concealer Kit

Sale starts tomorrow, Friday May 23, and goes through Monday May 26. Enter code MD20 at checkout. I think if I were to have to choose any of the above to order, I would definitely go with either one of the kits. I love my Sigmax Precision kit that I own. I would also go for the E70 Medium Angled Shader Brush. I use that brush every single day for my highlight shades, you can't go wrong with it! Hope this information was useful for you! If you have any further questions please let me know and I'll answer them as best as I can! Stay gorgeous!