May Favorites!

I've really been loving using this to set my foundation, but unfortunately I just finished it off yesterday </3 so now I'm on the hunt for the next great setting powder!

As you may remember, this was in my Lust List post, and I recently purchased this! I know I only got it a few days ago, but it definitely made an impression and was a favorite in May!

This product was also featured in my Lust List post. Obviously this is not a full size, I got this deluxe sample when Sephora was promoting BB Creams last summer. I use this on the rare occasion because I really don't have all that much left :( But I adore this product. The only problem is, I think paying $39 for a BB cream is a bit ridiculous... 

Favorite liquid liner ever. I probably used this stuff for all but 3 days during May. My routine was literally concealer on my lids, liquid liner, and mascara. Love it!

Also a new purchase, but I love this color and I think it's a great product so it just had to be included!

Not gonna lie guys, I think that this is a pretty close dupe for Stila's Kitten! Say what?! Yeah, there may be another dupe post soon in the future!

Another eye liner favorite for the month! I love this when I don't feel like wearing black but I don't want anything too bright or bold.

I love this shadow for highlighting my inner corners! It's fantastic!

This is the lipbalm I made a little while ago and I've really been loving it! Let me know if you want me to do a post on how I made it, and what I used!

I finally jumped on the bouncy blush bandwagon! And let me just say, I'm glad I did! I've literally been wearing this every single day since I got it! It's the prettiest color! Personally, I think that this is just perfect for summer!

What were your May Favorites? Let me know! :)
Have a beautiful day<3

Benefit RSVP

Hi guys! :)
There's a chance that if you've read some of my previous posts that you've seen this product. And if that's true, you may know of my obsession with it. If you don't, let me just say this product is honestly, AMAZING. Did you hear me? AH-MAY-ZING! Yeah. That good.
Ok, story time! So I did my make up in the morning using this and just some liquid eyeliner, and I was feeling lazy that night before I showered so I didn't take it off and when I got out of the shower my eye makeup still looked like perfection. So after my shower, I was tired and blah blah blah, I didn't take off my eye makeup before I went to bed... Bad, I know. But then when I woke up the next morning my eye makeup still looked perfect! Say what?! Yeah, it's that good.
So now you know that the staying power is like, insane.
Alright, if you guys haven't seen this product yet, go to your nearest Sephora/Benefit Counter/Ulta and just open the jar, and smell it. Yup, you just read that right. Smell it. Breathe that good smell in! Am I the only one that thinks it smells like vanilla cake batter?... YUM! I mean yeah, it's not a natural cake batter scent but it's still like wow, you stay on my eyes for days and smell like I could eat you. Talk about a bonus!
I'm going to stop rambling now. I think you get that I love this product. The final thoughts- Stays for days, smells like sugary bad for you food, and is a gorgeous color!
Sarah say's- Go get this girl!

Do you like Benefits Creaseless Cream Shadows? Have you tried RSVP? Do you know of any other colors I should try? Let me know!

Have a beautiful day!:)

Smashbox Soft Lights in Tint

This is another favorite of mine for achieving the glowy look! :) I think it looks beautiful with a tan. But if you don't have one, and can make you look more sun kissed!
Have you guys tried any of the Smashbox Soft Lights? If so, what's your favorite color?
Have a beautiful day! <3

EOTW - Subtly Sultry

Products Used:

• Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow/Liner in R.S.V.P
• Stila eyeshadow in Mink ( from the Make An Impression in Moscow palette)
• Loreal Lineur Intense in Black
• Buxom mascara in Blackest Black
• Loreal Voluminous in Carbon Black

How To:

1. Apply one 'coat' of RSVP all over your lid, wait for it to 'dry' and apply a second 'coat' to make it more opaque.
2. Take Mink on a small crease brush and apply it.
3. Take a fluffy blending brush and blend out any harsh lines that might be there.
4. Line your eyes with your favorite liquid liner.
5. Apply your favorite mascara and your done!

Not gonna lie right now, this has been one of my favorite looks to do for probably the past 2 weeks. It's like the perfect amount of smoky! Let me know if you like this. Also, do you want me to do a look using the Make An Impression In Moscow palette? I also have the Pretty In Paris palette (love)! Let me know :)

Have a beautiful day<3

Fun Liner - Hot Pink

Products Used:

• Benefit Boi-ing Concealer
• Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Woodstock
• Angled Eye liner brush
• Loreal Lineur Intense Eyeliner
• Buxom Mascara in Blackest Black
• Loreal Voluminous in Carbon Black
• Loreal Million Lashes

How To:

1. Mask any discoloration on your lids with your favorite concealer.
2. Take Woodstock on a dense angled liner brush and line your eyes. You can make this thick, super thin, or wing it out!
3. Make a thin line with a liquid eyeliner to define your eyes. I suggest staying as close as possible to your upper lash line. 
4. Apply a few coats of your favorite mascara, and your good to go!

I must say, I never really thought I'd be into pink eyeliner, but... I kind of am! It's actually really pretty! Bright colors totally used to scare me, but now it seems like any color, in moderation can be wearable. I hope you guys enjoyed this look! Have you tried pink liner? If you have, whats your favorite brand?

Have a beautiful day!<3

Product Swap: NARS Pro- Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base

I know, I know... It's been quite a while since I did a product swap! Sorry guys, but I promise I'm testing out tons of products that will be blogged about very soon! :)

Today, as you probably already know is NARS's eye shadow base!

What did I swap out?

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Which I do prefer?

Ehh, that's a toughie! I love certain things about both.

Price difference?

NARS is $4 more expensive than UDPP

Where can you find it?

Sephora.com and I think Sephora stores. Oh, and NARS.com

What did I like about it?

It made my shadows last ALL day, literally NO creasing. Now, my UDPP does a great job too, but this one might just do that job a little bit better...

What didn't I like?

The size... Well, I have a mini so I guess that's not going to affect you if your buying it! Also, I wish it had a bit of a tint like the UDPP instead of being completely colorless.

Is it worth the money?

I think so! If your looking for an awesome eye primer, I would definitely check this out! Especially if you've tried the UDPP and you didn't like it, or if your just in the mood to branch out and try something new!

Final thoughts?

I really, really like this product! I think it is definitely comparable to my UDPP, and the staying power honestly might be better!

Fun Liner- Silver

Hey guys!
So this is the first post in my new series! :) I'm actually really excited about it! This entire series is going to be dedicated to 'fun liner'. I think bright, bold colors are super hot  for spring and summer, so I'll be testing out some new shades, and brands and letting you guys know what I think of them. And, my favorite ways to wear them. I hope you guys like it! :)

Products Used:

• Benefit Boi-ing Concealer in 01
• Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner in Silver Dollar
• Loreal HIP Color Truth Cream Liner in 905 Black with a MAC 210 liner brush
• Buxom mascara in Blackest Black
• Loreal Voluminous in Carbon Black

How To:

1. Use your favorite concealer to cancel out any discoloration on your lids. You don't need an eye primer because were not going to be using any shadow.
2. Take the Stila Smudge Stick and line your upper lashes, you can wing it out if you like. Apply as much as you want!
3. Take a black gel liner and line really really close to your lash line, just to give your eyes some more definition
4. Apply your favorite mascara and then your done!

This is again, a super simple look but I really like it for days when I don't want to put a ton of effort into my makeup. I feel like this just makes your eyes look really awake!

Know of any colors you think I should test out? Leave them in the comments! :)

Have a beautiful day! <3

Stila It Girl Palette Swatches

Hey everyone!

Sorry I disappeared this week, it was insanely busy. But I finally have the swatches for the Stila It Girl Palette!

So if you guys haven't seen it yet, please check out my tutorial using this palette!

I'll be posting more this weekend now that I have time.

Talk to you guys soon! :)

Benefit Dandelion Review

Hi hi guys! :)
So lately I've been kind of obsessed with this blush! Seriously. So pretty!
As you can tell from the pictures, it's really, really light. But that works for me because I'm basically the color of glue!
Sephora Description- 

Fake awake with Dandelion - Benefit's ballerina-pink pressed highlighting powder. Just one stroke of Dandelion takes your complexion from dull to radiant in an instant. It's shimmery, satiny, radiant, perk-me-up finish is guaranteed to make them wonder ..."How do you look so pretty at eight in the morning?"

Uses-

Sephora says that you can use this powder as an all over highlighting powder. I'm not a fan of the disco ball look, but I haven't tried it like that so I mean it could be super duper pretty and I'll just never know! Like I said earlier, you can use this as a blush for a subtle flush. And you could probably use it as a cheekbone highlighter.

Thoughts-

Personally, I would not recommend this if your tan or have darker skin. I just don't think that you would even be able to see it. Obviously, I'm not using this blush to give me a high impact color on my cheeks, I just love the light pink glowy-flush it gives me! Literally, so gorgeous. 

Price-

$28 on Sephora.com

Final Say-

Buy it! :) If you're looking for a product to give you a gorgeous natural glow, this is it!

Dislaimer- All products mentioned were purchased with my own money.

Advice - Buying Cosmetics on eBay

Hey ya'll!
Sorry that I sort of disappeared this week. It was just a little bit insane!
Anyways, as some of you may remember I mentioned in my Two Color Tutorial using Stila's It Girl palette that you couldn't get it from Sephora anymore, so I recommended eBay. Yes, eBay.
I know a lot of you are probably skeptical about buying brand name cosmetics from eBay vendors. I get it- no one wants to buy fake cosmetics. That's completely understandable. But, if you know what to look for, you can actually get some really great deals on eBay.
Some advice?

• Feedback
• This is super important. If they have good feedback from customers similar to you ( buying cosmetics) you can basically guarantee that the cosmetics are authentic. Generally, power sellers and people who have stores are safe bets. 
• Location
• This might sound weird, but if I'm looking at a product and I see that its shipping from China or Hong Kong, I probably won't buy it. I have found that most fake cosmetics come from overseas. Try to buy from the U.S. if possible.
• Price
• If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. I unfortunately have a personal experience with this one. (Story time-  I was searching for one of my favorite Benefit lipsticks and this one vendor had a great deal on it. So obviously, I was pumped. Needless to say, I bought it, and then when I opened it, it wasn't even close to the color of the real lipstick. Yup, it was a fake.)
• Description
• Most vendors will have a description section for whatever product they are selling. Read it. Most times they will say if they guarantee that their products are authentic. And sometimes, if you spend enough money they will throw in some free samples. Also, you can find information about shipping, return policies, and payment in the description.
• When in doubt, ask.
• Send them a message! Ask your questions! They want your business. They'd be fools if they didn't try to help you to the best of their ability. Ask about authenticity, shipping costs, combining shipping, etc. Whatever questions you may have, ask them. They aren't going to do you any good when your sitting at home with your brandy new fake product. Bet you'll be regretting not asking about authenticity then!
• Know Your Product
• If you've never seen a product in person before, don't order it from eBay. You'll have absolutely no idea if they've sent you a fake or not. Try to get products that you've either used or at least seen in stores.
• Frequent Fakers
• I don't know many brands for cosmetics that are frequently faked. But two of the big ones are definitely MAC and Benefit. If you were trying to buy MAC on eBay I would be super careful, make sure you really know what your looking for.

I think those are pretty much the basics for buying cosmetics on eBay and I hope that helped you guys a little bit :) Feel free to message me if you guys have any specific questions about buying cosmetics off of eBay! What do you think? Would you buy cosmetics from eBay, or are you totally against it?

Talk to you guys soon! 

Stila The It Girl Palette - Two Color Tutorial

The finished look!

Prime your eyes and then place Kitten all over your lid

Take Americano on a flat shader brush and place it in your crease. Yup, it looks funky!
Ready. Set. BLEND!

Yay for blending! :)

Take Kitten on the flat shader brush and just place it along your lash line to make yourself look more awake.

Oh, hello awake eyes!

Take Americano on an angled liner brush and line those peepers!

Add some mascara to those lashes and you're golden!

Products Used:

• NARS Pro Prime
• Stila's The It Girl Palette
• Kitten & Americano
• Buxom's Buxom Lash in Blackest Black and Loreal Volumious Mascara

Yup! That's it! It's really super simple. This is one of the looks I do when I wake up late and I really shouldn't even have time to put makeup on. I think the thing that makes it so super quick is that you really don't have to be careful with the shadows. I mean, you basically slap Americano into your crease and then blend it until it's beautiful. Easy peasy!

Ok guys, I have bad news... This palette is no longer available at Sephora </3. But don't worry - I've found a solution to our little problem! Ebay! ....What? Buying cosmetics on Ebay? Yes guys! You can get this exact palette by clicking here (it will take you to a list of all the listings of this). If you want I can do a post about buying cosmetics on Ebay and what to be aware of. I've done it before and if you know what to look for, you're not going to end up with fake cosmetics.

Let me know if you prefer this type of tutorial over just having pictures of the final look and then me writing out the steps.

Have a wonderful day! :) 

Talk to you soon<3

Naked Week - Day 7

1. Prime your lids with NARS Pro Prime. (Or your favorite colorless primer.)
2. Take In The Buff and place it from your brow bone to your lash line.
3. Apply Satin Sheets to your lid. Make sure its not a sheer application.
4. Place Unmentionables to the outer third of your lid.
5. Apply Lap Dance to your crease.
6. Take Stiletto and place it in the outer 'v' of your eye lid.
7. Blend! Seriously, blend the heck out of that. Then add more Stiletto if you want to darken it.
8. Take Stiletto on an angled eye liner brush and line your upper lash line.
9. Take a smudge brush and smudge out your 'liner' to make the look a little bit smokier.
10. Apply as much as your favorite mascara as you like! And then your done! :) ( I used Buxom's Buxom Lash and Loreal Voluminous)

Sorry that this look is up a day late! I went shopping yesterday and didn't have any time to upload. But I'm not gonna lie guys, I'm going to miss naked week. I only showed you 7 looks, but I'm sure there are tons more that you could do! The possibilities with this palette are practically endless!

 I hope you enjoyed today's look and don't forget to check out the looks from day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, day 5 and day 6! To see pictures of the palette and all of its colors just go, here!

If you are interested in purchasing the palette that was used to create this look just go, here!

Let me know if you want me to more posts showing you multiple looks only using one palette.

Have a great day guys! :) I'll talk to you soon!