Sorry- I have been so busy lately- and have not been posting enough! I am ready to start again! I love BB cream in the summer- it is the perfect amount of coverage and includes SPF and moisturizer.
This is my BB cream process: I apply the BB cream with my finger or foundation sponge. Then I add some concealer under my eyes, MAC studio fix powder all over my face and finish with bronzer and blush. I find that the BB cream is a great foundation for the studio fix. Then through out the day I just add more powder as needed. This takes like three minutes- and I am ready to go!
I have four BB creams. Covergirl, Urban Decay, SmashBox and Tarte. I really like them all, but believe it or not my favorite is Covergirl. It is very moisturizing and great for sensitive skin.
All great BB creams. Also great for primer!My favorite BB cream- Covergirl! And it is under seven dollars! So worth the buy. Also it is a much larger container than the other ones.The Covergirl BB cream has a great consistency. It is thick- but very moisturizing!With the BB cream, MAC studio fix and bareMinerals warmth bronzer!
I also love the shade of the covergirl BB cream. The fair to light one is great for my skin. The other BB creams weren’t the right color for my skin. Go buy this great product! I love to find a good drugstore deal.
There are several BB creams I want to try. Always looking for a great one- and Sephora has tons of options!
This Benefit bb cream has one that has a lot more coverage than a normal BB. It is a foundation but has the benefits of a BB cream. Love bareMinerals products! This one is supposed to be great for sensitive skin- so need to try!Boscia is also great for sensitive skin. I have used there skin products and love them- that is what has me interested!I have heard great things about Cover FX. Supposed to be great for sensitive skin. Also this BB cream mattifys skin- definitely worth trying!
So many BB creams to try! I am excited. My old favorite before BB cream was Aveeno tinted moisturizer which I can’t find anymore. Hate it when a company stops selling a product! Hope this helps you find a great BB cream!
Lately one of my favorite looks is a neutral eye and a bright lip. It is an easy look. I recommend it for anyone in a hurry! You can just lightly line your eyes and add a light shadow and mascara. Then add your lip and you are done!
I have found great bright lipsticks, pigments, stains, etc. from drug stores and expensive ones! Here are some of my bright lip products and my review of them:
Surprisingly I really like Forever 21- ultra pigmented lip color. It is bright and beautiful. It stays on for a long time- almost too long! It is hard to get off once on but worth it for this color!I love a MAC lip! The colors are all beautiful and Amplified doesn’t disappoint. A purply pink- that is bold. I also wear put a neutral color on top for a light look!This is Maybelline Color Sensational in Hot Plum. It is brighter than it looks! Pretty electric! Very moisturizing and feels good for your lips. Only wear it if you want a very bright color- but great product!This is a great bright red/pink! NYX in Chaos. It is one of my favorites. Love the boldness of the color. It is hard to get off when you get it on the skin, as most reds- but so pretty! Packaging is not well made! A couple days after I bought it the case started cracking- but it works!I love NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Cruella. I got it for free free as part of my birthday gift from Sephora. It is a beautiful bright red that glides on.I am wearing the NARS lip color here. Love it with my pale skin!
I can’t wait to buy more bright lipsticks. There are so many great colors out there! What’s your favorite bright lip product?
I just noticed earlier today that I was nominated for a Liebster Award! Thank you so much Beauty and a Little Extra! I love her site- I especially love her post about a gold daytime eye look.
Rules for the Liebster Award:
1) Thank and link the person that nominated you.
2) Answer the 11 questions asked by the person that nominated you.
3) Nominate 5-10 blogs with under 200 followers and link them.
4) Create 11 new questions for the people you nominate to answer
5) Notify your nominees via social media.
My Questions:
If you had to choose one meal for the rest of your life, what would it consist of? It would probably be a salad with gorgonzola and balsamic vinaigrette with crusty french bread to soak up the vinaigrette- yum!!
One of my favorite meals- love a balsamic vinaigrette!
Blush or Bronzer? In the winter blush is a must for me- it gives me that pop of color. In the summer I like bronzer because it looks more like I’ve had sun.
I love bareMinerals!!
What is your favorite all-time lipstick? There are so many MAC and bareMinerals colors I like- I can’t pick one! I also love Bite Beauty’s violet lipstick. The color is so bright and pretty!
Love this color- Violet.
Have you ever been outside of the country, if yes, where? I lived in Canada when I was a lot younger and also I got the opportunity to study abroad in England when I was in college. I loved the experience and want to go back!
Who is your current role model? My mom is my role model. She was such a sweet, patient mother- it is the way I want to be with my two sons!
If you had the chance to raid a celeb’s closet, who would it be? I love the classy style of Katie Holmes- classic style.
Heels or flats? I always wear flats- heels unfortunately kill my feet!
What is your favorite show right now? My husband and I love Madmen and are in withdrawals now that it is over!
What is your staple piece of jewelry? I love just a pretty stud earring. I have some turquoise blue and silver ones that I love right now.
What is your favorite make-up brand? There are so many but right now I am very into bareMinerals. I love the lipsticks- the colors are all so great and they feel good on your lips- they are moisturizing and good for your lips. And I love all of their blushes and cheek colors.
Finally, If you had to be an animal, what animal would you choose? I would be a dog because they provide so much joy to people!
I am pale. Very pale. All through the year I use blush and bronzer- but during the summer I amp up the bronzer. I don’t get tan- I use SPF 85! So I fake it with bronzer.
One of my favorite ones is a bareMinerals product. Not surprising- I love their products. Warmth is one of my favorites. One of the best things about it is it is layerable. You can wear it lightly to just provide a little sun to your face. Or you can amp it up. It is great for my sensitive skin. Also one $20 container lasts forever. I love, love, love this product.
I also love their cheek colors. I have Giddy Pink, Laughter and Aubergine and they are all great. They provide beautiful color without irritation. I can’t rave enough about them. Also, as I talked about in my post Breaking the bareMinerals rules, you can mix and match them with any foundation!
The beautiful bareMinerals I have- Warmth, Laughter, Aubergine and Giddy Pink. I recommend them all for a touch of color or more intense if you layer them.
Another bronzer that I just found that doesn’t bother my skin is Neutrogena Healthy Skin Blends in Natural Radiance Bronzer. It provides a pretty light color- it is subtle. But if you are looking for a more natural hint of color- this is what you need. It is great no matter how sensitive your skin in. And for around $11- it is a great price.
The Neutrogena bronzer. I swirl my bareMinerals brush around all of the colors and apply.Me with the Neutrogena bronzer- subtle but I love the color.
Some bronzers I would love to get are:
Too Faced Soleil Matte Bronzer in milk chocolate. So pretty – I love so I like that this bronzer doesn’t look too sparkly. Just Matte- need it!I want this so badly! Urban Decay Naked Flushed. The combination of three colors- all that are so pretty. And for $32 not too expensive.This Laura Mercier Primer looks really interesting. It goes on under your foundation and provides color. Would love to try it.Lancome Star Bronzer Magic Bronzing Brush– how convenient! The bronzer and brush in one. Great to just take in your purse and go!
What’s your favorite bronzer? I am always looking for a good one- and I am telling your bareMinerals Warmth is one of them!
Buying makeup can get expensive so when I was shopping with my sister and sweet nieces a couple days ago- I decided to go cheap. I have the belief that certain items you can go cheap on. Mainly lips and eyes. I don’t like too many inexpensive face products because my skin is sensitive and many make my skin break out. I stick to Clinique, MAC, Makeupforever, Lancome, etc. and I am okay with spending the money for these good quality products. I would love to hear of any face product suggestions for sensitive skin that are cheaper?
Clinique Even Better foundation is great for sensitive skin and has great coverage.MAC Studio Fix is so worth the money! It stays on forever. It never irritates my skin and goes on so smooth. It also lasts forever. One compact lasts me months. Love it!
For eyeshadow I often buy more expensive brands too because I feel like they stay on longer. That is true for eyeliner too. I do like to buy some cheap eye shadows and eye liners to try out colors.
I would love this Laura Mercier palette in Summer in St. Tropez. It is $44 at Sephora- which is a lot, but good quality eye shadow is worth the splurge.
One of my favorite mascaras is Maybelline great lash in blackest black. Stays on and gives a full lash. Love.
Love this mascara and it most places it is under $5!
Lipsticks I buy cheap sometimes. I find that some of the cheaper brands you have to apply more often- but reapplying lipstick doesn’t bother me too much! So this weekend I spent 25 dollars at Forever 21 and got a whole lot of stuff. Most of it lip items with a few eye liners and brushes. The lip crayon was great. Stays on for quite a while and the color is so vibrant.
I also got a lip pigment I love it. Great color and it stays on for a long time. Only problem is it is drying for the lips- so I put a moisturizing lipstick in a neutral color on top. I was surprised with the Forever 21 makeup– try it out!
The bright, vibrant Forever 21 ultra pigmented lip color and pink lipstick crayon.
The next time you just want to play around with different lip and eye colors go cheap! You can get a lot for not that much money- and some of the products will surprise you!
Ever since high school- which was a long time ago for me! I have heard about how great Make Up Forever makeup was. I remember hearing it was what all of the make up artists used and I dreamed about using all of the products.
Fast forward many years and now I am a wife and mommy- my life is so different- and I am still dreaming of a Make Up Forever! Through the years I have tried a couple items and loved them.
Their concealer is great- covers well. My sister loved it so much she took it from me!
I LOVE using their star powder. The light colors are so good for highlighting. I put it in the inner and out corners of my eyes and below the eye brow. It is great and there are so many pretty colors to chose from.
The gorgeous powder in Iridescent pale peach.
Up until now somehow I had never tried the Make Up Forever foundation! It seems impossible but I haven’t! I got it a couple days ago and am loving the coverage. I got the Mat Velvet foundation– and it really goes on like velvet! So smooth it blends in. You get full amazing coverage- put it on when you wake up and set with your favorite powder. It will be on and look great at the end of the day! It also doesn’t feel too heavy. I think it would be great for people who don’t like the feel of wearing make up.
The foundation I got in No. 25My face- half with just the Mat Velvet foundation and half with nothing. GREAT coverage!
Next time I want to treat myself I am getting two more Make Up Forever products:
5 Camouflage Cream Palette– I want this so much! Different shades- for different imperfections! Want to try it!Super matte loose powder! With how good the foundation is- the powder has got to be great too!
What Make Up Forever products do you love? I for one am so impressed with the brand quality and can’t wait to get more goodies =)
I have always used lots of purples on my eyes. I thought the purples were great for my hazel/ brown eyes. I still use beautiful purples- but another color I have learned to love on my eyes is pink.
It is an easy look you can pick a pretty pink and use it by itself if you are in a hurry.
My eyes- just with a pink color.
The Too Faced Bonjour Summer palette has a beautiful pink- Plumeria. It looks more intense but goes on pretty light and it is beautiful. This is one of favorite pinks to use.
The pretty pink- Plumeria comes in the Bonjour Summer palette. If you can’t find this palette- the Too Faced Sugar Pop eye palette has a color- Bubble Gum in it which is very similar.
You can add to the look by lining with brown and putting a light brown or copper in the crease.
The pink is really great for brown/ hazel eyes pop.
Some pinks I would love to try are-
Make Up For Ever artist eye shadow in Baby Pink.Benefit longwear powder shadow in Soft Matte Pink.Nars duo eyeshadow in Bouthan.
You can get all of these shadows at one of my favorite places ever- Sephora. I am going there later today with my sister and nieces! A great mother’s day gift- a shopping trip with people I love! And maybe it will include buying more pink eye shadow!
