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Everyday Essentials

March 15, 2017 in Makeup, Skincare

Lately I've gotten into a bit of a rut with the products I reach for on an everyday basis, but in the best possible way. I think I've finally found a set of core products that just works, and I can just change out a few things here and there as a feel like it. 

I start off every morning by washing my face with the Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser - I just can't go without it. It's hands-down my favorite cleanser ever because it's so gentle on the skin and yet leaves my face feeling super clean, soft, and never stripped. My new favorite toning step has been the MUN Skincare Anarose Hydrating Rose Toner. I won this in a giveaway a few weeks ago, and it's been love ever since. It comes in a super luxe glass bottle with a super fine mist-er. It feels so refreshing and soothing in the morning. Before putting my makeup on, I just have to apply a little of the Glossier Balm Dotcom on my lips to keep them hydrated. 

My moisturizer changes depending on how my skin is feeling, but my base products don't change much. I'll use the Glossier Perfecting Skin Tint pretty much every morning, either on its own or mixed with another product. My go-to undereye concealer is always the Onomie Bright Concealing Elixir* - it covers up everything with just a small amount, and it has skincare ingredients as well. As for brows, I don't go a day without using my beloved Glossier Boy Brow. The brown shade is my go-to, but I like the clear shade when I'm not wearing makeup. It really makes my brows look thicker, so much so that I usually don't feel the need to go in with any other brow pencils or anything. I always keep the Giorgio Armani Eye Tints* in Nude Smoke and Gold Ashes in my everyday makeup bag because they're just about the easiest eyeshadows ever. Nude Smoke is the most perfect "no-eyeshadow eyeshadow" color, and Gold Ashes adds just a little bit of shimmer. They apply super easily and don't budge on me, even without a primer underneath. I've still been using the Wander Beauty Unlashed Volume & Curl Mascara every single day - I can't get over how much I love it. I'm going to need to order another one soon, so leave some other Sephora suggestions for me below.

For blush, I've been using nothing about the Glossier Cloud Paints.* I love all four shades, but most days I'll use Dusk, the brown nude, either on its own or mixed with another color. I dab a tiny bit onto my cheeks and blend with my fingers - it's so blendable and leaves such a natural flush on the cheeks. I can't go a day without highlighter, and I'm still obsessed with the Glossier Haloscope in Quartz - I think I'm about halfway through my tube. It makes my skin look so dewy and healthy. I've also been adding an inner corner highlight on my eyes lately, and the Burberry Fresh Glow Highlighting Luminous Pen* is the perfect size.

I've been rotating through a few different lip products, but the Bite Beauty Lip Pencil in 010 has been a go-to first step no matter what I'm putting on top. It's super similar to my natural lip color, so it just goes with everything. It's beautiful on its own, too - incredibly creamy and comfortable on the lips, yet still long-lasting.

What products do you reach for every day?

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My Custom MAC Palette | Shades, Swatches, & Review

March 14, 2017 in Makeup

My sister and I have fallen into a sort of tradition over the past few years - we buy each other's birthday presents a month early, get too excited about it, and give them to each other a month early. A couple weeks ago she gave me my gift, a custom MAC Palette with my perfect everyday shades.

I love that MAC now offers different inserts for their custom palettes - my sister was able to fit six eyeshadows and two blushes in my palette, making it the perfect collection to bring anywhere. The shades she included are:

  • Shroom, soft beige with shimmer
  • Naked Lunch, minimal pink with shimmer
  • Quarry, soft muted plum-brown
  • Wedge, soft muted beige taupe
  • Cork, muted golden brown
  • Charcoal Brown, muted taupe brown
  • Blushbaby, beige-pink
  • Harmony, muted rose-beige brown

This is such a good selection of the kind of soft shades that I wear on an everyday basis. She said she specifically included Charcoal Brown to use in my brows and Harmony to use as a contour shade. I've been bringing it to work with me with just a blush brush, a trusty MAC 217 eyeshadow brush, and an angled brush for my eyebrows, and I've got most of my makeup sorted. 

Using this palette has made me fall in love with MAC all over again - their powder products truly are some of the best in terms of blendability and pigmentation. The consistency of the shadows and blushes does differ a bit from formula to formula - the shimmer shades are super buttery, while the mattes are a little stiffer to the touch, but they all perform equally well. My favorite eyeshadows to use have been Naked Lunch on the lid, Quarry in the crease, and a bit of Wedge smudged into my lower lash line. The standout shade of the bunch for me so far has been Blushbaby. It's been on my list to try for such a long time, being such a beautiful neutral pink, and it's definitely lived up to the hype I had built in my mind. It's a Sheertone formula, so it builds up beautifully on the skin and leaves a healthy, glowy flush. I had never tried MAC's blushes before, and I think I'm hooked now. 

I've thanked my sister so many times already, because she really does know me well and chose such perfect shades for me. If you have a makeup-lover in your life and you know their taste, a custom MAC palette would sure make a beautiful gift.

What shades would you put in your MAC palette?


Loving Lately

March 10, 2017 in Makeup, Skincare

We're only ten days into March, and it's already been a very good month beauty-wise. I've been having such a good time trying out some new products, and it was about time to round up a few standouts so far.

Glossier Cloud Paint,* 'Puff' & 'Dusk' | (review | 20% off) If you didn't predict me mentioning these, then you must be new here (welcome!). I fall hard for pretty much every Glossier product, and these new beautiful blushes are no different. They're a gel-cream formula that blends so effortlessly into the skin and leaves the best natural-looking flush. I was sent all four shades, but so far my favorites have been Puff, the cool pink, and Dusk, the brown-y nude. Check out my review to see swatches and my rep page to get 20% off your first order!

Dr. Jart+ Ceramidin Cream | I've been hoarding sample tubes of this stuff for over a year now, and once I finished them up I decided I needed the full size ASAP. It's such a lovely, nourishing cream that works well for me morning or night. It leaves my skin feeling super hydrated and soothed, and I especially like pairing it with the Ceramidin Liquid (used as my serum step). It works well with pretty much all of my other skincare products, so it's really versatile and I've been using it often no matter what other products I've picked out.

CosRX Honey Ceramide Full Moisture Cream | I've been on a kick of trying new moisturizers lately. I'm still head over heels for the Glossier Priming Moisturizer Rich, but I just couldn't resist trying a couple new ones. I saw this mentioned on Into The Gloss recently, and the woman featured had such beautiful skin that I immediately added this to my cart. This cream has a more gel-like texture than the Dr. Jart+, but it leaves my skin super dewy and plump. It's beautiful and it's already worked its way up to holy grail status I think. You may not like it if you don't like feeling your skincare products on your skin, though (with my dry skin, it's one of my favorite feelings in the world). I've tried a few products from CosRX now and they've all been great, so let me know if you'd like to see a little brand focus post or something.

NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer, 'Chantilly' & 'Vanilla' | I am in LOVE with this new concealer. I resisted for a while because of the word "matte" in the name, but once my sister vouched for how beautiful of a product it was I couldn't resist (she's my ultimate enabler). I first picked up the shade Vanilla because that's my shade in the Radiant Creamy Concealer, but I think the Soft Matte Concealers might run a tad darker than those. I get my perfect match by mixing in a bit of Chantilly. I think this is the first time I've bought two shades of something to mix rather than just returning the color that didn't match - a true sign of how much I love this concealer. It has such a lovely creamy texture that melts into the skin and blends so easily. My skin is always on the dry side, but this never cakes up on me. I especially love it under the eyes because this baby does not crease. I've been using it on my eyelids as well to hide redness, and I've found it makes a great eyeshadow primer when set with powder (that tip came from my sister!).

Bite Beauty Lip Pencil, '010' | I just mentioned this in my New In Lip Products post earlier this week, but this one has been such a standout. I picked out my three shades without seeing any swatches first, and I'm most pleased with this one (especially after seeing it on Into the Gloss - I know, it's the second time I've mentioned them in this post). It's the most perfect shade for subtly enhancing my lips without looking obvious or bold, and it works well under a variety of other lip products. My favorite thing to pair it with so far, if I'm not just wearing it on its own, is the NARS Lip Gloss in Chelsea Girls (which is the pair I'm wearing in this selfie).

What have you been loving lately?


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