First of all: No, I am not actually a professional photo stager! Unbelievable, right?
Okay, I have to say this pile looks smaller than the 5 separate shopping trips it took to assemble it. And it's missing a face wash (because that was really just replacing a staple) and a Vaseline Rosy Lips Therapy (because that baby's already tucked in my purse).
Also, I placed an Amazon order for a few (3) other things. Mini blog on that when that shipment comes in.
So. Basically I decided that Choco shouldn't have all the fun of shopping for new stuff just because she didn't have it before! My own makeup collection has been looking pretty busted and grungy, so I could justify replacing most of it. Here's what I will use up because it's decent (if not super impressive) and I won't just throw it out:
Cover Girl Professional Loose Powder
A (very) pruned-down selection of lip colors (I actually do have 2 that I love, Revlon Lip Butter in Fig Jam (my MLBB - Google it) and Mark Glow Baby Glow lip gloss in Girly Girl. (God, I love saying makeup names!)
Avon clear lipliner
Avon Magix "face perfector" - a colorless primer that I've only used a few times
The most exciting purchase was my NYX palette. Sidenote: You probably knew this before me from watching YouTube videos, but I just learned yesterday that it's pronounced "nix" and not n-y-x. * The more you know! * I should've had it open for the pic, huh?
There's a pirated one. It looks a lot more glamorous in real life! 15 shadows (I think 8 matte, 7 shimmery), 2 blushes (2 matte, 2 shimmery) and 3 highlighters. Soooooooo, basically I need to figure out what to do with all of this to create numerous natural glowing looks. And a smoky eye! Sometime in my life I will achieve a gorgeous smoky eye and have the courage to wear it in public. Also, I need to update my brush collection. E.L.F. supposedly makes great ones, and they're literally a dollar each or something like that.
Speaking of eyes. . . Line Stiletto eyeliner (Maybelline) and City Curls mascara (NYC), both in Black. (Or Extreme Black or Intense Black or whatever the blackest shade was.) I forgot to write at the beginning that I actually had a process to this: I went to www.beautypedia.com, searched "Best" products in each category, and then sorted by price from low to high. I'd find a few contenders, and then go over to www.makeupalley.com and check the reviews. I like Makeup Alley because you find tons of reviews from real people, but Beautypedia is a good start because they filter out a lot of the crap so you know where to even start looking. Anyway, both of these items are exact results of this method.
Cover Girl Tru Magic mattifier. This one was an impulse buy - well, I first saw it yesterday and then actually purchased it today. It will replace the pressed powder compact I keep in my purse (which is also crumbly and old and gross). I like the idea of just blotting away shine instead of caking on another coat of powder, so I have high hopes for this one. It kind of weirds me out that it's a balm - I'm wondering if that will feel gooky on top of an already oily face? We'll see.
Revlon Photo Ready BB Cream: Lord. I needed to replace my foundation, and I had 2 contenders, both of which I've tried before and liked. I won't tell the whole boring story, but basically there was SOME reason why I couldn't get either of them at any store I went to. Since I'm going to try to kick ass at skin care and go for that natural glowing thing (I love saying "natural glowing"), I went with a BB cream. I have to have SOME coverage no matter what, so I'll go light since it's spring (or WILL be). I didn't do my full research method here, but I remembered this being one of the "best" products mentioned on Beautypedia, and it was relatively inexpensive.
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer: Basically a staple replacement. I went through 2 tubes of this before trying Maybelline's Dream Touch Lumi concealer, thinking it might be PERFECT where the Age Rewind was just pretty darn good. Not so much. I was going to wait out the Dream Touch because it's really not horrible, but as luck would have it, I noticed that I really AM at the end of it, so I went ahead and got the Age Rewind.
Rimmel Stay Glossy 3D lip gloss in Popcorn For 2: First, how cute is the name? In the tube, this looked like it would be a natural make-your-lips-shiny-with-a-hint-of-healthy-peach-color gloss. When I put it on, I actually got a blue sheen! That's part of the "3D", I guess - it's like a duochrome effect that gives it that Crystal Barbie color. Crystal Barbie is my sister's and my term for that iridescent pearly. . . you know what? Here:
Skin care items might be another blog entry since it's past my bedtime. Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Night Cream and Olay Regenerist Regenerating Serum. Following Paula's (Beautypedia founder) skin care routine advice, and vetting her picks on Makeup Alley.
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