Today I wanted to do a quick favorites blog. I have some things that I have really been enjoying lately and I wanted to share them with you. So I wanted to start off with the cheapest products, all from ELF (Eyes, Lips, Face). This is a brand that has been out for a while, but they have recently started their Studio line that I love! All of these products were just $3 each! The first palette is called the Shimmer Palette in Sheer Sunrise and it is the best highlighter palette ever. I have used this every day since I got it and find myself using it over my more expensive brands. It has 4 different colors of shimmer so you can tone your highlighter to whatever your makeup is that day! The next ELF product is this pink blush in Pink Passion. It is this electric dusty rose color that just comes out on the cheeks like you are glowing from the inside! A must have! And finally for my ELF products I have these 2 Cream Eyeliners. One in Midnight (a very dark navy) and the other in Plum Purple. I have used these on their own to do a winged out, pin up girl look, and with shadows. I have even pressed a shadow over top of the line to get a really pigmented eyeliner in the shade of the shadow. Lasts all day! I am very impressed with these ELF products!
Next we have a few random product lines. First Rimmel product is the Natural Bronzer in Sun Bronze. This bronzer has a matte finish and is perfect for contouring! And with my round face this has been an awesome product! The next Rimmel product is a blush in 001 Santa Rose. This is a fantastic daytime blush. It is so natural looking and if you are not super makeup savy this is perfect for you because it is pretty hard to put too much on. Next is another bronzer by Milani (I purchased this from Walgreen's) in 01 Fantastic in Gold. This is a great all over bronzer and works so well with my fair skin. It has a beautiful shimmer that adds a glow, not glitter, and the white powder baked into the bronze gives a more natural look to fair skin than most other bronzers. The next product is by Revlon. It is PhotoReady Concealor in 001 Fair. I honestly did not want to buy this product as I am in love with my Laura Mercier Camoflage Concealer but I ran out of it and forgot to order more on Sephora.com and I needed something before I made my trip to Kansas. But I was very happily surprised. It has amazing coverage that lasts a long time and is so easily blended. I have had a few blemishes lately and it completely covered those as well as the blueness around my eyes that no matter how much sleep I get always shows, ahhh the down side of being so fair! And the last product on this picture is my nail polish in Crowded that I bought at Urban Decay while in Albuquerque. It is one of the most pigmented polishes that I have ever used and the color can be used year round. It is kind of a lavender light blue color, awesome!
In this final picture you first see my CHI Shine Infusion hair shine spray. This gives my hair a great shine without weighing it down of drying it out. It also smells like a freshly cleaned and cologned guy, haha, which is wonderful, but a little disclaimer, if you are married or in a relationship, let your husband know that the smell is from your hair product, not another man!!! :) Next is one of my ALL TIME favorite things!!!! It is the Dove Body Mist in Energizing grapefruit and lemongrass scent. I wear this everyday! It is so light and literally energizing! And the best part, especially here in the desert, where it is HOT all the time, when you spray it all over the mist comes out cool, so it's like you are getting a tiny cool shower :) I have multiple bottles of this stuff I love it so much. I always keep on in my purse too for quick refreshers during the day. Next is the Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque. This mask has been getting a lot of hype lately so I tried it and I now know why. The first thing you notice is that it smells soooo good. Like mint of course but not over powering menthol, burn your eyes, kind of thing. I apply this to areas that are prone to oilyness for me, T zone, chin, and where my phone touches my cheek. You put it on and let it dry for 15 minutes. Try to stay indoors with this on as I scared my own cat with it :) Then you just rinse with warm water. I use it every 3rd day to shrink my pores and dry up any blemishes. I was a bit concerned to be using a clay mask as they tend to be very drying and I have mainly dry skin, but using this as often as I do has not seemed to be a problem. And finally my last product I wanted to share with you is the Aveda light Elements smoothing fluid. I have used this for at least 4 years now and still love it. This is a shine serum, but is different than my shine spray. I use this on wet, towel dried hair. As I color my hair, my hair becomes dry very quickly. Six pumps of this after my shower and I have hydrated and soft hair that is ready to style and doesn't look greasy!
WOW! That was a lot longer than I planned, but I hope that you guys like this and will want to try some of these awesome products out! Have an awesome night and as always, thanks so much for reading!!
