makeup

#top4 eyeshadow palettes (April 2019)

My top 4 eyeshadow palettes at the moment (and wishlist items):

  • Top is Naked Cherry from Urban Decay – this is one of my go-to palettes because I can create a variety of quick looks (especially if I don’t want to have to think too hard about creating a look).
  • Right is Dream St. from ColourPop from their collab. with Kathleen Lights. I like combining those two darker teal/green shades with the more neutral shades for a pop of color.
  • Left Center is the Nightingale palette from Pretty Vulgar. This is the palette I grab when I need to do something more dramatic for night time and I want cool toned shades. And thank you Pretty Vulgar for putting that inner-corner highlight in the palette.
  • Bottom right is Just Peachy Mattes from Too Faced. I work in a conservative office environment where sparkle and glitter is not appropriate. So this is the palette I grab for work most days. The shades blend quickly, giving me a little more time to sleep in during the week.
  • On my wishlist: In a world of unlimited funds I would love the Safari matte palette from Natasha Denona but realistically on my wishlist is the Game of Thrones eye palette coming out later this month and either the Phoenix Rising or Pretty Birdie palettes from Pretty Vulgar.

Haul – Ulta (January 2019)

Ulta – home to the things I can’t find at Sephora. Generally, the folks at my local Ulta aren’t very friendly so I usually choose to shop at Sephora (and the prices on most items are the same). I found most of these items at the Ulta we visited in Chicago but a couple were at my local Ulta.

Morphe 9G Palette – Oh My Gorg

I love these $12 palettes from Morphe although I’m really selective about which ones I buy. In this case I loved the two purple/burgundy/wine shades and the two greens. So, over half the palette was shades I knew for certain I’d use. Just not brave enough yet for the yellow.

Setting Spray and Face Mist

If you saw my Sephora Makeover post you know about my love affair with the cherry setting spray from Urban Decay. I found another one, also on sale for $10.50 and snatched it up. I also found some face mist from The Body Shop in the clearance bin in the scent Mandarin Energising. It smells amazing! I love to use the face mists (I also have the lavender Mario Badescu one) in the morning and evening when I’m not wearing make up.

Dry Shampoo and Makeup Sponges

If you saw my last post on my TJMaxx haul you saw I also have a love affair with dry shampoo. There used to be a styling product from Aquage that I loved (and was discontinued) but since I know I like the brand I decided to give their dry shampoo a shot. Now, I have (or did have) a fair number of the mini makeup sponges but they keep going missing. While I’ve accused the cat I haven’t found her stash so I was forced to buy more.

Tarte Shape Tape

After finding the Tarte foundation at Sephora I wanted to pick up a slightly lighter shape tape from Ulta to use on my under-eyes. Fun fact: the numbering and shade system on the Amazonian clay foundation does not match up to shape tape. So I just had to guess, unfortunately.