I'm a 21st century Renaissance woman-I don't pretend to know it all, but I want to. I love makeup, skincare, fashion, tech gadgets, books, and crazy reality shows.
Just thought I share some of my February favorites. Since my acne was clowning my skin, I didn’t try a lot of new makeup, but I still have quite a few beauty products to share with you. I hope you enjoy.
Featured in this video: (Yay!!! I made it to VIB Rouge.) -Make Up For Ever Pro Finish Powder in #177 Neutral Caramel -First Aid Beauty (FAB): Ultra Repair Cream, Face Moisturizer, Lip Therapy, and Instant Oatmeal Mask. -Ole Henriksen Truth to Go Wipes -Ole Henriksen On the Go Cleanser -Josie Maran Escape to Morocco Holiday Lights & Brights: Argan Illuminizer, Argan Oil Light,Argan Color Stick in Spice, and Argan High Gloss Lip Quench in Pink Honey –Josie Maran Escape to Morocco Holiday Hair & Body Beautifiers: Argan Oil, Argan Cleansing Oil, Argan Infinity Creamy Oil, Argan Oil Hair Serum, Whipped Argan Oil Hand Cream in Vanilla Apricot, Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter in Vanilla Apricot
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Featured in this video:
-First Aid Beauty (FAB): Fab Faves to Go-Face Cleanser, Facial Radiance Pads, and Ultra Repair Cream -Bite Beauty High Pigment Pencils in: Quince, Rhubarb, Cranberry (LE), & Madeira -Nars Sin & Casino Blush-Bronzer Duo -Nars Coeur Battant (LE) Blush -Ole Henriksen Truth Serum -Urban Decay Vice 2 Eye Shadow Palette -Urban Decay Revolution Lipsticks in Shame & Venom -Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Fiery -Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Volupt Shine in Prune in Fire -Sephora Lip Liner in Pleasant Plum (Dupe for UD Venom) -Sephora Black Magic Makeup Eye Shadow Palette -Kat Von D Rollerball Perfume in Sinner -Urban Decay 500 Point Perk with Anti-Aging Eye Primer, B6 Vitamin Prep Spray, All Nighter Spray, and Mushroom eye shadow single -Gift with Purchase: Buxom Mascara in Ultra Noir (Blackest Black), Josie Maran Argan Oil, B6 Vitamin Prep Spray, Peter Thomas Roth Oilless Oil, Clean Parfum, Too Faced Tinted Beauty Balm in Nude Glow, Fresh Sugar Lip Tint in Petal, Origins Plantscription Anti-aging cream, Marvelous Moxie lipstick samples in Speak Your Mind and Never Say Never, Eve Lom Cleanser, and Living Proof Nourishing Styling Cream. ______________________________________
1. Tarte Lash Primer 2. Lorac Unzipped Eye Shadow Palette 3. MAC Embrace Me Lipglass 4. Laura Mercier Universal Setting Powder 5. Make Up For Ever Concealer in #18 6. Buxom Lip Gloss in Dolly and Carmen 7. MAC Blushes in Fever and Hot Nights 8. Smashbox BB Cream in Dark 9. Urban Decay “All Nighter” Setting Spray 10. Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey _____________________________________________________
Just thought I’d share two of my favorite makeup brushes:
Sigma’s F50 Duo Fibre Brush-$20.00: I love this brush specifically for putting on my blush. I have other blush brushes I could use, but this brush is amazing at color application. With a swirl or two, I always get the right amount of product. Since, I’m a makeup beginner, I’m so glad that when I put on my blush, I always look natural instead of clownish. It’s easy to clean, despite it’s white spike head. Plus, it’s never shed on me. So, this brush gets a 5 🙂 rating.
E.L.F Studio Kabuki Face Brush-$6.00: You can’t beat the price on this brush. I got this brush at my Super Target while shopping this summer and have been hooked ever since. I use this kabuki brush to buff on my Makeup Forever Duo Matte powder and I love the results. Not only is this brush incredibly soft, but it evenly picks up and distributes an even layer of powder. Plus, this brush is pretty easy to clean. However, one of the drawbacks is that this brush takes a light-year to dry after you deep clean it (I recommend having a backup on hand). Also, this brush occasionally sheds. However, given that and the spectacular results at a drug store price, this brush gets a 4 🙂 rating.
So what are a few of your favorite makeup brushes?
My favorite MUFE product is being discontinued. I swear…just when you start to love something in the beauty world, the company decides to reinvent the wheel or to improve it when they should have just left it alone. Yeah, I said it.
I’m so bummed that Makeup Forever is discontinuing its Duo Matte Powders. This was the best powder foundation I’ve used and the #218 was the perfect shade for me.
Now, sadly, I can’t find my right shade in their new Pro Finish Multi-Use Powder Foundation. Everything is either too light, too yellow, or too dark. 😦  It looks like I will be switching to the MUFE liquid HD foundation in 175 when my Duo Matte powder hits pan.
Sometimes change is not good. I seriously want to start a protest to bring the Duo Matte line back. I even sent a polite tweet inquiry last week, which went ignored. Seriously, as a sistah of color this is a travesty because not too many companies do a good job of having a wide range of foundations. This new line is very limited in comparison to the the Duo Matte line and my heart is broken over it.
I guess after my beauty diet, I will have to be on the hunt for a perfect powder foundation. Wish me luck.
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