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School has started I no longer have 30 minutes to leisurely my makeup anymore. I know, sad faces all around. Taking my time, and doing my makeup is so relaxing for me. Just to sit down at my desk, pay attention to my face, and apply products is very cathartic. But, when I am rushing to get to school I need quick makeup fixes to get me out of the door. So here is my quick and easy eye look, it should take you just a few minutes to do, and the best part NO brushes needed!

Blogging Schedule For Fall

Hi guys so lately I haven't been blogging as much because school has started. I am in my senior year and things are getting kind of crazy, with collage applications, standardized testing, and just plain ole homework. So now I have created a schedule for myself to keep me on track and blogging. You will see a new post every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. They could range from reviews, product comparisons, or just face of the days. I will limit myself to M/W/F posts only being able to have one face of the day. That way I don't just post my current makeup looks, and I have a better variety. Do expect that I will try to do face of the day on Tuesday but that isn't a promise.

Heres a preview of what I have in the works

• Fall Lip looks/ my favorite fall lipsticks (drugstore only Wet n Wild, Revlon and Maybelline)
• Dark Bold Lips nude simple eye with step by step photo tutorial
• Brown, bronze, golden, and champagne fall eyes tutorial (drugstore only)
• Small drugstore eye palette reviews (Covergirl, Maybelline) 
• Revlon Brow Fantasy Dual Sided Stick (pencil and gel) review and tutorial with step by step photos. 
• Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding review
• Miss Jessie's Baby Butter Cream review

I have a lot of stuff lined up and I am trying to create really good content this month. So hopefuly most of these ideas will come to fruition. 

Fotd 9/12/13

Glasses makeup for a hot September day. It is September 12th and it is 85 degrees. I just want sweater weather so badly. 

Eye products

Rimmel Scandalize liner in nude

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk

Revlon brow pencil and gel duo in brunette 

Maybelline shadow due in downbrown nudes

NYX The Curve Liner in Black

Covergirl clump crusher mascara in brown

Face products

Urban Decay Flushed palette: highlighter

Urban decay: quickie blush

Urban decay primer potion: Eden

It's skin baby face bb cream in silky

Cats wink salmon face shiny primer

Back To School Makeup #2

Eyes

1.  Prime lids with a primer (Urban Decay Primer Potion is my favorite)
2. With a fluffy shader brush apply the creamy vanilla color all over the lid. You can go up on to the crease and brow bone
3. With a crease brush apply the medium brown color to the outer corner and lightly blend into the crease
4. Line the upper lash line with the darkest brown using an angled eyeliner brush
5. Apply Mascara with Covergirl's Clump Crusher

Face

1. Using Covergirl + Olay Concealer Balm Stick conceal any redness around the nose and mouth areas. Also apply this under the eyes, and on any blemishes or dark spots. 
2. Set the concealer with Rimmel's Stay Matte Powder. Concentrate on the under eye area to prevent creasing.
3. Rub Maybellines Dream Bouncey Blush in Satin Peach on the apples yours cheeks using your fingers
4. Swipe Maybelline's Color Whisper over your lips in Lust For Blush

Inspiration Sunday

The Basics and The Twist by emmarosman featuring a hinged bangle

Skin Care and My Skin Type

 

Skin Type/Problems:
My Skin is a work in progress, I am trying to create a better day and night routine to reduce my acne and my blackheads. I have combination skin to oily skin mostly around my nose and chin area. I tend to have dry patches on my nose during the winter or when I don't moisturize and exfoliate regularly. I have cystic acne that appears around that time of the month and when I am under stress. I get pimples on my forehead, chin and jaw. I also have blackheads on my nose, chin and forehead.

Day Routine:

• Face Wash: St. Ives Apricot Scrub (used in the shower) 
• Serum: Olay Age Defying 2 in 1 Day Cream + Serum 
• Moisturizer: Garnier Gel-Cream, Aveeno Daily Moisturizer, Own Bioactive Day Moisturizer

 Night Routine: 

• Makeup Remover: Neutrogena Oil Free Eye Makeup Remover 
• Face Wash: Oil Free Acne Wash Pink Grapefruit Foaming Scrub
• Acne Med: Epiduo Gel

Right now I am looking for a good night moisturizer, and a good day moisturizer. I want a night moisturizer that is thick but doesn't make my skin feel like a grease ball when I wake up in the morning. I would like a day moisturizer that is good under makeup, and has lots of SPF and doesn't take too long to settle into my skin.  Overall my skin routine is still a work in progress. Anyone have some suggestions? 

Foundations Full, Medium and Light Coverage

1. Covergirl NatureLuxe (1 oz)

• This foundation gives light to medium coverage and has a semi-matt finish. The packaging has a twist of cap and is a squeeze tube. I like this because distributing the product is simple and easy to control, but you can't see how much product you have used in the tube. Covergirl claims this has jojoba extract, cucumber water, SPF 10, and gives flawless coverage with out feeling heavy. This foundation is more of a cream foundation then a liquid and is very rich. It is blend-able and gives a cooling feeling to the skin. I like to apply this with my fingers, because is so thick and a brush or sponge don't move it around effectively. This is a moisturizing product that I would only use in the winter because I have oily skin. If you have dry skin this could be an all year foundation.   

2. Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 (1 oz)

•  Covergirl claims that this foundation has lasting power of a primer, coverage of a concealer, and blend-ability of a foundation. It gives full coverage, and is matt when it setts. The consistency is a liquid but more on the cream side, it is not runny at all. This foundation covers basically everything on my face. If you have acne it will conceal the redness, and it also is pretty good under the eyes. I find that this foundation lasts all day on my oily skin, and doesn't break me out. The packaging is a glass bottle with a PUMP! The only down side is sometimes you get too much product (just put it on your jawline, neck or ears). Another great thing is has an SPF of 20 which is pretty good for a drugstore foundation.

3. Maybelline Fit Me (1 oz)

• This is a light coverage foundation that claims to give a natural look and feel. It has SPF 18, no waxes, or oils. It comes in a glass bottle with a twist of cap, and you pour the product to distribute. This is a step up from a tinted moisturize, and gives subtle coverage and doesn't give you the fake skin look. It is not a long lasting foundation and it does melt away. It needs to be touched up and set with a powder. The consistency is very liquidy and runny but, easy to blend so I don't mind it. This is an effortless foundation that takes seconds to apply and looks natural.  This is a good skin day foundation.

4. Covergirl Clean Pressed Powder, Oil Control

• This powder is designed to soak up oil on your face so it is perfect to keep in your bag for touch ups. I find that this is the ultimate blotting powder. Has a click closure that should be opened on its side. It has a mirror in the compact and comes with a powder puff. The coverage is light but, buildable. It can get a little cakey if over applied. This can be used on its own to soak up oil on your face and give light coverage.

5. Maybelline Dream Matt Mousse

• This is a mousse makeup that gives matt to semi-matt finish and medium coverage. It comes in a twist off cap tub made of glass. The mousse is very smooth, and airy. When blended into the skin it can give it a slippery feel, not oily but, just very silky. I think that this is best when set with a translucent powder. Though this foundation is very matt it doesn't last all day on my skin because it is so velvety. I would only use this in the winter or when I know I won't need to touch up my face. This foundation has no SPF which is disappointing.

6. Garnier BB Cream Skin Renew Miracle Skin Perfecter.

• This BB cream claims to do 5 miracles in 1, evens tone, hydrates, renews, protects, and brightens. These claims are crazy because no tinted moisturizer which is what this is can do all that. The product comes is a squeeze tube, with a flip off cap. It has a thick consistency and gives very light coverage. This product feels nice on the skin but enhances my oily skin. It barely gave any coverage it was basically just a moisturizer. This blends easily mostly because it has no to little pigment. It was ok when it was set with a powder but, it still wasn't good enough for me to like it. Because, it has so little pigment it only comes in two shades light/medium and medium/dark. This could be good for someone who doesn't wear makeup but needs a moisturizer with a little bit of pigment.

7. Maybelline Fit Me Pressed Powder

• This is pressed powder that barely has any pigment and could be called translucent. It comes in large bulky square plastic packaging. This does absorb oil well, but isn't the best blotting powder. It is good for setting a full coverage foundation when you just want to get a matt look without extra coverage. I like this powder because it never gets cakey not matter how much I apply.

Tinted Lip Balm

It seems like every brand is coming out with their own version of a tinted lip balm wither it is in the form of a crayon, stick, tube, tub, or pot their everywhere. I think that tinted lips balms are becoming so popular because they are so easy and effortless. You can throw them in your bag or pocket and apply without a mirror; just glide them across your lips, rub and go. From high-end to drugstore tinted lip balms are abundant. Honestly I'm a fan of the drugstore versions because I use them so often that I go through them constantly (I never run out though because I'm a lip balm hoarder). That said splurging on a Sugar lip balm is definitely worth it. Or you can go with the middle ground and pick up a Burt's Bees balm instead. 

Top 3

• Maybelline Baby Lips: EVERY COLOR
• Sugar: Honey, Berry
• Covergirl Jumbo Gloss Balm: Rose Twist