Makeup To Go

- this is a scheduled post while I am on vacation -

Here's a look at what I packed for our 2ish week vacation, makeup wise.

Eyes:

• Coastal Scents 88 Original palette. Gives me a very wide variety of colours. A few with shimmer but mostly matte shades
• Urban Decay eyeliners. These stay put well and have been a favourite of mine. I'll have to find something new now that Urban Decay has been bought out by L'Oreal though.
• MAC fluidline in Glitz & Blitz.  The best cream eyeliner I've tried. Too bad it isn't vegan. This is my favourite for doing a cat eye.
• Buxom mascara by Bare Escentuals. I really like this mascara.
• elf Minerals Eyelid Primer. Love.
• Physician's Formula Eye Boost. Great for applying close to the lashes and I want to see if it thickens them over time like it claims it will.

Face:

• Physician's Formula Organic Wear tinted moisturizer. My skin tends to get very dry in WA's colder weather so hopefully this will help combat that.
• Milani pressed foundation. To combat shine.
• elf Highlighter in Sunrise. Love this as a highlighter! I meant to get Spotlight though.
• elf Mineral concealer. A thinner concealer that helps brighten my skin and is moisturizing.
• UK Pop Beauty primer. To help the pressed foundation stay put.
• Wet n Wild blush in Mellow Wine. Great darker blush.
• Milani blush in Luminoso. Great brighter blush.
• Sheer Cover Concealer. Love this under the eyes and/or for heavier coverage.
• Benefit Erase Paste concealer. Favourite for under the eyes.
• theBalm Bahama Mama bronzer. For contouring.

Lips:

• Milani HD Advanced Lips Colors in Candy Apple, Vivacious Fushia, Classy Nude and Modern Mauve. Super moisturizing, great for layering or wearing alone and easy to apply.
• Milani Sheer Cover lipstick in Cafe Stop. Sheer, dark brown, moisturizing.
• Jordana lipstick in Matte Nude.  Got to have a nude lipstick!
• NYX Round Lipsticks in Fig and Lousiana. Two great pinks.
• Wet n Wild Matte Lipsticks in Purty Permisson and Mauve Outta here. A bright red and favourite. I did have a dark purple but removed it because the formula is quite dry. Instead I took a Wet n Wild lipstick that is a very dark red.
• elf Lip Liner and Blending Brush. I love this for defining my lips! I apply it right below my bottom lip and around my cupids bow only.
• elf Primer & Plumper.  Great for making my lipstick really last and my lips look great.
• Rosebud Salve and a vegan lip balm. To keep my lips from drying out.

Brushes:

• Eyelash curler, powder brush, foundation brush, lip brush and eye brushes (liner, blending, crease etc).

Here's a makeup look I recently wore featuring NYX Round Lipstick "Ergo" topped with Milani HD Advanced Lip Color "Candy Apple".

elf Haul Part III

Last part of my elf haul are the Essential products I bought. These are definitely what tend to be the most hit or miss from elf, I find. They're only $1 each.

First up, Lip Stain in "Crimson Crush". This didn't have great reviews but I do love a stain so I ordered it anyway. Most reviews said they found it dry but I wasn't too worried about that. I often just apply a bit of balm over a stain if it's dry. That said, I do have a big issue with this lip stain. It applies SO unevenly! It's very pigmented, I was impressed by that, but it's so hard to not have it look patchy. I honestly will probably throw this one out...it's that bad. :(

Smudged

Yuck!

Next we have a Glitter Eyeshadow in "Party Animal". I'm not sure what drew me to this one, probably a swatch I saw. It's nothing spectacular but it is for sure glittery! You can apply it wet or dry but be sure to use primer if you want it to last. It's definitely worth more than $1!

in the sun

 smudged

L - R: over primer, on its own, applied wet on its own

I just had to pick up another Liquid Eyeliner. I have this in black and "Coffee" already. This shade is "Forest Green". These have great staying power as you can see below! If you can do one solid line, they go on very opaque but if you have to do shorter strokes it may be a bit patchy.  Just wait until it dries and then go over any bald spots. I really like this colour! A metallic green.

 

smudged. Yeah, it did not budge!

worn as eyeliner

Hope you enjoyed my elf review! See part I here and part II here.

Leather Shorts & Double Eyeliner

It's really hot here this week but I've been sneaking in Fall pieces where I can, like this black ankle boots. I just have to suck it up and keep the Summer looks going while quietly lusting over other bloggers' outfits with  scarves and pants. haha

I was so happy when I found these leather shorts on clearance at H&M last Winter for just $10! They are a big trend again this Fall.

(top Old Navy, shorts H&M, necklace Burlington Coat Factory, boots gojane.com)

Double eyeliner was fun to do! And I was impressed that the super cheap elf eyeshadow lasted. I should do an elf post sometime because I know I use a lot of their products. They can be hit or miss but it's also a matter of knowing the best way to use them.

Don't mind the wet hair! Also, what is up with it looking like I have lip liner on? I don't and I definitely apply my lipstick evenly lol It must be a shadow.

I don't remember what all I used here but the eyeshadow is the blue in the elf Brightening Eye Color Punk Funk palette.  The liquid eyeliner is also by elf. The lipstick is Revlon in Think Pink.