So recently this two weekends ago I made a quick trip up to San Francisco to visit my former roommate and one of the bests, Tay. It was my first time there so she showed me around and if you've been there, you know that it looks almost IDENTICAL to Seattle. So needless to say I'm a little homesick now.
Because me and Tay are both makeup lovers and spend way too much on it and buy way too much of it, we went to Sephora every single day I was there. So without going in to my obvious shopping problem, I'm going to tell you guys about all the new makeup goods I bought and what I think of them so far!
This first product is not from Sephora, but it something I can't leave out of this blog post that is also a new product that I bought this weekend. Ever since moving to California, my skin has become insanely dry. I think the change of climate and the dry weather has just killed it and I haven't been able to find a moisturizer that has consistently fixed the problem since. When I went to the MAC counter, I was just testing a bunch of different products on my hand when I came across this one. It instantly made my whole hand so much softer and moisturized so I was sold. After one night of using it, I woke up the next morning and my face was so much more soft and moisturized, it was crazy. A little bit goes a long way with this product, so if you're looking for a good moisturizer, this is definitely the one you need in your life ASAP.
Because me and Tay are both makeup lovers and spend way too much on it and buy way too much of it, we went to Sephora every single day I was there. So without going in to my obvious shopping problem, I'm going to tell you guys about all the new makeup goods I bought and what I think of them so far!
This first product is not from Sephora, but it something I can't leave out of this blog post that is also a new product that I bought this weekend. Ever since moving to California, my skin has become insanely dry. I think the change of climate and the dry weather has just killed it and I haven't been able to find a moisturizer that has consistently fixed the problem since. When I went to the MAC counter, I was just testing a bunch of different products on my hand when I came across this one. It instantly made my whole hand so much softer and moisturized so I was sold. After one night of using it, I woke up the next morning and my face was so much more soft and moisturized, it was crazy. A little bit goes a long way with this product, so if you're looking for a good moisturizer, this is definitely the one you need in your life ASAP.
I'm pretty excited about this product. It's a setting powder by Makeup Forever and it's HD, which means that it has no flashback whatsoever when using flash in photos. It is a setting powder made specifically for photo taking. Seriously?! So great. Love it.
I have been hearing so many good things about these primers so I decided to try one of them out. I got the green one, which is redness correcting. The first day I used it by itself under my foundation and it didn't do anything. If anything I thought it made my skin MORE red. So I decided to mix it with previous face primer, the Maybelline Baby Skin, and use a combination of both. That worked a lot better, so if it doesn't give you the results you're expecting or that you want the first time you use it, don't give up. Try mixing it with a moisturizer or another primer and that should help.
Kat Von D is known best for her tattoos and her thriving tattoo shops. The past couple years though, she has been making a name for herself in the makeup world. She has come out with a line of foundations, eyeshadows, mascaras, and everything else you could think of. This particular product is an eyeshadow palette, but what makes it unique, is that every single shadow is matte. I'm not one to like a lot of sparkle and shimmer, so I am really excited about this palette and the endless opportunity for different looks it brings.
This eyeliner has been out for a while now, but every time I went to Sephora to go get it, it was sold out. So when I FINALLY got it in SF, I was so excited. It is definitely worth the hype and it makes your winged liner look perfect every morning. I don't use it everyday just because it takes a little longer to put on then my liquid liner because of the formula, but it's worth the extra time. The brush and the formula combined, make it so easy to achieve a perfectly black winged liner.
I saw this online on the NARS website, and because it is limited edition, I didn't think it would be sold in stores. To my surprise and extreme excitement, I found it when I went to Sephora and bought it. Perfect neutral shade blush for summer, with just a touch of shimmer for a nice, subtle glow. And who can resist limited edition packaging?
This brush is called the "Smoothing Face" brush by Bare Minerals and it lives up to its name, without a doubt. I have been using this to blend my foundation and concealer, and also my cream contour. It is honestly one of the best face brushes I have ever used to do my makeup.
Alright, well those are the new products that I purchased and have been using non stop! If you try any of them out, let me know how you like them! I'll probably be making a video about my trip and posting that, so look out for that on my youtube channel. I have some exciting things coming up that I can't wait to discuss with you guys! peace.