Hello!
My name is Elizabeth,( but you can call me Beth) and I'll be your blogger for today ( And hopefully more days to come!). I am 19 years of age, I live in bright and sunny Southern California. I'm attending a junior college in the town that I currently live in to get my Associates degree in Art. I'm not sure what "kind" of Art just yet, but Ill get there eventually.
I am oh, so lucky to live so close to so many cosmetic stores that I love!
Have I always been in love with makeup? Hell, yes. Have I always picked the perfect shade of foundation and applied all of it flawlessly? Hell, no.
But here I am coming to you now to share my words of wisdom and what I have learned throughout the years of wearing different brands and working out the "kinks" in my appearance.
A little about my home life first:
My mother is VERY VERY conservative, and because of that I wasn't "allowed" to wear makeup until I was about 16. But did that stop me? NOPE! I went along and wore makeup at school at 12 and took it off right before I got home. I learned very quickly that without having an appropriate bag to carry my stuff in it became a total hassle. Just a mess.By the time I had reached 16 I already knew what my shade was in foundation, how to apply concealer, what brands to use and what brands to avoid (drugstore wise). I didnt step into an ULTA until I was about 16 1/2 and when I did, Oh lord, there was no stopping this girl.
Now for the heavy..
I really dislike when women in general talk bad about other women because they don't wear makeup. I feel like those women are the most confident women. Not saying that makeup is bad in any way! I just don't think that because you tend to "hide" your natural face better than others, you're better than those. You're just flawed in other ways. I think we all have a lot to work on ( inside and out) whether the subject is makeup or not. Be kind to each other because when the zombie apocalypse comes, and you're being eaten alive from the inside out, makeup isn't going to save you the way your friends could have.
Now for my ALL TIME FAVORITES!!!
Because I am Vegetarian ( tend to be more on the vegan side mostly) I do always like to check out cruelty free companies at first look, but I try my hardest not to be bias against any brand of makeup.
So heres my favorites ranging from 1 -5.
#1 Arbonne-
If you haven't tried it GO TRY IT. Its not a well known brand and it is kind of the pricey side but trust me. Its worth it. I used to break out so bad. (Not kidding, I've had acne since 4th grade. I was a 9 year old pizza face. How embarrassing is that??) After I used Arbonne it never made my skin itchy or feel dry. Because of my acne my favorite product is their CC cream. Its a CC cream Dream. Its a little thick ( so if you're not looking for full coverage I would keep away) but its very blend-able and super build-able. AND IT LASTS FOREVER!! I bought one and it was like 6 months or a little longer before I was out. I literally love it but unfortunately, college has gotten in the way and its been a while since Ive picked this stuff up. It's definitely something to try.
Available Exclusively At Arbonne.com
#2 NYX -
NYX is one brand that never ceases to amaze me and they put out so many products that right when I think I'm over the obsession, I'm running back to ULTA for some more. I love so many things about NYX that it's kind of hard to choose. One product of theirs that I am crazy for at the moment is their contour / highlight wonder stick. I know, I know, how basic. But have you used it? It makes contouring in 5 minutes look like contouring that took about an hour without looking crazy dramatic. It's always my go -to quick contour routine and if you ever decide to try I'm sure it will be yours as well.
Availible at ULTA / CVS
#3 Kat Von D-
LOVE LOVE LOVE HER. Okay, and I love love love her makeup too. Right now, my latest and greatest Kat Von D obsession is her two newest eye shadow pallets. Monarch & The Shade + Light Eye Contour Pallet. I love both of them so much! The monarch can be bold, yet suddle. And the Shade / Light pallet is just beautiful all the way around. If you don't know what these two pallets look like, here they are:
Beautiful right? There are so many color combos that you can achieve with these pallets so I really don't see how either of them can get old. I personally can't get over them. If you haven't checked them out definitely do so. You wont regret it!
Available Exclusively at Sephora
#4 Anastasia Beverly Hills-
One too many times have I watched a YouTube makeup tutorial and the Vlogger has failed to either fill in her eyebrows at all or just completely over does them! I think eyebrows are very important. If anything girls, DO YOUR EYEBROWS AND DO THEM RIGHT! Because if whoever you're talking to is like mu-ah, then your eyebrows will be a total convo killer. But they don't have to be! My most favorite eyebrow anything is Anastasia Beverly Hills' Dipbrow Pomade. OMG. OMG. OMFG. This stuff is brilliant. A little goes a long way. I love everything about this, its creamy but not thick, its build-able but never clumpy and it comes in SO MANY SHADES!! I used to shave my eyebrows off for years and now they're grown back in and have some bald spots, but with this you cant even tell my eyebrows have anything on them. Perfectly sculpted, perfectly arched, perfect brows.
Avalible at Sephora / Macy's / Nordstrom
#5 Medusas Makeup -
Medusa's Makeup is so my favorite when it comes to being bold and bright. My favorite product is their loose glitter powder. LOOSE GLITTER. GLITTER. Need I say more? Probably not, but Im going to. Buying glitter is always if-fie because its like "Is this glittery or is this shimmery? Will the glitter stay or is it just going to flake off? How much glitter do i need? WHAT EVEN IS GLITTER??!"
Let me answer what I can. First off, Glitter is love, Glitter is life. Secondly, if you want a good glitter that you can build on to add to your normal routine without looking "crazy", This glitter is for you. I love it because once again, so many options. I wish I could buy every single one but then I would be broke and that's never good. The really positive thing is that these products are generally cheap and VEGAN!! IF you want it to stay all day you'll need to get a glitter adhesive. I recommend "The Fix" from Medusa's Makeup. It goes on just like any eye primer but it makes your glitter stay stay stay all day.
Availible Exclusively At MedusasMakeup.com
I do enjoy many other makeup brands but these are the ones that popped up in my mind right of the bat. I hope I haven't scared you away with my many exclamation points!!! And I also hope these recommendations are helpful to you. Thanks so much for checking out my blog!
*Tomorrow I will be posting my review of Jeffree Star's Velour Liquid Lipstick in Unicorn Blood!!*
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