February Wish List

Where are my weeks going?! I feel like I go to class, go to sleep, wakeup and do it all over again. I never use to believe my mom when she would tell me how fast time flies by the older you get. Boy do I believe her now, I feel like I don't have enough time for anything. The only reason I am able to write this is due to a late night sesh at a major coffee place that I don't want to name for fear that their overzealous legal team might think that I am infringing upon their brand or some crazy shit like that. 

I digress, on with my monthly wish list, this month I stuck to one brand, and it is an affordable brand at that so maybe I will end up with one or two of these eventually (yea right).

1. NYX Primal Colors

These are some bad ass little products, they are described as pressed pigments. They are listed as being for use on the face and body but not in the eye area (I am a rebel and would totally use them on my eyes, but if you purchase these use them on your eyes at your own risk). These are super duper pigmented and come in some very pretty bright colors. 

The colors are Hot Black, Hot Pink, Hot Blue, Hot Fuchsia, Hot Yellow, Hot Orange, Hot Red, and Hot Green.

Can be purchased here for $5.00 each

2. NYX Lip Primer

I can never get lipstick to stay on for more than about 30 minutes, so I am usually willing to atleast try anything that claims to help prolong my lip colors. An added bonus of this lip primer in particular is that it provides color correction, so for those of you with very pigmented lips that want to wear a certain lipstick but your darker lips alter the color this could be a way for you to start with a more neutral nude lip color and then apply your vibrant colors. 

This comes in two shades Nude and Deep Nude.

Can be purchased here for $7.00 each

3. NYX Control Freak Eyebrow Gel 

Let me start this by saying that I absolutely adore the Chella clear eyebrow gel that I got in one of my Ipsy bags, but a full size is $18 and I just cant justify that amount for a clear gel. That being said I am on the lookout for a new brow gel that doesn't leave me with crunchy super stiff eyebrows, NYX makes pretty good quality products so this one is probably the one I am going to try after I finish scraping the last little bit out of my Chella tube. 

Can be purchased here for $6.00

4. NYX Dark Circle Concealer

Holy crap guys, these sound amazing. So if you have any knowledge about the color wheel when it comes to face makeup you would know that the ideal color for correcting under eye circles is usually orange because orange is a complementary color to blue, and dark circles typically have blue undertones. So the idea behind these concealers is that they all contain orange pigments to help counteract the blue in your dark circles which basically hides them better. So if these are really as good as they sound everyone will need to own one of these. I will def be trying one out when I run out of the under eye concealer I am currently using (I just opened it, so its gonna be awhile, bummer) and I will get back to you all with the results. 

This comes in Fair, Light, Medium, and Deep.

Can be purchased here for $6.00 each

5. NYX Baked Shadow in Ambrosia

HELLO GORGEOUS! I think you should all know by now that one of my favorite colors is rose gold and it is so in right now, this shadow is the prettiest rose gold color, and I must have it in my life ASAP. These are a new formula so I am not real sure about the application but given that it is NYX I have an idea it will be pretty good quality. 

This comes in about 33 different shades. 

Can be purchased here for $6.00 each

6. NYX Powder Blush in Taupe 

I know this is not a new product but I have watched quite a few videos and read some reviews about how this is a very good contour shade, which I am on the lookout for since my hoola from benefit is running on empty these days and I am not real keen on spending $20+ on a new one when there are so many other products on the market right now. 

Can be purchased here for $5.00

And I have one honorable mention product the Sex

Bomb palette looks super pretty but I have seen some swatches and that beautiful red and shimmery taupe seem to be lacking in the pigmentation department so I am still not sure if it is really something I would pick up, but maybe if I can play with one in person I can decide better. The color scheme is gorgeous though! 

If any of you purchase any of these products please feel free to let me know what you think about them in the comment section below! 

Favorites - January 2014

It really doesn't seem like it is already time for my monthly favorites again, then again I was kinda late with last months. Again this month there are 3 items in each category, only this time I am adding a few new categories for non-beauty favorites. I hope you guys like the additions!

Face Products:
Origins VitaZing Moisturizer - This has been my go-to moisturizer and some days even my "foundation", I have been trying to work on finishing up some products, after using up some samples I decided to bring this back out. I really have been liking that it gives me a sun-kissed glow and warms up my skin since when it is rubbed into the skin it has a tint to it. My only complaint is that if I am not careful about how much I apply I can get a bit oily as the day goes on.
MAC Pro Longwear Concealer - This is a fuller coverage concealer for sure, but since I have just been using a moisturizer it is nice to cover up my trouble areas. I apply this with my fingers and then blend it out with a damp dense flat-topped brush.
Skindinavia Makeup Setting Spray (The Original) - I use this to dampen my brushes, to set my makeup, and sometimes I use it if I feel like my foundation is a little cakey by spraying some on and then blending everything in with a brush.