June Favorites

Another month has passed, another monthly favorites post! I am in utter shock that were half way through the year O.O Anyways, here are the items I've loved using throughout this month!

If you cant tell from previous posts, I am obsessed with cream eyeshadows. They are so easy to use and take no time! I've been loving MAC's Paint Pot in Constructivist and Maybelline's Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze and Pomegranate Punk. They go on smooth and stay put once they dry. Xtreme Lashes in Xpresso has been my all time favorite eyeliner this month. It glides on like a gel liner and won't move! With the summer heat and humidity that Florida has, this is just perfect. Maybelline has never let me down with their range of mascaras. The Mega Plush Volum Express mascara by Maybelline is being put to good use! From their range, its the one that makes my lashes thicker and I've been loving using it this month just by itself or with a bit of liner.

For the lips, I've rekindled my love for MAC's Velvet Teddy Lipstick. Its a matte, neutral color with brown with pink tones in it. Its simple and very similar to my natural lip color and stays on for a while before the need to do touch ups. I bought The Body Shop Shea Body Butter at Ulta a couple of weeks ago and I absolutely love it. I bought the small one because I mostly use it for my hands and carry it around in my purse but definitely buying the bigger one soon! I am absolutely in love with the smell. Lastly, Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant is probably the best purchase I've made this month. I still have no clue what is causing me to have dry patches around my nose and mouth but every night, usually before I go to sleep, I've been applying this around my lips and mouth and it's helped so much! Its still dry but its gotten a lot better now and I just love how it leaves my lips nice and moisturised! Though the smell is a little funky, it is definitely amazing.

xxx R.

Obsession: Cream Eyeshadows and Smokey Eyes

I can't put my finger on when, how or even why I started becoming obsessed with cream eyeshadows. Maybe because they are just so darn easy and fast to use or just because I can create a quick smokey eye makeup look with it. So why not combine the two?! I've been recreating this look for a while now, tweaking it here and there, and I'll like to share it with you lovely people what I've been doing so far this summer!

Since it's officially summer and Florida can become.... quite... hot & so freaking humid, I've stepped down to using tinted moisturizers and BB/CC creams. To start, I apply with my fingers Clinique Moisture Surge Tinted Moisturizer in shade 03. It adds just enough coverage for certain spots but still leaving my skin looking natural. I then use the Laura Mercier Undercover Pot in UC-2. For day time, I usually avoid using the corrector and secret camouflage and just use the translucent powder that comes with it. It's amazingly light weight and doesn't leave my face looking cakey throughout the day. For the cheeks I apply Revlon PhotoReady Cream Blush in Coral Reef with a Real Technique Stippling brush. Its a really nice reddish coral tone acts like a cream but dries as a powder. What I like about it is that its very sheer; you can apply as much as you want but it will never make you look like a clown.

For the eyes, its pretty much applying the product and blending it out. I start off with MAC's Prolong Paint Pot in Constructivist -applying it with my ring finger and blending it all over my lid and crease and on the lower lashes of my eyes. This is the perfect base; doesn't crease and lets the rest of my makeup last. I then apply really close to my top lashes Xtreme Lashes GlideLiner Long Lasting Eye Pencil in Xxpresso/145 and smug it out with either a MAC 217 or the Base Shadow Brush from Real Techniques. This eyeliner is amazing because you can use it as a liner (literally glides on your eyes- so soft!) and it dries like a gel making it smudge-proof. If you want to add a little more definition to your eyes, add a black liner really, but I mean realllllly close to the top lashes (I used Carbon Eye Shadow from MAC). What I discover is best to apply any eyeliner on the top of you lashes is to grab a mirror and look down at it; it makes applying eyeliner so precise and close to the lashes so much better than just pulling on the side of your eye. For the bottom lashes and waterline, I prefer Rimmel London Soft Kohl Kajah Eye Liner in Sable Brown. Maybelline never lets me down with any of their mascaras; I honestly love them! I'm currently using Maybelline's Volum' Express the Falsies Mascara which just extend my eyelashes and makes my eyes look bigger and fuller.

I tend to do my eyebrows last so that I can see what kind of look I'm going for; if I'm doing more of a dramatic eyes then I make sure i just fill in the gaps and keep it simple and clean. If its more of a softer look, I'm able to play them out more and make them more darker and bolder. I have the Anastasia Brow Genius Kit in Medium Brown. Comes with the waterproof gel, the compact powder and the applicator that has a spoolie and an angle brush to apply. To finish of the look, I apply a NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Sponge Cake to just add that bit of shine to the lips.

Thought this look may be a strong look for certain people, I really enjoy this look because I know it will last me for a while. No creases, no looking like a raccoon at the end of the day, nothing. Just a little touch ups on the cheeks and lips and call it a day.

xxx R.