Beauty Finds, Tips, and Tricks

I was very sad that the NYX stock at my Ulta was totally picked over. I still picked up 2 pots of concealer to try and 2 lip creams; I can't resist the lip cream, so I picked up Amsterdam and Monte Carlo. @RedSneaker, I haven't forgotten your swatch request, don't worry! I also picked up Rimmel Scandaleyes as it was recommended for tightlining. It seemed to work really well. On my epic tightlining perfection quest, I discovered this tutorial, and intend to try it out in the future:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLlEnN95jBE

 

I can waste hours watching Wayne Goss tutorials...I'll be sure to keep you posted.

 

Let me know how it goes. I've switched almost entirely to chemical exfoliation. St. Ives pads don't irritate my sensitive spot.

 

That looks great, @GeneticShift! I've wanted to check out the butter lipsticks. What's the texture like?

 

So, after an initial snafu, I got my hands on Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow in Ebony For a long time, I thought I didn't need to fill in my brows, as they're black, I thought it would look weird, and they're also relatively full already. However, after playing around with UD's Crave (a soft black) in my Naked Basics palette, I thought better of trying to fill my brows, as I generally liked the look. After seeing raves elsewhere over Dipbrow, I thought it would be a good product to try, as my brows definitely benefit from a bit of control (I use a MAC wax stick every day to tame my curly brows into place), and Ebony looked like a reasonable shade for me.

Holy eyebrows, Batman! While it's not something I'd likely wear every day, I'm definitely a fan. It takes barely any product to make my eyebrows look amazing (see Post Yourself for evidence). It's a little fiercer than what I'm used to, but I think in time I'll probably fill my brows in more often. It makes the curly bits less noticeable. I should also add that the Dipbrow wore well all day in 90 degree heat while traipsing around Portland.

 

Mine is Honey in the Revlon Balm Stain. It's awesome to have an MLBB. Honey just lives in my purse.

 

Going to pick up the Lorac Pro palette today. Does anyone else have this, and what are some looks you've done with it?

Also, I ordered the Revealed palette from Coastal Scents after trying out a sample of Revealed 2 (Birchbox) since the original Revealed was on sale. I'll probably pick up the 2 sometime in the future. In the sample of 2, I was really impressed by the pigmentation and blendability of the shadows. My understanding is that these palettes go on sale fairly frequently at bargain prices, so hopefully I don't have to wait too long to pick up 2, and supposedly some of the shades are decent dupes for the Naked palettes at 1/4 of the cost (after shipping).

 

I'm pretty sure you didn't. I've been looking at the Manga Lash, given what it's called and my own personal interests, but I thought it might be strange to buy a mascara solely due to its name and its relevance to my hobbies.

 

Aquaphor is the shit. It's the Frank's Red Hot of the beauty world. I put it on everything. Eye cream? Who needs it? Lip balm? Nope.

Right now, I'm sitting with a layer of Aquaphor on my face over my Cerave. I feel amazing.