inglot eyeshadows

We all know that in times like these when the economy is so bad a lot of people try to get more for their money. I love shopping for makeup and trying new things. About 3 years ago I took a trip to New York and ran into a makeup store called inglot. Unfortunately I have a sister that hates shopping and wouldn't let me check it out. I then looked for it online and was so mad that this brand was not sold in California. After about a year I stumbled across great news on YouTube. They had opened a store in orange county. I immediately went to check them out and since then have fallen in love. The eyeshadows are bigger than the Mac eyeshadows and the price to make a pallet does not compare to the ones from other brands. They have a freedom system in which you can create your own palette with the colors you want and its not just ristricted on eyeshadows. It can be blushes, powders, correctors etc. They have a great variety and the pigmentation is great. I can't wait to see how this company evolves.

Estee Lauder Double Wear

I decided to do a post real quick before i go to work. So i started using makeup when i was 15 years old and didnt really know the difference between foundations. My first color matched foundation was at a MAC counter store when i was about 16 years. Back then the money for a MAC foundation seemed like a lot of money to spend on a makeup product. I loved the foundation yet once it was gone i knew it wasnt something i would be able to afford until i had a job. Once i started working i realized i can know get makeup that was a little more high end. I have been through my share of foundations since i started. I have tried NARS sheer glow the matt version, MAC studio fix fluid, MAC pro-longwear, Laura Mercier silk foundation, MAC studio sculpt, Revlon color stay, Make up forever HD foundation, Inglot foundation, Photofinish foundation( dont remember the brand).So after all this search of the right foundation for me i have finally found a roduct that might turn into a holy grail for me. This Double Wear foundation is full coverage and i find that i need the smallest amount to get the look i want. It is very long wearing, i usually apply my makeup at 6am and after my long day of work and anything else i have to do my foundation stays put. The color i got matches me better than any MAC  foundation i have purchased ever. The price is a bit more than MAC but its worth the investment.

Sinful Colors

Earlier this week i stopped by my local Walgreen's and i was browsing around the nail polish section.Im usually the type of person that goes to get her nails because I'm always working. So i decided to purchase some nail art polish from Sinful Colors. Originally i got 3 colors; the gold glitter, silver glitter, and a white. I came home and tried different things on my nails and i didn't like it. Later that night as i was looking through my Cosmopolitan magazine I ran into a cute nail design and now I'm hooked! i have then purchased 6 more colors and even base colors from the Sinful Collection. I love the colors they are not watery at all. I do a different design everyday now. They have a huge variety to choose from. I found plenty of them in my local Rite Aid. I plan to maybe go back and get some other colors they had. The ones i bought at Walgreen's were $1 but the ones at Rite Aid were $1.99. I think it's a good deal for the amount you get and the color pigmentation. Thought i would share with you guys and let me know of products that have worked for you guys.

M.A.C holiday brush set

So along with the lip set i got one of the three brush sets that they have. Now i was one of the people that believed that any brush can make your makeup look great. Yet after experimenting and having different brand brushes i have realized i was wrong. Now i am not saying you have to go and spend a lot of money on a brush because price does not mean good quality. There are many great brush sellers out there like Sigma, Crown Brush, MAC ,Sonia Kashuk etc. So this year when i saw the sets online i realized there was one that has a lot of the essentials. When MAC releases holiday sets they are called special edition because the packaging is different and they are travel size. Yet they are identical to the regular size ones they sell. So this set that i got had a face powder brush, a contour brush, a smudge brush a flat shader brush and a blending brush. Now i use the flat shader brush (239) on a daily basis. Every look i do involves this bad boy. another brush i constantly use from this set is the blending brush (217). The price for the set was $49.50 so in reality each brush is about $5.00. i figured that since i use those two brushes so much the would be worth the money. If your looking for a cheaper alternative i know that Kirkland released their brush sets at Costco for the holiday. Yet i think this set is great especially if you are just starting with makeup. The brushes are dense and they don't shed. Just pick whatever is right for you.

M.A.C holiday lip set

So i decided to go get some of the holiday M.A.C collection on Friday night. I was not a big fan of the eye shadows since they do contain a lot of shimmer. Yet the packaging i LOVED. The white packaging is something that i see in MAC for the first time and i have been following them for a while. So this blog will focus on one of the lip sets i purchased. They are $38 and come with a bag, lip liner, lipstick and lip gloss. The lipstick and lip gloss are regular size yet the lip liner is a mini size. I personally think that the prize for the set is good because if you purchase the lipstick and lip gloss you would be spending about $30. The pigmentation on the lipstick is a bit sheer. I did have to swipe through a couple of times to get the color on the picture above.The colors themselves are great the lip gloss is true to color and not as sticky as other glosses are. The liner is very smooth and goes on great with no streaks. There were 4 different colors that came in sets so i would check them out if ur interested. Hope this helped some of u!

Oily skin? I think not...

Alright so today's topic will be about oily skin. I have been in search of many products that can help my makeup look less shiny throughout the day. There's one thing that we should establish before i talk about this product. I am not saying that this product doesn't create any shine throughout the day but it keeps it to a minimum. I have an oily t zone and had been using a oil control primer from Bare Escentuals for a very long time. I was not a big fan of the way it made my skin feel but it did control some of the oil. As i was browsing youtube foe reviews on the Estee Lauder double wear foundation i came across a video that introduced a new product to me. This girl was using a Cargo mattifier which she swore was a great product. Now, im all for trying new products to see if things work for me. I try to say within a reasonable price range because if the product does not work i don't want to feel like i spent so much money on a product i am not a fan of. So i looked at the Sephora website to find the product and they did not carry it.One day while i was at the mall i happened to stumble across the product at Sephora inside JC penny. Since i bought the product i cannot stop using it. I have used it on different people when i do their makeup and they love it. Its very smooth to the skin. When it comes out of the tube it looks like i has a strong color pigmentation but goes on clear as it blends to your skin. I particularly use it on my t-zone only and i find that i have to touch up after a longer time period. Keep in mind this is not a primer. I apply this after my moisturizer and before my primer. Hope this helps some of you.

Sephora friends and family

So for anyone that is looking into buying something at Sephora they have a Friends and Family sale going on until November 2. It is a 20% off coupon. I will post the link on here and its a one time use coupon. You will have to enter an email and it will give you a unique code in the same page. Enjoy!http://www.sephoralove.com/friendsandfamily/?_requestid=194470