What's in your makeup?

Happy Earth Day! Lately I've been trying to be more respectful to our earth, and do my part to help the environment. This has lead to me doing all kinds of research about what's good and bad for our planet, and I've found that there are many toxic chemicals in things we use every day! 

I started researching my own makeup collection and was shocked by what I found out. I thought I'd share some of my findings with you all, and see what you think! 

Quick and Easy Glam Makeup Tutorial

I love this look because it's so quick and easy to do, and you can very easily modify it to whatever products you have on hand!

Products used:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Sephora Eye Shadow in Aspen Summit

MAC Eye Shadow in Jealousy Wakes (Veluxe Pearl)

MAC Eye Shadow in Carbon (Matte)

MAC Eye Shadow in Creamy Bisque (Frost)

Tarte BB Tinted Treatment in Fair

Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Concealer in Fair

Tarte Powderful Amazonian Clay Pressed Mineral Powder in Fair

MAC Mineralize Blush in Warm Soul

MAC Kissable Lipcolour in Woo Me

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero

Dior Diorshow Mascara in Black

What's your go-to glam makeup look? 

New Video! My 2012 Favorites

Hey everyone! For the third year, I've made a video about what my favorite products have been this year. Many of them haven't changed, but also some newcomers as well!

Products mentioned:
Eye makeup remover: The Body Shop Camomile Gentle Eye Make-Up Remover

Moisturizer: The Body Shop Vitamin E Moisture Cream

Shampoo and Conditioner: Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Lemon Sage Thickening Shampoo and Conditioner

Eyeshadow Primer: Urban Decay Primer Potion

Eyeshadow: TheBalm Meet Matte Palette

Eyeliner: Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil in 2L

Mascara: Dior Diorshow

Blush: MAC Powder Blush in Stunner

Lip Pencil: Make Up For Ever Aqua Lip Waterproof Lipliner Pencil in Pink 15C- Vibrant Pink

Lipstick: MAC Lipstick in Way To Love (Lustre)

Lipgloss: Urban Decay Pocket Rocket

Primer: Tarte Clean Slate Poreless 12-hr Perfecting Primer

Foundation: Tarte Amazonian clay 12-hour full coverage foundation

Concealer: NARS Concealer in Vanilla

Powder: MAC Select Sheer Pressed Powder in NW15

Thanks for watching! 

New Video: Thanksgiving Makeup Tutorial

Are Thanksgiving makeup tutorials a thing? They are now!

Products used:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Kat Von D True Romance Eyeshadow Palette in Ludwig

Tarte Clean Slate Poreless 12-hr Perfecting Primer
Lancome Teint Miracle Foundation in Ivory
MAC Mineralize Concealer in NC15
MAC Select Sheer Pressed Powder in NW15
MAC Mineralize Blush in Warm Soul
Make Up For Ever Aqua Lip Waterproof Liner Pencil in 3C
MAC Kissable Lipcolour in Woo Me
Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes Waterproof Liner Pencil in 2L
Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara

Enjoy! Let me know your Thanksgiving plans, and what you're thankful for this year!

Clear Lip Liner?

Last week I bought an interesting product from Urban Decay- clear lip liner!

It works great as a reverse lip liner- I line just outside my lips to prevent bold lipstick from feathering. It also works well as a regular lip liner, when I don't want to add any color under my lipstick.

I tried to swatch it, but it's completely clear so it didn't show up at all!
Would you ever buy a clear lip liner?

Video: My Favorite Tarte Products

My video this week is all about one of my favorite brands- Tarte Cosmetics! I talk about my ten favorite items from the brand, which are:

Eyelash Curler
MultipEYE Clinically Proven Natural Lash Enhancing Primer
NeutralEYES Volume II Natural Eye Palette
Maracuja Lip Exfoliant
LipSurgence Lip Tint in Enchanted
Glamazon Pure Performance 12-Hour Lipstick in Inspired
Maracuja Divine Shine Lip Gloss in Dollface
Clean Slate Poreless 12-Hr Perfecting Primer
Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Full Coverage Foundation SPF 15
Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush

Check out my video to see what I have to say about each product!

I'm not affiliated with Tarte, or any brand! Just a fan :-)

Lancome Free Gift!

Last week I was at my grandparents' house, and we went to a department store called Elder-Beerman. Of course I wanted to check out their cosmetics, and I noticed that Lancome had a free gift with purchase.

Lancome isn't one of my go-to brands, but I was in the market for a new foundation and decided to check it out. I liked this free gift because it wasn't just one set group of products, you have a choice between one or two products for each category. Lancome does this a lot with their free gifts, and I really like that.

I did buy a foundation. I picked up Lancome's Teint Miracle in the color Ivoire 1 (N), which is the lightest shade they have. It's a lovely liquid foundation, and I've only tried it once but I am happy with my choice so far. This cost $39, which is right around what I usually pay for a foundation and also put me over the amount needed to get my free gift. Yay!

This is the free gift! The bag is a decent size for a makeup bag, with a really cute rose pull tab on the zipper. I picked the Renergie Lift Multi-Action Eye and face creams. I haven't tried these yet, but they seemed to meet my needs the best. Next is an eyeshadow palette, which I have tried and found to be very nice. Really good quality eyeshadows, nice pigmentation, very blendable- everything you could ask for! I picked the Hypnose mascara which I am also impressed with. It does a great job of lengthening and separating my lashes. I picked a Juicy Tube in Beach Plum, and it's a very nice purple color which will be perfect for fall. I usually don't like these squeeze tube style lip glosses, but this one is excellent. It has buildable color and is not sticky at all. And lastly I chose the body lotion, which I haven't tried, but I go through lotion like crazy in the winter so it will be nice to have!

Bad lighting here (I really need to work on that!), but here I am wearing the foundation, eyeshadows, mascara, and lip gloss mentioned in this post. This promotion is still going on, if you have an Elder-Beerman near you, and does apply online although there are fewer choices. 

What are your favorites from Lancome? Let me know! 

New Videos! Makeup Area and Storage

This video was originally 17 minutes long, so now it's in two parts. In the first part, I show you what's on my vanity and go through my perfume collection, as well as my lotions and nail polish storage.

In the second video, I talk about all my makeup!

Thanks for watching :-)

Video: Bridesmaid Makeup Tutorial

I had the privilege of being a bridesmaid in my friend's wedding this summer. It was a fantastic experience, and a beautiful wedding. Ever since then, I've wanted to do a tutorial on the makeup I wore that day, because I was very happy with how it turned out. I thought it would be a perfect video to launch my new YouTube channel with, so that's just what I'm doing!

Me on the day of the wedding

This picture was my inspiration- this is the actual look, the day of the wedding. I felt very beautiful, but not over the top- I didn't want to upstage the bride! She looked gorgeous, and I think the bridesmaids all found the perfect balance of looking pretty, but not taking attention away from the bride.

For this look, the bride wanted us to wear neutral colors, but more amped up than we would wear for everyday. This worked for her wedding, which was all about simple elegance. This look would not be appropriate for a very glam wedding, but for this wedding it was perfect.

Here is the video tutorial for this look:

Products I used:

MAC Paint Pot in Painterly

TheBalm Meet Matte Palette

Tarte Clean Slate Poreless 12-hr Perfecting Primer

MAC Mineralize Concealer in NC15

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Full Coverage Foundation in Ivory

MAC Select Sheer Pressed Powder in NW15

MAC Powder Blush in Stunner

Make Up For Ever Aqua Lip Waterproof Lipliner Pencil in Pink 15C- Vibrant Pink

MAC Lipstick in Way To Love (Lustre)

Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil in Pearly Brown 2L- Golden Brown Sheen

Tarte MultiplEYE Lash Enhancing Primer

Dior Diorshow Mascara in 090 Black

Hope you enjoyed the video! Let me know what tutorials (or other types of videos) you'd like to see in the future!