First Impressions: Benefit Hello Flawless Foundation!

Hi Everyone!

Hope you all had an amazing weekend! I recently tried the Benefit Hello Flawless Foundation, check out the video below to see what I thought of it!

How to give your skin that "healthy glow"

Hi Everyone! Since spring in upon us I thought this would be the perfect time to share with you guys the products I use when I want to make my skin glow and look healthy. Now I have combo-oily skin so I have to be super careful when trying to achieve glowy skin because I also don't want it to look oily.

Benefit "High beam" & "watts up"
Having a cream or liquid highlight is a great way to make your skin glow. The Watt's Up from benefit is one of my favourites, you just have to make sure you blend it in very well! Placing a highlighter along your cheekbones, bridge of your nose, and Cupid's bow is a great way to add a healthy glow to your skin. If you're interested in trying out Benefits Watt's up make sure you sign up for Sephora's beauty insider program because you get a deluxe sample size of Watt's up along with a sample size of They're real mascara on your birthday!

Benefits That Gal Brightening Face Primer
Using a brightening primer under your foundation or adding a few drops to your foundation is a nice and subtle way to add a touch of glow to your face. 

Jergens Natural Glow Moisturizer 

This is slowly becoming one of my favorite products, especially during the winter months. I find it just gives my skin such a nice pick me up and adds a bit of color and glow. I have a full review of this product, if you’d like to read more about it check it out HERE

Avene Thermal Water Spray

I’ve used this product ( and ones similar) for years. It has so many uses from setting your makeup, bring it with you to the beach on those hot days, on your sunburns or even when you’re feeling tired and need something to wake you up; I’ll just spray some of this on my face. Lately I’ve been loving it for setting my makeup, especially when I’ve found that my skin looks to powdery. It just sets everything and makes it look so much more natural and healthy. I also have the Evian brand facial spray and love that too, it’s usually pretty pricy but my sister and I recently found it at Wal-Mart on sale for $3.00! If you guys want a more in depth review on this, let me know in the comments.

PS: new layout is almost done, the awesome Chelsea is designing it for me (if you're in need of any graphic designing, she is amazing at what she does and is so great to work with!). Just a few last fixes and it will be good to go!

NEW Benefit World Famous Neutrals Kit!

Hi Everyone!  Hope you all are having a great start to the new year. I was browsing Sephora the other day, looking for some new products to try out and I stumbled upon these new eye kits from Benefit. I love my neutrals so this really drew me in seeing as all three kits are based around a neutral eye. I loved that these kits come with 4 Longwear Eyeshadows as well as 2 of their Creaseless Cream Eyeshadows which I though was a little different from the usual eyeshadow kits out there right now. 

The one I picked was the "Eyenessa's easiest nudes ever" but I think I might go back and get the smokey nude one as well because I had such a hard time choosing! I was really impressed with the cream shadows, they're extremely creamy, pigmented and very blend-able. The darker brown shade reminds me a lot of the Maybelline "bad to the bronze"color tattoo.

Another great thing about this kit is that you can actually removed the shadows from the box if you find that the packaging is to bulky and use the box as storage for jewelry or something like that.

Creaseless Cream Shadow
Left: "No Pressure!"
Right:"r.s.v.p"

Longwear Eyeshadows
(from left to right)
"call my bluff", "thanks a latte", "pinky swear", "quick,look busy"

So there is my quick review on this new kit from Benefit. Have you tried any of these yet? What did you think?

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Favorite Concealers!

These are four of my all time favourite concealers! They're all really great and I would definitely recommend them! What are some of your favourite concealers? I love trying new ones!

Hard Candy: Glam of lauge- This stuff is really great. If you're looking for a high coverage concealer that isn't expensive, I would definitely recommend this! I've tried a lot of drugstore concealers and have found this to be the best. It's long lasting and moisturizing, I just wish it came in more shade selections! 

MAC: Studio Finish- Probably my number one all-time favorite concealer! I've been using this for years and years. It comes in this tiny pot but it literally lasts FOREVER! It's a very thick and creamy consistency that will seriously cover up everything. Apply it with your fingers so the product heats up and goes on smoothly.  It's also water resistant!

Benefit: Erase Paste- This concealer is especially good if you are someone with bad dark circles. I find it has a bit of a salmon tint which is perfect for concealing dark circles. It's really great and very long wearing, on top of that you get a good amount of product so this will last you a very long time! I've had mine for about a year and a half and I have about a 1/4 left!

Age Rewind Eraser- One of my favorite YouTube beauty gurus Tiffanyd swears by this stuff so I had to try it. I have pretty bad dark circles so I'm always looking for something to cover them up and the fact that this is a drugstore product is a plus! This is my third time purchasing this because I really do love it! The applicator is a tiny sponge that the product comes out of which makes it really nice to apply and it covers up my dark circles so well, I wouldn't suggest applying this anywhere else but under your eyes though.


Have you guys tried any of these? What did you think?

 ♥

Tawny

Products I've used up #1

Hi Everyone!

I've recently finished up some products and I love reading post on items people have used up because then you know that they actually enjoyed using them! So I thought I would share what I've used up over the past few months

Makeup forever HD foundation- I have to say that when I started using this I couldn't see what all of the hype was about but after using it for a few weeks I fell in love! The coverage is great, it doesn't feel heavy on your face and it lasts a good amount of time. It also photographs amazing, this might be my new favorite foundation.

Maybelline Lash Stiletto liquid eyeliner- This is my second time purchasing this product and I really like it! It has a felt tip which I like better and find easier to use. This was my favorite eyeliner until I tried the loreal carbon black eyeliner. Both are great products!

Makeup Forever HD setting powder- This has been in my favorites before and it will continue to be. This stuff is seriously amazing! A little bit pricey for a setting powder ( i think around $35) but it's completely worth it. I have oily skin and this makes my makeup last all day! It also gives your skin a flawless finish, I definitely recommend this!

Too Faced Lash light Mascara- This mascara gives a really nice natural look, as well as giving your lashes some good length. The different thing about this one is that it as a light and mirror on it in case you ever need to do a touch up at night!

Benefit's "They're Real" Mascara- This mascara is really amazing and I was fully ready to purchase it again until I found a close dupe. Revlon 3D mascara is so so close to the Benefit mascara, with basically the same brush, the Revlon on is around $8 as opposed to the Benefit one being $32

Glam Glow Mud Mask- I got a sample of this mask in either my Glymm or Luxe box. I tried it once and I was hooked. After doing this mask your skin feels amazing, smooth and you actually have a glow. I found my makeup went on a lot better after using this also. It is a little pricey at around $85 but Glymm had it on sale for about $50 and I also had my Glymm points saved up so I got $20 off, amazing deal! Glymm point are awesome, after every box you receive you can fill out surveys on what you thought of the products you received and you'll get points. Every 100 points is $10 towards their online shop!

Here is Glymm's website if you want to check them out!
http://www.glymm.com/



Hope you all are having a great day!

 ♥

Tawny

The perfect summer blush!

Benefit's Coralista

I've been so in love with the blush this summer. I've had it for at least a year but for some reason I never really used it! 

What I love about this blush

- Smells amazing! 

- The packaging is so cute and it comes with a decent amount of product, I've used it almost every day for the past two months and I'm not even close to hitting pan.

- It's the most beautiful coral-pink shade with just enough shimmer to give you a nice glow.

- This isn't one of those blushes that you need to be super careful when applying it. There's no need to worry about it looking streaky or putting to much on.

- This colour would look great on so many skin tones

If you haven't tried this yet and you're in the market for a nice summer blush then I would definitely recommend this! For those of you who have tried it, what do you think?

 ♥

Tawny

What's in my makeup bag♥

Hi everyone!
I love looking at "what's in my bag" and " what's in my makeup bag" post so I thought I would do one in case anyone loves looking at them as much as I do!

My makeup bag: Kenneth Cole from Winners

Maybelline Baby Lips: Always always always have a good lip balm in my bag. The baby lips ones are amazing and some of them even have a tint to them!
Mac lip luster in Plink!: Great color that will go with everything. The luster formula from mac is my favorite, it makes it look like you almost have a gloss over top.
Smashbox Lip gloss: I'm just trying this one out right now so I don't have to much to say about it yet but the smashbox lip glosses never disappoint!
Benefit Posietint: This is a great thing to have it you ever want to have a blush in your bag but you don't want to pack a brush as well. This is super easy to apply and lasts all day!
DYNK roller ball perfume: This is really handy to have in your purse as a rollerball is always easy to apply on the go
Mascara: I have way to many mascara samplers so I've been using them in my make up bag because they are really small and don't take up much room. Also it's been a great way to try them all out and see which ones I like
Maybelline Dream Matte powder: A pressed powder is always great to have if you're going to be out all day and need a quick touch up. This one from maybelline is great for people with oily skin.

Tarte eyelash curler: This is great to have in you bag as a quick fix. If you're nervous about putting on a second layer of mascara because you think it will get clumpy then just hold the eyelash curler on your eyelashes for a second and you'll be good!
Bobby pins & hair bands: for obvious reasons!
Blotting papers: These are a must have for me in the summer! I have oily skin and that does not mix well with the heat!
Blending brush: I love having a blending brush in my bag because if I'm ever feeling like my eyeshadow is creasing or just not looking to great I'll just blend it in a little bit and it will be as good as new!
Tweezers: Always handy to have in you bag

Contact solution and contact case: I have this in my bag just in case. I can still see fairly well without my contacts so if they're every bugging me one day I know I can always take them off.
Deodorant: You never know when you'll need this!
Mouthwash: This travel size bottle always comes in handy! I just keep refilling it with my bigger bottle I have at home.



Anyway, hope you all enjoyed this post! What are some of your must haves in your makeup bags??
♥
Tawny

Huge beauty haul!

So this is a haul of somethings I've picked up over the past week or so

 Benefit Watt's Up

Before a few months ago I never was one to wear a highlighter… and then around Christmas time I received the Nars albatross and I really like it! It’s more of a glittery , chunky texture so I wouldn’t really recommend it for everyday use but it is great! The benefit highlighter is perfect for the summer with a glowy champagne color, it's definitely one of my new favorites! 

 Makeup Forever’s HD Microfinish Powder

This is a repurchase… and I will continue to buy it again and again. I have fairly oily skin and after working an 9 hr shift my makeup definitely doesn’t look the same as it did at 6am. This stuff is AMAZING… I can’t say enough good things about it…. My makeup lasts all day … it gives my face a nice matte finish. I just apply it after my foundation and blush and I apply it just in my T-zone, you barely need any so it is definitely worth the $35.00

Rose Jam bubble bar-Lush

I thought this one was so cute because it looks like a macaroon… I’m awful at describing smells but it has a fruity rose smell to it… and I'm really excited to try this out and see what all the bubble bar fuss is about.

 

Lush lip scrub in  Mint Juleps

 I LOVE this product… It makes my lips feel so smooth and if I put lip stick on after it, it goes on so perfectly . 

Revlon 3D mascara

LOVE this mascara, this is probably the 4^th one I’ve purchased. It reminds me a lot of Benefits "They're real" mascara except half the cost!I talk more about it in my “may favorites” post down below.

Maybelline baby lips in pink punch

I have a few of these and I love them! Super moisturizing and makes your lips feel really soft for a long time. Maybelline claims “8h moisture” but I don’t know if I would agree with them but it definitely moisturizes your lips. It also has a really nice pink tint to it which is always a plus!

BH cosmetics blush palette

I’ve never ordered from BH cosmetics before so I was really excited to see what all the hype was about. At first glance this palette looks really nice and a great value considering I got it for $11 (there was a sale on that day). I haven’t used this product enough to really decide if I like it or not. I’ve tried a few of the colors and liked them but I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite. I found some of the lighter colors weren’t very pigmented but we will see if after more use I will have changed my mind. Has anyone else tried BH cosmetics?

BH cosmetics neutral palette

This palette is great! Especially for someone who is just starting out and wants a good bang for your buck! BH cosmetics is always having great sales so I got this palette for I think $12. Which is amazing considering all the different colors of eye shadow you get. You can do so many looks with this palette and the quality of the eye shadows is amazing. I would definitely recommend this.

Anyway, that's it for my haul...If anyone wants me to do a review on any of these products let me know!

♥

Tawny