Laura Mercier
Flawless Skin Face Polish
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This cleansing facial scrub by Laura Mercier is my favorite face wash to remove makeup. It has microbeads in it so it exfoliates the skin taking the layer of makeup and dead skin off. It is very gentle and says that it is suitable for all skin types.
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Gerard Cosmetics
Hydra-Matte Liquid Lipstick
Serenity
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One of my favorite YouTubers Manny created a beautiful shade with Gerard Cosmetics called Serenity. Not only is this a beautiful shade, the formula of this product is absolute perfection. It applies on the lips very easy and creamy, thick and opaque. Then it takes a second to dry and then it looks perfect, and stay on the lips for a very long time. I will definitely be getting this product in different colors.
Below is when first applied and then 30 seconds after.
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Ardency Inn
Modster Smooth Ride Supercharged Eyeliner
Black
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This is the blackest creamiest eyeliner that you will ever use and it stays on the waterline forever! I will never use a different eyeliner ever again! Love this product!
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Make Up Forever
Step 1 Skin Equalizer
Mattifying Primer
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Make Up Forever came out with 10 primers, some of them are for the texture of the skin and some are for the tone. The one that I decided to try out is the mattifying primer. This stuff feels like glue on the face. It is so mattifying. I do like this product for under my foundation, but I like it more by itself. I have oily skin, so when I don’t put on makeup I like to put this on for a flawless look.
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MAC
Crystal Glaze Gloss
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This product was part of MAC’s Giambattista Valli Collection. The lipsticks in this collection sold out very fast, but that was okay because I was more interested in this product. MAC’s website said that is was a gloss that can transform any lip color to have a pearlescent finish. This is such a unique product and I am very glad that I picked it up.
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July Favorites
July was surprisingly such a good month for me. First off, I started trying to get a blog post out every weekday. It is hard, but I am loving it so much! The next big thing that has been happening in July is that since I am on summer vacation I came up with a very strict schedule for the day that I have been trying to stay on and I absolutely love it! I might write a blog post on how to come up with a strict schedule that fits your lifestyle. It completely changed my summer. I have quite a lot to talk about because a lot of my favorites of the month are events, so let’t get to it!
Makeup
Gerard Cosmetics – Serenity Hydra-Matte Liquid Lipstick
This is one of my favorite YouTubers Manny’s collaboration with Gerard Cosmetics. Love love love this!! Not only is it the perfect shade, it applies so easily, dries matte and actually stays on your lips for a long time.
Becca – Becca x Jaclyn Hill Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed / Champagne Pop
Another one of my favorite YouTubers Jaclyn Hill collaborated with Becca and created Champaign Pop. I am obsessed with this hilighter, I have not used anything else since. I wrote a blog post about it here!
Apparel
I got this on sale from one of my favorite online shopping sites ASOS. I wrote a blog post about it here!
Music
Obsessed with this album, it is perfect! I don’t know why it took me so long to actually buy the album and listen to it.
This song came out last night at like 1AM and I didn’t sleep thanks to One Direction.
Events
Okay, so most of my favorites this month are events. I enjoyed them all so much!
– Taylor Swift’s 1989 World Tour
– Warped Tour
– Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway with Darren Criss
– Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett Cheek to Cheek Tour
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MAC
The Best Summer Foundations
From one extreme to another, here are two foundations that are perfect for the summer. One is extremely lightweight and one is full coverage and will not move off your face.
Studio Face and Body Foundation
This is a completely lightweight foundation, it reminds me of my tinted moisturizers. It is water based giving you a very natural satin finish. It feels like nothing is on your face at all. I have been wearing it all summer.
Pro Longwear Nourishing Waterproof Foundation
This is the complete opposite, this is a very full coverage. I wore this for a few sunny outdoor long day sweaty concerts and it did not move off my face. It really is waterproof and very full coverage. It says it lasts for 24 hours, I did’t wear it quite that long but I could easily believe that.
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Urban Decay
Naked Skin Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer
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Everyone talks about this.. but it is meant to be talked about. I am absolutley obessed with this concealer. I have no idea what I did without this before I had this! It has the perfect applicator and applies to the skin so easily. Holy grail product.
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MAC
Le Disko Collection
MAC’s new collection is all about glitter. They came out with 12 eyeshadows, 5 lip colors and 2 eyeliners (one silver and one gold). At first I was not too interested in this collection, but when I went to the store to look at them I fell in love. The shadow can look different in different lighting (as you can see below).
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Right to left: Last Dance, Let’s Roll, Say It Isn’t So.
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500 Point Sephora Gift
Laura Mercier
About a month ago there was a Sephora 500 point gift from Laura Mercier. I love this brand, between Laura Mercier and MAC it is basically all I use. The box had five items in it and I only had used two out of the five products before, the tinted moisture and the lip gloss. So, I got to try out three new products that I will absolutely be repurchasing.
1. Flawless Skin Face Polish
This is my favorite out of the five, I love skin care products. It cleanses and exfoliates your skin, I love the way it feels, like you are really getting a good clean base for your face. I am absolutely going to purchase this in the full size.
2. Foundation Primer – Radiance Bronze
This is perfect for the summer. It comes out of the bottle very dark but once you work in a small amount on your face it leaves your face with a bronzed glow.
3. Tinted Moisturizer – Nude
I already had this product and my normal shade is Porcelain, but since it is summer and I am tan, the Nude matches my skin tone right now.
4. Matte Radiance Baked Powder – Bronze – 03
I really like this powder because it leaves a radiant finish. This is a very dark shade for me so I use a small amount as a contour.
5. Lip Glace – Nectar
I had a Lip Glace before and I loved it because of the smell, and this has the same smell. Also, I am in love with this color for the summer. I plan to purchase this shade in the full size as well.
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