Instead of a weekly/monthly/whatever date favorites… I’m just going to bring y’all a “Current Favorites” whenever I feel like it. That way, there’s no pressure to come up with favorites during the week/month and I can just take note of the things I’m using and loving the most. Tho I do like alliteration and I had planned on posting this on a Friday for a Friday Favorites but Jill bumped me for the Book of the Month blog so… good job, Jill.
The Newsette Daily Newsletter: I know in the past, I’ve told y’all about The Skimm – a daily newsletter about current events. I still love it. But I’m also now in love with The Newsette, which is a daily newsletter about fashion/beauty/lifestyle/career/tech things. They also have regular interviews from awesome, successful women which are really interesting and fun to read. I’m trying to become a Newsette ambassador, so if you are going to subscribe, definitely sign up with my link!
Urban Decay x Kristen Leanne Kaleidoscope Palette (No longer available): I feel so extremely lucky that I was able to get this palette when it went on sale for $20! The full-price of the palette was over $40, but it wasn’t even full-price for very long so I am glad I held out for the sale. Though after using the palette for awhile, I would have gladly paid over $40 for it! I used it a lot on the cruise recently, as I had the opportunity to do more adventurous looks on a regular basis versus my normal every day life. But I created the below look recently and I love it so, so much. I’s for sure the best makeup look I’ve ever done, hands down.
I haven’t always been the biggest fan of Urban Decay shadows but these are just so gorgeous so I’m hopeful that they’ve maybe changed their formula a bit to make them more creamy, pigmented and buttery. I’m really impressed!
Dose of Colors Blushing Berries Eyeshadow Palette ($32): Can you believe I paid $20 for 11 shades and then $32 for five shades? I feel like it balances out somehow. You know I love red eyeshadow, and this group of shadows has surprising versatility – you can do a super smoky berry eye look or you can keep it to the coral-y side and keep it more neutral. These shadows are extremely delicate and pigmented but we aren’t at a Subculture situation – they are still really easy to use and blendable. Just use a light hand. Mine actually came with one of the shades slightly broken but I decided to keep it anyway since most of the shadow was intact.
Colourpop All I See Is Magic Holiday 2017 Palette (No longer available): I’m sorry that I am obsessed with two limited edition palettes right now that are no longer available but these are the ones I am using the most! I received the Colourpop All I See Is Magic palette for Christmas and it’s one of the most versatile palettes I own! I keep it in my gym makeup bag because I can really do an infinite amount of looks with it. The Colourpop shadow formula is unreal, and the new Shayla x Colourpop Perception palette ($23) is incredible as well, and still available!
Morphe E1 Deluxe Powder Brush ($23): I got this brush awhile back when I still had my MorpheMe Brush Club subscription and never really picked it up until recently. I thought it was too big and I wasn’t really sure what to use it for. I recently was going through my brush collection so I could make a backup/gym brush bag so I wouldn’t have to pack up my everyday brushes, well, every day, when I came across it again. I decided to start using it with my Hourglass Lighting Palette, and I LOVE it. I basically just mix all three colors together and pat it all over my face. I wish I had started using this sooner!
Maybelline Super Stay Matte Lip Ink Colors in Lover (pink), Huntress (grey) and Protector (oxblood) ($7.09/each): The liquid lipstick trend is on its way out but there are times that call for a long-wearing lipstick, and for those times, I am pretty much going to turn to this formula. It’s incredibly comfortable – not dry AT ALL. It’s slightly tacky but that doesn’t bother me at all if my lips aren’t going to crack and break off. And the formula just does not budge all day – you can eat all sorts of things and aside from a slight wearing off on the inside of your lips, it stays PUT. This is especially important when you are wearing a dark lip color because you don’t want it transferring all over the place. I also really love the applicator, as it’s really pointy at the tip, which lets you get a really precise line without the need for a lip liner, which is really nice. And the best part? These babies are $7 each!
You can really collect them all, which is why I ended up with Huntress – I had always wanted to try a grey lipstick but I didn’t want to pay Kat Von D prices for something I wasn’t going to wear very often. But I really, really love it and want to experiment by wearing it more often!
UnReal on Lifetime: I really only started watching The Bachelor a few years ago, unlike some of my friends who started watching in college. But I’ve come to really enjoy it, which is why I fell in love with Unreal, which is about a fictional version of The Bachelor called Everlasting. It’s about the behind-the-scenes production of the show, and while it’s obviously extremely dramatized, it makes me understand a bit more about how The Bachelor. I tend to love strong, imperfect female characters, and this show focuses on two of them. Can this show be a little ridiculous and cheesy at times? Of course. It’s on Lifetime. But for the most part, I really enjoy this show and def recommend it to Bachelor fans and beyond!
Girls’ Night In Weekly Newsletter: Girls’ Night In is yet ANOTHER newsletter I’m into, except this one is only sent once a week on Fridays. It’s definitely more of a compilation of lifestyles stories, book recommendations and interesting interviews. Girls’ Night In has great recommendations and I definitely look forward to reading it every Friday! (Click here to subscribe with my referral link!)
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laurenelectro
A self-proclaimed beauty junkie/hoarder with a serious Sephora problem. This blog is a total rationalization of that problem. Everything is TOTALLY fine. Her free time is a mixed combination of making fun of reality TV with her husband, hanging out with cats and finally trying to figure out how to do her hair.