Hi everyone!
It’s been a minute, hasn’t it? I’ve been so incredibly busy with work lately, but hopefully I can stop by for a new blog at least once this week. I love blogging, but when I’m faced with a long commute, then working til 9 or 10 at night, blogging tends to get the shaft, because I’m not about to kill myself for my fun hobby, ya know?
I will say, my Low Buy went out the window this month. I think it was a combination of getting a $200 Ulta gift card (which WOULD have been part of my Low Buy) but then with all of the hours I’ve spent working, I plain just wanted to buy some stuff. I felt like I earned it. I bought the Natasha Denona Sunset palette yesterday – so I’m going to do a full review on that at some point, too,
I bought a lot of things this month, but some of my favorites are:
The BH Cosmetics Zodiac Love Signs Palette ($27): One of my favorite smaller YouTubers did a series over the holidays where she did a new look every day using an older palette, and she convinced me to buy the original BH Cosmetics Zodiac palette… and I don’t really like it that much! But then I was looking at the Love Signs palette, and I was like, “ugh. I will probably like that one much more.” And I do. I need to remember that I’m not as into cool tones and that I just need to embrace allllll of the warm tones. The main reason I love this palette so much is because the mattes are so gorgeous. Super blend-able, and just overall really, really nice. The shimmery shades are really nice, too! I was sort of nervous the baked shades would be drier or harder to work with, but they are buttery and soft. I’ve been reaching for this palette a ton. I think I’ll do a full review on this because it will be fun to swatch.
I’ve purchased a few brushes that I really love this month, from Smith Cosmetics and Smashbox. The only things these brushes have in common is that they are all really unique shapes. While I have a ton of makeup brushes, I really don’t have any others that look or perform the way these do, so I’ve been very happy with them. They are expensive, but worth it, if you have the disposable income to spend on makeup brushes, in my opinion.
So I got all four of those brushes, but the ones I’m using every day are the Smith 154 Quill Face Brush ($38.50) and the Smith 104 Fan Brush ($28.50). I’m using the Quill face brush to lightly dust powder over my face and under my eyes. And I’m using the atypical fan brush for highlight.
I’ve been using the Smashbox Sheer Powder Brush ($40) for a light dusting of powder, the Precise Highlighting Brush ($28) for, well, highlight, and the Buildable Cheek Brush ($36) for a wash of blush.
I read an amazing book last month called “Educated” by Tara Westover. As they say, truth is stranger than fiction, and this memoir was absolutely CRAZY. The author was raised as a survivalist, whose parents really didn’t believe in the importance of education. How she was able to pull herself out and learn about the world around her was fascinating. I absolutely recommend.
I’ve also been watching a few shows as I’ve been working and now, blogging. The first is totally random: Designated Survivor. This probably caught my interest because of my love for Maggie Q. I’ve been binging the first two seasons on Netflix. It’s not a really complicated story, so it’s easy to have on in the background while I’m doing other things.
I’ve been waiting for Hanna for weeks, after I saw the preview about a month ago. It’s essentially about a girl who was given some special soldier-esque mutations as a baby, but then was supposed to be killed when the government terminated the “project,” so she’s essentially been on the run for her whole life, and lived with her father in the woods until she was a teenager. Then… her curiosity gets the best of her and she leaves the forest. Spy thriller chases ensue. It’s pretty great, and the girl who plays Hanna should win all of the awards.
What have y’all been into lately? Tell me everything.
xo,
L
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.