Current Makeup Favorites

"Makeup is art, Beauty is spirit"

My everyday makeup routine has changed very much though the years. I have tried many products out there. From drugstore to high end and I truly believe that I discovered some real gems. Therefore this helped a lot to elect 7 products that I use to my everyday makeup routine constantly. These products are the ones I reach without even thinking about it and its all because the give me flawless glowy skin without me trying too much.

First and an the newest addition to this list is my  Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Liquid Highlighter in Moonstone. From the first use of this product I fell in love. It is pure glow captured in a bottle. Once you put it in your face you will be left with a "glow from within" highlight. It is not streaky, glittery or metallic. It has a sheen that it almost looks wet. I use it either to highlight the highest points of my face with a half pump, or mix one pump with two pumps of my foundation. For an extra glow I do them both.

Speaking of my foundation. The foundation I reach for the most is my Diorskin Forever. My skin texture goes from one hundred to a zero within seconds. Any pores, imperfections and dullness that I have on my face, disappear instantly. It also has 35 SPF protection which is a BIG plus for me. I prefer using a big kabuki brush applying it for a flawless application.

The one issue I had with my makeup has always been finding the perfect loose powder for my skin. Having an oily T zone, deep dark circles but an overall combination to dry base I could not find one powder that would bake the darkness underneath my eyes while control the shine at my T zone,  but not suck the radiance of the rest of my face. Well it seemed impossible till I tried the RCMA No-Colour Powder. This powder is so fine milled that as you place it on your face it will not show any colour but will settle ant problematic area you have without leaving your skin feeling cakey.  For better application I use a damp beauty blender at the areas I want to bake and the dust a little product around my face using a big fluffy brush.

Kat Von D's Shade and Light face palette is a palette that everyone that loves makeup raves about. And it is not without doubt a very easy to use palette. It includes 3 shades of highlight/setting powders and 3 shades of contour/bronzing shades. Personally, I mostly use the two first darker shades. The first one is a more cool tone one so it is perfect for contour and the second one is a very nice bronzing powder. With this palette I found out that , less is more. the pigmentation is amazing and with a little product you can achieve strong results. 

Speaking of  pigmentation, Colourpop's lip products are the ones that do the job as they should! These lippies not only are great quality but also very inexpensive. My favourite of their products are the Ultra Satin Lips, the Ultra Glossy Lips and their Lippie Pencils. My most used specifically are the new ones from their collaboration with ILUVSARAHII. The combination of the Curvii Ultra Glossy lip and Curvii Lippie Pencil, makes your lips look fuller and healthy. 

This is one product that a youtuber made me buy and let me say that I don't regret it at all! KathleenLights was raving about this Kiko Extra Sculpt Volume Mascara and so I had to try it. It is by far the most volumizing mascara I have ever tried in my life. It makes me look like I have falsies on and i love it. It is super black and a little clumpy but in a good way just so it makes my lashes look more than they actually are. The only thing I noticed is that after a good amount of time of wearing this mascara it start to flake at my undereye area. This is a con that I am willing to endure for the volume that it gives to my lashes.

Last but certainly not least, Mario Badescu Rose Water is a product that I do not use only on my makeup routine but also during the whole day. I use it as a priming facial spray, a setting facial spray and to refresh my makeup though the day. I also spray it on my face when I wake up to fresh up and before I sleep after i wash my face to moisture my face. The fact that it smells amazing is also it's an extra benefit.