My Makeup Collection: Brow Products

Hello, everyone and happy Memorial Day!  I hope you had an amazing holiday weekend!

 This week, I'll be showing you all of my brow products.  I'm always looking to try new brow products.  I was very tweezer-happy as a teenager, and I plucked most of my eyebrows off.  I had a paper thin line of brow hair.  It was not cute.  I've been growing out my eyebrows lately, but because of what I did to myself as a teenager, I have some sparse areas in my brows that don't seem to want to grow back.  *cries*

Thank goodness for all these brow products on the market now!  I used to use a black eyeliner pencil to fill in my brows (also not cute!) or a very dark brown eyeshadow.

Anastasia Beverly Hills - Clear Brow Gel & Brow Wiz in Dark Brown
*ABH is my favorite brand for brow products!  The clear brow gel is like cement for your eyebrows.  The Brow Wiz has a spooly brush on one end and a fine tipped pencil on the other.*

Smashbox - Brow Tech Gloss Stick in Brunette
*This is okay.  I don't like that it's glossy/shiny though.  They sell a matte version of this product which is probably better.*

Benefit Cosmetics - High Brow & Gimme Brow in Medium/Dark
*I really like High Brow for under my eyebrows.  The Gimme Brow is pretty good.  I don't feel like it's something I "need" though.*

Kat Von D Beauty - Tattoo Brow in Medium Brown
*I absolutely do not use this to fill in my eyebrows!  I tried it once, and it was awful!  Honestly the worst eyebrow day I've ever had.  I feel as though you have to be incredibly skilled with this product to use it on your brows.  I use this as an eyeliner.*

The Brow Gal - Clear Brow Gel
*I got this in this month's Boxycharm, so I haven't had a chance to try it out yet.*

 
Wet N Wild - Coloricon Brow Pencil
*I just bought this one about a week ago.  It's pretty good for only being $1.99, but it's a little bit too warm toned for my brows.*

And those are the brow products that I have right now.  I'd like to try the ABH Dipbrow one day, but I'm afraid of it looking too heavy and fake on me.  A lot of people swear by it though.

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you have a great week!

May 2016 Boxycharm Unboxing

Hello, everyone!  How has your week been?

Today I have my May Boxycharm unboxing to share with you.  This month we received six full size products!  I really like everything in this month's box.  There are four makeup items, one fragrance, and one nail polish.  I like that there is variety in this box and it isn't only makeup.  (I'm an all around beauty junkie!)

First up is the Pur Cosmetics Double Ego-Duo Ended Eyeliner in the shade Swiss Alps.  One side is a pencil tip and the other side is a liquid liner.  This retails for $21.00.

Makeup Geek Blush in the shade XOXO.  The blush is finely milled and smooth.  This retails for $15.00.

Ella + Mila Nail Polish in the shade Pistache.  It's such a pretty mint shade.  These are vegan and cruelty free.  They retail for $10.50.

The Brow Gal clear brow gel.  It's waterproof.  This brow gel retails for $20.00.

Starlooks Luxe lip liner in the shade Charmed.  I believe this shade is a special collaboration with Boxycharm.  It's much brighter than I expected based on the shade of  the packaging.  It's very pretty though!  I love that it's a retractable pencil.  This is budge-proof!  I had a bit of trouble removing the swatch from the back of my hand with a makeup remover wipe.  This retails for $19.50.

Catherine Malandrino Romance de Provence deluxe mini sprayer.  This retails for $20.00 for 10 ml.  I like the scent (it's floral with a bit of fruitiness) but it's very strong.  I'm not good at describing scents, but the notes are jasmine, rose, violet, vanilla, patchouli, and tonka bean.

So that's everything inside my May Boxycharm box!  Are you subscribed to Boxycharm?  What did you receive in yours?

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you have a nice weekend!

My Makeup Collection: Highlighters

Hello, everyone!  How was your weekend?  David and I spent the weekend at the beach with his sister, brother in law, and their two kids.  It was a really nice weekend getaway, and now I'm even more excited for summer to get here!

For this week's MMC I'm going through my highlighters!  I love highlighting my face.  I've only been into highlighting for about a year, but I'm obsessed with it now!  Here's what I have so far.  (Just FYI - these are all very heavy swatches!)

Becca Cosmetics - Shimmering Skin Perfecter Pressed in Champagne Pop
*I looooove this one!*

Benefit Cosmetics - Watts Up

Doll 10 - Cream Highlight in Champagne
*This is a nice cream highlight for a natural looking glow.*

Clinique - Chubby Stick Sculpting Highlight in 01 Hefty Highlight

Buxom Cosmetics - Divine Goddess Luminizer

Laura Mercier - Matte Radiance Baked Powder in Highlight 01
*My favorite highlighter right now!*

Temptu - S/B Highlighter in Pink Pearl
*I haven't worn this one yet.  Honestly, it's sooo watery that I'm kind of afraid to!*

Stila Cosmetics - All Over Shimmer in Rose Gold Shimmer
*I don't wear this one.  It's very dark.  It also leaves a stain on my skin.  Even for this swatch picture, I had it on for a few seconds and it left behind a pink stain.*

And those are all of my current highlighters!  There are so many highlighting products on the market now it's almost overwhelming!   What are some of your favorites?

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a great week!