I'm quite minimalist when it comes to makeup. I truly believe that the better you take care of your skin, the less makeup you'll have to wear. I also will usually completely use a product before going out to buy another one, so that's why I don't have too many makeup bits to share with you guys. However, there have been things that I've tried this year that have truly stood out to me and became absolute staples in my everyday routine. If there's something in a certain category that I haven't mentioned, most likely it's not something I use on a regular basis or I haven't found anything particularly amazing. If I've done a full review, I'll try to link those throughout the post.
Concealer: theBalm Time Balm Concealer
I usually go straight from my sunscreen to concealer (unless I have some kind of primer under it). I don't use a liquid foundation because I don't think I really need it, and I use a powder foundation on top anyway. This little pot of concealer (I shouldn't say little because it's a fair amount of product and a little of it goes a very long way) covers absolutely everything flawlessly. I think it works best blended and patted in with the fingers. It covers anything from blemishes to under-eye circles, lasts all day, and doesn't look cakey. You should, however, make sure the skin is properly moisturized first before putting it under the eyes and over any dry patches. This is incredible. I'm on my second one now, even though my first one wasn't completely used up due to an unfortunate accident involving a toilet seat that was left up. I think you can guess what happened next.
Powder: Trish McEvoy Even Skin Mineral SPF 15
This is easily the best powder I have ever used. It has really amazing coverage for a powder foundation, and it just completely evens out the skin without making it look cakey. It also absorbs oil like a dream and just looks like skin, and it doesn't settle into fine lines. Love love love.
Blush: Trish McEvoy Natural and Easy Going and Sonia Kashuk Melon
These are the only blushes I wore all year. Trish Natural has become my everyday go-to, and it really does just look like a natural glow from within. Easy Going is my truly easy going blush. I can pair it with absolutely everything from red to berry to pink to coral lips. It's perfection. Melon is an incredibly pigmented peachy pink blush. A little truly goes a long way. I also just love these kind of shades because I find that they look the most natural on me.
These are the only blushes I wore all year. Trish Natural has become my everyday go-to, and it really does just look like a natural glow from within. Easy Going is my truly easy going blush. I can pair it with absolutely everything from red to berry to pink to coral lips. It's perfection. Melon is an incredibly pigmented peachy pink blush. A little truly goes a long way. I also just love these kind of shades because I find that they look the most natural on me.
Eyeshadow: Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze and the Wet 'n' Wild Comfort Zone palette
I bought these in the fall of 2012 and have been using mostly these shadows ever since. The Maybelline Color Tattoos are actually kind of hit and miss for me in consistency, but the shade Bad to the Bronze is a huge, huge hit. I'll slap this baby on at 6am and it will still look perfect when I remove my makeup at 11 pm. It's also just super fast to use, because once you have this on you don't need anything else in the crease, and you don't even need liner because it's just that multidimensional. I've used up most of my little pot, and it's still not even dried out. The Comfort Zone palette from Wet n Wild is another thing I've used constantly is year. I just find it has everything I could need for an eye look, and I absolutely love every single color, even the greens. The pigmentation and blendability of these shadows are also spot on, and they last a good while on the lids, even without primer. It's also under 5 bucks. Bam.
I've done a full review on this, so I'll spare you a long rant about how much I love this magical potion that will turn anything into eyeliner.
Again, I've raved about these mascaras so much I don't know if I need to go in depth, but I just love the look these give me, all with the most incredible formula.
Brushes: Trish McEvoy
I've just been completely wowed by Trish McEvoy as a whole this year, but her brushes are particularly amazing. Trish actually got her makeup line started with her brushes. She would cut her brushes herself, and then all of her other makeup artist friends started asking for them, and voila! You have the whole shebang. I've been using her brushes constantly this past year, and after touching my face with these babies, nothing else compares. The powder brush is a favorite of mine, as I find it packs on powder in two seconds with full coverage. It's super soft, too. The bronzer brush is also amazing. The shape is perfect for contouring around the cheekbones, jaw, and forehead, and it just blends everything to perfection. My only gripe with the two brushes mentioned above is that they are expensive and have a slight tendency to shed hairs and glue, but really the fact that they just do all the work for you is worth it. The rest of the brushes I use from Trish don't have a shedding problem! however. One of my favorite brushes to use ever is the 48 blending. It's the best brush I have ever used for blush. It picks up the perfect amount of product, and since it's small it puts it in all the right places and just blends your blush out for you perfectly. I love it so much I could write a poem about it. I also love the Trish medium lay down for my shadow, because again, it just picks up the right amount of product. The crease brush is also a loved one because it fits perfectly into my little crease and blends everything out into perfection. The precision smudge is also perfect for under the eye or to smoke out any dark liner on the upper lash line, and the angled liner brush is the best one I have ever used to get that perfect cat flick, as the bristles are stiff, but still flexible. Another star brush is the eyebrow brush. It is the most amazing brush ever for putting powder shadow into the brows and blending it to natural perfection. Perfect brows? Yes, please.
I know this is a makeup post, but I can't do a yearly favorites without mentioning this perfect bag that I've been using all year. Another star product from Trish McEvoy that has made her line so unique from the rest is the Trish planner. This is Franklin Covey for your makeup right here. I've depotted basically all my eyeshadows to fit into the magnetic pages (like mirrored z-palettes that you can put in a binder), and all my Trish products fit cozily in there, since her makeup is made for the pages. This saves a ton of packaging, by the way, for those of you who love to be environmentally friendly or just chic and sleek. The binder also has slots for brushes and tubed products and a handy pull-out mesh makeup bag that I use all the time for flights. I freaking love this makeup bag and don't know how I lived without it for so long. You need this!!!
If you want to see a lot of this stuff in action, you can watch these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-fQULFfoBI
If you want to see a lot of this stuff in action, you can watch these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-fQULFfoBI
Hope you enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed raving about the products I've been using all year, and I'll see you soon for skincare, body, hair, and fragrance! Because better late than never.... :)
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