2013 Favorites: Foundations

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I promise I'm almost done with my 2013 favorites! There are just so many products to talk about! 

Today, I want to discuss my favorite face products: primers, foundations, and concealers. Base makeup is really important to me because I have shitty skin, and the products I picked for this post are products that I have enjoyed using to cover my imperfections. Keep reading for more information~!

Foundations,Powders, and Concealers I Currently Own

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I hope you have all been well.

I noticed that my stash of foundations has been growing in the past year, and I really dislike having so many foundations. I don't want them to go bad before I get a chance to use them and develop a solid opinion about them. I made it my mission to use these foundations and recall how I felt about them so I can give you a mini review of each product :D I hope this is helpful!

*FYI I have combination skin that is oily around my nose and forehead and super dry along my jaw and chin. I have acne-prone skin that also has a tendency to flake.

Early Birthday Haul!

Hello everyone!

As I mention in my Facebook, I have been lacking on my posting for the past days because I was really sick. I thought I felt better the other day, but then I went back to feeling absolutely freaking terrible. But today I feel better for sure :D I even did a bit of hauling! My birthday is coming up,  it's on October 25th. My super sweet supervisor/friend gifted me an early birthday gift: a Sephora gift card and some Revlon nail stickers! She knows me too well xD So after feeling like crap for the past week, I decided I needed a bit of retail therapy. Here is what I purchased~

1. Kat Von D Rehab Priming Elixir ($30)
I suppose I should start with the reason I was in Sephora in the first place. I was almost out of my Kat Von D primer and I needed a new one! I have been using this stuff on and off for the past 2-3 months, not really sure if I liked it or not. I decided this month that I absolutely love this primer for my combo-dry skin. This primer is especially amazing with the Kat Von D Lock It foundation! It's not cheap, but it makes my skin feel amazing and it makes the Lock It foundation look so much better! It was out of stock for the longest time, so I wanted to make sure that I had at least a new bottle stocked.

Return of the Look: Gryffindor (Harry Potter)

"You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
    Set Gryffindors apart" -Sorting Hat

After Ravenclaw, Gryffindor would be my next pick for a house at Hogwarts. Gryffindor is the most memorable house because most of the characters from Harry Potter that we came to know and love were from this house. I personally love the Weasley family (Weasley twins FTW!) so I have to love Gryffindor! By the way, for those of you who are not familiar with my "Return of the Look" series, it is a series where I redo looks I did in the past. Well, this is a redo of my Gryffindor look that I did a while ago.

Keep reading more for a pictorial!

Review: Kat Von D Lock-It Foundation

Hello everyone! As a beauty blogger, I am constantly looking for new foundations to try. I personally suffer from acne, acne scarring, an oily T-zone, and dry cheeks so it is hard for me to find a foundation that will cover my problem areas, control the oily areas of my face, and be moisturizing enough to help with my dry areas. In my search I came upon the Kat Von D Lock-It Foundation. I heard so many good things about it so I decided to give it a try. I have owned this for about 7-8 months now and I finally want to review it!

The Legend of Zelda Series: Green Chuchu

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Ahh the Chuchu are one of the most annoying monsters from the Zelda games, IMO! They are not very strong, but they attack you and shock you randomly. But there is something quite cute about them. Maybe it's because they are super colorful or because they are smiling...I don't know. But I wanted to create something bright and crazy. The Chuchu that stands out to me is the green one, so that is the one I decided to use for my inspiration.

FOTD: My Updated Everyday Look

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I don't know if most of you do this, but when I travel anywhere, I try to keep my makeup travel bag as small as possible. I try to take only essential products to create easy and quick makeup looks. Because I was in Los Angeles for 5 days, I wanted a quick and simple look that would be effortless and pretty. I ended up pretty much using the same products every day on my trip, and I am still following that same routine even now. It has pretty much become my "everyday look".

 

FOTD: Foreveralonecraft (Ft. Victorian Disco)

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At the request of a lovely reader, I created a look using all four products from the Victorian Disco Cosmetics Foreveralone Collection. The collection includes three eyeshadows and one bright blush. I wanted to show you how wearable the blush is by wearing it today to work (I used a very small amount of the blush on my cheeks). I work in a high school classroom and although my bright hair can make it hard for people to distinguish me from the rest of the high school students, I'd like to think that the makeup I wear to work is more "grownup". But anyways, let me stop rambling and show you what look I created ^_^

Foundations I Currently Use and Own

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As a beauty blogger, I am always looking for the next new amazing product. Sometimes I get really carried away and forget about my older products. But I am trying to stop buying new products and to use what I currently own. So before I use up the current foundations I own, I want to show you and do mini reviews for my the foundations I have in my makeup collection. What I own ranges from drugstore to high end, so I am sure you can find something that you might be interested in!

*From the swatches, all the colors differ slightly. But they blend in very well into my skin tone. The shade that fits my skin tone the best is the Revlon ColorStay in 'Buff'.

BB Creams

BB creams have become the focus to western brands in the last few months, but nothing compares to Asian BB creams. I always have at least one BB cream in my collection because they are a fantastic alternative to foundations.

November Hits and Misses 2012

December is upon us already! How fast this month has passed!~

I've been trying out a lot of new products this month, so a lot of this month's favorites are older products I use in my daily makeup routine.

HITS

September Hits and Misses

Hello!! Sorry for having this post be so late!
Better late than never!

HITS

 

Empties #3

Heeeeello!
I want to make this quick because I have so many crazy things to do right now D:< But I don't want to get super behind so I might as well show you all what I used up last month :)
I wanted to note that I am working on getting the prizes for my 1000 follower giveaway! Expect that sometime soon~

Clear Scalp & Hair Therapy Total Care Shampoo and Conditioner
I recently received a sample of these in the Influenster Summer Vox Box and I fell in love with them! Right after I finished these samples, I went to Rite Aid and purchased the full size. I haven't loved a shampoo and conditioner in a long time, and so far this duo has been wonderful to my hair!

Korres Lip Butter 'Jasmine'
I finished this finally! I honestly don't really like this. It smells really good and it feels nice, but it actually made my lips even more chapped. It also makes my lips look white and weird. I will not repurchase and I am glad this is out of my collection. I think a different color that suited me better would have been a lot nicer although I still don't think these will do much for my super chapped lips.

Tokidoki Colored Mascaras
I love these babies, but I have ad them for too long and they need to be thrown away. I want to keep them just because they look so cute! But I will be tempted to use them. That would not be very good for my eyes. Even a beauty blogger and makeup collector like me knows when something needs to be discarded.

 Benefit Erase Paste and Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer
These are two really awesome concealers. Right now I am using the MAC Studio Finish concealer which I don't really like, but I want to use up. The Erase paste is a great undereye concealer and it is thick and high coverage without being cakey. The Kat Von D one is thinner and also has a fabulous coverage. I like that one for acne and acne scarring. I will think about repurchasing one of these after I finish my MAC one.

Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper (Primer)
I have a few of these Lime Crime Eyeshadow Helper samples that I received when ever I made an order. I finished one last month and it actually lasted me a pretty long time! I really love this primer. It is so much better than the UDPP and my ELF Eyelid Primer. I am very reluctant to buy a full size though. I am going to stick to my samples and I will probably go back to my $1 ELF primer.

Bioderma 500ml Bottle
(I have no picture of this; I threw it away)
I also finished my first 500ml bottle of the Bioderma Crealine H2O. This stuff is amazing! HG status! I can't be without it any more. I purchased a second 500ml bottle!
I use it every night to remove my foundation. It is so much better than makeup removing wiped and much better than doing the double cleanse method. If you wear foundation/bb cream/powder/tinted moisturizer very often like me, then I highly recommend this!

So that is all~ I am trying harder to get use out of ALL my makeup this month. I have made it a personal challenge to use different products/ products I haven't used in a while. I hope to have some more empties for this month :)

Thank you for reading ♥