Try On: ColourPop

Last night I did my makeup to try some of my new ColourPop items. From what I’ve tried, they did not fail to impress! The items I tried were the highlighter in the shade Lunch Money, and the ultra matte lip in the shade Beeper.

*Yes that is a choker being used as a headband. Judge it.

xx Sarah

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5 Drugstore Makeup Summer Essentials

Happy Sunday all! Yesterday I was going through my makeup collection and I started pulling some of my most-used makeup items from this summer. I noticed a number of them were drugstore items, so I decided to pick five which are particularly good for the summertime and show you. Enjoy!

1. Essence All About Matt! Compact Powder: This is a very inexpensive powder which keeps my makeup in place. I do prefer a dewy finish on my makeup but during the summer I need a little extra help to keep my makeup from breakup up due to the heat, and this gives that to me.
2. Milani Baked Blush (Luminoso): So good, so so good. I used this year round because it’s beautiful, but the summertime is when this puppy shines. It gives a very nice sheen to the cheeks and provides a lit-from-within glow. Plus a subtle peach shade, it’s just all you could want from a blush.
3. Sonia Kashuk Undetectable Creme Bronzer (Warm Tan): Originally I didn’t know what I would do with a bronzer like this. I apply it right after foundation, blend it out, and I’m left with the most natural looking bronzer. I now prefer to use this during the summer over a powder contour. It’s subtle, but packs enough of a punch to look the way I would like it to. Great for the warmer months!
4. NYX Butter Gloss (Maple Blondie): This line in general is fantastic and you can’t go wrong with any shade. But this bright peachy pink shade is great for the summer, and feels lightweight on the lips. Plus, it smells go good!
5. L’Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow (Amber Rush): I’m inserting a picture below just so you can appreciate this shade as much as I do. A nice mix between pink and bronze, which is exactly what I want for the warmer months. And any month. It’s very long-wearing, and the color payoff is intense.

Milani Luminoso

L’Oreal Amber Rush (I’m crying look at this)

A few days remain for my giveaway of the entire Tony Moly I’m Real face mask line. You can enter here!

xx Sarah

Summer Favorite: Bright Pink Lips

ColourPop Lippie Stix (Scandy), ColourPop Ultra Matte Lip (Mars), Urban Decay Matte Lipstick (Menace)

ColourPop Lippie Stix (Scandy)

Don’f forget my Tony Moly giveaway is still happening! Enter here.

xx Sarah

5 Must Have Summer Blushes

Summertime is here and that means it’s time to make way for light and bronzy makeup! Really wear whatever you want whenever you want, but I do tend to opt for a more au naturel look in the warmer months. That is, when I bother to wear makeup at all. Which is rare.

These are the five blushes which warm up my cheekbones between June and August:

ONE: Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush (Incandescent Electra)

TWO: Milani Baked Blush (Luminoso)

THREE: MAC Powder Blush (Margin)

FOUR: MAC Powder Blush (Well Dressed)

FIVE: MAC Powder Blush (Cantaloupe)

L-R: Incandescent Electra, Luminoso, Margin, Well Dressed, Cantaloupe