Showing posts with label favorites. Show all posts
Showing posts with label favorites. Show all posts
Hey guys! So, I know that if you're a huge makeup lover like I am, hauling a huge to-go bag of makeup everywhere you go can be bit of a struggle. I have so many products that I absolutely love and want to take with me everywhere but, can't sacrifice the full size product to get destroyed through travel. Plus, it gets really heavy after a while! Here are some of my favorite products to take on-the-go wherever you go!
Bath and Body Works has been one of my favorite places to get travel sized body care products. Normally they have coupons to get a free mini sized body gel, lotion, or body spray. I love this deal because I usually have a stock pile of these all the time! My little sister has like 20 lotions that she hasn't even used up yet! Beautiful Day is one of my favorite scents at B.B.W. because I love apple scented body care; it's so fresh!
I am also really enjoying Batiste as my dry shampoo that I use and these mini sized ones are so handy! I love using them at school, when I travel, or in my gym bag! I am also loving these mini makeup products as well. The Porefessional Primer is very cute! So are the little mascaras and the Nars lip pencil. I also think having a mini eye-makeup remover is vital in every makeup lover's travel bag!This Mary Kay one is my favorite! I love it so much.
Something that is also important, that might not be travel sized, is eye drops. I always find myself needing eye drops. I'll get something in my eye or my eyes will get extremely dry from flying!
I am not a huge perfume fan but, on special occasion I love to use a really nice perfume. This roller ball one by Taylor Swift smells so nice! I like to put it in my purse in case I go out for a special event. It smells very floral and sweet!
Hair care products are sometimes hard to transfer especially if the brand you love doesn't make travel sized products. I don't use that much mousse in my hair so this mini Tresemme one is perfect for me! I also just discovered these Not Your Mother's hair care products! This was a set that came with a great dry shampoo that I have been loving recently and a shampoo and conditioner. So handy!
I hope this helped all of you makeup lover-travelers because I know sometimes it can be hard to transport products that you love all over the country! What's your favorite travel sized product?
Xoxo, Nat
Hey guys! So today I wanted to share my top face makeup products that I have been loving so much. I feel like face makeup is very important especially since it's something that you have to put on your face, obviously you want it to be good! So here are my favorite products that range from drugstore to high end. I feel like foundation is so different for everyone and everybody has their own preference. Whether you have oily or dry skin, clear skin or acne prone, and even a different skin tone. Foundation really comes down to what you prefer and what works best for you.
Best Face Primer: Benefit's Porefessional
I absolutely love this face primer. When I first discovered it, I was using the mini travel size and completely fell in love with how smooth it is and how long my foundation and other face makeup lasts. It also smells so good. I had to go out and buy the full size because I was using it every single day. The travel size lasted me a pretty long time and I think it's great for travel as well (obviously Natalie haha). Sometimes when I am not really wanting to wear full coverage foundation, I'll put this on my face underneath a translucent powder.
Best Coverage Foundations: Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser & L'oreal True Match
I'm not one of those people that love full coverage foundations but, when I do use very high coverage I love using these two. The Maybelline foundation I found to be the best for dry skin and it is also very good at covering laugh lines and imperfections. There's also sunscreen in it which is also a huge plus! I know that I don't need an age preventing foundation or treatment but, it really does a great job at covering up all your pores and lines.
An oldie but a goodie. L'oreal's True Match has always been a favorite I feel like. To me, this gives a huge amount of coverage. They have like 20 plus shades for everyone so you are guaranteed to find one that matches your skin tone. This one also has SPF which is another great thing I like about it. I love wearing it if I need to really cover up and when I have pretty dry skin. It does appear dewy but, it's very moisturizing and it doesn't leave you looking flaky or cake-y.
Best Tinted Moisturizer: Laura Mercier
I have always been so interested in Laura Mercier's products! I have heard so many great things about her tinted moisturizer and now that I am able to actually try it, I absolutely love it. This has to be my favorite light foundation at the moment. It does give some coverage but, just enough to make you feel covered. It's a bit dewy but, I love the glowy look you get from it!
Best Eyelid Primers: Benefit's Stay Don't Stray & Urban Decay Primer Potion
A long time ago I was on a quest to find an amazing eye shadow primer and I finally found two that I love so much. The one that I use the most is the Stay Don't Stray Primer by Benefit and I love how moisturizing and long wearing it is. No creasing at all! A new favorite that's also a beauty classic is the Urban Decay Primer Potion and I really like it so far. I did find it to crease a bit more than Benefit's. I tend to get really oily eyelids for some reason and these two really help prevent that.
I hope you guys found some help and inspiration on new face makeup. I'm always reading other peoples' blogs to see what the next best foundation is. If there's one I should try next after all of these then please let me know in the comments!
Xoxo, Nat
Great skincare has become very vital to my everyday routine. When I was younger, all I did was wake up, wet a washcloth, and be on my way out to school. Over the past dreadful years with dry, acne prone skin, I haven't left the house without a full face cleanse. Not only am I taking care of my face, I have also created a self-pamper ritual every night before I go to bed. When I wake up, I feel so refreshed. My skin is soft and there's no burning hands because gosh that would be annoying.
Finally! Garnier has brought their micellar water to the States! I am super excited to share this with all of you. Micellar water is just beginning to become more popular in the United States and I have no idea why they never made any for the drugstore until now. I love cleansing waters so much because of their makeup removing power and they are so hydrating. I use a small cotton pad, that you can get from pretty much anywhere, and I cleanse my face with it once in the morning and once at night. I have already been using the Simple micellar water as well and I think that its also an awesome cleanser. Those were the only two that I found at the drugstore and a reasonable price at that.
Hi Friends! I am so excited to share with you my top products for this month! It was very hard to decide what to put in this post as I had way to many products that I loved to use this month. After long decision making, I have found the six products I loved using this month and hopefully next month, the new year, brings many many more great products that I can share with all of you. Enjoy!
Hello Ladies! I apologize for the late September favorites but, I thought you guys would enjoys this sometime or another. So, before I go on a short fall getaway this upcoming Columbus Day weekend and take a bunch of pictures for my blog, I thought it would be best to do this before I get into more of the fall stuff. So here are my September favorites and enjoy!
My absolute favorite pair of shoes this season has to be these Nike Zoom Fly 2 running shoes are amazingly comfortable and are so awesome for pretty much anything your doing whether you are running or just running around and doing errands, these are so stylish and probably the best running shoes I have worn. I would recommend these to everybody. I know that they are a bit more expensive but, if you're always active these are so worth it. Plus the coral color is to die for! I always get complimented on them.
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Hey Ladies! So the first thing I am drawn to is anything rose gold. When I am in the jewelry section, home section, or even makeup section, I am always loving rose gold (and copper don't get me wrong). I have some rose gold faves and I think I might be doing metal-themed favorites again!
1) Loreal's Collection Exclusive Nail Polish by Freida in Freida's Nude
This is one of my favorite nail polishes for fall. It's warm and adds a certain attitude to an outfit. It's pretty much jewelry for your nails its so metallic-y. I love it so much and it never chips!
2) Milani Baked Blush in Berry Amore
I have been dying over this baked blush for months. It's the perfect shimmery gold and pink and it makes your cheeks glow. I'll add a bit of this on my cheeks and it looks like I was just kissed by the autumn breeze.
3) Rose gold watch by Folio
My go to piece for pretty much every outfit is this watch. Not only was it very inexpensive but, it is very practical (and cute)! I love wearing it with layered collared shirts with a cute army green parka on top. It makes every outfit way more sophisticated plus, you know the time everywhere you go!
4) Nexxus Extraordinary Hold Mist
One of the best hair sprays in my book (or blog haha). This smells like you just ran into a field of flowers and holds my curls for the entire day without becoming sticky and hard. Ew. It's a bit more considering that it's a salon product but, who doesn't want salon hair???
5) Rose gold Fido Jar by Target
I am just now re-decorating and organizing and have gotten back into the interior obsessions this month and I have been strolling around the home department a lot more, recently. I was strolling through my Target, as you do, and I found a huge table of these mason jars! I was like, "Why have I never seen these before?!?" and the best thing is, they were on CLEARANCE. So obviously I did damage. You can use this jar for pretty much anything and everything. Like my display above. Absolutely in love.
What's your rose gold favorite???
Xoxo Nat
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This is one of my absolute favorite bronzing palettes. It's so cheap and it is great quality. Comparable to the Nars Laguna Bronzer palettes and blushes, this is a very close second. For only $3 you get a blush AND a bronzer. What more could you want? I recommend this to anyone starting out with makeup. They have three other shades in the line as well.
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Taking a leap to the more expensive range, is my favorite high end brand bronzer. This is the perfect bronze shade that isn't too orange-y and it isn't that dark either. I normally use this every time I wear makeup and it never slides down my face during the day. It's a great bronzer and I recommend investing in this one!
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Another drugstore brand blush I love is Maybelline's. They have the perfect shades and great pigmentation. I got Light Rose 102 (shown above) and it's the perfect pink for a light frosty glow! I couldn't be more happier with it.
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Now this is a bit more pricey blush but, not as bad as Benefit's. It's about $10 and I gotta say, this is the best baked blush I have ever tried. For one thing, it's vegan. So, awesome. And the next, it has gold shimmer in it! It's the perfect color (03 Berry Amore) for a wintery or even summery look! It's very opaque and the formula, especially for a baked blush that's vegan, is fantastic!
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This is a great travel blush. I recently got back into using this blush and I don't know why I stopped! I got it in Terra Cotta and it's a gold-ish, mauve color. It gives a great tan glow on my cheeks and I love the color pay off. This is also a great starter blush if you're looking for cheaper makeup. This blush also has bits of shimmer in it for all of your shimmer needs! I am gonna make sure I go back to the NYX section again to try more!
These were my favorite blushers and bronzers this month. Are there any others I need to try???
Xoxo Nat
To kick off summer I would like to start by sharing my top 7 summer beauty must-havs for this year!
Since most of us will be in the sun this year, staying protected from the sun's harmful rays is my top priority whenever i'm outside. Usually I think i'm okay without sunscreen, gosh am I always wrong. I love Neutrogena's Ultra Sheer sunscreen. I also love the spray on one as well! It's really moisturizing and it leaves my pores clean so the sunscreen doesn't cause breakouts and no burns to be found!
> Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Spf 55 sunscreen $11.49 at Walgreens
Whether you're in a hurry or forgot to take a shower because you were super busy partying, Batiste's dry shampoo is one of my favorites. It smells like I've just ran through a field of sunflowers and daisys... Ugh I can't get enough of it. It also comes in many other scents. The only downside is that you can still see the white powder in your hair so I suggest putting it in your hair before you go to bed then it gives it some time to rub into your locks. :)
> Batiste Dry Shampoo $5.99 at target (I got mine on sale for $2.50 but it's better than anywhere else. You may also find it for a good price at Walmart)
Moisturizing this summer will be your ultimate bff. I always like to start off my day lathering Nivea's lip balm on my lips before I do anything else (and it just smells and tastes really good too).
> Nivea Lip Care A Kiss of Olive Oil & Lemon $2.99 at Walgreens
Again like I said, moisturizing is very important this summer. Who wants to see dry skin all over you when you're at the beach? Not me. The Body Shop's classic body butters are my favorite for the summer. I put a little on in the morning and a little after I shower at night. Also try their Grapefruit and Satsuma body butters. I'm not really the kind of person who likes perfume-y lotion all over their body but these butters are just so lavishing and rich.
> The Body Shop body butters $21.00
If you have curly waves like me or straight hair—works just fine, you'll love Not Your Mother's Beach Babe texturizing sea salt spray (man that's long)! I like to spray this all over the ends of my hair (make sure to get underneath by flipping your head over) when I go camping after I have just showered or swam at the beach. Just spray, scrunch, and go! First of all, it smells like fresh coconuts on Hawaii, and second, it keeps my hair wavy all day without that icky-gicky sticky feeling on the back of my neck. I highly recommend this product for anyone to use during the summer!
> Not Your Mother's Sea Salt texturizing spray $4.99 at Walgreens
This is my personal favorite shower gel of all time. Lush's Flying Fox shower gel is like being bathed in a tub full of sweet honey and jasmine. I would say that this is more of a "warmer" scent for the fall but, I love this shower gel so much I use it all the time. And this bottle has last me for over 2 months already! It's great after being outside in the sun and having a pamper-yourself night.
> Lush's 8.4 fl oz of Flying Fox shower gel $18.95
And last, but not least, are my favorite lazy person's trick to cleaning your face. When I'm tired or on a trip it's really hard to bring all of my cleansers and toners and that nonsense, so I like to bring my Simple cleansing wipes instead. Now this is only when I'm wearing foundation and concealer... Just minimal to no makeup days. If you love to cake on makeup (and thats fine by me) I don't suggest using wipes as an efficient and easy way to take off the layers. Overall, these wipes work really well even just to wipe off sweat and shine during the day!
> Simple's cleansing wipes 25 ct. $4.49 at Target or Walgreens (the one showed above is a small travel pack bonus that came with a 25 ct)
I hope my summer must havs work great for anyone who wants to try them out!
What are your top summer must haves?
Xoxo Nat
*** Disclaimer: All of the items listed on this blog were either purchased by me or greatfully gifted to me. I am not sponsered by any company. Thanks!
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