Take a peek into my everyday beauty stash in no particular order:
- Farmgirl Beauty Secret #22: Do you continue to breakout even though you can’t find the culprit within your skincare regimen? Your brushes could be the problem. I find that no matter how often I wash my powder brushes, I still breakout from using them. For that reason, I rely on Asian cotton squares to apply my mineral powders on a daily basis. This is a great alternative for people with highly reactive skin as it applies powder seamlessly. I keep my cotton squares in this nifty Q-tip travel container.
- 100% Pure Cocoa Pigmented Bronzer: I’ve been using this as a contour powder. It works amazingly as it contains no orange undertones.
- Complete Cover Concealer in Light: This is my daily powder+SPF. It applies flawlessly and acts as a protecting barrier against the environment.
- Farmgirl Beauty Secret #101: For extra lash pizzazz, layer 2 mascaras. Don’t know why this works, but it does! This is why you’ll always find 2 mascaras in my beauty stash. I’m currently layering Clinique Lash Power Mascara and Naris Up Maxigrade Mascara. They’re both tubing mascaras, which applies as a liquid and dries as a solid, polymer tube around your lashes. Tubing mascaras won’t smudge or run and they wash off in neat little tubes when you rinse your lashes in warm water! More on that later.
- Farmgirl Beauty Secret #111: I like to use LipSense Creamy Pink and Pink Champagne to highlight my cupid’s bow. Because is completely budge-proof, the highlight stays on days through eating and drinking.
- Senegence LashExtend: I’m obsessed with makeup that does double duty so I’ve been trying this liquid eyeliner+ lash growth treatment.
- Jane Iredale: 24K Gold Dust in Champagne: This highlighter feigns the most gorgeous glow with real food-grade 24-Karat gold particles! My skin is usually irritated by mica but I remain itch-less with this one.
- Garden of Wisdom PhytoStemCell Serum: My makeup bag contains everything I travel with, so this is a must. When I’m away from home, this is my day and night time treatment. This anti-aging treatment mists on like water so I can use it without touching my face (which is so ideal for germ freaks like me). Its active ingredients also save my skin during suffocating air travel. I’m obsessed with the entire line, really. I went a little crazy buying/collecting their serums so I might do a review on my collection once I try them all.
- Bioelements Multi-task Eye Oil: This multi-tasker is my day and night eye moisturizer when I’m traveling. It’s also doubles as a rich facial moisturizer in a pinch.
- Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips in Malibu Strip/Pink Sand Bronzer: I don’t typically allow talc in my beauty products but had to make an exception for this absolutely gorgeous palette. These bricks of blond, copper, rose gold and bronze shimmers are wearable as highlighter, eyeshadow, blush and bronzer.
- Revlon Just Bitten Lip Stain in Berry Juicy
: I bought this because I was drawn to the packaging but as you can see it has suffered some light abuse so the packaging is no longer glossy and new. I was also intrigued by this drugstore cheek/lip tint as it contains some fruit pigments. This is limited edition so consider yourself lucky if you can find it.
- BeingTRUE Cosmetics Interference Color-rich shadow in Graphite- I hesitate in recommending this as this poorly textured shadow suffers a severe case of fall-outs and creasing while the color leaves much to be desired. You also have to buy the case separately (which I declined to do so I stuck it in a spare case I have). So why do I use it? Well, blame it on my obsession with treatment makeup. I like that it contains anti-aging Dermaxyl. My search for more sophisticated treatment eyeshadows continues and will be ditching this as soon as I find a suitable replacement- any suggestions?
- Senna Cosmetics Brow Fix in Taupe X: This awesome brow gel comes in the most perfect taupe shade- not too brown and not too grey. My brows are sparse and light, causing a stark contrast to my deep brown hair. When I use this, it doesn’t look like I’ve colored in my brows; it looks like I have brows.
- Rubotan Super Line in 01: This HUGE container of liquid liner comes with the best slanted brush. This is a polymer liquid liner, which utilizes the same technology as “tubing” mascaras. It washes off completely with warm water and slight friction, leaving zero residues between lashes.
- Farmgirl Beauty Secret #45: Use your favorite facial cream to subtly highlight your cheekbones and brow bones without the use of a shimmery highlighter. I dot and blend my Garden of Wisdom Majik Coconut Revival Cream on the heights of my cheeks and brow bones. This uniquely-textured cream absorbs completely into my skin while leaving it with a healthy sheen with no residue. It is originally created for healing acne and I find that I can use this allover my face without feeling greasy or fearful of breakouts.
How it's organized:
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12 comments:
wow, how do you get your stash to be so streamlined?..i try to throw out stuff i don't use only to end up buying more stuff LOL
Hi Barbielovespink,
:D Yes, I try very hard to exercise restraint, but we all fail sometimes. I have a few other items I don't carry in my makeup case.
Farmgirl
where did you get that bag, I like how it has slots on the side!
Hi there,
I got it at Kohl's for 20 cents or so! They sent me a $10 giftcard and their beauty line, American Beauty, was having a sale. It's a great bag but I'm not terribly fond of the color :P
Farmgirl
woww so much goodies in 1 bag! I'm in desperate need for a bonzer lately hehe
Hi Pop champagne,
I'm in love with my 100% Pure Bronzer. I've never been a bronzer user before but this converted me :D
Farmgirl
i have a lot of makeup from TRUE. i completely understand what you mean about how you like it because it's 'treatment' makeup, but definitely isn't the best in other areas. my skin is always great when i stick to using TRUE and nothing else, but i'm always tempted by other lines!
Your makeup bag is so organized! :)
I'm really interested in your serum :P
Were you going to make a little review on that? :P Let me know if you are :)
btw, I never knew mascaras can smell so yummy! I love blueberries! <3 Thank you so so much!
Hi kay,
Thanks so much! I'll definitely be reviewing the Gow Serums, got my hands on a few more so I'm going to test them all first ;)
Farmgirl
nice post !
i have seen you write a couple of times about garden of wisdome, so now I am definitely convinced they must be good! I'm wondering if you've tried their 'Keratosis Pilaris' kit before? I have KP on both of my upper arms and nothing seems to work!
Hi there,
I haven't tried their KP kit but GoW is always the first place I look when I'm looking for cutting edge skincare that isn't offered anywhere else. Try visiting their forum and search for reviews on their KP kit; their forum is a wealth of information :) And yes, I'm absolutely addicted to their Finished Products.
Farmgirl
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