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5 MUST HAVES FOR YOUR BEAUTY BAG

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Everyone agrees that during sometime during the day, you are going to need to touch up your makeup. And as much as we adore our beauty products, there is no reason to carry a completely stuffed makeup bag everywhere you go. Not only does it make your bag heavy, but you don’t need every product you own at all times. So here are five items, which in my opinion, are essential for every makeup bag.

1. PRESSED POWDER – This is not #1 by mistake. Many people get oily skin during the day, and having a compact available is the best touch-up if your skin is getting oily. Also, it is wonderful way to set your foundation.

2. CONCEALER – You just finished lunch, and are in the restroom cleaning up. You look in the mirror and BAM! You see a breakout. Well, reach into that makeup bag and whip out your concealer to take care of business. Then set it with your pressed powder. You are now back to looking the way you did when you walked into work in the morning.

3. EYELINER – During the day, your eyeliner can fade. Having an eyeliner on hand makes it easy to quickly fix your eye makeup so your wing always looks flawless. But make sure you have one with a cap or that twists closed. Having just an eyeliner pencil floating around your purse can be rather messy.

4. MASCARA – Make sure you carry a black mascara with you. One great thing about mascara is that it comes in travel sizes, leaving more room in your purse. Also carrying a black mascara awakens, defines, and compliments any eye color.

5. TINTED LIP BALM – A lot of times, during the day our lip stick or lip gloss will wear off. Now you can carry lipstick or lip gloss, but you would have to change it out nearly everyday as your outfit changes everyday. I would recommend a tinted lip balm, especially one with moisture-rich ingredients like shea-butter and vitamin E to condition and leave your lips feeling soft and plump. A tinted lip balm will give you a hint of color which saves you carrying another lip product.

Keep these beauty products handy in your bag. A girl on the go has got to have her beauty products readily available, no matter where she is!

WIN THE DYNAMIC DUO: COLOURPOP HI-MAINTENANCE & PRETTY MUCH PALETTES

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Giveaway

We all know that Colourpop palettes have really taken off. And there is no reason why they should not have taken off. Launched around 2014, the company became known for originality and verve. Bright colors, high pigmentation and low price, helped Colourpop become a “must have” for all makeup lovers. Given that, I thought why not have some fun and launch a contest for two Colourpop palettes: Hi-Maintenance and Pretty Much.

Colourpop Eyeshadow Palettes

HI-MAINTENANCE:

With eyeshadow names like Just In Time and Cute Alert, the Hi-Maintenance palette will work its way into any makeup lover’s heart. The palette contains eyeshadows which can be described as being made up of mainly cranberry and rosy tones. A gorgeous gold and a vibrant burgundy makes this palette striking. This whole palette are ultra velvety and mega silky.

Colourpop Hi Maintenance Eyeshadow Palette

PRETTY MUCH:

There is one word that can best describe the Pretty Much palette and that is “glamorous.” Made of colors such as golds and purple the palette is super romantic and extremely cool. The eyeshadows are immensely pigmented and long wearing. The Pretty Much palette contains a distinctive combination of soft powders which adheres effortlessly to the eyes, giving a soft focus effect. With the mattes, metallics, dimensional pearls – this baby has got what you need.

Colourpop Pretty Much Eyeshadow Palette

The April 2018 Colourpop palettes giveaway has a retail value of $24.00.  The giveaway is open to those individuals living in the United States of America, and who are 18 years of age or older. Your email address will never be shown and will remain private. You do not need to purchase anything to enter.

Deadline to enter is May 19, 2018 at 7:00pm CST.

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BENEFITS OF USING EYEBROW POWDER

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For the longest time, I defined my eyebrows using a pencil. In fact, that is the medium that I learned to define my eyebrows.  And while I will not state it was difficult, I could not find the right color for my eyebrows. It was either too dark or too light.  But now that the makeup industry has come out with pressed and loose mineral eyebrow powder, defining my brows is now a little easier. No more sharpening pencils and worrying you did not make your eyebrows symmetrical is a thing of the past. Eyebrow powders create full, impeccably shaped eyebrows. You can even customize the eyebrow powders to the perfect shade with its sheer to medium coverage. Now that I discovered how awesome the eyebrows powders are, I dumped that pencil and have used powders ever since.

So where do you get a good eyebrow powder? Well, you could go to ULTA or Sephora for it. Or you can do what I did and search the Internet. There I found the site Meow Cosmetics (http://www.meowcosmetics.com/browbeaters.htm). Their eyebrow powders have unique textures which adhere to your brush for easy and flawless application.

Meow Cosmetics’ Brow Beaters use mineral powder to create their terrific brow powder. The powder gives off a soft, matte, natural appearance. I personally enjoy mixing the powders to achieve the look I want. My hair and eyebrows are naturally dark brown. But I dye my hair a rich auburn color, thus leaving me with dark brown eyebrows and red hair. I mix the “auburn” Brow Beater and the “medium brown” Brow Beater to achieve a color that could not find in any store.  Thus it leaves me feeling more polished when putting on the rest of my makeup.

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So when searching for makeup for your brows, consider loose mineral powder. More specifically, Meow Cosmetics. (http://www.meowcosmetics.com/browbeaters.htm) to achieve a more natural appearance.

4 BEAUTY VLOGGERS WORTH YOUR ATTENTION

About ten years ago, I would have been writing this blog on the best books for learning all about makeup and makeup application. Now with YouTube, we can watch videos about makeup, and watch actual demonstrations on the application of makeup for every age and skin type. But with all the hundreds of videos out there on the subject, how do we decide which video(s) are more suitable for us? Well, I have tried to narrow it down to the Youtube channels that are the easiest to understand and follow:

YOUTUBE MAKEUP TUTORIAL VIDEOS

1. THE MAKEUP CHAIR – The YouTuber who hosts this channel is Sinead Cady from Ireland; one of Ireland’s most subscribed Beauty YouTuber.  Sinead is a professional make-up artist who started creating beauty vlogs on YouTube in 2010.  This YouTube vlogger gives an introduction to makeup application and specific tutorials such as, “The Birthday Look” and the “Lazy Holiday Makeup Look.”  And with over 45 million views on YouTube, how could you go wrong? You can catch her videos at the following address: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheMakeupChair.

2. KATHLEEN LIGHTS – Since starting her first YouTube channel ‘Kathleen Lights,’ this beauty guru has gained more than 3.7 million subscribers.  She provides simple and easy tips for doing makeup at home.  Her popular videos paved the way for collaborations with cosmetic companies like ‘Colorpop,’ ‘Ofra Cosmetics,’ and ‘Morphe Brushes.’  Kathleen has videos regarding her latest makeup purchases, how to apply magnetic eyelashes and achieving a romantic look for a special date. She is light hearted and easy to follow. She does not seem to focus on only high-end cosmetics, but rather makeup which can fit anyone’s budget. You can follow Kathleen Lights at the following address:  https://www.youtube.com/user/KathleenLights/.

3. MAKEUPBYTIFFANYD – Tiffany D is an Atlanta-based teacher, self-taught makeup artist and beauty product junkie.  And her blog reflects this. She has videos covering items such as make-up, hair styling products and her latest handbag purchase. So her motto of, “One Girl’s Thoughts On All Things Beauty,” is very fitting. Not to mention the fact that over 950,000 viewers cannot be wrong.  If you’re new to makeup, or just not one to go wild, she’ll teach you how to make a terrific impression all the while remaining true to yourself.  You can follow MakeUpByTiffanyD at the following  address: https://www.youtube.com/user/MakeupByTiffanyD.

4.  PATRICK STARR – If you love being entertained while learning beauty techniques such as winged eyeliner, then Patrick Starr’s vlog is for you. What makes Patrick Starr so captivating is his potpourri of makeup transformations which range from the very simple all the way to mind blowing.  With a little over 3 million subscribers, Patrick Starr has taught the power of makeup in several easy steps. To follow Patrick go to his vlog at: https://www.youtube.com/user/theepatrickstarrr/featured.

So check out the above vloggers when you have a chance.  You will be entertained and learn a little something new.

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