Recently..

Sorry it has been so long since I last posted, I have been super busy. Most importantly, I got engaged. So I have begun to plan our wedding. Add that to work and Halloween parties, and that's why I have been m.i.a. Anyways, I figured for the time being until I post something beauty related, I would post some pictures of recent events. Enjoy!

Current favorite lip products

I go through phases with lip products, i.e. bright colors, dark, vampy limps, and so forth, but I always come back to my nudes or nude pink products. The products in this picture include MAC Cremesheen lipstick in Creme Cup and Creme D' Nude, MAC Cremesheen Glass in Boy Bait, MAC Lipglass in Bubble Tea, MAC Tendertone in Tread Gently and NARS Pure Matte lipstick in Madère Let me know your favorite lip products in the comments below!

Rant: Maybelline the Colossal Cat Eyes

I bought his mascara and I'm not going to lie, I just bought it because of the packaging and I typically have great luck with Maybelline mascaras. Unfortunately, this mascara was not up to my standards. This mascara has a claw blush, and it literally felt like I was clawing at my eyeballs. The brush was extremely uncomfortable when applying the mascara. The formula was clumpy after 2 coats. I hate to post 2 rants in one week, but I just wanted to share this before I throw it away. I don't like wasting products, but I will have to trash this mascara. I will continue to try Maybelline mascaras since I love the brand and one bad apple won't spoil the bunch for me.

Rant: L'oreal nail polish in "The Perfect Trench"

I had to post this before anyone goes out and purchases this shade. "The Perfect Trench" is part of L'oreal's London Fall Nail Color Collection. I previously bought "Tea and Crumpets" and "Rainy Piccadilly", both of which are gorgeous in my opinion (posts coming on those polishes soon). But "The Perfect Trench" fell short of what I was expecting. I thought of a warm yellow that would be perfect for fall. However, what I got almost identically resembled the ground mustard I have in my spices (see picture). It took 3 coats to become opaque, applied streaky, but came out thick. If there is any color to avoid in this collection, I would say it would have to be "The Perfect Trench". Let me know if you had any better luck with this color in the comments below.

Lunch for today

Today I made a grilled Swiss and roast beef sandwich topped with lettuce and homegrown tomatoes.

FOTD: glitter eyes

Current loves: Concealers

I took a picture of the current concealers I am using and their brushes; this is how I use them:
*bareMinerals Correcting Concealer in Light 1- I use this to clean up my brows after I use my pencil and powder on them.
*MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NW 15- I use this on all my blemishes.
*Milani HD Advanced Concealer- I use this to brighten up my under eyes. I prefer Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer, but I am using this since it was discontinued.
*MAC #217 brush- Although this is typically used to blend out eyeshadows, this is a great brush for blending out concealer and making it look flawless.
*e.l.f. concealer brush- I use this to clean up my brow area.