MAC Espresso eyeshadow (used to use it for filling in brows), NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Primer (prefer Smashbox’s 24HR now), Tarina Tarantino Spark of Envy (discontinued)
Share your recent beauty purchases or rediscovered favorites in your stash (for those on low/no-buys!), chit chat about weekend plans, and learn a little more about each other!
Guerlain Lingerie de Peau (discontinued version), which I still love but find I prefer Tarte’s Rainforest of the Sea over it. I still wear both (along with other foundations), though!
In this weekly feature, it's all about sharing your all-time favorites—what you'd recommend to others, what you've really enjoyed, and so on.
I actually have a few really strong favorites that I discovered recently! Shiseido’s Eye & Lip Makeup Remover, Clarins Lip Balm, Tatcha’s Indigo Body Butter.
Happy Wednesday! Here's this week's survey, which you can copy and paste and share as a comment.
I used to hold onto high-end/luxury products for longer than necessary, and it’s something I’ve personally addressed and changed about myself in the last few years. An example would be Dior quints–many of them C-rated or lower–that I didn’t need to keep for blog-related purposes, and...
Check out this post of the top, permanent dupes available for MAC Lipstick Bloodstone!
I have a lot of things I don’t particularly like hanging around, but in terms of something I feel like I’d keep if I wasn’t a blogger, I’d say Chanel’s specially embossed powders (the ones that weren’t good).
I love matte eyeshadows for the crease, above the crease, and brow bone, though I don’t tend to wear it on the lid (I like shimmer there). I wish matte eyesahdows were–on the whole–easier to blend out and to use. I feel like it’s a lot harder to get a great matte eyeshadow than it is a frosty/shimmery one.
— Christine
