When I was in high school I did colorful fun makeup everyday but as I got older I started staying away from bright colors and glitters. That also made makeup a bit boring for me and I didn’t enjoy it as much. So now I’m trying to make makeup feel fun again!

Also I’m aware I forgot to fill in my brows I was in a hurry 😭✌️

Skin prep:
•tirtir milk skin toner
•corsx snail mucin
•skin1004 centella sun serum spf50+

Face:
•tarte shape tape in 20B light
•huda easy bake loose setting powder in cherry blossom
•simihaze matte bronzing powder in normadie
•nyx buttermelt blush in my butta half
•too faced cloud crush in candy clouds
•pupa unexpected beauty eyeshadow in 001 as highlighter
•mac fix+
•charlotte tilbury air brush setting spray

Brows:
•inglot playinn soap brow

Eyes:
•natasha denona i need a warm eyeshadow palette
•sephora collection 12h colorful special effects eye pencil in 02 green aurora
•sephora collection size up mascara in blue

Lips:
•mac lip pencil in cool spice
•mac macximal matte lipstick in velvet teddy
•a little bit of armani luminous silk liquid blush in 53 on the center of the lips

I like my skin to look natural, but I hate the look of my pores and acne scars. I’ve been on the lookout for something that would perfect my skin and still look natural. This is it – Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Blurring Balm in shade 3 Natural. It did take me a few tries to figure out the perfect application and for me that’s by swirling the tips of my fingers on top of it and really working it into the skin in a thin layer, patting it in more where the pores are more prominent. It looked really bad applied with a brush! Here is my before and after – no primer, concealer, or anything else.

I did not succeed

Products used:
- catrice gel liner pencil in dark brown
- essence contouring palette in 01
- Catrice bronzing palette
- essence matte concealer
- Catrice glam n doll mascara
- Tarte highlighting powder
- hourglass blush in luminous flush
- Catrice brow pencil in brunette
- Catrice lip line stain pen in 050 & 090 (blended)
- Catrice lip gloss (regular, clear)

✨ Complexion

- My usual skincare

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- Victoria Beckham Beauty The Foundation Drops

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- Derol Art Galleries Foundation Mixer in Blue

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- Westman Atelier Vital Skincare Concealer in L4

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- Guerlain Meteorites in 02 Cool Rose

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- NARS New Realm Ethereal Aura Blush Palette – Dark Love

👁️ Eyes & Brows

- Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Ash Brown

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- Sheglam Brow Breakdown Brow Gel

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- Lethal Cosmetics eyeshadows: beige shade, light brown shade, darker brown shade

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- SheenEffect 9-Pan Eyeshadow Palette – yellow-green shift shade (on cheeks + inner corners)

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- Helen E Cosmetics Orange-to-Green Shift Glitter (with NYX Glitter Glue Primer)

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- Glisten Cosmetics Water-Activated Liners: Orange, Light Orange, Dark Brown, White

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- Revolution Lash Wrap Mascara in Brown

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- NYX Glitter Glue Primer

💋 Lips

- Makeup Forever Artist Color Pencil in Anywhere Caffeine

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- Pat McGrath Labs Lust Gloss in Earth Angel

Do I have blush blindness?? 😭
Also, it’s so simple but I’ve been loving the effect of the white eyeshadow on the inner corner 🫶🏻

- NARS light reflecting foundation shade Montblanc
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Norvina Collection vol 5 Palette, shades A1 and A4, plus B1 shimmer on top
- Bruna Tavares Wish Collection Lip and Blush in the shade Amaya
- Precisely My Brow pencil by Benefit color 4
- KVD tattoo eyeliner
- L’oreal Lash Paradise Mascara
- Lip Injection Maximum Plump by Too Faced, shade Cotton Candy Kisses
- Vizzella Real Fix spray

I am here to criticise the whopping $160 lip balm from Dior that only has TWO GRAMS of product.

Okay I get it, some people think the design is cute, whatever. But seriously, what are we doing? Like it gets to a point. Absolutely insane pricing considering Dior prices aren't as high end as other luxury brands (Sisley, YSL, Chanel, Hermes etc). Now we're reaching La Mer levels of superiority.

I've seen SO many people convert this into a necklace, same with the zippers of the pouches, which I don't really get because if you so desperately want a Dior necklace (and are indifferent to the design) just get the lip butter for $100 cheaper and remove the charm and use that as a pendant (which I actually did lol, got it on sale and thought it would be so cute and it was!).

But this? Not even 100% metal, literally half plastic and $100 more? Somebody tell me I'm not going insane - this isn't normal. And the fact it's selling out and people are scrambling to get it is mind-boggling to me.

I dont know who needs this but i still decided to do it mainly because i had a really hard time choosing between the two mascaras, because i thought they would not work for me since i never felt like i have the most dense lashes (these really brought my lashes out into the spotlight to my relief, even my bottom lashes which i never thought i have since theyre really spares) and i decided to just get both 😭
I got both the maybelline waterproof sensational and sky high and i was messing around with them today and heres how it turned out!

Small note: on the left eye (your left) in all the pictures its the sensational mascara! (Also please dont mind my hair its been a rough day🥹)

First picture: on the right eye i used both mascaras, so i first put sensational on the roots for the volume and then sky high on the edges. I must say that i probably dragged the sky high a bit too low and it kind of separated my lashes too much at the root and it didnt keep the volume well unfortunately DESPITE THAT i definitely see a difference because it made both the top and bottom lashes super long which im not mad about!! I love both length and volume. I will definitely keep practicing with both the mascaras and try different techniques till i master how to do it perfectly for my clumpy and voluminous look preference.

Second picture: on the right eye i used just sky high and theres a big difference, surprisingly. It made them really skinny and separated, which to be fair i would not choose over the clumpy and voluminous look, and it felt REALLY REALLY light compared to the sensational, my guess is that its just because they're more separated but idk, it would probably still feel a lot heavier for first time users, depending on how you apply it.

Third picture: its just the sensational on the left, as ive mentioned above, and my other eye is just naked to give a reference as to how my natural lashes look with absolutely nothing, not even a curl, and with the mascara because the difference is mind blowing to me.

I hope some of you found this review, or whatever you wanna call it, useful to maybe make it easier to find a mascara for you or maybe choose between these two specifically!! If you have any questions, opinions or suggestions feel free to tell me, ill try my best to help with any concerns ^^

Products:
maybeline eye pallet Charcoal Smokes
Telescopic mascara
Nyx eyebrow glue
Milani eyebrow color in black for eyeliner and eyebrow
Bare minerals tinted moisturizer in bamboo 5.5
Lawless forget the filler plumping gloss in melrose

I wanted to play with a darker look because I usually go for a no makeup look. This is my first try at a Smokey eye and I think it came out good! But it’s not as bold and dramatic as I was hoping for. Any tips would be appreciated! I used minimal tinted moisturizer as a concealer because I’m not really going anywhere and this was just practice .
I took photos in different lightings to help get a true feel of how it actually looks.

Hey yall! I hope this is the correct sub to ask this in. I absolutely adore the color of Leon’s lips in the resident evil 4 remake. It’s such a nice blend of purple and grey tones. Does anyone have any lipstick recommendations that match the tones his lips have?? I’d prefer not matte, as matte lipstick is a sensory nightmare. Sorry for the weird unconventional question 😭🙏

Does anyone have this problem?

It’s so different from a selfie picture VS a photo from the back camera. Also, I know it could be because of the distance and lighting but still, the camera eats a lot of the makeup! It literally disappears! 

So I decided to increase my makeup, add lots of blush, contour and eyelashes. But sometimes in real life it looks uncanny! Idk how to deal with this anymore. 

I often contemplate to either wear light natural makeup or full on heavy makeup for good pictures.

So let me know if anyone else can relate.

Products I use:

Rom&nd 03 Rosebud garden Palette

fenty beauty amber 01

covergirl brown liquid eyeliner

blush fwee ND03 Without

Rom&nd 04 Grapy way

(I like lighter makeup, I try to use black eyeliner but often stands out wayyy too much. So I use more warm tone like brown eyeliner, but sadly the camera dulls it down. And also eyelashes might seem too dramatic for me. I’m trying my best to make the makeup appear on camera but also look natural.)

I decided to do a little glam today & am loving it! First time wearing this NARS foundation (listed below). I tried Katie Jane Hugh’s lip contour technique for the first time, and strategically powdered where I wanted to reduce shine.

Products used:

Base:
“Primer”: innisfree daily mineral sunscreen SPF 45

Foundation: NARS light reflecting skin improving medium coverage foundation / shade Yukon

Contour: Westman Atelier face trace cream contour stick / shade Biscuit

Bronzer: Dior Forever Nude Jumbo Bronzer/ shade 10

Blush: Rhode Pocket Pearl / shade Gemini

Powder: Kosas Cloud set loose powder / shade translucent sway

Highlight: Dior backstage glow pallet / shade 001 universal glow

Setting spray: Kosas cloud set setting spray

Eyes:

Dior Bronzer in the crease + Dior Backstage Glow pallet / shade 001 universal glow

Top eyeliner: MAC pencil / shade Teddy

Water line: Diorshow on stage crayon kohl / shade beige

Mascara: maybelline Sky Tubes tubing mascara in Black

Lips:

- liner: charlotte tilbury lip cheat / shade M.I. KISS

- gloss: Lancôme juicy tubes / shade 07 magic spell

I loved a nail post r/Nails, so I tried an eye look with some of those elements! But I've done too many pink looks, I went with a blue theme instead, even though I think the pink compliments it much more in the original. Also, those polka dots were a nightmare to do.

Products:

Brand: Gavissi Beauty ● Eyshadow Colours: don't remember the name, a colour shifter from blueish to greenish

Brand: Pure Anada ● Mascara: black

Brand: Handaiyan ● white waterproof gel eyeliner

Brand: De'Lanci ● Palette: 54 color la catrina ● Colour: guitar(eye, eyebrow), musician(eyebrow), upbeat (eye)

Brand: MooMoo Baby Collection ● Product: face and body paint kit (water activated)

First photo is one month ago, second photo is today! The improvement is SO noticeable for me personally lol. I used to do makeup as my favorite hobby but it's been probably 7 years since I really did much at all, so I'm getting back into it now, and it's been really difficult to re-learn everything.

When I used to do my makeup when I was younger, it was very much just using the same 10 random products that were given to me during Christmas or from friends who didn't like the products lol! It's been super crazy to be an adult with spending money that I can use on products that I actually LIKE and that match me. It took me a long time and a lot of wasted money to find products that really really matched me and worked well for what I wanted but I think after lots of experimenting I've got it down! Plus my little siblings have gotten tons of free makeup donations from me out of it lol.

I've finally come from doing what people online said you need vs now doing what I personally like. I learned I love tons of highlighter and glitter everywhere, brown mascara, lip balms rather than lip oils, no blush or contour (my natural face is so pigmented I literally don't need them at all because my redness + natural contour show through! Plus I love a very flat foundation look) and definitely no bronzer. I also learned I love warm tones and neutrals and REALLY hate cool tones on me, although I keep being told to do cool tones XD I also learned I need my foundation to actually be lighter than my face + that I really don't need pressed powder at all.

First photo (1mo ago):

Nars LR foundation in montblanc

Rare Beauty bronzer in Summer Feels

Rare Beauty liquid pinch blush in Worth

CoverGirl clump crusher mascara in black

ColourPop Stone Cold Fox eyeshadow palette

Nyx brow pencil in Taupe

Rare Beauty Lip oil in serenity

Fenty beauty concealer 120N

Tarte pressed foundation powder 22N

Second photo (now!):

Haus labs triclone foundation - shade 040 + 060 mixed

Fenty beauty concealer 120N

Rare Beauty liquid highlighter in exhilarate

One Size setting powder translucent

Urban Decay naked illuminated powder highlighter (forever SOBBING over this being discontinued but my og from 7 years ago is still going strong)

Nyx brow pencil in Taupe

Eadem lip balm - shade Burnt Malai + boba bounce mixed

Colourpop gone matte eyeshadow palette, 3rd column color story

CoverGirl Clump crusher mascara in brown

Flower Knows swan ballet eyeshadow palette in white swan

One Size waterproof setting spray

Some products I've bought that didn't work for me:

The rare beauty lip oils are very pigmented and beautiful, but they're definitely a lip STAIN, not an oil. They dry down after just a few minutes and if you try to reapply them, the dried product pills up and gets gross after a bit :/

The Tarte creaseless concealer is really oily and gross, actually. If you wear it with mascara, the oils in the concealer break down your mascara over the day and you end up with black undereyes, even with really good long-lasting mascara.

The Maybelline teddy tint is very sticky and doesn't feel good or wear well after a few hours on the lips, although the colors are beautiful

I have been stalking the Ulta and Sephora apps, Too Faced social media, their website, multiple make up trends and drop sites-- the ONLY inkling of this palette is a "sneak peak" and many of us asking for the release date.

WELL, RUN to your local Ulta my friends!! If your holiday shelves aren't already stopped then. They should be stocked by the end of next week.

P.S... it totally smells like chocolate 🍫🩷😭

#toofaced #chocolate

The makeup I used are as follow:

Eyes:

- I Rust U from Violet Voss I used a shade called "Blazing Copper". I blended It with a eye pencil brand Nyx Jumbo shade Frosting.

- Eyeliner is from Sephora the name is Stila and It's a waterproof liquid eyeliner shade intense black.

Face:

- I used a light reflecting foundation brand name is Mars and product shade is L4 Deauville aswell as a bit of blushing brand Essence Baby got blush in shade Tickle me pink.

- I applied a primer before the foundation brand Annabelle perfect fit mattifying primer and I finished with a makeup fixing brand is also Annabelle Energizing setting mist.

- I also used a moisturiser for my face and the name is brand name is "Action de Gala" Hydra-T

Lips:

- My lipstick is from sephora shade 12 Not too much aswell as a lip pencil brand Make up for ever shade 714 full red.

Hii i am desperate to find a blush in this shade praying for a dupe / suggestion in a powder version of this eyeshadow palette colour it’s from the morphe 35XO palette. I am looking for a pale dusty sorta purple dusty mauve colour. i’m embarrassed to admit i tried AI for it and it was absolutely no help but i am open to looking at all suggestions :)

i will also say i am a neutral toned girly as well

thank you for reading!!