I only put on a full face of make up once or twice a week (work days only consist of eyeliner, brows and lip gloss… or nothing at all) but here are products I LOVE and can’t live without…
- MAC Rubenesque Paintpot
My favorite Paint Pot shade… and the very first one I bought. I bought Mac’s Trax eyeshadow earlier due to all the raves online (and it turned out to be one of those colors you either love or hate) but I could never make it look good so I asked the MA for tips and she suggested using Rubenesque as a base… and that’s how my love life with Rubenesque (and Trax) began. - MAC Blacktrack Fluidline
FINALLY an eyeliner that NEVER smudges. I usually use pencil liners during the weekdays while I’m at work (because I’m lazy) but on weekends and when I go out at night, Fluidline is my best friend. - Bonne Belle Eye Definer in Soft Black
I’ve been using this pencil liner for as long as I can remember. For $2.99 and my 30% discount (♥ hook ups), you can’t go wrong. I tend to tear a lot when I yawn (and I yawn a lot), but I never had a problem with Bonne Belle’s Eye Definer smudging too much (can’t say never because I don’t think there’s such thing as a pencil eyeliner that doesn’t smudge at all). Plus is goes on sooo smoothly. I never understood why people spent $15+ on something as simple as a PENCIL liner when you can spend those extra dollars on something else. - MAC Chromeglass in Show Coral
This is a discontinued shade (of PERFECT pinkish-coral) that I discovered it at The Cosmetics Company Store last year and has been my HG lipgloss ever since. I recently found some online and ordered a bunch but I’m not willing to let go of any of them. If you really want one, you can try eBay although I personally prefer to never buy any of my make up off eBay. - Burt’s Bees Lip Balm
Moisturizes your lips, perfect to go under your HG lipgloss/lipstick. I actually had my original Burt’s Bees lipbalm TAKEN AWAY FROM ME during an event we went to a while ago and haven’t replaced it yet!! - Lumiere Mineral Foundation
I’ve been using this mineral foundation for almost 2 years and haven’t found anything better. - Urban Decay Potion Primer
I went into a hot tub with UDPP under all my eye make up… I step out a couple hours later and guess what? My make-up didn’t budge at all! That’s how good this shit is. - MAC Eyeshadow in Nocturnelle
This year, I’ve been obsessed with the color purple… Nocturnelle, Trax and Beauty Marked are my favorite purples (I just couldn’t find a nice picture of all of them!). - MAC Eyeshadow in Flashtrack
I’ve never been a “blue” eye shadow girl, but in the past 6 months, I’ve been buying and wearing a lot of blue MAC shades… probably because blue is so close to purple and plus it blends so well with purple and green which are my two favorite shades of eye shadows to wear. - MAC Eyeshadow in Gorgeous Gold
This gold is definitely GORGEOUS. One of the most used in my palette. - MAC Eyeshadow in Shroom
Shroom is one of those eye shadows every MAC girl needs in their make up/train case because it goes with everything and you can use it as anything.. as a base, as a highlighter, by itself, etc. - MAC 187 Brush
My favorite face brush I use for moisturizer, foundation, blush, bronzer, etc… I’ve had nightmares of losing and/or breaking this brush and it was SCARY. - ADesign Brushes’ All Over Eye Brush
I got this brush when aDesign’s Master 18-piece brush set was on sale for $99 (from $250) and it quickly became one of my basic eye brushes. - ADesign Brushes’ Angle Eye Brush
I also got this brush in the set mentioned above, and it replaced MAC’s 266 brush which I use to use religiously for liquid and gel liners. - MAC 217 Brush
Sorry for the dinky picture but I couldn’t find an image of the full brush online. This was the first MAC eye brush I bought and I still love it to death.. I now own 3 because it’s the best blending brush in the world! - Lumiere Kabuki Brush
I’ve tried many kabuki brushes for my mineral foundation but none of them ever lived up to Lumiere’s. - Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer
I never believed in foundation primer until I tried Smashbox’s; it’s pricey but WELL worth it.
CHECK OUT: My HG Make Up Products Pt.2
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what finish do you use with lumiere mineral makeup?
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[...] Check out part 1 of my My HG Make Up Products! [...]
[...] a rush before going out. Sometimes I usually concentrate on my two favorite things: accessories and make up, whereas the outfit is secondary and chosen to match the two because I like to buy [...]
I’m looking for new makeup brush but I don’t know which ones are good.
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Do you know if any major department stores sale this. I really want the makeup brushes.
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I absolutely love the line of products that HG has to offer, I pretty much only purchase those products and forget the rest.
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Well thats a nice list of make up products. I have less products
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Hi, just wanted to know what kind of bronzer you use to get the tan effect on your face.It looks Fab.thanx
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Thank-you for the post. Not a bad article. To cleanse your skin, I think that you may want to read this posting on skin care: [link removed].
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great post – I agree with most of these products (and for the others, it’s just b/c I’ve never tried them.)
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I couldn’t really wear eyeshadow till I found Urban Decay’s Potion Primer!! I stand by it too! All my eyeshadow ended up in the crease of my eyelid no. matter. what. Now… I never see it caking up in my crease!
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hey katy, wanted to come thru again.
yea, i love paint pots… my abso fav! i wish they had more colors though!
lovin’ what u listed up top, i love smashbox’s primer… esp the one with spf!
xoxo ~L
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I have the Burt’s Bee’s Lip Balm and I absolutely love it!
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7 looks like it could be used for something other than primer! Like, once you finish it, you can save the bottle for your lonely moments!
I have that Kabuki brush, too! It’s the greatest brush I’ve ever used!
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love all your HG products, I am lemming at the Kabuki brush!
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@Crystal: Oh and about Monistat; it’s actually not the same product you use for down there, or at least I don’t think so! It’s supposedly made for anti-chafing ONLY, plus it has a silicon-base and the texture is exactly like Smashbox Photo Finish.
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@Crystal: I’m using Comment Email Responder for the comment replies:
http://www.u-g-h.com/wordpress-plugins/wordpress-plugin-comment-email-responder/
I use to use YATCP (Yet Another Threaded Comment Plugin) except that one didn’t have email support which I realized was kinda useless so I switched over. The only thing I wished this plugin had are the replies that shows up directly beneath the original comments like YATCP but according to the guy who wrote the plugin, that’ll be included in a future update!
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@Lily: Rubenesque is really sheer on my skin too… I usually use it as a base under eye shadow. I swiped some Rubenesque across my lids today too although you can barely see it.
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@fabulessbeauty: Bonne Belle actually makes a whole range of products but I’ve never tried anything except for their eyeliner and of course the lipbalms that every little girl has probably tried.
http://www.bonnebell.com/
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Hey are you using a plugin to send your responses to ppl’s emails??
lol I think I would feel funny putting vag stuff on my face, but I can’t hate on it if it really works.
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I love Burt Bee’s lip balm! I never knew Bonne Bell made eyeliners – I thought they only made lip products?
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im the same way for work… but when going out, its always fun to do the lil extra!
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@Crystal: For a cheaper version of face primer, you can try Monistat Chafing Powder Gel… this product has been compared to Smashbox’s Photo Finish!! Sounds weird right? I’ve personally never tried it but tou can Google it for reviews…
http://review-monistat-face-primer.uncensoredguides.com/
Anyway, as for the Bonne Bell Eye Definer, I always get mine at Shoppers or at Superstore… but I’m pretty sure you get don’t have that in the states. Have you tried Walmart? I think I’d die if they discontinued the product!!
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You love your MAC. If I had a more steady flow of money I’d probably own more.
I used to love that same Bonne Bell eyeliner, but I can’t find it anywhere in stores!
I really want to try that Photofinishing primer and you’re right about it being expensive. I did notice they have a smaller size of it which I’ll probably purchase first to try it out.
Love the new layout btw!
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Oooh… I really love your update. I could hardly even recognize your site!!!
I love getting the brushes… but I have to try and limit myself in case I can’t fit them all. I try to fit them all into my Marc Jacobs cosmetic box, so I can’t overbuy and then not use them….
but I love your choices of eye shadow! I want to try to get the lip balm though!
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i LOVE SHROOM!! I LOVE BLACKTRACK!
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wow, a lot of make up, that looks really nice. i usually just use concealer and powder. foundation always breaks my face out.
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Woww, lots of make-up!
I’ve really been thinking about trying mineral foundation..I recently bought YSL Perfect Touch foundation and that goes on like a dream, but the U.K has started selling BareMinerals, which a friend recommended, and I’m not sure whether to try that or Lumiere which you always recommend! I love Urban Decay’s eyeshadow primer as well, I think I’m going to have to invest in a few proper eyeshadow brushes though if I want to use some pigments I’m ordering well enough! Btw, loveeeee love love the header!
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Very nice. I love Kabuki.
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i looooove rubenesque, but i just can’t get it to show on me… i love how burt’s bees is minty too!
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