Let’s set the scene: it’s Tuesday morning, your under-eye bags are packed for an international flight, and your skin is giving “slept-in makeup, forgot-to-wash-my-face” energy—even though you totally did your full skincare routine (right?). You need to be presentable. Not red carpet. Not even brunch cute. Just… “I woke up like this” but with several steps in between. So here’s how I put together a full face with products ranging from luxury to “I found this in a CVS clearance bin,” and somehow ended up looking sun-kissed and semi-sane. Come on this journey with me. Step 1: The Clean Girl Routine
Tag: lipstick
Face Full of Reviews #3
NARS – Illuminator in “BLKR” I put this ALL OVER MY FACE first thing, and I love the healthy glow it gives. I felt all radiant and gorgeous like I was ready to face the world AND the party I was about to go to. Cargo – One Base Concealer + Foundation I feel like I’ve talked about this product ad nauseam, but I feel it’s worth a mention that I didn’t use foundation (I don’t care what the title says, this particular product is only good for concealing), and only dabbed this on my discolored spots. I loved how
5 Favorite Things – October 2019
Seneca Naturals Oatmeal Soap Bar – This has been so gentle to my pissed off skin that I can’t even tell you what a relief it was to use this in the shower. The gentle exfoliation has also been a bit of a game changer to my skin’s health. Deborah Lippmann Venus in Furs Nail Polish – This is so vampy and delicious, its been totally appropriate for the fall weather and the spooky vibes of Halloween. MAC Matte Lipstick in Kinkster – I truly did not expect to actually wear this as often as I have, but it’s fall
The Edits – 1
You know, I make a *real* effort to make sure all photos of me are untouched. No photoshop, no filters, no fiddling around with the lighting. Which means most of my pictures end up… Bad. I’d love to give a more vibrant description but let’s just call a spade a spade. So let me do the edits. Where I put on makeup I would never leave the house in, face tune my heart out and go VSCO like no other. I’m not immune people. You can think of this as a sneak peak of sorts. I guess. I mean, why
Mac Matte Lipstick in “Kinkster”
I grew up in the heart of the nineties grunge movement, so it only makes sense that from time to time, I’d want to relive that grungy look. I mean, C’MON, grungy is so easy. It literally asks you to bask in the ugly. You can walk out of your house with your acne scars on show and your hair unbrushed and you’ve perfected the look! With a little brown lipstick, you will look like you were pulled from the nineties! I decided to relive some of my more youthful days and purchased MAC’s Lipstick in “Kinkster”. It’s a matte