Hello everyone--I'm still in considerable pain from my surgery (not sure if it's an infection.. I hope not, but I'm taking multiple Advil every day and last night I woke up at 4:30 AM to throbbing jaw pain..) so I'm not making a video today. I don't feel like talking much, let alone to a camera, and I'm tired and in pain. But, to pass the time of being basically bed-ridden and bored, I'm going to do a little post on here.
I leave for school again this year on this coming Sunday so I'm in the midst of doing some light packing (my college is only about an hour and a half away so it's not such a huge deal). This is going to be my second/sophomore year of college, so I'm not going to bring nearly as many things as I did last year... Anyway, I was thinking about what makeup to bring, so I decided to narrow it down to my favorites and things that I use whenever I do wear makeup (I want to wear more makeup this year and make a better "visual impression" on my classmates and professors haha).
So, this is what I'm bringing to school with me this year. These are only my favorites and only my makeup necessities. :) However, I am a lipstick/lipgloss junkie..so there might be more than one or a few item I'm bringing for those!
You can click on the photos for bigger versions. :)
FACE: I'm bringing Revlon ColorsStay Combo/Oily Foundation, ELF Tinted Moisturizer, ELF Setting Spray, and Maybelline Dream Matte Powder. I've been using the Revlon for awhile, as well as the pressed powder, and this summer I tried the ELF stuff and figure it's good enough to use at school too. As for a favorite concealer I'm bringing, I haven't decided yet! Haven't found a good enough one yet. Any suggestions for long-wearing, full-coverage concealer for either acne marks or dark circles?
EYES: Eyeshadow Palettes--I'm only bringing three and I realized that I don't have any black eyeshadow. But that's okay--I can always use eyeliner and the MAC beautymarked shade I have in the left-most palette is dark enough. I'm bringing an ELF quad with three MAC shimmery shades and one ELF shade, a Jane palette for some colors, and a Revlon ColorStay quad for truly matte, neutral shades.
From top left to bottom right: ELF Periwinkle, MAC Beautymarked, MAC Antiqued, and MAC Woodwinked. :) All good warm colors (except for the ELF shade which is obviously cool toned)
Jane Eye Zing Palette in Palm Beach (bought a long time ago!)
Revlon ColorStay 12 Hour Eyeshadow in Coffee Bean
My favorite mascara of all time--the Loreal Paris Double Extend Beauty Tubes Mascara! I have a strong problem with mascaras smudging on me, and this one is the only one that doesn't basically (besides Fiberwig, but that is too expensive!). I like the length and volume I get with this mascara, and I like the primer too. And of course, I always curl my lashes. I'm bringing one from Sephora.
Eyeliners-- Just bringing basic black and white liners--First is the NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk for my inner corners of my eyes as well as a base for anything. For my waterline and smaller areas I'm bring the Buxom insider eyeliner in white (not great lasting power but it does just fine). For definition, I'm taking the Revlon ColorStay liquid eyeliner in blackest black and the mechanical pencil liner in black as well. I most commonly use the black pencil to line my upper waterline/tightline.
And underneath it all I need a good primer, so I'm bringing the Urban Decay primer potion. :)
LIPS: I'm a lip junkie, so this was very hard to narrow down what I'm bringing, but yeah.. Basically I have tons and tons of lip products and I mostly wear natural colors or nudes. But I want to branch out so I'm bringing more color this time, like the Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain in Desire, and the Revlon Lip Butter in Cherry Tart. Also, all of these lip products are pretty moisturizing, so that was another way I narrowed down my lipstick hoard. :)
Up close of the Buxom lip conditioner I'm bringing. I wear this when I don't want to wear much on my lips, but want to wear more than just a clear lipbalm. This is in the nudeish shade Copacabana and has a nice minty, tingly feeling on the lips (it does plump a little bit, which is great)
Colors of the lipsticks/lip butters I'm bringing. From left to right-- My ALL-TIME FAVORITE lipstick, MAC Creme d' Nude (just the most perfect nude ever with a fantastic texture and vanilla/frosting smell!), Revlon Lip Butter in Creamsicle, and Revlon Lip Butter in Cherry Tart.
So that's all I'm planning on bringing with me to school this year in terms of makeup! It is so much less than last year, and hopefully I will use up these products as well to get my money's worth. :) And it really is so much more practical to bring less makeup to college in terms of saving space and not embarrassing yourself in front of others with your 50 different lipsticks and eyeliners!
Anyway, that's all for now, so I hope everyone has a great day and thanks for reading. I hope I feel better enough soon to make a new video, I've just been really under the weather and cranky with my healing. It's hard to be cheerful when your neck and jaw are in constant pain.. I haven't left my house since I got back from surgery on Friday. :(
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-Jazzy
