Your MATTE-jesty

Hehe, cheesy joke, I know..

I'm counting down (or should I say up.. I started with my favourites) the top 5 products that keep the shine off my face all day.



1. Sephora Brand Mineral Double Compact Foundation SPF 10
- Natural, silky, flawless appearance
- Fragrance-free, oil-free, paraben-free, talc-free, noncomedegenic
- $22
- Only at Sephora shops
- Pros: Healthy for skin, flawless application
- Cons: Costly compared to other foundations

2. FLIRT! Love & Matteness Oil-Free Pressed Powder
- Sheer , light-weight coverage
- Keeps skin shine-free
- $14
- Kohl's stores
- Pros: Sheer formula, good price, nice compact
- Cons: Very sheer

3. LORAC Oil-Free Wet/Dry Powder Foundation
- 100% oil and fragrance free
- Can be used for sheer or full coverage
- Smooth on skin for flawless look
- $36
- Sephora, Ulta, etc.
- Pros: Good for skin, flawless look
- Cons: Expensive, will need to reapply during the day

4. Neutrogena Skin-Clearing Oil-Free Compact Foundation
- Oil-free, skin-clearing, pore minimizing formula
- Medium coverage
- Full compact with mirror
- Multi-vitamin complex helps with skin's healthy appearance
- About $14
- Drugstores, retail stores
- Pros: Clears skin
- Cons: Will need to reapply during the day

5. CoverGirl Fresh Look Pressed Powder
- Oil-free, non-acnegenic, noncomedegenic, won't dry out skin
- Absorbs oils
- About $8
- Drugstores, retail stores
- Pros: Won't clog pores, gives skin fresh look
- Cons: Will need to reapply during the day, sheer

PEACE, LOVE AND FRESH COMPLEXIONS :)
Happy Independence Day <3

Burn, baby, burn!

NOT.

Okay, seriously. I want a tan just like you do. But I BURRRRNNN before I get any colour other than red. Next time I go down the shore... For your face. It's an oil free dream. For your lips. Stop wearing glossy gloss at the beach. It's a no-no. For your oh-so-sensitive skin. This stuff's amazing-in-a-spray-can. After you 'soak up the sun' (life's a song cue, isn't it..) let your skin soak in the green aloe vera gel. Love in a bottle. STOP WITH THE FAKEY-NONO-TANNING SALONS. Use an SPF tanning oil instead. Besides being better for you, it will also save you some serious $$ than can be used to get that new Dooney and Bourke wristlet you've been wanting. ;) Happy Tanning :)

@ alltimelow

YOU'RE NEW ALBUM SUCKS! ;]

Dear All Time Low, aka one of my favourite bands, :) I love you, Alex Gaskarth. I really do. But I love your music more. And while I'm in my jeans and a tee-shirt phase, I will spend my money at Glamour Kills to buy your new pre-order package for $24.99 so I can soon listen to new album, wear your tee shirt and look at your poster hanging on my green wall. Yes, it will clash, but it is okay. (No it's not!) xoxo, Brita

Urban Decay Eyeshadow = LOVE

G-L-A-M-O-R-OUS...

I love my Maybelline New York eyeshadow.. but I love my Urban Decay ones more! For $16 of my precious $$ I get an adorable little shadow case in silver, with an amazing, luxurious, glitter-fied, eyeshadow. Chopper is the colour I wear the most -- it goes with everything. I def reccomend this shadow to everyone, unless you prefer UD's matte shadows of course.. I even use my "Chopper" and "Blaze" colours to highlight my cheekbones...

Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Chopper
$16.00
Pros: Luxurious, intense, stay-all-day, glittery colour
Cons: More than you'd pay for 4 Maybelline colours that appear to be almost the same thing..
Overall: ♥♥♥♥♥

Kensie "Sheer Delight"

Kensie is no doubt one of my favourite brands since I discouvered it at Macy's... about a month ago. I admit I don't have anything from the collection yet.. they're just so expensive! I think I might splurge on this adorable, lavender and sequin Kensie babydoll dress! This sells for $158 at Macy's, and is available in sizes 2-14.

AVON Perfect Wear Eyewriter

I never look through an AVON catazine without purchasing at least 3 products. Avon's makeup is pretty high quality with a pretty low price. AVON's Perfect Wear collection for eyes is great.. the colour stays. I tried the Eyewriter Liquid Eyeliner in Sparkle Night. It's a very fine point, flexible, tip that gives a perfect line every time I use it on my top lid. The Sparkle Night Colour is a dark, midnight blue with a lot of shimmer. I don't know why or how, but it looks more natural than the dark black colour. I use it everyday to line my top lashes, and it works better than any other liquid liner.. at a better price. It claims to be waterproof, but it proved not to be at the beach when a wave got me soaked.. I had blue smudgies around my brown eyes.

AVON Perfect Wear Eyewriter Liquid Eyeliner
$7.50
Pros: Rich sparkly colour, precise eyewriting
Cons: Not waterproof like it claims
Overall: ♥♥♥♥♥

MAC Dazzle Lash

"Do I dazzle you..?"
Maybe it was the MAC model's dolly-like eyes that drew me in to Dazzle Lash at the little counter at Macy's.. I knew I just had to try this mascara.
The packaging is pretty attractive and glitzy, but the brush is very small. It's flexible, but I'm used to bigger brushes. My lashes are naturally long, but I always want to make them fuller and longer and darker. MAC Dazzle Lash didn't clump my lashes at all, but it didn't make them as long and full as other mascaras do. It did add some shimmer though. Your eyes will look nothing like the model's eyes do...

MAC "Double Dazzle" Dazzle Lash Mascara
$12 US
Pros: Seperates lashes, adds "dazzle effect"
Cons: Does not make lashes bigger, bolder, and longer as it claims to
Overall: ♥♥♥