Every month on both of my YouTube channels, I do favorites
videos for beauty products and random products.
This month, I decided to create a combined blog post where I can go into
more depth about the products and share the information with those of you who
may not watch my videos. So, without
further ado, let’s hop in!
Beauty Products
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Real Techniques Blush Brush
This has been my favorite brush all month,
especially when it comes to applying my favorite blush of the month (discussed
next). The bristles are super soft, and
dense, so the application is smooth, and gets a great pigmentation from the
blush, without giving you the ‘clown look’ that is dreaded amongst all females. If you’re looking for a middle-ground priced
brush that is amazing quality, I highly recommend this brush. It’s not as
expensive as a Mac or Sigma brush, but definitely more quality that other
drugstore brands. A definite score all
around!
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Milani Baked Blush (Luminoso)
My go-to blush for the month, Luminos has
been a much talked about blush from gurus all over YouTube for basically
forever. I always hesitated getting it,
but finally grabbed it with some ExtraBucks that I had at CVS. It was definitely worth it. It gives the skin a healthy, beautiful glow,
and is very buildable. You can wear it
lightly for a subtle glow, or make a more pink tone with a rose-gold glow,
making it extremely versatile for the drugstore price. I love wearing it both ways, and highly
recommend it to you!
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NYX Wonder Pencil (Light)
A relatively new product to the NYX lineup,
this product lives up to its name. It’s
the ultimate highlighting pencil. I love
using it to outline my brows to create more definition instead of concealer
that I’d been using (and it’s more cost effective), but it also works great as
a waterline highlighter, and a lip-liner in reverse. And who isn’t excited that CVS now carries
NYX products?? I definitely am!
·
Tarte Amazonian Clay Finishing Powder
I originally got this item in a post-Black
Friday sale at Sephora that came in one of the $10 kits they had with small samples
of products. This is a basic non-colored
powder that works with any skin-tone and works as a powder foundation. I like this better than my old Clinique
pressed powder as it makes my face look less chalky, and more polished. I also have the NYX version of this item that
I’m going to be trying in the future to compare. I highly recommend trying out this type of
product if you’re looking to switch up your foundation routine- it’s a simple
but effective and powerful change!
·
Essie Ignite the Night nail polish
Ignite the Night is part of the newer
glitter collection from Essie. It’s a
gorgeous basic sliver glitter that just works perfectly with any shade or
accent that you wish to create. I’ve
been looking for something like this for ages, and finally found it in this
polish, and I’ve loved it this month.
I’ve been using it with almost every manicure I’ve done (and I re-do my
nails almost every 2-3 days!).
·
Clean & Clear Morning Burst Hydrating Gel
Moisturizer
A new moisturizer for me, this gel one is
pretty darn amazing. It doesn’t leave my
skin feeling greasy, and works well with my naturally acne-prone, oily
skin. Plus, it makes the skin feeling
fresh and clean after applying. I
haven’t been using it very long, but so far, I haven’t had any issues with it,
and am definitely loving it! If you’re in
the market for a new moisturizer and don’t want to spend a ton of money, I would
definitely check out this one!
Random Favorites
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iPhone
A few months ago, I joined team
iPhone! I can’t even begin to say how
jazzed I was about this tech change in my life, especially after months of
phone issues with multiple replacements (I’m not even kidding). I got the blue iPhone 5C. I know this isn’t considered the “top of the
line” iPhone model, but it’s absolutely perfect for me. It does everything I want it to, and has
served me perfectly. If you’re looking
into making the switch to an iPhone but are hesitant, this is an excellent
option and is a cheaper one compared to the 5S.
·
VSCOcam
VCSOcam is my #1 photo editing app for my
Instagram pictures. I know editing
pictures for Instagram isn’t very important, but I enjoy taking a few minutes
to do this, and this is a great app to do everything all in one step. You can apply filters, change the saturation,
fade, crop, and do so much more, and then save the edited photo to your camera
roll. If you’re just as into Instagram
as I am, I highly recommend checking out this FREE app!
·
Allegiant (book)
This month I’ve been reading the
final book in the Divergent trilogy, Allegiant.
I’ll admit to you guys, that I’m not as thrilled as I had been about the
other books in the series, but I do like it.
·
Divergent (film)
I’m not going to jump into too much detail
about the film Divergent as I gave some detail on it in a recent post (linked
at the end), but I will say I loved it!
Buy the soundtrack: http://amzn.to/1m4jJbx
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Frozen (film)
Another film I mentioned in the previous
post, I LOVED this movie. So adorable,
so hilarious, and just perfect. Even if
you’re older, I highly recommend this movie!!
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“Let it Go” – Frozen Soundtrack
The most popular song to come out of the
film Frozen this song has been on repeat on my Spotify player ever since I saw
the film. It’s such a powerful song, has
incredible vocals, and the animation that matched it in the film is absolutely
mind blowing. I’ve linked the ‘music
video,’ or the clip from the movie that goes along with the song, that Disney
Animation released. It’s beautiful- I
suggest giving it a watch!
Buy the song: http://amzn.to/1dKYWVh
Buy the entire soundtrack: http://amzn.to/1m4jehN
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