Showing posts with label Lash Potion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lash Potion. Show all posts

Friday, July 22, 2016

Products I've Used Up


Hi Lovelies!  As I was packing up my house recently to move, I decided it was time to do a Products I've Used Up Blog.  Because, lets face it, it makes absolutely no sense to pack up what is essentially garbage and move it to a new house!

I don't know how long this has been collecting, and we all know that I probably haven't kept everything I've used since my last post, but here's what I've got!


Ok - This looks a bit insane... But what can I say, I like eye products.  All of the ones listed are in black brown.
  • L'Oreal Voluminous Waterproof
  • Almay Get Up & Grow
  • Revlon Lash Potion by Grow Luscious
  • L'Oreal Extra Volume Hydra Collagen Plumping Mascara
  • L'Oreal Voluminous Power Volume 24 Hour Mascara

Now, this is a whole lotta Mary Kay, but there are somethings that I constantly keep going back to.
  • Oil Free Eye Make Up Remover (I'm actually missing 2 more that I threw away without thinking)
  • TimeWise Age-Fighting Moisturizer in Combination to Oily. (This was my go to moisturizer until I recently started trying out something new)
  • TimeWise Day solution
  • ClearProof Toner 
  • Foundation Primer
  • Age-Fighting Eye Cream

  • Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Treatment
  • MAC concealer - The details have rubbed off :-|
  • NYX HD Concealer in CW01 and CW04
  • Maybelline Master Conceal by Facestudio in 10 Fair
  • Maybelline Fit Me Shine-Free Foundation in 120 Classic Ivory
  • NYX Matte Bronzer in Light
  • Revlon Color Stay Eyeliner in Blackened Brown

  • Garnier Fructis Volume Extend Instant Bodifier Dry Shampoo (I used up one more of these between the pictures and writing this blog.  This is by far my favorite dry shampoo!!)
So there it is ... You just got a glimps of my garbage!! Ha!

Until next time!!... xoxo,
Mikal-Anne

Friday, June 10, 2016

GRWD: Day Watching Softball



Hi Lovelies!! I was getting ready to head out and watch my boyfriend play softball and was trying out a new foundation.  I would turn on the camera and film a get ready with me video with a first impressions of the Maybelline Fit me Matte + Poreless foundation.  

Listed below is a list of the products I used and in the order I used them.  If you are interested in my review of the Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless foundation - click here

Also, if you haven't checked out the video accompanying this post - click here!

Primer:
Rimmel Fix & Perfect


Foundation:
Maybelline Fit me Matte + Poreless in 112 Natural Ivorey

Concealer:
Rimmel Match Perfection in 125 Fair
Maybelline Master Conceal in 010 Fair
Setting powder - Be a Bombshell Smooth Criminal

Blush:
Maybelline Master Glaze Blush Stick in Just Pinched Pink

Powder:
Revlon Nearly Naked Pressed Powder in 010 Fair


Contour:
Maybelline Master Contour Face Contour Kit in Light.


Bronzer:
NYX Bronzer in Light


Blush:
Wet & Wild in Heather Silk


Eye Primer:
Mary Kay Eye Primer


Eyes:
Ulta Brand Bermuda Sand
Ulta Brand Au Naturel
Lorac Pro Pallet Taupe
Lorac Pro Pallet Espresso
Lorac Pro Pallet Garnet
Lorac Pro Pallet Lt. Bronze
Lorac Pro Pallet Champagn


Eye Liner:
Mary Kay Eye Liner in Deep Brown
Lorac Pro Pallet Espresso to set the eye liner


Mascara:
Loreal Mascra in Black Brown
Revlon Lash Potion in Black Brown
Almay Get Up and Grow in Black Brown


Eyebrows:
Chella Pencile in Tantalizing Tope
Mary Kay brow gel             

And that's it! ... I say that like it was a few products - I know, I tend to go overboard.  :-|

Don't forget to jump over and check out my YouTube video and the review of the Maybelline Matte + Poreless foundation if you haven't already!  

Until next time... xoxo,
Mikal-Anne

Friday, June 5, 2015

Smokey Everyday Face of the Day


Howdy howdy!  As I mentioned in my previous blog, last weekend I had a busy Saturday, visiting our local farmer's market with a friend, working in my garden, and heading to a graduation party for the daughter of a family friend.  When I was getting ready that morning, I knew I needed to do a full face look that would last all day.  When I say last day, I mean without a ton of touch up.  Cause, girls, I am not someone who is good at doing touch ups.  With the exception of my lip color, I don't often apply much after the initial application...  This is what I came up with!



Face makeup:

  • Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro Primer
  • CoverGirl Outlast Stay Fabulous, 3-in-1 Foundation in 820 Creamy Natural
  • NYX HD Concealer in CW04 Beige - for covering up my dark circles
  • NYX HD Concealer in CW01 Porcelain - for additional coverage but mainly to highlight my under eye
  • Tarte Smooth Operator - to set my under eye concealer.  This is not picture above.  I got a small sample around the holidays with something I bought. It's perfect to set my concealer!
  • Revlon Nearly Nake Press Powerder in 010 Fair - to set my foundation.  I apply this lightly all over my face, being careful to not apply where my concealer is.  If it catches where my concealer is, sometimes it can settle into lines. 
  • NYX Matte Bronzer in Medium - I both bronze and contour  with this product.  
  • HIKARI blush in Tango - Love love love this shade.  It's super pigmented so I apply with with a stipling brush to ensure I have a light hand with it.  I got this in my April Ipsy bag, check out the post here!
  • Mary Kay highlight in Pink Stardust - I lightly apply this on the tops of my cheekbones.  Tango is a matte blush and sometimes I just want a little highlight on my cheeks!
Eye make up:
  • Mary Kay Eye primer
  • Ulta eye shadow in Bermuda Sand - I apply this all over my eye lid and all the way up to my eye brow.  I seriously love this shadow! I don't think I do a single eye look that doesn't start out with this shade.  It is great as a base and just as great all by it's self!  
  • Urban Decay eye shadow in Beware from the Oz Great & Powerful pallet - I take this on a big fluffy brush and apply it in my crease.  I use this as a base to start darkening up my outer corner.  But because I apply it with a big fluffy brush it also sets down the shade to work as a transition shade. 
  • Urban Decay eye shadow in West from the Oz Great & Powerful pallet - This is the dark shadow that I use to darken up my outer corner of my eye lid.  I place this from my outer corner inwards and start up into my crease.  This is a shade that can be really dramatic or an every day shade.  Just apply as much until you get the look you want.  I often time also bring this down onto my lower lash line to work as my eye liner on my lower lid.  It has a shimmer to it that is beautiful!
  • Mary Kay eye shadow in Cooper Glow - Ah! This is such a beautiful shade! It's great for just adding a little extra kick to your eye look.  I take a big fluffy brush and use this to buff out the colors already in my outer corner in and crease.  It adds a little extra without looking like you've put whole other color into the mix.
  • Ulta eye shadow in Au Naturel - This is another shadow that use in every look I do.  I take this on a big fluffy brush and I buff and blend out the edge of the other shadows up to my eye brow.  This is a good skin tone color that will make sure you don't have any harsh edges.
  • Revlon Color Stay eye liner in Brown - I apply this on my upper lash line and my lower lash line.  Then I use the built in smudger to smudge out my lower lash line.  I only place this from my outer corner to about 3/4 of the way in.  I find on my eye, it is too harsh of a look to go all the way to my inner corner.
  • Ulta eye shadow in a dark brown color - Sorry guys! I depotted this color and now I don't know what shade it is! This is a color that matches the eye liner I use on a daily basis.  I use this on an eye liner brush and use it to set the eye liner I have applied. This sets the pencil liner and also soften the edges.
Don't judge me, but I use three mascaras! Yes, three!  But the look I get, I just can't get with just one.  What I love is that with the three mascaras I get three different consistencies of mascara and brushes. This allows me to lengthen, built up volume, and ensure I don't end up with those spidery and clumpy lashes.  No girl has time for that!!
  • Revlon Lash Potion by Grow Lusious in Blackened Brown
  • L'Oreal Paris Extra Volume Collagen Mascara in Black Brown
  • Almay One Coat, Get Up & Grow in Black Brown

Lips and Eyebrow Makeup:
  • Chella Eyebrow Color Pencil in Tantalizing Taupe - I got this in my May Ipsy bag, read my blog about it here!
  • Jane Iredale Bitty Brow Kit - I use the powder in this kit to soften the edges of the pencil
  • Mary Key Eyebrow Gel
  • NYX lip liner in Nude Pink
  • Tarte LipSurgence in Romantic
  • Tarte LipSurgence Lipglass in Visionary
Now, how did it all last... below is a picture I took at the graduation party.  I put on my makeup that morning around 9 am and this picture below is taken probably around 8 pm... 
  • My my lip color has rubbed off.  We ate dinner and I never re-applied my lip color.  
  • My hair - I had taken out my bobby pins that had the front of my hair pinned up because they were bothering me.  It rained and so the curls in my hair fell a bit flat
  • My foundation and concealer has lasted, but my cheek color and bronzer has faded a bit..
Over all, I think this looks good figuring between applying it and this picture I had gone to the farmer's market, planted in my garden, and gone to the graduation party!  


What do you think!?  Would you want to try any of these products if you were looking for a long lasting look? .. I hope you enjoyed this look!  I wear this look often and these seem to be my go to products that I know I can count on!

xoxo,
Mikal-Anne

Monday, April 6, 2015

Monday Morning Coffee - Weekend Away


Good morning lovelies! Hope all of you had a wonderful weekend.  I know I did!  I got to visit my parents and my parents this weekend.   Which is way this blog is late getting up!  Technology just wasn't my friend!  Maybe it should be Monday Evening Wine instead!


My parents moved from Montana to Washington almost four years ago now.  I remember when they told me they were moving, I had a moment thinking, hey, isn’t it the kids that are supposed to move away, not the kids?  I feel like we’re doing this backwards! I was a grown adult and had been living on my own for years, so I was stable and good.  But, I had always lived in the same town as my parents and had made choices after college to stay in town so I could be close to my family.  I have a younger sister and wanted to be able to stay active in her life.  Thankfully, they only moved about 3 hours way, so I get to see them on a fairly regular basis!  I am thankful for that!

Anywho!  I headed over to Washington to spend the holiday with my family and thought I would share with you what I packed! 

When it comes to packing, I will NEVER be accused of under packing! I am very much so an over packer.  I have this fear of forgetting something and being in need of it.  I don’t know why, it’s not like  I’m out in the middle of nowhere and couldn’t get my hands on something, if I did happen to forget it!  But I commonly will throw something else in my bag, "just in case".

This trip had nothing special planned, so I just needed my everyday things, clothes, makeup, and bathroom stuff for me and then dog food, some treats, harness, and leash for the little man. Seems simple, but yet for being gone for four days, I still managed to over pack!


Lets start with my first bag. I like to separate my stuff out by when it's used.  My frist bag is my bathroom stuff.  So I have the stuff I have to take with me to shower in the morning or get ready for bed at night.  I like to separate this from my make up because I don't always need both at the same time. Plus who would want to lug a bag that's big enough to lug all of that stuff around?!?!?



I have had this pink and black bag forever! I'm not positive, but I think I got it at the drug store. The bag has the following:



- Shampoo and Conditioner.  These are just refill able bottles.  I haven't had to refill them in a long time, so I'm not totally sure what brand is in there, but I think it's the volume version of  Tresemme'

- Refillable pink squeeze bottle with the Mary Kay shave lotion/body wash.
- Travel size lotion.  
- Travel size bottles of both Tresemme' dry shampoo and hair spray.
- Refillable white bottle with Mary Kay Blemish Control Toner.
- Contact solution, case, and spare lenses.
- Toothpaste and floss.
- Carmex
- Orange container with small clear hair elastics
- Pink container with Mary Kay Timewise Moisturizer.
- Mary Kay Day and Night Solution
- Mary Kay eye cream
- I have repurposed a lotion container (the white one that the pink conttainer is on top of), and now I put my normal sized hair elastics and bobby pins in it.
- You may not be able to see it in the picture, but there is also my tooth brush, a wide tooth comb, and a nail file in there.



To save space in my bathroom bag, I take my normal containers and put the product in small travel sized containers.  My moisturizer, eye make up remover, and toner are all put into travel sized containers to save space.  I also have a baggie that has some q-tips, cotton squares, and face cleanser towels. 



Now, I keep my make up separate.  This is for ease and space.  For camping weekends or weekends at the softball fields, I pack a little lighter on the make up, but heading to my parents, I bring whatever I need for a full face.  Just in case we head out for a girls day shopping or anything, I know I can put together a full face!  Here's what I brought with me this weekend:




- I pack all of my make up in a Glitzy Glam make up bag.  This is the online store of YouTuber's Elle and Blair Fowler. (Click here for the website).  I like this bag, it's big and durable and is the perfect size!

- Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro Primer
- Cover Girl, Ready Set Gorgeous in shade 105
- Cover Girl, Outlast Stay Fabulous Stay Fabulous 3 in 1, in shade 820.  I'm currently mixing foundations to get the right shade and combining these creates the perfect foundation!
- Real Techniques beauty blender sponge.
- Rimmel Match Perfection 2 in 1 concealer.  I use this one to cover up my dark circles and any other spots that are acting up.
- Cover Girl, Ready Set Gorgeous concealer in shade fair.  I use this one to highlight.  I am really fair skinned and it have to work to make sure my face doesn't fall flat. 
- Tarte Smooth Operator -  This is a small sample size that I got in a holiday collection.  I'm currently using this to set my under eye concealer. 
- Revlon Nearly Naked pressed powder in Fair 010
NYX Matte Bronzer in Medium - To be honest, this is probably a bit too dark for me, I have to use a light hand with it because it packs a punch!  It is a beautiful bronzer though!
- Jane Iredale, Bitty Brow Kit 
- Mary Kay eye shadow primer.
- Z Pallet with blushes and shadows.  I grab this almost anytime I travel because it has many shades of blushes and some staple colors of eye shadows, plus a bronzer and a highlight.  It's perfect
- The original Lorac Pro eye shadow pallet.  I like to take a pallet that has a full spectrum of colors, so that way I can do any eye look I may want.
- Pacifica eye shadow in Ethereal.  This is the perfect highlight for the inner corner of your eye!
- Pixi by Petra eye shadow duo in Apricot Glow.  I got this in my Ipsy bag this month and it's a current favorite!
- Revlon, Color Stay, eye liner in black brown.  This is a long standing favorite.  I have been using it for years and can't run out of it.  I always have an unopened back up waiting to be used!
Now, don't judge me here, I use three different types of mascaras!  Yes, three! they each do something different!!
- (first) Revlon, Lash Potion in black brown.  This us a great lengthening mascara!
- (second) Almay, Get Up & Grow in black brown.  Great for separating and avoiding spider lashes!  This is a great multi benefit mascara!  It does it all.
- (third) is a Revlon mascara in black brown, but it's so loved that I can't read the name!
- Travel container of all my favorite brushes!


Wow! Ok, I definitely don't travel light!! Please tell me I'm not the only one!!



Here's a picture of a look I put together with what I packed!



I love going out of town and having adventures, but hate the prep!  It seems like on either way of the trip there is always lots to do!  I work full time, so I have to do most of my errands and chores on the weekend.  So, when I’m gone, I have to get those things done during the week before I go and after I return.  I do see laundry in my future tonight!  I have to say, that is one of my least favorite things!!  I do wish I had the life of my little man though (pictured above), he’ll sleep all day today after being with my parents’ pups all weekend!  He has some recovering to do!!  


Hoping everyone's Easter was wonderful and blessed!!

Wishing everyone a wonderful week!!

xoxo,
Mikal-Anne