Champagne and Rust

I found an old ELF palette (I believe it was called a "Back to School" palette - I think it's been discontinued) and decided to use it for a pretty shimmery neutral eye. For the lips, I used a rusty coppery lipstick by Hard Candy called Intuition - again, I think it's been discontinued. Sigh!

I should do a post soon about all the discontinued products I still use and love!

 

FOTD - Before and After

Wow. Let me just say, it was weird seeing this side-by-side. You don't really realize how big of a difference makeup can make until you see a before and after like this.

I often go without makeup when I'm at home and have no plans. I feel like I look sick or something without makeup. I need a little color!

Here's a before and after comparison. I do always wear glasses, but in the after picture I'm not wearing them...

Before and After

Products Used:

Face

• New York Color Smooth Skin Perfecting Primer
• Revlon Age Defying Makeup in Nude Beige
• Madison Street Beauty mineral foundation in Almond
• E.L.F Baked Blush in Rich Rose

Eyes

• Hard Candy Foiled Again stick in Ecstasy
• NYX Ultra Pearl Mania in Nude Pearl
• Madison Street Beauty mineral eyeshadow in Chai
• Kiss My Sass eyeshadow in Fall Harvest
• Milani Color Brilliance eye pencil in Black
• Jordana Best Lash Extreme mascara
• E.L.F. Eyebrow Lifter and Filler in Medium

Lips

• New York Color lip shine in Pink Breeze

Swatches: Digging out forgotten, unloved makeup

I don't know how this happened.

I wanted you. I needed you in my collection. I purchased you, brought you home...and then forgot all about you.

I'm sorry. It wasn't intentional, it just...happened. I lost interest. You now sit in the bottom of my makeup kit, all dusty, unused, and neglected.

Don't look at me like that. Sometimes growing apart happens, I mean --


Okay, does this happen to anyone else? You get all excited about a product, can't wait to use it, and next thing you know...something more exciting comes along. You forget about your old stuff.

I'm totally guilty of this. It's like I have Makeup Attention Deficit Disorder or something!

So, I decided to dig out some old products and try to get reacquainted with them. Sad to say, I probably haven't used any of these in at least a year. Bad!

I'm kind of sad I ignored these little dudes because they're actually good products! As far as I know, none of these are limited edition, and are still on the market.

Brands are: Hard Candy, Sally Girl, NYX, and ELF.

Swatches ahead.

Review: ELF Studio 144 Piece Neutral Palette

What is it: e.l.f. Studio 144-Piece Ultimate Eyeshadow Palette

Where to get it: ELF website 

How much: Regularly $30, but often on sale for $15 or even $7.50

 This is my first-ever beauty review post. I hope to do many, many more. :)

Okay, let's be real for a second. I love makeup. I love makeup more than life itself - okay, wait, that was a bit extreme. But makeup is definitely something I am enthusiastic about; all the makeup junkies out there know the feeling. Makeup is just fun.

For my first product review, I wanted to talk about the ELF 144 neutral palette. I caught a great 50% off sale on ELF's website not too long ago (but honestly, it seems like ELF is always having some amazing sale every week), and one of the items I was most excited to try was this palette.

This palette is huge. There's something especially yummy about palettes, isn't there? All those lovely colors all in one place; it gives you that childlike feeling of being in art class. What color to use first?! Well, with this palette, there is no shortage of colors - with 144 different colors, you will certainly find plenty of inspiration for your makeup routine.