Products I’ve been using and enjoying this month to create my makeup ~lewks~
Eyebrows
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz $21
Pros:
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Precise lines
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Easy to use
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Large range of color options
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Good for filling in uneven spots/touching up
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Easy to blend
Cons:
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Pricey
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Runs out fast
Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade $18
Pros:
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Relatively inexpensive
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Little product goes a LONG way
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Buildable color
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Easy to blend
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Creamy
Cons:
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Moderately difficult to use, can get messy
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Doesn’t come with a brush
Eyes
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
Pros:
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Keeps eyeshadow from creasing
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Little goes a long way
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The tube lasts a long time
Cons:
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Packaging makes it difficult to squeeze the product out
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Expensive
Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette $54
Pros:
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Easy to blend
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Buildable color
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Very pigmented,
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Shimmery shades POP
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Lots of transition shades
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Definitely red-hued but surprisingly not overpowering
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Makes you look and feel fierce
Cons:
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Only use like 6 of the shades
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the name “Ashes” (second to last shade in the palette) makes me uncomfortable
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Shades don’t work for every skin color
Too Faced Better than Sex Mascara $24
Pros:
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Relatively cheap
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Volumizing and lengthening
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Little product necessary for the desired effect
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Jet black
Cons:
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Clumpy
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Smudge-y + messy
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Can’t use alone for the desired effect
Diorshow Iconic Overcurl Waterproof Mascara $29.50
Pros:
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Intensely black
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Holds amazing curl
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Separates lashes
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Intensely black
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Doesn’t clump or flake
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Doesn’t smudge
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Waterproof!
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EXTREMELY long lasting
Cons:
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Annoyingly hard to wash off
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VERY expensive
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can’t use alone for desired volume/length
Face
Primed & Peachy Cooling Matte Perfecting Primer $34
Pros:
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Lightweight
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Smells good
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Cooling
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Good oil control
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Pore blurring
Cons:
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Expensive
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Runs out fast
Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Sculpting Concealer $29
Pros:
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AMAZING coverage
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Easily blendable
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Super soft, smooth, natural look
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Creases less than others
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Lots of product
Cons
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none
Laura Mercier Flawless Lumiere Radiance-Perfecting Foundation $48
Pros:
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Long lasting
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Nice texture/scent
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Blurs pores
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Lightweight
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Radiant
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Mattifies oily skin
Cons:
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Limited range of shades
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yellowy
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Drying – wouldn’t recommend for dry skin types
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Marketed as “full-coverage” but actually more medium coverage
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Expensive
Tarte shape tape setting power $34
Pros:
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Doesn’t look cakey
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Prevents creasing
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No flashback
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Brightens under eyes
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Vegan!
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Lightweight & soft
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Blurs + mattifies
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Mesh lining prevents spillage + clumping of the powder
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Keeps concealer in place
Cons:
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Pricey
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Limited color range
Benefit Hoola Cream-to-Powder Quickie Contour Stick $28
Pros:
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Easy to use for amateur contour-ers
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Easy to blend
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Easy to apply
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Warm, bronzey pigment
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Good pigment
Cons:
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Runs out fast
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Terrible packaging – product literally falls out of the tube onto the floor
Urban Decay AFTERGLOW 8-hour Powder blush $26
Pros:
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Little goes a long way
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Good, bright pigment
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Goes on even
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Buildable color
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Vegan!!
Cons
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Pricey
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No mirror in the compact
Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray $32
Pros
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Dries quickly
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Keeps makeup in place ALL DAY/NIGHT
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Covers entire face in one spray
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Fine Mist
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Refreshing
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The bottle lasts a long time
Cons
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Makes face feel a little sticky/tight after (but worth it and feeling goes away)
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Need to use more than instructions say
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Pricey