Face

• Prep/Moisturize: Artistry Essentials Soothing Creme

• Primer: Smashbox Photofinish Foundation Primer

• Foundation: Artistry Absolute Oil Control Foundation in Hazelnut

• Setting/Finishing Powder: MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Medium Dark (natural side)

• Under Eyes + Bridge of Nose: Urban Decay Surreal Skin Creamy Concealer in Hallucination (to highlight)

• Highlight: MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Medium Dark (shimmer side)

• Cheeks: Smashbox Pink Blush (from a palette)

Eyes

• Eyebrows: Sephora Nano Eyeliner in Coffee & Artistry Espresso Eyeshadow

• Eyeshadow Primer: Urban Decay Primer Potion & NYX Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk on the lid

• Lid: Ulta Brand Eyeshadow in Sparks

• Crease: MAC Eyeshadow in Embark

• Outer Inner Crease: ARTISTRY Black Tie Eyeshadow

• Highlight Color: Smashbox Eyeshadow in Pronto

• Upper Lashline: MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

• Lower Lashline: Smashbox Eyeshadow in Pronto on the inner corner (& tearduct) & MAC Embark Eyeshadow on the outer lashline (also used NYX Dark Brown Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil as a base)

• Lower Waterline: MAC Engraved Eyeliner & MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

• False Eyelashes: Ardell Wispies

Lips

MAC Lipglass in Silly Girl

It's becoming more & more difficult to find eyeshadows, why? Because I have pretty much every shade! I tend to buy eyeshadows & when I go home, I found out that I have the same shade in several different brands. Shame I know! I wasn't in the mood for Urban Decay, Smashbox, or any other prestige brand at Ulta so, I headed to the Ulta Brand section. A few years ago, I bought some Ulta eyeshadows & they were pretty medicore in quality. I figured I'd give Ulta eyeshadows another try. I was testing out the eyeshadows & noticed how most of them were pigmented. They had an array of different colors & I even spotted a couple of matte formula eyeshadows. Ulta has stepped up their game! I've been wearing a lot of smokey neutrals this week so, I decided to pick up some neutral shades. I bought Milk Chocolate (light brown & matte), Sparks (red/brown shade with gold reflects), & Silk (light shimmery beige). I will be buying some more Ulta eyeshadows in the near future!

I went to MAC at the beginning of the week. I was a mission for a brown eyeshadow. I didn't have much time so, I just picked out Embark. When I got home, I thought the color was to dark for a look I wanted to create. I started to play around with the color & decided I love it! It's a matte deep brown that is perfect for a smokey neutal look & can even double as an eyebrow shade.

Yes, you guessed it...I could NOT stay away from hauling this week! I need to do the Project 10, but I'm a make-up artist & it's essential for me to purchase makeup...right? ;)
I went to Target again this week to buy more items from the ELF line. I went to another Target in my area in hopes to find the Total Face Brush. I did & bought 5 of them (I sold them out). I could look & tell that the brush was better than the white handled face brushes. Once I got home, I tested them out &  I was right. These brushes are much more softer than the standard ones. They are less dense than the regular ones, but still do a great job for all over powder. I also like to use them for applying blush. I would even use the special edition brush on my clients unlike the regular brush. If you are in Target, I would say to stock up on the Total Face Brush AND the Eyeshadow Brush! Next, I'll buy the bronzing brush (I think that's the other one?).

At Ulta this week, they had a special going on for Too Faced Cosmetics. They had a special mini kit that included a mini sized Too Faced Shadow Insurance & Lash Injection Pinpoint Mascara stashed away in the cutest metallic pink mini bag. I love anything miniature so, I couldn't pass this deal up! In fact, I bought two. I wanted to give my sister one of the mascaras & give one primer to my mom. I'm a fan of Urban Decay Primer Potion & L'oreal De-Crease, but always wanted to try Too Faced primer. I tried it a few times at the store before & I wasn't honestly impressed. It's hard to tell how good a primer is just judging from applying it on the back of your hand so, I thought this mini kit would be perfect to get so I can test it out without commiting to the full size primer. I'll do another post with what I think about Too Faced Shadow Insurance next week. While I was at Ulta, I also picked up another mini CHI 44 Iron Guard Spray & picked up some Ulta Brand makeup from their 5 for $5 sale. I bought 4 glitter eyeliners & 1 mini lipgloss tin. The eyeliners are okay quality, I like to use them on my lower lashline. They don't go on very smoothly, but I don't mind using them. The lip glosses in the tin feel a bit grainy, but I like the color pay off.

Next, I went to Sally's for a new nail color & a new pair of lashes for myself. I bought Orly Prince Charming nail polish (reminds me of a OPI color that I had to return at Ulta a few weeks ago because it was old..the entire stock of that particular was old!) & Ardell #107 lashes. I LOVE Prince Charming! It's grey-brownish color with no shimmer (which I love).

I might do a post of the other makeup I purchased over the weekend. I found some frugal makeup finds in some unlike places. You'll be surprised!

I've been TRYING to cut back on my hauls, but ever since the grand opening of Ulta to the town next to me makes it so difficult! I'm trying to limit myself to going to Ulta to once a week instead of 2-3 visits per week. So far, so good! While I was at Ulta this week, I bought Urban Decay Surreal Skin Creamy Concealer in Hallucination & NYX Single Eyeshadow in Hot Orange. The only brands of concealer I've used are ARTISTRY, Stila, Cover Girl, & Hard Candy (review on this soon!) so, I'm relucent to trying new concealers. My favorite is ARTISTRY because it's the only concealer that is truly creamy so, when I saw Urban Decay's Surreal Skin 'Creamy' Concealer, I had to buy it & put it to the test. I've been using it for a couple days now. I like it, but it's more liquid-y in consistency than it is 'creamy'. It reminds me of my Stila concealer, but I like Urban Decay's better. One thing I really don't like is the fact that Urban Decay does not offer concealers for medium-darker skintones. I use lighter shade to highlight my eyes & the bridge of my nose, but they don't offer a shade that matches my skintone for blemishes or other imperfections. Other than that, it's a pretty good concealer. Is it worth $16? I would have to say no! Maybe, $8-10, but $16.

While I was at Sally's, I picked up 2 pairs of lashes & a nail polish. I haven't been buying many pairs of lashes for myself lately. Instead, I've buying lashes to stock up in my kits for my clients. I finally decided to pick some lashes for myself since I was getting tired of wearing my Ardell #120 Demi's. So, I picked up a pair of Ardell Wispies & Demi Wispies. I LOVE Wispies lashes! I only got one pair because that was the only one left! So, I got a pair of the Demi Wispies. They kind of remind me of the #120 Demi's, but just a tad bit bigger/longer. After I was done taking a picture of the lashes I was going to buy, I noticed how badly I needed to do my nails! So, I decided to pick up a nail polish by China Glaze. The color is VII. It's a dark non-shimmer purple color, it's gorgeous!