Mini Haul from Shoppers

Today I went to Shoppers after work and got the following



L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara in Black Brown ($9.99 CDN)
Maybelline Mineral Power Concealer in Beige Medium 2-4 ($7.99 CDN)
Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in Metallic Shimmer ($4.49 CDN)

Everything I got was on sale..I have never tried any mascara other than black or rather blackest black. I guess if someone wants to create a more natural, not so bold eye look they can opt for black brown. I have been wanting to try this concealer for a long time and lets see how it turns out.
I love this lipstick shade. Most of the Rimmel products were on sale at Shoppers drugstore. Now that I am home I feel like I should have also got the Rimmel lipstick in Vintage..for $4.49 its an awesome deal.

Swatch of Rimmel's Metallic Shimmer

Aspirin Mask

I guess my acne is not very severe but there is at least one blemish 60% of the time and I really hate it. I have tried humpty number of acne control stuff ranging from Aspirin mask to Clinique. My skin reacts very well initially to the acne control product but after a while it stops working. Now I am trying this Aspirin mask twice every week and its been working pretty good**knock wood**..I really hope this doesn’t stop working eventually.

What I use to make the mask

3 Aspirin tablets (preferably uncoated)

½ tbsp Honey

Water to dissolve Aspirin

First I take the Aspirin and add just enough water for the aspirin to dissolve. Then I add ½ tbsp Honey and mix it well. I apply this mix all over my face and leave it for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes I rinse with warm water while exfoliating at the same time.

Aspirin mask makes by skin super soft and clean. Aspirin has salicylic acid which is one of the main ingredient in many acne control products. This can be little drying so I make sure to put a lot of moisturizer after this. The honey in the mask also helps in moisturizing. Also, another important thing is to use this mask only in the nights. I read somewhere that the skin becomes very vulnerable to sun damage after using any product which contains salicylic acid. So there you go a simple, cost effective mask for those with problematic skin like mine.

ELF Drama

Check out Emily's YT video on how to achieve a $2 smokey eye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18RTvazQAHE


I love all her videos. She is amazing.

I have the ELF quad in Drama and I thought I will give this look a shot and this is how it turned out to be. I did not have the ELF's base and used NYX black bean instead. By the way this is my first attempt to try out a smokey eye look. And I was very lazy I just tried on one eye:P just so that I can put a picture on my blog

Neutral Eyes

This is what I wore to work today. Please excuse the unkempt brows.




Products used

L'oreal Adventurous the lighter shade all over the lid
NYX Dark Brown on the crease
NYX Champagne under the browbone
Maybelline Quad in Mocha Motion- The Brow Bone shade on the inner corner of my eyes
Wet n Wild Eye liner pencil in Bronzed- I was in a hurry and didn't do my liner properly:((
ELF Eye Lash Curler
Maybelline Define-a-lash volume mascara

My very small lipstick/lipgloss collection

I used to be a chapstick girl sometime back...this is my small still growing lipstick/lipgloss collection. Some of the products I have were recommended by Youtube Gurus..some I picked it up just like that..and there are some which I regret buying.

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L'oreal Aishwarya's Beige- This is very sheer for me. My lips are pigmented and this doesn't show on my lips. I regret buying this even though I like the texture of this lipstick. I might probably buy another color in the same line. I heard the one with Eva Longoria is good.

Rimmel Airy Fairy- This is my favorite lipstick...its a very nice pink lipstick

NYX- Thalia, Rea, Frosted Beige. I feel Thalia is very similar to Rimmel's airy fairy. Rea is a good nude shade. It can just erase your lips. So I top it with a peachy lipgloss.
Frosted Beige is too frosty for me. Its okay..not too great

ELF- Cool Coral is one of their Mineral lipsticks. I love this color, its very different from the rest of the shades that I have.

MAC- My only MAC lipstick- Capricious. I don't know what I was thinking when I got this. Of all the good MAC lipsticks, I had to get this:X. I guess I was a MAC illiterate at that time when i got this lipstick. This lipstick is not all that bad..just that there are way too many other good MAC lipsticks for which I could have spent my $14..anyhooo

Cover Girl- Golden Apricot- I just got this because it was on sale for 3.99$ CDN. I ended up liking this coppery, golden color lipstick.

NYC- Pink Gold, 410B- Pink Gold is a beautiful pink lipstick with golden undertone, 410B is a dark kinda brown shade..one thing I don't like about NYC lipsticks is that it is very drying.

Lancome- Sugared Maple- I don't even remember how this got into my collection. I guess I got this free somewhere in a fair. I hate this lipstick.

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Oh well..My lipgloss collection is even smaller than my lipstick collection.

I love ELF's lipgloss in Goddess and Malt Shake. Although it doesn't stay longer on my lips its well worth my $1. I also like their liquid lipsticks- Baby lips and Ruby Slipper.

I only have one NYX lipgloss- real nude. This is a very nice pinky nude lipgloss and it smells very good too. I should get more of these..time for a cherry culture haul:)

Clinique's Moisturing gloss- Lilac and Ginger. I love both of them. I got these a long time back at one of the CCO's for $9 I guess.

NYC- Pick Sand. It's a basic sheer peachy lipgloss. To me this is a okay lipgloss. I like to use this once in a while

Rimmel- Delirious- Since I did not have any darker lipgloss I had to get this. This is super shiny but very thick.

Revlon- Life is a Peach. I got this after seeing Xteeener's videos
(http://www.youtube.com/user/xteeener). She uses this gloss very often. This is a very nice peachy lipgloss, not very sticky at all...I love the texture of this lipgloss. I love xteeener's videos. I have learnt a lot from her.

Mary Kate & Ashley- Rumor- I hate this lipgloss..It looks pink but when applied it looks silvery..very sticky and frosty.

What I'm using right now tag!!!

Just thought this would be a fun tag to do..

HAIR

Shampoo- Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine Shampoo

Conditioner- Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine Conditioner

Hair Mask- Pantene pro v deep conditioning treatment

Styling Products- Biosilk,Garnier leave in conditioner,Garnier sleek and shine anti frizz serum, Finesse hair spray,Tresemme heat protecting spray


BODY

Body Wash- Olay body wash, trying out some of LUSH soaps-Ring of roses,Sexy peel

Body Moisturizer- St Ives, Johnsons baby oil

Anti Perspirant- Dove stick

Fake Tan- yeahhh right!!


FACE

Makeup Remover- Neutrogena Eye makeup remover, Rimmel Eye makeup remover, Baby wipes

Cleanser- Cetaphil Oily Skin cleanser

Exfoliator- Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit scrub, Clean and Clear Morning burst facial scrub, Origins Never a Dull Moment

Mask- Queen Helene's Mint Julepe Mask, Aspirin+Honey mask (loving it at the moment)

Moisturizer- Olay Complete Moisturizer for combination skin


MAKEUP

Primer- Rimmel Fix and Perfect

Foundation- Everyday Minerals, Studio Fix NC42

Concealer- Searching for a good concealer..right now using MAC select cover up,EDM sunlight and Intensive medium concealer,ELF cover stick in light

Powder- MAC MSF in Medium Dark, Finishing dust from EDM

Blush- EDM Apple, Cover girl cheekers

Bronzer- Not a big bronzer person yet..if I use bronzer I use Wet n Wild bronzer in Medium Dark or NYC All over bronze glow color wheel

Highlighter- Rarely wet n wild highlighter shade in Stike a Pose Rose

Eyebase- UDPP

Eyeshadow- Coastal Scents,NYX

Eyeliner- Revlon colorstay liquid and pencil

Curler- ELF curler

Mascara- Cover Girl Lash Blast..my all time favorite

Lipstick- Rimmel Airy Fairy, NYX,ELF liquid lipstick

Gloss- Revlon life is a peach,NYX round lip gloss

Nail Varnish- NYC Color