My September 2012 Beauty Favorites

Hope you're all doing well! Aside from being a boba feen, I'm a total makeup junkie! Sharing is caring and I'd love to share my September faves with you.

I watch a whole lot of YouTube and I heard tons of gurus raving about Maybelline Color Tattoos. My daughter and I went to Ulta and purchased Bad to the Bronze, Pomegranate Punk, and Bold Gold for $6.99. I loved Pomegranate Punk so much that I decided to go to Target to purchase Tough as Taupe and Too Cool for $5.84. My 2 faves are Tough as Taupe and Pomegranate Punk. I love the consistency of this product. It can be worn alone or act as an eyeshadow base to help make colors really POP!

What I typically do with Pomegranate Punk is apply it slightly above my crease with my finger, pat Cranberry eyeshadow by MAC over it, then define my outer crease with Smut, also by MAC. It looks so beautiful! Forgive me for the photo I took for Tough as Taupe. It really doesn't do the cream shadow justice. I've heard so many great things about this shade but honestly, when I first opened the pot I thought it was a little funky! It looks a little muddy - like a mud mask you would put on your face. Lol. However, when I applied it onto my eyelid I was pleasantly surprised by how it turned out. Again, you can wear it alone or use it as a base. When I use this shade I use neutral tones, blues, or purples. It's really versatile. I liked Bad to the Bronze also, but for me personally the color was hard to work with. It reminds me a little of MAC's Woodwinked, which I love. The problem for me is I feel my eyes always need a little more definition because they are small and... not so great. ; / When I do use Bad to The Bronze I use a dark brown shadow such as Embark, Brun or Mystery by MAC and a matte black from my Sleek palette to further accentuate. I'm a big fan of this product. I just wish they had testers so I didn't have to purchase all the other shades that I didn't really like.

My next fave is Avon's Bronzing Pearls.

I saw this product in a tutorial done by Sam Chapman of Pixiwoo. It looked like something I would love since I'm a bronzer and shimmer freak. Thankfully we have a sweet little Avon lady at work! Lol. I purchased it and love it! What you do is you take a brush and you swirl it around in the pearls in the container to pick up some color then sweep it on to your cheeks. The photo on the left is in the shade Bronzed and the photo to the right is in the shade Sunkissed. I use Bronzed as a bronzer and Sunkissed as a highlighter. It gives a subtle touch of sun and shimmer in a subtle way.  It has a scent to it that I am not too fond of. It sort of smells tropical...if that makes sense. Lol. Almost like coconut rum? Haha! I'm not a big fan of those scents, but I like the product so much that I definitely can get passed that. : ) The cost is normally $10.99 but the catalog that I purchased it from was having a special. It was buy one get the second one for $1.99. It was a steal!

My next fav is something I received in my August Glam Bag. It is Eclos Anti-aging Cellular Activator Face Serum and Eclos Restorative Cream. I love these products because I love anything that is anti-aging and anything that makes my skin look better. I have very sensitive skin and my skin will typically show a reaction within 24 hours. Fortunately for me, my skin loves Eclos. According to the website, these products are enriched with something called PhytoPlex24, which are plant extracts, vitamins, and antioxidants that work with plant stem cell technology to help reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, amd tired skin. This information was extracted from eclosbeauty.com. Do I feel like this product does what it claims? Yes, I do. I have fine lines under my eyes and since I've been using these products, it definitely have seen a difference in my fine lines. I normally use these products for my eye area as I am using another skin care line for my day and night skin care regimen. The moisturizer is so rich and makes my skin feel well hydrated. I also occasionally use it under my makeup where I get dry patches and it makes my makeup look flawless and hydrated. I purchased Eclos from Walgreen, each for $19.99 each. Great bargain, right?!

My final fav for the month of September is my Chloe Paris perfume. My daughter and I were in Sephora one day testing perfumes and I came across this fragrance. It's funny because I remember smelling this perfume when I was a young girl and thinking it smelled like a "grandma" scent. Lol. When I smelled it this time around I just couldn't walk away. I sprayed it and told myself that if I really like it I can always purchase it another time. When we met my husband outside of the store I asked him what he thought of it and he said it smelled good, so I went back right away to purchase it! I have to tell you..It's a pretty penny! I bought the 1.7 fl oz for $90. The 1 oz was $65. I was originally going for the $65 bottle but they were out. I liked the scent so much that I just went ahead and got the 1.7 fl oz. This fragrance has a musky rose scent. I know that doesn't sound appealing but it really does smell good! I feel as though the longer I wear it the better it smells throughout the day.

I hope you enjoyed my September favorites! Please email me for any questions or comments! Hope this was helpful and enjoyable!

Have a blessed one!