Hey everyone! Today on the blog I want to discuss some of my absolute favorite products at the moment. I was going to do my favorite makeup products for the entire face, but decided that would be a liiitttle long. So, we're going to focus on the eyes today. Because my last post was so long, I'm not going to ramble. Let's just get right into it.
First up, is one of my absolute obsessions at the moment. The Lavish Palette by Anastasia Beverly Hills. If you are really into makeup, you probably already know all about this. But for those of you who are not familiar, let me introduce you to this bad boy right here. I first saw the advertising for this palette all over Instagram back in August. I was immediately taken by it and knew it had to be mine. I finally got my little hands on it back in October, (it took so long because there is not a stand alone Sephora anywhere near me), and I could not be happier.
Please excuse how dirty it is. I have used this palette A LOT since I got it. And how could I not? Look at those colors! All the colors are really warm and absolutely beautiful. For me, my favorite feature is my eyes. Because I have blue eyes, I always gravitate to the more orange-y colors to really make the blue pop. However, these colors would look stunning on every eye color! Let's take a closer look...
Cream is a light, matte shadow. It has more of a yellow undertone. It works perfectly as a base for your other colors, or as a highlight in the inner corner of your eye or under your brow. Very good color payoff.
Antique is a dusty gray satin finish shadow. I love this color, however, the color payoff from this shade is terrible. Maybe it's just the brush I'm using, but I have to constantly dip back into the color and pack it on for what seems like forever. Again, I love this shade. The color payoff just isn't there.
Rum Cake is a light brown satin shadow. This shade is beautiful, and works great as an all over shade. The color payoff is amazing.
Moss is a light green satin shadow. This is a nice pop of color for the palette and the color payoff is great.
Truffle is a dark brown satin shadow. This color could lean more towards a shimmer, but not quite. I love this color to warm up the crease or outer corner of the eye. And the color payoff is really good.
Ballet is a light pink shadow with subtle silver micro glitter in it. It comes off more as a matte shade for me though. Just like Cream, I love to use this shade as a highlight. It's nice to have the option between a pink highlighter shade and one that leans more yellow. And the color payoff is great.
Orange Soda is a light orange matte shadow. I absolutely love this color. This and Sienna are my two favorites in this palette. This is the perfect transition shade in your crease, and the color payoff is really great.
Sienna is a burnt orange matte shadow. This is the color that drew me to this palette. It is the perfect crease color. It really warms up your look. It is super blend-able and it can be as light or as dark as you want it to be. The color payoff on this is fantastic.
Pink Sapphire is a mid-tone pink shimmer shadow. This is not as shimmery as the Urban Decay shadows though. I really love this shade, but it is one of those you have to be careful with. It can make you look really sleepy and/or washed out. I always make sure I have a good highlighting concealer under my eyes when I wear this one. Again, color payoff is great.
Black Diamond is a black shimmer shadow. Again, not as shimmery as the Urban Decay shadows. Also, this isn't a true, true black. It comes off as more of a charcoal color. Super blend-able, and gives a nice shimmer to your look. Color payoff is good.
Overall, I give this palette a huge thumbs up. If you do not own this already, drop what you're doing and run out and get it. This is only sold on the Anastasia Beverly Hills website: www.anastasia.net, or at a stand alone Sephora (not the ones inside JCPenney).
Next up is my absolute favorite liquid liner - L'Oreal Carbon Black Lineur Intense - Felt Tip. This stuff is amazing. It does have a felt tip, which is my preference. I know a lot of people prefer the brush tip applicator, but I really like the felt tip. I feel like I have more control over what I'm doing. If you're a beginner with liquid liner, I would definitely suggest starting out with a felt tip. I've tried multiple brush tip liquid liners, but I always come back to this one. It is the blackest of black. It stays on allllllll day, and doesn't break up/wear off at all. If you're in the market for a liquid liner, I would suggest trying this one. You can find this at every drugstore, Walmart, Kmart, Target and Ulta.
This is what I call a Holy Grail product. This is literally the ONLY mascara I own. This is the Jordana Best Lash Extreme Volumizing Mascara. I cannot tell you how many different mascaras I've tried over the years (a whole freakin' lot), and this is the best one I have ever used. It is super black, and has a very large straight brush. The formula of this mascara is not too thin, not too thick and doesn't clump up your lashes at all. I put on two coats of this and my lashes are as long and thick as they've ever been. But the best part - it's only $2.99 at Walgreen's. Yes, it's that cheap. Again, drop what you're doing and RUN to get this product. You can only find it at Walgreen's though. FYI - It's usually in a teeny tiny display on a corner of the beauty counter. I'm only telling you because it took me 20 minutes to find it in there when I first went looking for it, haha.
The following pictures show all the above mentioned products!
So those are my favorite makeup products for the eyes. I'm sorry for not getting swatches of the Lavish Palette for you guys. If you would like to see swatches of all the colors, or if you have any questions, just let me know in the comments, or on my Facebook page (Beautymark). Hope you all have an amazing Thanksgiving week! I will be posting again later this week, so check back soon!!
XOXO - Tabitha
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