Distinctive Makeup

Wet n Wild Color Icon Collection Eyeshadow Set-Comfort Zone: Retails for about $5, got mine for $4!  Behaves like a high end shadow.  Review here.

Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel:  Retails for $24.50, though this will last me approx. 7 months.  Great for my oily skin and absorbs quickly.

Benefit-Coralista: Retails for $28, though I first got one as a free sample and then got my large size via makeup swap with a friend.  I love the gold sheen mixed in, though it does accentuate pores.  Smells good, too!

Buxom-Amplified Lash Mascara: Retails for $22, though I got a mini size for free in a set.  The regular Buxom lash is my go-to, but I like this new one because of the wand.  It might be a bit gimmicky, but I think there is a difference in the results.  After I get a full sized one, I will use the wand in the regular Buxom Lash tubes (which are $19).

Too Faced-Eye Love Palette: This was a 500 point perk from Sephora, though I have seen listings on Amazon and ebay for around $35.  Review here.

Too Faced-Glitter Glue:  Retails for $18.  Great for loose shadows/glittery shadows in prevention of fallout without creating a foiled effect.

Too Faced-Sweet Dreams Palette:  Retails for $52 and was an extraordinary value!  Review here.

Urban Decay-15th Anniversary Palette:  Retails for $55 and was worth it.  This luxe LE item had all brand new colors in it.  Review here.

Urban Decay-15th Anniversary 24/7 Eyeliner Set: Retails for $92, though I received this in exchange for doing my bf’s taxes.  Still a great value considering that you would pay $255 for all of these pencils individually (also, I did not own any previously).  Midnight Cowboy is one of my favorite lower lashline pencils.

Sephora Collection Pro Lash & Eyebrow Comb: Retails for $10 and is totally worth it!  There are metal teeth on the lash comb side and it is so much better than plastic teeth.  It separates lashes wonderfully and I think it is going to last for quite a while.

Honorable Mentions: Laura Mercier’s Baked Eye Color in Black Karat, Milani’s Baked Blush in Luminoso, Fyrinnae’s Pixie Epoxy, LORAC’s 3D Multiplex Palette, Too Faced’s Natural Eye Palette.

Eyes: First, I started off with my regular base of UDPP in Eden.  Then, I dabbed on a bit of Fyrinnae’s Pixie Epoxy.  On the inner corner of my eye is Urban Decay’s Midnight Cowgirl.  On the middle of the lid is Vincent Longo’s Wet Diamond Eyeshadow in Tempest Bronze.  On the outer third of my eye is Urban Decay’s Cobra.  On my upper lashline is Urban Decay’s 24/7 Liner in Perversion; I topped it off with their glitter liner in Baked.  On my waterline I used Sephora’s nano liner in Pure White. On my lower lashline is Urban Decay’s 24/7 Liner in Baked.  My highlighter is a light sweep of Victoria’s Secret Beauty Rush Baked Shadow in Glow Gold.  I used Maybelline’s Greatlash topped with Buxom Lash on my eyelashes.