Showing posts with label benefitcosmetics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label benefitcosmetics. Show all posts

Wednesday, 4 December 2013

Where to Save Your Money on Makeup Products

                                         
So the holidays are just around the corner, and we all need a little extra cash for gifts, wine, food, winter expenses,wine, wine and maybe some mulled wine. So here is a list of swaps you can do in your makeup bag to give you a little wiggle room!

 PFFFT! Honestly...I don't even by Dior Mascara anymore it's Voluminous all the way, price isn't a factor.

 Only Problem With Garnier...can be slighlty sticky and has fragrance. Would set with powder on T-zone in summer months, winter you will probably be ok as most skin is drier anyways.

 In the wise words of Wayne Goss: " You can do a lot more with bad makeup and good brushes, than with good makeup and bad brushes." Real Techniques are amazing they are designed by a UK makeup artist who knows her stuff. The price is so affordable, I have bought multiple sets in each collection for my kit. Any other brush at this price point I have seen is garbage. So go real techniques or splurge on prestige brushes.

 Maybelline takes a little longer to set then Bobbi Brown, but if you give yourself an extra 30 seconds after drawing on your eyeliner - this will become your go to for gel liners. Sorry Bobbi - price isn't even a factor this, Maybelline just delivers.

Umm..serisously? I could hardly tell a difference when I picked up this NYX primer compared to the UD one I had been buying. I also buy the NYX primer in white ...another product that stays in my pro kit for under $10.00! Amazing!


Prestige Total: $208.00
Smart Girl Total: $62.00
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! AMAZING. $146.00 in savings. That sounds like a lot of eggnog to me!

Let me know if you would like a where to buy, or have any other drugstore products that captured your heart and saved your wallet!

Thanks for reading!

xx
sj
www.bastarachebeauty.com



Saturday, 16 November 2013

My Top 5 Favorite Makeup Lines

I carry a huge variety of products in my kit, from soo many different makeup lines; however, there are a few brands that pop up in my kit repeatedly. Here are my trusted go-to brands for different products :

Benefit: Great brightners, concealers, highlighters. Great line to give you a glowing complexion. Favorite Mascara!!!


Best of Benefit: They're Real Mascara, Benetint cheek & lip stain, Highbeam Highlighter, Erase Paste-under eye concealer, Hoola - bronzer, Watt's Up - Highlighter

 

Make Up Forever: Strong line all around, love their complexion products, lipsticks and eye makeup. Cannot go wrong with this line.

makeup forever



Best of Make Up Forever: HD Liquid Foundation, HD Microfinish Powder, HD Rouge Artist Natural, Aqua Eyes Eyeliner, Smoky Extravagant Mascara

 

 

NARS: Great line for a beautiful glow and flush and stunning lip products

NARS


Best Of Nars: Blush- Seduction, Highlighter- Albatross, Pro-Prime™ Light Optimizing Primer Broad Spectrum SPF 1, The Multiple-Orgasm


Urban Decay: Go to line for great colored and pigmented eyeshadows. Love the Naked Basic Matte Palette, staple in my kit!

Urban Decay




Smashbox: Beautiful line for the little extras that make all the difference. Great primers, brow products and love the sculpting kit.

Smashbox





Do you see any of your favorite products here? Or did I miss something from one of these lines that you love? Comment below. 

xx
sj
www.bastarachebeauty.com