friday favorites...

i am posting this early, i was working on it for tomorrow and since i need to post about Dylan's 8 month stats, i will do that tomorrow and do this today since it's finished :)

i decided to do today's friday favorites on my favorite makeups, since i love reading about what other people use and why they love it.

favorite primer:

smashbox photo finish. this stuff is amazing. i bought the tiniest bottle they had at Sephora.com over a year ago and i still have over half the bottle left. granted, i only use it probably like 3 times a week, but it lasts forever since you only have to use a tiny squeeze for your entire face. it makes your makeup stay on ALL day. seriously. doesn't budge.

favorite foundation:

maybelline dream matte mousse. i adore this stuff. it goes on like butter and isn't runny. i only use it under my eyes, around my nose and if i have blemishes. i don't put it on my entire face because i use a powder too and for me, both are too much in both time and feeling heavy so i only use it in the places that need a little extra coverage. it instantly wakes my eyes up and makes the redness around my nose fade.

favorite loose powder foundation:

laura mercier loose powder. this stuff is like gold for your face. not kidding. it is a tad on the expensive side, but i promise it's worth every penny. it's only at stores like sephora or ulta. i decided to try it after i had been using covergirl for years and never liked how my face looked with it on, it looked like i had chalk dust on my face and always felt cakey. this stuff makes my face look sleek and airbrushed and isn't heavy at all. it stays all day and doesn't feel like i am even wearing makeup. i can't say enough good things about this stuff. it's my favorite.

favorite eyeliner:

almay 18hr eyeliner in black brown. i have been using it since high school and i don't think i have ever fully gotten it off my eyes when i wash my face. it stays SO well. i never have to worry whether my eyeliner has disappeared throughout the day. i swear it's like putting your own tattoo eyeliner on. and it's cheap too which is amazing. 

favorite mascara:

clinique high definition mascara and maybelline falsies mascara. i love these mascara's both seperate, but i LOVE them together! i used to have eyelash extensions, and i loved how they made my eyes look, but they were super expensive and WAY too much maintenance. so i stopped filling them and decided to shop around for good mascara's when i came across clinique high definition mascara. i love this stuff by itself. it makes my eyes look awesome. i always put two coats on. but when i really want a defined look, i put a coat of maybelline falsies on top of a couple of coats of the clinique, and it looks amazing! everytime i do this someone asks me if i have fake eyelashes. both are amazing, especially together.

favorite eyeshadow:

physician's formula eye brightener. okay so it's not an eyeshadow, it's a brightener, but it's still my favorite. i just wear it alone, and put it all over my entire eyelid and on my brow bone and in the corner of my eye. never fails to make my eyes look brighter and naturally pretty. it's very simple, just a glow around my eyes, but i like it that way. i am not really into putting tons of color on my eyelids, and when i do its almost always neutrals. this stuff is fab.

favorite bronzer:

physician's formula bronze booster. i used to be a huge bronzer fan. i still am, but i have toned way down on using it. i only use it around my hairline (thank you Carmandy from What Not to Wear for that nice tip) it makes you look like you have a tan but without making you look like you are wearing a fake tan just on your face, if that makes sense at all? but anywho, this stuff is fabulous. it's organic and i love the color.

favorite blush:

NYC cheek glow. it's like 3 bucks, and i love it. it stays on all day, the color is perfect for my face, and again, it's cheap. i have tried lots of different brands of blushes, and this stuff works just as well as the others and costs half as much and you get twice as much. no brainer? i think yes!

favorite lipgloss:

victoria's secret beauty rush. i love all the pinks, but especially the light pinks, they are my favorite. and, they taste great too! i love these glosses because they stay on my lips for hours. it just feels more quality if that makes sense, there are some glosses i have purchased that feel like i am putting pure water on my lips and goes away. this stuff feels like dew on my lips, and i like that feeling. i guess it depends on your preference.

favorite nail polish: 

opi you don't know jaques. i ALWAYS get asked where i got my nail polish when i wear this stuff. seriously. it's the best color that goes with literally anything you wear. i adore it. and it looks super cute on toes too :)

p.s. quick tip, you can get a lot of the expensive stuff like the nail polish and the physican's formula makeup on amazon or ebay for like half the price. that's where i usually buy my makeup. not always, but they usually have some sweet deals.

happy weekend :)