April/May Beauty Favs

It's that time again! Monthly favorites! A few items that I use are the same every month so I'm just going to stick the newer ones in this blog.  Alright let's get into it...

I signed up for a makeup subscription service called Ipsy probably about 2 years ago and I love it. It sends you 4 to 5 makeup items whether it be blush, lipstick, brushes, bronzer, lotion, etc. You also receive these products in a (usually) cute makeup bag. The May bag came with a full size eyebrow pencil from Chella which I love! I got it in the color tantalizing taupe and it's perfect for creating darker dramatic eyebrows. The consistency is a little bit waxy to hold your brows in shape. Definitely going to repurchase when I run out!

Next eye item is one that's been repurchased already but for some reason I don't think I've put it in a monthly favs. Its the Physicians Formula eye booster eyeliner. I had it in black but that dried out so I bough it in dark brown. The color is really good, but you definitely need an eye primer on your lids to keep the color from transferring which happens if you tend to get oily eyelids.

The L'oreal Telescopic Carbon Black mascara is one of my top mascaras. It lengthens lashes like crazy! I use a columnizing mascara along with this one because I like my lashed to be long and thick looking.

Two lip favorites! Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector in 01 and Almay Smart Shade Butter #20 Pink-Light. The Almay lip butter is super nourishing and gives a really nice natural light wash of color. It smells really good too, like vanilla/cake. Clarins lip perfector does a great job at making the lips look full and healthy and shiny (but not in a bad way).

For the face now...the Ofra blush in Paradise Pink is a really pretty darker pink with a tiny bit of sparkle to it. You only need a little bit otherwise you'll end up making your cheeks look like a clowns.

For bronzer the Too Faced Chocolate Soleil in Medium/Deep has been really great. It smells like chocolate which is amazing and it's matte which is a must for a good bronzer. Lorac's Tantilizer also has another really good bronzer in it. The highlighter that comes in the duo is another favorite of mine. It gives the cheeks a pinky-gold glow to them.