Monday, February 17, 2014

Makeup Starter Kit/ Best Makeup for Beginners

Yesterday I bought a 16 year old a bday gift and it inspired me to make this post red is face, blue is eyes, and lips are purple! All Drugstore Products!
Concealer - Covergirl and Olay Concealer balm, this is creamy and easy to apply. It is formatted like a lip stick. I have extremely dark circles and this gives a medium to full coverage. ~ $8
Foundation - Maybelline BB cream, I rarely buy doubles of a product but I have this one! It is easy to apply (even for the inexperienced), light on the skin and doesn't make skin look cakey. I love this in the summer time or when I just want a light coverage. ~ 8$
Powder - Rimmel Stay Matte Not Flat Pressed Powder in Translucent. This product mattifies the skin, but doesn't leave it dual looking. It has no coverage because it is translucent but it does leave skin nice and matte for around $4.
Bronzer - I have two in mind for this category; a light and a dark. The lighter of the two would be the Essence's Bronzer in 01 Natural, this is best used on pale people, ~ $5. Then, number two is revlon's photo-ready  bronzer, which is for light or dark completions, depending on how much you apply. I enjoy both of these but the Essence one smells great and the Revlon on is a whopping $12, unless you find it at Big-lots for $3.50 like I did. Keep your eyes on the look out to get a deal!
Blush - CoastalScents 10 Blush Palette. Holy Cow can anyone say pigmentation and variety! This product comes with ten huge blushes that are all different, this will last you years and the packaging is so durable, totally worth the $16 considering most drugstore blushes are around $8.
Highlight - E.L.F. Essential Shimmering Facial Whip. This smells like fruit flavored hard candy and is only $1. Be careful not to use this on areas with large pore because it will make them appear larger but this is a nice highlight for a forehead, cheekbones, and a Cupid's bow.
Eyeshadow Primer - E.L.F. Eyelid Primer in Sheer, $1 and does the job. Increases longevity of your eyeshadow throughout the day. This is a product I have bought probably 4-5x which is a BIG DEAL!
Eyeshadows - Wet n Wild Shadows $2 for singles, $3 for trios, and $5 for 8 pan palettes. Nice pigmentation, soft, nice color variety. You can go basic, smokey, or " natural"  with these shadows. I have bought the trio sweet as candy two times now.
Liquid Liner - L.A. Colors Professional Series Liquid Liner. I have bought this twice, it is extremely liquids, lasts forever, great pigmentation, and is easy to apply. And usually only $1 at the dollar tree. Be careful to only use this on your upper lash line though because it is not at alllll waterproof!
Eyeliner - Rimmel Scandeleyes Waterproof  Kohl Eyeliner in black and nude. These glide on with ease and stay put! Use the nude color in your waterline to make your eyes appear larger. ~$4
Mascara - Maybelline Falsies mascara ~$5 and Essence I Love Crazy Extreme Volume Mascara ~5$
Lipstick - Maybelline Color Whispers ~ 5$.  Easy to apply. No lip liner necessary!
LipStain - Essence Stay Matt Lip Cream ~$3 Great longevity, not an uncomfortable matte lip product, smooth. This starts as a cream and then dries almost to a stain.
Hopefully someone finds this useful! :)

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