Candlelight Glow makeup review

Hello my glowing fans! So, this is another awesome product by TOO FACED. A LONG time ago I purchased the other version of this, the invisible Candlelight Powder, which used to be sold is more of a highlighter, but now it's an all over powder which...I would think would be awful because there's glitter in it, but maybe the new one is different...anyway. This stuff is really beautiful. I think I may like it as much as the Lorac Luminizing Powder that I like so much. This is very pigmented and you can swirl your brush and get the pearly color with the pink, or you can just use one. I loved TOO FACED's face powders like this. Highly recommended.

Battle of the eye shadow primers!

Hello, gorgeous ones. There are many different brands of eye shadow primer and most of the ones I've tried are actually good, but here are my thoughts on a few. One of the most popular ones is the Urban Decay primer potion. It's probably the most popular and it's easy to understand why: It is packaged nicely, it applies easily and it comes in a few different colors. I honestly have nothing negative to say about it. It does the job. Another one I REALLY like is the TOO Faced Shadow Insurance. I find this one is a little more sticky when you apply it, so things REALLY meld with it and just stay put. Urban Decay's primer potion is sheerer, I find this to be more heavy duty.

I think those two are my favorites, but I have tried others. MAC Paint pots are popular, but I find that they are too oily to really do the job they're supposed to do most of the time. Also, I LOVE NYX Jumbo Pencils, but seeing people use them as the only eye shadow base/primer is weird to me because they definitely, definitely crease without a little help from another product. The NARS Smudge Proof Eye Shadow primer is also very good, but it's $5 more than the Urban Decay and $6 more than the TOO Faced, so...unless you just LOVE NARS, I'd go for the other two. Also, the Smashbox primer is okay as well, I just don't find it superior to the TOO Faced or Urban Decay and it's slightly more expensive. I hope you all prime your eyes and have sparkly eye shadow ALL NIGHT LONG :)!

TOO FACED Smokey Eye Palette

Hello, gorgeous, smokey eyed, beauties! Today I want to talk about another Too Faced palette: The Smokey Eye Palette. Like the Natural Eye Palette, this palette is SO usable for night time looks, for every day looks, it's just a product that is SO worth the money. The day colors are really gorgeous. "Firefly" is a beigy, silvery color. This is the only color that I wish applied a little better, but with primer and a few applications it's fine. "Cloves" is a terrific bronzy color. Too Faced does really good bronzy colors in general. "Up in Smoke" is the perfect, smokey, dark brown. I wet this color and use it as eyeliner every day. The Classic colors are also great. "White Lie" is a great silvery white color that applies very well. "Nice Ash" is a great silvery color, which also has the same sort of finish as Cloves, but silvery. "Smokin Hot" is a great matte black color that you can use in any look as liner, the crease, etc. The Fashion colors are great too. "In a Flash" is a shimmery silver that is very pigmented and applies great. "Smoking Jacket" is a gorgeous, gorgeous, purpley-navy color that looks amazing over a the matte black shadow and gives it an awesome texture. "Smolder" is a great matte, dark blue. This palette is just great, I highly recommend it! Check it out on Sephora!

Too Faced: Natural Eye Collection (GOOD BUY)

Hello, gorgeous ones! Today I want to talk about a product that I don't normally rave about to people because its meant for everyday and I use it practically every day...but then I thought, "If I use this every day, and it always does what I want it to, doesn't that mean it's awesome?" So, the Too Faced: Natural Eye Collection is probably the product I use most when doing anything relating to my eyes. It comes with nine shades, all completely usable and amazing. It's rare to get a palette where every single shade can be used on a regular basis.

There are three rows of colors that are meant for different looks. The first row is for "Day" and has three matte colors that are all great. Velvet "revolver," the taupe, is great on the lid with "sexpresso,"the brown, in the crease, and "heaven," the pale beige/yellow, is probably the best highlighter color for a neutral look there is. It is matte, but reflects enough light without looking too shimmery. You could also use heaven on the lid. The "Classic" colors are more glitzy. "Silk Teddy," a gorgeous champagne shimmer, can be used on your life, as a highlighter on your cheekbones, it is just an amazing color. "Push-up," is a great bronze shimmer, perfect for a smokey eye look. "Erotica," is probably the brown shadow I use most because it is a silvery brown, which I prefer over a golden brown in the crease. The "Classic" colors are all more silvery in undertone. The "Fashion" colors are more golden and "Nude Beach" is literally just "Silk Teddy" with gold glitter in it. "Honey Pot" is a beautiful golden color that is very pigmented. It's the color I use least from this palette, but it's great if you like golds. "Cocoa Puff" is like a gold version of "Erotica," great for the crease or doing a smokey eye. I highly recommend this palette and frankly, all of the Too Faced palettes are great and worth the money. I will review the others I have eventually! Stay gorgeous!

Bronzer!

Hello, my gorgeous, beautiful, amazing fans! Because it's getting closer and closer to summer, today I want to talk BRONZER! Bronzer is probably one of the greatest inventions of all time. It can help contour your face, give you some color and generally improve life. There are a few really important tips I can give about bronzer. One of them took me years to realize, but the realization was worth the years of mistakes. It is really important to use a matte bronzer when contouring your face. I love to accentuate my beautiful cheekbones and contour my nose, and the mistake I used to make was using a bronzer with shimmer in it for this job. When contouring anything, it is SO important to use a matte bronzer, otherwise you'll get a shiny, orange nose! Don't get me wrong, I LOVE shimmery bronzers, but now I know to apply them above my initial matte bronzer and blend them together.

For my matte bronzer I use one by MAC, which is just called "matte bronze." It's a nice texture and goes on well. Honestly, it is hard to find a matte bronzer because so many companies primarily make bronzer with shimmer. How much shimmer and what specific color you like is up to you, but one of my favorite bronzers with shimmer is Pink Leopard from Too Faced. I like to apply this above my matte bronzer, and then put the Lorac highlighter I told you about, on the top of my cheekbones. Also, it has some pink tones in it, so it does the job of giving you the bronzed look and giving you a pink, healthy glow. I will say, this product is geared more towards lighter skin tones, so if you have a darker skin tone, or you just want a darker bronzer, I like Sun Bunny from Too Faced. They also make palettes with multiple colors in them that last an extremely an long time if you want different colors throughout the year. Can't wait till I get more of a tan and can REALLY get my bronze on!