January Favorites

Can we just take a second in “awe” of how quickly January went by! I feel like yesterday we were just celebrating the New Year.  Now it’s February with six more weeks of winter left, and I am okay with that!  

Alright, so now that the shock has passed, I thought it would be a good day to sit down and talk about my favorite beauty products for the month of January.  I don't have a lot, but what I do have is probably the products that I would definitely keep as a staple in my makeup collection/routines.

To start it off, I have two mascaras that I absolutely love!

   ·         The Revlon Bold Lacquer by grow luscious mascara ( a volume    and length mascara with bold definition) $7.99

   ·         Lights Camera Lashes by Tarte ( adds volume) $20.00

I’ve tried a lot of mascaras in my days.  It's something I use every day whether  I am wearing a full face of makeup, or not. These two products are pure gold to me. I love the results they give; they are blackest black and no clumping.

The next items I reached for a lot last month are from Nyx;

                                                                                                                                                                      

  ·         The illuminator in Ritualistic; this illuminator is just gorgeous. Need I say more!? A picture doesn't even do it justice.  It’s just one of those products you have to see in person to see its beautifulness. $8.99  

   ·   The Dream Catcher Palette “Dusk til Dawn”. If you're looking for a great drugstore eyeshadow palette, I'd say this is the one. I just love the neutral shades in this palette. They are super “velvety” and have good pigmentation. This palette comes with two matte shadows and eight shimmery shadows. You can't go wrong with the price of this pallette. $14.99

Now if you haven't heard of the brand Milani , grab your car keys, get in your car and drive to your nearest Kroger/Walgreens/CVS and grab a bunch of their products! For the price, you will not be disappointed. They just recently came out with a new line of color statement moisture lipsticks in matte finish; $5.99. These come in eight gorgeous colors; Matte Innocence (pinky nude), Matte Naked (medium nude), Matte Blissful ( blush pink), Matte Orchid ( fuchsia), Matte Glam ( grape purple), Matte Passion ( red with orange undertones), and Matte Confident (Brick Red). Now, let me just contain my excitement for a second here…. These matte lipsticks are amazing.  Super pigmented, matte and moisturizing.  The color I was reaching for and wearing a lot last month was the color "Blissful". I just love these lipsticks! 

And finally, last but not least the next product that I absolutely love is the Anastasia Brow Wiz.  Twenty one dollars seems like a lot of money when it comes to a brow pencil, however after hearing a lot...(and I mean almost every beauty guru out there talk about this brow pencil) I knew I had to bite the bullet, spend the money and try out this "supposedly" great product. Obviously, since I am mentioning it in this post, I now know what all the hype was about. To me personally, it was worth every pretty penny!

See, that wasn't a lot. If you made it to the end, thanks for sticking around and I hope you enjoyed reading what my favorite beauty products were for the month of January.