I’ve made a few beauty purchases lately if you will. Is there anything as exciting as walking into a Sephora with $30 (nay, $100?!) to spend? Dear Lord, someone put this girl out of her misery because YES THERE’S A MILLION THINGS MORE EXCITING THAN THAT. But dammit, I do love me a new beauty purchase. I think I just heard Carly Simon singing in the background… Shut your mouth, Carly. This song is about me.
One. This new liquid lipcolor. I’ve been really into the nude lip for the past few months. No matter how much I love a red, or something else equally bold, the nude feels more me. I also like that I don’t need to apply it perfectly or with a lipliner for it to look decent. Who’s got time for that?! It stays on long and doesn’t make my lips feel super dry like some matte lipsticks can do. I’m wearing it in the color hemp in these pictures.
Two. This foundation. I didn’t think I’d be a powder foundation girl. Who am I kidding? I’ve really only learned a bit about makeup in the past year or two so pigeon-holing myself as any sort of “fill-in-the-blank girl”?? Please, Bridget. Please. With that said, I never really gave it a try and thought that if you had dry skin you should stay away from it (and I do have dry(ish) skin). With that said, I so rarely do the liquid foundation because it feels like a lot of work and just a lot of makeup for an everyday look, so I was basically doing a bit of concealer and not much else. So, I bought this, used an exfoliator, and then gave it a try (after moisturizer). I love it. Assuming my face doesn’t turn to sandpaper in the dead of winter, I’ll continue with this. I bought this brush to apply and it does a really nice job.
Three. This dry shampoo. I have used several different dry shampoos and I feel like they’re all fairly equal. Oribe ($$) to Batiste ($). This one comes in at like one and a half money signs but SMELLS SO GOOD. A sort of musky, spicy scent that I catch a whiff of when I turn my head fast. Aside from getting whiplash attempting to smell it all the time, it’s great. It does the job I expect dry shampoo to do. It’s not magic–meaning it doesn’t give me huge hair (which is always what I want dry shampoo to do) but the above is day 2 hair with this in it. I’ll take it.
An aside: still using this for my brows every day and have barely made a dent in the pot.
{and my skincare routine which is, more or less, the same!}
oh my goodness- you look so pretty in these pictures!! what is that top? chambray anything, I must have it! your beauty purchases are clearly successful!
xo, Brittany
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thanks brittany! the top is an oldie from gap!
hey gal pal! I am always on the hunt for the next best dry shampoo and I have to share that LivingProof is THEEEEE best ever. I buy the smaller size (around $12) and it’s the best there is and smells amazing. A must try!
i’ve never tried it but i see it all over the place. i will give it a try. thanks kristen!
You are looking gorgeous. Love your hair in these pics! I’m right with you. I’m 32 and I feel like I’m still figuring out makeup… despite having worn it for almost 20 years. In fact, I just ordered a few new products to try to see if I can up my game in the eye makeup department. I’m the opposite of you. I wore Bare Minerals powder foundation for years (the loose powder kind) and eventually got tired of it and switched to liquid foundation. I’m loving Smashbox Studio Skin 15 hr foundation.
If you want volume in your hair, you’ve GOT to try Sally Hershberger 24K Root Envy. You spray it at the roots before blowdrying and it gives SO much volume, without making your hair feel stiff. It also smells amazing (I’m really picky about scents in products.) It’s pricey but I’ve had the same bottle for almost a year now and I use it a few times a week. Definitely give it a try!
http://www.sephora.com/root-envy-ultimate-root-boost-P397278
i’m so interested in that root spray!! thanks for the link.
Oooh, that dry shampoo is intriguing. I use Batiste after trying several (all $), but they don’t have a scent I love.
I only recently started wearing tinted moisturizer, but I found one I LOVE. It’s from the Balm, and it’s called Balm Shelter (they have cutesy names). It’s not that expensive but evens me out while feeling like nothing on my skin (well, except for moisturizer). I would recommend Light or Lighter than Light because it does oxidize a little over the course of the day. I’m obsessed.
You look gorgeous as always! Thanks for the post!
Looks like you made some great purchases, and I don’t know what your talking about, walking into Sephora with money to spend would sure excite me!!
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Kevin Murphy Powder Puff is incredible as a dry shampoo/volume maker. I was actually shocked when the hair stylist put it on my head and my hair grew about 3 inches. Highly recommend!
i just watched two tutorials on that product. OBSESSED.
I am going to be another and say the living proof volume blast is amazing. A friend of mine actually had it with her at a wedding and I used it was like THIS IS INCREDIBLE! If nothing else, go try it out in the store. I promise you, it will give you the volume you are looking for.
Now, it looks like I need to go try that foundation. I dropped my powder on the floor a few weeks ago and have been too lazy to try to find something else. I live BE, so this looks to be a good one to try!