MAKE UP BAG

Since I published my Bathroom Bag of Beauty, I thought you might want to know what kind of makeup I use as well. I have had the same beauty regimen for years now and have mixed and matched products that work best for me. To describe my appearance, I'd like to say I am of mixed racial ethnicity's. I have big, dark eyes and naturally abnormally long eye lashes. I have a small mouth with pink, full lips and pale skin. I also was blessed with a small nose and eye brows that frame my eyes perfectly. Now, I'm going to explain to you, using pictures and captions, how I accent my God-given features. I like to go for the natural look on a daily basis, so this captures what I wear every day, not for special occasions. I will do a more done-up make up blog later on.

For my base, I use Urban Decay's Cream to Powder foundation. As I've said before, I have travelled all over the world and found this foundation works best for my skin. I have oily skin and some acne scaring from when I was younger. This foundation masks all of my scaring and gives me natural, flawless looking coverage. Some people like to use the brush that it comes with to apply it, but I found it to be easier to apply using my freshly-washed fingertips or a foundation sponge. Since my skin is fair, I used "Illusion" as my foundation color.

For my powder, I use (and swear by) this Urban Decay Surreal Skin Mineral Makeup. Since my skin has a tendency to get oily throughout the day, this powder works miracles on keeping it look fresh, diminishing the look of oily skin. It also gives your skin a perfect-looking natural glow. As if you were born with naturally perfect skin. This product seems to last me a very long time, longer than what I have found other powders last me. My daughter uses this product, too, and says that those who are worries about breaking out, will love this product. Your skin is able to breath since this product is a light, mineral powder, which will help in the prevention of acne and blackheads. The color I use is called "Illusion" as well.

For my eye browns, I like to fill them in a little bit to give them that extra thick look. This kit comes with miniature tweezers, wax (for applying it smoothly), and two different eye brow shades. It works really well and everyone else I have showed this product to, instantly fell in love with it. I have very dark hair and the color I use is "Brown Sugar."

I was shown this product by a family friend. My eye lashes are already extremely thick and long, so I wanted a mascara that doesn't clump them together like most other mascaras do. This Clinique Lash Doubling mascara made my eye lashes look like falsies. They are beautiful and never clumpy.

I have never liked eye liner pencils. I have used eye liner products from Benefit, YSL, MAC, etc. The few times I have used the pencil, I got a splinter on my eye from the wood and the other times it just seemed like a huge chore to keep sharpening the pencil. I ONLY use the twist up kind. This one in particular is my favorite, because it's really dark and brings out the gold/green flex in my brown/hazily eyes. It also goes on really smooth and lasts a lot longer than eye liner pencils. They have them in an array of different colors, but black is what I wear on a daily basis. I get mine at Vons, and I am sure they are available at any grocery store or Wal-mart.

For a lip gloss, I love all of the ones available at Bath & Body works! They all smell amazing and make my lips tingle. I am not a lip stick fan and prefer a natural, polished look.

For a chap stick, I really love the Restore & Revive combo by Blistex. Since I have started using it, my lips have never felt smoother! It has a bit of a shine, but no real color. It is available at any Wal-mart or grocery store for about $5-$6.

My Bathroom Bag of Beauty

I have tried every body wash there is for moisturizing. I have extremely sensitive skin, and it seemed like every other product would make me itchy. This Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Body Wash made my skin feel silky and smooth! It has a light, clean scent to it that leaves you feeling and smelling fresh all day long.

To keep the health and appearance of my teeth beautiful, I use Crest 3D White mouthwash twice a day after I brush. It doesn't burn your mouth like normal mouthwashes do. I am a coffee and tea drinker and found this is the best product to maintain the whiteness of my teeth.

I'd like to start off by saying this is NOT the only lotion I use. However, it is the most moisturizing lotion I have and have ever used. I travel from time to time, and have used things from all over the world and this is still my #1 product for extreme moisturizing all over my body. It smells great and is perfect as an every day lotion for people with regular to sensitive skin types (like me).

I have always had beautiful, thick, and long hair. I actually won best hair in high school, to be honest. I am in love with this product. It smells amazing and makes my hair clean, while still moisturizing my hair from my scalp to my ends.

Yon-Ka is one of my favorite beauty and skin care brands. It is from Paris and is sold mostly in high end spas or beauty stores. I use this particular product for many different things. Its main use if for eye make-up removal. It takes off all of the access oils and black smudges that I found most other make-up removers leave behind.

I brush my teeth with this twice a day. It cleans, whitens, and protects my teeth all 24 hours of the day!

I used to have bad acne when I was younger, and used very expensive, harsh face washes and cleansers. As my bad acne subsided and I just had some blackheads and a few blemishes around my monthly cycle, I started using this product. It gently cleanses and maintains my skins clarity. It leaves my skin soft while still battling the bacteria and dirt that cause blackheads and pimples.

Okay, so this is one of my biggest secrets. MANY salons say that this product has wax in it that sticks onto your hair. I have used this product for a while now, and nothing "waxy" has been found in my hair. If it does contain a minimal amount of wax for shine, I have not found it to be even the least bit damaging. It makes my hair feel refreshed and extremely soft. The bigger secret here though, is that I use this to shave as well. Odd, I know, but since I have such sensitive skin, I tried to use everything I could find that would prevent razor burn, ingrown hairs, and bumps. I have used every single shaving cream on the market, and ALL of them dry my skin out and make me unbearably itchy. I use this in every area that needs shaving and it makes my skin moisturized and I rarely ever get any kind of razor burn. One last thing about this product, is that is smells amazing! I use a lot of different products on my hair to make it as pretty as possible, and this scent is the strongest of all of them and is the scent most complimented on.

This is my #1 product for my hair. Definitely my secret weapon in the hair world. After conditioning my hair with Pantene, I put a layer of this on my head. I leave it in for 5 minutes and then rinse my hair. My hair literally feels like SILK! It also has that salon shine that everyone wants to achieve for cheaper at home. This product is about $12.00, but is priceless to me.

I am mixed with Mexican and Italian. Let's face it, my hair is not just thick on my head and eye lashes. It is thick EVERYWHERE else, too. So, the places I don't have the guts to wax, get shaved with this amazing Gillette Fusion razor. I refuse to use anything. It's a 5 blade razor and works wonders in removing all of my unwanted female hair.