Post Birthday Pick Me Up Makeup!

Hello loves! As some of you may know I had my 23rd birthday this past Saturday. I didn't do anything wild - I'm not a big crowds person. I did however spend both Friday and Saturday nights up quite late with friends and my amazing boyfriend. He got me roller skates and all the gear needed to skate! I am so excited.

Anyway. It was Sunday night around 10:30, I looked *rough* and really was just ready for an early night. This was not the plan. My lovely little sister (illknowwhereimgoing.wordpress.com) was coming back from her trip to Australia at 11:30 pm and I was to be meeting her at the airport. Needless to say I did not want to look as though I hadn't slept in 3 days when I saw her for the first time in 7 months! I wanted to look fresh and excited!

Here is a tutorial of the makeup I did that evening! I don't know why in my rush I decided "hey maybe I should make a tutorial" but I did! We ended up being late to pick her up but it was ok because she took FOREVER in customs!

This is my before face. It i neither clean nor moisturized. Just being honest.

I applied my foundation (Revlon Photoready in Ivory) using a sponge and applied concealer under my eyes. (Clinique Airbrush Concealer in 01 Fair)

Using my Lorac Pro palette I applied Lt Bronze and Champagne on my lid up to the crease. For this I used a MAC 231.

I then used a MAC 224 to blend Lorac Pro's Sable into the crease.

I then highlighted my brow bone with the White in my pro palette on a generic fluffy brush from makeup school. PS: My brows are rough. They had like.. 3 days of smudgey product in them since I, grossly, hadn't washed my face they hadn't come off.

The next thing I did was line my upper lash line with Etude House Line Nuance in Number 04 and my bottom water line with NYX pencil in Pearl.

I threw one some Mascara (Benefit They're Real) and some peachy blush (Milani Dolce Pink)

I throw on some lipstick and gloss and voila! I was done! Except. Then I decided the lipstick looked like I was trying too hard for how late at night it was.

So I took it off and put on my trust Clarins Instant Light Lip Perfector! This is a silly face to show off the makeup.

Can you tell I was over tired?

Voila! This is what I really look like when I went to see my sister! I find it a drastic but natural looking change compared to my hagard before pic.

It was awesome seeing her again. Matt bbq'd us some burgers even though it was closer to 1 am by the time we got back to  my place. She was only there the one night and had her lovely friend Meg with her. Unfortunately, I had to work at 9 am the next day. :(

I will post my "birthday haul" when everything comes in the mail! Although, let's be honest. I bought most of it myself!

My Collection!

Hello again lovelies! Today I had to clean and organize my makeup kit before travelling to the wedding this weekend. I thought it was the perfect opportunity to photograph my collection. I broke it down into sections and in each section I will mention some of my favorite products!

 These are my high end palettes! My favorites here are of course my Lorac Pro which I just recently got as a present from a Random Acts of Makeup girl and my Naked 2.

These are my drugstore palettes, my 5 shadow palettes, and my big palette from makeup school. You can see which colors I use from school the most! I use them for highlighting and contouring. I forgot to photograph my MUA Undress Me Too palette. Yes, this is my cats post. I really love my Go Sydney palette - the brights are so pigmented.

My singles and pigments! I love the MAC Violet pigment and the Lancome All That Glitters shadow.

 My lipsticks! ..I don't really have favorites here! I really love my MAC Rebel and my Lancome All Done Up. And my Orange Fizz.

 Balms, lip crayons, stains, randoms lip products, and glosses! I love my EOS lip balms, OCC Liptar in Lydia, and Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector.

Lip Pencils! Unfortunately, my favorite one is the Clinique Lipliner in Pommegranate which is discontinued. :(

 All my liners! My standouts here are the NYX eye and brow pencil in Pearl, Kat Von D liner, and my trusty Maybelline gel liner!

Mascaras! I love my Maybelline Falsies! I really love my Lancome mascaras but find they smudge when I get sweaty.

 Cream shadows and eye shadow primers! I *adore* my Too Faced Shadow Insurance. It was the first primer I ever used. I would like it more if it could help conceal my uneven lids but still I adore it.

 Blushes and bronzers! I seriously have a shortage of cool toned blushes which is surprising since I am cool! I really want to try a violet blush. I forgot to photograph my Betty Lou Manizer and my Hard Candy cheek tint. My favorites here are my Lancome Sheer Amourose and my Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush in Plum Wine.

 Lashes and glue! The store was all out of Duo so I just used this stuff. I don't really stock lashes or glue in my kit because I am highly allergic to latex!

 Highlighters! I love love love the Ben Nye Lumiere but you have to be very careful because it is *very* sparkly.

 Foundation, concealer, and powder! Kryolan UltraFoundation palette is my favorite foundation to have in my kit. You can mix and match colors to make the perfect color for anyone. It is full coverage but sheers down quite nicely with moisturizer. For myself I love my Missha BB Cream! My favorite concealer is the Ben Nye Highlight Wheel.

 Some tools for my kit! I didn't get pictures of my brushes because they are all drying after being washed.


Here it all is fit tight and neat into a case. I know the case looks unprofessional but my brother helped me decorate it and I don't see him often. <3

That's (most of) my collection folks!