Obsessions of the Week: 02/5-12/12

Hello all! I have been travelling all weekend and didn't have time to post on Friday or Monday, so apologies.

Anyways, while I was travelling, I thought of some interesting rings I could post about, because I have yet to make a tutorial (lack of a tripod), I have been writing on here almost everyday to make up for it. So today will start a weekly post about what products/stuff I am loving of the week. Some weeks may have like 10 things, others could have just one. I might also do a product I don't like of the month (idea from xsparkage). But right now Im sticking with just the few that I love. ALSO!! This month I decided to go on a "no beauty buying" binge, I fuss you could call it... So far I have not bought anything beauty in a whole week (beauty meaning nothing nail, makeup, or other skin care or hair type stuff)!

So here they are, my products of the week:

(sorry about it being blurry, I took it and ran out the door to catch a train!)

Maybelline Falsies Flared, I have used about 5 tubes of the regular one, and then went to go buy another one, and saw this, and really, the formula is the same, the brush is just different shaped, but I still love it!

Olay Total Effects Eye Cream, this product works really well, my under eyes tend to get really dry, and this helps. I also have noticed the tiny lines slowly disappearing.

Sally Hansen Salon Effects, I recently got acrylic nails, and tried this out on them, and i loved them! They were so fun, and lasted the whole 8 days without chipping, peeling or coming off at all.

those are the ones I used! ^

Doir Show Brow Styler, this is the best brow product I have used, it is a more soft effect on me, which I needed, I tend to do my bows a little too dark and a little too strong.

Loreal Infalliable Lip gloss in Sunset, I picked this up completely on a whim, and it paid off, its the perfect nude colour for me and lasts the labeled 6 hours.

CHI Silk Infusions, I got this product a long time ago, and when I bleached the ends of my hair it became frizzy and dry, so using this really helped.

Maybelline Eye Tattoo in Painted Purple, well this product is love and hate, love because it lasts all day and the colour payoff is excellent, but its difficult to apply.

And I just threw in that brush because when Im in a hurry this is the only brush I use with my Naked palette

Okay, that is all!

7 Brushes You Can't Live Without

So yet, another basic, kit must have post. These are helpful posts because when I was starting out with makeup and developing a kit, I was reading posts like these, and found them really helpful.

There really is only 10 brushes you need, or less, depending on what makeup looks you want to achieve. The prices really depend on the company, quality, and if they are synthetic or not. Personally, I don't use real hair brushes, I just prefer to use synthetic (meaning not real hair, usually plastic fibres or something like that [not harmful at all])

1. Powder Brush:

• Function; applying translucent powder, powder foundation, or some other form of setting powder.
• It's usually the largest brush in a selection
• A good one should be dense, fluffy, and soft, with a thick handle

Real Techniques Powder Brush - 10$ Synthetic

MAC 134 - 62.50$ "Natural Fibre"

2. Foundation Brush:

• Function; applying liquid products to a large area of skin, and blending out concealer
• Usually synthetic, bristles are in a ^ shape to apply product in small areas (like the nose corner)
• A good one should be soft and have stiffer construction to them

Mark Foundation Brush - 8$

Eco Tools Bamboo Foundation - 10$

3. Angled Contour

• Function; applying bronzer and/or blush
• Usually not as dense as a powder, bristles are longer
• A good one should not shed and be too thick

Sephora Angled Natural Blush Brush - 32$

Sigma Large Angled Contour - 16$

4. Angled Liner

• Function; eyebrows, eyeliner, and/or gel liner
• This brush is small and not very dense, so its great for a precise application
• It's better if they are synthetic so the product doesn't get trapped

Crown Brush Taklon Angled Line - 3$

MAC 208 - 19.50$

5. Blending/Fluffy Brush

• Function; blending shadows
• One should be dense and have longer bristles for best application
• Usually has a longer handle for less controlled applications

Crown Deluxe Pointed Crease - 6$

MAC 224 - 30$

6. Pencil Brush

• Function; precise application of eyeshadows on the top and bottom lid
• Dense, compact fibres
• A good one should be thick and not flimsy when you touch it, it should really apply like a pencil

Crown Precision Pencil - 5$

MAC 219 - 24.50$

7. Multi-Use Brush

• Function; wet/dry products, concealer, eyeliner, and foundation
• Make sure the bristles feel soft, you don't want one that feels like a foundation brush
• Use one that is small enough to use on your eyelid, but big enough to use on covering blemishes

Bobbi Brown Touch Up Brush - 28$

Sigma Large Shader - 11$

So there you have it! A small intro to brushes, and their functions! I hope this helped :)

lol my first haul

So, I was testing out my new camera, and i recorded this, not that great aha.

Jeffery Campbell Litas

Oh maa gawd. I love these shoes. I feel like they are popping up more and more everyday. They are very unique heels, something that I have not ever seen before. They are structured like a platform, where there is a heel and a platform on the ball of your foot so it isn't bent like a ballerina. The heel on these are wooden, which is a statement shoe wise. I made a set according to my style, to show you how I would wear these. I think these are really a more causal dressy shoe. That made no sense, but basically they make your dressier outfit look a little more casual, and also, I wouldn't recommend wearing these with like yoga pants or sweats.

Boho:

boho litas by holdall

Edgy:

edgy litas by holladall

Girly:

girly by holladall

Colourful:

colourful litas by holladall

Comfy/Cozy/Effortless:

cozy litas by holladall

How I Would Wear it:

what id wear litas by holladall

As you can tell I dont like colour. I love cross body bags though, I own at least 10.

You can pretty much buy litas anywhere online, here are a few sites to buy the real Jeffery Campbell's:

Nasty Gal - 162$ (huge selection)

Urban Outfitters - 160$

Sole Struck - 160$

If you aren't willing to dish out almost 200$ for the real deal, then I found a site where they have replicas:

Make Me Chic - 30-40$ (if you click on 'ankle boots' they have more colours/patterns)

Hope you enjoyed!