What's In My Makeup Bag

Hello beautiful people!

I always see tons of bloggers and Instagrammers post all of the beauty and makeup products they carry with them on a day to day basis, and they're honestly some of my favorite posts and Instagram pictures to scroll through and read, because I'm so curious as to what people consider their absolute favorites and things they want to carry all the time. It actually inspired me to share with you guys the things that I've been carrying with me lately. At 19 weeks pregnant, I cannot find the energy to put on any makeup before 10 am, so I actually take my makeup with me to work and once I've woken up completely, I will apply it. I just find that this works much better for me, because I can put some actual effort into my makeup instead of the usual lip balm and moisturizer I would wear if I did my makeup before work. I love these kind of posts because it encourages me to try out new things, and so hopefully after seeing some of my favorites, you will be inspired to make a trip to your local drugstore and find some new makeup to play with!

XO
-Cynthia


Face

For my face, I tend to keep it pretty simple so I use only the necessary to make me look and feel alive ever morning.

Foundation: I use the Olay Total Effects 7 in One Tone Correcting CC Cream which has been my go to for over a year. It does everything that I need it to do, plus it also acts like a moisturizer giving me a glow. 

Powder: For the past 3 years I have been using the Rimmel London Stay Matte Long Lasting Powder in Translucent to set my makeup. It keeps everything in place and never makes me shiny, but it does let my natural glow come through, which I love because it's not heavy at all, so it never makes my face feel cakey. 

Concealer: The L'Oreal True Match Super Blendable Crayon Concealer in fair light (n1-2-3) is the only concealer I've used in the past year. It conceals my dark circles, brightens my under eyes,and is never cakey!

Blush and Bronzer: Although I'm a huge fan of my NYC Bronzer, I love this e.l.f Contouring Blush and Bronzer duo in St. Lucia. It's compact and it has two products that look great on my skin color no matter the season. This bronzer may not be everyones cup of tea because it does have some shimmer, but I love how pretty it looks on the skin. The blush is a pretty coral color which again looks beautiful year round.

Highligher: I didn't use to be a big fan of highlighter, but this Bonne Bell blend'nglow is so beautiful. Depending on how much makeup I'm wearing that day, I can wear just one of the colors, or I can blend them all together to create different shades of highlighter. It's very easy to carry on the go because I can get a lot of use and a lot of different colors from one small compact product,


Eyes

Eyeshadow: I don't wear color on my lids every single day, but for those days that I want to add a little color, I use the Maybelline New York Color Tattoo 24hr in 25 Bad to the Bronze, without any other type of eyeshadow on top because this product is something that you can build up. I usually apply two layers and just blend it out with my fingers for a nice everyday look. I love this product because you don't need anything else to accompany it, and you can wear it all day long without fear of it coming off. 

Eyeliners: I have two eyeliners that I carry with me everyday even though I don't necessarily wear them everyday because these two are my holy grail eyeliners. For liquid eyeliner I use the Revlon ColorStay Liquid Eye Pen and for pencil eyeliner I use the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Eye Pencil in Zero. I can always count on these two to never smudge or run down my face, and after years of experimenting with eyeliners, I think it's safe to say I have found the two that I will continue using until they discontinue making them.

Eyebrows: Even though my eyebrows are a hot mess at the moment, I use the Maybelline New York Expert Wear Eyebrow Pencil in Blonde. I used to use the e.l.f. eyebrow kit, but I found that this is more convenient to carry with me because I don't have to carry an extra brush. Although I'm a brunette, this pencil still fills in my eyebrows nicely without making them too dark, which is what I like. 

Mascara: I have a few mascaras that are my favorites and that I rotate through, but the current one I'm using is the Maybelline New York Mega Plush Volume Express. I love that this mascara makes my eyelashes really soft and it's a perfect mascara for day to day because it's very build able.

Lips

All of these get rotated through on a daily basis because I'll usually throw in a new one every day and take one out, so I won't really go into much detail besides saying that I always keep a clear lip balm with me, a couple lipsticks, a colored lipbalm, and a couple lipstains with me at all times. 

Brushes

I keep only 3 brushes with me in my makeup bag, and they all happen to be from e.l.f. cosmetics. I use the Powder brush to set my powder, the Blush brush for bronzer and highlighter, and the stippling brush for blush. I don't like to keep many brushes with me because I find they get ruined and dirty in my makeup bag, so I like to keep only the essentials with me. 

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