NARS Laguna bronzer

This is probably the most well known bronzer (NARS wise. A matte brown with beautiful golden shimmer. Best when used with a contour brush and apply on cheek bones, sweep on temples and a bit down the nose. Makes a perfect sun kissed glow.

 Available at Sephora or narscosmetics.com - $ 34

Laura Geller Blush-N-Brighten

From Laurageller.com:

Benefits

Rich tones of marbleized pigments are swirled together in a soft, silky, powder for a glow-giving blush with universal appeal.  Each of my blushes blends multiple pigments for just the right shade of color for all skin types.

Could be used as blush or bronzer, depending on you skin tone

www.laurageller.com $ 29.50

TOP 5: Lip Love

Lips need moisture all year round. I generally go for tinted ones, no more chapstick!

Shown: EOS lip balm, Korres Lip butter in Pomegranate, MAC tendertones in Hot n' Saucy, Maybelline Baby lips in Quenched, Revlon Lip butter in Peach Parfait.

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 Product availability:
EOS - Ulta, Most drug stores $ 4
Korres Lip butter- Sephora, Korres.com $ 12
MAC tendertones - (Limited Edition, MAC shop MAC, Cook Mac collection) $ 15
Revlon Lip butter- Drugstores $ 8
Maybelline Baby Lips- Drugstores $ 3

Essie Lady Like

Lady Like is a milky lavender plum. Its so pretty and very sophisticated.

Essie, Avaliable at drugstores, $8

Urban Decay Naked Palette

I love neutral eye shadows. Neutral eye looks are great for maKEup beginners, or when your just in a rush in the mourning. Urban Decay created the Naked and Naked 2 pallet, proving the point that neutral eye shadows doesn't have to be boring, and can be possible to achieve a gorgeous smokey look with matte/shimmer neutrals.
For $50, you get 12 eyeshadows, mini primer potion, and a shadow brush.

Virgin, Sin

Naked, Sidecar

Buck, Half Baked

Smog, Darkhorse

Toasted, Hustle

Creep, Gunmetal

1. Virgin is a pale (light) nude beige. It's great for inner corner highlights.
2. Sin is a champagne pink with a frost finish.
3. Naked is matte, ligh-medium brown
4. Sidecar is shimmery brown with a bit red undertone. (Gorgeous!)
5. Buck is matte, just a bit darker than Naked
6. Half baked is a coppery bronze shimmer/frost
7. Smog is close to Half baked in terms of finishes, but the color is a light- medium cocoa brown
8. Darkhorse has golden shimmer in the dark brown shadow
9. Toasted is a dark pink with golden shimmer ( My fav. color!)
10 Hustle is a dark plum with a soft shimmer finish
11. Creep is a dark nacy blue, almost black shimmer
12.Gunmetal is a silver blue with light shimmer

Besides the amazing 12 color shadows, it came with an eyeshadow brush.

Avaliable at Sephora or Urban Decay $50

MAC Foundation, Fix Plus, & Brush Cleanser

I was in need of a liquid foundation, after giving up on trying to find the perfect shade for myself at the drugstores.The makeup artist was really nice, and applied it on my skin. I could really tell how nicely the foundation looked, evening out my skin, and covered my blemishes. It also felt very light weight, and she also advised me to not apply too much.I'm in the color NW 20

The consistancy is a bit thicker, so blending is key!

The next thing I purchased in addition to my foundation routine is the Fix +

And last of all, a brush cleanser for my Mac brushes. They're good for spot cleaning and once a week I'll deep clean with baby shampoo.

Mac Studio Fix Fluid Foundation $27, Fix + $20, Brush Cleanser $13. Avaliable at MAC cosmetics.

Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush

The blush texture is really cool. Very visiable indent marks are left after even a gentle swipe of the finger. This product does lack pigmentation, but it's great for a natural glow. Even though a bit more color payoff would have been great. The color shown on the pan is like a pastel light plum purple. There is no shimmer. Very blendable.

                         Avaliable at most drugstores $6-7