Some of my favorite products:
- Boots No7 Quick Thinking 4 in 1 Wipes - I could never manage traveling without these..long stretches with minimal access to trustworthy sinks make them my best friend. But now I'm actually using them more instead of washing my face with soap and water too much even when acceptable sinks abound..it seems more gentle. And also very lazy person-friendly.
- Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré - Makeup artist staples get my attention...I always ask them about what they're doing and what their favorite products are when they work on me, I'm sure it's extremely irritating. This is right before I ask them to un-extend the smoky eyes they just did on me or if they could use my mascara instead. Yes I am indeed the worst. This moisturizer is light and almost fluffy and absorbs into the skin in about three seconds, and apparently it triples as a primer and makeup remover too. Maybe I'm over-romantizing it's French origins but I swear it lends a glow and has a clean almost herbal scent to it. Obsessed. I love when something that a million people swear by is really that good.
- Boots No7 High Lights Illuminating Lotion - I add this luminizer to moisturizer or foundation in small quantities, and it also works on the inner corners of the eyes for a slight sheen. It's pretty. And it lasts forever.
- Giorgia Armani Luminous Silk Foundation - I hate most foundations and distrust both anyone's ability to color match me and their opinions on what's good. So feel free to write this off, I'll understand. But I don't think I'll ever use anything else. Easy to use and buildable, and even the smallest amount looks somehow both matte and dewy.
- Maybelline Volum' Express waterproof mascara - I really love mascara and this is the only one that will do. I stock up so I don't have to put off throwing it out after a month.
- Stila Smudge Pot - I've wanted to try this forever but was confused on how to transfer the contents of a little black pot cleanly to my eyes. Then I found one of those pointy brushes in a random eyeshadow palette I had lying around and immediately became addicted. It really doesn't budge.
- Stila Eye Shadow Trio in Rocker - All the color I need is apparently none. Goes on smoothly and easily creates an intense look with the blackish section or something pretty with a just a touch of shimmer. I like only having to bring one eyeshadow when traveling, my shoes take up everything else's fair share of space.
Hope that quells some people's curiosity about my makeup routine...since makeup is apparently one of the first things people look up in association with my blog (this has always confused me) I felt kind of compelled. I'm hardly an expert but I do know what I like.