After posting Chapter 2: The Best Thing I Never Had of my Love; There Are No Rules series, I am evidently opting for more light-hearted posts because writing that chapter took a lot out of me. Chapter 3 is going to sit in the back burner for a week or two.
And now, for a little bit of girly fun:
Deep cleaned my brushes.
The liquid in the bowl is half Extra Virgin Olive Oil and half Palmolive Dish Soap. Prior to using this mixture, I was using Baby Shampoo to deep clean my natural hair brushes and a bar of Dove soap for my synthetic brushes. My friend, Christine, got this tip from one of Michelle Phan’s YouTube videos and shared it with me – said it was much better. I haven’t looked back since trying it! It really does clean both my natural hair and synthetic brushes beautifully. I’m talking zero makeup stains, fresh scent and it leaves them feeling so soft.
Upside down drying.
Those brush guards are a dream! In school, we were taught to dry our brushes flat or hanging over a table. I hopped on the upside down drying bandwagon because it eliminates the chances of water seeping into the ferrule and ruining the glue. Now, if this happens to you, don’t toss your brush! Use a glue gun to re-attach the ferrule to the handle and just take better care next time.
My M.A.C. brushes are my babies. I spent a lot of time picking every single one because it is highly impractical to purchase two or three different kinds of brushes when one will suffice. Even with my artist discount, they are pricey!
Above: Here are the rest of the brushes I didn’t need to deep clean today.
My collection. Only missing one of my No.224s as I was using it.
A glimpse of my vanity table.
That aloe vera is made of plastic. I do not have a green thumb. In fact, I once managed to kill a cactus… it just dried up and died.
M.A.C. VIVA Glam in Nicki | Satin finish.
I am obsessed with this lipstick right now. I will be snatching another tube of it in addition to the lip gloss version as soon as possible.
Note/Tip: In addition to highlighting my brow bone, I use Benefit’s High Brow to highlight the centre of my bottom lip for a fuller look. I also like to brush a bit of white shimmery eyeshadow (i.e. M.A.C.’s Shroom) on my cupid’s bow to finish it off. I love products that I can use for more than one purpose.
Almost every photograph featured on my blog thus far was taken with my iPhone. Some have turned out nicely because I had natural light to aid me but some, like the photo above are not the best quality. My makeup appears a lot more intense than how it was in person. For example, I wasn’t wearing eyeliner on my bottom inside rim and my eyebrows are not that dark! I am using it because it is the most recent (yesterday) and oddly enough, the colour of the lipstick is quite close to how it appears in person.
I will never get tired of flipping through the pages of these books.
My favourite is Kevyn Aucoin’s Making Faces. Did anyone else yelp in excitement when he appeared for an episode on Sex and the City? *raises hand*
P.S. In reference to the first paragraph of Me, Myself and My 32Gs: Long story short, I had two successful shopping trips approximately three weeks ago! I finally felt the high that comes along with finding pieces that are my taste and style. What a confidence boost! 🙂
That being said, my fiancé and I agreed that it’s about time we really invest in both of our wardrobe collections now that we’re in more of a financial position to do so. We are, however, forever budget-conscious! I think even if we won the lottery tomorrow, our spending habits wouldn’t change.
Leslyn
Leslyn T. Tungol 