MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack. Most of the time I wear my liner winged out and most always it's black. For those two reasons I love this product. I apply it with MAC's 266 angled brush (left). For me its better than a liquid. Far easier to use and I like the look of it. It's also waterproof and last forever!
Tarte Skinny SmolderEyes in Black. This is new to my "favorite things" and I just blogged about it. I bought a set the other day at Sephora and this liner was in it. I really didn't even care about the eyeliner because I have plenty of black liners but I was so impressed with the other items in the set that I gave this a try and I was floored by how awesome it is. The best pencil liner I have used. It is the blackest black and stays ALL DAY! It goes on super smooth. You have about 60 seconds to work with it then it sets to a waterproof liner. I really want to go back to Sephora and get more Tarte products to try them out. I was very impressed by the whole set that I bought (read here) and now I want to try more from this brand. I always passed by it at Sephora and thought the packaging was kind of silly so I assumed the product would be too. I have mentioned before that I like simple packaging and sometimes I feel like companies spend a lot on packaging to disguise a mediocre product. AHH that's the marketing degree in me! Boy was I wrong with this one and I shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Lesson learned and I am happy about it!
Mascara. I have two favorites. DiorShow in black and MAC's Haute and Naughty in black. These two mascaras feel totally different and by that I mean that Dior is a very dry mascara and MAC's is wet. They both dry down and don't flake but you have to work with a dry mascara differently than a wet mascara. DiorShow is great to achieve thick full soft lashes. You can build and build and build without having to wait for it to dry because it is a drier mascara. MAC's is great because it has 1 brush but 2 tops. (see right picture) When you unscrew it from the purple top you get a lot more mascara on your brush and when you open it from the pink top that same brush goes through a skinner opening so the brush comes off really clean for a natural look or as I like to use it, to comb through my lashes after applying it with the purple top. This mascara build and lengthens and basically has 2 different functitons in one tube. Its blacker than the Dior. I like to wear the Dior when I am just wearing mascara and no liner and I want my lashes to be big and fat and I wear the MAC when I need length and separation. Plus the MAC costs half as much so I use that one a lot more!! DiorShow is like $35 which I cant justify all the time but it's nice to buy every now and then. Even though I don't use the Dior everyday it's still a favorite.
Eyeshadows. Besides the Dazzlelight which is technically an eyeshadow but I use it for so much more there are a few that I just love and couldn't imagine living without:
1. MAC's Carbon is a matte black that I use over liner or to darker any eye look.
Revlon- Colorburst Lip Butter- How great does that sound. And it lives up to its name. Its basically a lip butter with a hint of color. I have a lot of these (and am planning on doing a post about lipstick soon) but I like to keep the Creme Brulee in my purse at all times. It is a very sheer caramel. This is one of the only color I don't wear lipliner with. I use it for moisture and to tone down the natural pink in my lips.
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2. Bark by MAC is a grey brown with a hint of purple to it. Basically its the color of smoke which is why I like it for a, you guessed it, smokey look. It will go with just about anything and lasts forever.
3. Texture by MAC is a red brown and I like to use it in the crease and under my eyes when I do a neutral smokey look. I a red brown under the eye because unlike a grey I don't have any chance of looking like I have any dark circles or looking tired. Ill do a blog on some of my favorite shadows one day. There are so many "must haves" but these are the three that I can create a lot of different looks with.
Lipliners. Of course they are going to be MAC. Most of this is.
I love lipliners. I probably have about 100 but there are a few that I just love and go through faster than others:
1. Sublime Culture- It's a very light neutral fleshy pink. Its water resistant and is great to define the lips and fill them in (to neutralize your natural lip color and to make your lipstick stay longer) without adding a lot of color. For very tan skin this color may even lighten your lip color.
2. Oak- This is about as light as Sublime Culture but is a neutral brown with no pink in it. It has a yellow undertone which is nice for nude lips.
3. Staunchly Stylish- This is a great all around go to lipliner. A good staple to have. Its not too pink, not too brown, and it stays all day!
3. Auburn- I love to wear a nice red lipstick and I like my lipliner to be a red with a hint of brown to keep the lips defined and warm. Even if I wear a bright red or a red with a hint of orange I don't want my entire mouth to be that bright so I add depth and warmth with the Auburn lipliner.
Lipstick. Unless I am wearing a bright bold color or a dark berry or red (all of which I typically like more of a texture to and really pigmented) I like my lipstick to feel thin and smooth like it melted on to my lips. My favorite texture- yes lipsticks have textures: matte, cream, frost, lustre, glaze, satin, velvet.....anyway, my favorite texture is a lustre or glaze. Which basically means it looks like a lipstick but melts onto your lips and had a slight sheen like a gloss would but does not have as much shine as a gloss. They are also typically sheerer in color and just give you a wash of color and a little shine. My favorites:
MAC-Hue(glaze)-light peachy nude (pictured left)
and
MAC-Plink (lustre)- sheer light baby pink (pictured right)
(neither of these have a pearly or frosty look to them.)
Revlon- Colorburst Lip Butter- How great does that sound. And it lives up to its name. Its basically a lip butter with a hint of color. I have a lot of these (and am planning on doing a post about lipstick soon) but I like to keep the Creme Brulee in my purse at all times. It is a very sheer caramel. This is one of the only color I don't wear lipliner with. I use it for moisture and to tone down the natural pink in my lips. 
Nivea Lip Balm with Milk and Honey. Ok so there are 3 things that make it into my wallet that don't pertain to "wallet stuff" (the wallet it the most important thing in my purse and the one thing I never am without) and they are Fling brow pencil, a lipliner, and my Nivea Milk and Honey lip balm. Goodness forbid I be without my brow pencil and Nivea lip balm. I LOVE this. Ill wear it with a lipliner and blend really well and make my own lipstick. It is so soft on my lips and is not like some "chapsticks" that just dry your lips out. There is nothing worse than no brows and dry lips and that's why they are in my wallet- because I always have my wallet and know that Ill never have dry lips or bad brows!
These are staples in my makeup collection. These are tried and true products that can't be beat!
Are any of these your favorite things? If not then what is. I would love to hear about them and I ALWAYS like to try new things that come highly recommended! I think it's safe to say we all do!
PS: Sorry for any typos. I wanted to get this out to you all and my proof reader is at work:)
PS: Sorry for any typos. I wanted to get this out to you all and my proof reader is at work:)
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-A
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