Sorry for my long hiatus, but I hope you are all well-rested from this holiday season!
Today's the first day of the new year, so I'm excited to give you all my favorites from 2014!
2014 was a great year, and I know 2015 will be even better!
I got a camera for Christmas, and so all these pictures will be good quality! Expect more blog posts (:
Here we go!
✿ Makeup ✿
FACE
1) Covergirl Ready, Set, Gorgeous Foundation in Shade 115
I am honestly not a foundation person, but I felt like I was obligated to include one here. I haven't tried many foundations, but since I'm quite young, I don't really use products that are obvious. This foundation is great because it doesn't look cakey to me, and it gives a great amount of coverage but still doesn't look like i'm wearing anything! This is the only foundation I've used in awhile.
HONORABLE MENTION: I literally just thought of this product because I actually really like this, but I can't find my color at the moment so I stopped using it. I really enjoyed the Maybelline Fit Me Stick Foundation this summer, so that is something I thoroughly recommend! (maybe even more than the Covergirl one hehe)
2) Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer
I'm not sure what shade I use, but I'm pretty sure it's one of the lightest shades. I love this concealer a lot because it smells yummy and is super lightweight and easy to blend. It's a great all over concealer. It's somewhat runny, but that's something I quite like.
HONORABLE MENTION: Nars Creamy Concealer, aka the product everyone talks about. However, it's quite expensive. It gives really great coverage, lasts forever, and is super duper creamy! I need to purchase this again in a lighter shade because I'm too pale for Custard now which makes me so sad because I had just gotten a new one! :(((
3) Clinique Stay-Matte Sheer Pressed Powder in Invisible Matte
I really love powder, and I only realized it once I got this powder. I know it's probably the most boring makeup product possible, but this powder is really amazing. I really like the finish of this! It makes my face look airbrushed. The packaging is really cute too (jade).
HONORABLE MENTION: Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent. Really cheap, and I love it. I need to repurchase it because I kept shattering it on accident hehe.
Dior Rose Diamond (discontinued)
I didn't want to include any blushes or bronzers because nothing really stood out to me this year. For those, I've been switching around between all the ones I have.
However, I have been loving me a good highlighter! This Dior one is absolutely flawless, and it's the only powder highlighter I own. I absolutely adore this and use it on a daily basis. It could probably double as a shimmery blush too. This gives a fantastic natural glow. Sadly, it's discontinued, but if you can get your hands on this, DEFINITELY pick it up!
EYES
1) Maybelline Color Tattoo in Creamy Beige
This is my all time favorite eyeshadow because it's super great and easy. I'm soo lazy, and you could use this as a base, but I just use it alone on an every day basis. Cream shadows are my favorite because I'm too lazy to work with powder shadows, but definitely check out these! Probably my favorite makeup product of 2014. I enjoy this shade the most, but I also like Bad to the Bronze and Barely Branded.
HONORABLE MENTION: Naked Palette: I just recently purchased this, so I didn't want to include it, but I have been using this a lot recently and quite like it! (for a powder eyeshadow palette hehe)
1) Maybelline Falsies Volume Express Mascara in Waterproof Black
This is my all time favorite mascara. I will never stop using this tbh. I think this was in my 2013 favorites back when I first started blogging, and I swear by this still. I've never used a makeup product this religiously before. I know Acacia Brinley also swears by this, and so do many other beauty icons(? I guess??).
HONORABLE MENTION: Loreal Miss Manga!
2) Rimmel Scandeleyes Kohl in Nude
I love these eyeliners because they're so creamy and a great drugstore dupe for the Urban Decay 24/7 liners, which I love. This nude color is fantastic for opening up your eyes and making you look like you actually slept, which is something I'm in dire need of.
3) Dolly Wink Liquid Liner in Black
This liner is definitely sort of hard to find if you aren't Asian, but it's a great Japanese liner. The product takes some time to dry (it doesn't smear, it just comes off when you curl your lashes if you don't wait a minute). The brush is so unbelievably easy to use. This is the eyeliner that got me addicted to liquid liner!
BROWS
2014 is the year I first started using brow products, so I'm not sure if I quite like them yet hehe.
This is such a cult classic tbh. However, the strong brow look isn't that great on me so I just use this lightly and quite like it sometimes.
2) Maybelline Great Lash Clear Mascara
I like to use this as a brow gel. When I don't want to do my brows, aka everyday, I just brush them through with this.
LIPS
Maybelline Baby Lips in Grape Vine
I STAN BY THIS PRODUCT. It's fantastic and sheer and natural and I love it. It looks really scary bc it's purple. However, it's fantastic ok.
These are great sheer tints. I love these so much. These colors are really good and come off super natural!
SWATCHES
( L TO R) : Poppin' Poppy, Budding Blossom, and Grape Vine
I purchased this a while back, and never really got into it until now. It's also quite sheer, but I really like it again hehe.
NYX Mood Lip Gloss in Affectionate
I basically bought this because I was attracted to the "mood" part. It smells and tastes like delicious strawberry. It's not sticky and it's really light for a gloss. It's somewhat for a dupe for Dior Lip Glow because it transitions from a clear gloss to a pink tinted one.
BRUSHES
1) The brush that comes with the Urban Decay Naked palettes
I like both sides of this and I've been using it religiously with my eyeshadows. I have 2 because I have two Naked palettes but this one is from the 3 because I don't want to get my new Naked 1 one dirty yet. (((:
OTHER
1) Winter Candy Apple Body Spray
I'm still religiously using this and I haven't finished my two bottles I purchased last year. I haven't gotten a new one because I was too slow and they sold out at my Bath and Body Works so I'm counting on my two half full bottles to last me through this year !
2) Secret Clinical Strength Stress Deodorant
I like this deodorant because it doesn't class with my perfume and smells really good!
1) Revlon Parfumere Nail Polish in Bordeaux
This smells delicious. And it's a cute burgundy shade and the brush is super easy to use. Me gusta.
2) Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat
I'm so bad at waiting for nail polish to dry, and this is a life saver!
That's it for my post! Look forward to a review coming soon maybe even today hehe ((:
xoxo,
zozo~
