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Current Favorites - Drugstore and Highend crossovers



Lately, I've discovered the beauty of going minimalistic. It's time effective and also cost effective. 

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NYX Micro Brow Pencil (Chocolate) 
This is a no fuss, simple and long lasting brow pencil for those who wants something to just fill in their brows. 
There is no complaint about this product, other than the price point still being a little bit expensive for a drug store product. 

 Revlon Colorstay Eye Liner Pencil (Brown)
I have been a big fan of the Marc Jacob Highliner Gel Eye Crayon for many years. The pigmentation and longevity of the product is just on point. However, $C31 an eyeliner pencil is just not justifiable for the long term.

 I have discovered an alternative to the Marc Jacob pencil, which is the Revlon Colorstay eye liner. Although this is not a gel based eye liner, which means the consistency is much more stiff and not as easy to blend. But the lasting power is excellent. It lasts through tears, water and oily lids. I highly recommend this pencil if you are on a budget. 

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BareMinerals Stroke of Light Eye Brightener (Luminous 2)
This eye brightener has been sitting in my makeup stash for almost a year... I did not understand the point of this product as it provides minimal coverage under the eyes. 

 However, recently I have learn different ways of applying this product to make it work as I want to give it a second chance. As the name suggested, this is an eye brightener, so it does not cover dark circles as well as a regular concealer does. However, if you apply a thin layer underneath the eyes before concealer/foundation, blend it out with a beauty blender; apply a layer of concealer on top of it; blend it out with a beauty blender; and apply a final thin layer of the brightener (if you wish), it does magically make you look more awake. This sounds like a lot of work, but it really isn't.

 Maybelline Superstay Better Skin Concealer (Light Medium)
This is probably my only drug store concealer I've tried but to my surprise, it is not bad.
This concealer offers medium coverage with a yellow undertone. It does a decent job at evening out the skin tone and provide a clear/smooth canvas to the face. 

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Tarte Color Wheel
Nice blush palette if you want to explore different colours, that offer a subtle/matt/soft finish and decent lasting power (approx. 8hrs)


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Too Faced Sugar Pop Eye Shadow Palette 
This is probably not the best Too Faced palette they make, but the darker shades still work nicely on the eye lids.

 
The texture of these shadows are definitely not as creamy as the ones like the Naked palette from Urban Decay, but they apply quite nicely with a flat eye shadow brush and blends out effortlessly. My favorite colors include the brown, peach and burgundy as they brings out the brown shade of my eyes.

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