this time of year, i always find myself having a little make-up crisis. the change of seasons, the changes of clothes, and of course, the final fade of any sun-kissedness you might have been working with. i always want to do something drastic with my hair or I start thinking ALL colors clash with my skin. it's just a weird time, yall, and you have to weather the storm.
what I've come to find out, through many an autumn experiment gone wrong, is that the no-make-up, make-up is always a good answer. i can appreciate trends for sure, but my forever love is the classic, the simple, the chic. i am not a crazy lip color girl, i'm not an ombre girl, and i kind of think if you have enough time on your hands to do facial contouring, it might be time to go volunteer somewhere. or read a book. or fake a marriage for television ratings. wait, what?
i love when other people share their go-to products, so i wanted to join that conversation. i sang the praises of my BB cream last spring, but that color is a little dark for me in this season, so i'm back to my old stand-bys. here is dream team for a natural but put-together look:
from left: Bare Minerals Flawless Definition Mascara // Essie "Adore-a-Ball" the perfect pink that's more than sheer but less than full color // Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation (more than tinted moisturizer, less than foundation) // Bobbi Brown corrector in light bisque (this is my actual desert island product) // an eyelash curler // Tarte Mineral Bronzer in Park Avenue Princess // a 1.5 inch barrel ceramic curling iron
faces above can be seen in all their beautiful, up-close glory here
so. have you been following all the buzz around BB cream? i just started hearing about it recently, did a little research, found out this miracle product was invented in Germany in the 50s and has been a staple for Asian women for evah-evah. so what the freak was America waiting for!? good question.
basically it's considered miracle skin cream because it does all of these things:
1. spf's your shit up
2. primes/moisturizes
3. evens you out, even in that danger zone next to the bottom of your nose
4. brightens/diminishes imperfections
5. do you actually need me to keep listing things?
little known secret: for the Asian market, BBs also provided some skin whitening because apparently they all have a Michael Jackson complex. the whitening has been removed by the companies bringing this miracle to the western world.
i bought the garnier one at target for 11 dollars, because i am not someone who easily believes these kind of promises. but girlfriends. let me tell you. it's a game changer! totally revolutionizing my life. i throw this on, cover my dark circles, dust on some bronzer and boom. out the do'.
here is where some beauty experts reviewed them, if you want to trust strangers (them) more than your friend (me).
coffee shades. so hot right now.
should we talk about that lip color? or how about the under-eye situation? mine don't look like that. mine are purple and a little veiny and practically ask you for a cup of coffee, all on their own.
