Makeup Rue's Reaching For (Spring 2014)

I thought I would share the make up products that have been reaching for this spring. I typically reach for the same stuff, but I do sometimes reach for a different eye shadow or lip color. This spring I have been doing two eye looks and really only reaching for one lip color. Also I don't know if most of you know this, I am not a big fan of lip sticks, so I tend to use tinted lip balms. I also don't wear foundation in the spring and summer, so you won't see one here. I will tell you what I do.

The very first step that I do is place a moisturizer and lip balm on. Currently been using Lumene Pure Radiance Day Cream with SPF 15 and Maybelline Baby Lips in Melon Mania.


Lumene Day Cream I picked up at Walgreens a while ago, so I am unsure if you can still pick it up.
Maybelline Baby Lips can be picked up at any Drugstore.

I typically let this set in for about 15 or so minutes, sometimes I am unable to let it set for this long, but I try to get it set in for at least 5 minutes.

I then move to my under eye area. As you all know I have had a problem finding the perfect concealer to conceal my under eye area. I have extremely dark circles. I decided back in February that I was going to finally buy the Maybelline Dark Cycle Eraser. I bought both the Neutralizer and Brightener. I am happy with the results I get with them. What I do is make the V under my eye with the brightener and then put the Neutralizer in the middle of the V. I then blend it out with my fingers. I also tend to use a concealer for a eye shadow primer, so I take the excess of it onto my eye lids. With the brightener, I take it down the bridge of my nose, a little on my forehead, and some on my Cupid's bow, and then blend it down. As I said above, I don't typically wear foundation in the spring and summer time. Then I take Bare Mineral's  Mineral Veil to set it after I am finished with my eye makeup.

Maybelline Dark Circle Eraser both from Kroger, but you can pick them up pretty much anywhere that sells Maybelline
Bare Minerals is my cousin's, but she lets me use it.

 When I am done with concealing the under eyes I move onto my eyes, and I go very natural on these typically. One look, I reach for my Wet N Wild Brulee for a inner corner highlight and under my brow and then using my CoverGirl pressed powder in 235 not sure the name to deepen my crease.

OR I will reach for my Maybelline Color Tattoo in Shady Shores and put it all over my lid, and then with my Wet n Wild The Naked Truth palette the darkest matte shade and deepen my crease and then take the shade above it and highlight the inner corner and brow bone. This shade is very similar to WnW's Brulee.

 

In both looks the mascara and liner stays the same. I take my Sally's Girl in Onyx and line my top line and then the bottom line. I have better control with this instead of liquid or gel liner, and I can smudge it out better. I will then take the Revlon Colorstay eyeliner in black and tight line and line my water line. I know that if you line with a nude or white liner it will make your eyes look wider, but I really like the way my eyes pop with black liner. I will then curl my eye lashes and add two coats of the CoverGirl Lash Blast Volume in very black and then top that with Wet n Wild's megalength Waterproof in Black, which also goes onto the bottom lashes. I have recently been trying to do some brow work, so I picked up this Revlon Brow Fantasy in Brunette, and I will lightly use the gel and then blend it in with my fingers. I really like my brow with nothing on them, but sometimes they can be a little wild. This is a little dark for me as well that is why I go lightly on them, but blond eye brow stuff is too light. If anyone has any suggestions leave a comment below.

 

After this would be when I set my under eye concealer. If I have any flake off, then I can take the concealer to clean it up before setting it. After I set it, I take my Physician Formula 100% Natural Origins Blush in Pink Organics and put it all over my face to give me some color. It's more of a bronzer to me than a blush. I don't contour or put on a highlighter or blush. After that I will them put on the lip color I picked out. Here lately I have been only reaching for my Revlon's Colorburst Lip Butter in Wild Watermelon.

PF Pink Organic I picked up from Dollar Tree.
Revlon Lip Butter in Wild Watermelon I picked up from Kroger, and I believe it's part of their hard line.
Pictured are the brushes I use:
Two that the lip butter is on is from a Travel set from the Studio 35 brand from CVS. It's a small angle brush that I use for black eye shadow as eyeliner, and the brush blush is what I use to set my concealer.
LA Colors Professional Blush Brush got at Family Dollar I use with PH
LA Colors Professional Eyeshadow Blender
 

I am sorry I wasn't able to get a picture of what it looks like on me, but I have not put on makeup in almost a week. It's final week so I haven't done much with getting ready. Hair is even in a pony tail. One more thing is that I keep all of this makeup separate from my makeup collection for I know it's what I reach for the most. Besides what is pictures above, I also keep four to five more lip shades that are spring colors, and another Wet N Wild eye shadow trio, unsure what the shade is.

This is from Dollar General for one buck.

I hope everyone has had a great week. I am officially on summer break, and can't wait till the pools start to open.

Peaceful and Happy Thoughts,
--Rue.