With this obsession, I have earned great knowledge and experience in the matter and I'd like to share it with you (LOL, yes, I'm that obsessed). So for now, here are my basic, every-day products:
- I am the biggest fan of Smashbox Photo Finish make-up primer. It makes your skin a perfect base for your make-up, erases lines and sets it to last the whole day. I fell in love with it when I noticed my forehead was not greasy, even after leaving work in a hot summer day. I'd like to try the one with SPF, and I tried the one that has a luminizer included; I liked it, but I like the classic one better.
- MAC Stufio Fix in C6. I started using this after I saw my friend Carolina putting it on at the club. Loved how her skin looked afterwards. It looks even, prevents your face from looking like a greasy mess, and it's make-up and powder in one, so it's applied in a snap and covers uneven spots really well.
- MAC lipstick in Costa Chicis super flattering on any skin tone (I believe almost all of my friends own one in this shade). It's also a little creamy but not too gooey. Good pigmentation, looks good during the day, looks great for night. You can top it with M.A.C. Lipglass in Pink Lemonade. Or L'Oreal HIP Shine Struck Liquid Lipcolor in Precarious 460 (coraly orange).
- L'Oreal Telescopic Precision Liquid Eyeliner Waterpoof (because I wear contacts) in Black is really easy to apply and take off. The only thing that I don't love about it is that it kind of absorbs the eyeshadow from your lids, so if you're wearing shimery plum, your liner is going to look a little shimmery too.
- I'm not into expensive mascara (since you have to throw it away in just two months of use) but this one works wonders. L'Oreal Extra-Volume Collagen Waterproof in Black makes your eyelashes big and fat without the flaking and it's easy to take off.
- Smashbox Eye Shadow Trio in Day-to-Date is formed by a beigeish matte shadow that works great as a base, a light shimmering brown for and a darker shimmering chocolate brown. As the name says it, it goes great from day to night.
I just went on a shopping spree and got Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss in Illume, and exchanged 100 points of my Sephora Beauty Insider account for a sample of Benefit Coralista A 'rio' Pleasure Face Powder, which I use as a blush-highlighter. So far I love them, although I think I need something more pigmented for my brown skin.
I'm out and back to my real job now, but will be back for more. Kiss!