October Favorites

Happy Halloween! Here are my favorites for this month!

Favorite Movies

1. Hangover Part 3: This movie is so funny! After watching the movie I was thinking about some of the scenes, and I was still laughing! I've seen the first two movies, and I liked those too. I thought maybe the third one wouldn't be as good as the first two, but it was a good ending to the trilogy. They had the dad from Roseanne in it. He played a bad guy. And the funny lady from "The Bridesmaids" movie was in it. I love her. Her name is Melissa McCarthy, and she is hysterical. I have loved her in every movie I've seen her in. The plot is that the crazy one of the bunch, Alan, has taken a turn for the worse and he needs an intervention to be taken to rehab. He agrees to go if all of the "wolf pack" comes with him. They are then kidnapped by these bad guys, and hold one of them hostage until they find Chow. Chow stole gold from them. It's all very wacky, and they get into all kinds of adventures. It is like the first two movies.

2. The Conjuring: This was really scary! It is based on a true story that happened in the early '70's. It had a good story, and good acting. I was scared after seeing the movie at night in my bed. I thought something that happened in the movie might happen to me. If you like scary movies, you will like this. If you like getting scared.

Favorite Brush

Ecotools Airbrush Concealer Brush: This is a fluffy brush that really is nice to blend out concealer. It is soft. What I find that works the best is to put eye cream on first, and then put on an under eye concealer. Then I blend it out with this brush.

Favorite Beauty Products

1. Seche Clear Crystal Clear Base Coat: This picture is no good. Sorry about that. I heard about the top coat by Seche Vite. It's very popular. I already have a top coat that I like that I am still using, but I needed a base coat. I found this at Sally's Beauty Supply Store. Since everybody seems to like the Seche Vite top coat, I thought the base coat might be good. It is good! I want to try the top coat.

2. Revlon Colorstay Longwear Nail Enamel in 140 Fall Mood: This color is so beautiful! I wore it for most of the month of October. Normally, when my polish starts chipping, I will remove it and put a different nail polish on, but not with this one. I kept reapplying it. I think this is one of my all time favorite nail polishes.

3. Victoria Secret Pro Smooth FX Lip Scrub & Balm: I have had this for a long time, but I haven't talked about it. The bottom of the container is a sugar scrub. The top has a flap that lifts up to reveal a lip balm that feels medicated if that makes sense. I noticed when I reapplied my makeup during my break, that my lips looked dry. I didn't want to reapply my lipstick, I wanted to make my lips look good and scrub off the dead skin. So I brought this with me in my makeup bag. You can make lip scrub yourself, but it is nice to have this little container with everything you need. The scrub tastes so good! I hit pan on the lip balm.

4. Bath & Body Works Body Wash in Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin: I have been using this whenever I take a shower. I wanted something fall scented to use. This stuff smells so good. It has cinnamon and pumpkin, and it also has an apple scent to it. It is a good quality body wash too. I have the lotion and the spray, too.

5. I decided to paint my nails black for Halloween this week! I actually have never worn that before. I don't usually wear dark nail polish. I saw Elle Fowler (she's someone I'm subscribed to on Youtube), she had black nail polish and then a glittery top coat. She might have even put rhinestones on her nails because they were really "blingy." I liked the way it looked, so I tried to copy what she did. I'm not exactly sure what nail polish she used. For the black I used Sinful Colors Nail Polish in 1130 Inkwell. For the silver glitter top coat I used L'Oreal The Magic Top Coats in 803 The Sparklicious. And then I used a gold glitter top coat, Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in 600 Spark in the Dark. I think it turned out cool. I got a lot of compliments from kids at work.

6. Wet 'n Wild Nude Awakenings: I bought this in the Spring. It was one of those limited edition palettes that was hard to find. I finally found it in a Fred Meyers in downtown Portland. There was like, one left or something crazy. This reminds me of the Urban Decay Naked Palette. I wonder if Wet 'n Wild was trying to dupe it. This has beautiful colors. I have a description of each color. I'm not sure where I got it from, but it was probably from another blog. I'm sorry I can't say what blog it's from. On the left side the browbone color is a matte light beige. The eyelid color is a light, cool brown. The crease color is a matte, medium warm brown. I use this color a lot. On the right side the browbone color is a shimmery, reddish brown. The eyelid color is a dark, cool brown. The crease color is a shimmery, light navy. The definer color is a shimmery, dark navy.

7. Boots No.7 Stay Perfect Blemish Cover in Extra Fair: TheDailyCupcake loves this concealer and is always talking about it in her videos. I had to go to Target and get one to try out. She uses this on her blemishes. I think this does work good. It is in a lipstick type tube.

8. L'Oreal Colour Riche Eyeliner in Black/Brown: The picture is blurry. On one end is the pencil which is very pointy and easy to use. The other end has a smudger so you can blend out the eyeliner. I think this color may be more flattering on me than black eyeliner.

9. Maybelline Color Tattoo in Pomegranate Punk: I used this for a lot of my fall makeup looks this month. It is a great base. It is a darkened red-burgundy with a shimmery finish. It is a pretty, fall color.

Favorite Songs

I don't have that many favorite songs to share with you this month. You should check them out on Youtube if you want to hear them. I like looking up the lyrics to the songs too.

1. Worn by Tenth Avenue North
2. Work B**ch by Britney Spears: This is a good song to exercise to.
3. Broken by Lifehouse
4. Amie by Pure Prairie League
5. Everything Has Changed by Taylor Swift (ft. Ed Sheeran)
6. Still Into You by Paramore
7. Radioactive by Imagine Dragons
8. Happy Together by The Turtles
9. Whole Wide World by Mindy Gledhill: This song I hear a lot on Youtube videos. Normally when a video has music, I will mute the sound, but I didn't with this song. I thought it was pretty.

I hope you enjoyed reading and seeing my favorites for the month. What were your favorite things?

My Favorite Brushes (and Summer Flowers)

I thought I'd do a blog post on all my favorite brushes. These are the brushes I reach for the most. To make it a little more interesting, I paired each brush with a flower blooming in my yard. You will see roses and dahlias.

1. This first brush I use for my mineral powder. It doesn't have a name on it, and I got it from my mom. I'm not sure where it is from, but I'm guessing it's from a Bare Mineral's collection my mom ordered from QVC several years ago. It feels wonderful.

2. Sigma Mrs. Bunny Large Powder F30 Brush: This is a very large, fluffy brush. I like to use it when I'm putting bronzer on my neck.

3. Sigma Mrs. Bunny Pencil E30 Brush: This has a fine point, which is good for the outer v or smudging liner. All the Mrs. Bunny brushes are vegan and are nice and soft. I got them in a collection. It is a dupe for the Mac 219 brush.

4. Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman Stippling Brush: I use this when I want a little bit of blush or when the blush I'm using is really pigmented and I want just a touch of it on my cheeks. This is from a line of brushes done by one of the pixiwoo sisters from Youtube. I've mentioned them before because I love their tutorials. I get their brushes from Fred Meyers. I was so excited when I found out Fred Meyers was selling them.

5. Sigma Mrs. Bunny Eye Shading E55 Brush: This is my favorite brush for applying eye shadow.

6. Ecotools Angled Brushes: I liked this brush so much I had to buy another. I use one for gel liner and the other for eyeshadow I'm using as a liner. I painted the tip of one of the brushes with nail polish so I could tell them apart. It is a dupe for the Mac 266 brush.

7. Confidential Foundation Brush: This was my first brush collection I ever bought. This is my favorite brush from the collection. I use it for highlighter. It is a dupe for the Mac 190 brush.

8. Sigma Mrs. Bunny Large Angled Contour F40 Brush: This is my favorite brush for applying blush. It is a dupe for the Mac 186 Brush.

9. Ecotools Crease Brush: This is a fluffy, angled brush. It is so soft. I like to use this to apply a highlighter under my brows.

10. Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman Contour Brush: I use this to apply bronzer on the contouring spots like the hollows of my cheeks, my temples, under the jaw, and sometimes I squeeze it and put it on the sides of my nose.

11. Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman Deluxe Crease Brush: I mentioned this in my June favorites blog. I love to use this for concealer. I've seen pixiwoo and pixi2woo use this in their videos to apply concealer too. That is where I got the idea.

12. Sigma Mrs. Bunny Tapered Blending E40 Brush: This is my favorite brush for blending out the crease. It is a dupe for the Mac 224 brush.

13. Sigma Mrs. Bunny Medium Angled Shading E70 Brush: I like this for applying eyeshadow and crease color. It has a tip, so it can get into the inner corner well. It is a dupe for the Mac 272 brush.

Mac Non Eyeshadow Dupes

I update this when I hear of a new dupe to add to my list.

Brushes
116: Confidential blush brush
134: Confidential large powder brush, Sigma f20
168: Confidential large angled contour brush, Sigma f40
186: Sigma f40
187: Confidential duo fiber brush, Sigma f50
190: Confidential foundation brush, Sigma f60
194: Confidential small concealer brush, Sigma f70
208: Confidential angled brow brush
212: Elf rectangular eyeliner brush, Sigma e15
217: Loew-Cornell 1/4 amm Mini Mop (green handle), Sigma e25
219: Elf contour brush, Sigma e30
224: Confidential blending brush, Sigma e40
226: Revlon contour brush, Sigma e45
227: Confidential large fluff blending brush (black big eyeshadow brush) Sigma e50, e55
242: Sigma f70
252: Sigma e60
266: Ecotools angled eyeliner brush, Sigma e65
272: Sigma e70
275: Confidential medium angled blending brush, Sigma e70

Blushes
Angel: Bare Escentuals True
Blunt: Mac Saddle, Urban Decay Buck, 3rd shade in Wet 'n Wild Vanity Palette
Blush Baby: Rimmel Mauve Cool (my dupe)
Blush of Youth Beauty Powder: Bare Escentuals Clear Radiance
Chic Couple: Milani Rose D'Oro
Dainty: Covergirl Silk Rose
Dame: Covergirl True Plum
Dollymix: Wet 'n Wild Heather Silk, NYX Cream Blush in Glow
Fleet Fast: Wet 'n Wild Pearlescent Pink
Gingerly: L'Oreal True Match Bare Honey
Hipness: Maybelline Pinch O Pink Blush
Lady: NYX Cream Blush in Natural
Love Rock: Milani Dolce Pink
Melba: Elf Candid Coral
Peachy Keen: Hard Candy Fox in a Box in Spicy & Sweet
Pinch Me: Wet 'n Wild Mellow Wine Blush
Posey: NYX Rouge Cream Blush in Glow
Smooth Merge: Wet 'n Wild Mega Glow Illuminating Powder in Catwalk Pink
Soft and Gentle: Bare Minerals Clear Radiance, Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips in Vegas Strip, Elf Baked Blush in Pinktastic, Hard Candy Tiki
Springsheen: Milani Luminoso, Elf Candid Coral
Stereo Rose: Milani Rose D'Oro
Sunbasque: Hard Candy Blush Crush in Bombshell
Warm Soul: Milani Baked Blush in Berry Amour
Well Dressed: Bare Minerals Kiss

Lip Glosses
Baby Sparks: Elf Fairy Lip Gloss
Bare Necessities: Revlon's Rosegold
Chai: Bonnebell Liplites Cappuccino
Cruise Control: Elf Fairy
Cultured: Elf Raspberry
Funtabulous: Milani 3D Glitzy Gloss in Fashion Diva
Love Nectar: Elf Goddess Lip Gloss
Nymphette: Milani Crystal Gloss for Lips in Summer Baby
Perennial High Style: Revlon Coral Reef Lip Gloss
Pink Lemonade: Bonnebell Lip Lites in Grapefruit
Snob: Revlon Lip Butter in Cupcake
Underage: Revlon Peach Petals Lip Gloss

Mac Eyeliner
Blacktrack Fluid Line: Physicians Formula Black Gel Liner, Essence Midnight In Paris Gel Eye Liner

Mac Lipstick
Blankety: Revlon Nude Attitude, L'Oreal Colour Riche Fairest Nude, Wet 'n Wild Perfect Pout Lip Color in Fergie Daily
Chatterbox: Milani Color Statement Lipstick in Fruit Punch
Costa Chic: Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Coral Berry
Cream Cup: Revlon Soft Nude, Maybelline Color Sensation 015 Born With It
Creme D'Nude: Revlon Nude Attitude, Revlon Soft Nude
Crosswires: Covergirl Fairy Tale
Dark Side: Revlon Super Lustrous Cream Lipstick in Black Cherry 477
Fanfare: Revlon Pink in the Afternoon
Fleshpot: Elf Mineral Lipstick in Natural Nymph
Freckletone: Revlon Lip Butter in Creme Brûlée
Gel: Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Champagne on Ice
High Tea: Rimmel Airy Fairy
Honey Love: L'Oreal Fairest Nude
Hot Gossip: Revlon Lip Butter in Sugar Plum
Hue: Maybelline Color Sensational Porcelains in Nude Nuances
Impassioned: Milani Flamingo Pose
Innocence, Beware: Maybelline Color Sensational Porcelains in Nude Nuances
Japanese Maple: Revlon Soft Nude
Kinda Sexy: Revlon Colorburst in Blush
Lady Danger: Revlon Fire and Ice
Lazy Day: Revlon Lip Butter in Strawberry Shortcake
Love Forever: Wet 'n Wild Fergie V.I. Pink
Lovelorn: Revlon Lip Butter in Strawberry Shortcake
Modesty: L'Oreal Forever Frappe
Morange: Revlon Siren
Moxie: Revlon Cherries in the Snow
Myth: Revlon Colorburst in Soft Nude, Elf Mineral Lipstick in Natural Nymph
Peachstock: Revlon Nude Attitude
Please Me: Revlon Pink Pout
Plink: Elf Conditioning Lip Balm in Peaceful Pink
Pure Zen: Revlon Lip Butter in Creamsicle
Ravishing: Revlon Smoked Peach
Rebel: Wet 'n Wild Sugar Plum Fairy
Red: Milani Color Statement Lipstick in High Voltage
Rose Maiden: Inglot Lipstick 243, Maybelline Vivids Shocking Coral
Show Orchid: Revlon Lip Butter in Lollipop
Shy Girl: Rimmel Crush, Rimmel Nude Delight
Sin: Milani Cabernet Blend
Snob: Maybelline Color Sensational Porcelains in Porcelain Pink, Revlon Primrose
So Chaud: Wet 'n Wild Pretty Persimmon
St. Germain: Maybelline Color Sensational Porcelains in Porcelain Pink
The Faerie Glen (Tartan Tale): L'Oreal Fairest Nude
Up The Amp: Wet 'n Wild Lipstick in 525d Retro Pink
Velvet Teddy: Revlon Mauve It Over, Wet 'n Wild Bare It All
Viva Glam 1: L'Oreal Pink Lady
Viva Glam 2: Revlon Nude Attitude
Viva Glam 5: Rimmel Airy Fairy
Viva Glam 6: Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie
Viva Glam 2012 Nicki Minaj: Wet 'n Wild Mega Last Lip Color in Pinkerbell

Mac Lip Liner
Boldy Bare: Elf Feather Proof Moisturizing Lip Liner in Bark
In Synch: L'Oreal Color Riche in All About Pink (my dupe)
Spice: Wet 'n Wild 666
Subculture: Boots No.7 Nude Lipliner (my own dupe)

Mac Face
Prep + Prime Highlighter in Radiant Rose: Benefit's Eye Bright, Boots No.7 High Light Illuminating Lotion, Maybelline Dream Lumi Concealer in Radiant
Lip and Cheek Cream in Out for Fun: The Balm Balm Voyage Makeup Palette in First Officer

Makeup Storage

I don't have a lot of makeup, but I've wanted to a "how I store my makeup" blog for a little while. It's not as organized as some people that you see on youtube.

This is the top of my desk. It is right by a window so I get good sunlight to do my makeup in. I have my brushes set up on top. I put all my Elf brushes in a cup. All my Ecotools brushes in a cup. All my random brushes are in a mug. My Confidential brushes are in a long vase I got from Michaels. I got sand to make the brushes sit upright. I got the sand from Michaels too.

To the side of my brushes I have a shelf. On top of the shelf I have a little container where I store my pencil eyeliners and the other container stores my gel eyeliners.

To the right of that I have q-tips and Maybelline Eye Makeup Remover.

Underneath the shelf I store my eyelash curlers and mascaras. I also have little tools I like to use like my brush cleaner, a squirt bottle with water in it, a cut card that I can use to do my mascara, and eyebrow tweezers.

Underneath I have a set of drawers. In the top drawer I have all my eyeshadows. It is sort of organized because I have things stacked. Like all my Physician Formula shadows are stacked on top of each other. All of my Revlon Creme Illuminance Shadows are stacked. Same with my Wet 'n Wild palettes. Everything else is sort of just stashed in the back.

The next drawer holds all of my face makeup. Actually, I just realized some of the face makeup isn't in there. Oh, well. So this is where I hold my foundation (even though it isn't in there). My primers, my setting sprays, my concealers, and my highlighters.

This is one of my favorite drawers because it is the most organized, and it looks pretty. I have my lipsticks and lip stains in a container. My lip glosses are organized by brand and the random ones are put in the middle. The little container in the back holds all my lip balms, lip scrub, and chap sticks.

This drawer is the opposite of the last drawer it is very messy. It has all of my blushes and bronzers. There is no organization here whatsoever.

This drawer is where I keep all of my palettes. I have a lot of Elf palettes and Wet 'n Wild 8-Pan palettes. I also have a Sephora palette and a Sonia Kashuk palette.

This is what it looks like under my desk. I keep makeup wipes, cotton rounds, makeup sponges, and that purple box on the left is my new Urban Decay Bride Kit box. I also have a pink satchel under there.

In my Urban Decay Bride Kit I store some of the things that came in the box, and also other Urban Decay things that I bought from a sale they have had, the creme shadows!

On the very top of everything I keep my nail polishes. There is also some more brushes that I don't use very often and nail polish remover.

I hope you have found it helpful. I like to see people's makeup collection because that gives me ideas for how I can better organize my makeup.