JUNE FAVORIES

1. IT Cosmetics Naturally Pretty Palette: If you dont own this, what are you doing? Please go to the nearest Ulta, right now! There are 14 beautiful, matte shades and 1 'transforming pearl' shade. This palette is great for basic looks but also for grounding bold looks. and the pearl shade is great for the brow and inner corner highlight!

2. Elizabeth and James Nirvana Black: I got this as a 100 point perk from Sephora a while back but just decided to crack it open!  It is a little bit floral a little bit musky! It can be a little heavy for summer but I just love it so!

3. Mary Kay Bronzer in Medium Dark: Even though I am ghostly white this bronzer is just right for my skin. It is not completely matte but isn't a glitter bomb either so its great to add some color and dimension to my face!

4. Too Faced Chocolate Soliel Bronzer: My favorite contour powder! A nice dark color to get the perfect shadows. Bonus Jonas:  It really smells like chocolate!

5. Mary Kay Blush in Shy: A semi-matte pinky coral. A perfect summer blush!

6. Tarte Maracuja Undereye Concealer: I have been suffering from a dry undereye lately and the Maracuja oil in the concealer has helped from getting my eyes looking crusty. It can been a bit thick and takes some "warming up" but does smooth out and stays pretty creaseless!

7. Elf Blush in Shy: On the days that I want just a touch of color, I have been reaching for this! It is a light pink and it just the perfect wash.

8. L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Amber Rush: Rose gold perfection!

9. L'Oreal True Match Foundation: I tried this a loooooooong time ago when it first came out and it was crap. I didnt like it at ALL. But, one of my favorite youtubers, Nicole Guerrero, is always raving about it so I decided to give it another go and I am so glad that I did! Its hedging its way to the top of my favorite foundations!

10. L'Oreal Voluminous Original: Holy Grail!! It is always perfect!

11. Mary Kay Bellara Midnight: Very similar to Nirvana! Love it!

12. NYX Stay Matte Not Flat Powder Foundation: I was looking for a new powder that is a little bit cheaper than my MAC MSF Natural and I have been dying to try this. and it is all its cracked up to be!  A smooth finish without looking too powdery. It also adds a little bit of coverage which is always a plus.

Quick Day to Day Look

For the last week, I have been obsessed with the same look. After watching a video by Jaclyn Hill, I was inspired to try it out myself! Now, I cant say that I did as good a job, BUT I think it looks good.

In Jaclyn's video she centered the eye look around Stila Kitten, an eye shadow that I dont own. So, in an effort to get the same look, I turned to my trusty Wet n Wild collection. I used the trio Walking on Eggshells to get the same sparkly, silver, nude eyeshadow. Dust some medium brown into the crease and use a dark brown shadow or liner to line the eyes! Add the mascara and your eye look is complete!

Other Products that I used:
Revlon Colorstay Whipped Foundation
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Dark Circles Concealer in Brightening and Neautralizer
MAC MSF Natural
Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush in Candy Coral
Covergirl LashBlast Fusion Mascara
Loreal Million Lashes Fiber Extensions
MAC Pro Longwear Blush in Baby Dont Go (I used it for e/s though)
Espresso from the Lorac Pro Palette as liner
*All the products mentioned were purchased by me

EMPTIES!

Get ready for my trash! If you have been watching youtube videos like I have then you know that empties have been all the rage. I think that it is a great way to see a persons reaction after they have finished a product. Hauls are great but someone might not love a product in the end as they did in the beginning. So, in this post I am going to go through products I have most recently used up and let you know what I think!

First up are some hair products I have used up!

• Batiste Dry Shampoo for dark or deep brown hair. THIS STUFF IS AMAZING! I swear by this. I have cut back on washing my hair and this dry shampoo comes in handy on my in between days. It returns some volume back to my hair and doesnt make it feel like there is a lot of build up. and best of all, it has a brown tint to it so there is not any of the white cast that you can sometimes get with a regular dry shampoo. I will be repurchasing this for sure!
• Biotera Ultra Color Care Conditioner. Meh, I can take it or leave it. I cant say that I was blown away. I didnt like that the product was so runny. I could barely get it from my hand to my hair without it running down my arm. I am currently using another bottle of it. I bought two when I purchased them. It gets the job done but its nothing to write home about. 
• Herbal Essence Honey, Im Strong Shampoo. I loved this shampoo. It has a pleasant smell and gets my hair clean. I cant say if my hair has gotten stronger. Maybe I have seen less breakage but that could be that is stopped using Keratin in my hair. who knows but I will be getting this when I run out of the shampoo I am currently using!
• Loreal Color Vibrancy Dual Protect Spray. This product promised to get your hair shiny while protecting it from the heat. It was okay. I am testing out other heat protectants at the moment but its not a bad product. I would recommend it.

SAMPLES!!I needed to get some stuff used up! I have collected them from various things and i thought that I should test these out!

• Dove Cool Moisture Body Wash and Lotion.  ehh, I got clean and was able to rehydrate my skin. I wasnt overly impressed but it worked. And I dont recall anything cooling about these.
• Loreal EverSleek Shampoo and Deep Conditioner. BAAAAD! I had a terrible experience. This is supposed to moisturize and I felt all it did was dry out my hair. I dont know if it was the shampoo or the conditioner but my hair felt like straw afterward. Do not recommend the full size.
• Clear Total Care Shampoo and Conditioner. This sample on the other hand was good. I have purchased full sizes of other shampoos and conditioners Clear has and I would definitely recommend them. I am currently using the volumizing shampoo and love it! Go get you some!

•  Simple Face wipes in cleansing and oil balancing. I love Simple products. These are the wipes that I have been using for probably the last six months. I dont have any irritation and they get that layer of makeup off at the end of the day. Highly recommend this wipes. They are not expensive and can be purchased any were skin care products are sold. They have recently expanded there line of wipes to include the oil balancing, exfoliating, and ones specifically for eyes.
• LA Fresh travel-lites. I got these is a Ipsy bag a few months ago. I have used them off and on when I was out of wipes or was on a weekend trip. The wipes themselves are smaller than the ones I am used to. I guess they worked okay but they aren't my holy grail and I am not trying to hunt them down.

• Lip Balms. I have various lip products that I have decided to chunk. They have been in my collection for a while and I hadnt really used these in a long time. Recently, I have been obsessd with the EOS product so it was time to let these go
• Revlon Colorstay Whipped Foundation. HOLY GRAIL! I stopped using this foundation after this jar ran out. I was experimenting with some new foundations and I was finding that something was just off. I didnt know if it was a change in lotions or setting sprays or what. So I decided that I need to go back to the last foundation that worked which is this. Light years of difference. I cant believe that I stopped using it. It lasts all day and provides a natural finish. PLEASE GO TRY IT!
• Chella Eyebrow gel. This is also a product that I got in a Ipsy bag. I liked it I dont think that it was anything special but it got the job done. If it was more convienant for me to purchase, I would go for the full size.
• Mirabella face primer. This is what is on top of the foundation. I also received this in an Ipsy bag. It was a really good primer when I first got it. I stopped using it for a while and when I went back to it I found that the product had seperated and became runny which it why I am chunking it. I tried to use it but it just wasnt the same. When I first got it, it provided a smooth canvas for my makeup and helped its staying power. Again, if it was more convientant to buy I would get another tube. 
• Loreal Infallible lip gloss. These are in the back. They have just gotten old. It was time to get rid of them. I dont have the specific colors. I should have wrote them down but from what i remember they were good glosses that didnt feel heavy or sticky on the lips. I dont remember them have great staying power though.
• Lush Skin Drink. This was the first Lush product I have ever used. I got it from my sister when she decided that she didn't like it. I used it for a while but eventually it was just to heavy for my face. My skin leans to the oily side and the face cream is very heavy and would leave my skin feeling a little icky after a while. If you have dry skin, this would be a great night time moisturizer. 

• True Blue Spa All Angle Airbrush Tan. This hails from Bath and Body works. It was a pretty good self-tanner. It provided a very natural tan. I have found this to be true with other tanning products I have used from this line. Application is very easy and the tan does develop within a few hours. You do get the "self tanner smell" but overall it is not to bad. I havent repurchased because I have wanted to try other brands but if you are looking for somewhere to start, I would suggest this one!
• Secret Outlast Deodorant. We all have to have it. This one works for me.

Okay, I hope you made it through all that! Those are the products I have used up and what I thought. I hope this has been helpful if you have been thinking of getting any of these products! 

Catch ya later!