June Favorites

(pictured L to R: bath and body works coconut line breeze body butter, aussie 3 minute miracle, MAC woodwinked eyeshadow, benefit the porefessional, make up forever smoky lash, bath and body works coconut lime breeze body mist, covergirl 3 in 1 foundation)

my oh my has it been awhile since my last favorites. i dont mix up my routine enough to do a favorites every month. seeing as its summer i dont use a ton of make up especially since i'm usually just going to the beach and work, but none the less i still have some new favorites this month so lets get into it. 

bath and body works coconut lime breeze body butter- seeing as i'm in the sun nonstop this summer my skin has been extremely dry and i absolutely love the scent of this collection. i'm not a fan of lotion but i love body butters because it sinks into the skin so fast and leaves my skin feeling moisturized

aussie 3 minute miracle- i recently ombred my hair again and seeing as bleach isnt to hot for you hair i use this deep conditioner once a week and my split ends are one again. i actually reviewed this product earlier on my blog which i will link to here

MAC woodwinked eyeshadow- i love love love this eyeshadow, possibly one of my favorites out of my MAC palette (which i will be doing a post on very soon) its an awesome antiqued gold which turns into a burnt orangey-brown when blended into the crease, so youre pretty much get 2 colors from one

benefit the porefessional- i use this about everyday, i'm super self conscious about my pours and i feel like they are ginormous and everyone stares at them, which probably isnt true... but this helps! i actually just repurchased this because i'm about to run out

make up forever smoky lash- as much as i hate spending $23 on mascara i just repurchased this for the 4rd time. i use this as my last coat of mascara (out of 2 others) it separates my lashes and makes them have extreme volume. 

bath and body works coconut line breeze body mist- i have yet to find my summer fragrance so in the mean time i'm going to be a 4th grader and use this because as i said earlier i'm obsessed with this scent so why not have it in body mist

cover girl 3-in-1 foundation- i am finally tan enough to use this foundation and i love it. its perfect coverage for the summer and very light weight. if you guys would like a review on this i would be happy to do so

there goes another month gone so bring on july! any new products you guys tried out this month that i should try out? i would love to know some of your guys favorites!

ps. dont forget there will no longer be google reader tomorrow! dont forget to follow me via bloglovin'

Hard Candy Tiki So Baked "Bronzer"

I have heard so much about this baked "bronzer" through different blogger and youtube gurus but have never really rushed out to buy it because I usually never go to walmart, which is where hard candy make up is sold. but seeing i like at the beach in the middle of no where there is a walmart about 30 minutes away and i needed to pick up some things so while I was there i decided to pick up this bad boy. this is considered one of hard candys so baked brozers and I call it a "bronzer" be there is no way i would ever use this as a bronzer, i consider this more of a highlighter than a bronzer. tiki is a bronze champagne shimmer. I have applied this on my cheek bones, down my nose, and as a inner corner highlight.

(look ma, my first ever swatch! L: dry R:wet)

This product is very pigmented and extremely buildable. I was actually very surprised when i first used it how pigmented this actually is! I found out that this product also looks beautiful when used wet! I would double up on this product and use it as an eyeshadow as well! this product is extremely versatile. If your ever in walmart I would say that this is a product worth trying, especially since it can be used in so many different ways! 

ps. please be nice to me on my swatch picture! i'm planning on doing more swatches so hopefully they get better! this highlighter was extremely hard to swatch so hopefully you guys get the gist of it! 

Tootles Google Friends Connect

If you have not heard Google Reader will be no more as of July 1st. Which is in about 1 and a half weeks. I haven't really been worrying about it until a little notice popped up and then I started to worry. I then quickly followed all my favorite blogs on bloglovin.

I myself have a bloglovin and an rss feed that you all could follow, and would love if you would follow me so you can keep updated with my posts! i know i have a few followers that i'm not following and i would love to but with google friends connect i was never able to figure out your guys blogs! So if you guys have a bloglovin feel free to leave me a link and i'll check out your blog! 

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Hope to see you guys on my other social networking sites!

All About Makeup Brushes

I know i said i would get back to blogging on the reg but i have been busy with work, classes, and just havent been doing anything interesting lately. but for awhile now i have wanted to talk to you guys about make up brushes, I'm a huge brush girl so i figured why not answer the questions i was always asking. please excuse the dirty brushes, i just deep cleaned them and was to lazy to spot clean them before taking pictures! anyways, I own only two brands of brushes sigma and real techniques brushes. I first got sigma's make me classy essentials kit for christmas awhile back because i didn't own any brushes and wanted to start getting into using brushes! i had these for a few months and then the real technique brushes launched at ulta and decided to pick me up the real techniques starter kit, and over the years i have begun to pick up more and more brushes as they started to release more. i figured i would start of my showing you my favorite brushes i use and then show you my favorite brushes for each product.

right now these are easily my favorite brushes. i'll name them from left to right: 

• real techniques expert face brush: i love this brush for foundation, its "ultra firm" and blends out my liquid foundation perfectly. i compare it to my sigma F82 round top kabuki but with the foundation i am currently using i like the real techniques expert face brush just a little more
• real techniques deluxe crease brush: when i first got this brush i used it to blend shadow into my crease but now i love it for flawlessly applying my concealer. it blends it perfectly for an airbrushed look
• real techniques setting brush: i use this brush for exactly what it says, a setting brush. its perfect for setting your under eye concealer and controlling your setting powder all over the face
• sigma E25 blending brush: i actually own two of these, one travel size that i got as a free gift with one of my purchases. i use this brush for applying eyeshadow in my crease and blending out shadows 
• real techniques base shadow brush: i love this brush for applying color all over the lid, i use it with cream shadow (maybelline color tattoos) and just normal eyeshadow
• real techniques accent brush: this is my all time favorite brush for the inner corner highlight! this brush is perfect for little details, highlights, and smudging. 

now these are the brushes that i use almost everyday, depending on the type of look i'm going for. also most of these are repeats, so i wont explain what i use them for again. like before i'll name these from left to right:

• real techniques deluxe crease brush
• real techniques setting brush
• sigma E25 blending brush
• sigma F60 foundation brush: i actually use this for the complete opposite of foundation, i use it to apply my highlighter. I have used it before to apply foundation but i just dont think i like using foundation brushes, i feel like it doesnt buff the foundation into my skin well
• sigma F40 large contour brush: i use this brush for blush, i find it to big for contour but perfect for blush. it makes the blush go on for a natural flush of color
• real techniques expert face brush
• real techniques powder brush: i use this to apply bronzer around my face, not so much to contour but just to blend bronzer around my temples, forehead, jawline, and down my neck

so now for the big reveal, sigma or real techniques? to be honest i love them both, they both have their pros and cons. I was hesitant to buy the real techniques brushes because i'm so OCD i wanted all my brushes to have a black handle but once i got over that i was so happy with my decision to get real techniques brushes, the bristles are so soft! a lot softer than sigma's. some of sigma's brushes still shed on me too... the say after a couple washes it shouldnt shed anymore but some of the bigger brushes do. over all i will continue to buy both sigma and real technique brushes. of course real techniques brushes are cheaper but sigma brushes are also reasonably priced compared to MAC brushes (which i will most likely never buy, their brushes are ridiculously over priced). as for how i wash my brushes i use MAC brush cleanser for spot cleaning and when i want to deep clean my brushes i use either olive oil and dish soap, or johnsons baby soap depending on what i have handy! 

if you have any other questions feel free to leave a comment, tweet me, or message me on tumblr! i would love to answer any questions you have!