A new lip color, and Too Faced Glitter Glaze in Gold!

Judging you for your choices. 

So I bought Urban Decay's Naked Liquid Foundation, and the matching concealer, and so far I'm liking it.  I've always had a hard time finding a good a foundation that matches my skin.  Drugstore brands are hopeless, because I can't try them on, so I never know if they work on me.  I've tried BB creams, and CC creams, and I end up really orange.  I'm not an Oompa Loompa, Jesus Christ.  

I've been on an Urban Decay streak, and I bought Naked Flush a palette with bronzer, highlighter, and blush which adds a nice warmth to my face (despite my cold unsmiling face with eyes that look down on you in judgment). 
I love lipstick.  It is the ONE item I will always wear.  I know for some people it's mascara, or eye liner, but I think lipstick adds some warmth and color and can make the difference between looking put together or not. 
My new lip color is Tarte Matte in Hope.  It's a nice shade that looks natural enough but better.  Despite it being matte, it's a little dry, but still fairly creamy.  I like it!

The other big change is that I got my brows waxed.  Thank you Cynthea from Cynthea's Spa.  Cynthea, that woman gets my brows.  They're Asian brows, so they're sparse but the hair is long.  It's...perplexing.  So you have to be really careful about how you shape them, and when Cynthea does my brows, I know I'm in capable hands. 

I decided to try the Beauty Blender, the actual name brand make up sponge, to see if I could get my foundation application to look more natural.  So far, I've been pleased.  It is a bummer that they only last 3 months MAX if you take care of them.  I bought the two Beauty Blenders with the cleanser from Sephora and it was a pretty good deal.  

I really like Urban Decay's Eye Primer Potion in Sin, as it has a slight shimmer to it so I usually wear it alone. 

Again I'll say that this eye make up remover pen is quite the lifesaver.  I used it three times today when I was doing my eye liner, and it helps quite a bit.  $3 from Target?  Yes.  Stock up!  

This is the Tarte Matte lip in Hope, and that cat paw in the upper right corner?  That's Idgie.  Nothing to do with my look, but it is a cute paw.  

My friend Jen invited me to go shopping with her to the Mother of All Sales (real name), an event where some of the small boutiques in Burlington are under one roof selling their heavily discounted designer clothing, jewelry, and beauty products.  The only problem is that they don't have a lot of plus sizes, so I eyed accessories and make up.  I was REALLY pleased to see that Mirror Mirror, a small beauty store on Main St in Burlington, had some Too Faced items!  YES!  I was thrilled to see that they had Glitter Glaze in Gold, and I picked up two of those.  Like I've said before I love glitter and anything sparkly.  It's meant to be worn either on top of another eye shadow, or alone.  I just want to Spackle this on! I bought them for $10 each, and on the Too Faced site, they're going for $18.90! 

A swatch of the Glitter Glaze on my hand. 

 

I just found out that Smashbox is cruelty free!  I checked PETA's site which has a comprehensive list of brands that do and do not animal test.  If a brand sells in China, they do test, because China requires it.  This is a brow wax, and I figured after getting my brows done, I needed some products to tame the beast.  I just ordered NYX's brow wax pencil, so when those arrive I'll post a comparison of the two.  

   

A photo of me post shopping, and perhaps pre-nap.