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Hey guys! I'm Elessa and this is my beauty blog. I've really liked things of the cosmetic nature for some time, and so I decided to make a blog about it. We'll see how this goes in terms of how often I update. Thanks, and if you have any questions or suggestions feel free to go to my ask box and let me know!

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Thought I’d do a little “what’s in my makeup bag” (click to embiggen) from top to bottom, and left to right[ish] Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion MAC Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 in NC15 Benefit EyeBright Bare Escentuals Buxom Lash in Blackest Black Estee Lauder eyeshadow palette Make Up For Ever HD Powder Loreal Paris True Match Blush in n3-4 Rimmel London Natural Bronzer in 021 Estee Lauder Pencil Eyeliner in 01 Softsmudge Black MAC Felt-Tipped RapidBlack Liquid Eyeliner Pen MAC eyelash curler Revlon Tweezers  MAC 212SE eyeliner brush Sephora Professional 29 Blending Eye brush Essence of Beauty dual tipped touch-up/conceal brush Sephora Professional 47 Foundation brush Sonia Kashuk dual tipped blush and contour brush MAC eyeshadow in Yogurt  These are the products I use on a daily basis, and I love them all. If you guys have any questions about any of the products, I’d be happy to answer them. This is kind of my “best-of” collection, but I’ve got drawers and drawers of other products. Maybe when I’ve got more time on my hands I’ll use them and do fun tutorials and things like that. 

Thought I’d do a little “what’s in my makeup bag” (click to embiggen)

from top to bottom, and left to right[ish]

  • Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
  • MAC Studio Fix Fluid SPF 15 in NC15
  • Benefit EyeBright
  • Bare Escentuals Buxom Lash in Blackest Black
  • Estee Lauder eyeshadow palette
  • Make Up For Ever HD Powder
  • Loreal Paris True Match Blush in n3-4
  • Rimmel London Natural Bronzer in 021
  • Estee Lauder Pencil Eyeliner in 01 Softsmudge Black
  • MAC Felt-Tipped RapidBlack Liquid Eyeliner Pen
  • MAC eyelash curler
  • Revlon Tweezers 
  • MAC 212SE eyeliner brush
  • Sephora Professional 29 Blending Eye brush
  • Essence of Beauty dual tipped touch-up/conceal brush
  • Sephora Professional 47 Foundation brush
  • Sonia Kashuk dual tipped blush and contour brush
  • MAC eyeshadow in Yogurt 

These are the products I use on a daily basis, and I love them all. If you guys have any questions about any of the products, I’d be happy to answer them. This is kind of my “best-of” collection, but I’ve got drawers and drawers of other products. Maybe when I’ve got more time on my hands I’ll use them and do fun tutorials and things like that. 

Product review: Bare Escentuals Buxom Lash mascara in Blackest Black. So right now this is the mascara I use daily and I absolutely love it. For the longest time I was looking for a mascara that didn’t leave black under my eyes after wearing it all day, and then one day in Sephora I bought this little guy and it’s been going well ever since. The brush is one of those more plastic ones (for lack of a better term) as opposed to the classic bristled mascara brush, but it’s got a million tiny tips on it, so it makes your eyelashes look really full and separated. You can get it at Sephora or online somewhere for about $13. (I’m pretty sure this comes in blue and possibly other colors too, which is always fun) A close second would have to be Loreal’s Extra Volume Collagen Plumping Mascara in Black. Sometimes I’m really weary about drugstore products but I’m a repeat buyer of this one, and both Loreal and Revlon seem to do a FABULOUS job in terms of having quality products. The brush is different on this one, more a classic mascara brush, but it works just about the same as the Buxom lash one. You can pick this up at your local CVS/Walgreens/Target for about $8.

Product review: Bare Escentuals Buxom Lash mascara in Blackest Black.

So right now this is the mascara I use daily and I absolutely love it. For the longest time I was looking for a mascara that didn’t leave black under my eyes after wearing it all day, and then one day in Sephora I bought this little guy and it’s been going well ever since. The brush is one of those more plastic ones (for lack of a better term) as opposed to the classic bristled mascara brush, but it’s got a million tiny tips on it, so it makes your eyelashes look really full and separated. You can get it at Sephora or online somewhere for about $13. (I’m pretty sure this comes in blue and possibly other colors too, which is always fun)

A close second would have to be Loreal’s Extra Volume Collagen Plumping Mascara in Black.

Loreal Mascara

Sometimes I’m really weary about drugstore products but I’m a repeat buyer of this one, and both Loreal and Revlon seem to do a FABULOUS job in terms of having quality products. The brush is different on this one, more a classic mascara brush, but it works just about the same as the Buxom lash one. You can pick this up at your local CVS/Walgreens/Target for about $8.