Hey everyone,

In today's post, I'm going to be showing you some pigments from Naked Cosmetics. I got this Naturally Nude Collection of 6 pigments from Ipsy, on one of their Ipsy offers. I'm really loving these pigments and I want to share with you my thoughts on them.

This collection of pigments are in the Naturally Nude collection, which is one of Naked Cosmetic's top sellers. It features six different pigments for $59.99. You can also buy the pigments individually for $14.99. You're definitely getting a deal by getting the pigments in a set. My first impressions of these pigments, were that the color payoff was very well and that it comes with a lot of product. As you can see, it's almost filled to the top and it's great that you really only need to use a small amount. So this is a product that you can really get a bang for your buck out of. 

1. Naturally Nude 1
2. Naturally Nude 2
3. Naturally Nude 3
4. Naturally Nude 4
5. Naturally Nude 5
6. Naturally Nude 6 

As you can see from the picture, the colors are very beautiful. The swatches are just one swipe too. This is what the colors look on my skin tone. I really like working with these pigments. To use it, I just sprayed my brush with some setting spray, and then I picked up the pigment and patted it on my eyelids. I love how this collection is great for putting an eyecatching color on the center of your lids. They are very beautiful, but I did have some problem with creasing. Which is because I do have hooded eyelids, so sometimes it does transfer onto my crease area. What I also love about this collection is that it's like a gradient of colors and you can also double up and use this for a nice winged liner. I love mixing this with Inglot's duraline and making a cool wing with it. You can also use pigments in many different ways. You can also use it as a lipstick or even a nail polish by mixing it with clear polish. It's one of those products that are unviersal to use. I loved this collection and when I want a nice shimmered lid, I reach for these. The prices are a little steep for me, but for how long it lasts, depending on how often you use it, is great. There's a lot of product so you have a bunch of different looks you can do. What are some of your favorite pigments? Leave a comment down below letting me know!

Current Skin Care Routine

Hey everyone,

Welcome back to my blog. In this post, I wanted to share with you my updated skin care routine. I have been using a few new products from Derma E and Purlisse. I wanted to share with you a combination that is really catering to my sensitve skin.

I had the pleasure of being sent most of these products to try. However, my opinions on these products are only after I've been using this regimen for around a month now. This current routine includes my day and night skin care uses. 

For the morning, I love using my Derma E Purifying Gel Cleanser in the morning. I feel like this cleanser not only wakens up my face, but it helps to give me a smooth canvas when I want to apply my makeup. Even if I'm not applying makeup for that day, it gives me a nice subtle glow to my face and leaves me feeling refreshed. I like to follow up with Purlisse Pur Protect spf sunscreen and moisturizer. As you all know, I'm also on retin a, which requires you to put sunscreen on your face so that you don't burn it. Since retin a is a strong product to use, you want to make sure you're using a high spf to protect your face. The added moisture from it, makes it a creamy product to put on that leaves your face feeling smooth throughout the day. 

For the night time, I like to use a variety of products to ensure that face is soaking up great ingredients throughout the night. It also helps so that in the morning, my face isn't build up with makeup or much dirt/oil. To wash my face at night, I've really been loving Purlisse 4-1 soy milk cleanser. I like to use this product because it leaves my face more firm. What's great about this product, is that it also removes your makeup at well. I can say it takes off about 99% of my makeup when I use it, and that's a full face. I always follow with a makeup wipe as well, to ensure my face is really clean for the next products. Next, I like to use my Derma E toner mist, to tone my face. It has a sweet smell to it, and my face really soaks in the product. Then I follow uup with Derma E purifying youth serum. Using this after my toner, really helps to makes my face feel good and again, my skin really soaks up this product. You can stop here, but I also like to follow up with a moisturizer to really lock everything in. Sometimes if I feel like my face needs a little extra step, I'll use Pixi Beauty's Rose Oil Blend. I don't use it too often because of my sensitive skin, but when I do use it, it leaves my face feeling refreshed. For moisturizer, I love to use Purlisse Pur Moist hydra moisturizer. This is perfect at night, because it hydrates your face even more and has a little bit of a thick consistency than the spf moisturizer. A little bit also goes a long way, so this is perfect. When I wake up in the morning after doing this regimine, I find my face looks really healthy. I've been getting tons of compliments on my skin when I go makeup free, so I don't feel the need to always wear makeup. 

What's your skin care routine? Comment down below some products you're loving and I'll see you soon. 

From Spring to Summer

 Hey everyone,

Welcome back to my blog. On today's post, I'll be showing you some makeup tricks to transition from Spring to Summer. With Summer coming soon, you want to change some of your makeup uses to better combat the summer weather while stil looking amazing! So keep on reading to find out more.

When updating your makeup routine throughout the seasons, you want to make sure that you can still work with the products you already have. That way you don't have to constantly buy new things to adhere to different routines. You can get a collection of items that also be easily transitioned from one season to next. It's amazing what you can do to make sure your beauty routine stays in tack and you're still using products that you love! 

To start off on your face, you want to use a BB, CC cream, or a tinted moisturizer to keep your face nice throughout the day, with SPF, while still providing coverage to your face. For this I recommend using EM Cosmetics CC cream (no longer available) or Mark Get a Tint, tinted moisturizer. For concealer, if you want to use it, I suggest choosing a shade that really matches your foundation, so you're not really highlighting. I like using Mac's concealer in NC45. For that extra glow, try using Manna sheer glo to give your skin a dewy and illuminating finish. 

For the summer, I love using creams on my face. The creams really help to blend into the skin without giving you an overly powdered face in the summer that you can possibly sweat off. There are many different options when it comes to using cream anything, so I'm going to share with you some of my favorites. I love using Em Cosmetics Love me for Me powder to set my face all over. If you watch my YouTube videos, you would see that I really love this powder and it's one of my staple items to use. For highlighting, because it's obv a must, I love reaching for ModelCo's highlighting trio. With three different shades, this is just the perfect thing to grab for when highlighting in the summer. Of course for blush, you want to use a cream blush too, a powder would be good if you're feeling it. However, I love using Nars cream blush in Constantinople. It's so cream and nice to blend with, but you have to work fast. 

I love contouring. who doesn't love contouring. But lets stick to more of a bronzed skin than heavy duty contouring. That look is always nice, but it's alwayas good to switch it up a bit and not focus too much on contouring. Yet, lets focus on warmng up our skin to really bring out the goddess in us. For this, I love using Too Face sun bunny  bronzer. Any bronzer will do but I love this because it also comes with a highlight that you can use as well. It's the perfect go to for the summer. 

I love a good cat eye and who doesn't love black liner, but lets take a break for a bit and use some brown liner. I love how brown eyeliner can still give you the eye popping look but still but subtle enough for you to rock during the day, and you can spice it up at night. I love how versatile it is just like black eyeliner and you can make it work with pretty much any look to give a cool affect. For liner, even winged, try Colour Pop's gel liner in overboard. For a pencil I suggest trying Mr. Write Now eyeliner in Bill. And for your waterline, try NYX Wonder pencil. 

And of course, there's nothing like a nice pink lipstick to capture any look. I love a nice pink link because it's a soft way of adding color to your face without it having to be too much and you can also focus more on the eyes. For this, I'm loving Em Cosmetics lipstick in Nine to Five. For a sheer kind of lip that still has color and is extra moisturizing, use Dirty Little Secrets lipstick in Guilty Pleasure. 

These are some my summer must haves and ways that you can transition your makeup from 

Spring to Summer. What product was your favorite? Leave a comment down below and let me know what your summer must haves are. I'll see you soon!