Makeup Bag Monday Week #3

Happy Monday! It’s week #3 of Makeup Bag Monday, a series inspired by Serein Wu (a Youtuber and lifestyle blogger). This has helped me discover new products and also keep my collection in rotation.

If you wanted to see week #2’s Makeup Bag Monday, click here. Here is a quick recap of my overall review of the products….

The Face Shop Intense Cover Cushion is my first cushion foundation, and now, I’m obsessed with cushion foundations and can’t wait to try more. If you have any suggestions on a cushion foundation, please leave me a comment, I would love to know your favorites! The 100% Pure blush in mauvette is EXTREMELY pigmented, so I had to be extremely careful putting that color on my face. Both of the lippies were perfect for that “no-makeup” makeup look since they are neutral browns with a hint of warmth.

For this week’s makeup bag Monday, I wanted to try out a new foundation from Beautycounter that my friend Lisa (shop with her here) told me about. I also wanted to rock some red and brown eyeshadows to glam up my everyday look.

Face
Beautycounter Tint Skin Foundation in Sand

100% Pure Bamboo Blur Powder

Jeffree Star Cosmetics Skin Frost in Princess Cut

Eyes

Beautycounter Lengthening Mascara ( I can’t put this mascara down, it’s the best)

The Face Shop Designing Eyebrow Pencil in Dark Brown

Sugarpill Cosmetics Feline Fancy Palette

Lips

100% Pure Lip Caramel in Rum Nougat

If you have any suggestions of what brands I should try or review, please let me know! Thank you!

Spectrum Collection Brushes

Today, I will be reviewing these makeup brushes that are perfect for unicorns and mermaids alike! Spectrum Collection Brushes is a UK-based, cruelty-free, and vegan brush company.

You can probably tell why I love these brushes… I mean, it matches my Cinderella x Lazy Oaf Dress! (Please ignore my messy hair)

All of the Spectrum Collection brushes are made with high quality synthetic hair so no unicorns are harmed in the making. The brush hair colors do not bleed when you first wash them and they have held up pretty well since I’ve gotten them about 6 months ago. The signature pink handled brushes are my everyday staple and I prefer using all of my Spectrum Collection brushes dry rather than with liquids since I like using sponges or my hands to apply cream products.

Spectrum A04: This is the perfect highlighting brush

Spectrum C04: This brush is great when used with contour powders or bronzers

Spectrum B01: My favorite foundation brush for full coverage

Spectrum B02: This dome brush is perfect for buffing mineral foundation

Spectrum C03: I really like using this brush for blush

I also have the beautiful Glam Clam set with 10 brushes and an adorable lilac clam brush case. CUTE right? For this set, I feel that the quality of the brush hairs and ferrel are comparable to their individual brushes.

If you are interested in these brushes, I would suggest buying one of the sets to get the best bang for your buck! I have my eye on the Ultimate Unicorn Goals 30-piece Set for my birthday!

Makeup Bag Monday Week #2

Happy Monday! It’s week #2 of Makeup Bag Monday, a series inspired by Serein Wu (a Youtuber and lifestyle blogger). This is a great way to encourage people to rotate their makeup collection and try new things every week.

If you wanted to see week #1’s Makeup Bag Monday, click here. Here is a quick recap of my overall review of the products….

For my complexion, I really liked the 100% Pure 2nd Skin foundation but it was a little too drying on my skin for the cold weather in Portland, so I might bring this back in the warmer months. As for the highlight, Peach Goddess by Jeffree Star is just so freakin’ gorgeous on light-medium warm skin-tone (definitely recommend!). For eyes, I fell in LOVE with the Beautycounter mascara. It’s absolutely amazing for lengthening your lashes, but be warned, it’s a drier formula. For lips, the Mizzu Velvet Lip Matte actually made my lips peel off and bled a little since it was SO drying…. but…. I love the color. So it’s an ongoing love and hate relationship.

Now let’s get on with this week’s Makeup Bag Monday! I am really into the simple look “no makeup” look lately, so this week’s makeup bag is pretty simple! I wanted to accentuate my lashes and glowing cheeks for Springtime.

Face
The Face Shop Intense Cover Cushion (Kakao Friends Edition) in V203

100% Pure Blush in Mauvette

Eyes

Beautycounter Lengthening Mascara

Lips

100% Pure Matte Lipstick in Sandstone

Jeffree Star Velour Liquid Lipstick in Leo (my astrological sign, yay!)

Root Pretty Gloss Review

Hello everyone! Today, I will be reviewing the Root Cosmetics Root Pretty Gloss for you. I have four colors in my collection. They currently have 11 shades in their collection and *SPOILER ALERT* I honestly, want all of them.

These glosses are not super slippery but they are also not thick and extremely sticky. They are that perfect in-between texture that is a bit tacky but super comfortable on the lips.

PLUS, they are VEGAN, NATURAL, & CRUELTY FREE

Ingredients: Organic Castor Oil, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Grape Seed Oil, Jojoba Oil, Organic Sunflower Seed Oil, Kaolin, Organic Carnauba Wax, Organic Cocoa Butter, Organic Carrot Powder, Organic Shea Butter, Vitamin E, Organic Lemon Peel Extract, Organic Rosemary Leaf Extract, Organic Grapefruit Seed Extract, Vanilla Planifolia • May Contain: Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides

Here are some swatches…

Cora: Orange-y coral shade with small shimmers
Jama: Hot Orchid with pink and blue shimmers
Emma: Creme mid-tone pink (basically, your lips but better color)
Lucy: Warm red with no shimmer

I would have to say that Cora and Jama are my two most favorite shades since I am a sucker for corals and purple hues. I really hope you try these someday. If you want to save 10% on your first Root order, use this link ! (this is an affiliate code and if you do use it, I get Root Reward points that can be used for store credit). If you’re not comfortable with using affiliate codes, then just use code FirstPretty to get 10% off.

Thank you so much for joining me and have a great rest of the week!

*This post was not sponsored by Root, all products are purchased by me and all thoughts and opinions are mine, thanks!

Makeup Bag Monday Week#1

Hello everyone! Happy Monday! Today, I am so excited to do this series inspired by Serein Wu (a Youtuber and lifestyle blogger). She is one of my favorite influencer and makeup lover of all time. Her series “Makeup Bag Monday” is a great way to encourage people to rotate their makeup collection and try new things every week.

Over the years, I have tried to curate my makeup collection into just a “few” necessary items but recently, I have been craving more and more makeup. Thus, my addiction has prevailed and I need to hit pan on some of these items.

For those of you who do not know, I only purchase Cruelty Free cosmetics. I can talk about what cruelty-free means in a later day but for now, here are my picks for this week’s makeup bag….

Face

100% Pure Luminous Primer

100% Pure 2nd Skin Foundation in Golden Peach

100% Pure Bamboo Blur Powder

Jeffree Star Skin Frost in Peach Goddess