Okay, I'm going to create a list of my MUST HAVE makeup. This is partly because right after school I'm spending two weeks in florida and a month alternating between California and Las Vegas before heading back to hawaii.

So what am I keeping in mind?

1. Two weeks with the boyfriend = natural makeup, some special aspects, no sticky heavy lip gunk, makeup I can fall asleep in or is easy to take off

2. All of these places are HOT = breathable matte makeup, lots of primers to prevent melt downs and creasing, hair and skin will most likely be oily and break out

3. I need to pack this shit so I gotta keep it light.


1: FACE


smashbox High Definition Healthy FX liquid foundation in Light L3
(to be applied sparingly as a concealer mostly, full foundation on special occasions)

Beauty Blender &/or Mac 190 brush

Sephora Professionnel Powder Brush in 48
(for the HD powder)

Makeup Forever HD powder

(to finish)

Tarte Mineral Powder Bronzer in "Park Ave. Princess"


smashbox Soft Lights Tokidoki in "Dolce Vita"



2: EYES
smashbox under eye brightener


Urban Decay Skull Shadow Box


Urban Decay Shadow Potion eye primer

various other colors (H.I.P loose pigments, H.I.P duo in "Saucy"

Mac ENGRAVED eyeliner in ONYX

Shu Uemera eyelash curler

Fiberwig Mascara

Bad Gal Lash in Blue

Kat Von D make up brush set



3: LIPS

Nivea "Kiss of Moisture"

Nivea "Kiss of Shine" in Red Glossy Lip Care



4: SKIN CARE

Makeup remover and cotton balls/ makeup remover wipes

Boscia Facial Wash

Nivea Soft lotion pot

A scrubby/ exfoliator

Sunscreen

Hempz Shimmering Bronzer Lotion


Marc Jacob's "Daisy" solid perfume


5. HAIR

Ojon Rub-out dry Hai cleaner

(takes care of oily hair and too much product... also if you decided not to shower :x)

Bed Head "After Party" Hair creme

(smooths and shines without looking oily... yes it is phallic shaped. sean noticed too.)

Tressme Heat Tamer spray
(to protect from heated appliances: curling irons, straight irons, blow dryers)

Curling Iron 1 1/4"

I'm aware this looks like a toy easter egg sponge that went flamoyantly gay but google reviews for this thing and you'll find the most common review is:



+ it blends like a DREAM (better than MAC brushes even)
+ it cleans easily with the cleaner (sold seperately)
- it costs a lot ($19.99 per egg)
- it lasts about 3 months only.

Well I decided I want one! So most likely I'll go out to Ricky's this weekend and pick me up one! I'll review when I do.

I kinda want a bronzer too. And I was gonna pick up some heavy duty concealer, but I've been using a bronzer, and I don't wanna pick up a new shade right before summer and my skin tone changes!

Jeez, idk if it'a cause I'm from Hawaii and not used to dry east cost, cold weather, but my skin is SO DRY. Like cracked desert dry. At first my skin used to actually have a white dry powder look and would even CRACK and BLEED. These things have made my skin so much better!


Nivea Soft

Whipped texture lotion that feels COOL and REFRESHING (really, I'm addicted).
It makes me want to keep putting it on, more and more, I was half out the day I bought it, it's addicting.
It has a light clean smell but the first thing I thought of was OLD LADY. I now call it "OLD LADY CREAM". it's not a bad smell, just a light powder fresh smell.

I'm obessed with the NIVEA line since it came to America, I have the "A Kiss of Moisture" lip balm (better than chapstick) and "A Kiss of Shine" which is a moisturizing lip care with a light Red color in a NON-STICKY smooth and fresh feeling gloss.



My mom had this at home, and after I used it for the winter break at home, I found it too thick and slimey to use in the heat. However, I immediately purchased one when I got back to NYC and it's almost gone. It has a barely noticible light refreshing scent and feels cool going on. It's so thick that sometimes the lotion will actually curl up on itself coming out of the pump. This is great though, I can see and feel it moisturizing my CRAZY dry skin, especially on WINTER HANDS.

I recommend this a little more than the NIVEA just cause it stays on skin a little longer and is much thicker.

More vintage hair!






okay so the little goody elastic is not so vintage, i'll get a little black rubber one that is not bright pink and distracting >.<
My bratty little cousin said I look like a strict asian teacher >.<

anyways:

I decided to re-try these



I bought they from BB&B when I had longer hair.

Well I put them in after I showered and slept... I didn't like it so much when I woke up, not exactly the sleek curls in the picture... But I went with it.

I worked it smoother and until the curls fell around my face. One side was smoother than the other, so I worked that up into a victory roll (well kinda, I tried), I was researching vintage hair styles earlier that night... it's huge on the internet! It's amazing and the style does fascinate me... as well as a lot of goth girls. I always admired that classic pinup look, Kat Von D does that.




Here's me:

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Hey everyone! This is my new blog to chronicle my makeup obsession.

I'll talk about my wants and must-haves, review things I have and things I want to see reviews for.

yup yup. A lil about me? okay

I'm Nicole, I'm a young woman from Hawaii, who moved to NYC for college, then to L.A for more college, and also calls Florida home (LDR is there).

So needles to say I've been in the Fashion and trend capitols of the world and I travel all around a lot. I see the trends and changes in the people, particularly the College kids and young adults.

The trends change from place to place, and so does the weather so I've got experience in every situation!