I...don't have a lot of duochrome eyeshadows.

50+ palettes...a total of thirteen drawers of eyeshadows, and I maybe have two or three duochrome colors, and two of them are damn near identical. How is that even possible?

Why am I even talking about this?

I'm sure that's the question on your mind, so let me answer it for you.

Today's #CreativeSwirls Thursday! (I almost forgot again). Codi came to the group with the reminder about a look, and after a very halfhearted discussion on what theme to do, we decided on a look revolving around a duochrome eyeshadow. I was like, okay, cool, I can do that, and then I sat down at my vanity and realized...

I don't have any damn duochrome eyeshadow. 

There's one color in the 35O palette that can barely pass for a duochrome, and then there's one in the 35T palette, that looks almost exactly like the duochrome in the infamous Comfort Zone palette from Wet 'N Wild; actually, the WNW duochrome looks better. So there wasn't much that I could do in regards to options or this week's theme, which helped with narrowing a color down, but was a little disappointing; I mean, who has this much damn eyeshadow and only two duochrome colors?!

Okay, okay, I'm back. Here's my look for the week:

And here's me giving you some of that old Hollywood/Victorian photograph with the flash dust/sepia finesse realness in the mirror:

A closeup on the eyes:

And a video, featuring King Daddy himself.

I was a little iffy about this look when I finished it, but the pictures didn't come out too bad, if I do say so myself. Alright, here goes!

FACE:

Primer:

• L'Oreal Magic Perfecting Base Primer on my cheeks
• I forgot to prime my face, y'all

 Concealer:

• Mouth: L.A. Girl HD Pro Orange Corrector with the L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Toffee under the foundation, and L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Toffee over the foundation
• Nose, Chin, and Uneven Skintone on Cheeks: L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Toffee
• Under Eye: L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Toffee

Foundation: CoverGirl Queen Collection All Day Flawless 3-in-1 Foundation in Q825 Golden Honey

Face Powder: Black Radiance Pressed Powder in Golden Cashews

Bronzing Powder: Black Radiance Pressed Powder in Warm Hazelnut

Setting Powder: Black Opal Deluxe Finishing Powder in Neutral Light

 

BROWS:

Filler: ColourPop Brow Pencil in Black 'n Brown

Browbone Highlight: L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn

 

EYES:

Primer: LORAC Behind The Scenes Eye Primer

Base: The Sculpt powder in the Black Radiance True Complexion Contour Palette in Medium to Dark

Shadows:

• Transition: Burnt and Olden, in the Makeup Revolution Flawless Matte Palette
• Crease: Earth, in the Makeup Revolution Flawless Matte Palette
• Lid:
• Overall: #8, in the Wet 'N Wild Color Icon Comfort Zone Palette
  
• Inner Corner: #7, in the BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel Palette
• Lower Lash Line (Gradient from Outer to Inner): 
• Olden and Earth, in the Makeup Revolution Flawless Matte Palette
• and #7, in the BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel Palette

Eyeliner:  

• Wing: Wet 'N Wild ProLine Graphic Marker Liner
• Top Lid: NYC Big Bold & Precise Eye Liner 

Mascara: L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Million Lashes Mascara on the top lashes; Ruby Kisses Very Sexy Mascara on the bottom lashes

 

CONTOUR:

Black Radiance True Complexion Contour Palette in Medium to Dark

 

HIGHLIGHT:

Makeup Revolution Vivid Baked Bronzer in Bronzed Fame, with #12, in the BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel Palette over top

 

BLUSH:

L.A. Colors Mineral Blush in Spiced Rum

 
LIPS:

Lipstick: Ruby Kisses Creamlicious Triple Butter Matte Cream in Aren't U Jealous? (so. fucking. COMFORTABLE.)

Liner: Smashbox Always Sharp Lip Liner in Nude Dark

 

Success! To me, at least. I'm so obsessed with those matte creams from RK that I'm going to have to go scour the city for more of them in flattering colors, and kudos to Wet 'N Wild for coming through with the quality yet again. Okay, I have a few hours before I need to shut it down for the night, so I'm gonna go make use of them! Good night!

x Ashlan

Today is a glorious day.

Why, you ask? Because King Daddy dropped his album.

I'm not going to go into all of the details about King Daddy, because honestly I just don't want to share him, but what I will say that Jonghyun Kim is the best living singer gracing this planet (aside from EXO's Chen), and you can fight me on it. I will fight you, I'm not lying. Fight me.

I literally threw my money at him, and I have been listening to this album almost nonstop since about 11 this morning; I'm playing it right now, actually, and I regret nothing. I'll probably play it again.

Because that album put me in such a good mood, I decided to do a look for you guys. Well, not a complete look, but I did some eyes for you, and it was an inspiration/recreation based off of this look right here:

 Photo and look by @colorpunch

It's pretty, right? I thought so, too. I also thought that it was one hell of a challenge, so naturally I accepted it, and here's what I came up with:

Here's a couple of comparison shots for you:

And a look like this just has to have a video to go with it, so here you go.

I didn't have that much of a challenge with this, honestly. It was relatively easy to find these colors in my collection, and it was simple enough to apply, but still fun. I had the biggest trouble with not overdoing the transition color, because it's hard to make blue eyeshadow work on Black women, so I had to do my best to keep it from looking muddy because of my base color. I feel like it looks quite similar to the inspiration, aside from the fact that we have completely different eye shapes, and lighting/and camera,s and she's using Sugarpill and I'm strictly drugstore. Well, drugstore, a little ColourPop, and the Take Me To Brazil palette.

-record scratches-

I know, right?! I kept it, and I actually used it again, and it actually wasn't as difficult! I've noticed that this palette works best when you need the colors with a fluffy brush; when you need to pack it on, that's when it starts to show out. Anyway, I've talked way too much; here's the details!

BROWS:

Filler: L'Oreal Paris Brow Stylist Definer in Dark Brunette

Browbone Highlight: L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn

 

EYES:

Primer: LORAC Behind the Scenes Eye Primer

Base: The Sculpt powder in the Black Radiance True Complexion Contour Palette in Medium to Dark

Shadows:

• Transition: Burnt, in the Makeup Revolution Flawless Matte Palette, followed by Olden in the same palette, and then #6, in the BH Cosmetics Take Me To Brazil palette to start the blue
• Crease: #7, in the Wet 'N Wild Limited Edition Boardwalk Boozing Palette
• Lid:
• Overall:  #15, in the Morphe 35U Palette, with a little of the ColourPop Super Shock Eyeshadow in Ibiza on top at the center of the lid
• Outer Third: the ColourPop Super Shock Eyeshadow in Coconut
• Outer V: #7, in the Wet 'N Wild Limited Edition Boardwalk Boozing Palette
• Inner Corner: Ice Cloud, in the Makeup Revolution Fortune Favours The Brave Palette, diffused a little with the Milani Bella Eyes Gel Powder Eyeshadow in Bella Chiffon
• Lower Lash Line:
• #4 in the BH Cosmetics Take Me To Brazil Palette, with #18 in the same palette closer to the water line
• Greenwich Village, in my Ruby Kisses Luxe Colour Customizable Palette towards the inner corner

Mascara: L'Oreal Paris Butterfly Intenza Midnight Black Mascara on the top lashes; Ruby Kisses Very Sexy Mascara on the bottom lashes

I was so pleased with the outcome! It was just enough of a challenge for me, and I'm glad that it came out well, to commemorate such an awesome album dropping today. Alright, it's time for me to find something to eat and get back to writing. Have a good night!

x Ashlan

Black eyeshadow is scary.

Hello again!

I know, I know, I've been MIA; summer laziness is kicking in, on top of the fact that I've been trying to get back into the swing of consistent writing, since I haven't been able to write for the majority of this semester. But I've been feeling bad about it (honestly, my Faves & F&#k No's are going to have to be fused into an April-May kind of situation), so I got off of my butt and decided to do a little bit of a look; I say a little bit because I only did the eyes - I wasn't feeling that proactive today. Anyway, here's the look I drew inspiration from:

Photo and look by @makeupby_ev21

And here's my rendition of it:

A comparison shot:

And a video.

Now, I say that it's a redntion, and I only drew inspiration from in and didn't try to recreate it, because I didn't exactly follow the image completly. I've been working with a lot of mauve/rose toned shadows in my looks lately, and I just didn't want to do that again for fear of redundancy. So I just did a standard brown/black smoky eye, and let me tell you, black eyeshadow is scary as hell. It is the only shadow, no matter what brand you get it from, that will come out on your eye like a damn ink blot, so if it looks a little messy, it's because I spazzed out when I applied it. Alright, details!

BROWS:

Filler: L'Oreal Paris Brow Stylist Definer in Dark Brunette

Browbone Highlight: L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn, with a tiny bit of Nicka K New York HD Concealer in Copper just under the brow

 

EYES:

Primer: LORAC Behind the Scenes Eye Primer

Base: The Sculpt powder in the Black Radiance True Complexion Contour Palette in Medium to Dark

Shadows:

• Transition: One More Bar, in the Makeup Revolution Death By Chocolate Palette
• Crease: Treat, in the Makeup Revolution Chocolate Vice Palette, with All Is Lost, in the Makeup Revolution Death By Chocolate Palette to further define and smoke the outer V out
• Lid:
• Overall:  Fool's Gold, in the Makeup Revolution Death By Chocolate Palette, with Vice, in the Makeup Revolution Chocolate Vice Palette over top, and a little bit of Ice Cloud, in the Makeup Revolution Fortune Favours The Brave Palette towards the center to kinda match the frostiness of the picture
• Outer Third: Treat, in the Makeup Revolution Chocolate Vice Palette
• Outer V: All Is Lost, in the Makeup Revolution Death By Chocolate Palette
• Lower Lash Line:
• One More Bar, in the Makeup Revolution Death By Chocolate Palette
• with a little of Treat, in the Makeup Revolution Chocolate Vice Palette towards the outer corner

Eyeliner:  

• Water Line:  Black Radiance Eye Appeal Kajal Eyeliner in Jet Black
• Wing: Hard Candy Stroke of Gorgeous Eyeliner
• Top Lid: NYC Big Bold & Precise Eyeliner 

Mascara: Wet 'N Wild Max Fanatic Mascara, enhanced with Milani Length in Seconds Lash Extension Fibers on the top lashes; Ruby Kisses Very Sexy Mascara on the bottom lashes

Woo, that's it! It's gonna be really hard for me to battle my laziness this summer, but now that I have more micellar water and everything, I should be able to keep you guys updated with some looks. Alright, I'm gonna go try to find something to eat; good night!

x Ashlan

 

Let's talk about the 350 Bandwagon

Okay, if you're in the beauty community and you don't know anything about the Morphe 35O palette, then you've been living under a rock. This isn't some kind of popular clique superiority complex; literally, the damn palette is everywhere. From the moment I stepped foot into the beauty community, in particular Instagram, I was slapped right in the mouth with the 35O palette; everybody had it, everybody wanted it, and it was (is) always, always, sold out.

For the longest time I hated that damn palette, because I couldn't get away from it. I didn't have it, I didn't want it, and I didn't care, but everyone was obsessed. Restocks came and went and the shits sold like hot cakes, and I rolled my eyes and kept scrolling every time it showed up on my Instagram feed.

But then, one day, a restock came, and I figured...what the hell, why not.

I was on a Morphe binge. I had just ordered two of the 12 pans from the website, had managed to get my hands on the 35U for stupid cheap on Facebook (seriously, get over the concept of used makeup and join those groups; you won't regret it), and then I won the 35D in an IG giveaway, and I wanted more. So, when the restock happened, I threw my credit card at it, and it was mine.

And I love it.

Now, I'm a warm undertone kind of girl, and this palette is, for the most part, warm undertoned, which is perfect for me. I thought that the Makeup Revolution Flawless Matte palette was the perfect transition palette, and it actually is a really great matte palette, but this palette is perfect for me specifically. So, for today, since I actually went to work, I decided to do a One Palette Wonder featuring (or starring, rather) the infamous Morphe 35O.

A little "the store is finally closed get tf out" finesse action:

And a closeup on the eyes:

 

I. Loved. It! I didn't have to use any other palettes for this look, and I was completely satisfied with the result. Perfect, I said! Perfect! Details!

 

FACE:

Primer:

• Benefit Cosmetics The POREfessional Matte Rescue Mattifying Gel on my T-Zone
• L'Oreal Magic Perfecting Base Primer on my cheeks
• E.L.F. Mineral Infused Primer on the rest of my face

 Concealer:

• Mouth: L.A. Girl HD Pro Orange Corrector with the Nicka K New York HD Concealer in Coffee under the foundation, and L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn over the foundation
• Nose, Chin, and Uneven Skintone on Cheeks: Nicka K New York HD Concealer in Coffee
• Under Eye: L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn; Nicka K New York HD Concealer in Coffee

Foundation: CoverGirl Queen Collection All Day Flawless 3-in-1 Foundation in Q825 Golden Honey

Face Powder: Black Radiance Pressed Powder in Golden Cashews

Bronzing Powder: Black Radiance Pressed Powder in Warm Hazelnut

Setting Powder: Black Opal Deluxe Finishing Powder in Neutral Light

 

BROWS:

Filler: ColourPop Brow Pencil in Black 'n Brown

Browbone Highlight: L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn
Brow Gel: Milani Brow Shaping Gel

 

EYES:

Primer: Wet 'N Wild PhotoFocus Eyeshadow Primer

Base: The Sculpt powder in the Black Radiance True Complexion Contour Palette in Medium to Dark

Shadows:

• Transition: #14 and #18, in the Morphe 35O Palette
• Crease: #31, in the Morphe 35O Palette
• Lid:
• Outer V: #31, in Morphe 35O Palette
  
• Outer Half: #35, in the Morphe 35O Palette
• Inner Half: #4, in the Morphe 35O Palette
• Inner Corner: #10, in the Morphe 35O Palette
• Lower Lash Line (Gradient from Outer to Inner): 
• #18, in the Morphe 35O Palette
• with #31, in the Morphe 35O Palette over top
• and #35, in the Morphe 35O towards the outer corner

Eyeliner:  

• Wing: Wet 'N Wild ProLine Graphic Marker Liner
• Top Lid: NYC Big Bold & Precise Eye Liner 

Mascara: L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Million Lashes Mascara on the top lashes; Ruby Kisses Very Sexy Mascara on the bottom lashes

 

CONTOUR:

Black Radiance True Complexion Contour Palette in Medium to Dark

 

HIGHLIGHT:

Makeup Revolution Vivid Baked Bronzer in Rock On World, with #4, in the Makeup Revolution All About Bronzed Ultra Blush Palette over top

 

BLUSH:

Black Radiance Artisan Color Baked Blush in Toasted Almond

 
LIPS:

Lipstick: Milani Amore Matte Lip Creme in Devotion

Liner: Smashbox Always Sharp Lip Liner in Nude Dark

 

Alright, that's it for me tonight. Kento Nakajima is on my computer screen and he needs my undivided attention. Good night!

x Ashlan

Hello, Summer

I just took my last final of the semester, which means I am DONE for the year! No school, no long ass, hot ass commutes across town and no extra money spent for the next three months!! (I'm doing an independent study with my professor, and an online class in July, but that's neither here nor there).

The point is that I'm finally free of bullshit assignments and readings in excess, and most MOST importantly is that I'm DONE WITH SPANISH YES GOD THANK YOU JESUS WON'T HE DO IT.

On top of that, I should be able to do more looks for you guys! Hopefully. I'm hoping for it. We'll see.

Speaking of looks, today is Creative Swirls Collab Thursday, and though we skipped a week last week (it was a hot mess), we are back in action with this week's look, the theme of which was a smoky eye. I honestly feel like I always look like I've gotten punched in the face if I do a true dark smoky eye, so I decided to do a rose-mauve look instead, and here we go!

Finessing in the mirror:

A closeup on the eyes:

 Le video.

I really think that this is the only way I can successfully do anything remotely resembling a smokey eye - except for that blue one I did once - and I'm okay with that! Baby steps, you guys, baby steps.

FACE:

Primer:

• L'Oreal Magic Perfecting Base Primer on my cheeks
• E.L.F. Mineral Infused Primer on the rest of my face

 Concealer:

• Mouth: L.A. Girl HD Pro Orange Corrector with the Ruby Kisses Pure Mineral Concealer in Chocolate Brown under the foundation, and L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn over the foundation
• Nose, Chin, and Uneven Skintone on Cheeks: Ruby Kisses Pure Mineral Concealer in Chocolate Brown
• Under Eye: L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn; Ruby Kisses Pure Mineral Concealer in Chocolate Brown

Foundation: Maybelline Fit Me! Matte + Poreless Foundation in 340 Cappuccino

Face Powder: Black Radiance Pressed Powder in Golden Cashews

Bronzing Powder: Black Radiance Pressed Powder in Warm Hazelnut

Setting Powder: Black Opal Deluxe Finishing Powder in Neutral Light

BROWS:

Filler: L'Oreal Paris Brow Stylist Definer in Dark Brunette

Browbone Highlight: L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn

 

EYES:

Primer: LORAC Behind The Scenes Eye Primer

Base: The Sculpt powder in the Black Radiance True Complexion Contour Palette in Medium to Dark

Shadows:

• Transition: #6, in the Sonia Kashuk Grand Bazaar Spice Market Palette, followed by #9, in the L'Oreal Paris La Palette Nude 2
• Crease: #10, in the L'Oreal Paris La Palette Nude 2
• Lid: #10, in the L'Oreal Paris La Palette Nude 2
• Inner Corner: #2, in the BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel Palette
• Lower Lash Line: 
• #6, in the Sonia Kashuk Grand Bazaar Spice Market Palette
• with #9, in the L'Oreal Paris La Palette Nude 2 over top
• and #10, in the L'Oreal Paris La Palette Nude 2 towards the outer corner

Eyeliner:

• Top Lid: NYC Big Bold & Precise Eyeliner
• Wing: MUA Professional Dual Ended Cat Eye Liner in Midnight Black 
• Water Line: The Balm Cosmetics Mr. Write (Now) Eyeliner Pencil in Scott

Mascara: L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Million Lashes Carbon Black on the top lashes; Ruby Kisses Very Sexy Mascara on the bottom lashes

CONTOUR:

Black Radiance True Complexion Contour Palette in Medium to Dark
 

HIGHLIGHT:

#14, in the BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel Palette, with the Wet 'N Wild Limited Edition Megaglo Highlighting Powder in Crown of My Canopy over top

BLUSH:

#24, in the BH Cosmetics Blushed Neutrals Palette

LIPS:

Lipstick: #21 and #28, in the BH Cosmetics Nude Lips Palette, with a little of #20 in the center (though you can't really see it)


Okay, that's it for me! I'm going to spend the rest of my evening writing and enjoying the fact that I get to stay on this side of town all day tomorrow! Later!

x Ashlan

Happy Hump Day!

Y'all.

Finals are almost over.

I have one final left, in God forsaken Spanish, and then I am done for the spring semester, and my summer can begin! Three cheers for not driving across the city every day!

Anyway, today was one of my few (daytime) days off, so I decided to try messing around with a little makeup again. I blew the dust off of my makeup folder and unearthed this:

Photo and look by @makeupbyalinna

I went sifting through my drawers and whatnot and came across that Rimmel pencil and the L'Oreal single that I bought way back when and I thought, hey, why not?

This is what ended up happening:

A closeup on the eyes:

A comparison shot:

And a video.

Clearly, it's not as fanciful as the source of inspiration, but, in my defense, it looked much better before I tried to darken my outer V like she did; that's where it got muddy on me. But that's what I get for trying to exactly duplicate the look; I should've finessed it and let it be. But I still liked it! So, here's the details!

FACE:

Primer:

• L'Oreal Magic Perfecting Base Primer on my cheeks
• E.L.F. Mineral Infused Primer on the rest of my face

 Concealer:

• Mouth: L.A. Girl HD Pro Orange Corrector with the Ruby Kisses Pure Mineral Concealer in Chocolate Brown under the foundation, and L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn over the foundation
• Nose, Chin, and Uneven Skintone on Cheeks: Ruby Kisses Pure Mineral Concealer in Chocolate Brown
• Under Eye: L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn; Ruby Kisses Pure Mineral Concealer in Chocolate Brown

Foundation: Maybelline Fit Me! Matte + Poreless Foundation in 340 Cappuccino

Face Powder: Black Radiance Pressed Powder in Golden Cashews

Bronzing Powder: Black Radiance Pressed Powder in Warm Hazelnut

Setting Powder: Black Opal Deluxe Finishing Powder in Neutral Light

 

BROWS:

Filler: L'Oreal Paris Brow Stylist Definer in Dark Brunette

Browbone Highlight: L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer in Fawn

 

EYES:

Primer: LORAC Behind The Scenes Eye Primer

Base: The Sculpt powder in the Black Radiance True Complexion Contour Palette in Medium to Dark

Shadows:

• Transition: #5, in the L'Oreal Paris La Palette Nude 1
• Crease: #12, in the Morphe 12NB Palette, with #8, in the E.L.F. Mad for Matte Palette as a crease definer
• Lid: the Rimmel London ScandalEyes Eyeshadow Stick in Blamed Blue, with the L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche Eyeshadow in Teal Couture over top
• Outer Third: #12, in the Morphe 12NB Palette, and #8, in the E.L.F. Mad for Matte Palette over top
• Inner Corner: E.L.F. Long Lasting Lustrous Eyeshadow in Toast, diffused a little with the KIKO Milano Water Eyeshadow in #208
• Lower Lash Line (Gradient from Outer to Inner): 
• #8, in the E.L.F. Mad for Matte Palette
• #12, in the Morphe 12NB Palette
• E.L.F. Long Lasting Lustrous Eyeshadow in Toast

Eyeliner:

• Top Lid: NYC Big Bold & Precise Eyeliner
• Wing: MUA Professional Dual Ended Cat Eye Liner in Midnight Black

Mascara: L'Oreal Paris Butterfly Intenza Midnight Black on the top lashes; Ruby Kisses Very Sexy Mascara on the bottom lashes

 

CONTOUR:

Black Radiance True Complexion Contour Palette in Medium to Dark

 

HIGHLIGHT:

#7, in the Makeup Revolution Golden Sugar Ultra Blush Palette, with #4 in the palette over top, and a little of #1 over that, just in the center

 

BLUSH:

#4, in the E.L.F. Studio Blush Palette in Dark

 
LIPS:

Lipstick: Milani Amore Matte Lip Creme in Gorgeous, with Makeup Revolution Salvation Velvet Lacquer in Vamp

Liner: Jordana Cosmetics Easyliner Eyeliner in Coffee Bean

 

Let me leave you with a little piece of advice: DO NOT PUT ON TWO SUPER DRYING MATTE LIQUID LIPSTICKS. DON'T FUCKING DO IT. SWEAR TO ME THAT YOU WILL NOT DO IT. I got the color that I was looking for, but my lips now feel like shit, so take this with you: Milani lippies + MUR lippies = shitty lips. That is all. Carry on.

x Ashlan

Favorite Concealers and Foundations

Well hello!

I know the blog posts have been few and far between over the past couple of weeks, but that's mainly because of two reasons.

1. Next week is finals week and I still have a research paper to do
2. I'm out of makeup wipes and cotton pads, and I haven't had the wiggle room financially to buy more

So, I assure you, when the semester ends, and I can finally stop spending money on gas and fast food to get to and survive at school, I will be able to do some more cost friendly makeup looks and talk shit with you guys (and finally do my damn Faves & F*#k No's for April) if you missed me. But, for the time being, I have a little post for you! I'm doing something like a blog collab with Jazmine at Paint Me Beautifully (IG: @bgfbeauty), where we talk about our overall favorite makeup products! The first category of faves is foundations and concealers, and, though they really shouldn't be a secret becaue I don't change much, here are mine!

Let's get right into it, shall we? From left to right:

• Ruby Kisses Pure Mineral Concealer (~$4): This is a newer concealer that I've been trying out, just to see if I could find another concealer to grab if/whenever I can't find my usual faves, and I like this one. It's not too thick and the color is great. I'm not a big fan of the doe foot applicator because I'm used to the brush applicators already attached to my usual faves, but I can get over that issue for the quality of the product. I use the color Chocolate Brown.
• L.A. Girl HD Pro Concealer (~$3-$4?): Okay this will never not be a favorite of mine. Ever. Never, ever. The L.A. Girl concealers are extremely popular all across the board for all races of makeup overs, and I'm no different. You get so much product in that little tube and the range of colors is fan-damn-tastic. I use the color Fawn for darkness around my mouth, to bright up my under eye areas, and as a brow highlight, and it's one color that I never have a problem finding in beauty supply stores. However...
• Nicka K New York HD Concealer (~$4?): This is sneaking up on L.A. Girl like hell. The Nicka K concealers are just as amazing as L.A. Girl, and you get a bunch more product in their tubes, which means it takes forever for them to run out. That's a good thing, because while their color range is amazing as well, you better either buy two or three tubes of your color when you find it, or hope that you can find it again in the future, because I can't. I typically use Fallow to match my skin color, and I have gone to several stores and have never seen it again. I don't know if they discontinued it or what - I don't even know if it's online - but I do know that the Nicka K concealers are about five or six dollars online anyway, so you'll never catch me ordering them there. I managed to find one I can work with in the color Coffee, but I miss my Fallow! If I ever find it again I'm buying four, no lie.
• Maybelline Fit Me! Matte + Poreless Foundation ($5): This is a great quick foundation for me, when I'm in a rush and I need a foundation that I can apply with a flat top brush and not a blending sponge. I used to be the biggest biggest biggest fan of this foundation, like nothing topped it (which is why I have about four bottles of it as we speak), but when I compare it to other foundations that I've used (and my new ultimate favorite), the coverage just isn't the same. But the finish is still nice. Oh, and don't let that Poreless shit fool you; it's a Poreless lie, but if you have other products that can remedy that, it's no big deal for $5.
• CoverGirl Queen Collection All Day Flawless 3-in-1 Foundation ($12-$13): This shit here?! This shit here?!?!?!?! This is the all time holy grail foundation of all time, yes I said it twice. I've used this foundation in the past and I didn't like it because of how I was applying it, but now that I'm in YouTube University I know what I should do, and it's perfect now. The finish is perfect. The coverage is perfect. It looks high end. It's for black women. Like, the entire line is for black women. It doesn't get any better than that. This foundation is perfect and I will never give it up and you can't make me. I mean, look at my face.

If that doesn't scream perfect for you, I don't know what will.

Alright, that's all I got! Make sure you guys check out Jazmine's favorites on her blog and Instagram, and I'll see you in the next one!

x Ashlan