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Permalink Reply by Kelly Shannon on August 3, 2013 at 3:06pm

I'm a product junkie, and I highly recommend Sephora for most of your product needs, but here are some of my pared down recommendations :)

1)  Guerlain Maxi Lash mascara.  It smells amazing, goes on clump-free, is light, and lasts a long time without flaking.

2)  Nars for powder or cream blush.  "Orgasm" is a universally flattering shade, but I also like the peachy "Deep Throat."  Nars also has really pretty lipstick colors.

3)  Clinique makes really natural-looking lipsticks and blushes, as well as gentle skincare products.

4)  I love Josie Maran's line.  It's organic and most products have Moroccan argan oil in them, which is great for skin, hair, nails, lips, you name it.  Her face stick is a great multi-tasker.  I have fair skin, and it's rosy color looks good swiped on cheeks and lips.  Very natural.  She also makes great moisturizers with broad-spectrum SPF, and the pure argan oil is great.  The argan oil illuminizer also gives a great soft glow when mixed into tinted moisturizer, foundation, or used alone.

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Permalink Reply by Kelly Slayfield on August 6, 2013 at 12:42am

Miss Slayfield's two cents:

a. My favorite brands: Maybelline Eye Stiletto is the best basic black liquid eye liner I've found (if they're out of it, my back up is Rimmel London). The best red lip colors I've found are Clinique "Red Red Red" and YSL "Moulin Rouge", while I always end up using Burt's Bees Lip Shimmer in Peony or Caramel for a more natural lip with shine. Best green nail polish in the universe is Revlon's "Posh". And I used to be snooty about nail polish and only use nothing less than OPI or Sally, but I discovered recently that Loreal has stepped it up and has some gorgeous, really saturated shades (my new favorite is called "Not A Cloud In Sight", but I think it should've just been named "robin's egg"). Smashbox has the best eye shadow ever.

b. Can't-Live-Withouts: Bare Minerals powder foundation and translucent finish (though Loreal is an excellent backup and easier to carry around for touch ups); eye cream for highlighting; black liquid liner; eyebrow pencil and tamer; good quality tweezers; a good quantity of Q-tips; an eye shadow palette that includes a good nude for highlighting brow bones, a couple of versatile daytime lid colors, and then a deep blue or purple for night; a really saturated red lip color; a long-wearing and moisturizing gloss that can be worn alone or over other shades. For removal I LOVE the Olay Cleansing cloths.

c. My essential colors are black, purple, green, and blue (wish I could wear green on my eyelids, but I have green eyes so green shadow makes them look dull - I usually go with green nail polishes).

Um, I guess I really like make-up. Have fun replenishing your collection! I'm a little jealous ;).

Kelly

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Permalink Reply by Shy Anne on August 11, 2013 at 1:12pm

thanks for the advice ladies! I'm going to make a list in the next few weeks and then make all of my purchases in the first week of september 

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