Hey friends! I reached out to my girl Carla to give me a hand and write a guest post while I get through the next few weeks and being the GOLD STAR BABE that she is, my girl stepped up. Her wonderful blog, Blush Parade, always has me in stitches and I really vibe with her taste too. I'm gonna stop rambling and hand over to my lovely lady and let her share her 7 Holy Grails with you!
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Hey there, lovely peoples of the internets! Wow, this place looks… unfamiliar. It’s definitely not Blush Parade. What’s going on here?! Where am I? What’s my name?
Oh yeah, silly Carla. You’re writing a guest post for lovely Anna, that’s all. No need to panic. Keep writing.
This post is not easy to write for me. You know, I’m not very faithful when it comes to cosmetics. I haven’t found many holy grails yet; maybe because I feel like there’s too wide of an offering out there to settle with an specific set of products, maybe because I haven’t find the right ones yet. In any case, the search continues!
With this said, there are some products that I’ve been consistently loving for some time, despite sometimes trying new things. After much thinking and going through my makeup drawers (and rediscovering some products on the process, score!), I’ve put a list of seven for you all to enjoy (or not. You’re free, don’t let me tell you how to live your life).
This was my first proper makeup palette (let’s forget about that 88 eyeshadows palette from Coastal Scents, shall we?), and it always had (and will have) a special place in my heart. I own Naked 3 as well, but nothing beats the original one. Sorry, not sorry. It’s probably the makeup item in my collection that has travelled with me the most, and that’s saying something. Plus it has my all-time favourite transition shade: Naked.
In 2013 I had the pleasure of visiting the States (please, pretty please, take me back to San Francisco). Apart from sightseeing, road tripping, and happily nerding around at Blizzcon, Sephora was my particular heaven. I really wanted to try Tarte’s blushes, and it was that time of the year where the Holiday Collections pop up everywhere… so I fell in love with this. No regrets, seriously. Tarte has my favourite blush formulation ever: pigmented, long lasting, easy to blend… I love this palette to pieces, and tend to travel with it a lot as well.
I have very oily lids. Even the infamous Mac Paint Pots crease on me after couple of hours. I’m serious. Somehow (and I would say magically), the KIKO Long Lasting Stick Eyeshadows don’t do that. At all. When I did some tests and found out this, you can imagine I was VERY impressed. The price and the colour range make them extra holy grail. Either as a base or (depending on the shade) a quick swipe of colour all over the lid for a quick makeup look they are amazeballs.
As I was saying, almost nothing lasts on my lids more than 2-3 hours without creasing to oblivion. The day I discovered the concept of eyeshadow primers (around 4-5 years ago) I was totally blown away. I ran to my local Debenhams and snatched a tube of Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion; haven’t looked back ever since. I really want to try some others just to compare and so on, but for now I stay loyal to this.
As every blogger and their moms say, this kind of brush is really a game changer. They make blending easy and you can put together a nice eye makeup pretty fast; take a neutral-ish shadow all over the lid using the fluffy brush and you’re done. Literally. You can also use them for blending more complicated looks. I find out that it’s a very nice brush both for beginners and advanced eyeshadow users; it just suits everyone.
I’ll never stop raving about Sephora Contour Eye Pencils. They have a decent price, they are pigmented, creamy, easy to blend and long lasting. My favourite shade is Surfer Babe, a lovely metallic teal; a colour that makes me think about mermaids. My favourite way to use it? Just put together a neutral look of your choice on the upper lid (I normally use Satin Taupe with this, don’t ask me why. I’m a creature of habits), and smudge Surfer Babe on your lower lash line. I adore that look, and I use the lower lash line often as a pop of colour; but this combination is by far my favourite!
You are probably tired of reading praises about this (sorry!), so I’ll keep it short: it’s the best neutral lip liner I’ve found to this day. The colour is right for me and I love the texture and lasting power. If you have a Charlotte Tilbury counter near you, I would definitely go and take a look. To this day I haven’t tried any makeup item from this woman that I didn’t love.
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Thank you SO MUCH for helping me out with a guest post Carla - can we all agree what a hun she is? Do check her out as I love her blog... Blush Parade is such a wonderful place to be! What pick are you coveting most? (For me it's got to be those Tarte blushes... damn!)
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