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My Top 10 Makeup Pieces

Major keys to my makeup bag

Janeva Moore

Jul 11, 2016

UNC Pembroke

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Lipsticks, blushes, mascaras galore; these just so happen to be a few of my favorite things. The makeup world is full of many wonders and tricks that can transform you and enhance your natural beauty. Makeup can be simple or dramatic but whether it's day or night, summer, or fall there are various looks. Changing makeup pieces based on your mood is just like dressing up or down based on your feelings. Makeup can sometimes take you from an eight to a 10 to make you feel extra confident even though every woman is beautiful in their own way, it's nice to have that extra boost. Buying and playing in makeup is one of my favorite hobbies so I would like to provide a few of my favorite pieces.

1. Beauty blender

I love love love my beauty blender. It works amazing to apply foundation, concealer, cream blush, and even blending my contour. Who knew a little sponge could be such a handy tool.

2. Tarte eyelash Primer

One of my all time favorite products. Under any type of mascara this primer will allow your mascara to go on smoothly and add the dramatic effect of false lashes.

3. Milani Natural Chic lipstick

Milani has a great line of cheap affordable cosmetics, and their lipsticks glide on smoothly, very pigmented, and last long. The nude color "natural chic" is the exact same color of my lips so I get the lipstick look for everyday wear without being dramatic.

4. Eye brow pencil

No matter the brand I've used I realized all brow pencils work the same for me because I just like to brush mine and shade them in darker to fill in the gaps. I'm not too big of a fan on perfectly dark and arched brows.

5. E.L.F. green primer

Makeup primer is a necessity to allow for makeup to stay longer and look smoother. My E.L.F. green primer helps cancel out my red after I apply foundation and makes my face smooth.

6. Milani luminoso blush

All time favorite blush I have ever tried. This is a great dupe for the Nars orgasm and is a coral pink color with a simple shimmer that can add some highlight to just a simple makeup day.

7. MAC naturalize skin finish

A really great highlighter that isn't too shimmery but with great light, reflects amazing on all skin tones.

8. Loreal True Match foundation

One of the best foundations I have ever tried. Doesn't feel heavy but provides medium coverage on a day to day basis.

9. Too Faced better than sex mascara

Love this mascara. The brush separates your lashes evenly and doesn't clump up while providing volume and length.

10. Urban Decay Naked 2 eye shadow palette

Eye shadow is my favorite part of makeup, day or night this palette is great for a simple shimmery eye shadow or a dark smoky eye.

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My Top 10 Makeup Pieces

Major keys to my makeup bag

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2. Tarte eyelash Primer

3. Milani Natural Chic lipstick

4. Eye brow pencil

5. E.L.F. green primer

6. Milani luminoso blush

7. MAC naturalize skin finish

8. Loreal True Match foundation

9. Too Faced better than sex mascara

10. Urban Decay Naked 2 eye shadow palette

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4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

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