October Favorites 2012

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I know it has become cliche' to say that one cannot believe the month is over...but it is so true!  October literally flew by!  It felt like one day I was decorating for Halloween and the next day I was taking it all down.

On to the favorites for the month of October!

October Favorites

Lorac's Unzipped Pallette: I used this pallette this month when I wanted a rose gold neutral eye.  The Lorac shadows in my opinion are creamier and more buttery than any other shadows in my collection with exception only to Hourglass shadows.

Tarte's Royal Edition Pallete: This was a limited edition pallette that I got from QVC last year sometime.  I did just look it up, and there appear to be a few available on ebay and Amazon if you are interested.  There is a great selection of matte's, neutrals, and jewel tones.  I have been using the creams, taupes, light pink, and grays daily this month.  I have also been using a liner brush and lining my top lash line with the sparkly brown shade or the metallic navy shade.  On Halloween I used the purple/violet shade on the top row to accentuate my hazel green eyes.

Tarte Royal Edition Pallette

NARS Bronzer in Laguna: This is not a cruelty free product, but I am working my way through it.  I have just started making a decent dent in it.  I wish NARS would rethink their testing policies because this is one of my favorite bronzers.

Eden Primer Potion: I loved using this yellow based matte eye primer this month, particularly under my matte Tarte shadows.  It literally lasts all day.

Enjoy Conditioning Spray:  If you wash your hair everyday like I do, you may notice your hair start feeling a bit dry.  I have found that using this spray and leaving it in (you can rinse it out if you like) and then braiding my hair or putting it up until it dries, has really added a lot of shine to my hair.

Tarte Blushes: My two favorite blush shades this month are both from Tarte (surprise-surprise!).  The first one is one of my all time favorites, Blushing Bride.  It has a little Bit of shimmer, but when I apply it with my Sephora Platinum #55, I don't see much of that sparkle transfer.  My other favorite blush this month has been Natural Beauty by Tarte.  I have heard a lot of people say "That is too red for me..."  The truth is, it is the most natural "in from the cold" type of flush you can get.  Applying it with a really fluffy brush disburses the bright pigments perfectly.

My three favorite brushes this month were: Sigma F84 angled brush to apply foundation, Sephora Platinum #55 for applying highly pigmented blushes and sheering out the color. Finally there is my all time favorite crease brush, a gift from my dear friend JG, my Smashbox crease brush.

Hourglass Mineral Veil Primer: I have never found another primer that does some color correction (the slight blue cast helps to minimize redness).  The formula really hydrates and seems to tone my dry skin.

Hourglass Veil Fluid Makeup in 2.0: For some reason I have been able to use this darker foundation alone most of the month.  Usually I mix it with my 1.0 shade.  Either way, this foundation formula is absolutely one of my favorites.  I have several backups in the shade 1.5.

My random favorites for this month are:

• Halloween
• My pink, metallic, spider web, witch hat
• The premiere of The Vampire Diaries, The Walking Dead, and American Horror Story Asylum

My flops for this month:

• Philosophy lip jelly in Vanilla Birthday Cake (much stickier than I remember and the smell was overwhelming)
• An October full of warm/hot weather