Dry Skin?

Hey everyone! So for anyone is following my blog will know I have been absent for about a month now! I have started college and things have been crazy! But as we are entering the colder months in the U.S I thought I would post some tips for dry skin!

Cetaphil Moisturizing Creme has been a life saver for my face! I only use it at night because it’s kind of heavy for me during the day still but once it gets colder I am  sure I will be packing it on in the mornings. But at night I layer it on very thick and wake up to silky soft skin! It’s very rich and thick and amazing! I also put it on my hands, cuticles, elbows, feet and knees. It is a little bit more expensive than the lotion one but it’s defiantly worth it!

Also Vaseline! I have had really dry eye lids and under my eyes. I have never had eye cream because it’s so expensive so I got Vaseline Rich conditioning petroleum jelly. It is regular Vaseline but it has cocoa butter in it! It’s fantastic and Vaseline is supposed to make your eye lashes grow? I don’t know about that but it’s great! I just pile it on at night and in the morning it makes my concealer and other makeup go on great. And it doesn't make my eye lids more greasy or anything! But I still use a primer!

E.L.F Golden Bronzer

E.L.F Golden Bronzer in the shade Golden $3.00

Very Shimmery! Very pretty to highlight with! One of my Favorites!

E.L.F Brightening Eye Color Eye Shadow Quad

E.L.F Brightening Eye Color Eye Shadow $1.00

Color - Brownstone

These eye shadows are not very pigmented, but pretty buildable. For one dollar you get 4 different eye shadows and a sponge applicator. Very Neutral colors! Not my favorite but work good for only $1.00. They do have many different colors so maybe try one out! :]

E.L.F Mineral Infused Face Primer

E.L.F Mineral Infused Face Primer $6.00

This is an amazing primer! I have used about 6 bottles of this already and I am still using it! It fills up my larger pores and makes my makeup go on flawlessly! Especially under eye concealer! 

AMAZING!

The old packaging was terrible!!!! They recently changed it and now it’s very good!

This is a silicone type primer and not really thick.

E.L.F Eyebrow Kit

E.L.F Eyebrow Kit – Medium $3.00

This is a lot darker than I thought it would be.

The gel surprisingly has a lot of color pay off!

I really love both the gel and the powder and the little brush it comes with!

Really an amazing product!

E.L.F Healthy Glow Bronzer

E.L.F Healthy Glow Bronzer – Luminance $2.00

This is from the Essentials line but it is one of the newer products that is $2.00 instead of $1.00. 

When I got this powder it was a lot bigger than I expected so you do get your money’s worth.

I like this powder more for highlighting than bronzing because it is so shimmers but it does look nice as a bronzer on your chest, shoulders, cheek bones, and forehead. 

E.L.F High Definition Under Eye Setting Powder

E.L.F High Definition Under Eye Setting Powder

Camouflages fine line, dark circles and imperfections

Color – Sheer $3.00

This powder is so amazing. Its super soft and milled extra fine. It makes my under eye area baby soft and very bright! I love is for setting concealer and highlighting in the triangle area. It is really inexpensive but I feel like I am going to run out quickly because it is so small, but you really don’t need very much so I might last pretty long. The small brush it comes with is not very good with the powder. I usually use a fluffy eye shadow brush with the powder but the small brush is really dense and great for eye liner!

E.L.F Goodies Part 2!

E.L.F Goodies Part 2!

Brushes

Eye Crease Brush $1.00

Super small and dense! Love it for underneath my lash line and placing small amounts of shadow. Would probably be great for small concealing spots also.

Small Angled Brush $3.00. I use this for my eye brows or eye liner. Just a great synthetic brush.

Powder Brush $3.00

The infamous powder brush from elf! Amazing for liquid foundation and powder foundations!

I bought one of these last year at this time it has finally broken so I ordered a new one and they have changed a little. The new one is a little shorter and the bristles are mush softer.

 (The picture comparing the two, the longer one is the older one and the entire bundle of hairs has completely come out of the brush that’s why it looks so funny, I pushed them back down.) 

Top - new one

Bottom - old one from last year

E.L.F Goodies Part 1!

E.L.F Goodies Part 1!

Waterproof Eyeliner Pen Black

Not the best eyeliner pen ever, it seems like it is dried up. It still applies color but you have to go over it multiple times. Good for only $1.00. :]

Foundation Brush Essentials line.

Not good for foundation but I love these for applying my face masks! Only $1.00 and amazing uses for them.

Eyelid Primer

I love this! I really don’t have super oily lids but it defiantly makes a difference in my shadows! They last much longer and do not crease for hours! :]

Luscious Liquid Lipstick (Baby Lips)

More like a lip gloss! Not a lot of color but it lasts surprising long for only costing $1.00. Even after about 3 hours my lips are glossy and shiny and silky feeling! :]

I bought everything online from eyeslipsface.com :]

Vaseline Total Moisture Body Lotion

Vaseline Total Moisture

Clean feeling lotion for healthy soft skin

Pure oat extract + stratys 3

Multi-layer moisture

Before I was just using baby lotion for my daily body lotion because it seemed to be working well for my skin. The past few weeks my skin had seemed very dry so I decided to try something else. I picked this up at Rite Aid and it was about 4 dollars for the 10 oz. size. I started using it and it really seemed to be working much better than the baby lotion. I noticed that if I shower and apply the lotion, then apply more the morning after it kind of feels waxy and thick. So I would recommend showering between applications.  I think it works pretty well but I wouldn’t say it is the most amazing body moisturizer ever. I would give it 3 out of 5 stars.

Vaseline Total Moisture line has 3 levels of moisture aloe fresh, total moisture, and cocoa radiant. This specific lotion is the medium one, total moisture. You can read more on the back of the bottle.

Dead Sea Minerals Facial Mask

Freeman Feeling beautiful Facial Mask

Anti-Stress Mask

Dead Sea Minerals

Purifies & Clear Pores

6 fl. oz.

This is a clay mask. It is semi cooling on the face, and leaves my skin feeling extra smooth. It does feel like it is cleaning my pores but it didn’t do much for black heads. It dries to a matte blue and is stiff feeling. I leave mine on for about 10-15 minutes. I also cleansed and exfoliated before the mask so it goes even deeper. It leaves my skin feeling relaxed and soothed. I over all really love this mask. It is a bright blue color. I have tried other freeman masks and have loved all of the ones I have tried and they are very inexpensive. Around 3-4 dollars at most drug stores.

Inexpensive Top Coat (Nail Polish)

Inexpensive Top Coat (Nail Polish)

Sally Hansen Double Duty Strengthening Base & Top Coat

Strong, Shiny, Chip-resistant nails!

Patented formula with Nylon & Pro-Vitamin B5

This claims to be a base and top coat. I have not tried this as a base coat because I do not think the shiny base coats hold the nail polish any better than my natural nail bed. But for a top coat this is quite good. It dries and it very hard, it’s not tacky or gel like. It’s just rock hard. It is very shiny but I have seen better top coats if you’re looking for just shine. Over all I am quit pleased with this product. I got mine at Rite-Aid for about 5 dollars and I think it is worth the price. The brush is a rectangle shape which I like for painting it on. It isn’t that fast at drying but once it is dry it is rock solid. Here are some pictures.

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder

BEST FOUNDATION POWDER FROM THE DRUG STORE I HAVE EVER USED!!!

The powder foundation is so perfect. It makes my skin look like my skin but just more beautiful! Its not powdery it has never caked up on me!

It’s about 7 dollars at most drug stores.

My color is in Sand Medium 0-1

It comes with a mirror and a powder puff that twist out from the bottom.

I can use this with foundation to set it or alone for a lighter coverage.

I absolutely love it and would recommend it to just about anyone. I was looking into the MAC MSF Natural for a foundation powder and was recommended to try this instead and they are said to be similar. I would love to know your opinion if you have tried the MAC one.