The Makeup Monologues

I haven't been tagged by anyone to do this, but I saw Ling from the Cosmetic Critic blog do it and it's been a long time since I've done a post about my blush collection in general! It's definitely grown in recent months, and this tag asks some interesting questions. Let's get on with it! ------ What Colour of Blush Suits you the Most? I wear any colour of blush that I feel like- if I had to pick one, though, I'd say red blush suits me the most. I asked my roommate, though, and she said anything orange. Pressed/Cream/Loose Blush? Some cream blushes I don't fuck with loose blush. At all. Or loose cosmetics other than face powder. And I wear cream and gel and mousse- anything non-powder- blush exclusively in the spring and summer, and powder blush exclusively in the fall and winter. Favourite Shimmery Blush? I don't have that many- almost all of my blushes are matte- but I wear essence's silky touch blush in Autumn Peach enough to m...

I'll be doing the Get To Know Me tag today, punctuated by selfies and other random pictures because yay narcissism! I cut it down to 26 questions that I hodge-podged from other Beauty Blogger tag posts. Feel free to do this on your own! I tag formul8edphrase and Daisy from Daisy's Beauty Blog! 1) Is your hair naturally curly or straight? It's naturally wavy, but right now it's very short! 2) Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon? I tend to dye it myself. 3) Do you wear the same style everyday, or do you change it? Same style every day! 4) Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon? Always do it myself, however I don't take as much care of my nails as I should. I usually just paint them. 5) How often to do you change your nail polish? Every couple of days! I tend to stick with the combination of solid cream colour + glitter topcoat. 6) Do you polish your toes in the winter or just in the summer? Mostly in the...

Whoa, I actually got tagged in something! Elena at Beauty in a Jar tagged me in the very popular Beauty Scenario tag! Onto the questions! You have to get rid of all of your foundations and keep only one high end and one drugstore; which do you keep? Wait, some people have more than two/three foundations? Whaaat? Okay, so I'd keep my HG Wet n Wild coverall cream foundation in Fair, and my Vichy BB cream in Light/Medium. Tossed are the L'oreal Tru match and Estee Lauder Doublewear. You go for an interview, and the lady interviewing you has lipstick on her teeth. Do you tell her? Nope. Hell nah. It would just make things awkward. You're not feeling yourself and need a pick-me-up lipstick. Which do you go for? Without a doubt my Kat Von D Liquid Lipstick in Backstage Bambi. It's the perfect eye-catching neon pink that's easy to apply. You go back in time to your teenage years; how would you do your hair or makeup differently? You do you, girl. But plea...

As I sit here writing this, my shoes are sitting in a pile of snow because I sank in mud walking home from the library. Yeah, that's spring in Canada for you. My grandma's watermain is still frozen! But my face has been bitten by the springy makeup bug, so dang it, I'm doing this tag! Apologies for the quality of the pictures. 1. Favourite spring nail polish? Revlon Parfumerie forever! Practically the only polishes I wear, and my picks for spring are Ginger Melon (pinky coral) and Sunlit Grass (primary yellow). 2. What is your must-have lip colour this spring? Surprisingly, Hourglass Opaque Rouge Liquid Lipstick in Raven. Mostly because it matches my spring coat and boots. 3. Show us your favourite spring item of clothing! A purple jacket by Vero Moda that I got at the Bay. It goes with any outfit, seriously, and looks chic as all get-out. Plus- purple! 4. Favourite spring scarf/accessory? I am not an accessory person. But I finally lan...

As with most tags that I do on this blog, no one specifically tagged me. I saw this on another blog and decided to go for it! Here's the Lipstick Tag! 1. How many lipsticks do you own? 42! I couldn't find two to get them in the picture. I've really downsized my collection lately. 2. What is the first lipstick that you owned? That depends on your definition of lipstick. Burt's Bees' lip shimmer in Raisin was the first coloured lip product I ever owned, I've had it for something like 11 years (I should probably throw it out). The first actual lipstick that I picked out and purchased for myself was Revlon's Super Lustrous Lipstick in Icy Violet, about three years ago. 3. What is your favourite lipstick brand? A few weeks ago, I would have said Revlon. But I have three different formulations of KVD lipstick found at Marshall's and every single one knocks it out of the park. I have yet to try her studded kiss lipsticks- I'm almost af...