The Makeup Monologues

It's almost the season to give and to get here in our capitalist society, and for me, that means coveting all of the limited-edition holiday beauty items on the market, as well as a rekindling of my desire for cosmetics I've been wanting to try for a while now. So here's my wishlist as of late- beauty items I want to try, that I don't have already in formula (so even though I want the Bite Mix 'n' Mingle lipstick duos more than life itself right now, they won't appear on this list). 1. BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Champagne Glow Palette Featuring Champagne Pop x Jaclyn Hill, $44 Wow, that's a mouthful. But there are so many reasons for me to want this palette. I am a highlighter junkie, but I don't have any Becca products! They're WAYYY too expensive on their own, plus they're huge. I'd never use one up. This palette with smaller product sizes makes a lot more sense. I've been wanting to try Blushed Copper for a whil...

Today I'm listing the top ten blushes I wish for. Blush is my ultimate weakness when it comes to makeup- I love all forms of it and all colours. However, I'm more likely to spend lots of money on an eyeshadow palette or lipstick on a blush, so I had no problem putting together my dream list of blushes. Away we go! 1. Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Luminous Flush I'm surprised this made it to the top of my list, but really, the Hourglass blushes are supposedly magical and a rite of passage for a blush fiend like myself. This colour looks like one I don't already own and I sooooo want to try this formula. 2. Clinique Cheek Pop in Pansy Pop I've heard nothing but raves about the Cheek Pop formula, they're cute as hell with their flower design. They're very small but not that expensive overall, and this lavender is beyond gorgeous. I need it on my cheeks asap and this might just be my next splurge. 3. MAKE UP FOR EVER HD Blush in Tangerine ...

It's been a while since I've done one of these posts, and I picked a hard category to narrow down. Lipstick. For the sake of keeping this list down to ten, I'm only counting lipsticks that have been released or will be in the next week or so, because holy hell, Kat Von D's sneak peeks are killing me. I'll be including both liquid and traditional lipsticks, so hop on for the ride! 1. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics lip tar in Technopagan Starting off with one I've wanted for a long, long time, since it came out. My life may very well be complete when I own this. It's the perfect colour- I would wear it on my eyes, face, lips, nails, clothing- I want my hair to look like this. Technopagan is my favourite colour, everyone. 2. Kat Von D Everlasting Love Liquid Lipstick in A-Go-Go Another I've lusted after for eons. I adore the formula of these lipsticks, and I want this hot orange shade very badly. 3. MAC Matte lipstick in Men Love Mystery ...

I need more eyeshadow like I need a hole in the head. I have so much to use up. However, if someone were to give me a bunch of money, I can't guarantee that I wouldn't spend it all on palettes, because there are many that I still want desperately. Without further ado, my most-wanted palettes. 1. LORAC Pro Palette Why? It would be the end-all, be-all of neutral eyeshadow palettes for me, and I've just wanted it for so bad for so long. I've heard so much about it, and I want to try LORAC eyeshadows. 2. Urban Decay Electric Pressed Pigment Palette Why? Oh, god, I love bright eyeshadow. I've seen reviews of this and I want it. I would be able to do any bright look and add a pop to any neutral look. I also want to use these pigments to colour my eyebrows! 3. Smashbox Master Class Palette III Why? It's Smashbox. I love Smashbox. I could do both bright and neutral looks with it, it folds up for travel, I could contour and blush as well. Sighs wistfully...

I just did an inventory of my eyeliners for an upcoming post, and I have 38. But who cares... no big deal ... So here's a list of the Top 10 Eyeliners I Would Get If I Had Enough Money. 1. Stila Smudge Stick in Canary Why? Yellow is my favourite colour. This eyeliner is a matte lemon yellow. I do not have an eyeliner in matte lemon yellow. I must own this eyeliner in matte lemon yellow. I must be the YELLOW ALPHA. 2. Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner in Paradise Pink Why? I have two of these in other colours, so I know Stila knows what they're doing when it comes to strange eyeliner colours. And where the hell else am I going to find an opaque, matte, quick-drying hot pink liquid liner with a convenient felt tip? 3. Inglot AMC Eyeliner Gel 79 Why? Chelle has it and it looks awesome... oh, and RED EYELINER. 4. Sephora Contour Eye Pencil in 10 Banana Split Why? YELLOW. ALPHA. 5. Sephora + Pantone Universe Marsala Metalshine Liquid Liner Wh...