The Makeup Monologues

The sun is shining, and I can walk my puppy without having to dry her paws! It's spring! And for me, spring means bright blush! Here are my top 5 budget-friendly blush picks for the season! Here they are, all artfully arranged on an actual backdrop. I'm moving up in the world, folks! 1. NYX Stick Blush in Tulip. Easy, sheer, creamy and blendable, this blush is cute as heck- and makes you look even cuter than you already are! It's a gorgeous pinky-mauve that's seriously dewy without sinking into pores or wiping right off your cheeks. 2. Joe Fresh Colour Adjust Blush in Coral I love this blush to death. If I could only wear one blush this season, this would be it. It's a gorgeous apricot that leans pink on me, while still being peachy. 3. e.l.f. Shimmering Facial Whip in Lilac Petal (I know the cap says Pink Lemonade but that's because I mixed up the caps!) This is actually a liquid highlighter but it's essential for spri...

The second installment of the series where I grab all the products of a certain colour out of my makeup bag and swatch them for you! Today I've chosen green. Keep in mind as always that it's not an exhaustive list, just what I had on-hand at the moment. This wouldn't really count as "green"- most of these are barely that, but hey, maybe I'm just not a green girl. 1- Sephora+Pantone Universe Elemental Molten Liquid Liner (2013 exclusive) 2- NYX Eyeshadow in Lime Juice 3, 4, 5 and 6- Shades from the Hardy Candy Top 10 Palette in Green With Envy 7- Detrivore Cosmetics Bog Body loose eyeshadow 8- NYX Macaron lippie in Pistachio 9- NYX Macaron lippie in Key Lime 10- GOSH Velvet Touch eye liner in Lemon Soda 11- Stila Stay All Day waterproof liquid eye liner in Turquoise 12- Maybelline Great Lash coloured mascara in Teal Appeal 13- Rimmel Extra POP Lash in Pop Green 14- Some rando neon mascara I got in a set of 4. Dollar-...

Today I chose to dig out every purple product in my makeup bag (there are still some on my vanity back at mom’s house though) and swatch them all at once to see which colours of purple I have.  Here they are. 1. Annabelle Stay Sharp eyeliner in Psychedelic 2. Maybelline Leather Colour tattoo in Vintage Plum 3. Make Up For Ever Flash colour single in 17 Violin 4. Wet N Wild Idol Eyes cream shadow stick in Techno 5. Essence long lasting eye pencil in Berry Merry 6. Laura Mercier creme eye liner in Violet 7. Stila smudge crayon in Pink-Violet 8. Annabelle Retractable Lipstick crayon in Royale 9. Maybelline Eyestudio Lawless Lavender side 1 10. Maybelline Eyestudio Lawless Lavender side 2 11. Gosh velvet touch eyeliner in Purple Stain 12. NYX butter gloss in Raspberry tart 13. Shiseido Luminizing lipgloss 14. NYX soft matte lip cream in Transylvania 15. Shiro Cosmetics Alkahestry Any other colours you’d like to see?

I figured since I was showing you all my essence blush, I'd show off the rest of my cream blush collection! Get ready for a whole lot of pink! Here they all are, numbered.   Now for the swatches! 1 and 2- Joe Fresh cream blush in Bloom and Pecan  3 and 4- Joe Fresh Mousse Blush in Pink and Melon 5 and 6- L'Oreal Paris mousse blush (discontinued) in Cherubic and Fusion Beauty cream blush in Cherub   7, 8 and 9- elf essential all over color stick in lilac petal, essence bloom me up blusher (limited edition) and Flower cosmetics Kiss Me Twice Chubby stick in KM5 (blended out below) elf essential shimmering facial whip in Persimmon and Pink Lemonade Well, that's it! Hope you enjoyed the swatches!