My Favorite Contour and Highlight Products

I have such a thing for contouring and highlighting lately, it's even snuck it's way into my everyday routine. So when Mac recently came out with the pro sculpting creams, I quickly picked them up!

Below, are the two I went with, accentuate for highlighting, pure sculpture for contouring.

(left: pure sculpture, right: accentuate)

I use these right after i've applied my foundation and concealer while everything is still nice and dewy, so that the creams blend in easier. I like to think of these as a base for the powder contour and highlight you see below. 

When i've finished the rest of my makeup and powdered my face, i use the NYX powder blush in taupe, and MAC mineralize skin finish in soft and gentle over the areas that i used the creams. I, personally, just like the look of using both, but using one OR the other would work well and look nice as well.

(left: taupe, right: soft and gentle)

This is just the contouring and highlighting routine i've been doing lately, but i want to know yours! Do you use cream or powder products to contour and highlight with? Do you use both? 

xx, emily

A Picture Heavy Beauty Haul + Swatches

First up, the Lancome things!

Tonique Radiance Toner*, Huille Douceur Cleansing Oil*, Tonique Douceur Toner*

Bienfait Multi-Vital Teinte/ BB Cream*, sand 2

Absolue Hand Creme*, Teint Miracle Foundation* (ivoire 4), Exfoliance Radiance Exfoliating Gel

it has tiny blue beads and larger white beads as well...

Blush Subtil in Mauve Coquette*, Blush Subtil Palette in Nectar Lace*

Single Eye Shadows in You've Got the Look and Waif

Lancome 5 Pan Eye Shadow Palette in Violet Sweetheart*, isn't it beautiful?! You can use these wet or dry as well!

Color Design Infinite Eye Shadow in Everything Sparkles, Liner Design in Purple Jewels*

i'm pretty obsessed with this shade!

Lancome Le Crayon Lip Liner in Coral

Lancome's Virtuose Black Carat Mascara* and Definicils Mascara*

Virtuose's Curved Wand

Definicils's Wand

Now for the Bobbi Brown things...First is the 6 pan palette + 3 single eyeshadows.

Bone, Cement, Slate

All 3 are very neutral matte shades, which i love!

Here they are after i popped them into the pan :)

Thanks for taking a look, hope you enjoyed! 

x, emily

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Current Beauty Wish List

1 - muji acrylic 5 drawers case

these acrylic drawers are such a classy and clean way to store makeup. i'm the girl that likes to display her makeup, see everything i have, but it gets sooo dusty in my open organizers. these are perfect...clear, sleek, and don't take up a ton of space. ( although, i'd need about 5+ of these to store all my makeup, the drawers actually aren't very deep...)

click here to shop muji

2 - bobbi brown eye shadow: blonde

ok, so the lancome counter i work at is directly across from the bobbi brown one, so in slower times of the day, i find myself wandering over to do a little swatching, haha. i really love that she has tons of neutrals and mattes. i actually used this eye shadow to fill in my brows one day at work when i was running behind and although the color is darker than i normally wear, i actually really liked it. and if you know me, you know i love a good, bold brow! haha

click here to shop bobbi brown

3 - lancome bienfait aqua vital moisturizer cream

this moisturizer, i have only been trying out on my face for a few days, but always put it on my hands at work because i am obsessed with the smell, and well, everything about it really. it's oil-free, such a thin consistency, which is great for summer, that seeps right into the skin and still gives me plenty of moisture (not to mention, it's a gorgeous blue color, haha). being that i am pretty dry, i would go for the cream version (in a jar), rather than the lotion (in a pump).

click here to shop lancome

4 - lancome blush subtil palette: nectar lace

these are brand spankin' new! i just tried out the nectar lace one today at work after lusting on the internet over all the shades. i'm obsessed! lovely lovely lovely, and i want it! haha

oh i guess i should mention what it is, huh? it's a contour shade that's actually really wearable, a peachy shimmery blush, and a lighter highlight shade to top it off. 

click here to shop lancome

5 - chanel vitalumiere aqua foundation

i got a sample of this from the chanel counter and since the moment it touched my face i wanted to own it. it's just the right amount of coverage and for dry skin, it's amazing!! 

click here to shop chanel

6 - bobbi brown long wear cream eye shadow: cement

it's a 'gray-beige' says bobbi. and she's right, its a matte gray/beige. it's so unique and i must own it, i keep going back to it and swatching it, so i gotta get it, haha. i would used it as a base for my shadows or maybe even to wear alone as well. (i'll keep ya posted)

click here to shop bobbi brown


any of lovelies own any of these? how do you like them, love them??
x emily

Sunny Spot - FOTD

PRODUCT LIST

NYX jumbo pencil: milk

Lancome e/s: daylight

the star of the show, MAC e/s in sunny spot

MAC e/s in copperplate

Bobbi Brown long wear gel liner: black ink

MAC e/s: carbon

covergirl lash blast volume mascara: blackest black

MAC blush: melba

MAC MSF: by candlelight

Revlon just bitten kissable balm stain: charm... (loveee this shade by the way)

IMPRESSED!

imPRESS press on manicure...

and impressed i am! haha
i picked these up in ulta randomly because i had remembered hearing they were semi-short length, which is the only way i'd pick these up anyway. i got the neon pink ones, which you see in the pictures, and also picked up a french manicure set as well.
for work, we are expected to have clean, done nails (and an appropriate length). most days i find my nails are chipped even before the end of day one...it's so frustrating. these are actually great for me because i can do them so easily and they last about a week without chips (even with me being pretty hard on them haha), AND they are a natural looking length.
overall, i think i'll just be picking up the french manicure set for work in the future, but these pink ones are so fun for summer and i am very please with them!

A Lancome Face

soooo, if you haven't watched my video or don't follow me on twitter then you might wonder where all this lancome came from. well, i'm here to tell you, that i actually got a job as a beauty advisor for lancome at macy's (hence my little hiatus). Some perks have been actually getting to take home some products and try them for myself (i've also purchased a few things too). I'm quite in love at the moment... 

here are some swatches and better pictures of some of the products that you might've missed in the video.

this is the color design lipstick in s.o.s pink.

i mean, come on, how gorgeous is this lipstick packaging? 

perfect summer pink!

Next, is a powder blush in tangerine tint, a gorgeous orange shade!

I also picked up a shimmer e/s in the shade volcano, a gray/taupe color.

Now, for mascaras!

First up, Oscillation, a primer that actually vibrates and does the work for you.

see the little button? haha

The same goes for the Oscillation in black, the actual mascara.

This is the hypnose drama in excessive balck, with an 's' shaped curve. the highest point is always suppose to coat the outer lashes.

Now, for my personal favorite, the hypnose in deep black. i love what it does for my lashes!

Pretty standard brush, really.

i also got some lip and eye liners.

artliner in aubergine 

le stylo waterproof eye liner in cafe

also in bronze

le crayon kohl in blanc

Finally, i got two lipliners!

le lipstique in fraichelle  

le crayon in cherub

annnnd, that is the end of this long and picture-filled post! so happy to be back!

xx