show us your favorite beauty products

today i'm linking up to kelly's korner and her 'show us your life' series.

it's favorite beauty products day. yippee!

(first let me apologize for the crazy set up of this post. blogger is doing weird things and i can't fix all the black spaces and weird placement of text. sorry.)

i have tried so many different kinds of skin care and i'm really enjoying these products.

for about a year or more i have been using mychelle dermaceuticals.

you can find it online or at amazon. it's also available in stores like sprouts, whole foods and central market. it can be a little pricey so i try to buy it when the stores are having a sale.

i really try to put organic or at least chemical-free stuff on my face. so many popular products now are filled with things you wouldn't want to be around, much less put on your face! 

i haven't had any problems with any of these products and like the way my skin has become clearer since using them.

even though this loreal product isn't all natural or necessarily "good" for you, it's a neat little product that my daughter encouraged me to buy! it gives your face a dewy, luminescent glow. who doesn't need that? 

i love the origins stay tuned make up. i found a color that works great with my skin tone and have used this for about a year now. also love pur minerals 4 in 1 compact. it's a concealer, make up, finishing powder and sunscreen all in one and it goes on really nice.

i think good makeup brushes can make all the difference. i got almost all of these (with the exception of the black one i got from target) from different bare minerals kits when i was ordering it off qvc. i have had them for years and they are still as good as new!

my favorite blush ever is nars in orgasm. (i always hate walking into the store asking for that! ha.) but i was out of it and decided to try the super orgasm. it's really pretty--a little pinker with more sparkles. i don't know what makes it so good, but i just think they make the perfect blush! expensive, but a little goes a long way.

on the other hand, i found the elf contouring and highlighting duo at target for $3. and i have to say, it does a pretty good job!

this is an item that i really think

everyone should own. the naked

palette from urban decay. these colors are so pigmented that just a little goes a long way. i love having one container that has all the eye shadow i need. this is a little bit of an investment, but it has lasted me so long and i still have a ton left! so much left, in fact, that i can't justify buying the new palette since the colors are very similar.

however, sometimes the long container is hard to pack. so i found this that had similar colors to the naked palette and bought it specifically to take with when i travel. i like it, but i could really tell how much less pigmented it is. it took a lot to equal what one or two swipes of the urban decay achieved. still, it's nice to have if i need it. it's maybelline--i think it's called moonlit.

my absolute favorite lotion is origins ginger soufflé. the smell is amazing and it is so light and sheer. i wore this a lot this summer and didn't even put on perfume when i used this lotion. i had a coupon for it and would not normally have spent that much on a jar of lotion.

this summer i have really been enjoying this jergens self tanner. it's a tanner and has spf. it produced a really nice light tan that looked pretty natural.






my favorite perfume at the moment is coach poppy flower. i can get nauseous really quickly from smells, so my perfume can't be too sweet or sugary or powdery at all. this is light, floral and clean enough that i can wear it without making myself sick! 

i don't feel super strong about hair products (maybe if i did my hair would look better!) but i really like kenra products like the thickening glaze. my favorite hairspray is freeze it. i buy it at walmart for $5. i alternate shampoos and my hair seems to do better. same with conditioners. i just got a sulfate free shampoo from ulta and am liking that. when i wear my hair wavy, i use a lot of mousse and some curl spray.

i've been using this flat iron from solia and have liked it. it actually does better on my hair than my chi did! 

 i'm a gloss girl through and through.
i love me a good lip gloss. the two i've used most of the summer have been the top two from victoria's secret. i think my favorite is called strawberry crush. the other two i got at bath and body works. they're nice too, just really fruity tasting.

the little tube of lip junkie came with my urban decay naked palette. it's a really pretty color, but it feels a little tingly like it has lip plumping in it and i don't really like that. the maybelline one i found on clearance at target and wish i'd grabbed every one of them! it's a glittery brown that i love and will be really good for fall (if it lasts that long!)

when i just need some moisture on my lips, i use this pomegranate burt's bees. love the smell and it has the sheerest tint.
a pretty brown color i found recently is smoky from maybelline. it's really dark, so i just put a tiny bit on and then put gloss over it.

i love this eyeliner from cover girl. the little smudger on the end is perfect and it goes on so smooth. i use gray on top and brown on the bottom. (i read somewhere that doing that opens your eyes up more.)

i ran out of the gray and got a free one from ulta. i like it too, but keep the cover girl one for the smudger!

my favorite mascara is loreal voluminous. i recently tried this carbon black and think i like the original one better.

so that's it...some of my favorite products.

i don't like to amass a huge collection of make up (i leave that up to my 13 year old! ha.) . i just like to find what works for me and use that.

i don't mind spending a little more on things that i know will last a long time or are really good for my skin. but if i didn't have the money to buy some of these things, i know i could find something less expensive that would probably work just as well!

what are some of your favorite products?