My Makeup Wish List

I have just started a new job, and I am so excited to actually have some money to spend on beauty products! I thought I would create a list here in blog form, as this is the kind of blog/article I like to read and I have obviously been seriously lacking in inspiration (and motivation) lately.

And so we begin!

MAKE UP BRUSHES

I've begun to notice the holes in my makeup brush collection lately - I am particularly in need of eye blending brushes. I have heard that Aliexpress is a great place to purchase cheap brushes that are fairly equivalent (or are perhaps the same) as other more popular/expensive brands. Jessup brushes in particular are said to be rather decent in quality.

FALSE LASHES - XOBEAUTY, SOCIALEYES, RED CHERRY, ARDELL, VELOUR?

I've been watching too many beauty videos lately - why does every one of them require false lashes? I'm hankering for some! The most popular ones seem to be Red Cherry and Ardell, while I frequent the YouTube channels of Shannon Harris and Karissa Pukas who created XOBeauty and SocialEyes respectively. Velour Lashes are also on my watch list after I saw them featured by Carli Bybel a while ago and consequently stalked the website - lashes be bangin'!

MAC LIPSTICKS

After noting many online recommendations of MAC lipsticks (the usual suspects - Ruby Woo, Creme d'Nude, Rebel and so on), I had a look online to see if there was a way to sample them, and I found one! When that pay check in, I will be gathering a stash of minis so I can try before I buy (full-size) fo sho. (How stunning are all the colours in the photo btw?)

URBAN DECAY NAKED ON THE RUN PALETTE (limited edition)

The presence of Urban Decay's Naked collection across YouTube and other forms of social media is definitely to blame for my desire to possess every single item! At least on of the Flushed palettes is also on my list, but On The Run seems to contain similar products to Flushed, along with a minimalist collection of other Urban Decay essentials.

OCC LIP TARS

As with the MAC lipsticks mentioned above, OCC Lip Tars are available in sample size online... if you search hard enough. I have a particular interest in Femme, Interlace and Stalker which are a baby pink, pale peach and blue red respectively. Any of my attempts to wear lipstick seem to end in something of a catastrophe, so I hope the Lip Tars live up to their reputation!