Resolution Low-Buy 2021

[Maris Crane]

I’m trying to do a lot more Shopping of my Stash the last little while.

Over today and yesterday, I’ve used my MAC Art Library - Nude Model palette. It’s sad how little I’ve used it (probably can count on one hand) but it’s a great one to use one it’s own OR as a companion to random single shadows.

Editing: I have to admit I’ve bought a few beauty products this past week. The Collab brand Radiant Spark foundation on a whim (clear out to $2.50!) and one of the Collab liquid highlighters (very similar to what I remember the NARS Orgasm liquid luminizer looking like; would buy again but this thing is HY-UGE!) and The Ordinary Marine Hyluaronics (I had the worst Deciem experiences this weekend haha.) But I’m back to trying to rein in my spending.

 

[shellygrrl]

FOTD...

• Kosas Tinted Face Oil - 02
• Kosas Revealer Concealer - 01
• Kosas Cloud Set - Airy
• mix of ABH Eyeshadow - Stone + Makeup Geek Eyeshadow - Faux Fur (brows)
• EM Cosmetics Micro-Fluff Sculpting Brow Cream - Universal Taupe
• MAC Prep & Prime 24-Hour Extend Eye Base
• Sydney Grace Eyeshadow - Relax
• Makeup Geek Eyeshadow - Baby Face
• NARS Afterglow Tinted Lip Balm - Dolce Vita (also used as blush)
• Makeup Geek Blush - Main Squeeze

 

[shellygrrl]

• Kosas Tinted Face Oil - 02
• Kosas Revealer Concealer - 01 and 02
• Kosas Cloud Set - Airy
• Bobbi Brown Downtown Cool Palette - Brunette (brows)
• EM Cosmetics Micro-Fluff Sculpting Brow Cream - Universal Taupe
• MAC Prep & Prime 24-Hour Extend Eye Base
• Sydney Grace Eyeshadow - Vanguard
• EM Cosmetics Pick Me Up Mascara
• Tower 28 Bronzino - West Coast
• EM Cosmetics Color Drops Serum Blush - Rose Milk
• MAC Lipstick - Fanfare

 

[Maris Crane]

I'm adding mine in, too since I'm now expected to have cameras on for video calls

Indeed Labs Nanoblur Green primer
Sephora Collection Orange corrector under my eyes
ELF Putty Eye Primer
Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette (had not used this in way too long): White Chocolate, Salted Caramel, Milk Chocolate, Semi-Sweet & Marzipan, with L'Oreal liquid black liner winged and a bit of Wet n Wild Panther to darken the wing
Skin79 Hot Pink bb cream (oldie but goodie - I reordered this in the Spring off Amazon, after not using it for nearly 6 or 7 years. Still as good as I remember!)
Wet n Wild Contour Sticks in Oak's on You, Call Me Maple, and the Milani Contour Stick in Deep Dark (just a touch) to contour
NARS Laguna bronzer
Benefit Rockateur blush (also a shop my stash find)
Bare Minerals to set
Benefit Brow Powder with Essence blonde brow gel
LA Girl concealer under my eyes
Maybelline Full & Soft mascara, Very Black
YSL Tattouage matte lip stain in a nude pink colour (11?)

 

[shellygrrl]

• Kosas Tinted Face Oil - 02
• Kosas Revealer Concealer - 01
• Kosas Cloud Set - Airy
• Bobbi Brown Downtown Cool Palette - Brunette (brows)
• EM Cosmetics Micro-Fluff Sculpting Brow Cream - Universal Taupe
• MAC Prep & Prime 24-Hour Extend Eye Base
• Makeup Geek Eyeshadow - Sand Dollar
• ABH Eyeshadow - Buon Fresco
• Sydney Grace Eyeshadow - Dusk
• EM Cosmetics Pick Me Up Mascara
• Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk'r Bronzer - Inda sun
• MAC Lipstick - Crème Cup (also used as a blush)

I made a Beautylish order last week and have a couple of long-wishlisted brushes coming tomorrow as part of it (one Sonia G., one Smith Cosmetics).

 

[shellygrrl]

• Kosas Tinted Face Oil - 02
• Kosas Revealer Concealer - 01 and 02
• Kosas Cloud Set - Airy
• Bobbi Brown Downtown Cool Palette - Brunette (brows)
• EM Cosmetics Micro-Fluff Sculpting Brow Cream - Universal Taupe
• MAC Prep & Prime 24-Hour Extend Eye Base
• ABH Eyeshadow - Stone
• Sydney Grace Eyeshadow - Officer
• EM Cosmetics Pick Me Up Mascara
• EM Cosmetics Color Drops Serum Blush - Rose Milk
• NARS Afterglow Lip Balm - Dolce Vita

 

[Maris Crane]

I'm still buying more makeup than I really need (in the last few days: a powder highlighter and cream contour stick from Hard Candy - though I am throwing out the older ones I have; Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk lip lacquer at 'the Rack', Maybelline lip liner, a Revlon CS Liquid Matte Ink lip things, one of those Florence by Mills cream blushes, and a replacement of my Dior Backstage foundation in a lighter shade) BUT I'm at least finishing stuff up and re-discovering stuff from my stash.

Today's FOTD but of course... the camera's on meeting got moved to Tuesday.

• LA Colours Anti-Dullness Yellow Primer (ehhhh...)
• Sephora Collection Orange Corrector for under eyes
• LA Colours Green Corrector for a few blemishes and around more red areas
• Wet n Wild Tinted Hydrator
• Bare Minerals Original to set this TM for a bit more coverage
• ELF Putty Eye Primer
• Laura Mercier Caviar eye palette (re-discovery): Buttercream as a base; Ginger through the socket line; Ganache in the outer crease/corners; Burnished Bronze on lid my lid; with Tuxedo to set my winged liner. My bronzer to blend out any edges.
• Essence Black liquid liner pen, winged.
• Physician's Formula Butter Bronzer in Light
• Hard Candy Glass Skin highlighter (one of the new buys) in Peach, Please! (This is pretty terrible, but it looked good applied with a finger directly to my nose and cupid's bow. Nothing is really picked up with a brush. )
• LA Girl concealer under my eyes
• Milk Makeup Kush Mascara
• Benefit Blonde brow powder + Essence Tinted Brow Gel in blonde
• Charlotte Tilbury lip liner in Pillow Talk + Charlotte Tilbury lip lacquer in Pillow Talk

I actually REALLY like my eye look; and need to mentally note I should be using the two LM Caviar Eye palettes I have more often.

 

[shellygrrl]

• Kosas Tinted Face Oil - 02
• Kosas Revealer Concealer - 01
• Kosas Cloud Set - Airy
• Bobbi Brown Downtown Cool Palette - Brunette (brows)
• EM Cosmetics Micro-Fluff Sculpting Brow Cream - Universal Taupe
• MAC Prep & Prime 24-Hour Extend Eye Base
• MAC Eyeshadow - Sumptuous Olive
• EM Cosmetics Pick Me Up Mascara
• EM Cosmetics Color Drops Serum Blush - Rose Milk
• Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk'r Bronzer - Inda Sun

 

[shellygrrl]

A more minimal(ish) face for today...

• Kosas Revealer Concealer - mix of 01 and 02
• Kosas Cloud Set - Airy
• Bobbi Brown Downtown Cool Palette - Cool Grey (brows)
• EM Cosmetics Micro Fluff Sculpting Brow Cream - Universal Taupe
• MAC Prep and Prime 24-Hour Extend Eye Base
• mix of Sydney Grace Eyeshadow - Vanguard + Makeup Geek Eyeshadow - Baby Face
• Makeup Geek Blush - Main Squeeze
• Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk'r bronzer - Inda Sun

 

[shellygrrl]

• Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint - Skye (got a sample of this recently and am enjoying it)
• Kosas Revealer Concealer - 01
• Kosas Cloud Set - Airy
• Bobbi Brown Downtown Cool Palette - Cool Brown (brows)
• Kosas Air Brow - Clear
• MAC Prep and Prime 24-Hour Extend Eye Base
• ABH Eyeshadow - mix of Stone and Warm Taupe
• Sydney Grace Eyeshadow - Officer
• EM Cosmetics Pick Me Up Volume and Length Mascara
• EM Cosmetics Color Drops Serum Blush - Rose Milk
• Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk'r bronzer - Inda Sun

 

[shellygrrl]

Two-for-one as I did a face on Friday as well...

• Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint - Skye (ended up ordering this in full size, should arrive tomorrow)
• Kosas Revealer Concealer - 01 and 02
• Kosas Cloud Set - Airy
• MAC Prep and Prime 24-Hour Extend Eye Base
• MAC Paint Pot - Camel Coat
• Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk'r bronzer - Inda Sun

Today I went for...

• Kosas Tinted Face Oil - 02
• Kosas Revealer Concealer - 01
• Kosas Cloud Set - Airy
• EM Cosmetics Micro Sculpting Brow Cream - Universal Taupe
• MAC Prep and Prime 24-Hour Extend Eye Base
• mix of ABH Eyeshadow - Birkin + Makeup Geek Eyeshadow - Baby Face (through the crease and a little above)
• Sydney Grace Eyeshadow - Thrilled (lashlines)
• CoverGirl Exhibitionist Mascara - Very Black
• MAC Blush - Next to Skin (felt like contouring today)
• Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk'r bronzer - Inda Sun
• Makeup Geek Blush - Main Squeeze
• MAC Lipstick - Blankety

 

[shellygrrl]

I decrappified quite a few things from my stash recently — most of them due to age. I also did a tiny rearrange in one of my vanity desk drawers. It felt really good.

Today's face...

• Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint - Skye (with a couple of drops of the Kosas Tinted Face Oil in 02 mixed in for funsies)
• Kosas Revealer Concealer - 01
• Kosas Cloud Set - Airy
• Bobbi Brown Downtown Cool Palette - Cool Brown (brows)
• EM Cosmetics Micro-Sculpting Brow Cream - Universal Taupe
• MAC Prep and Prime 24-Hour Extend Eye Base
• ABH Eyeshadow - Stone (crease)
• Sydney Grace Eyeshadow - Dusk (Lashline)
• CoverGirl Exhibitionist Mascara - Very Black
• Tower 28 BeachPlease Luminous Balm - Magic Hour (new acquisition; really like this formula!)
• MAC Lipstick - Blankety

 

[shellygrrl]

• Milk Hydrogrip Primer
• Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint - Skye
• Kosas Revealer Concealer - 02 and 01
• Kosas Cloud Set - Airy
• Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder
• Bobbi Brown Downtown Cool Palette - Cool Brown (brows)
• EM Cosmetics Micro-Sculpting Brow Cream - Universal Taupe
• MAC Prep and Prime 24-Hour Extend Eye Base
• mix of Sydney Grace Eyeshadow - Relax + Makeup Geek Eyeshadow - Baby Face
• CoverGirl Exhibitionist Mascara - Very Black
• Tower 28 BeachPlease Luminous Balm - Magic Hour
• NARS Afterglow Lip Balm - Dolce Vita

 

[Maris Crane]

I haven't done too well on the No Buy Front (but have done better than expected - managed to go to Vancouver and hit up a new drugstore - LONDON DRUGS! - and not go insane. Purchased two Moira blush duos, a eyeshadow palette from Doll Face Beauty, and a bronzer by Flower Beauty - so pretty restrained IMHO) but I've still purchased a few new items.

I've managed to use up quite a bit in regards to skincare products, and I haven't gone ham buying replacements so.... winning.

I think at this point as long as I see myself shopping my stash, and not spending up to oblivion, I'm happy. I'm not going to put a dollar amount, but I'm trying not to duplicate items.

FOTD, since I've got meetings and my first presentation in my new role.

• Nip + Fab Viper Venom pore refiner - old as dirt but I'm trying to use this up
• Sephora Collection Orange corrector under my eyes
• LA Colors Green corrector on a few spots (I'm blaming my Baby Botox for the whitehead that's shown up between my brows this AM)
• ELF Putty Eye Primer as a base with Tom Ford Honeymoon Quad - the darkest brown on my lid, with the dark plum in my outer crease + lid, a bit of my my lighter contour powder to blend out my crease
• Essence liquid liner pen in Black, winged
• skin79 Hot Pink BB cream
• The Ordinary Concealer on noted random zit
• KVD Shade & Light Powder Contour Palette - the lightest and darkest contour shade, with the pale yellow to set my concealer
• NARS Narsissist Unfiltered II blush palette: Hot Sand & Fame mixed to apply highlighter, with Conquest as blush
• ELF Hydrating Camo Concealer under my eyes
• Benefit Brow-Powder in Blonde with Maybelline Fibre Brow Gel in Blonde
• Maybelline Full & Soft mascara, Very Black
• Bare Minerals Original to set
• L'Oreal lipstick in Nude Impertinent

 

[shellygrrl]

• Kosas Tinted Face Oil - 02
• Kosas Revealer Concealer - 02 and 01
• Kosas Cloud Set - Airy
• Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder
• Bobbi Brown Downtown Cool Palette - Cool Brown (brows + outer corner), Grey (lid), Cool Grey (outer corner)
• EM Cosmetics Micro-Sculpting Brow Cream - Universal Taupe
• MAC Prep and Prime 24-Hour Extend Eye Base
• ABH Eyeshadow - Stone (transition + crease)
• CoverGirl Exhibitionist Mascara - Very Black
• Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk'r bronzer - Inda Sun
• EM Cosmetics Color Drops Serum Blush - Rose Milk
• NARS Afterglow Lip Balm - Dolce Vita

 

[Maris Crane]

I tried to do minimal makeup (bahahahahaha... ha) for one of the City parks yesterday + croissants. Not sure how successful I was at actually pairing down my makeup BUT I clearly shopped my stash a wee bit.

• Catrice Colour Correcting Primer in Green
• Correctors: Sephora Collection in Orange under my eyes, and LA Colors in Green on a few breakouts. I managed to get a pimple in the exact same spot one just healed, but it's flatter and less inflamed than it's predecessor. Hallelujah!
• NYX Wonder Stick in Medium (just the contour side)
• Eyes: ELF Beige Eyeshadow Primer, followed by UD Naked2: Foxy as a base, with Blackout to set my winged liner. Marc Jacobs O-Mega Runway Shadow in Ro!se through my crease, with NARS Laguna bronzer to deepen my outer crease. A shimmery pale pink shu uemura liquid eyeshadow on my lid.
• Essence winged liner pen in black
• Maybelline Fit Me foundation, and a bit of The Ordinary concealer on the pimple still showing through
• NARS RCC under my eyes
• NudeStix liquid highlighter in 99% Angel on the high points of my face, with Fenty Beauty powder bronzer in Private Island
• Hard Candy setting powder (dang masks!) and ELF HD Undereye Setting Powder
• Benefit Brow powder in Blonde or the lightest shade, with Maybelline Fibre Brow Gel in Blonde
• Maybelline Sky High mascara in Black-Brown
• NARS lip gloss in Deep Throat

 

[shellygrrl]

• Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint - mix of Skye and Tulum
• Kosas Revealer Concealer - 02 and 01
• Kosas Cloud Set - Airy
• Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder
• Bobbi Brown Downtown Cool Palette - Cool Brown (brows)
• EM Cosmetics Micro-Sculpting Brow Cream - Universal Taupe
• MAC Prep and Prime 24-Hour Extend Eye Base
• Makeup Geek Eyeshadow - Baby Face
• ABH Eyeshadow - Stone
• Sydney Grace Eyeshadow - Relax
• CoverGirl Exhibitionist Mascara - Very Black
• Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk'r bronzer - Inda Sun
• Tower 28 BeachPlease Luminous Balm - Magic Hour

 

[Maris Crane]

Yesterday's FOTD for James Bond after not being in a cinema for two years.

I had a bit of a disaster trying to use the Revlon Colorstay Light Cover with one of those Hallowe'en Wet n Wild sponges... went all patchy and wouldn't blend. So I had to micellar off and go for a different foundation. C'est la vie.

• Nip + Fab Viper Venom in my t-zone
• Orange & Green correctors under my eyes, and around my nose and a few redder spots
• ELF liquid eyeshadow base with ELF x Pitizion Shadow Stick in Bambalina (a shimmery light, nude brown colour) on my lid, with ABH Sultry palette: Birch through socket line, Dystopian in the outer corners, a mix of Dystopian + Noir to set my winged liner, a bit of Cinder in the centre of my lid applied just with my finger
• Essence Liquid Liner pen, Black, winged
• Wet n Wild "Shredding the Fringe" lashes cut in half for corner lashes
• Wet n Wild Neutral paint palette for Hallowe'en - just the two brown shades to cream contour
• Col-lab Radiant Spark liquid foundation
• The Ordinary Concealer on a few spots
• Fenty bronzer in Private Island over where I contoured and across the top of my nose
• Becca SSP in Champagne Pop to highlight
• ABH Brow Pomade in Blonde
• ELF Hydrating Camo Concealer under my eyes with ELF HD Under Eye Setting Powder... to erm, set
• Maybelline Sky High mascara
• Annabelle lip liner in Buff, with Kylie Cosmetics (Kosmetics?) lip gloss in Koko
• Dermalogica Translucent Setting Powder

And because it's not yet March 2022, UD Setting Spray because we're still wearing masks

 

[mirandamir]

Been doing some renovations at home got cute new furnitures for my bedroom. (Linking the store in case anyone needs some advice, I swear they are fabulous!!!!!

BTW finally got the time to shop and achieve resolution low buy!!!! Have not bought a single thing for the past 6 months. So here are my good grabs for the month.

- Fenty beauty trio in medium (needed a refill)
- Lift kit that can last me for about 18 months.
- Laura Mercier setting powder.
- NARS Afterglow Lip Balm (Dolce vita)
- MAC Prep & Prime 24-Hour Extend
- Wet n Wild Tinted Hydrator (finally trying this one!!!)
- Benefit Essence Tinted Brow Gel (refill)
- One/Size Setting Spray

Oh I'm trying out patrick star's one/size setting spray, I heard good reviews about it.

Has anyone tried it?

 

[shellygrrl]

No.

Anyhoo, today's face...

• Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint - Skye
• Kosas Revealer Concealer - 01
• Kosas Cloud Set - Airy
• Bobbi Brown Downtown Cool Palette - Cool Brown (brows)
• EM Cosmetics Micro-Sculpting Brow Cream - Universal Taupe
• MAC Prep and Prime 24-Hour Extend Eye Base
• mix of Makeup Geek Eyeshadow - Baby Face + Sydney Grace Eyeshadow - Vanguard
• MAC Eyeshadow - Sumptuous Olive
• CoverGirl Exhibitionist Mascara - Very Black
• Fenty Beauty Sun Stalk'r bronzer - Inda Sun
• Makeup Geek Blush - Main Squeeze
• MAC Lipstick - Fanfare