5 on Friday | Top 5 Bronzers

Is it Friday already?? This week flew by! I didn't have many posts planned out for this week but I did have plans for show my top 5 Bronzers today! Hopefully next week I'll have more posts and videos to share!

It took me a while to find what Bronzers work for my skin tone. Lots of trial and errors! Hopefully these Bronzers can be good recommendations for you all if you are looking for a new one to try!

Nars Laguna

You all know I'm a huge Nars fan and Laguna is my all time favorite. You can tell it's well loved. It looks slightly shimmery in the swatch but when it's applied to the face there is no shimmer. This works well for my skin tone to contour and warm up my face a little. It's warm toned so it's great for summer time. 

Nars Paloma

This one is from one of the Nars bronzer and highlight duos that come in 3 different shades. I have the medium shade and it's more cool toned than Laguna. I like this one more in the summer if I wear some self tanner because it has a slight reddish undertone on my skin. 

Benefit Hoola

 This one is definitely a cult favorite that seems to look good on most skin tones. This is not only good for contouring but for bronzing up your face without it looking muddy.

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil 

I have both the regular (left, top swatch) and the milk chocolate (right, bottom swatch). The regular one is a mini size and I prefer it to the milk chocolate one. The milk chocolate looks too Orange on me. Just like the name says, these smell like chocolate!

The Balm Bahama Mama

This one is probably the darkest out of the bunch, and it's also crazy pigmented so you have to be careful with it. For some reason this doesnt swatch well, but it applies to the face nicely. This is another one I like to use in the summer when I have self tanner on, but I've used it a few time recently and I forgot how much I love it!

What are your favorite Bronzers?? Let me know in the comments! Also what would you like to see next week for 5 on Friday??

The Balm's Bahama Mama Bronzer Review

Hi :) 

Today I'm going to talk about the Bahama Mama bronzer from the Balm. I've had my eye on this bronzer for what seems like forever! I always wanted to try it out but thought it might be too dark for my skin tone. But I finally figured out that I actually prefer darker Bronzers used with a light hand because all the lighter ones come off too orange on me. 

I kept a saying for a while that I would order this one next time I saw it on Hautelook. Well it was on there probably 3 times and I didn't order or because I really hate paying for shipping, especially if I'm only getting one thing. 

ANYWAYS, enough of the long intro. I found this baby at Kohls a few weeks ago and I was so excited! 

The packaging is cute just like all of the Balm's products. 

It's in a cardboard ish case with a magnetic closure. 

And here's a swatch. It's actually not as dark as I thought it was going to be. Which is fine because it's very buildable! 

My overall thoughts 

-I have to say, this is my new favorite bronzer!

-Like I said before, it's not super dark but it's a really great shade so it's really buildable. 

-It blends super nice and doesn't get muddy looking. 

-It's pretty pigmented but since it's not too dark, I don't have to use a light hand with it.

-I use this for contouring my cheek bones but I don't think it's something I would use to bronze up my whole face like I do with the Hoola bronzer. 

-I really recommned this one if you can get your hands on it! I think it's a shade that would compliment a lot of different skin tones! 

Have you tried this bronzer before? And what is your favorite bronzer at the moment? Let me know in the comments! 

Makeup Haul #18- Ulta + Drugstore

I have a haul from this weekend to share today. I picked up a few things from ulta and some random drugstores. 

These 3 things are just repurchases for me. I picked up another Benefit Porefessional and the Anastasia Brow Wiz from Ulta. I picked up the Covergirl Foundation from Walgreens. This is my 3rd tube of this! 

I finally got my hands on the new Maybelline the Smokes Palette, which I also found at Walgreens. From Walmart i picked up a Maybelline Color Elixer and a blush, bronzer, and highlight trio from Hard Candy. 

Lastly I got the Balm's Bahama Mama bronzer. I have been wanting this for so long! I found this at Kohls, which really made me happy because I have never seen the Balm in stores before!!

This is all for my haul post! Have you picked up anything good recently? 

Fall Eye Looking Using The Balm Nude 'Tude Palette

Hello Everyone!! Today I am going to share an Eye look that is perfect for fall using some shadows in the Balm's Nude 'Tude Palette. This is a palette that I sometimes forget that I own, but it has some really pretty fall toned colors in it. There is one shade in particular that is a reddish color that I have been obsessed with using lately. 

The Products that I used 

Step 1-

1. I primed my eyes with the Mac Paint Pot in Bare Study. I used Mac All the Glitters shadow all over my lid. 

Step 2-  I used the shade in the Nude 'Tude Palette called Sexy (2nd to last color on top row) in my crease and blended it out. I have been so obsessed with this shade for fall. It's a beautiful reddish brown matte color. 

Step 3- I used the color called Silly (2nd to last color on bottom row) in my outer corner and slightly blended into the crease and also on my lower lash line. The lighting isn't vert good in this picture, but the color is a dark brown with bronzer flecks in it. 

For my eyeliner I used the Marbella waterproof liquid eye pen. I used Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Perversion on my waterline. I used Benefits They're Real for my Mascara.

I hope you all enjoyed this post and let me know what your favorite eye colors to wear for fall are!! Thank you for reading! 

<3 

Beauty Haul #3- Target, Lush, and the Balm

Hello Everyone! If you read my blog, you will soon find out that I have a shopping problem. I buy way too much makeup and beauty products!! I'm going to share all of my recents beauty product purchases which are from Target, Lush, and some makeup from the Balm that I got off of Hautelook a few weeks ago when it was on sale.

From Target

The first two items I picked up are the Olay oil minimizing toner and the Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser. These are products that I always repurchase, and I'm almost out of the ones I'm using now. 

These are two products I've never used before. I was wanting to try this Maybelline Clean Express makeup remover but I kept forgetting to pick it up. I thought it looks different than other kinds because the product kind of looks like a gel so I was curious about how this would work. They also have a lotion formula and a liquid one thats for waterproof makeup. I also picked up these Simple cleansing facial wipes because I have been on the hunt for a new kind. I recently tried some by Olay but didn't like them, and I am tired of my Neutrogena ones. These are also cheaper than the Neutrogena ones, and since I go through so many of them they can get expensive!

 This first product is the Covergirl & Olay simple ageless Foundation. Since I liked the Covergirl & Olay simply ageless eye corrector, I thought I would try the Foundation. I love trying new foundations lately and I also love the Covergirl outlast foundation so I am excited to try out this one. The next makeup product is the L'Oreal carbon black extra intense liquid eye pencil. This is the thrid L'Oreal eyeliner I've bought this month (ugh I have a problem!). I recently heard that this is really comparable and a good dupe for the Urban Decay 24/7 liner in perversion, which is why I picked it up because that is my all time favorite eyeliner. Since the UD one is so expensive, I would love a cheaper alternative! The last item I picked up from Target was this little Elf Kabuki brush. 

From the Balm 

The Balm was on Hautelook a few weeks ago and I got really excited because I have always wanted the Mary Lou Manizer. I love buying makeup off of Hautelook because everything is so cheap! I also picked up an eyeshadow and crease brush, and a loose eyeshadow pigment. 

I absolutely love this highlighter. It's so pretty and it applies so nice to my skin. 

This pigment is really pretty as well. I believe it's called If you're Rich, I'm Single.

Here are swatches of the eyeshadow and the highlighter. 

From Lush

OK, I'm super addicted to these bath bombs by lush. I'm obsessed with using these for some reason. I placed an online order from Lush's website last week because I was buying a gift for someone, so I decided to order 4 bath bombs as well. 

The first one is called Dragons Egg, which is my favorite bath bomb so far. This is my 3rd time buying it and it's probably one that I will always purchase. The second one is called Pink Mini, which I really liked as well. It turned the water hot pink and it smells soo good! 

The next two are called Uluru and Butterball. These are two that I have not tried yet before. I think the Uluru is one that you can only purchase from online. 

This completes my haul, I hope you all enjoyed and thank you for reading!