What's in my make up bag?

Hi everyone,
As many of you know, I run/work out all the time. I'm always training for a race whether it's a 5k or a marathon. I mostly work out in the morning or during my lunch hour so I have to reply my make up at the gym. Hence the need to carry all this make up in my make up bag. The make up in this bag changes weekly(***guilty face***), but what can I say? I love make up. This is what I had on my make up bag this week.
1. MAC studio finish concealer in SPF 35
2. NARS sheer matte foundation (I think I prefer this to the sheer glow one but I have combination skin and it tends to get oily on summer time). This foundation is amazing. It matches my skin perfectly (no face/neck syndrome) and I really do believe it has helped my skin complexion. I'll do a separate post on this once I have had it for a while.
3. MAC Omega and a random brush from Sephora. I use this for my eyebrows. I don't really like painted on eyebrows. If done wrong, eyebrows can really age people. If you are blond, try Omega for your eyebrows. It gives a very pretty ashy/soft look.
4. MAC Saint Germain. This is a Barbie pink lipstick. I love this color but it's hard to wear so I pair this with Clinique Luau which is a very soft pinky/peach with gold running thru it. It evens out the blue in Saint Germain. I always prime my lips with some sort of chapstick or lip butter and at the time is The Body Shop shea lip butter.
5. MAC Bare Study paint pot. This is a shimmery champagne kind of color.
6. NARS Cairo and NARS Fez. I got Cairo in a recent haul. Cairo is a color you can wear all over the lid with nothing else on. It makes my life simple. It's hard to explain this color but Sephora describes it as a champagne color. It goes well with Bare Study. Fez is a shimmery chocolate. Very rich and very pigmented.
7. Blush of the moment is Bare Minerals cheerful. This is a baby pink. It has no shimmer on it, and I prefer to keep a matte face when wearing shimmery eyeshadows. It prevents my face from being all disco ball looking (although at times, I don't mind that either)
8. Brushes. Foundation/blush brush is from Sonja Kashuk and so is the flat brush that I use to apply eyeshadows all over my lid. The blending brush is from MAC (it's MAC 224)
Below are some swatches of these colors (from L-R, Bare Minerals Cheerful blush, Saint Germain on it's own, Saint Germain and Clinique Luau, MAC bare study, MAC bare study and Ciaro, Fez)

Hope you all had a lovely weekend.

EOTD

Hi Everyone,

This is what I used  on my eyes today (all MAC) :
Coral Crepe paint pot all over the lid.
Shimmer time pigment
Twinks eyeshadow in the outer v only
Hush cream color base on my brow bone
Studio Fix lash mascara
I love MAC as you can tell. I think I'll do a MAC give away soon as I reach more followers.
Hope you all are having a lovely weekend.

NOTD OPI Lucky lucky Lavender

This is what I used on my nails today:

Base coat: CNDC Essentials Stickey. This is an amazing base coat. It'll keep the nail polish on much longer than any other base coat I have ever used

Nail Polish:OPI Lucky lucky Lavender from the Hong Kong collection

Top Coat:Glosser by Orly. It gives a very mirror like shine affect.

Hope you all had a wonderful day :)

NARS Haul

Hi everyone,
I stopped at Sephora the other day and decided to use the card that was given to me a few months ago to purchase a few things. I purchased mainly NARS items and thought to share with you what I got and my early opinions on them.
I purchased NARS Sheer Matte foundation in Santa Fe. This was picked by mistake. I thought I picked NARS sheer glow (everyone talks about this foundation) but had picked up sheer matte instead. Verdict?! I'm keeping it and do like it but I have combination skin and can wear a matte foundation. In my opinion this wouldn't be a good foundation for anyone with dry skin as it is very drying on the skin.
I got two eyeshadows. Nars Nepal and the duo Alhambra. Nepal is a pink eyeshadow but it sort of has brown mixed in it which makes it a very wearable color. I have just worn this on it's on for the last few days and love it. Alahambra is a duo eyeshadow that has a shimmery gold and pink. Both the pink and the gold have finely milled shimmer running thru it. These eyeshadows are gorgeous. The duos are meant to be worn together but I would need something darker on the crease when using either of these eyeshadows. The last thing I got was Nars Penny Lane blush. I love cream blushes. I prefer them to powder because they blend well look more natural. I have only tried this once but was not totally impressed. I may have to test this out a few more times and give it a fair shot. Below are some swatches:

From left to right we have :Nepal, Alahambra and Penny Lane blush.
I have a list as long as my arm for NARS items. I would really like to try Ashes to Ashes eyeshadow and Cairo.
Do you have NARS products that you absolutely love? Any recommendations for me?

Hope you all had a lovely day. :)

Nail Polish Haul

Hi everyone...
I have been nail polish hauling lately and thought to share with you what I bought:
From left to right we have:
1. OPI "Russian Navy" This is a very deep blue with red and purple fine shimmer running thru it. This is not exactly the proper color to wear right now when the weather is nice and warm but I like change and after wearing tons of pink, I like to wear something a bit on the autumn side for a bit.
2. OPI "Do you lilac it?" I'm a bit obsessed with lilac nail polish and this is gorgeous on.
3. OPI "MOD about you" This is my second bottle of this polish. Probably my favorite polish ever. It's a gorgeous milky pink with a slight lavender undertone. There is nothing like it. I have tried to find a less expensive dupe but have been unsuccessful.
4. China Glaze "Love letters" This is a sheer peachy pink. I'm not sure yet how I feel about it as it looks very sheer in the bottle.
5. China Glaze "VII". This is a very deep maroon color. This is another one of those colors better suited for fall but looks very elegant on.
6. Revlon Gum drop. I love this polish. It's a lighter version of OPI "Do you lilac it?" and it smells like candy/gum when it's dried. It gives perfect coverage.
7. Essie "Splash of Grenadine". This is a very pretty pinky/mauve/purple color. Very hard to describe but it's beautiful on.

What are some of your favorite nail polishes?

EOTD Neutral eyeshadows

This is the look I wore today on my eyes. It's raining outside and I'm going to the bookstore to pick up a new book and a cup of tea so I went for a very simple neutral look.

The products I used:
1. MAC bare study paint pot. This paint pot is one of MAC's very shimmery offers, but it does bring any eyeshadow to life.
2. MAC nylon. This is one of the first MAC eyeshadows I purchased and fell in love. Nice shimmery yellow color can be worn all by itself all over the lid.
3. MAC Twinks on the crease.
4. I used MAC 239 to pack on the color on my lid and MAC 217 for the crease.
5. MAC pro lash mascara which is still my fave :)

Hope you are all having a lovely Saturday. :)

Look of the day

This is what I used today on my eyes...
1. Too faced Shadow insurance
2. Retrospect all over the lid
3. Tempting in the crease
4. Shade fluidline with Mac 109 brush
5. Loads and Loads of Mac Pro Lash Mascara. I know MAC is not known for it's mascaras but I really do love MAC Pro Lash. It gives me ton of volumes and it lengthens my lashes without clumping. I have gone thru maybe 10 tubes of this and will continue purchasing as long as MAC make it. Although I love Make Up Forever Smokey Lash and Dior Diorshow, this is a much cheaper mascara that really delivers.
What was your look of the day today? Hope you all had a lovely week. Glad tomorrow is Friday and ready for the weekend.

Products I'm loving right now...

Things I'm loving right now...

These are some of the things I'm loving right now:

1. My Swarovski chic ring. I have been wanting this since seeing "Confessions of a shopholic". Unfortantly the one shown in the movie is now long gone as Swarovksi only keeps these limited times. However, I was given the Multi Blue Ring as a present after completing 1/2 Country Music Marathoon. It was a very generous gift from a loved one.

2. MAC uncommon cream blush. I love love love cream blushes. I was at my MAC pro store yesterday and my eyes landed on this blush. I'm so much into tan/coral blushes at the moment and I was surprised I had never seen this one. I purchased it immediatly. I have only had this for a couple of days, but I can see this will be a true must have product. It is that perfect tan/light sea shell pink to the cheeks. I absolutely love it.

3. Sophia Kinsela books. I love all of her books. They are so light and easy to read. Right now I'm reading "Remember me?" It has been raining non stop for the last two days here, and a lot of the roads are closed, so I have been curled up in the couch with this book and a cup of tea and loving reading it.

4. And talking about tea....I'm really loving drinking tea instead of soft drinks or coffee...it just feels like i'm doing something good for my body. Recently I have really enjoyed the Get Well teas.....Get Gorgeous being one of them....Not sure if this is improving my skin but I enjoy drinking it anyway.

These are some of the things I'm loving right now. What are some of the things you are love using at the moment?

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend.