Product Reviews

The charcoal idea didn't work out...for me.  It does work for a soft look, but I like my eyes to be more dramatic.  Oh well, experimenting is fun.  So here's some recent makeup purchases: Aveda mineral tinted moisture, Urban Decay Surreal Skin Creamy Concealer, Urban Decay Stardust, and blinc mascara. 
In a previous post I mentioned a mineral powder I was using as foundation and that I needed to get a moisturizer for the winter.  Well, I dropped that foundation and it went flying all over the room in many many pieces.  So instead I bought a moisturizer and foundation in one- Aveda's mineral tinted moisture Inner Light (I use Aspen).  It also has an spf of 15, which you need even if it's not summer!  It goes on really light, so it doesn't have a lot of coverage, but it does work to moisturize and even skin tone.  I needed new concealer so I went to the Urban Decay display because typically that's the first place I go when I need anything makeup related.  I love Urban Decay because they make my life easy by labeling which of their products is vegan.  I got the Surreal Skin Creamy Concealer (in Dream).  I mostly use concealer for under eye darkness and this one offers a lot of coverage and the yellow undertones offset the purple under my eyes (if you use concealer to cover red blemishes you'll want to look for something with a green undertone).  Since my charcoal experience didn't work out I needed a new black shadow (that I use as an eyeliner).  My local Urban Decay was out of the one I've used in the past (Deluxe in Zero) so I decided to try something new and got Stardust in Void, which is black with a lot of shimmer.  I like it a lot and it's fun to have a little sparkle for the holidays.  I also needed a new mascara and I am always trying a new mascara every time because I have yet to find one I absolutely love.  I had heard about blinc on a vegan blog so I thought I'd try it.  Their slogan is "Stop painting your lashes...tube them!"  It creates tubes around your lashes to lengthen and thicken them.  It's water resistant and smudge resistant.  But with hot water and makeup remover it comes off easy, the tubes actually slide off making it look like your eyelashes have all fallen out!  I like it because I don't end up with mascara all down my face when I go to hot yoga. 
Well I think my highlights are done processing so I better go wash them out!