March Favourites

  

March has come and gone, where has the month gone? I am not complaining though because I am almost done school! These are the products I have been loving especially this month. Let's get started!

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips All-in-1 Custom Palette in Natural Nude: I bought this at London Drugs regular it was $17. Physicians Formula is a brand that goes on sale frequently, I was able to get it for 40% off. I know that I have already mentioned this product in my highlight post, but I had to mention it again. When I got this highlight I thought it was nice, but I was not crazy about it. But I kept using it, and I quickly realized how great this product was. I have been using it with the Real Techniques Contour Brush. I dab the tip of the brush in the top two rows and dust it lightly on the tops of my cheek bones. Using the top tow rows together is such a beautiful highlight color.

These are the individual rows watched so you can see the colors. If you want to see a swatch of all the rows swirled together you can take a look at my Gotta Glow post. I love this highlighter because as you can see it is very versatile I have used it for a subtle eyeshadow look too. It is great palette at a affordable price (when found on sale).

Body Shop Skin Primer Moisturize It: I got this is a buy 3 get 3 free at The Body Shop. So this item was free, but the regular sale price is $16. It is not as affordable as a drugstore primer but still cheaper than something you would see at Sephora. I love this primer because it keeps the moisture in my skin and smoothes out my skin. It still has silica in it which smoothes out pores, but it is still moisturizing, this primer is magical. This primer helps my makeup last longer, and who doesn't like that!? This is such a great primer for people with dry skin, and this is why I have been loving it.

Real Techniques Stippling Brush: I have typically seen people use this brush for cream blush. But I have been using it with powder blush. Pretty much exclusively with Tarte Exposed. This brush is especially great with that blush. Because the Tarte is a longer wearing blush it can be harder to blend. Because this brush is dense and shorter. It is really great to blend the blush and put it exactly where I want it. This brush is around $10, it is a great quality brush for the price.

Mac 187 Duo-Fibre Brush: I use this brush for blending my my contour and blush together. It is easy to have blush and contour separated from each other. Which is a look I do not like, I want my blush and contour to be blended and cohesive. This brush blends products together so well to give a flawless look. My mom gave me this brush that she got in a kit because she didn't really use it very much, but I went on the website and the brush is $42. It is pricey but it works so well.

These have been my favourites of March. Hope you enjoyed

this post. Talk to you soon!

-Ashley 

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Pictures taken with my iPhone 4s, and edited with the app Aviary.