Current Fall Favourites

Like everyone says, "fall is my favourite season of the year." I really do enjoy fall but there is a piece of every season I love. Fall is a great season, but it is also time for me to change up my makeup routine. Time for dark lips, deeper blushes, and a bronzed face. Now for an array of my fall favourites.

Many people like a glowy face come fall to liven up their face, while others people like the polished matte look. Personally both can look good, and is usually a skin type preference. Lately I have have been mixing in both. I have gotten back into wearing my Laura Mercier Mineral Powder Foundation. I really like it a lot in the fall. It has really nice coverage and it wears nicely all day. I use the Classic Multitasker Powder Brush from Sephora, it is nice and dense, and it picks up the powder very well. 

When fall comes around I pull out my more deeper blushes. One of my favourites is Nars Sin. As you can see it is a purple blush with gold running through it. It looks really nice on the cheeks, which would look great on many skin tones. 

I have been into highlighting lately, I was never found of it before. But I have been enjoying liquid highlighter then apply a powder blush on top to lock it in. Two of my favourite liquid highlighters (and only liquid highlighter) are Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Moonstone (I have the travel size) and Benefit High Beam. The Becca Moonstone is more of a yellow based highlighter, and High Beam is a icey pink highlighter. I top it with Physicians Formula All-in-1 Custom Nude Palette, I have mine in natural nude. I use the top two rows depending on the what one of the liquid blushes I am using. I like using highlighter in the fall to keep my skin fresh with a nice glow. Most days I try to keep it subtle, but I can get a little too excited. But the Beauty Blender can take care of that, it works great to blend the little mistakes that are made. 

These are the products I use in fall to switch up my makeup. I know majority of the products were more highend, but these are just the products I have liked to use to change my makeup routine.

Let me know what products you like to use to change up your fall makeup routine.

Thanks for reading, hoped you enjoyed! 
-Ashley 
All photos taken with my Samsung S6 Edge. 
You can also find me on Twitter and Instagram @makeupcuisine.

All Drugstore Products Makeup Look

This is my all drugstore makeup look, hope you enjoy it!

(Just for reference I love all these products) 

Face: Maybelline Fit Me Foundation in 120, Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer in Light (under the eyes), L.A. Girl PRO conceal (on blemishes), Body Shop Honey Bronzer in 02 (can be found on sale often), NYX Crema Blush in Glow.

Eyes: L'oreal Waterproof Voluminous Carbon Black, L'oreal Waterproof Telescopic Shocking Extensions.

Lips: Essence Longlasting Lipstick in Barely There. 

Tools: Real Techniques Sponge for Foundation, Real Techniques Blush Brush used for bronzer, Real Techniques Stippling Brush used for Cream Blush. 

Thanks for reading! 

-Ashley 

All photos taken with my Samsung S6 Edge. 

You can find me on Instagram and Twitter @makeupcuisine.

If I had to pick one...

Happy October everyone! 

To start off the month I thought I wold just do a fun little question and answer post.

This post was inspired by Lily Pebbles and her blog. 

So here it goes!

Makeup brand to use...

If I had to use only one makeup brand I think I would have to say Nars. Though I have not tried a base product yet I have heard great things about their Sheer Glow foundation. All their powder products are great and they have great brushes as well.


Mascara to wear...

This is a hard one for me because I usually always wear two mascaras, but if I had to chose one I would have to say the L'oreal Telescopic mascara. I love the length it gives to my lashes.


Skincare item to use...

I would have to say it would be my Body Shop Chamomile Cleansing Oil. It is the best for getting off all my makeup and it feels so good on the skin.


One clothing store to shop from...

I know the answer right away, it is H&M. I love that store it is exactly my style there have great basics, but also some funky items to spice up a wardrobe.


One eyeshadow palette...

I would have to say the one eyeshadow palette I would need would be the Naked 3. Which I do not actually have, but I do have the dupe (L.A. Girl). The colors are quite similar but the quality is not exactly the same. The L.A. Girl palette does the job but I know I would love the Naked 3 palette even more.


Haircare brand to buy from...

L'oreal I say this because I love their Fibreology shampoo. I love the way it makes my hair feel and I would not want to give it up.

Thanks for reading, see you soon with my updated skin care routine!

-Ashley

You can find me on Instagram and Twitter @makeupcuisine.

Here is a fall photo I took of the leaves starting fall off the trees. I just love the way the way fall looks!

No Money Month

 This No Money Month tip is a shadow that gets you from day to night with just one color. The shadow used is Maybelline Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze. It is a cream shadow that looks great on the eye. For a day time look you can lightly sweep it across the eye. I just use my finger to apply it, which also saves money because you do not need a brush. To go from day to night you can add more shadow and blend it well into the crease. This shadow has a way of becoming darker in the crease which makes for a great eyeshadow, it is not just one note. I recommend this shadow as a one stop shop for a great bronzed eye look.

In these two photos you can see the dimension of the shadow. Depending on the way the light hits these shadows it is a deeper of lighter bronze. Hence why I said it looks darker in the crease. It looks great on the lid.

This is what the package of the cream shadow looks like. As you can see it is well loved. 

Thanks for reading! Next post will be a drugstore makeup look. 

-Ashley

All photos taken with my Samsung S6 Edge. 

You can find me on Instagram and Twitter @makeupcuisine. 

No Money Month

Many of us are back at school therefore there are many bills to pay. School tuition, textbooks, and coffee (lots of coffee). I know not everyone is going back to school but I feel after the summer where plenty of money was spent on vacations and going out for dinner. I feel as though everyone can appreciate a budget friendly month. So for as a kick-off for back to school, I will be recommending budget friendly products all September long.

First No Money Month tip (which I will refer to as N.M.M) is a dupe! The first shadow is the luxury shadow that comes in the Naked Basics Palette, the shadow is called Venus. 

The next show is a drugstore shadow that is an individual shadow. It is Covergirl's single eyeshadow in Champagne. 

The shadow on the bottom is Venus and the top Shadow is Champagne from Covergirl. I have to say Champagne has more glow than Venus. I do not think you are missing anything if you get the Covergirl shadow. It is a great smooth formula and is a great dupe for Venus. 

Thanks for reading hope you are excited for my other budget friendly posts. 

-Ashley

All photos taken with my Samsung S6 Edge. 

You can find me on Instagram and Twitter @makeupcuisine

August Favourites

These are the products I have been continually been reaching for through the month of August. Hope you enjoy! Sneak peak into next month, so continue reading for that. 

Body Shop Honey Bronzer: This bronzer is a favourite of mine because it has a natural finish. It is a matte bronzer and is very buildable and blendable bronzer. It is not a orange hued bronzer which makes it nice for fair skinned people like myself. I wear shade 02, I believe there are 4 shades of this bronzer. Which is nice because there are not really any bronzers that have 4 shades available. It is a good bronzer where mostly every skin tone can
find a shade that matches them.











Rimmel Lasting Finish Soft Colour Blush: This blush is a really nice formula in general. But especially good for the drugstore. I have the shade 220 Madeira, the like the colour it gives on my cheeks. It is natural yet gives me a sculpted cheek bone. I have not tried other colours from their range, but I want to give some more a try.

L.A. Girl Pro Beauty Balm: I have heard quite a few You Tubers talk about this. The only way I thought I would be able to try this out was to order it online, which I was not to keen on. But I was in Vancouver recently and there is a store in Metro-town called Funk n' Frost. It is a small little beauty store and I was able to find this BB cream. I am so happy I found it, I love this as a foundation. The coverage is the perfect amount to cover my redness and small blemishes on my face. It was around $7-8 it is great quality and the price point is something I can afford.

Happy to be back! Thanks for taking the time to read my post. A little sneak peak, next month in tandem with everyone going back to school, it will be a themed month. The title is No Money Month, since everyone is going back to school and will have no money. So stay tuned for that!

-Ashley 

All photos are taken with my Samsung S6 Edge. 

You can follow me on Instagram and Twitter @makeupcuisine. 

Favourite Lip Look

Dior Lip Maximizer 

Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner in Addiction

Mac Lipstick in Modesty 

Mac Modesty 

Rimmel Lip Liner in Addiction

Thought I would keep this post mostly picture based, but I will give quick insight into the products. 

Mac Modesty Lipstick is my favourite lipstick, I love it in this lip combo but it is also great on its own. It is a creme sheen finish, so it gives a bit of a glossy look and I find it hydrates a little. 

Dior Lip Maximizer this is in the pink gloss (not the peach). I really love this gloss, it is pretty pricy but I love the effect it has. I find on me it does plump my lips a little, and it is so versatile because the pink color is not prominent. It can be layered over many lipstick, and that is how I justify the price tag. haha

Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner in Addiction is a great lip liner. All the lip liners from this line have a great formula. I love that I do not have to sharpen it, and the formula is matte but it does not dry out my lips like other liners. This lip liner adds color to the look and helps the lipstick last that much longer. 

Sorry for no posts but finishing school was stressful and I need a little breather, but I am back! 

You can find me on instagram and twitter @makeupcuisine. 

Thanks for reading! 

-Ashley