DECEMBER FAVORITES

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

DECEMBER FAVORITES

Happy New Year guys! I cannot believe that it is going to be 2015. This year has absolutely been incredible, and I want to take this time to thank all of the people who've been in it with me & offered me such amazing opportunities. I've attended some amazing events during NYFW, spent a gorgeous month in Italy, experienced an incredible relaunch with the Lala, and so much more. Here's to 2015 being even bigger & better. Without further ado: my December Favorites...

Makeup

01) Smashbox Photo Finish Primer- Have you really just found a great product that works for you? This is exactly the case with this primer. It's definitely acquired, and I've always been hesitant to try it out because it is known to cause break outs (mainly due to it's thick consistency, perhaps clogging pores). But I have to say, it absolutely works for my skin (so far!), I really love how it holds my makeup throughout the day and I do think I am less shiny when I use this. It's very much so a trial and error product, but it seems that if it works for you, it really works for you!

02) Mac Naked Pigment- I've had my eye on this pigment for a very long time now, and thankfully I received a mac gift card for Christmas and got to pick this baby up! I've been using it since the day I got it, and it's just perfect for a light, foiled lid color. It's just about the same shade as Mac's Naked Lunch, so just imagine that in pigment form (and I love love love Naked Lunch on my lid daily).

03) Dior Amber Diamond- Man, I can't believe I've barely mentioned this on my blog before! This is perhaps my favorite highlighting powder ever. A splurge item, I bought this back when I received a Sephora gift card for my birthday a couple of years ago, and I adore it so much that it's one of those products I only take out during special occasions (like Christmas!). It's a shimmer strip block, which basically means there's an ombré block of different colors, ranging from a crisp white to a powerful amber. You can either use the colors separately as highlights, or mix them all together like I usually do (just run a Mac 188 brush across this baby and pop it onto your cheekbones, down your nose and cupids bow). The outcome is gorgeous, and it is well worth the price- you're going to want to have this forever!

04) Mac's Verve & Velvet Teddy- I've been adoring these two lip colors this month, especially Verve, which I've just about worn every day. It's a cool deep pinky-nutmeg color, and it is a slightly darker version of Whirl. As for Velvet Teddy, it's just an absolutely thick and gorgeous nude with very warm undertones. I can already tell that these two will be my go-to colors this winter.

Miscellaneous

05) Living Proof Styling Treatment- I've had a few of these sample tubes from Sephora over the past few months, and I keep finding myself reaching for them! They add amazing texture and shine to my hair and they smell incredible. Definitely going to keep my eyes out for a full size bottle of this soon.

06) Santa's Lip Scrub by Lush- This stuff is off the hizzy. That's the best way I can describe it. It magically exfoliates your lips and tastes like cherry coca-cola, so I'm not sure it can get better than that. A few of my guy friends have knocked on my door just to ask to use this, that's how good it is.

07) Elizabeth & James Nirvana Black- YESSSS. I am so happy I have my hands on this finally! I've been using the roller ball since I went to the perfume's launch back in May, and I was dying to get my hands on a full size bottle of Nirvana Black. I've used it every day since, and I'm just obsessed with this scent.

08) Velvet Sugar Body Cream by Bath & Body Works- I picked this up on a whim when I was shopping with Miss Lindsey the other day, and boy did I get a deal. Since B&B was having their huge semi-annual sale, I got this entire tube for $3. And even better: it smells incredible and I can't stop reaching for it.

& Finally, my December Lookbook!