As much as I love experimenting and trying out new makeup products, I haven’t bought anything related to makeup in the last few months. Quite shocking, I know. ;)  I have way too much make up (for one person) and have gone through my vanity a few times to toss out the ones I no longer am fond of or use. Some people prefer to swap or sell their “gently used” make up but personally, I think that’s kind of gross. No amount of “sterilizing” is going to make me purchase used makeup – it’s just a personal thing heh.

Anyway, I thought I’d show you guys the products I use whenever I’m planning to go anywhere (otherwise I go sans makeup and just use moisturizer). You can call these my ‘holy grails’ or my makeup staples. Either way, they’re currently my faves and it’s really hard for me to stray from them because they just work with everything.

Listed in order of application:

Neutrogena Oil Free Moisture Face Lotion (Sensitive Skin)
MUFE HD Microperfecting Primer
L’Oreal True Match Foundation in W4 or N4 (sometimes combined)
MUFE Camouflage Cream Concealer  in No. 15
Amazing Cosmetics Amazing Concealer in Medium Light
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Medium Plus
MUFE HD Microfinish Powder
Maybelline Expert Eyes Pencil in Charcoal Grey (for brows)
Nars Blush in Angelica or Deep Throat
MAC Paint Pot in Painterly or Bare Canvas
MAC Pigment in Shimmertime or Dazzleray
MUFE Smoky Lash Mascara in Black
Rimmel Sexy Curves Mascara in Black
Urban Decay 24/7 Liners in Bourbon, Lucky, Baked or Honey
MUFE Aqua Eyes Liner in 10 Black

Obviously, I don’t use all of these at the same time heh. I mix and match.  My standouts are the Urban Decay eyeliners as they double as a base for some of my eye shadows.  As you can probably tell, I use the Bourbon shade often. I’ll need to pick up another one of those soon!

Another staple of mine that’s not shown here is Dior Diorshow Mascara, I ran out recently and I need to get another tube next time I’m at the mall.  Also not shown is what I use for/on my lips; that’s a whole other post altogether so that’ll be up sometime soon. ;)

Did any of you have any luck during the Rebecca Minkoff online sale?  I certainly didn’t.  At first the website was loading ever so slow then once it finally started to work, I couldn’t find anything worth picking up.  Sure there were more than a few cute handbags up for grabs but nothing that I had to have.  It was a little disappointing but the prices were quite nicely discounted!  I hope those of you who placed orders love your handbags! :)

If you’re thinking of ordering anything from Old Navy today, use the 20% off code to save some of your hard earned money! The code is ONSUMMER and it expires at midnight tonight (eastern)!  I quickly browsed through their offerings but yet again, nothing stood out to me as something I had to have.  In fact, now that I think about it, Old Navy has really been a miss for me lately. It’s all sort of bland and boring at the moment.  I have much better luck with them during the Fall and Winter months for some reason.

And if you’re in the mood to pick up new make up for the summer, head over to MAC Cosmetics and load up your shopping cart because for today only you’ll receive free overnight shipping with the code: STEAL – not a bad deal right?  It’s too bad I don’t need anymore make up heh.  Their To the Beach collection looks really pretty but I have so many similar shades that it’s not worth picking up anything new, oh well, more for you guys! ;)

Anyway, hope those codes help you out – happy shopping! :)