Love me some gels
The other day I was playing a game I like to call “fill up the beauty shopping cart” where I put all the things that catch my eye into a virtual cart just for fun. You know what I noticed? Most of the things on my makeup wish list are creams or gels.
These days I’m very particular about how easy things are to 1) apply and 2) blend. If I can dab or swipe it on and smooth the edges with a finger or a fluffy brush, I’m there. Anything that involves precise application is too heavy a lift for me right meow.
It’s different from what I used to like wearing 10 or 15 years ago, when I was all about powder eyeshadows, blushes, bronzers, etc.
Baby Karen back in 2014 would be absolutely shocked that I currently don’t wear face powder. These days I set everything with Urban Decay All Nighter, and I’m fine if and when my makeup shifts and changes throughout the day.
Crazy how things change, right?
What makeup texture (or textures) do you wear the most? Are you a straight up powder kinda girl like I was back in the day, or do you do a mix of this and that?
Oh, and just for funsies, this is what I put in my cart:
Chantecaille Just Skin Tinted Moisturizer in Wheat: They recently reformulated this product and I’m curious to see if the new version is any good.
Chantecaille Cheek Gelée in Lively: LOVE their gels! I used to love and wear the shade Happy.
Trish McEvoy Instant Eye Lift: I used to wear this years ago and I remember loving it. I’m going to go back to it now that the color corrector that I love from Hourglass appears to be discontinued. I wear shade 2.
Westman Atelier Face Trace in Truffle: I have a couple of Westman Atelier Baby Cheeks Blush Sticks and they have incredible wear time. I’m betting that their stick bronzers last just as long too. I mainly want to use the bronzer as an eyeshadow though, so I’m thinking that the mini size will eventually make its way into my makeup bag.
I hope you’re having a joyful and relaxing Saturday so far! The heatwave that’s had a grip on Northern California seems to be subsiding, so I’m going to try to spend some time outdoors today with the fam bam. We’re thinking of taking Marnie to the beach, although now that I think about it, I’m realizing that I’m going to need to do a lot of puppy cleanup when we get home because she’ll probably get sandy and wet. Hmm.
What are you up to today?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
