Two Skin Savers from Across the Pond

 This is by far not the first product I've shared from my Summer vacation but these are the two that I have been easily the most impressed by. 

They've made my skin look the best it ever has especially through the warmer months where my skin is more prone to congestion and irritation. 

All it took was three weeks, 3,000 miles and two products to get me there. 

The Foundation Chronicles| Laura Mercier Smooth Finish Flawless Fluide

 I have been using and loving my Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua for nearly a year now and as much as I do love it I've been itching to try something new. As I get older I start to like base products more and more. I'm not sure why that is exactly but the mission for the base that lets just enough imperfection show through to remain believably skin-like while showing all of my color products off to their fullest potential.

Not a tall order in the slightest.

I will say though, the Flawless Fluide is the closeset to perfect I've come yet. 

Foundation Chronicles|Benefit Hello Flawless

I am a big fan of a nice light weight base product and when Benefit launched their Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow (dumbest name ever.) a few years back  I was immediately drawn in. Unfortunately on it's initial launch there was not a shade light enough for me in the lineup. Since then Benefit has added and subtracted shades one of which being the lightest of the bunch called "I'm Pure 4 Sure" Ivory.

Now purity puns aside this color is perfect for my winter pale complexion and when I made my last and only Sephora Purchase from the month of January I added this to my cart from a promo code so I could finally text the formula.

The Foundation Chronicles| Bobbi Brown BB Cream SPF 35

 Man, sometimes those Sephora 100 point perks really work.

I can go for months and months and not want any of them and then all of a sudden something comes along, I try it and, I'm totally sold.

When I saw that the Bobbi Brown BB Cream (say that 5 times fast.) in the display case at check I was curious enough to ask the associate what shade it came in. 

When she said Fair I immediately blurted out "I'll take one" 

That was a month ago and I haven't looked back.

The Daily Glow Redux

I fund a routine that I love! That's rare.

I spoke about it here. Now I'm gonna show you how I do it,

Life is behind the cut!

The Daily Glow

Nothing is more exciting than coming across a selection of base products that just...work. When you're all done applying it's exactly the way you want it to be and it's quick to get on.

As someone who doesn't try a lot of foundation type products all at once plunking down on a new one and having it work out is especially exciting.

Makeup Bag: The Weekend Getaway

Something about Summer in New York just begs for weekends away. The smell, the heat and... the heat. I have been really taking the time to get out and give myself a break. 

I have also spent the last 2 months whittling down my makeup bag to, what I have decided, are my bare necessities. As I normally end up wearing makeup out of the city and then back in again and very rarely in between I think this is the perfect low maintenance face.

My Cart #2: The Beauty Edit

Ah the wish list. 

With Summer in full swing I've come to find there are things I like the idea of adding to my beauty repertoire.While I never really have a good excuse to buy more makeup I will justify it to myself somehow. 

Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua. There is nothing to be said about this 

that hasn't already been said. I have gone through countless samples of this and I've loved it every time. I think after ears of hemming and hawing it's time to just make the purchase already.

 Ah Marc-y Marc. I jumped on this bandwagon pretty hard last spring when Jacob's line first rolled out and it wowed me right away. Since then though I have not been as impressed with the other things I've tried but, then there was this. The Kiss Pop Color Stick. It's so damn adorable and I just want one. End of story.

I used to live on Dior mascaras. No joke. In college when my routine was simplified to facilitate my poor sleeping (not sleeping) habits this was my high end drug of choice. I used DiorShow Blackout religiously tube after tube until I got my own job. Now that I have some spare dollars to throw around once the rent's been collected I think it might be time to revisit my old ways in the form of DiorShow Iconic Overcurl.

 I went into great detail over my love of all things Hourglass yesterday and after months of being overwhelmed by choice I've finally decided which of the Ambient Lighting Powder Blushes I'm committing to. Diffused Heat is the winner and I think it will look great with what remains of my summer tan as well as act as a nice autumnal flush when the time comes. (No seriously, is it October yet?)

So what is on your wishlist?

The Prefect Blend

Apologies for the brief bloggity hiatus but I had a rather eventful weekend. If you've never been to the Coney Island Mermaid Parade I HIGHLY recommend it. It is a veritable New York freak show free for all and some of the most fun I've had for free in a long time. 

It is also some of the most exhausted I've been in quite a long time so my normal Sunday routine went a little wonky (read: nap-tastic) 

Boobies and boys in dresses aside I did manage to have a foundation revelation this weekend and it goes a little something like this.

It's Just Makeup!

I have been DYING to try this product. Not only has it been hyped to hell but the name (and price tag) just seems to claim so much perfection that it's impossible not to be a little curious. 

Now that I have FINALLY tried the Chantecaille Just Skin Tinted Moisturizer I have some thoughts...

Jumping the Full Coverage Fence

 The Laura Mercier Mineral Powder SPF 15. Stuff of Internet Beauty Legend. 

It had been on my list for a while, I had done some DIY color matching and was carefully plotting a splurge. Then, last Sunday, gift card in hand, the day came. I am kind of loving it.