What's in my Travel Makeup Bag

I'm staying at my sister's house for a month, here are some of the makeup I'm taking with me.  Most of them are my stable everyday wear all neutral and safe colors. 

The makeup bag is from Walmart I remember paying $5 or less, I had this bag for over 5 years and I still love it till now although I'm not sure if Walmart still carry this.

The brushes are all random from various brands, most of them are drug stores. 

1) Koji Eyelash Curler
2) Sugar Eyeshadow Pencil, shimmery beige to brighten the inner corner
3) Makeup Forever Brown Liquid Liner
4) L'oreal Lineur Intense Liquid Liner in Carbon Black
5) Brown Lancome Waterproof pencil liner to line the lower lash line
6) Benefit Erase Paste concealer
7) Bobbi Brown shimmery taupe cream eyeshadow
8) Missha M Vita BB Cream SPF20 (moisture type)
9) Physicians Formula Healthy Wear pressed powder
10) Makeup sponges for my BB Cream
11) Benefit Posie Tint for my lips and cheeks, can't live without this product!
12) Benefit High Beam to highlight
13) ELF powder blush in "Passion Pink"
14) Essence I <3 base="" beige="" br="" eyeshadow="">15) Sephora Brand Advanced Lash Booster, this mascara is surprisingly good!
16) Maybelline Baby Lips tinted lip balm in "Pink Punch"
17) Lancome Eyeshadow Duo in "Sparkling Pink"
18) Maybelline Eyeshadow Quad in "Chai Latte" amazing quad this is a must have in your collection if you love neutrals.  I have the old packaging.
19) Cotton swabs to clean any smudges and Aleve for pain killers

Disclaimer: I purchase everything

My Summer Must Have

Some of my favorite beauty products for the summer


1) Vasiline Aloe Vera Gel Moisturizer: This is my favorite moisturizer for summer it feels very refreshing and non-sticky to the skin and its great with sunburn and after shave to help soothe redness.

2) Lubriderm Lotion with SPF: I'm very picky when it comes to SPF lotions because I hate the smell and sticky-ness on my skin but this lotion is very light. It doesn't have much of a high SPF which is fine with me since I don't go out in the day often but when I do go out for a long period of time I use the Shiseido one.

3) MAC Tendertone Lipbalm: This is a discontinue item but I found mines at the CCO, I like this lipbalm it feels very moisturizing and gives a nice glossy look and non-sticky feel on the lips.

4) Garnier Nutritioniste Eye Cream with SPF 15: Just like moisturizers its very important to have a eye cream that also have sun protection.

5) Garnier Nutritioniste Gel Cream: I made a full review of this product here this is still my favorite summer moisturizer to use at night, it feels very refreshing and light.



1) Benefit Coralista Blush: This is a gorgeous coral blush for the summer and it really warms up my complexion.

2) Rimmel Stay Matte Powder: This does a great job keeping my t-zone matte

3) NYC Sunny Bronzer: I love this bronzer because its not too dark and its matte so it looks natural on

4) Garnier Nutritioniste Tinted Eye Roller: I don't have a heavy dark undereye so I use this a concealer since its very light

5) Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer: Since foundations can look very heavy in the summer I like to use tinted moisturizers instead and this one has been my favorite since.

Thank you for reading!

Disclaimer: I bought everything.

Review: Benefit Some Kind-A Gorgeous

Price: $28
Where to Buy?: Sephora, Ulta, Select Macy's and Benefit stores and online.





What Benefit Says:
This lightweight, translucent, foundation-like product smoothes out imperfections and evens skin tone with a silky, smooth finish that's super natural and super gorgeous.

My Review:
I bought this product mainly because their was a huge hype in Asian countries so I thought I should give it a try since I was very pleased with the texture when I swatched it at Sephora. This is available in 3 shades, light, Medium and Dark, I have the Medium shade.

The texture feels like a cream foundation and dries like powder. You can apply it with a foundation brush or a sponge, I personally prefer applying with a foundation brush.

Overall this is not a favorite product. They say its oil-free but it felt a bit greasy in some areas and dry in others. When I purchase this I was hoping to give at least "some" coverage, but on my skin it basically blended into nothing at least my tinted moisturizers gave me some coverage. I don't know what was I thinking purchasing it for 28 bucks! Unfortunately this product doesn't work for me.

Rating: 1/5
Would I buy this again?: no

Disclaimer:
This is purchase by my own money. Any opinions that I may have expressed in this post are from my own personal experience with the product. I have no affiliation with the company that makes it and did not receive money mentioning or using it. Visit my FAQ & Disclaimer page for more info.

Thanks for reading!


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E.L.F and Sephora Haul

E.L.F and Sephora Haul

I got new stuffies from E.L.F (Link) and Sephora (Link) woo!

First I'll show the E.L.F stuff that I ordered in their website. On my previous post I purchase E.L.F items but was very very disappointed with their customer service. It took them almost a month to ship and they were missing half of my items so I didn't order from them ever since. However after hearing new reviews that their service is improving and people raving about their new "Studio Line" it made me want to try it out and also a 50% off coupon of entire purchase that I can't miss out!

Coupon code: type "Carolina" to get 50% off entire purchase.

I have to say I am a happy customer, it took 2 weeks for my order to arrive and no missing items, good job E.L.F!

Heres what I got: (click on image for larger view)

1) Three of their studio brushes, which is amazing! Very soft and make sure you wash them before use they smell funky.
Price: $3 each

2) Regular eyeshadow brushes which is also soft and the bristles are nicely packed.
Price: $1 each

3)Studio blush and bronzer duo. Which is a dupe for Nars Orgasm/Laguna duo, really good for the price!
Price: $3

4)Cream Eyeshadow. I heard a lot of good things about these making as a good shadow base so thought I should give it a try
Price: $1 each

5)Three blushes. They're pretty but a bit too powdery but hey its only a buck!
Price: $1 each

Sephora stuff:

1)Nars eyeshadow Palette
2)Benefit Coralista blush. Finally got my hands on this!
3)Free Bare Mineral's moisturizer sample

If you want me to do a review on them let know :]