Favorite Affordable Beauty Products

Being a graduate student, I am on quite a budget (quite a tiny one that is). I try to be thrifty with my purchases, all the way down to my beauty products. As much as I love my Essie nail polish, sometimes I just can't fork out eight dollars. When it comes to eye shadows, as much as I have been eyeing an Urban Decay palette, this mini palette from Almay works pretty well, too. I have sworn by my Maybelline Falsies mascara for quite some time, but after my review of the NYC mascara, I may be making a switch soon. 

Every one of these products is under $10 except for the Almay foundation, but if you catch a sale, you can find it for around $7 (if you're a Kroger customer, it's on sale!). What are your favorite affordable beauty products?

Thanks so much for stopping by! Please feel free to leave some suggestions for me on some new affordable products to try! Don't forget to follow along on Bloglovin and Instagram! Ps, I fixed my post pictures from yesterday. I'm just not sure what happened, because I could see them all along!

God Bless!

Hannah

Simple Gifts She's Sure to Love

When it comes to Christmas gifts for women, we all know the difficulties that you can face when trying to figure out what to get. Sometimes it's hard to buy clothing because you're afraid you'll either overshoot or undershoot the correct size, and the same goes for shoes. So, if you're buying for a fashion/beauty guru but you're staying away from clothing and shoes, here are a few go-to items that are sure to be a win (links to items below). 

1) Clarisonic Mia2 Skin Cleansing System

2) Tartan Blanket Scarf

3) Initial Necklace

4) Head Wrap (I'm loving the tartan ones!)

5) Beauty Blender 

6) Essie Holiday Nail Polish

7) Urban Decay Naked Pallete

8) Slouchy Beanie

9) Long Boot Socks

10) 2015 Lilly Pulitzer Agenda

11) Monogrammed Coffee Mug

12) GiGi New York Satchel

13) Gold Foil Print

It looks as if I'll be staying away from outfit posts for a few more days thanks to this virus that just won't leave me alone! I hope you have been having a wonderful week, and don't forget to follow along on GFC and Bloglovin! 

God Bless!

Hannah

My Make-Up Essentials

I got a few emails asking me about what make-up I use after my close-up shot the other day, so I decided to do a post about it today! Being a poor college student, I don't use anything fancy! So, here we go!

My Face Wash

I know what you're thinking: isn't that super harsh on your face? NO! I have very sensitive eyes, so I have to make sure I super scrub my make-up off of my eyes every night. This tear free soap keeps my eyes from burning, and because it's designed for babies, it actually makes my face pretty soft. Seem crazy? Maybe so. Does it keep my face clean, clear, and soft at a low price? Absolutely.

My Moisturizer

I've been using this stuff for a few years now, and it does wonderfully. It has SPF 15 in it, which keeps my face safe from the sun, it doesn't make my face oily at all, and it keeps my face hydrated well. 

My Foundation

 

I use a combination of the Almay Clear Complexion and Covergirl loose powder foundations to create my look. I apply the liquid foundation first, which keeps my face safe from breakouts (I actually break out when I DON'T wear it!), and then I apply the loose powder just to seal the liquid foundation in.

My Concealers

   

I use a combination of these two concealers to hide any blemishes on my face. I use the Covergirl + Olay concealer to hide the discoloration under my eyes. The Almay Clear Complexion concealer is what I use everywhere else on my face for blemishes. I use the yellow concealer to highlight the areas on my face that I want to be highlighted, and I use the green concealer to hide any redness on my face.

My Bronzer

I don't worry too much about my bronzer since I just use it for contouring my face. This bronzer is pretty cheap at walmart, and it does the trick for me!

My Blush

This is by far my favorite blush that I have ever used. I use the color "rose petal" on my face. It goes on so smoothly and the color lasts a long time!

My Brow Liner

I don't like to go crazy with shaping my brows, because they pretty much do what they want anyway, and I don't want them to look fake. I use this pencil to just outline my brows and lightly fill in wherever needs it, then I use the brush to brush it all in and make it look natural. With blonde brows like I have, it really helps to make them stand out more without looking fake, and once again, the Maybelline brow liner is not an expensive brow liner at all.

My Eyeliner

I have been using the Maybelline Unstoppables eyeliner since I was in high school! The color "pewter" or gray is my favorite. With as fair of skin and light of hair as I have, black is way too harsh. I don't like to go heavy on the eyeliner, and this one is just perfect for controlling exactly where I want it.

My Mascara

I'm not going to lie, I'm kind of a mascara snob. With as long of eyelashes as I was blessed with, I really like to play them up! The Maybelline Falsies mascara works perfectly at adding volume to my eyelashes! It also lasts all day and doesn't get clumpy. It's perfect!

My Lip Liner and Lipstick

 

I use Rimmel lip liner and NYC lipstick. I don't use either very often, so I don't worry about spending much money on it. I always go with neutral colors on my lips as well, because if I want my eyes to pop (which I do), then I play it down on the lips so I don't end up looking like I painted my whole face on!

I hope this helps for those of you who were curious! Not all my choices are the top of the line choices, but they work well for me and are very affordable!

God Bless!

Hannah

All Glamst Up

I'm thrilled to introduce you to an online site that allows you to try on make-up virtually before you buy it. I absolutely love it because if I am going to spend money on make-up, then I want to make sure it is going to look right on me. Glamst helps you to make sure you pick the right colors, shades, etc. that you need to look your best!

This is the "Before" picture when I had on minimal make-up.

These pictures above feature my make-over via Glamst. 

Glamst Virtual Make-over has added several new features for you to try! You can save and share your looks, and you can also click the +info button to get recommendations of similar looks, so you can find the perfect look! You can also try different shapes of eyeliner and eye shadow, which is great for playing with your look and finding the perfect one! 

Glamst Virtual Tester Products are also available for purchase on their website! So when you find that items that you love, you don't have to go searching for them elsewhere!

Don't forget to follow along! 

God Bless!
Hannah


Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by Glamst via Brandbacker. All opinions are my own.