Tha Gabulous Lyfe

Ahh, the drugstore! It really has become a one stop shop for me for makeup, especially since I've been on a budget. I can always find something at the drugstore when I've forgotten my cosmetic bag and I've even replenished part of my makeup kit at the drugstore. I must browse the makeup aisle every time I visit CVS and Walgreens. Here are a few of my best purchases that are all under $10 each. MILANI I saw a friend with the Milani Infinite liquid eyeliner on, it was this same exact shade. It looked beautiful on her. I bought it for $8 at CVS. The color you see is exactly how it applies, it's very true to color. It glides on easy and it is waterproof, I swatched it on my hand and it doesn't budge. I had to wash my hands a few times before it finally came off. It claims to last 24 hours, the most I've worn is for 10 hours and it stayed on without smudging or fading. YARDLEY I started using natural soap from a company years ago, the com...

This is a LOTD I did using my L'oreal Hip Metallic eyeshadow duos...I bought Milani Mandarina lipstick a while ago and I wanted to include it in this look. Here it is...   The camera doesn't reflect how pretty Mandarina is, it's a bright orange.   PRODUCTS USED Eyes -Embark e/s for brows -Mac Rubenesque paint pot as eye base -Mac Goldmine e/s on inner third lid -Forest green e/s on two-thirds of  lid -Dark green e/s on the outter third and crease -Mac Ricepaper as brow highlight -Mac Engraved powerpoint eyeliner -L'oreal Double Extend mascara black quartz Face -Mac NC 45 Studio Finish concealer -Mac Studio Fix powder C6 -Nars Super Orgasm blush Lips -Smith's Rosebud salve -Nyx Coffee lip liner -Milani Mandarina lipstick P.S. I wanted to say hello and thanks to the new followers. I normally send a message to my new followers but Blogger has been acting crazy and I haven't been able to do that so... a big thank you f...

I'm not a morning person... and I'm constantly hitting the snooze button, constantly rushing and always forgetting something and I never have time to put on any makeup but since I have so much makeup that desperately needs to be used...I had to find a makeup routine that would be quick and easy and would take me less than 10 minutes to apply it either before I go to work or at work in my office. I've finally mastered the routine. So here it goes. First, I do NOT wear a full-face of makeup to work every day because honestly I don't have the time and because I think it's important to give your skin breaks from wearing makeup all the time. Plus, I don't want people seeing me without makeup and not being able to recognize me. We've all seen celebrities without makeup at one time and thought "dang...is that them?" Yeah, I don't want people saying the same about me without makeup. Second, I have a designated "work makeup" stash, meaning...

I changed the lip gloss of the week to the lip gloss of the month. My featured lip gloss that I'm wearing all this week is Milani's Taboo. This is one of my better makeup purchases from Target. I bought it for $3.99. I thought it was coral-berry color in the store but it's pink with gold reflects. It's very pretty and the best thing is it doesn't feel sticky on my lips. This color is a good dupe for Mac Pinkarat lip glass!   Milani Taboo Swatch The look!   

If you don't know by now -I love a bargain, just as much as the next person. I love good-quality, bargain makeup that I find at the drug stores. Some of my favorite drug store brands are: Cover Girl, Loreal, Milani and Wet n Wild. This is a fun blue and green look that I did using ALL drug store brand makeup. The products that I used are: EYES -NYX Jumbo Milk pencil as a white base -Milani Beach Sand as the highlight color -Cover Girl Crystal Waters Eye quad -I used the green color in my inner eye lid -The medium blue color on the outer half of my lid -The darker blue color in my crease area -I used the Wet n Wild liquid eyeliner in blue Not pictured is the Elf brow kit in dark that I used for my brows. I'm going to have more detailed picture looks as well as more product reviews in the next month in addition to my other blog posts :)