The Seven Makeup Products I Run Out Of The Slowest!!! (and one disposable makeup tool!)

Why won't you die?!?!

I see so many different types of makeup blogs, lists and compilations of "Bests," "Worsts," this vs. that, top high-end products, top drugstore products, least favorite, most favorites...

But what about the ones you use on a daily basis, but you just run out of it slower than others?!  Isn't that helpful to know?  For myself personally, I like to stock up on what I actually need, that way I can save money and not waste money repurchasing products that I probably will never run out of at this point :) (Unless of course I want to repurchase it because it is a BETTER product.  But that's a different story!!)

For the minimalists, the budgeters, it's nice to know what products we use the least of that way we can save both space and money for the products that we go through quickly!!

So without further ado, here are the makeup products that take ME the longest to use up!!!  Yours could be completely different than mine, however hopefully this will give you a sense for what takes you a long time to use up too!!  It's nice to know what we should be repurchasing and what we should be saving money for :)

Note: I have pale, combo skin.  There are a few things on here that you may run out of slightly quicker than me if you don't have one or both of these things, and that's totally okay!! :)

1.  Bronzer.  I have to mention bronzer here.  It seems I can barely put a dent in a pan of bronzer, even though I have the fairest shades available from 3 or 4 companies.  It may have something to do with the fact that I have pale skin, and dousing the stuff all over my face will surely lead to me looking strange, like I just played in a pile of dirt!!!  So for my skin-tone, bronzer is definitely a staple, but it's something I run out of extremely slowly!!!

2.  Powder Highlighter.  All you need is a tiny pinch of this magical fairy-dust and your skin is alive and glowing... Highlighter is quite possibly my FAVORITE item of makeup to use... And yet, for some reason powder highlighter still takes forever to go through, in spite of my love to reapply the stuff at the most unnecessary of times!!! :)  I would say I go through it much faster than bronzer, but to this day, the only highlighter I've ever hit pan on was one I was using continuously as my only highlight shade for 5 years!!! :P (I've broadened my horizons since then...)

3.  Pressed colorful eyeshadows.  Girls, lets be real here--how long does it take you to finish up one pan of eyeshadow in a COLORFUL shade (not neutrals, you can douse those on and they run out a lot faster!!!)?!  Depending on the pigmentation of the shade, you could be using the same one shade for years and still not even reach pan.  Makeup Forever Diamond Shadow in Turquoise, I am looking at you!!!  I used this shade almost every day for a year when I was in college because I thought it was so beautiful--and this was back when I didn't know about primer and had to reapply!!!  If the shadow were not cracked to pieces (While I've done this with other shadows and they still gave the same performance, I am too afraid to alcohol this one in case it musses up its beautiful formula), it still would not even be close to hitting pan!!!  It's hard to run out of a good colored eyeshadow...but maybe I should let this one slide, after all, we could always use another color!! ;P

4.  Pressed powder.  It feels like an eternity before I finally finish a pressed powder!!!  Considering it is a full-face product, you would expect it to disappear into thin air!  It could be because my skin only gets oily in my t-zone.  A powder that definitely deserves a mention here is Coty Airspun powder in translucent.  I'm not sure what it is about the stuff, but it takes an extremely small amount to cover and absorb oils on my face.

5.  Blush.  I have somewhat of a blush addiction.  It's definitely the makeup item I own the most of, next to eyeshadows (which are a lot easier to come by and come in much larger packs!).  On my skin tone, I also need very little to accomplish a brightly flushed look, so I have to use it sparingly.  I have around 25 of the La Femme blushes, and may I say I think I could use ONE of those blushes every single day for a year and probably not put a dent in it?!  I rarely find that my blush disappears.  However there are a few exceptions:  I just bought the NYX blush in the shade "Pinched," and my goodness, it's disappearing fast!!  I suppose it also depends on the pigmentation and the amount of product you are given in a container as well.  But anyway, for the most part, blush is a definite slow-go in my collection (and yet I still can't get enough of it!!!  Always looking for new colors and formulas!).

6.  Lipstick/Lip Gloss.  Oh lip products, what is it about you?  I was honestly unsure if I should even include this in the list, but it had to be done.  In my entire life-time, I've only managed to completely finish one container of lipstick, and I have NEVER finished a lip gloss (granted, until recently, I used lipgloss far, far less, so we will see!).  It isn't like they give you very much product in the tubes.  Could it be because I surround myself in a bounty of different colors and combinations at all times?  Is it the fact that I'm using less because I'm layering liners beneath it and glosses above it--even though half the time I am solely using it on it's own?  I honestly don't know.  I reapply my lip products plentifully throughout the day, and yet for some reason, my lipsticks last me years.  They don't disappear!!

7.  Perfume.  I know technically perfume is not considered makeup, but to me it is something that is so like it, it may as well be included.  It is a product from a small container that you put on your body to boost your confidence :)  So, sorry if you disagree, but this absolutely HAD to be included on this list.  I NEVER run out of this stuff!!!  In my entire life time, I have only managed to finish one bottle of full-sized perfume--it was back in Middle School, and it was the only perfume I'd owned at the time, so naturally being the only one I was using, and being used on a daily basis, it eventually ran out! (It was the blue bottle of Ralph by Ralph Lauren :) )  Years later, I now have an entire tray of bottles that still have plenty of perfume left inside them, and these are bottles I've been accumulating for almost a decade now.  In spite of their regular use (for me, every other day), bottles of perfume seem to last me forever!!  Are you the same way?


And the random funny thing that everyone seems to need, but I personally never seem to run out of:
Q-tips!!!  What is it about these little guys?  I am aware they have their uses, but I find I'm hardly ever at a loss for a q-tip, and it's definitely not something I use on a regular basis (though after a lower-lid mascara mishap today, I'm starting to believe they could be a very good thing for getting smears beneath the lashes).  Could it be the fact they come in packs of 500, or the fact that sometimes, not liking to waste and money-saving loving as I am, I'll grab big handfuls and cut them in halves all at once?!  These guys NEVER run out!!!  I have had the same two boxes of purple and blue ones for YEARS.


What do you think the next entry will be?  I have a hunch it's going to be the list of products that I use the quickest ;)  These are definitely the things we should be saving our money for if we enjoy wearing makeup!!

Hope you had fun, if not you can leave :P

Take care!


PS:  For sure, without fail, the makeup item that I've had the absolute HARDEST TIME using up is the one in the picture at the top of this blog.  It's a bronzer from Victoria's Secret called Bare Bronze.  The stuff is so packed into the pan that it's hard, dense, and heavy, and it's also difficult to load onto a brush unless it's something like the NARS Ita brush (I have the Sonia Kashuk version).  The thing sat in a cabinet in a while (before I realized the goodness of how it went on my skintype and how to apply it), and then in the last 3 years I've been wearing it at least a few times a week...and it still pretty much looks brand new, dare I say it, even untouched!!!!  Kinda funny!! :)  So I thought it was perfect to put at the top of the entry juxtaposed with the sunflower!!

Earthy Barbie Makeup Tutorial :)

A couple days ago, I decided to do a makeup look that I call, “Earthy Barbie.”
 
Because let’s face it…Barbie may have been ALMOST perfect, but one thing was missing...



Ain’t one barbie that was ever played with had perfect hair.


I wanted to do something different from your typical dolly-look—something that popped somehow and created an edge, but brought the dolly-look down to earth in a way, so you’d have the girly cutesyness, but you’d also have something that kept barbie a bit real, a bit more rugged and up-front, whilst still upholding that girly-girl component. I LOVE contrast, I don’t usually like to do looks that are solidly based on one theme. It’s more fun to bring something new to the table that’s equally as exciting or moreso!! (or boring, if you don’t like makeup…in that case, get out of here!!! Haha just kidding…).

In this look, I did a smokey eye with some neutral tones, a bright pink lip, and of course, pink blush.  To open the eyes, I did not use any eyeliner.  Feel like you've got it?  Then unless you like seeing me embarrass myself trying to put my makeup on, you can feel free to be done reading!!!

(goofing around, trying to act like how I think a Barbie would act for the sake of this blog post :P  What I do for you people...HAHA just kidding.  It was actually pretty fun!!)

If you like the look, read on for the tutorial!! (or just to see me goofily try to put my makeup on :P ).  I personally would wear this makeup look...well, anywhere!

If you want a hair tutorial..... Here's the concensus of what I do:

Twist hair into a bun, wear in bun all day.  Take bun out, hair is curly and messy.  Shake it around, keep changing the part, don't brush it much and mess it up as much as possible (this will vary amongst hair types...with my hair, it takes little to no effort to mess up).

(FYI, this is not a hair blog.)

Step 1

(Read this whole paragraph before starting if you have sparse lashes and don't like false eyelashes!!).  First, put on your mascara.  The reason I think you should do this first is because you won't be putting any eyeliner on, so your eyeliner/eyeliner brush isn't going to mess up/tangle the lashes--and since that's out of the way, mascara fall-out can really mess up your foundation, as I'm sure you know.  Putting on mascara first eliminates the problem of cleaning up those black dots and ruining your foundation! :)  Got sparse lashes?  NO problem, apply some false eyelashes...If you have no false eyelashes (or just don't like them), you can use a thin layer of eyeliner, right at the base of your lashes before you put on the mascara, to at least give you some volume to compensate for the length!  Dolly-looks typically involve long eyelashes, but do whatever you are comfortable with.

Step 2

Put on a clean, freshly foundationed, concealed, set with powder, face.  I won't show you how I put on my foundation in this tutorial, as I think it's kind of boring to mention here and I'd like to elaborate more on my face routine when I do, and also, I don't like my current foundation (I use Revlon Colorstay 24 Hour in Ivory) and am in the process of switching.

Step 3

Now that THAT'S out of the way, it's time to get down to BIDNESS... YAY.

I decided to do the lips first :)  (A Little Note:  You can do your eyes first also.  I like to do eyes before blush because I think your blush brush and your blush can wipe away and cover any fall-out that may have occurred.  You could also do the eyes at the same time as you do the mascara (before foundation), eliminating any chance of fall-out ruining your makeup--I just did them after my foundation here as I already had my makeup on because it was the end of the day!!!)

Here you can see that I have my mascara and foundation on...and then my lips are quite stained from lipstain!!  I already tried scrubbing it off to no avail, but since I'd tried 3 different lipstains that day (different blog post), no dice!!!  So here is what I'm going to do.

Since I didn't have the shade of lipstick I wanted (a light, baby pink), and my lips were also stained, I opted to do the mixing option.  If you've already got a color that works for you and don't like messing around, then just put it on and skip this step!!!

First, get out concealer or white eyeliner.  If you are using white eyeliner, you need to put on a thicker layer for a lighter color now, because it's hard to go back and add white eyeliner after you've already applied lipstick.  I ended up using Glamoflauge concealer in the shade Ultra Light.  You can purchase it at Walmart for around 7 bucks.  Conceal a thin layer all over lips, till they are somewhat of a blanker canvas.

Alrighty, now that that is done, just add your lipstick/lip gloss.  I chose a random deep pink gloss that I am totally not recommending to you because it's a balmstain that stained my lips cherry red when I took the concealer off, but anyway, at the surface level the concealer lightened it to a baby pink :)  Add any translucent powder to set the color, then blot.  You could also use baby powder. :)

Step 4

Eyes.  This is actually pretty simple.  I only used three colors!!  I used a palette that was discontinued from ELF, but these are pretty general shades, so feel free to use whatever and experiment.  I think that the NYX Love In Paris eyeshadow palettes in Pardon My French and C'est La Vie would work well :)  There are SO many neutral palettes out there, all you need is a matte brown, an emerald green, and any highlight ranging from beige to gold (ooh, that could be really pretty with this) to white and you are good to go.

The shades I used are:
A deep emerald green with just a little sheen to it.
A matte yellow-toned poop brown with a small amount of gold glitter (what?  I don't know what else to call the shade...It is pretty though.  Heh heh :) ).
A pearly beige.

The matte brown defines the eye and creates some definition (since using all shimmer colors can take away from definition), the darkness of the emerald contours and brightens your eye-color, and the pearly beige highlights and brightens your eye.  You can interchange these three colors with other tones, but that was the logic for the shades I chose :)

1.  Cover the entire lid of the eye with the matte brown, from corner to corner, blending out into the brow-bone but not allowing the color to enter the brow-bone.  Put it on the inner corners of your eyes.  Line directly underneath the eye on the inner and outer corners like you would an eyeliner, making sure to blend out, but do not line underneath the middle of the eye.

(I promise my eyebrows don't look this messy in person...But if they did, SO WHAT :P )

2.  Take the emerald shade and put it on the outer corners of your eyes, blending into the lid and traveling the color into your crease.  Line the bottom center of your lid with the color, like you would an eyeliner, blending out into where you lined the eye with the matte-brown on each side.

3.  Take the pearly shade and put it all over the brow-bone, traveling to the the spot right around the inner-corners of the eyes where you put the matte brown.

Eyes are done. :)

Step 5

Now you just apply a baby pink blush to the apples of your cheeks, blending out across your cheekbones, to create that dolly-look.  Apply it pretty high up on the cheeks, I like to get it almost right under my eyes.  If you apply too low it can age you.  I also like to put a little blush on the tip of my nose for a little glow, but you don't have to do that!

And you are done!! :)  Shine on, Miss!!

(A real barbie has some JANKED UP hair!!!!!!!  We all know it.)

Hope that was fun!!  I understand it might not be for everyone, but for anyone girly and daring, I think it's a really fun, pretty way to express yourself!!  Of course HAHA, you do NOT have to go out in public with a messy, crazy mop of hair :)  I did that for the sake of the blog post, but I think messy in a pretty way would be cute with this look.  And not that I conform to seasonal makeup in the least, but it could also be a great Fall to Summer look!!  Most of all, I hope any tips I shared helped somebody!!  Or you at least laughed a little.  Take care!! :)