Favourite Drugstore Mascaras – Marisa Chiorello

Hey there beautiful souls!

It’s no secret to the many people in my life, that I enjoy expressing myself through makeup. Your skin is an easel and your makeup is the paint. You can make beautiful creations with various makeup products! And, this is what I love the most!

Most of the time, I like to keep my makeup looks pretty simple, aside from using highlighters (Anastasia Beverly Hills is my go-to) and bold lipsticks or lip-gloss (Kylie Cosmetics, bareMinerals, Too Faced, MAC, and NYX are my go-tos).  My simple look really focuses on two main areas though. They are the lips and the eyes. Oh yes, it’s all about the eyes!

Unlike my highlighters, my lipsticks, and my lip-gloss, I do not necessarily splurge when it comes to my eye makeup. I typically only use mascara, because my eyes are very sensitive and eye shadow sometimes irritates them. So, the mascara I use can be found in your local drugstore! They are definitely priced reasonably! Over the past few months, I’ve tried a variety of different mascaras, and I’ve found some of my favourites! Here they are! Are you ready for ultimate length and volume? Your lashes will thank you!

My Favourite Drugstore Mascaras:

Rimmel Scandaleyes Retro Glam Mascara, Waterproof Black, $5.47.  This mascara is perfect if you desire the fake lash look. The brush design really helps coat every single lash. The middle of the brush works to coat the middle of your lash line, and the bristles coat the inner and outer corners. People will question if you have eyelash extensions. This mascara made my eyelashes look incredible!

Rimmel Mascara

Maybelline Total Temptation Mascara, $8.99. This mascara is the one if you’re craving extreme volume! Each lash gets coated with Maybelline’s fomula that is infused with coconut extract, without getting clumpy. You’ll also be able to notice ideal separation between your lashes. If you’re craving length for your lashes, I noticed that this mascara added volume and length to my lashes! They felt so soft, too.

Total Temptation Mascara

Maybelline Lash Sensational Luscious Mascara Blackest Black, $6.49.  You’ll love this mascara if you’re into the fanning effect! I found that this mascara not only added volume to my lashes, but it layered my lashes! My lashes looked much fuller and healthier, and that could be because Maybelline’s formula is infused with oils!

Lash Sensational

Wet N Wild Max Volume Plus Mascara Amp’d Black, $3.49. Talk about extreme volume, this mascara really delivers! In fact, you’ll see 10X more volume of your lashes when you use it! I love this mascara because not only does it give you extreme volume, it also separates and extends your lashes. When I used it, my lashes did not clump, stick together, or smudge. This was my go-to mascara for a long time.

Wet N Wild Max Volume

Wet N Wild Mega Volume Mascara, $2.99. I’m currently using this mascara, and… wow! I definitely see a difference in my lashes from using this mascara. It gives my lashes just the right amount of volume (they almost look fake), my lashes are fuller, and it separates each lash. I see a massive difference in the length of my lashes as well. Not only that, but with this mascara, my lashes are protected. With each coat of this mascara, I am adding Vitamin E onto my lashes which softens them, moistures them, and protects them. I also love this mascara because it is waterproof, sweat-proof, humidity-resistant, and smudge-resistant- so I can wear it in any type of weather. Most importantly, it’s cruelty-free and gluten-free.

Mega Volume

If you’re on the hunt for voluminous, thicker, fuller, and longer lashes try one of my favourites! Let me know what you think!

Until next time,

Marisa

MOTD -Pretty in Pink (or Purple)

Primer: Benefit Porefessional

Foundation: Maybelline Fit me Matte and Poreless in shade 127

Concealer: Estee Lauder Double Wear Waterproof Shade Warm02

Powder: Maybelline fit me in shade 20

Bronzer: Hoola by Benefit

Blush: BellaBamba by Benefit

Highlight: NYX Duo Chrome Highlighter in ‘Lavender Steel’ mixed with ABH ‘Starburst from the sugar glow kit

Eyes: Same as the highlighter, mixture of the two plus ‘Nooner’ from the Urban Decay Naked 3 pallet in the crease

Eyeliner – Maybelline line stiletto liquid liner

Lashes: Koko lashes in ‘Queen B’

Brows: Benefit Brow Zings

Lips: Buxom lip gloss in ‘White Russian’

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High End vs. Drugstore Products

Back when I was a teenager and had no concept of bills and responsibilities, I was quite the snob when it came to skincare and makeup. Anything from the drugstore was like taboo for me. Back then makeup and skincare were the only high end things I could afford and it made me feel super glam. A couple years later rolled around and I find my self broke AF and now where my money used to go to glamorous beauty products, it now goes to rent and groceries. Needless to say I had to downgrade my beauty routine, or at least what I thought was a downgrade.

Once I tried a few foundations and concealers from Maybelline (it helps that they made their packaging more chic btw) I was actually hooked! The Maybelline Fit me line works just as well if not better than some foundations you will find at Sephora, and for a fraction of the price!

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Another item I like to buy at the drugstore is lip products. I don’t see the value in spending 40$ on a YSL tinted lip balm when I can get a similar product for 10$.

A few things I still find myself getting at high end places is blushers, bronzers. I am just a sucker for cute packaging and I just don’t think the drug store has nailed it in that department yet… It’s definitely no Too Faced or Benefit! (check out this post https://livelifeintheflorallane.com/2019/04/06/makeup-collection-blushes-bronzers/ to see my whole blush and bronzer collection!)

And finally, with skincare I can go either way. I’ve used both drugstore and high end stuff but it depends on the product. Eye cream and moisturizer I am okay with getting at the drugstore since the Neutrogena hydro boost line is really good. But when it comes to serums and special treatments, I prefer to leave to the high end brands. My favourite right now is the Kiehls Cannabis Sativa Oil, but I will leave that for another post!

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When it comes to Masks, I always thought the more expensive the better, however I have found my holy grail mask… and it’s from the drugstore! I tried a similar mask from a higher end brand (PTR), and the L’oreal one was just so much better for me! It felt like it got more of the gunk out (sorry for the visual lol).

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That’s it for me for now 🙂

Makeup of the Day

Foundation: Nars Tinted Moisturizer in Alaska

Powder: Maybelline Fit Me Loose Powder in shade 20

Blush: Nars-issist Palette – ‘Chic’

Highlight – Same palette in shade ‘Watch Me’

Eyes – Just concealer and lash extensions!

Lips – Just lip balm! (blistex is v glam I know)

Brows – Benefit Brow Zings in Dark

 

Super simple for the office!

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A New Series – My Makeup Collection

This blog has been very skincare heavy I’ve noticed, but I can’t leave out my passion for makeup either! So I’m going to start a series posting every relevant makeup item I have and that I use. I’ll have a post for face products, blushes and bronzers, lips, lashes, highlighters and everything in between. I always love snooping into other people’s makeup collections just to see what they have, and so I thought why not do the same for you!

Today I’ll start with my face products:

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  1. Maybelline Fit me Loose Powder in Shade 20
  2. Estee Lauder Double Wear Concealer in Shade 2w light warm
  3. Benefit Porefessional
  4. Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in Shade 20
  5. Tarte Amazonian Clay Loose Powder Foundation in Shade light neutral
  6. Nars Tinted Moisturizer in Shade Alaska
  7. Maybelline Fit me Pressed powder in Shade 20
  8. Dermablend Loose Transparent Powder
  9. Maybelline Fit Me Foundation in Shade 128
  10. Maybelline Superstay Full Coverage Foundation in Shade 227 (summer shade)
  11. Anastasia Beverly Hills Foundation Sticks in “Banana” and “Fawn” (which i didn’t photograph for some reason?).

And these are my current face products, hopefully more to come soon!

Makeup of the Day

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Primer: Benefit professional

Foundation: Maybelline Fit Me in shade 128

Powder: Maybelline Fit Me loose powder in shade 20

Concealer: Maybelline Fit Me concealer in shade 20

Contour: Benefit Hoola

Blush: Mac Pink Swoon

Highlighter: NYX duo chrome highlight in twilight tint

Eyes: same highlighter

Lashes: mix of lash extensions and benefit bad gal mascara

Lips: Buxom lip gloss in White Russian