Thanks Kelly, for today's SUYL!
I'm pretty loyal when I find something I love in the makeup product category... I enjoy branching out but I always seem to go back to my old gold standards! I have to admit, that I have yet to find any drugstore lines of makeup that I can use. Either it gives me an allergic reaction or it just does not seem to be worth the money. However, my dear husband and I don't find ourselves in a very high tax bracket these days.. so that may be changing pretty soon whether I like it or not. Ha! The thing is, these products seem to last so long!!!
For foundation, I LOVE
Bare Minerals Makeup. Every single time I have switched to something else for an extended period of time, my skin starts breaking out-- so I learn my lesson and switch back!
When it comes to the rest of my makeup, I enjoy either MAC or Clinique. Both because you seem to get a lot for the money and the colors are very well concentrated so it lasts a long time.
Some of my "must-haves" are:
Zoom Lash Mascara Definitely love this! It costs about 13.00 and lasts a long time with daily use.
MAC eye pencil in Ebony Personally, I am always a bigger fan of a eye pencil you have to sharpen just because I feel like I can use it down to the very last stub!
MAC Powder Blush in Blushbaby LOVE this. The shade looks great on just about anyone and a little bit goes a long way! (I'm sensing a theme here.)
A lot of MAC's products are great AND they have a
Recycling program, where if you bring in 6 old, used MAC containers, (like the stub of a color pencil, an empty compact, or an empty or dried out mascara tube) you get a
free lipstick of your choice! I wish every makeup counter would do something like that!
I also love
Clinique Makeup for certain things. They have great eyeshadow duos and I also enjoy their High Impact Mascara. (Great brush wand.) And to top it all off, they do a free gift with purchase very often! I will always have a special place in my heart for Clinique as it was the first makeup I was "allowed" to wear--- My mom sure appreciated their "pale pink" pallette for her teenage daughter! Haha!
Okay enough about Make-up, there are certain things that I consider beauty must-haves
regardless of what goes on my face last!
*8 Hours of Sleep EVERY night (when possible!)
*8 Glasses of Water EVERY day! -- It really does make a difference in the quality and moisture of my skin
* Lots of Fruits and Veggies!
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*When I am not responsible enough to drink all my water, my daily moisturizer helps make up for it. Now, I have tried several pricier moisturizers, but my all-time favorite is from Sam's Club. Yep. Sam's. It comes in a yellow container, I think it is called GENES or something like that. It is just this big, regular container of Yellow Vitamin E Lotion. It's less than 8 dollars and it lasts for more than 6 months. WOW! It reminds me of the Dramatically Different Moisturizer at Clinque with a much lower price tag..
AND......My number one favorite beauty secret is having a husband that makes me laugh hysterically and a daughter that prompts hundreds of smiles a day!
What about you?
I can hardly believe you are growing this fast. You bring such joy to us every day and we pray that God will continue to give us wisdom as we teach you to Love God, Love others and Serve Him. 
