Morphe Brushes = BEST. SHADOWS. EVER.

I am a sucker for eyeshadow.  No two are the same.  Really... they aren't.  There are 4 c's when it comes to shadow.  Color, (c)Pigment, (c)Finish, (c)Blendablity...  and Morphe Brushes is the Harry Winston of the shadow world.  

Morphe Shadows are creamy, smooth, blendable, PIGMENTED and best of all they are AFFORDABLE!  

Morphe single shadows are sold for only $2 each!  They also have many palettes available  from $19.99 to $22.99.  

 

Above is the Jaclyn Hill Favorites Palette, which is unfortunately sold out.  However, each shadow is still available as a single.

Below are swatches of the JHFP with flash and no primer.  

 To the left is the 35T palette which is UNREAL.  It is so beautiful and every color is so full of life.  This palette is a MUST HAVE!

 To the right is a swatch of 35T with flash and no primer!  There are so many looks that can be created with this beautiful palette. 

All in all, I highly recommend Morphe to anyone looking for high quality shadows whether you are on a budget or not.  The quality can't be beat and the price is wallet friendly.  

You can purchase these shadows, along with many other amazing products, at www.MorpheBrushes.com

My Travel Needs & How To Pack As Light As Possible (How To Trick Yourself Into Thinking That You Are Packing Light) Or My Most Boring Post Ever

Recently, I took a weekend trip out of state for a family reunion.  

When it came time to pack, I knew exactly what to take.  Except, for what I was packing in my makeup bag.  When it comes to my makeup, I always tend to over pack.  I made it my mission to really tone it down and pack light (yeah-freaking-right) for this short trip.

  

So, I started packing things that I knew I would likely use.  Or, things that I use quite regularly, which ended up being A LOT.  I couldn't close my makeup bag, so I dumped it out.   From that pile, I took out things that may have been close dupes for other things (there is really no need for 5 primers and 3 black eyeliners) or things that may have been just unnecessary; false lashes, red lipstick, orange eyeshadow, etc.  Why pack these things when I knew I wasn't going to use them.  

Unfortunately, I still ended up packing WAY too much.  I managed to fit everything in my makeup bag, but 50% of everything I packed, stayed in the bag.  All in all, I took 36 products.  Of those 36 products, I utilized 18.  Keep in mind, I was only gone for 3 days.  

I took 2 mascaras, 1 contour kit,  1 cream bronzer, 1 primer, 3 foundations (only because I had self tanned and wasn't sure what color my skin was going to end up being), 3 lipliners, 10 lipsticks/glosses (okay, this is SERIOUSLY ridiculous!  Nobody needs to pack that many), 3 blushes, 1 highlighter, 3 shadow palettes, 1 setting powder, 1 brow pencil, 1 brow gel, 1 shadow base, 1 concealer, and 3 eyeliners.  

Out of these, the only things I used were the following: 
Mac Costa Riche eyeliner
Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara
Becca Champagne Pop highlighter
Clinique Pink Pop blush
Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation
Mac Fix+
Smashbox Primer Water
Anastasia Brow Wiz
Clear Brow Gel
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk (used as my shadow base)
Mac Pro Longwear concealer
Anastasia Contour Kit
Chanel Soleil Tan De Chanel Cream Bronzer
Lorac Pro Palette
Boldly Bare Lipliner
Sephora Matte Cream Lipstick in Petel Luster
Maybelline Sin-a-mon lipstick
Nyx Madeleine Lipgloss.  

I am well aware that this was probably the most boring post ever in the history of the world, but I needed to write it so that I could hold myself accountable for being an absolute ridiculous over packer.   Also, I need something to serve as a reminder for the next time I go on vacation. 

But, it might just be easier to make yourself happy and over-freaking-pack.