Four Years Later

So my last blog post was in 2013. How crazy because it is the year 2017!!! A lot has happened since then. In fact, I actually worked with makeup for two and a half years since my last post. But let me tell you, I think I am going to do many, many posts about dupes. I am obsessed with finding makeup dupes. I cannot WAIT to share all my dupes with the world <3

Tarte 12 hour amazonian clay foundation

Tarteeeeeeee

So I bought this from Sephora for about 38 dollars. I went through about maybe 4 tubes so far. The color I wear is called "tan deep". WHICH btw is too dark for me but because I adore the coverage so much. (Matte finishes are my favorite) I continue to wear a foundation way too dark for me. It comes in 8 colors. Tan is too light for me but tan deep is too dark for me. But hey, better a dark foundation than a lighter one right? #Bengaligirlproblems

So I bought this because i've been hunting for the perfect matte full coverage foundation. I have really sensitive acne prone skin which used to be oily but is now kinda combo! But it tends to get oily around my t-zone. SO I got this foundation in I believe tan deep from Sephora. I apply it with a stippling brush than put the makeup forever powder on top of it.

LOVE: The coverage, if applied right, you look FLAWLESS.
How it makes me look kinda tanner.
It feels so smooth when applying.
Doesn't feel cake-y.
Long lasting. ( THE NAME DOESN'T LIE)
Does have SPF <3
This blends so nicely <3 It reminds me of wet, smooth clay.

DONT LOVE: How there are only a few color options available.
I couldn't find my shade but wear one two shades darker than my tone.
IT CAN look cake-y if a lot is applied.
38 dollars which may be a problem.
Makes me break out if I wear consistently.

CLINIQUE Stay matte- oil free liquid foundation

Let me start off by saying I just need a place to rave about how amazing this foundation is!! A co worker recommended me this weeks ago but we ended up going to ulta together recently and this guy who works this told me to try it. THERE'S some weird thing about gay guys telling me to get makeup that just gets to me- they have this weird charm! I Just know they'll be honest with me because they can't really get into my pants and they're just so cute and FAB <3


SO....I try it on and I LOVED IT. I went in wearing this tarte foundation was which my former favorite but this is my new favorite and I urge everyone and anyone to try it on. I have kind of like combo skin but my acne products are making it dry which sucks but oh well. Anyways- this is about 22-27 dollars.

LOVE- the tube, easy to come out and control how much you want.
very natural looking and you can pack to how matte you want coverage.
AMAZING coverage, I cant even begin..
the pricing is really fair to the quality you are getting.
the smell is really nice!

DONT LOVE: The amount you're getting doesn't feel like enough. Am I imagining it?
how you get this shine after you put it on.

To cover the shine I usually brush over with clinique's stay matte powder or the sephora brand powder. And any other trouble spots this foundation failed to cover i'll top with concealer. I apply product with a too faced powder brush!

So as i'm drinking my whole milk with whole fat, i'm sitting here wondering how I gained so much weight so quickly. The problem is- I eat like i'm 16 but...i'm not 16 anymore. I gained 10 whole pounds in a matter of 30 days. I weigh a whopping 127 which for a 5 feet 0 inched size girl like myself- is obese. I weighed 117 last month. How did this happen? WELLLLLL....

Personally I blame retail. Retail stresses me out to a point where I comfort myself with food. I tell myself, I deserve food because I stood for long periods of time and got yelled at my super nasty customers who never learned how to behave in public. 

Number 2, I blame amazing parents and all the guys out there who tell me there's nothing wrong with me.  Are you effing kidding me guys? Don't tell me you love me and there's nothing wrong with me. Like HELLO. 

My coping mechanism are:

1) shopping excessively for makeup and clothes I can't fit into.

2) eating because I think I deserve it.

3)Sleeping on my full stomach.

I went from dressing up in cute clothes every day to over sized baggy t-shirts.

I look like a hood rat. ( a rat from the hood)