Weekly Makeup Basket - January 20, 2019

It would make sense that if last week was a palette extravaganza, this week I pull out all the single shadows I have bouncing around. I really never reach for those poor suckers. Probably because I have so many beautiful palettes. Maybe someday I'll be one of those people who has a carefully curated Z-palette of singles that meet my needs. But for today I have a basket full of singles.

Base products:
~ L'Oreal infallible pro-matte foundation "101 - Classic Ivory"
~ L'Oreal magic lumi highlighter pen - I'm using this as a concealer, and I'm not a fan of the brush applicator. It clicks up like nothing...nothing...nothing...big glob right at the base of the bristles. Will finish using, but will probably not repurchase for that reason.
~ Becca Velvet Blurring Primer - liking this more each time I use it. Gives my face a soft, powdery feel after application and makeup goes on nicely over it.
~ Too Faced peach mist setting spray

Face products:
~ Bite multistick "Gelato"
~ Becca shimmering skin perfector pressed "Moonstone"
~ Benefit Hoola Lite bronzer

Eye products:
~ Tarte Tartelette in Bloom
~ Lorac eyeshadow primer
~ Colourpop super shock shadow "Fluffy"
~ Colourpop super shock shadow "Bouncy"
~ Revlon colorstay creme eye shadow "730" I think the name was "praline" but it's no longer on the packaging. I used this as a shimmery base the other day and layered the Tartelette shimmers over it, and I really liked the end result.
~ Burberry wet & dry silk shadow "Pale Barley - I have a friend who loves a good taupe. With this shadow, I get it.
~ NARS dual-intensity eyeshadow "Dione" - this looks a lot more silver on the eyes, which isn't what I normally go for.
~ Wet n Wild quad "Dragon Scales" - I know, not a single. When this came out, I HAD TO HAVE IT, and I haven't used it enough to justify the frenzy (story of this entire makeup collection).
~ UD waterline eyeliner "Walk of Shame"
~ L'Oreal eyeliner "highlight"
~ Stila stay all day liner "intense black"
~ Dior Diorshow Pump n Volume mascara - this is growing on me. When I first got this, it came out really clumpy and was a pain and a half to get off. Now it's actually giving me a voluminous effect and comes off like a regular mascara.

Brow products:
~ ABH brow definer "Medium Brown"
~ ABH tinted brow gel "Espresso"

Lip products:
~ NARS "Anita"
~ Rimmel lipliner "Wild Clover"
~ I haven't been very into glosses recently, so when I'm feeling one I just grab what I want.

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