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Blogtober Day 2! September Beauty Favorites 2013

      Another month down, where has 2013 gone? I can't believe it is almost over. The saying very true, time goes by so much faster the older you are. Well, as usual I have a few products that really stuck out for me. 


I have never gotten as many compliments only makeup has I do when I wear my Jouer Matte Moisture Tint. I wore this quite a lot this last month, because it's quick and easy, and I had people stopping me everywhere asking me what I was wearing. It really makes you feel good about yourself when people notice, especially when I do put a lot of time and effort into my makeup each day. 

    

On top of my Jouer Matte Moisture Tint I have been settin it with my MAC Studio Fix Powder. I love the look this powder gives me and I have been very satisfied with the results. 

     

I bought this a few months ago and it was a little light for me in the shade NC20. I decided to keep it since Fall was coming up fast, and now I think the color is perfect for me. On days when I don't wear much makeup I use this powder on top of concealer and go! That's all I need. Very great product. 


My only new purchase out of all my favorites this month is my ELF Baked Eyeshadow in Toasted. I believe I heard EmilyNoel89 talk about this product in a recent video and she said it was the perfect Rose Gold. For $3, I wanted to give it a shot. 


It really is beautiful. I've been using this as my outer corner color for most of the month and it's subtle, but beautiful. Great buy for the price! As you can see above, my packaging took a little beating, but still works great. 


My recent grab from Shopping my Collection is my MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study. I've used Painterly for years and just recently ran out, and instead of running out to repurchase I wanted to use something I already owned. Thank goodness I did. I feel like this color isn't as thick as Painterly, but it still does the job great. No creasing and the colors stay all day. 


Here is a swatch above Toasted and you can see they really so go well together. 

         

I always try and use my samples, and this month I reached for my Urban Decay De-Slick in a Tube. I don't know when or where I got this sample, and I've never really heard anyone talk about it. Unfortunately, because it's great. For extremely oily skin like mine, this stuff is like glue, in a good way! 


My last beauty product is a sample I received from a recent MAC purchase. The MAC Zoom Fast Black Lash. I usually toss my mascara samples in with all of the others and they are forgotten. Not this time! I made it a point to use this one and I'm glad I did. It's nothin spectacular, but I do like the look it gives. I rarely splurge on a high end mascara, but I'm glad I got to try this one for a little while! 


And last but not least, my sock bun! My hair is finally long enough to try this look out. I'm so happy I did. 

     

I've always love the way this looks, but I just couldn't do it with my short curly hair. Finally! I think it is a very classy out together look even if it's just a bun. 

That is all for the month of September! Another one bites the dust! Please let me know if you have any recommendations for me! 
-Kady










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