My Favorite Makeup Brushes!

Hey Beauties Guess what! I already ruined my resolution of blogging at least once a day :(  I forgot to blog yesterday!  I'm so sorry but anyway, this isn't what this post is about. As you can tell by the title it's about my favorite makeup brushes!  I use Sigma brushes that I got for Christmas last year.  It is the "Essential Kit".  It comes with 12 brushes; enough to do your entire face and eye makeup with all these brushes.

E05 Eyeliner brush

E40 Blending Brush

E70 Angled Shader Brush

F30 Large Powder Brush

F50- Duo Fibre Foundation Brush

F60 Foundation Brush

E55- flat shader eyeshadow brush

E65- Angled Eyeliner Brush

E60- Large Flat Shader Brush

F40- Large Angled Contour Brush

F70- Concealer Brush

What are your favorite brushes?

Leave a comment below and let me know

xoxo

Kenzie

XOXO Gossip Girl

Hey Beauties!  So, today's post is just a quick question. But how many of y'all watch (or watched) Gossip Girl?  I started watching it on Netflix a couple months ago and I am OBSESSED  I have not stopped watching it since I started it.  I'm on season 4 right now and I'm freaking out... like what am I going to do when it's over!!!!  Bahhhhh... Anyway, if you've finished the series DO NOT tell me who Gossip Girl is, I have two more seasons until I find out.
What do you think of Gossip Girl? Have you seen it?
xoxo
Kenzie

My New Years Workout

Hey Beauties! So, one of my New Years Resolutions was to stick to ab workout and an arm workout.  I've been so into doing this because I cheer and desperately need to get in better shape, especially from our break we had over the holidays. Anyway I decided I would share my "workout" I've been doing with you guys!

Abs:
 It's a pyramid, so you start off by doing 2 crunches, sit-ups, straddle ups, pike ups, and hollow body position( hold that for 2 seconds) then you do them all again but do 4, then 6, then 8, then 10, then 12, and back down.  Because I'm just starting off I'm only going up to 6 for the first month, then I'll go to 8, then 10, then 12.

Arms:
It's really simple, I'm doing 5 sets of 3 pullups on a pull up bar we got for Christmas

xoxo
kenzie

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

Hey beauties! So, these are a few of my makeup favorites from 2012!

Foundation: My favorite foundation of 2012 is the MAC Matchmaster Foundation

 My favorite concealer is the Maybelline Dream Lumi concealer. I use this for my under eye circles.

Bronzer: Nars Laguna Bronzer.  I used this for all over just to give my face a bit more of a glow, especially in the winter months when I am very pale.

Blush: Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush in Tamale. I wouldn't necessarily call it my favorite because there are definitely different blushes that are more pigmented and things like that, but this is the blush I found myself reaching for the most during 2012.  

Eyeshadow: So, I couldn't pick just one eyeshadow soooo... I picked 2.  The top one is a Maybelline quad in Designer Chocolates. It's usually my go to look because it is neutral but it has just a small pop of color.  My next choice is Urban Decay's Naked 2 Palette.  For me, this was an obvious favorite, it has 12 neutral colors that look good in any combination.

Lipstick:  I chose the Revlon Lip Butter in Strawberry Shortcake. It's a light pink that adds a little color to the lips without being too much. All the lip butters are very moisturizing as well, so it's like a chapstick and lipstick in one product.

Lipgloss: My favorite lipgloss is the Urban Decay Lip gloss in Naked.  It actually came with my naked 2 Palette, and it looks good with anything. 

Perfume: This is Bath & Body Works body mist in Paris Amour. It is such a sweet smell and it has been my go to scent for a long time.

These are my makeup favorites of 2012! Leave some of your favorites in the comments below! I'd love to try something new!

xoxo

Kenzie

Youtube channel!

Hey beauties! So I have just started a Youtube channel today and the video is uploading as we speak! Please check it out, my username is makeupbymac101. It would mean the world if you checked it out and maybe subscribed?;)

xoxo
Kenzie

New year's Resolutions

Hey guys! So, I realized that 2013 is in three days.... How crazy is that.  But anyways here's a list of my resolutions. Don't make fun and I'm some of you beauty and makeup lovers can relate to some of these

Beauty/makeup resolutions
1.BUY MORE MAKEUP!- Okay i know a lot of you are thinking she doesn't need anymore makeup, and you right I don't need it... but makeup is my passion, I'm absolutely obsessed with doing my makeup and buying new products and trying new things

Fitness:
Stick to an ab workout and see results!
Do at least 5 pull-ups a day: we have a pull-up bar that hangs in the doorway so I can do them everyday.
Stretch for 30 minutes everyday-  I cheer competitively and need to desperately work on this.

Blog:
Post at least once a week if not more
Maybe start a youtube channel? What do you guys think?

A resolution I've done every year but can't do... keep my room clean!
I struggle with that, it looks like my closet threw up in my bedroom..


What are your new year's resolutions? Leave a comment below!

xoxo
kenzie

Ulta Haul

Hey Beauties! So I went to Ulta today and picked up a few things, so I thought I would do a haul for you all! Hope you enjoy, leave a comment down below if you have tried any of these products before!

The first two things I got, were two blushes by NYX.  In the first picture, the top one is a cream blush in  the shade glow. My camera doesn't really pick up the color but its a corally pink.  I'd say its more of a pink then coral.  The second one is a powder blush in the shade mocha. At first glance, its similar to "glow" but its more brown and soft. These are my first NYX blushes, so if you've tried one leave a comment below on your thoughts!

The next two products are more NYX products, but since there isn't an Ulta close to me I had to stock up.  I got two jumbo eyeshadow pencils, one in "strawberry milk" and the other in  "milk". "Strawberry milk" would be good for those days when your in a rush and need to quickly get out the door, you can just swipe it over your lid and you have a very basic and natural eye look, or of course you can add a crease color to intensify the look, but ithink its a very pretty basic look to do with just the eye pencil and then your eyeliner and mascara with it.  I got the color "milk" because it makes a very good eyeshadow base and can help to intensify any color.

I also needed a new bronzer, so I picked one up as well.  This is the "Too Faced Snow Bunny Perfecting Bronzing Powder" and its really nice because it comes with a bronzer shade, a blush, and a highlight, but you can also mix the colors together and get a gorgeous bronzer.

I haven't tried the "Too Faced" shadow insurance so if you have, leave a comment below!

 I am probably the most excited about this product, it's the Stila lip glaze set.  It comes with 8 different lip glazes and it only costs $25.  I don't think they are the full size but there's enough product in each one for more than one use.

Okay, these are the last two NYX products, like I said I needed to stock up.  Anyway, the top product is a lipliner in the shade "Pale Pink".  The bottom one is a lipgloss in the color "Beige".  I've heard so many great things about these lipglosses so I figured I had to try it.

The last thing is the Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder.  I needed a new powder because the one I'm currently using is the Elf Translucent Matifying Powder and I'm running out.  But I've heard lots of people on Youtube talk about it so I went ahead and picked up so I could try it!

Leave a comment below on what else you'd like to see on this blog! I'm starting back up for the New Year and am going to keep it going this time! 

xoxo

Kenzie