I use Bare Minerals foundation.
I have tried several other types of mineral makeup and this is the best one I've found. They have a fairly large selection as far as shades go. I've found that fairly light is the best shade for me, only one notch darker than the palest shade. Yes, I'm a ghost most of the year. This makeup goes on easily and is very light. So light that I usually forget I'm wearing it! Yay!
This is one of my few splurges.
Nars The Multiple in... you guessed it... Orgasm. You can find this little wonder for about $40 at Sephora. Amazon also carries it. It is worth the price! You can use it as blush, eye shadow and lip color (haven't tried that yet!). It's a creamy stick and the color blends well. I have had mine for nearly a year and have used it pretty much every day since purchase and still have nearly half a stick left. Love it.
For brow grooming I recommend this little wonder...
Benefit Brows-a-go-go. I really only use the two brow powders regularly, but the kit is cheaper than purchasing the two shades separately and it comes with the cutest little mini tweezers evah! Tweezerman brand even! My brows are a crazy in-between shade (dark for my dirty blonde hair) and a mix of the two colors is prefect for filling in sparse areas or just adding some definition.
My eyeshadows are mostly Ulta brand!
The formula is very blendable and they have a TON of shades. They're also usually on sale so it's buy 1, get 1 free! Nice. I'm one of those freaks that can't use an eye pencil, so I even use these shadows for my liner.
This little gadget helps with that immensely, also Ulta brand!
Finally, for undereye concealer, I use Benefit Erase Paste.
I was skeptical about this because I have tried a *lot* of different concealers (ghostly pale=dark undereyes). A tiny bit goes a long way with this. It covers well and has a tinge of shine to brighten. Fab.
I don't wear mascara on a regular basis because I spend some time peering through a microscope almost daily. But when I do use it, it's usually just a drug store brand.
The icing to my routine, that I only use sometimes, is my scent of choice. Again, this was a bit of a splurge, but it was a gift, so I don't feel so guilty.
It's L'Occitane Iris Eau de Parfum. My husband actually purchased this for me while he was in Paris on business. What a guy. :)
