What's in your make up bag?

I did a make up bag post like this a few months ago. I think that it's always fun to see what people have in their bags. After all, the contents of all our bags change on a day to day basis.

The contents of my bag, for now, have minimized to the absolute basics and must-haves for an everyday application excluding foundation.

In my Betsey Johnson bag (had to get it because I'm a stripe lover!) are:

• Sally Hansen eyelash curler 
• MAC lip conditioner
• MAC paint pot in quite natural
• Jordana eyeshadow in black
• Maybelline lash stiletto voluputous
• MAC 266 brush
• Prestige eyeliner
• MAC eyebrow crayon in velvetone
• Loreal carbon black lineur intense
• Too Faced glamour gloss in pillow talk
• MAC lipstick in spirit

My no-eyebrows

I've had thin and scare eyebrows since forever due to genetics. When I first started applying make up, it would just be filling in my eye brows, and I believe that started in the ending of the 8th grade. While I'm still waiting for some miracle growth eyebrows for people with naturally thin eyebrows, I'm full of gratitude for having make up that helps me simulate the appearance of eyebrows. Most of the time I draw my eyebrows as if they're tattooed on, mainly because I have a heavy hand and am kind of too impatient to do light and quick strokes to make my eyebrows appear more "natural." Needless to say, unlike others I can pull off the tattooed eyebrow look... imo. 

However, I've been getting lazy to draw them in... so some days I don't wear my eyebrows (lol). I'm going to attempt to grow my eyebrows because as you can see I have over-plucked my left eyebrow and it's been that way for quite a while now. I've been filling it (or more like literally drawing them in) to make them even. And as they're growing, I plan on filling them in a little bit more lightly and naturally. Hopefully I don't give up... D: Below is how natural I plan to draw my eyebrows in. 

Maybe if I feel like taking a walk through memory lane and if I can even find my way to that walk, I'll show you some pictures of what I looked like prior filling them in. 

These are my bare, thin, light, sparse, non, you name it, eyebrows.

First I take my wnw eyebrow pencil in charcoal and lightly draw in a shape. Using this eyebrow pencil creates a textured surface for the powder to stick on because this pencil seems to be made out of wax or a wax-like product. 

Then taking my lovely MAC 266, in light and quick strokes I use Jordana's eye shadow in black to fill them in, and voila... eyebrows! :)

Also... I have horrible dark circles! Well, not as bad as others... but... um, yeah! What are some eye creams you recommend dark circles?

1. Jordana eye shadow in black $0.99

2. Wnw eye brow pencil in charcoal $0.99

3. MAC 266 $19.50

And here is my most recent picture of my tattooed looking eyebrows. I look super hashed because I was up all day since 7:00am and as you can see it's super dark outside. I will show you a picture later on my more natural eyebrows when I take one that's outdoors. 

Collective makeup

I'm not so much of a make up fanatic, but I do have the basics which are in the picture except for my foundation which I haven't found the best one for me. I'm not really picky on whether or not they're high end products, I'm more into whether they work for me or not.

So now I'll list my 5 daily must haves!

1) Loreal liquid intense eyeliner - Due to my oily, single-lidded eye lids, it's hard to find a product that stays. It doesn't smudge at all, after it dries. It's a little tricky to put because of my eyes, that I have to be sure to not blink until it dries. I actually found this product from numerous beauty reviews on youtube and I just have to say that this one's a keeper.

2) Mac's blush in peachy keen. I'm pretty tan... and this mac blush is just awesome. I'm sure many other people have it. :)

3) Revlon's colorstay eyeliner. I use it for my bottom eyelid and it's pretty intense with good staying power. It isn't great, but it has potential.

4) MUFE eyebrow corrector. I'm not sure if this would work for making your eyebrows look natural, but they sure do work for making my eyebrows look like they're tattooed, which is the look I go for... I mean, it matches me... lol.

5) Loreal voluminous mascara. I love this one better than Covergirl's lashblast because lashblast for some reason makes my eyes sore by the end of the day. Perhaps the product melts into my eyes? I don't know. But this mascara is great paired off with a good eyelash curler to give you some semi-dramatic eyelashes.