Haul of Fame

The Ride or Die Makeup Tag

Right now every YouTuber I follow has jumped on Jaclyn Hill's Ride or Die makeup tag and is sharing their own faves. If you haven't seen it yet, Jaclyn challenges herself and her followers to pick one makeup item in each category that they'd take with them to a desert island.

If I were stranded on a desert island, I'd probably only take sunscreen and lip balm. So, I'm tweaking it to the more realistic prompt:

If you had to KonMari all your makeup and keep only the item that "sparked the most joy", what would you be left with?

PRIMER
Becca Backlight Priming Filter

Until I bought this, I never really got primers. They rarely gave me the smooth skin they promised and I found it balling up when I applied my foundation. Googling the problem told me the issue was with my moisturizer. Silicon primers don't play nice with oils and when I switched to one that was water/glycerin based, I fell in love. This primer is like an Instagram filter for your face. It's a little bit shimmery in a way that makes you look lit from within when you apply your makeup overtop of it and it's full of vitamin e, so over time it also makes your skin better.

FOUNDATION
Urban Decay Naked Skin One and Done

I'm always in search of the perfect light makeup that has enough colour to it, but sheer enough to not make it look like I'm wearing a mask. I don't think I've found my holy grail yet (glossier skin tint is next on my must try list) but this one is the best I've found. The colour is great and still lets my skin show through while looking like a better version of itself. it contains SPF, eliminating an extra step in the morning. As I said in my post on fake tans, always wear Sunscreen!