Empties: September 2013

As usual, my empties video is over 20 minutes long! Over the past month I came to the completion of more makeup items than ever before! Make sure to watch the video linked below to see mini reviews of all the products I finished up over the month of September. Many favorites went into the recycle bin, but of course there were many that I will never purchase again.

Products Mentioned:

Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial Deep Cleansing Hand Soap Malibu Citrus (discontinued)*

Bath & Body Works Anti-Bacterial Deep Cleansing Hand Soap Pacific Blue (discontinued)*

Butter London Acetone Free Lacquer Remover Sergeant Peppermint (discontinued)*

Pureology Hydrate Shampoo & Conditioner*
Kiehl's Extra Strength Conditioning Rinse for Dry or Damaged Hair*
LUSH Jasmine & Henna Fluff Eaze Hair Treatment*
Origins Ginger Souffle Whipped Body Cream*
Lush Sympathy for the Skin Hand & Body Lotion*
Thymes Garden Alchemy Rosemary Sage Shower Gel
REN Guerande Salt Exfoliating Body Balm*
Origins Ginger Float Cream Bubble Bath*
Bioderma Crealine H2O Micelle Solution*
Lumene Sensitive Touch Gentle Cleansing Wipes
Chanel Lift Lumiere Firming & Smoothing Fluid Makeup SPF 15*
MAC Studio Careblend Pressed Powder Light*
Boscia Skin Perfecting Primer (discontinued)
Stila Lip Glaze Fantasy (discontinued)*
Maybeline Eye Studio Master Precise Ink Pen Eyeliner Black
MAC False Lashes Extreme Black*
Buxom Lash
CoverGirl LashBlast Fusion Mascara

Travel/Sample Sizes:

L'Occitane Aromachologie Soothing Shampoo*
Tresemme Moisture Rich, Vitamin E Conditioner for Dry or Damaged Hair
Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Heat Protect Spray
Oscar Blandi Pronto Texture & Volume Spray
Orofluido Elixer*
Shikai Borage Therapy Advanced Formula Fragrance Free
Grecian Oil Body Lotion (x4)
Kiehl's Nashi Blossom & Pink Grapefruit Hand & Body Lotion*
Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Multi-Usage Dry Oil*
Peter Thomas Roth Mega-Rich Body Lotion
Origins Blade Runner Energizing Shave Cream*
Kiehl's Creme de Corps Soy Milk & Honey Body Polish*
Evian Mineral Water Spray To Go*
Ole Henriksen Truth Serum Vitamin C Collagen Booster*
Perricone MD Blue Plasma*
Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cleanser (x2)*
Dior Instant Gentle Cleansing Oil
bareMinerals Active Cell Renewal Night Serum*
Clarins Gentle Foaming Cleanser with Cottonseed*
Bliss Triple Oxygen + C Energizing Cream*
Alpha-H Daily Essential Moisturiser SPF 50+*

Lancome Bienfait Multi-Vital SPF 30 High-Potency Vitamin Enriched Daily Moisturizing Cream*

Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Eye*

Lancome La Base Pro Perfecting Makeup Primer

Too Faced Shadow Insurance*

Paco Rabanne Lady Million Eau de Parfum Spray*

* = I would repurchase

Hope you enjoy!

FOTD 3-13-13

I thought I would start a new series here on the blog. Face of the Days aren't new friends with blogs, but definitely new to The Makeup Architect. I think they are great ways for me to share the makeup that I'm using, and a way for me to share mini reviews on the products I'm trying out. Let me know what you guys think and if I should continue with these kinds of posts. Hopefully yes, because I thought it was so fun to do!

For the look I first started out by smoothing the Hourglass No. 28 Primer Serum all over my face. I'm enjoying this product sample, but not enough to shell out the money, it's good, but not life changing. After letting that set and sink in, I used my trusty Chanel Lift Lumiere Foundation in Ivoire (14). This is one of my favorite (and most expensive) foundations. It gives a beautiful satin finish and the medium coverage, buildable foundation lasts all day (the plastic packaging is obviously not very durable).

To cover the dark circles under my eyes and the redness around my nose I used my MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NW 20. This is a full coverage and very blendable long-lasting product. My only complaints are the smell and the over zealous pump dispenser, otherwise its perfect for those of us with those genetic deep purple under eyes. To ensure that there would be no creasing and migrating into the fine lines under my eyes, I used the Bare Minerals Mineral Veil to set the concealer. To cover my blemishes and scars, my favorite is the MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW 20, it doesn't budge all day once it's been set with powder; this time was my MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural.

MAC's Bare Study Paint Pot served as the perfect base for the star of the show, my new Burberry Sheer Eye Shadow in Rosewood. This is THE ultimate in luxury eyeshadows. There is no going back now that I've tried this shadow, it has reset my standards for the possibilities of makeup; over dramatic much? I placed rosewood all over the lid, into the crease, and took it under the eye. I used The Balm shadows from the Nudetude Palette; Sultry to blend out the crease and Sassy on the brow bone as as inner corner highlight. Finally, a little brown eyeliner, Nars Laguna as a contour, Tarte Magic on the cheeks, Revlon Coral Reef on the lips, and Covergirl Clump Crusher Waterproof on the lashes.

This has been my go-to-lookfor a while now and I am absolutely in love with it!

Hope you guys enjoyed!
Love,
Claire