September Beauty Favorites

I can't believe how fast this month went by. But here we are, so I wanted to share with you some of my favorite beauty products for this past month.

I have been using these products everyday, as part of my makeup routine. Check out my YouTube channel for more beauty videos!

The first product I have been using every single day is the Benefit Hello Flawless Foundation. I have mine in the color Beige. This foundation just makes me skin look better.

Next is the Kat Von D Shade and Light Contour Palette. Check out my review comparing this palette with the Anastasia Contour Kit here: Kat Von D Shade & Light Palette VS Anastasia Contour Kit

The next product I have been loving is the Maybelline Fit Me Concealer. I have the colors 20, 15 and 10. These are great as cream highlighters.

The lip liner that I have been obsessed with, that I use every day is one I got from Sally's. It is called Beautique Lip Liner in the color Natural. This is the perfect shade of nude for my skin tone.

The last thing I talk about in my video is the Smashbox Full Exposure Mini Palette. The colors are super pigmented. I love how small and easy this palette is. Perfect for everyday.

My Bonus favorite if the month is the Maybelline Baby Skin Primer. I have been using this everyday this month after not using it all summer. I have to say this really helps the foundation stay on and beautiful all day. I'm glad I started using this primer. It is just as good as any high end primer, and the best part is that it's affordable.

I hope you guys enjoyed this post and video! Stay tuned for many more fall related videos coming soon!



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Kat Von D Shade & Light Palette VS Anastasia Contour Kit

Today I wanted to compare for you the Kat Von D Shade and Light Contour Palette against the Anastasia Contour Kit. I have had the KVD product for a few months now, and I really like this palette. I wrote a full review on the Anastasia Contour Kit in one of my last posts, you can check that out here: Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Palette Review

So originally I got sucked into the YouTube vortex and I bought the Anastasia Contour Kit a few weeks after it was released. I thought I liked it because it worked well enough. But after about 1-2 months, I wasn't really reaching for it as much. And it turned into one of those forgotten palettes that lives in the back of the drawer.

Then I decided on a whim to get the Kat Von D Shade and Light palette. When I started using this palette, I immediately noticed how much better it was then the Anastasia Contour Kit.

Here are my reasons why the KVD Shade and Light palette wins over the Anastasia Contour Kit.

Numero One, there is a ton more product in the Kat Von D palette as opposed to the Contour Kit. This picture clearly shows the size difference:


Number dos, the powders in the S&L palette are so smooth and silky, I cant even believe it! I usually powder my face before applying any contour powder, but with how smooth these powders are, even if you go in right after foundation it won't be streaky or patchy.



Now with the Contour kit, even if I powdered before applying it the result would be blotchy and patchy, and it was a nightmare to blend the contour shades out. To make this work, I would start with as little product as possible and slowly build it up.



To sum it all up, I am all for the contour shades in the Kat Von D palette over the Anastasia palette.

Now the thing that I didn't like in either of the palettes is the highlighting shades. In the Anastasia Contour Kit, the light shades did nothing on my skin. When I say nothing, I mean it was like I didn't apply anything. Even the shimmery shade had basically no effect on my skin.

In the Kat Von D palette, I feel like the highlighting colors are just off. Like the yellow is too yellow and the pink is too pink. I must say these hardly showed up on my skin either.

And using either of these highlights to set my under-eye concealer, was just a nightmare. It was crease-fest before I even finished the rest of my face.

But overall, I would have to give it to the Kat Von D palette!

What are your opinions on these two palette? Which one is your favorite? Let me know!