IMPORTANT Liquid Foundation TRICK

If you're like me and can't afford the absolute latest and best, lightest, smoothest liquid foundation around but still have to wear it occasionally because you've got the complexion of an 8th grader in the throes of puberty... Have I got a trick for you!

It's simple and awesome and long lasting, it looks much more natural than anything else I've tried, and it's just all around fantastic! I can't believe I've never heard of this trick before! It only takes an additional 5 seconds or so, and it will save you money and make your foundation last TWICE as long!

SERIOUSLY, stay tuned because this trick is out of this world!

See for yourself, after the jump!

Awesome Eyeliner! Review and Infoze!

OK, how about a little cheapy treat? I need to tell you about my new current favorite product of all time for the moment. I got this eyeliner, see... Yeah. It's e.l.f. (shocker, I know), and it is just an extraordinary product.

The Essentials Waterproof Eyeliner Pen (2$ each!) is not like any other eyeliner I've ever had. I don't know if it's the applicator tip or the liquid's chemical makeup or what, but I've never used anything like it. It's not exactly a liquid liner, but it's definitely not a pencil. It's filled with a thick, inky liquid like regular liquid liners, but you don't dip a brush into a pot of paint to apply it, and it doesn't act like liquid eyeliner at all. It's like all pigment or something... closer to a henna, maybe, than anything else; it's really hard to describe. But it. is. awesome.


Here is a jump break because why not. Clickenze link for all the gory details!

OMG I AM ALIVE also ELF 50% OFF SALE!

I've been neglecting you, I know. I'm sorry, and I missed you too. But I have excuses!! I had to plan and then go through with a wedding and a honeymoon! Yap, I got married. It was pretty cool, and, naturally, done on the cheap. (Maaaaybe I'll do a post on it some day!) I married myself a rocket scientist... no joke! Well, actually, he'd tell you that, ahem, he's a missile scientist, and that's harder and more complicated than rocket science. He IS by far the smartest person I've ever met. He's also somehow simultaneously cute and sexy as well as funny and just the right kind of nerdy, like me.

ANYWAY I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

Thanksgiving means sales! Wait, it doesn't? Yes it does, these days anyway. Alas

E.L.F. is having a badass sale for Monday. 50% off EVERYTHING and free shipping on 30$ orders. It will be hard to get up to 30$ with their awesome sale prices but whatevs! 

The sale code is CYBER50! ENJOY!

WHAT OTHER AWESOME SALES ARE OUT THERE, CHEAPSKATES???

(and I will be posting a LOT more now that I have stuff like time again...)

CHEAP vs EXPENSIVE - Mineral Eyeshadows!

I have had Bare Minerals Mineral Eyeshadows for years now. They're pretty good! But I picked up several of e.l.f.'s mineral eyeshadows in their recent 50% off sale so that I could compare them.

What do you think? Will the CHEAP product hold up to the one that costs 5x the price??

VIDEO!!

Find out after this jump thing!

FINALLY!! HUGE ELF HAUL!

AAGH! FINALLY!

There were 49 items. Believe it or not, the total came to 63$ shipped. That's why we love e.l.f.! 

This took me forever to edit, so yall had better enjoy it!

Awesome (obviously...) video after THE JUMP!

My "makeup bag" - VIDEO

Remember how I'm really new to this whole wearing makeup thing? Well, once I started figuring out how to do it and subsequently discovered that makeup could be purchased quite cheaply, I acquired rather a lot of it. I outgrew my previous makeup bag, which was really just a travel case that, again, my mom got in a bonus pack and gave to me.

Do you want to see what I have now? It's HILARIOUS.

(Click the jump thing for a VIDEO!)

UPDATE: Eyeshadow trick!

Soooooooooo I got a little accidentally drunk last night, and since I was annoying the hell out of my poor boyfriend with my loud, obnoxious drunken antics, I decided to leave him alone to go hide out in the bathroom and make a drunk makeup video! That video is coming, I promise, but that's not what this post is about. (sorry!) 

In the meantime, I went to slePASSED OUT in my makeup last night. Remember how I said the Jumbo Stick keeps your shadow on and looking like new literally until you wash it off? Here's proof! 

Pics and details after that weird jump-thing!

TRICK: Super-Powered Eyeshadow VIDEO!

VIDEO POSTED! 

Here's a video on my awesome eyeshadow trick where I take 2 cheapass (2 and 3 dollar) products and combine them into one FIVE DOLLAR SUPERPRODUCT that's bolder, better, and longer lasting than anything else out there, no matter how expensive!

AFTER THE JUMP!

CHEAP mineral eyeshadows, CHEAP trendy clothes!

Hello hello all my brokeass babes and cheap chicks! I have gifts for you!

I know it totally seems like all I ever talk about is e.l.f. makeup (cmon, though, they're SO cheap!), buuuuuuuut here's another post. I got a REALLY GREAT sale promo email from them that I have to share.

50% off all e.l.f mineral makeup for 2 days! 

And just so it's not all e.l.f. all the time, lemme link you to my absolute favorite ebay shop in the history of ebay so that you babes, too, can get in on some of that cheap, cheap chicness!

Sale code and links after the jump...

e.l.f. H.A.U.L.!! Pics and prices inside! YAY!

The moment you've all been waiting for!

Whoooooo! HOLY COW that took aaaaages to put together! So much picture taking and editing and uploading oh my! But it was worth it, for you, my brokeass babes and cheap chicks. I love alla yall. <3

I got my latest haul from e.l.f. in the mail the other day, and I'm so excited to share it with you!

Everything after the jump because I don't want to cramp up the homepage! And because I love saying "after the jump"; it makes me feel like a real blogger!

The mail came! And I created pretty things!

Whew! I've been quiet the last few days! Yall probably thought I forgot about you, right? I didn't, I promise. I've been busy with work, chopping up trees, shopping, and making jewelry. That's right, shopping! Remember that sweet, sweet e.l.f. sale on makeup brushes? Well they came, along with the rest of the awesome stuff I picked up.

Oh, and yes, in fact I did just say I MADE JEWELRY! Pictures after the jump!

Read on for all the details!

MAKEUP BRUSHES!

Today, we're gonna talk about MAKEUP BRUSHES.

The best way to get the most out of any makeup is having and maintaining a GREAT set of BRUSHES! I think they're the most important thing in your makeup bag. Your brush will pick up, hold, and transfer more product, more evenly, than a sponge applicator or your fingertips, so you'll get more onto your skin and lose less out of the pot or compact. Brushes are better at precision lines, even application, and often boldness of color than just about anything else on offer. And since you can easily wash them, they're surprisingly versatile - you could use the same brush for eyeshadow, blush, and foundation powder if you really needed to!

If you're still using any of those crappy, antiquated sponge applicators for foundation or eyeshadow, get up right now, go throw them all away, and come back to me. Actually, wait! COME BACK! First, replace them with a great set of brushes, then throw that crap away! I'll wait...

There are endless options for fantastic deals out there, and you don't always get what you pay for. You can get top quality brushes for shamefully low prices if you skip the overpriced brand decal and look at the brush itself. Here, lemme show you some fantastic and fantastically cheap brushes and how to use and take good care of them, so you'll have a long and happy life looking beautiful together!

Read on for all the details!

BRUSH SALE!

e.l.f. is having a CRAZY sale on their fantastic Studio brush set. A full set of brushes for the price of one!

ELEVEN BRUSHES plus a carrying pouch for THREE DOLLARS, YALL.

 > > > > GO GET THEM NOW! < < < < 

The sale is on until 06/24, so through the weekend.

In celebration, I will post about the importance of and how to care for makeup brushes tonight!

Cheap makeup is cheap - WASH YER FACE YALL

All you brokeass babes and cheap chicks absolutely rocking cheap makeup want to be able to keep doing so, right? Then there is one hugely important thing you need to do, and do CORRECTLY!

The main thing that allows you to get away with using cheap makeup is taking good care of your skin. I'm sure that, unless you have some amazing genetics, you've seen and felt the effects of nasty cheapo makeup on your face. Pimples in droves, discolored patches, oiliness, and... well, I could go on but I won't gross you out.

A lot of people think that if they have sensitive, oily, acne-prone, or otherwise less than perfect skin, then they cannot wear cheap makeup and have to spring for more expensive, "better" stuff. But that's not true!

Anyone can totally get away with wearing cheap makeup, even cheap, off-brand liquid foundation and all-over powder, as long as you take proper care of your skin. When you know how to properly use them, there are only a few products that you absolutely need:

• makeup remover
• daily cleanser
• full regimen set
• cotton pads
• clean towels

As you probably know, for every fancy schmancy designer product there is, there's an equivalent (or even an identical, re-branded but made in the same factory and all) version that costs way less. There's always a better deal out there. And if you're here, that's what you're looking for, right?! Right.

Now I have very oily and pimply skin. That may lead you to believe that I'm actually not taking the best care of my skin, but I disagree! Well, okay I should probably be more religious with my full regimen, but whatever... I'm 33 years old, and I've had really horrible acne all my life up to now. These days, I just have a bit of acne sometimes - acne that's quite easily covered cosmetically - and my skin has never looked better, more even and clear, or softer. And mind you, my skin is nicer now that I've gone from no makeup ever to actually wearing cheap stuff regularly! If you have dry or combination skin, or if you happen to have perfect skin (and I totally hate you for that :P), then my specific products might not work for you. YMMV and all that. Do keep reading, though, because the basics and how to use them are all the same.

Read on for all the details!