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Best Beauty Products Under $10/€10 | Cruelty-Free

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Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing well! Today’s post will be the best beauty products for $10 or under! I thought this would be a good post to find some great quality products without breaking the bank. I have included six facial products and two beauty tools. I will leave the prices in US Dollars and in Euros for my European readers! (post is not sponsored).

#1 Essence Get BIG Lashes! Volume Curl Mascara: $3.99 or €3.24

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I love this mascara, especially given the price, that you cannot beat! This mascara gives your lashes a dark full look. The wand is designed to give your eyes a curled style to them. Not to mention that Essence has a huge line of different mascaras! If this one is not for you, then try another one, since now you will be able to afford four mascaras compared to the price of one prestige one! Find at: Ulta Beauty or the Essence Website.

#2 Wet n Wild Large Eyeshadow Brush: 99¢ or €.80 

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Okay honestly, this is probably the best bargain. It’s an eyeshadow brush for 99¢! If you do not know already, Wet n Wild has some of the best brushes for makeup (and even their makeup products) at the most affordable prices. I purchased this at Dollartree along with two other brushes, a while back and since then this has been a favorite of mine. I find that whenever I use this, the color picks up very well onto my eyeshadow, I highly recommend. Find at: Target or the Wet n Wild Website.

#3 Wet n Wild Coloricon Blush in Mellow Wine: $2.93 or €2.38

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Speaking of Wet n Wild, the next product is one of my top blushes! This blush is pigmented giving you a beautiful cheeky lush to your face. The affordable price makes this product a double win, it is also ideal for all skin tones, so definitely check it out! Find at: Walmart or the Wet n Wild Website.

#4 Real Techniques Blush Brush: $9.00 or €7.30 

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Now my holy grail, all time favorite blush brush is this brush right here! Real Techniques brushes are made of 100% synthetic bristles, giving your face only the softest touch. The brushes are priced in the middle, however they last quite some time, because of their quality! Find at: Ulta Beauty or the Real Techniques Website.

#5 NYX HD Finishing Powder: $9.99 or €8.10 

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This product barely makes the cut-off, but this product is also one of my favorites, I love to set my face in this, it gives you matte skin, decreasing any creasing in your foundation, and gives your skin a smooth look. I highly recommend this for an oily person, or someone who likes their makeup matte, mixing this in with the Laura Mercier powder gives the skin a flawless look, I swear by it! Find at: Ulta Beauty or the NYX Cosmetics Website.

#6 Essence Shine Shine Shine Lipgloss in 03: $2.99 or €2.43

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Cue in “Lip Gloss by Little Mama”, girl your lips will be poppin after applying this gloss! I love the beautiful juicy look my lips have when I apply this, I honestly feel like a Queen B and you will too! It’s super inexpensive and super duper cute, you just need to get this for your lips to feel like royalty! Find at: Ulta Beauty or the Essence Website.

#7 Mario Badesco Rosewater Facial Spray: $7.00 or €5.68

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Do I even have to explain why this is on the list? Perfect for all types of skin, and only $7.00 for a 4 fl oz bottle. The spray works as a prep spray, finishing spray, and for a refreshing mist throughout the day. Find at: Ulta Beauty.

#8 Burt’s Bees Sensitive Facial Cleansing Towelettes: $5.99 or €4.86

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It’s no surprise that I am a huge fan of Burt’s Bees and if you’ve read my Nighttime Skin Care Routine 2018 |Cruelty-Free, you would have seen that I use these. I honestly just love how soft and gentle these are for the skin, perfect for those with sensitive skin, and get the job done of removing makeup. Find at: Ulta Beauty.

I hope this post was very helpful to you! If it was then please do not forget to like and comment down below one of your favorite inexpensive products or what product you would like to try from the ones above. If you enjoyed this post then do not forget to like it and please subscribe with your email in the sidebar, to be notified of new posts through your email, (be sure to confirm subscription in email) also make sure to follow me on my social media pages, down below!

With love: xo , Ariana. ♡

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What’s in my Ipsy Glam Bag for February 2018?

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Hello everyone, it is officially Friday, so happy weekend! I am back with another Ipsy post, of what I received in my Glam bag for the month of February! Personally, off of a first impression, both my January and February glam bags are neck and neck, however I do prefer this month’s theme and bag itself more than January’s. (See What’s in my Ipsy Glam Bag for January 2018?).

This month’s theme is “Unzipped”, about embracing everything you are. It is about redefining sexy, and that you are not limited to a specific size, shape, or age. I think this is a great theme especially for February, practicing self-love and celebrating the beauty everyone holds.

It cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Waterproof Concealer in Medium Tan

I am a huge fan of It Cosmetics, I love their CC+ cream, it’s my go-to! I have tried the concealer once before, and I will say I was not a huge fan. I felt that it was very heavy, and although it is full-coverage, it creased for me. I am willing to try this product again, because before the shade was actually too light for me, so fingers crossed for this one!

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LUXIE 249 Double-Sided Eyeshadow Brush

I absolutely love LUXIE eyeshadow brushes, they are my all-time favorite, so when I received this brush, I was so excited! This brush is double-sided, one side it is similar to my Tapered Blending brush, in between the sizes of 205 and 229. On the other side, it is a dense precision eyeshadow brush, I also think it can work for concealer, so I will definitely try it out for that.

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Pacifica Beach Crystals Natural Mineral Eye Shadows

I love Pacifica skin care products, so when I heard they have a makeup line, I was very eager to try it. The colors are very unique shimmery colors, that come in cute crystal holographic packaging. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the brand Pacifica, they are 100% vegan and cruelty-free! I will also be doing some swatches down below!

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From the swatches down below, I did go over the color twice to try to give it the most pigmented color. I really like “Spaced Out”, however the colors are unfortunately not that pigmented, but I will try to make them work, and let you guys know in a later post!

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Please excuse my hairy arm!

Biobelle Perfecting primer Sheet Mask

Okay so this product is a sheet mask that you use as a primer before makeup application, it claims that it “enhances radiance, minimizes pores, and evens skin tone”. The concept itself seems very intriguing, and the mask also says that it is, free of parabens, gluten-free, and non-gmos. However, something that I am upset about is the fact that no where on the package does it claim to be cruelty-free, and granted that not all products mention their animal-testing policies, I could not even find it on their site, so if anyone knows if Biobelle is cruelty-free please comment down below, it would be a big bummer if they are not. 😦 Processed with VSCO with t1 preset

PUR Cosmetics Fully Charged Mascara

Last but not least, is this mascara by PUR Cosmetics. I have not really had the opportunity to try PUR Cosmetics, but I do know that they are cruelty-free and are mostly vegan. Also I have been loving the mascaras I’ve receiving in my Ipsy bags!

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The wand is perfect to separate your lashes and give them a longer look! 

Thank you for reading! I hope you liked seeing what I received in my February 2018 Ipsy Glam Bag! Hopefully, I will be doing an overall review of my products sometime early March. Comment down below what you received in your Ipsy Glam Bag this month! If you enjoyed this post then do not forget to like it and please subscribe with your email in the sidebar, to be notified of new posts through your email, (be sure to confirm subscription in email) also make sure to follow me on my social media pages, down below!

With much love, Ariana. 💖 

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Valentine’s Day Simple Glam Look | 2018

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Hello beauties, Chicago’s currently having a snow day today, we are expected to have a foot of snow by tonight, I love snow so this is pretty great. Since there is a snow day today, I decided to take advantage of the day and work on today’s blog post and a few other ones! For today’s post I will be showing you a Simple Glam Valentine’s Day Makeup Look, (as a disclaimer I am not a makeup artist or anything, but I do love makeup and love to share my creativity with all of you). I hope this post gives you ideas for Valentine’s Day makeup, I kept today’s post shorter and I will also link down all the products I used down below.

Products Used:

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Close-up of the Modern Renaissance.

1st Step: To start off, I use the shade Buon Fresco as my transition color, using my Luxie 205 Tapered Blending brush. I blend the color to get a seamless base for my eyeshadow.

2nd Step: With the same brush I previously used before, I apply a bit of the color “Burnt Orange” into the crease.

3rd Step: With my Luxie 229 Tapered Blending brush, I apply the shade “Red Ochre” to the outermost and innermost parts of my crease, leaving the middle empty, doing this adds a bit of depth to my eyes.

4th Step: Taking my Wet n Wild Large shadow brush, I compact the shade “Love Letter”, on the center of my lid, working it into my crease. I make sure my lid is bright and fully covered. (The color really starts to pick up here).

5th Step: With the color “Venetian Red”, I use the Real Techniques Shading brush to apply along my lash line, slightly smoking it out, and to darken the outer corners of my eyes.

6th Step: Using “Venetian Red” again, I take my bh cosmetics V5 Blending brush to really blend out “Love Letter” and to make the shadow look seamless.

7th Step: Now for the shimmer, I use the dense side of the brush that comes with the Modern Renaissance and apply the color “Antique Bronze” first packing it onto the center of my lid, then taking “Vermeer” and doing the same thing, and lastly applying the shade under my brow bone to define it, and that completes the eye look!

 

For my face, I will not go into to much detail, since it is very similar to my Current Makeup Routine | Winter 2018, however for blush I decided to use the color “Breeze”  from the ABH Radiant Blush kit. For highlighter I used my mini Becca Rose Gold Highlighter and for my lips I used the Essence Prisma Glow Shine Lipgloss. A simple glam casual Valentine’s day makeup look.

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Here is the completed Makeup look. (excuse my hair, I am just staying home all day). The shimmer also does not show up very well in this photo, so my apologies.

I hope this look inspired you for Valentine’s Day makeup, and if it did then please do not forget to like. Comment down below what your plans are for Valentine’s Day! If you enjoyed this post then please subscribe with your email in the sidebar, to be notified of new posts through your email, (be sure to confirm subscription in email) also make sure to follow me on my social media pages, down below!

Much love, Ari. 💖 

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