Happy March everyone! I am back again to post all the stuff I purchased in the month of February. Yes, I am well aware of the serious spending problem I have with beauty products. So let's get started!



Too Faced Hangover Replenishing Face Primer - I had been on a crazy hunt for this stuff. I couldn't believe how many times I went to Ulta and Sephora and find this baby sold out. Anyway, I finally got it and I love, love, LOVE it.
bareMinerals Original Foundation in Fair - I purchased the kit that included the original and matte foundations and fell in love with the original. But the lightest kit they make is in Fairly Light and that was much too dark for my skin. I finally purchased the lightest shade they make (and unfortunately it is still a little too dark), but I really love this foundation.
Simple Nourishing 24-hour Facial Cream - I really love the Simple brand and trust their products for my very sensitive skin. My skin is so dry lately and it has been a nightmare trying to find a moisturizer to use in the morning that is extremely hydrating but not going to break my skin out. This isn't the most hydrating moisturizer in the world but it definitely works.
Redken Scalp Relief Dandruff Shampoo - I've been looking for a good dandruff shampoo for awhile because this cold weather here is making my scalp so itchy and dry and oh my god ew. I cannot stand it. So I am hoping this does wonders for my hair!
bareMinerals Deep Cleansing Foam - I ran out of my Simple Foaming Cleanser so I figured I would pick this up and try it out as my new cleanser and so far I really love it. It is one of the only cleansers I have tried that doesn't make my skin feel super tight, dry and stripped after using it.
Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Water - I am a real sucker for anything like this (anything hydrating, good for the skin and free of bad ingredients). I had to have it and absolutely love it.
Tarte Maracuja Oil - You guys know I love this stuff. I ran out of my mini bottle and ended up repurchasing the big one!
Too Faced Beauty Expert Darlings Set - I mostly bought this to try out the Better Than Sex mascara that seriously every one raves about (and didn't want to spend $30 on a mascara and end up hating it). I also was excited to try out the lipstick and Shadow Insurance. I already love Chocolate Soleil Bronzer so I wasn't complaining about getting a sample of that.
bareMinerals Discover Mineralixirs Kit - I was so excited when I saw this at Sephora. As I've mentioned before, I am a serious sucker for anything like this. The bareMinerals brand has such great products that aren't filled with horrible ingredients and I had serious heart eyes when I saw this kit and had to get it.
Ardell Natural Lash in Black 116 - I've recently decided to start trying to wear false lashes again. I just have horrible lashes and have failed so hard at trying to find the perfect mascara so I have resorted to this and these lashes are amazeballs. Absolutely love.

Wow, I bought a lot of stuff this month. Normally I don't but I got a couple gift cards for Christmas and put them to good use. I was also on the hunt for a good foundation. In fact I even returned a foundation I tried this month! Which was the Pur Minerals one I bought at the beginning of this month. I'm going to run through these products and give you my thoughts and let you know if I love it or hate it.

Foundations:
I LOVE the new Maybelline Fit Me Dewy & Smooth foundation. I loved the old one as well, and I will say that the new formulation is darker than the old. The old foundation in 110 Porcelain matched me so perfect and the new one is a little dark. But I manage. This is my new every day foundation.
I also really like the Rimmel 25 Hour Lasting Finish foundation. It's nothing extraordinary. It does last a really long time on me, though. Again, this foundation is a little too dark for my extremely fair skin even with the lightest shade.
I splurged on this Becca foundation. I heard such great things on it and figured I would give it a try. So frustrating because AGAIN, the lightest shade is too dark for me. I really do like this foundation though, but it will be more of a summer foundation for me. My skin is too dry for me to wear it right now.

Concealers:
I wanted to try something to hide my dark under eyes, because I have such a hard time really brightening it up under there. I gave the NYX under eye concealer a try. It does the job but it's very drying under my eyes. Probably another product for the summer.
NYX HD Concealer is my favorite. Along side with my Maybelline Fit Me concealer but this one is amazing. It does glorious things under my eyes!

Skin Care:
Not a huge fan of First Aid Beauty like I thought I would be. But it's alright. Just a regular gentle cleanser.
The never ending search for a great daily moisturizer will never end I swear. I really do like this one I got by Kate Somerville, but it's just not enough. My dry skin sucks it up like you would not believe and I still end up putting an even more intense moisturizer over top of it.
I absolutely love Philosophy's Exfoliating Wash. I love pretty much anything by Philosophy, though. They never fail and they are great for my sensitive skin.
I thought I was a fan of Boscia's cleansing oil, but then I decided I really don't like it.
I have yet to try the Peter Thomas Roth Peel. I'm too scared to try new products these days because my skin breaks out so damn easily.

Misc.
You guys, I bought this 3 in 1 Total Hydration Chapstick at Target and it is seriously the best chapstick I've ever used. I have this horrible problem on my lips where they are extremely dry and even when they aren't dry, they are peely and flakey and so gross. I cannot stand it. Anyway, I use this morning and night and I have had the smoothest lips I've ever had since. I'm going to buy every flavor they have and keep them in every crevice and corner. I'm not joking.
I have always used really cheap dry shampoo and although I've always wanted to try Batiste, I never felt like spending $8 on it. Well folks, I'm never going back to my $3 Suave dry shampoo again. This stuff is magic.

First and foremost, let's start out with my skin. I have very fair, pale, sensitive skin. I have freckles and redness. I wouldn't say I have severely problematic skin, but it's far from perfect. I have pores, some scaring, and I break out easily. I feel like my skin type is ALL over the place. I would say I have dry, sensitive, acne-prone skin. My skin will break out fairly easy from products and let me tell you, it has taken a very long time (and a lot of money) to find products that actually work well with my skin. So here we go!

Firs thing is first, I usually use a facial wipe or oil to take off my makeup. For facial wipes I like the Target Up&Up Brand you can find here. I love these wipes. They get the job done and they have never broken me out! Lately I have been into using makeup remover oils to remove my makeup.One I have been using for awhile now is the Garnier Clean & Nourishing Cleansing Oil. A higher end one that I recently purchased but have had great luck and results with is Boscia Tsubaki Cleansing Oil-Gel. I have heard reviews that it doesn't take off waterproof makeup well but I don't wear waterproof makeup so it has been great for me!

Next I cleanse my face. Sometimes I use my Clarisonic Mia, but sometimes it can be too harsh on my very sensitive skin. I have to take breaks with it! So for a really good drugstore cleanser, I use Simple Foaming Cleanser. I used to use just the regular cleanser by the Simple brand, but I like this foaming one much more. I have to use really gentle cleansers for skin and this one works really well! It does make my skin feel a little dry after but nothing a little extra moisturizer can't handle. A higher end facial cleaner I love is First Aid Beauty Face Cleanser. Again, a gentle cleanser that is targeted for sensitive skin. I recommend both of these products if you have really sensitve skin. Not to mention, both of these products do not contain parabens and sulfates or other harsh chemicals put into a majority of skin care products. Another gentle face cleanser I love (but haven't used in awhile) is Philosophy's Purity Made Simple Cleanser.

At night, I moisturize my face with a beauty oil. I either use Tarte's Maracuja Oil or Josie Maran's 100% Pure Argan Oil. I started using oils as a night moisturizer a couple months ago, and haven't stopped once. Most people seem hesitant to put oil on their face in fear of getting more oily or causing breakouts, but it does the complete opposite. Using oils actually slows the production of oils produced by your body so most of the time it helps with break outs. For me, it has cleared up my skin and I have seen such a difference from using both of these oils.

In the morning I use a regular daily moisturizer. I have been using Simple Ultra-light Gel Facial Moisturizer. I love natural products and I love this brand, and I do like the moisturizer but now that my skin has become SO dry from the colder months, this isn't working as well as it used to. My skin has been sucking it right up and I've even been applying some of Clinique's Moisture Surge over the top of it so my skin isn't so dry. I do like this moisturizer in the warmer months though! I bought the $20 .5oz of Kate Somerville's Nourish Daily Moisturizer at Sephora one evening after hearing lots of good reviews on her moisturizers and so far it is working for me. It is lightweight but makes my skin soft and smooth. I haven't been using it long so I will have to get back on that, but so far so good!
I use Tarte Maracuja C-Brighter Eye Treatment. I got this eye cream in a holiday gift set a few months ago and since I ran out of my old eye cream, I started using this. I haven't seen some huge change in my area but it does moisturize and I do see my eye area brightened up some.

As far as acne treatments go, I am a die hard Clean and Clear Persa-Gel. I have used this product since high school and I still do. It is extremely drying so I have to make sure to use a good moisturizer when using it but other than that, it does help a great amount at clearing up break outs.

I figured I would share with you a makeup haul because I have gotten quite a few new products lately. All of these products are from Sephora or Ulta. So let's get started.

This is probably my third purchase of the Beauty Blender. They last a long time, but you eventually do need to throw them away and purchase a new one. Beauty Blenders is my holy grail for applying my foundation and under eye concealer. It blends product out beautifully and absorbs excess so you do not have a "cakey" look. So that was a must have purchase! I needed a new one.

I bought both the Glam Glow SuperMud Clearing Treatment Mask and the Glam Glow ThirstyMud Hydrating Treatment Mask a few months ago but they are still rather new in my eyes. I sort of have a love hate relationship with these. If I'm being honest, I am taking a break from using both of these products because my skin went through a huge nightmare and I was breaking out constantly. Now that my skin is clear again I plan on giving these another try. I really do love the instant results from the clearing treatment. You can visibly see a difference. It gets rid of any small bumps or rough textures on the surface of your skin and I really liked that. I think what may have caused a problem with me was using it too often for my sensitive skin. The hydrating treatment smells SO damn good. I really notice a different in hydration with this product as well. But again, I'm not sure if these products were the cause of my horrible breakouts. I will have to get back to you on these two!

I needed a new primer as I ran out of my Benefit Porefessional and am almost out of my L'Oreal Miracle Blur, so I decided to try something new and got Tarte Timeless Smoothing Primer. I had been eyeing this primer for awhile, I loved the feeling of it when I tested it out at Ulta. Today was my first day using it so I don't have much of a review, but so far I love it and have zero complaints.

A new obsession has arose and that is beauty oils!  The first one I have tried was Tarte's maracuja oil and I absolutely love it. It has done wonders for my skin. Instead of using a lotion as a moisturizer at night, I switched to using an oil and it has truly made a difference in my skin and has cleared it up almost completely. I was running low on my maracuja oil so I thought I would try the raved about Jose Maran 100% Pure Argan Oil. I bought the .5oz to see how my skin would react to it and I almost regret not buying the big bottle. I highly recommend everyone using a beauty oil as a moisturizer before bed (even if you have oily skin)!

Once again, I bought another product that everyone love - Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz - Auburn. As soon as I used it, I immediately knew why everyone loved it. It applies so easily, seriously anyone could do it. Not to mention, your eyebrow game will be on point! I've only been using it a couple days and already can't imagine life without it.

Lastly, I have been on a huge hunt for a new foundation. I love Bare Minerals but the shade I have (Fairly Light) is too dark for me to wear right now and I don't feel like buying a brand new one. So I have been back to using Revlon Colorstay Foundation. I've been trying to find a good liquid foundation but I finally decided I would try another mineral foundation because they work well on my dry and sensitive ski so I got Pur Minerals 4-in-1 Pressed Powder Foundation - Porcelain. I will do a review on this product after I use it more.

This is all for my beauty haul. I will see you in my next post and hope you stick around for my next beauty haul!

What are some of your holy grail makeup products?