After the longest two months of my life, it’s time to get back into it and get my new makeup stash in order. And I gotta say, I think I both outdid myself and bit off more than I can chew with this one. Now, you’re going to notice two things in particular with this stash. One, for the first time in a while, this stash is very new product heavy. And two, some of the products I have here aren’t actually in Australia yet. I was lucky enough to get my hands on not only a sample of Marc Jacobs Beauty, but the new Too Faced Sweet Peach collection prior to their respective launches in Sephora and Mecca later this month. So, I specifically wanted to focus on those products as well as the things I usually review. Enough yapping, let’s get to the stash.
Kicking us off with base products, the bew TOO FACED PRIMED & PEACHY HYDRATING FACE PRIMER was one of the first things that landed in the drawer. The texture of this is interesting. Creamy, but has a nice slip to it. So it should be blurring too. In case this doesn’t work out for me, I also have the reliable MECCA MAX DEW OVER HYDRATING PRIMER in the stash. I know this is a banger and it’s also close to empty. So I would love to finish it.
It’s still cool enough for me to get away with a skin tint. And I have two stick in my stash to test out. The LYS BEAUTY TRIPLE FIX SKIN TINT STICK was one that I picked up during the last Sephora sale. I haven’t heard too much about it so I’m excited to try it. The BARE MINERALS COMPLEXION RESCUE SKIN TINT STICK I picked up because a lot of my friends are loving it at the moment. And never let it be said that I’m not immune to peer pressure.
Concealers next. And like the primers, I have a oldie and a newbie. The TOWER 28 SWIPE CONCEALER is such an old favourite. I love it that much. But I also recently got the MORPHE WAKE UP ARTIST UNDER EYE CONCEALER to give a go. I’ve been super impressed by Morphe as of late. And their base products are a gap in my makeup knowledge.
Staying with Morphe, I also got the MORPHE CLOUDLIGHT SOFT GLOW VEIL FINISHING POWDER. This is supposedly a dupe for the Hourglass for like a quarter of the price. For my setting powder picks, I have two. Possibly overkill, but it was supposed to be just the ABOUT FACE THE CURTAIN CALL LOOSE SETTING POWDER in the stash. But then I also picked up the TOO FACED PEACH PERFECTOR LOOSE SETTING POWDER.
Keeping the brows nice and simple (I’m working a month straight and I’m not sure when I’m gonna get them waxed again). I’m bring back the RARE BEAUTY BROW HARMONY PRECISION PENCIL for the first time in a while. And to keep them in place, I was sent the WET N WILD MEGA STAY CLEAR BROW GEL *sent in PR* to try out.
I have quite a few new eye products in the mix this stash. Obviously, Marc Jacobs Beauty is featured here a lot. I have two of the MARC JACOBS BEAUTY BORN STAR CREAM TO POWDER EYESHADOWS in the shades Serving and Clapback and one of the MARC JACOBS BEAUTY DRAWN THIS WAY EYELINERS in SO TEA. But I also have my drugstore goodies to play with. I have one of the WET N WILD CHAMELEON CHROME EYESHADOW FOILS in MATRIX MOVES *sent in PR*. These are supposed to be a dupe for the Danessa Myricks so I’m curious about them. I also have a few secret palettes in the mix as well. Which you will find out about in due course.
The last few months have been big ones for mascara. And I am so hyped for the two I have in my stash. I’ve been using the MARC JACOBS BEAUTY FLASHES PANORAMIC VOLUME MASCARA behind the scenes for a few weeks now. Expect that review sooner than you think. But next in the line up is the new MAYBELLINE LASH SENSATIONAL SKY TUBES MASCARA that came out very recently. After these two though, I will need your recommendations for what to try out next.
Only three bronzers this time. But what three bronzers to have! For my creams, I have the RHODE POCKET BRONZER in PEBBLE (it’s still cool enough that I want a cool toned bronzer), and the JORDANA TICIA BRONZER DUO in GILDED SANDS. This is a fun little duo that came highly recommended by Golloria over on TikTok. Lastly, I of course have the MARC JACOBS BEAUTY LEGALLY BRONZE BRONZER in LIGHT. This is probably the product I am the most excited to try out of everything.
Finally, let’s chat blush. I have a solid mix of newbies and oldies to keep me busy. The TOM FORD SHADE & ILLUMINANCE BLUSH in EXPLICIT FLUSH is making a reappearance (despite the fact that I have just discovered these have been discontinued). And there is always room in my stash for the TOWER 28 GET SET POWDER BLUSH in LONG BEACH ICED TEA as a more neutral option. For the creams, I have the RHODE POCKET BLUSH in SLEEPY GIRL, the GLOSSIER CLOUD PAINT PLUSH BLUSH in PUFF, and the MARC JACOBS BEAUTY JOYSTICK BLUSH STICKS in SHADY BUSINESS.
And that is a wrap on my stash! I know I say this every time, but this time I truly do have my work cut out for me. I have a lot of stuff to test and perhaps not a lot of time to do it in. But I do it for you. As always, let me know in the comments what you want me to particularly focus on. And I’ll see you Tuesday with a new Bite Size Reviews!
Cheers and love
Emily xo