This weekend, my husband I got to do something we rarely ever do...we went on a date night. Typically on the weekends, we relax, do chores, travel a little, and just enjoy being with each other. But last night was the first time in forever where we just said: you know what? Let's do something fun together. And that is exactly what we did!! We went to PF Chang's for dinner and followed it with a late-night showing of Saving Mr. Banks (highly recommend the movie btw...but bring your waterproof mascara :)
I love getting all dressed up for dates with my hubby. It's so fun to be with the same guy for seven years, and still have them say: "wow" when you get you're all dolled up. But getting all made up doesn't mean you have to spend tons on products you may or may not like!!
I included some products I used, for yesterday's date night look, that I feel confident you guys will LOVE and that won't break the bank (I promise!)
Loreal Lumi Foundation in Soft Ivory $12.95
Yes, yes I know! $13.00 is a little extreme for a drugstore foundation. But okay hear me out!! First of all there are tons of coupons always floating around in Sunday's paper to make your Loreal purchases a little less hefty on the wallet. Pair that with whichever drugstore chooses to have a special on Loreal products and your set!! I think I got my bottle for maybe $10.00. And it was...seriously..the best $10.00 I've spent in ages.
First of all, this is my new holy grail of foundations. It blends so beautifully, and still gives a nice dewey (not matte) finish that makes you look natural and glowing. It just is so radiant and AH how nice it is to FINALLY find a foundation that understands I actually have some yellow-tinting to my skin. I seriously love this foundation and cannot say enough good things about it!!! If you don't already have this...you should :)
I love this ELF high definition powder. When I first bought it, several months ago, I opened the top and was greeted by (seriously) a WAFT of a white cloud. I feel like that really threw me off and it went buried never to be used again for several months.Thankfully, I have our housing move to thank for re-discovering this little gem. I gave it another try and now it is in my arsenal of every-day usage. If you are wondering if this product is a mess to deal with and an even bigger task to clean, the answer it yes. However, this product can easily be remedied by doing what I now do and lining the bottle with some type of a dish cloth so the excess can be easily washed.
Now, onto what I love about this guy. First of all, it only cost me $6.00 for this HUGE tub of powder. Like I said, I've had it for months and been using it every day for two months now and inside (I realize the outside looks like I ran over it five times with my car) the supply looks like it's brand new!! Not to mention, the stuff just WORKS. It minimizes redness, and minimalizes the flaws in your skin--making you look soft and your skin look more finished/polished. Full discretion on this guys---DO NOT use it with flash photography. This powder was made to dupe the Makeup Forever High Definition powder which SEVERAL celebs found themselves the victim of after lovely, flattering photos like these were realeased with them wearing said powder.
Aye carrumba!! For some weird reason, it gives awful flashback so DONT DO IT if you know your getting flash photos taken.
MAYBELLINE COLOR TATOO BARELY BRANDED
The next thing I wanted to talk about was this Ah-MAZING color tattoo product by Maybelline. First of all, I've had my eye on those MAC paint pot thingy's for FOREVER!!!! They are supposed to make your eyeshadows last forever and just be a great color base for every type of look. But at $20.00 a pop I can't really ration that out when that's a 1/4 of my grocery costs for the week.
I'd heard this was a great alternative, and for $6.00 I was willing to try it. Seriously you guys...look at that swatch!! It's this beautiful light goldy color that makes your eyeshadows just look incredible!!!!!!!!!!! Not to mention...it lasts...all......night. AHH!! So glad I found this!!!!! Apparently this specific shade dupes for one of the MAC Paint Pots too, but I can't attest because (read above about groceries and whatnot)
The last, relatively new purchase I made to complete my datenight look yesterday was this
WET N WILD SINGLE BRULEE
You guys all know of my love for Wet N Wild so I will (reluctantly) spare you the details about why the brand just freaking rocks. But can I just for a moment tell you of my sincere joy when I discovered our Walgreens now carries the single colors too. This color, specifically, is amazing for a browbone highlight!! And the best part is it was only .99!!
Here is the video of my whole date night look
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