best of beauty - my version

i used to buy nail polish like crazy, until i discovered that out of about 50 bottles i had lots of slight variations of essentially these same few colors over and over again:

fushia

really red

deep burgundy

sort of a dusty mauve (which i call granite)

sheer pinkish white

and then the occasional impulse - a bottle of bright orange or teal or something that just didn't fit in.



(incidently, these color swatches are of sephora nail polish, which i haven't tried yet.)

i also maybe finally have an essential makeup list, some of these i have been going back to since high school:

{pressed powder}
clinique super powder in matte neutral
cover girl fresh look in transcelucent light

{lengthening mascara (always in black!)}
revlon luxurious lengths mascara

{any brand matte eye shadow in creams, browns, and purples:}



{foundation}
maybelline instant age rewind in creamy natural light 5

{rosy blush}
cover girl cheekers natural rose

{eyeliner}
clinique quickliner for eyes in dark chocolate, really black and violet

{lipstick}
clinique almost lipstick in black honey
clinique different lipstick in angel red
revlon super lustrous lipgloss in glossy rose
revlon super lustrous lipstick in cherries in the snow (which i love but don't actually leave the house in)

{lip balm}
c.o. bigelow classic rose salve (do they still make this?)
neutrogena lip nutrition honey rescue balm