MAC NW35 Studio Finish Concealer

Concealers are to me, the key to a more vibrant look when applying makeup.  I went from using MAC NW45 to MAC NW40 and now I use the NW35 Studio Finish Concealer.  Makeup is trial and error and it took me several tries to get the right color that would make my eyes pop.  I also got a sample of the Select Cover-up NW35 and will post how well it works and if I end up purchasing it - the MAC artist said the coverup is the same as the studio finish concealer but just in the liquid form.  I've seen it used over the studio finish concealer for extra coverage so I'm going to give it a try.

BHCosmetics Haul

I am getting requests to do makeup from some friends so I decided to purchase some products for the beginning of my freelance makeup kit.  I ordered some mascara wands, etc on ebay which I will post once they arrive and I also picked up some great shades from BHCosmetics kiosk at the mall near my home.  I've seen great reviews on their shadows and concealers and products on a whole and I felt this was an inexpensive way to start my freelance train case.  I'm going to also purchase a smaller traincase - heat resistant of course.  In this purchase I picked up the 28 Color Palette Neutral Eyeshadows, 28 Color Palette Smokey Eyeshadows, 32 Color Palette Lipcolors and the 10 Color Concealer Palette.

Black Opal Concealer and Foundation

I recently purchased foundation from MAC, but I don't feel it's an exact match.  I plan on returning the NW50 and trying out the NC50.  In the meantime I decided to purchase a drugstore brand.  Black Opal has been around for a long time but I honestly forgot about the line.  I watched several youtube vloggers rave about the foundation stick and I also noticed that it really gave them full coverage, which is what I'm looking for.  The MAC foundations are usually sheer to medium coverage and although I do not have oily skin I like my foundation a bit heavy.  I feel the finished look is more luminous.

I purchased the Black Opal Honey concealer and Truly Topaz full coverage foundation stick.  I however had to mix the foundation with my Flori Roberts Caramel foundation because it was a tad bit too light.  I am going to purchase the Black Opal Nutmeg color.

Revlon Photo Ready Concealer

 

I decided to seek out a new concealer.  I find that I mostly use MAC products and wanted to branch out and see what the drugstore brands are all about.  I picked up the Revlon Photo Ready Concealer #6.  I must say this looks and feels exactly like my MAC NW40 Studio Finish Concealer but way less in price...  At least I now know I can get a less expensive alternative to use going forward.  I highly recommend checking this line out.  I'm going to try out the foundations from the Revlons Photo Ready line next.