Box: My make-up box is a train case that I had received as a gift quite a few Christmas's ago; like when I was 13. My mom had found it a while ago and my old make-up case I was using was just a make-up travel bag, completely stuffed full. I doubt you can find it anywhere today, but I really like the train cases. They have a ton of space within them which is great if you own a lot of make-up like I do.
I really do love it, but it doesn't have enough room for ALL of my make-up. I live in a dorm currently, and being restricted of room, having all of my make-up in one place is great. I have been scoping out bigger, more expandable ones; but they are quite pricey for my budget so until then, this is what I'll settle with.
Tools of the trade: I currently own 8 different eye brushes, 1 powder brush, 2 blush brushes, 1 concealer brush which is double ended, and 1 puff thing I got free in a Cover Girl true blends mineral blush. I also have 1 eye lash curler, and an eyebrow brush.
Most of my brushes as you can see are Sonia Kashuk. I really love these brushes because they aren't a small fake set, but a nice set that is easy to clean and doesn't hold back on eye shadow color. I had bought them for under $15 at Target during the after Christmas sales in a large set that included a booklet to house them.
The large blush brush from Sonia Kashuk I had bought separately for about $18 at Target as well. The smaller blush brush that came with the set wasn't big enough nor did it really seem to pick up any blush.
I also own two Sephora brushes, one smudge brush and one blending brush. I LOVE Spehora, and of course their brushes. Their brushes aren't harsh on the eyes (my skin is soooo sensitive to just about anything) and they pick up and put on color amazingly.
The large black brush I had bought at Walmart for about $8 and it's real intent was for blush, but I use it for my powder foundation; physicians formula foundations seem a bit harder for foundation brushes to really pick any up and this brush works great for that.
My foundation brush I too, bought at Walmart and it was just about $6-7 and works great; the double ends are more efficient and great for travel.
My eye lash curler was from I believe Walmart, or Target. I've had it since I was 16, so it's a bit old, and I only sometimes use it. I can't remember the price but I know it's from Revlon. Since it's so old, I would say that I would recommend this brand for such things mainly because it's still in great shape; it also came with refills for the spongy lip of the curler itself.
Sometime soon when I find the time, I will continue with all the other things within my box. And if I have more time I will probably do up swatches in a different post for all of my shadows.
Also, currently I am working on crocheting a Cardigan from The Crochet Closet by Lisa Gentry. I am almost halfway done, but trying to find time between classes, homework, and work is really hard. In another post too, I will talk more about this but now it is time to un-procrastinate and study.
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