All My Favorites (MMU & Skincare)
This is a take on the Top 10 from Moosie's blog:
Skin Type: normal to combo (oily in summer, dry in winter)
Known Sensitivities (if any): Emu oil lipbalm made my lipline breakout in tiny bumps of acne. I never accept talc. I try to avoid: cornstarch, zea mays, aveena sativa, rice powder, calcium carbonate(chalk).
Desired Coverage: Light to Medium
MMU
Top Mineral Foundations: 1. Dreamworld (Hecate) 2. Meow (Sleek Korat) 3. Silk Naturals (9/1/.5 Base/Buttery/Warm) 4. My Minerals Bath & Body/Classy (Light Beige Liquid)
Top Finishing Powders/Powder Primers: 1. Dreamworld (PB Creme Topping Silk Blend) 2. Silk Naturals (Perfecting Powder) 3. Meow (Top Cat) 4. Joppa (Translucent Sheer Finishing Silk)
Top Concealers/Correctors: 1. EDM (Sunlight) 2. MMBB(Light Bisque) 3. Cory (Fawn Cream)
Top Mineral Blush: Silk Natural's (Cocoaberry, Sassy)
Top Bronzers: My fav. bronzers are non mmu: Avon's Color Mosaic in light. Mary Kay Bronzing Pearls.
Top Highlighters: 1. Sheer Cover Highlighter(Bronze, Vanilla) 2. Silk Naturals (Vanilla)
Top Eye Shadows: Silk Naturals-Quartzite, Charmed, Beach Plum. My Minerals Bath & Body-Acorn Glimmer, Frappuccino, Hazelnut, Iced Latte
Top Mineral Powder Liners: Silk Naturals-Mink, Bittersweet, Caperberry. Fusion of Color- Palmetto Leaf. MMBB- Swiss Chocolate
Top Mineral Lippies: 1. Silk Naturals- Birthday Suit, Gold Blush, Bliss, Cordial, Regal, Mulberry Spice, Breathless, Infatuation, Hotblooded, Sweetheart, Darling (haven't found a lippie of hers I haven't loved) 2. Lure- Lip Glazes 3. Sheer Cover (Strawberry Ice) Non Mineral: Mary Kay Lip Palette (discontinued)
Top Brushes: FACE:1. FF Long Handle Flat Top (purchased through MMBB) 2. Lumiere Long Handle Kabuki BLUSH: 1. Mod Minerals Fiber Optic Baby Buki 2. FF Baby Buki (Purchased through SN) 3. Lumiere Angled Blush Brush EYES: 1. FF Ultimate Eyeshadow Brush (Purchased through SN) 2. Super Fine Paint Brushes/Liners (I have EDM's) CONCEALERS: 1. Sheer Cover Studio Brush (fluffy) 2. Lumiere Flat Concealer brush
Skincare
Top Cleanser: 1. Sarafina-Dry/Normal Days(Facial Cleansing Milk), Oily Days(Foaming Cleanser), Makeup Days(almond cleansing oil) 2. Burt's Bees (Wild Lettuce Complexion Bar, Orange Essence) 3. Acne Free(Benzoyl Peroxide and Salicylic Acid)
Top Exfoliator: 1. Sarafina(Fruit Enzyme Facial)
Top Mask: 1. Sarafina(Rhassoul Clay Mask) 2. Burt's Bees (French Green Clay Mask) 3. MMBB (Red Clay Mask) 4. Silk Naturals (Dead Sea Mud Mask) 5. Mario Badescu (Azulene Calming Mask)
Top Toner: 1. Sarafina(ph Balancing Toner) 2. Burt's Bees(Wild Lettuce Toner, Rosewater & Glycerin Toner) 3. Acne Free
Top Moisturizer: 1. Sarafina- Dry Days(Dream Cream) Normal Days(Rosa Mosqueta) Oily Days(Ultralight Hydrating Serum) 2. Lure Beauty(Mango Butter Cream) 3. Acne Free(Salicylic Acid) 4. Burt's Bees (Evening Primrose Overnight Creme)
Top Hydrosol: Sarafina (Lavender Hydrosol)
Top Eye Serum: 1. Sarafina (Green Tea Eye Gel, Halox Eye Gel) 2. Joppa (Perfecting Eye Cream) 3. GOW (GoAway Circles) 4. Burt's Bees (Royal Jelly)
Top Lipbalm: 1. Burt's Bees Original 2. Dark Swan (Lip Feathers) 3. BFM(Choco Tangerine)
Top Hand Cream: 1. Sarafina (Orange Blossom) 2. Burt's Bees (Almond Milk)
Top Foot Cream: 1. Burt's Bees (Coconut & Peppermint)
Top Body Lotion: 1. Sarafina (Red Tea Body Butter: Yuzu) 2. Burt's Bees (Milk & Honey)
Top Soaps: 1. Bath & Body Works (Moisturizing Hand Soap in Winter Candy Apple, Bath Gel in Creamy Coconut) 2. Northwest Orca Soaps (Shave Bar, Mechanix Soap) 3. Sarafina (PL Bodywash in Coconut Lemongrass)
Top Body Splash: 1. Bath & Body Works (Silk Body Splash-Creamy Coconut) 2. Lure (Silk Body Splash-Coconut Cabana)
Top Other: 1. Lure (Sugar Scrub) 2. Amy Brown Red (Perfume)
Haircare
Hair Type: Long, straight, dry/damaged type
Loves: Coconut oil, silk protein, wheat proteins, Natural Oils/Butters, silicones
Dislikes: Alcohols (they strip it and dry it out, I can handle it in shampoos but really prefer to leave it out of my conditioners altogether. Sunsilk however, has been a lifesaver)
Top Shampoo: 1. Sunsilk (Anti Poof) 2. John Frieda (BB-shine release moisturizing) 3. Sarafina(PL)
Top Conditioner: 1. Sunsilk (Thermashine) 2. John Frieda (BB-shine release) 3. Dark Swan (Conditioning Creme Rinse) 4. Sarafina (PL)
Top Detangler: 1. Aussie (Leave-in conditioner original) 2. Sunsilk (Hydrating Creme Rinse)
Top Shine/Defrizz: 1. Lure (Silk Body Splash/Dimethicone Mist-Yuzu) 2. John Frieda (Anti-Frizz)