favourite makeup finds 2016

here I am, shorter hair, don’t care, for the rundown of my favourite makeup finds from 2016. it has been a heck of a year, and I had a lot of trouble sifting through so much awesomeness.

but I think I got it to a pretty nice list. I hope you enjoy!

what about you? which were the amazing makeup treasures you found in 2016? please do share!

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my birthday makeup and its fails

I was aiming for creamy skin, a monochromatic nude all over eyes, lips, and cheeks, all very paired down, and then a cool set of fluttery lashes. if you can nail it, good for you. here’s what I ended up with.

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shiseido synchro skin foundation – up close and poresonal

how much do you want to see a foundation behaving on my skin? you really have to want it a lot, because there are close-close-ups on this video. this gal is rubbing her flaws in your face in the name of subjective-makeup-pseudo-science.

I had briefly heard about this foundation on a video, but it was one of those paid-for advertorial product-placement kind of things, and, ever since, the beauty blogger/youtuber in question never mentioned this product again. that usually makes me weary, but… there was something about the footage that kept me intrigued.

so I went to Sephora and, as a poor never-heard-of-by-PR girl, I asked for a sample of it.

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