Spring Capsule Collection pt. 1 + Printable

Hi all! As you all (hopefully) know, I created a capsule makeup collection. I don't really like to use the word collection because, I no longer collect makeup to have - I purchase makeup to use. I thought, though, that I would stick with Capsule Collection as the name of this series because it is an alliteration and that makes me happy :). I mentioned in my last post that I did not separate all of my makeup into each season because, I don't have the room to do that, which I am sure many of you do not either. Initially I just kept a list in a notebook, which you can see in my last post (go check it out if you haven't I go into way more detail about how I started my capsule collection), but as I kept looking at it and using it I decided it was not very practical.

For both of my blogs (this one and www.jennyslifestyle.com) I keep a binder, with all material relevant to each one. So it would only make sense, to me of course, to make a printable of sorts that I could keep in my binder and have access to not only my entire makeup collection, but how it was split up into each season. Which, let me tell you, it has made my life so much easier. You should be excited because I am  releasing my first printable on this blog! Free for all of you!

Each season (aka capsule) has three pages and includes just about everything. The only section I condensed was base products - primer, foundation, concealer, and powder. For now I am going to be releasing each season at the end of the prior season, so for the summer one I will be releasing that one in a few weeks, probably around the 7th of June. But if you all think I should release them all at once, I am totally willing to do that. I can see the pro's and con's of both.

Because I know each of our makeup collections are unique, I made two different versions - one with more lines for bigger collections and one with less lines for smaller collections (just for reference, total I have around 150 items in my makeup stash and I used the one with less lines). Both will be available for download, so you can pick and choose which one will work the best for you and your needs. You could even mix and match the different pages, like if you had more face and eyeshadow palettes than you do blushes, bronzers, and highlighters. That is the beauty of this printables.

Now I am going to take a moment and be obnoxiously proud of what I made.

Smaller Capsule Collection                                         Larger Capsule Collection

Okay, if you would like to see more printables please please please let me know (I mean, I'll probably make them anyway...), I would love to make more! I think they are so fun to make! Also please let me know if you have any issues downloading either of the zip files. Blogger doesn't let you directly upload zip or pdf files, so I had to use a backwards way to get them up.

*Edit* If the links in the post don't work, because for some reason they keep unlinking themselves check the comments I have left the whole link for both down there!

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Capsule Makeup Collection

Hi all! Last night I was feeling so overwhelmed when I looked at all of the makeup I still had. Unfortunately, I still can't bear to part with any of my biggest offenders. Eyeshadow Palettes, I have maybe 18 total and that is still really stressing me out so I thought "okay right now at 11:52 pm, I am going to finally create a capsule collection". It took me close to an hour to sort everything out and I decided not to separate products like: foundations, concealers, face powders, eyebrow stuff, mascara, and primers. Everything else got separated, except I still need to separate my single eyeshadows, but I was too tired last night and I don't have that many so I didn't feel an urgent need to do it yet. As soon as I do though, I will update!

I don't have the space to physically separate every single season's worth of products, so I took a notebook and wrote down all of the categories I had included (eyeshadow palettes, blush, bronzer, highlighter, and both regular and liquid lipsticks) and gave each category its own page. On the page I wrote down each season and under that the 2-4 products I would be using.

Since I don't have very many face palettes and I have been meaning to go through them thoroughly, I have decided to do a one month one palette sort of deal because I only have 9 and honestly it just seemed like a good idea last night haha. Another thing I am doing differently, I have a few products that just didn't seem to fit into any season (i.e. the colors I think should go with each season that are totally arbitrary) so they are what I call my "floater" products because they will stay at my main little vanity box all year unless I declutter them or finally pick a season for them. My floater products also include some that I just want to use up, like my Ofra liquid lipstick in Pasadena, actually I think that is the only one.... yes....

Anyway....

I think for the rest of this post I will focus solely on my floater products. So three categories there is at least one floater product, the categories are blush, eyeshadow palettes, and lip products.

BLUSH
My floater product in my blush category is the Tarte Amazonian Clay blush in Paaarty. It is a beautiful neutral mauve blush, it's just a shade that would look good with any look in just about any season. Now that I think about it, I'll probably use it the least in the summer, but I'm still going to keep it as a floater because I can do what I want, so ha!

EYESHADOW PALETTES
Oh my goodness, my fingers do not want to type letters in the right order, I get typing so fast and then I realize that letters are totally switched around! I apologize I am so rambly today! This category has two floaters! I kept out two very very very neutral palettes, so that way if I needed a shade for like transition I would have it. Some palettes are really lacking on good transition shades (looking at you Sweet Peach palette). The two floaters in this category are the Urban Decay Naked Basics 2 palette, which if you follow me on instagram you know I had been struggling with whether or not I should keep this because, I have the Gwen palette and like half the shades are in there. But since I decided to keep it, I thought this would be the best place for it since it is like all transition shades (woo hoo!).

The other palette I kept as a floater was the Lorac Nude Necessities palette, in part because I would like to finish it up. (Never mind the fact that there's like no use on it.) But I would like to finish it up because over the last year or so Lorac's cruelty free status has gotten more and more ambiguous and frankly, I am just going to stay away from them for now. I wish, though that if they were cruelty free they would have done versions of this for like every skin tone (in the broader sense, of course); so a palette for fair, one for light, one for medium, and one for dark. I think that would have been really cool and they totally missed that opportunity

LIP PRODUCTS
I have FOUR floaters in this category, but like I mentioned above, one of them I am trying to use up (also as previously mentioned the Ofra Liquid Lipstick in Pasadena). Pasadena is one of my oldest liquid lipsticks and it is a very dupable shade, I am just ready to finish it and have it out of my life! But, don't get me wrong, Ofra has a great liquid lipstick formula!

The second floater is the Colourpop Ultra Blotted Lip in Zuma. HAVE YOU TRIED THIS FORMULA YET?!?! IT IS THE BEST, HANDS DOWN!!! I think that is really all I need to say, aside from this is my perfect my lips but better shade and sometimes I wear it all alone with no mascara, which I admit, is kinda weird.

My third floater is the Nars Lipstick in Dolce Vita. It is a very sheer neutral lipstick that I wear consistently (because hello, if you haven't noticed, I love "no makeup" makeup looks). I don't want to not have "access" to it, granted if I really wanted to wear it I would because, while I love rules, I'm going to break them. Especially if I make the rules for myself #selfcontrol.

The final floater is my Burt's Bees tinted lip oil in Radiant Rose. This is only a floater because it is the only lip gloss type product I own. Granted it is more of a spring/summer product to me, but with the amount I use it, it will probably be gone by the end of the summer!

Have you ever done a capsule collection? Have you ever wanted to? So far I am really loving it, let me know your thoughts down below!

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"No Makeup" Makeup Faves: Spring

Hi all! Today I thought I would share with you my spring essentials for a fresh "no makeup" makeup look. I think the focus of this is to keep the skin dewy and healthy looking. As someone with dry skin, I need a little help in the dew department! I opted to go for a cream highlighter for this look because on dry skin it melds into the skin in a more natural way than a powder would. However, if you have oily skin feel free to use powder or to skip it all together.

Laura Geller Supercharged Spackle
I know, I know, you are probably sick of hearing about this as it has been in so many makeup bags recently. What can I say? It's a good product! This primer blurs out imperfections and makes my skin feel so much more supple. Ew I hate the word supple. I think this primer offers a good base that isn't sticky but will hydrate your skin.

Colourpop Super Shock Highlighter in Double Dip
Now this color was limited edition, so you can no longer purchase it, but honestly any of their highlighters would work, depending on your skin tone. Double dip is a peachy champagne color that blends seamlessly into sun kissed skin. Like I mentioned above I chose this particular formula because of how it melds into the skin without looking fake or harsh.

Pacifica Power of Love Powerful Color Natural Lipstick in Nudie Red
I've also talked this lipstick to death recently on the blog, but I think it is such a beautiful neutral coral that is perfect for spring and will take your look to the next level without going into full Diva mode makeup. Plus it has a really good wear time.

Anastastia Brow Wiz in Soft Brown
I am doing this all out of order, I gotta keep you on your toes haha. I really like this brow pencil, it is worth the hype, though I still wouldn't buy it at full price. Wait for a sale or a coupon and then pick it up. I've also heard really good things about the ELF brow pencil and the Colourpop one. For the brows I just lightly fill in the sparse areas, comb it out, and done. 

Colourpop Cornelious eyeshadow
This medium warm brown makes the perfect one and done shadow look, I have been wearing it to death recently and I haven't hated it once. It is subtle but still gives the eyes plenty of definition and it covers up veins. Bonus it doesn't need a primer, unless you have super oily eyelids.

W3ll People Expressionist Mascara
This has just been my go to mascara recently. It provides a nice amount of length and volume and I can't complain. However, use your favorite, because mascara is so individualized that I think it would be silly to do an actual review of them. Like the Maybelline mascara in the light pink tube that is supposed to be a dupe of the Benefit Roller lash, so many people love (both even) but I don't like either of them.

Let me know what your spring favorites have been down below!



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My Cruelty Free Five Product Face

Hi all! Today I am going to share with you the products I use to create an easy, out the door, 5 minutes max, 5 product face. This is going to include everything from brows to lips, and also using some products to multitask. Let me know down below what your 5 product face is! 

FACE
For the face I keep it super simple. I start off with the Laura Geller Supercharged Spackle and use that as both my base and to blur out imperfections. Now if I have a problem area (i.e. a zit) I will use the BareMinerals Correcting Concealer in Light 2, to cover up any zit. Since I have dry skin I can skip powder and move on to blush. For a simple and natural look, I like to use a cream blush because then it blends into the skin effortlessly and I can use it as a lip stain as well. For this I like to use the Josie Maran Cheek Gelee in Pink Island, it provides a beautiful red flush to the cheeks.

EYES AND BROWS
 For the eyes I simply use a little concealer to cover any veins and then I apply the W3ll People Expressionist Mascara to my lashes and the eyes are done.
The eyebrows are even simpler. For them I use the Milk Gel Brow Crayon in a taupe-y brown shade, I draw a line on the bottom edge of my brows and then take a spoolie and comb the product up and out. This method provides very natural, yet polished brows.


LIPS
Finally, the lips, as I hinted at earlier I typically use the Josie Maran Cheek Gelee in Pink Island on my lips as well. I find that it creates a Popsicle like stain on the lips, which is super in right now. And with that my 5 product face is complete!


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Natural/Green Beauty Chat

Hi all! So today I wanted to talk about something that has been on my mind for awhile, switching to natural/green makeup products. I recently downloaded the Think Dirty app and it was kind of shocking how bad most makeup products are for you!

The app breaks down the ingredients of each product and rates them on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being good for you and 10 being bad for you. Ideally I would like to get rid of or use up all products that have a rating higher than 5, but for now I am going to start at 7 and work my way down to eventually all products being 0-3.

Health is very important to me, especially since I don't have the best health because of my awful genetics. So I want to do everything I can to minimize future health risks, and with skin being the largest organ, it is very important for me to start there (well actually I technically started on my digestive tract but that was mandatory).

Just for reference here are some brands with mostly only low (0-3) ratings: W3ll People, Tata Harper, Physicians Formula (a lot of their face products are not low, unfortunately), RMS Beauty, Pacifica, Burt's Bees lip products, EOS, BareMinerals, Glossier, Alima Pure, 100% Pure, Juice Beauty, and Honest Beauty.

Here are some brands that fall mostly in the middle (4-7): Urban Decay, Too Faced, ELF, It Cosmetics, Tarte, Smashbox, Anastasia Beverly Hills, Wet 'n' Wild, Kat Von D, and Stila.

Here are some brands that have mostly high (8-10) ratings: L'Oreal, Maybelline, Covergirl, Benefit, Neutrogena, Aveeno, Estee Lauder, Milani, and Becca Cosmetics.

Did any of these brands surprise you? I know some like Aveeno and Becca did, I wouldn't have thought them to have such nasty ingredients, but I am excited to try out more from the first two categories and keep you all updated along the way! Do you have any favorite natrual/green/organic beauty brands? Please let me know I am eager to try any and all!

Also in case you were wondering, this was not sponsored, Think Dirty has never heard of me and probably never will haha.

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Makeup Bag Friday 6

Hi all! Thankfully, this week I picked some products I haven't talked about before on my blog, so it won't be as repetitive as last week's makeup bag post was! Hallelujah! I hope you all have had a wonderful week and I am excited to hear what products you were loving and not loving this week! Just to inform you all, I have decided to do these every two weeks. Partly because I feel like these are becoming redundant and partly because I want to get more use out of my products.

Wet 'n' Wild Megalast Lipstick in 902c Bare it All
I am pretty certain this lipstick is going bad. The top of it was all gritty and I scraped it off and it was fine, but I am still really weirded out, so I am going to declutter this and by declutter I mean toss. I really do love this shade, it is supposedly a dupe for Mac Teddy or Brave, I can't remember which one. It is a beautiful warm mid toned nude shade, that works in any season. This is one of the more comfortable colors in the megalast formula range. Once I get my lipstick stash down a little more I would totally consider repurchasing this shade!

Becca Afterglow Palette
This is one purchase I am glad I made (also I got it on sale so even better). This is such a versatile all in one face palette, that could be used for the eyes as well. It has 3 highlighter shades and 2 blush shades. Now 2 of the highlighter shades (Rose Gold and Topaz) are too dark for me so I use them as blush toppers over Flowerchild and Wild Honey, respectively. This palette also includes my favorite Becca highlighter in Moonstone. It is really too bad this palette was limited edition because I think it would make a nice addition to anyone's makeup stash!

Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer in Custard
I am still going strong on this and it is still not done! I hope by the next makeup bag it is completed! I am getting sick of it! My initial "review" of it is here.

It Cosmetics CC+ Radiance Ombre Bronzer in Warm Radiance
I don't know if you can see it in the picture but I am able to see the outline of the pan grid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've never used that much of a bronzer that I could see the indent of the pan grid! I'm very excited, if you cannot tell haha! Anyway I still enjoy this bronzer, but I don't think I would repurchase it when I finish it, because it's ~$34 and I am going through it this quickly, I don't think it is worth the money, BUT it is still a good bronzer and I don't regret purchasing it! Also I talked about it here!

It Cosmetics Brow Power in Universal Taupe
I am tired of this. Here is my original makeup bag where I talked about it.

Laura Geller Spackle Supercharged Fortified Under Makeup Primer
I really do like this and I am enjoying using it when I am not using the Covergirl primer I am trying to use up. I talked about this first, here.

Tarte Amazonian Clay BB Illuminating Moisturizer
This is a strange product, it is oily, but kind of thick, but also really sparkly, and has like no coverage. Granted I am not one of those people who likes full coverage foundations, but this was just really odd and I don't think I like it. Also I got it off of Hautelook and it is not available on Tarte's website anymore and that kind of weirds me out, like who knows how old it is? I actually have to use a powder with this otherwise I look like a shiny greasy disco ball, which isn't cute. I don't know what to do about this product, I may use it for 1 or 2 more makeup bags and then just call it done.  

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Simple Interview Makeup

Hi all! Today (when I am writing this) I have an interview and I realized that I am not the only person who is going on a ton of interviews. While not everyone is a recent college grad I think this look would work for anyone regardless of age. I kept everything very simple and only used makeup to enhance my features, rather than hide them. Also I hope you like the new layout, if you have any issues with it please let me know!

The beauty of this look is that it can be customized to meet your needs, while I opted not to go for blush (simply because my cheeks have been sure red lately) you might. I also don't use very high coverage products simply because I think it looks weird on me, I also chose my eyeshadow based on what looks good with blue eyes. This isn't a follow exactly kind of deal, it's more of a here is what I do.

SKIN
 For skin I started off with a clean face that I had moisturized and of course used spf. I personally mix basically all of my face products together and slap it on my face (to save time and effort haha). So I started by swiping 2 dips (I pulled out the wand, wiped it on my hand, stuck it back in and repeated one more time) of the Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Spotlight in Pearl onto the palm of my hand and then I added about a dime size of primer (I used the Covergirl Outlast All Day Primer, not my favorite but it works). After that I added three drops of the Smashbox Camera Ready BB Water (fair/light) and mixed it together in my hands and then applied it to my face.

After applying my base I skipped the powder (my skin has been supa dry) and applied the Colourpop Super Shock Cheek highlighter in the shade Double Dip (unfortunately limited edition) to the tops of my cheeks very lightly and also on my forehead. Done.

EYES
The eyes are the focal point of this look, while the skin looks fresh and natural I used a bit of color (lol like 2 colors) to play up the eyes a bit and make them stand out. I first primed my eyes with the Too Faced Shadow Insurance primer (I honestly can't tell whether an eye primer is good or not...) and to set the primer I used Colourpop Pressed Powder Shadow in the shade Issues (I forgot to include it in the picture). After that I took a rather fluffy synthetic eyeshadow brush and took Cornelious from Colourpop all over my lid and blended it into the crease.

Once the eyeshadow was done I curled my lashes and applied two coats of the MAC In Extreme Dimension 3D Black Lash Mascara. I chose this mascara because I know it doesn't flake or smudge on me (that is very important, you don't want to look like a racoon at a job interview) and it doesn't irritate my eyes. Also important to note, I didn't apply any to my lower lashes because my eyes water a lot and see aforementioned racoon parentheses.

BROWS
I wasn't sure whether to just include this with eyes or give it it's own category, so as you can see I gave it it's own category. For this I simply lightly filled in my brows with the It Cosmetics Brow Power in Universal taupe, which is a little warm for my skin and hair color but I made it work. I just followed the shape of my natural brow and added a little to my right eyebrow tail because it is sparse there.

LIPS
Last but certainly not least, for lips I chose a color that was neutral and one that I wouldn't have to worry about it going outside of my lip line. For this I chose the Burt's Bees Lip Crayon in Sedona Sands. It is my perfect nude shade, but doesn't look like concealer lips. Plus it is hydrating!


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