travel bag

Summer break continues! Tomorrow I fly to Minnesota to see friends + family. On the agenda: a baseball game, dinner at my favorite Minneapolis restaurant, a half marathon, lake time, and belatedly celebrating my day's 61st birthday. As usual, I'm only bringing a carry-on so I try to condense my makeup and skincare products as much as possible. This little pink Alima Pure bag perfectly holds my brushes, Satin Matte Foundation in Cool 4 (I moved up a shade for summer!), and a half dozen sample sized eye shadows - all I need for a long weekend in my home state. <3

this weekend

I slept in super late this morning and William made me breakfast, so let's say that the weekend is off to a great start! Aside from mounds of homework (which probably doesn't interest you), here's what my weekend looks like: the May issue of C Style (my favorite magazine), Rich&Skinny shorts and gilded J. Crew sandals, Alima-Pure-hauls-are-the-very-best-hauls, lightweight cotton J.Crew Factory sweaters. In other news, William and I are going out for dinner tonight and it's 84 degrees outside! Feels like summer to me!

alima pure #33 angle liner/brow brush

Why hello there, new #33 brush! Welcome to the family :)

Alima Pure brushes from L to R: #33, #39, #35, #31, #17, #15

alima pure haul

Alima Pure is fast becoming my all-time favorite cosmetics company. Oh yes! Here are some of my most recent acquisitions:

Top photo - Carnevale, a sparkly dark aubergine eye liner. Venus, a pink and gold shimmery eyeshadow. Daphne, a matte pinky-beige eyeshadow.

Bottom photo - Lotus, a shimmering cool-toned pale pink blush. Satin Matte Foundation in Cool 3. Satin Matte Foundation in Cool 2.