Hey everyone! It’s been forever! I haven’t had time to write lately but things are starting to calm down so that means I can start getting more blog posts out every week. We just got a new kitten and have most of our wedding plans done so I have some more free time to play around with makeup, yay!
Tonight I decided to make my own highlighter. It’s my favourite makeup product and I had just finished a Physicians Formula powder which meant I had an empty compact lying around. I decided to use a beautiful white sparkly eyeshadow that I never tend to reach for because I thought it would look beautiful on the cheek bones! This highlight was super easy to make and I had everything around the house so basically it was free which is even better. Below are the ingredients you need and the steps on how to make this beautiful highlight! Let me know in the comments if you’ve made your own beauty products and what your favourite product is that you have in your collection!
Ingredients Needed:
- Empty compact
- Hydrogen Peroxide or Rubbing Alcohol
- Sparkly white or champagne eyeshadow
Instructions
- If you have a pressed eyeshadow crush it up into a powder and pour into the compact, if you already have a powder eyeshadow then just put it into the compact.
- Spray the powder or pour in the hydrogen peroxide or the rubbing alcohol, little at a time until you make a paste.
- Mix all of it up and then press down with the back of a spoon until all is smooth into the compact.
- Fold up a paper towel and press gently down on the mixture until no more liquid comes up.
- Leave the compact open over night to let dry.
- Your homemade highlighter is ready to use!! Great job!!
Kenzie XO
this month and I couldn’t wait to try it! Needless to say, I loved it. I feel like this is an exfoliator that could be used as an everyday cleanser at night to help remove makeup. Although it does say to only use 3-5 times a week. It’s super gentle but really gets in there and into your pores to get all the nasty gunk and dry skin off at the end of the day. 
been pretty lazy when it comes to applying moisturizer, I think it was because during my teenage years I had such bad acne that I was always scared that if I used any type of moisturizer that it would cause me to breakout even more. 2018 is different though, when I was making my resolutions before the New Year I decided that I was going to make one of them to apply moisturizer every morning and every night. Honestly my skin has never looked or felt better, knock on wood it’s super soft and I currently only have one small breakout due to female issues. 
It smells clean and fresh too, nothing too over powering which is always a plus in my books when it comes to skin care, I find that too much fragrance in face products causes my skin to burn. Another plus it that it’s super inexpensive, I think it was around 7$ CDN and you get 120 ml. This jar has lasted me about six months and I’m finally almost out but I will be rebuying it for sure.
flecks in it, it’s now one of my new favourite colours in my collection. I prefer a liquid lip just because I find they tend to last a lot longer on the lips and they dry down so I don’t have to worry about them smudging during the workday. 
lips feeling moisturized all day. The trick to applying this lip colour is to first put the colour on and keep your lips separated for around a minute so that the colour dries down, then apply the top coat and you’re good to go. Normally there is always stain left over on my coffee cups but when I use this there is no left over on my coffee! Whoot whoot! Now this is normally more expensive than I would spend on a drugstore lippie, it comes in at around 13$ CND but because it works so well I will for sure be buying some more for my collection! 
This product is a fan favourite. It’s the first exfoliator I ever bought and for the price you can’t beat it! You can find it at the drugstores but I get mine at 
So this exfoliator is the off brand of the St. Ives one mentioned above, only it’s the Walmart brand. I can’t find it online to post a link or price but I think it was around $3.50 when I bought it. I found that this scrub was more grainy than the St. Ives one so I actually prefer it more just because it’s a little more harsh on my skin. I compared the ingredients and they are almost the same. This one uses walnut shells too so keep that in mind with this one too. 
This scrub would be perfect for someone who doesn’t like anything harsh, it’s super soothing and doesn’t have large exfoliating particles in it. It smells amazing too, which is always a plus in my books. I tend to use this more in the summer months when my skin just needs a little polishing but nothing too harsh, just a little perk up. I wouldn’t recommend this to someone who has super dry skin just because I don’t think it will get enough of the dry skin off. You can buy this at drugstores but once again I get mine at Walmart for around $5, I’m not sure if this sell this version any though because they have been re-branding and marketing their product. 
his one is the cheapest of the group only 1.25$ at the Dollar Tree or just 1$ if you live in the USA. I really liked this exfoliator, it made my skin super soft afterward but I did find that it was a little slimy on the face after I washed it off. For the price you can’t go wrong either the only problem is living in Canada we only have the Dollar Trees on the West Coast so with me living on the East Coast it’s impossible to get unless I’m out West or go to the states. 
highlights, I’m not always so keen on the warmer tones. I love how this makes my cheeks pop and it isn’t too dark on my fair skin. I prefer to use this color while it’s wet because I just find it has more pigmentation than when it’s dry. 
This one looks amazing dry or wet so I tend to use it dry just because I’m lazy and don’t always like to wet the brush haha. I tend to reach for this one when I’m doing a simple makeup look but still want a little pop of color on the cheek bones, I normally pair this with a peachy blush because I feel those two colors really compliment each other. 
find it a little too dark on my skin tone. It’s extremely gold and would look beautiful on someone with a deeper complexion it just pulls way too golden on me. The pigmentation is amazing though, the best out of the group. I love using it as an eye shadow though because it’s the perfect lid color! 
gives any look a pop of beautiful shimmer. You have to use a good primer or it won’t stick to the eyelids and I put a little setting spray on my brush or finger to help pick it up. This color has specks of silver and I believe some gold in it maybe even some green, it looks different in every light but if you’re looking for something a little out there try this color for sure. 
some purple and gold in it in certain lights. It’s probably the most bold in terms of how it shows up on the eyes out of the three I bought. This would be perfect for a New Years look or even for just a special night out or if you just want to feel like a princess, eh I don’t judge!
really enjoy because I find it was easier to apply to the eyelids. This color is literally straight up lavender in the container, like when you think of the color lavender, this is what should pop in your head. BUT when you put it on it comes out multi colored, like a rainbow almost. It’s beyond pretty and makes any look just a little more fun! It has some pink in it, silver, green, blue, purples! 
the cool tones in makeup so this one is right up my alley. I use this one more than any other highlighter in my collection. I’ve hit pan on it and I’ll be buying a back up next time I put an order in! Please please please try this highlighter, you won’t regret it at all! 
green reflects in it. I think this one would be flattering on all skin tones because it isn’t too dark but it also isn’t too cool toned. I find this one is also less patchy then the others when applied because there is more of a shine to it and not so much of the glitter. 
reflects in it. This isn’t for everyone but if you’re looking for something too add some pop to your makeup look give this a try! I normally use two layers of this though just because I don’t find that the one layer gives enough shine to my cheek bones. 
package just isn’t practical, I never carry lip brushes in my purse during the day so I couldn’t re-apply these but I really enjoyed the texture of them and may consider buying a full size of a color if it comes in tube form.
find one that gives me tons of volume and length so I was pumped to see this in the box. I’ve never heard of the brand before but let me tell you this mascara is the bomb.com. I gives so much length and makes them look so full! I probably won’t buy the full size though just because I like trying out new ones and I don’t want to spend that kind of money on just one.
A little bit of everything 