DIY Makeup Brush Holder

I was looking in my closet for an outfit to wear when I saw these old candles stored at the top of my closet. I didn't want them to go to waste so I tried to think of a good use for the glass holder. I ended up making two makeup brush holders: one for eye brushes and one for face brushes. 

If you have some old candles that you want to reuse, taking the wax out of the glass jars is very simple! There are plenty of ways you could go about this. 

FIRST OPTION

• You can easily just heat the glass up over a candle melter or burner to melt the wax. After that, just pour the wax out into the trash!

SECOND OPTION (the option I went with)

• Take a knife and cut slashes through the leftover wax.
• Fill the glass with boiling hot water.
• The wax will then melt and float to the top.
• Let the glass holder sit for about 20 minutes so it can cool.
• Take out all the chunks of wax (if there are still some chunks left at the bottom, you can take a knife and easily scrape it out)

After you have a clean, glass candle holder, you will then decide what you want to do with it. As you can see, I took gold spray paint and sprayed both of the holders. I chose gold because it goes with the color scheme of my room. You can choose any color of your preference and spray it however you want to. I left one of the holders solid gold but then decided to add some glam to the other one. I took a strip of double sided scotch tape and taped it around the edge of the holder. I then took black glitter and sprinkled it all around the tape. This part got a little messy so make sure you are in a good environment for this. 

I stuck all of my brushes into them and it definitely spiced up my makeup desk. I really like how they turned out and encourage all of you to do it. So inexpensive and easy!

DIY Jewelry Tray

A big problem of mine recently was that all of my jewelry was just thrown into a tiny box. The process of going through the box everyday to find that "one necklace" or the "other earring" was so time consuming. It came to me that I really needed a cute and inexpensive way to display and organize all of my jewelry. I knew that it would help me save time in the mornings. 

I went through my house on a search to find something that could solve my problem. I went through cabinets and drawers and finally found the one item.

I found this little tray in a drawer that I guess was used at a party to display food at one point. You could find these anywhere though from Dollar Tree to Target. I took a can of Krylon Shimmer Metallic Spray Paint in Silver and transformed the tray. I then found a place in my room to put it and laid out all of my necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings all in different little compartments. I then placed a vase with old roses (I'm a sentimental person who doesn't like to throw things away) in the center to add a little glam. It was such an inexpensive way to solve that daily problem of tangled bracelets and lost earrings.

L'OREAL True Match Lumi foundation

Recently, I have noticed that the L'OREAL True Match Lumi foundation has become quite popular. Coming from a person that can find any excuse to buy a new make up product, I just HAD to go out and pick it up.

I can't say I'm impressed. I guess I had really high expectations for it and it didn't meet them. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying it was terrible, just not worth the hype in my opinion. It looks great the first hour, but as the day goes on the product clings to the dry spots of your face, which for me, is around my nose and forehead. 

By the end of the day, I had red spots showing terribly and noticeable foundation clumps around my face. I love trying new foundations but for now, I'll stick to my all time favorite, Revlon Color Stay.

Halloween

So with Halloween being in three days and me being sick in bed, I decided to try the very over-used leopard make up tutorial. I honestly really like the way it turned out, but I wish I would have made the contour a bit stronger and maybe the spots a bit darker. 

If you are ever in need of a quick costume, pair this with an all-black outfit with some animal ears and a tail and you are all set!