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Glowy Products to Love

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Hi all! It’s been too long, life has been super busy but I’m back and exciting to get this post up. These are a few products I have been loving to achieve a glowing makeup look. My skin has been dry, lackluster, and pretty pale, so one of the best things you can do is try and add some luminosity.

The products I’ve been loving!

One of the BEST ways to simply add a glow to your makeup is to start with a luminous primer or moisturizer. You don’t need a new dewy foundation, just add the glow underneath. I recently picked up the Elemis Superfood Priming Moisturizer. This is GORGEOUS. It’s not glittery, just a tiny bit glowy. If you’re looking for something subtle I would definitely recommend this. It also mixes with foundation well if you want to try and create your own tinted moisturizer. It also is marketed to have skincare benefits as well as being a primer. This is silicone free, formulated with kombucha and fermented ginger, and fermented green tea seed oil. This is a beautiful option for a luminating moisturizer.

Next, I picked up the YSL Touche Eclat Blur Face Primer a while ago in gold radiance. This has been my favorite primer to reach for when I’m going for something with silicone in it. This feels amazing and super luxurious. There are subtle sparkles in this and it goes on looking sort of dewy. This is definitely is a very smooth primer without being overly silicone-y.

A recent addition is the Becca Cosmetics First Light Priming Filter in the purple shade. This is super beautiful, very glowy but not greasy looking. The purple shade is super unique and adds a special luminosity. I would recommend picking this up ASAP as Becca has recently announced they are closing in September 2021.

Dior BACKSTAGE Glow Face Palette – 001 Universal

Lastly, I’ve been loving the Dior BACKSTAGE Glow Face Palette in the shade 001 Universal. After reading so many raving reviews about this product I decided to pick it up. I LOVE Dior beauty, they do some amazing products and this is no exception. The gold shade on the top left is my favorite, just a great everyday highlight. The white is blinding, if you really wanna glow mix in the white. The pink is very pigmented, so you can use it as a glowy blush. Then there’s the bronze shade, which is probably my least used, but I like using this as an eyeshadow.

But yes! Those are my current favorites for a glowy look that I’ve been using all the time. I have way too many illuminating primers… it’s a weakness. Also the Dior highlighter palettes are stunning and so easy to use for multiple looks. But there you have it, thank you for stopping by and reading! Hope you found this helpful. What are your favorite products to achieve a glow? I’m always looking for new products to try out.

Best Ways to Battle Dry Winter Skin

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My skin is Sahara Desert level dry in the winter. When I was younger, it would be super itchy because of how dry it was. I have since basically perfected how to keep my skin adequately moisturized in the winter. Basically here are some of my favorite products and tips for keeping your skin hydrated through the long winter!

One of the most critical steps in of course, moisturizer. These are my favorite ones:

Lush American Dream Cream

I love this stuff, the first ingredient is oat milk so it’s super soothing. It also has rose, cocoa butter, and tee tree oil, chamomile, and lavender oil. It’s really nice before bed the scent is just so relaxing.

Cocokind Skin Butter

I waited forever for this to come back in stock. It smells really good, like lavender and coconuts. It’s super natural and basically just like applying coconut oil to your skin, starts as an butter then melts into an oil. I love to apply this on dry spots, such as my knees and elbows.

Necessaire The Body Lotion

I may do entire post on Necessaire later, but the lotion is really nice. It’s fast absorbing, if you hate that feeling of lotion then this is definitely for you. It’s also fragrance free if you have sensitive skin.

Summer Fridays Summer Skin Lotion

This is new to me, but I’m LOVING it. Summer Fridays really kills it with the marketing, but it’s a really good lotion. Has some good ingredients like Shea Butter and Cocoa Butter, as well as Squalene and Ceramides. It smells like cocoa butter with a hint of coconut, so good.

Cerave Moisturizing Cream

A classic, simple moisturizer that just works and won’t irritate sensitive skin. Completely fragrance free, so it smells like nothing.

Vaseline Intensive Care Cocoa Radiant Lotion

This and the Cerave one are my favorite drugstore lotions. This one is deeply hydrating and smells like cocoa butter for an affordable price.

Neutrogena Sesame Oil – Fragrance Free

Love this oil. I believe it was under $10. Not really greasy and easy to slather on. Also love putting this in the bath for extra hydration.

For other tips than just applying good moisturizers frequently, I would recommend using an exfoliator to slough off any dry skin. Currently I’m using the Lush Mammia Mia Scrub, but I also really like any of the Tree Hut scrubs. I really want to try dry brushing I’d imagine that’d be pretty good too!

Other than good moisturizing products, I’d say the most helpful tip is to try and shower less. I can usually get away with showing/bathing every other day. Nothing dries out my skin and hair more in the winter than showing too frequently.

There you have it, my top tips for combatting dry winter skin! Thanks for reading.

15 Oldies but Goodies – Makeup

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This was tough... I decided to limit myself to just talking about 10 OG products that have stood the test of time for me so far. I have been trying new beauty products for YEARS. I probably started first shopping at Sephora when I was like 15 maybe? It was like a kid a candy store. I’d watch reviews and get so excited about what I wanted to try next. I lived for Sephora’s free samples. As a teenager living on birthday money… I couldn’t exactly buy all that much. But by asking for samples, I only spent money on the things I’d love. I’ll try and keep each review straight to the point so without further ado,

Laura Mercier Lip Glace – Bare Pink

I’m pretty sure this is the very first product I ever bought at Sephora. Obviously with a gift card. Still one of my favorite glosses. Has a great pigmented light pink and a soft vanilla scent. Decent shine, good everyday basic gloss.

Mac Cremesheen Glass – 203 Fashion Scoop

One of my all time favorite gloss formulas. I love how these smell again they’re just a basic vanilla. Unfortunately, Mac discontinued so many shades. Hopefully they’ll add more please!

Nars Laguna Bronzer

SUCH a good bronzer. I find even if I haphazardly put it on, it’s all still blended. It has an ever so slight shimmer that’s gorgeous. This is my current favorite powder bronzer.

Mac Paint Pot

So classic. Mac recently released new shades, but I’m not sure if any of them are my kind of colors. My absolute favorite was Indianwood. I hope they bring that back some day.

Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge – 24 Fresh Melon

I bought this at a discount cosmetics store and it was my everyday blush for about 2 years. Super creamy and really pretty peach color. All time favorite cream blush.

Loreal Telescopic Carbon Black Mascara

Best drugstore mascara ever. Length is amazing.

Mac Pro Longwear Concealer – NW20

I went through about 2 of these in high school. High coverage but also super easy to blend out.

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfecter – Champagne Pop

This is basically a cult classic at this point. This came out in like 2016 maybe? I was in college and poor so I didn’t get to try it until after I graduated. It’s just gorgeous. Blinding but not glittery a wonderful combination.

Nars Orgasm Blush

I used to not like Nars blushes, I felt they were too hard. I was wrong. How could anyone go wrong with a peachy pink with a gold shimmer? It’s definitely got a glow, but not glittery. Highly recommend.

Mac Sheertone Shimmer Blushes – (R) Peachtwist and (L) Sunbasque

Mac Sheertone Shimmer Blush – Peachtwist & Sunbasque

Of all Mac’s blush formulas, this is my favorite. I remember I got Peachtwist for Prom and I used and loved it forever. Just a gorgeous natural peach with a shimmer. Sunbasque is a recent addition for me and also a gorgeous bronzy, natural shade.

Those are my 10 oldies but goodies! So much new brands and innovative products have come out in about the past five years, but there’s still so much good to find in those cult classics that you may have ended up in the bottoms of your drawers.

Welcome.

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Hello and welcome! I’ve decided to take the plunge and try and create a blog. Do something creative and learn something new.

The current aim for this blog is an outlet for me to post about anything really. Whatever is inspiring or exciting. I enjoy trying new beauty products frequently, so reviews of beauty products will be frequent. Fitness and Wellness content might pop up too. I love trying new fitness products.

I was struggling with coming up with a blog name. My name was taken, I really couldn’t think of anything super clever, and I also didn’t want to be super niche. I want to be able to write about anything. I came to “GlowingwithKris” as the top contender. I felt as if it could encompass anything that excites you, that lights up your eyes when you talk abut it.

But yes,

Stay tuned for super exciting posts.

And thank you to anyone who’s read this for stopping by.