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My back up basket

Hey there!

The other day I was organizing my makeup and I pulled out my back up basket to see what treasures it held. If you know anything about me then you know that I don't like going without my favorite products. There are certain products that are tried and true and I can't possibly be without them! Ok, enough with the dramatics, but when I find a product that I like, I will keep one or two on hand. I try to stock up when they are on sale too. That really helps.


Here are all of the products laid out. It's not too many things but all of these are must haves. 


As I mentioned above, I take advantage of the sales. These were buy one get on 50% off so I snatched them up! This is my favorite mascara. These are the same product but in different packaging.


My old friend, the $1 elf eyelash curler. By far my favorite lash curler of all time! I used my last one till the plastic handles crumbled away and it got too hard to squeeze. Since I have replaced it with a Revlon one that is similar. I came across this a few months ago as I was cleaning out my cabinet. 


Jordana Fabuliner. I haven't had one of these for a while. My beloved Essence liner dried out so I needed a new black liner ASAP. 


These next set of back ups are from a friend of mine that passed them along to me. Unfortunately, I recommended them to her and it didn't work for her skin. I am getting down to the very bottom of the bottles I am using now so I am so happy to have these. 


I have a back up of the foundation I have been using for the past several months. I had originally planned on only using this during the summer to help with my oily T-zone but I am really happy with the way my skin has been since I started using this so I picked up another one to take my into Fall. The only thing I might have to do is use a more hydrating primer under it. We shall see!


Another elf gem. I found this in the same spot as the eye lash curler. For $1 you can't beat this stuff. I have gone through so many tubes of this stuff. It's great.


My beloved brow kit. I can't get enough of this guy. It's the perfect shade for my brows AND it doubles as eye shadow! Gotta love that.


You know how much I love Fit Me concealer. So of course I stock up on these babies when they're on sale! I picked up a more salmon toned Better Skin for under my eyes. I will let you know how I like it. 


Last but not least, my concealer side kick, the Real Techniques Sponge. If you haven't tried this and you are a fan of the beauty blender, you have got to try these! They're only $5!


That's it, girls! Do you keep a stash of back ups? If so, what are they?
I hope you enjoyed this post!

Until next time...
Xoxo,
Adela

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