A peek inside my cosmetics bag

In my recent "Where I shop" blog, reader Signed DC asked me about my makeup brands and colors. That's an easy enough order to fill, so here you go (I stock up on items when they are on sale, so I pictured items for you in the package where I could, so you know what they look like @ the drug store if you want to look for them. I provided the regular prices, but I buy them when they are 2 for 1 or buy 1, get 1, so I never pay full price - except for the Clinique powder. I get that at Sephora):

That's my daily make up pictured above. Here is a list of each item in the order I put it on (after applying SPF moisturizer and eye cream):

1. Loreal True Match foundation (approx $10.) I just use a dab or so of this around my nose or wherever I am discolored/pinkish.
   
2. Maybelline Dream Mousse Blush (approx $6.) I am not loyal to Maybelline. I will use any creamy blush (not powder), including Revlon, in a rosy pink hue.
   
3. Clinique Loose Face Powder, #08 Transparency Neutral (approx $20.) This is my only splurge. I use this all over my face to help set my makeup/minimize shine. I am very shiny. It does not last long.
   
4. Loreal Wear Infinity, #901 Frosted Icing (approx $6.) I am not brand or color loyal to eye shadow. I tend to pick up egg shell/off white and gray colors. I pick it up when it's on sale - Maybelline, Loreal, or Revlon.
   
5. Maybelline Ultra Liner waterproof liquid eyeliner, Black (approx $7.) This is, hands down, the BEST liquid eyeliner I have ever used. I started using it around 1985 and have occasionally tried other liquid eyeliners if they were on sale but ALWAYS come back to this one. I don't even know why I try others- nothing will ever top this liquid liner.
   
6. Elite Lashes Shaggi Black, #6 (approx $3./pair- a pair lasts about 6 days) These go on after the eyeliner is dry. This is my favorite brand/size. I can only find them at Duane Reade.
   
7. Cover Girl brow & eye makers, Black (approx $3. for a pack of 2 pencils and a sharpener) This is the best black pencil I've tried so far. I've been pretty loyal to it for at least 10 years. I use this to pencil over my eyebrows.
8. Prestige Lipliner #210, Lamour (approx $4.) This is the best red pencil lipliner I've found to date. It goes on smoothly and is not greasy. I've also been using it about 1o years and am very loyal to it.
9. Cover Girl Outlast #507, Ever Red-dy (approx $10.) My favorite all day wear lipstick is the Cover Girl Outlast line, and this red is perfect. I also pictured another similar lipstick I like - Loreal Infallible, #308, Target Red. This can only be bought at Target stores and is also about $10.
10. Mascara - I have zero brand loyalty to mascara. I only use it on my lower lashes, so I pick whatever is cheapest. I try to spend no more than $4. Five, max.
    
11. Maybelline Define-A-Line in Ebony Black (approx $6.) I use this if I want to line the inside of my lower lid. I do not do this all the time.

This whole routine takes no longer than 10 minutes, and fits perfectly into my getting ready schedule: First I put my hot rollers in my hair, and while they are working their magic, I apply my make up! By the time my hot rollers are ready to come out, I'm made up and in my foundation garments, if not completely dressed. It works out nicely.

That about covers it, but if there are questions, put them in the comments.