Eye Baggage Drab.

We all have baggage. And I'm not just talking about the emotional kind. I'm talking about those lovely bags we carry around underneath our eyes. They're stubborn aren't they? Almost as stubborn as the airline attendants that weigh real baggage.
As a college student, sleep and I are not exactly on good terms. Aka I am an expert on baggage. Some days I look like I'm walking around with an incurable illness. It's literally the epitome of drab.
But, after a few years of "WOW, are you okay? You look a little sick." I've finally mastered covering up those stubborn sacks.

How?
A fantastic combination of BB cream, concealer, and powder. Sounds like a lot, but these products are actually incredibly light and give you an airbrushed glow.
Begin by squeezing out a dab of your BB cream of choice (I suggest Loreal). Rub it on like moisturizer. Then whip out the concealer (I suggest a cream version). Dab your finger in the product and gently tap a layer over those ugly bags. Blend, blend, blend. Then sweep over a layer of translucent powder on your entire face to reduce the shine of the creams. This will keep your face in place all day.
Once you've applied these simple products you can apply whatever other fabulous make-up you want.

Rock it out, girl! No more baggage holding you down!

Eyeshadow Drab.

Many people claim that the eyes are the windows to the soul. And, like a curtain adorning your
window, eyeshadow adornes your eyes. Unfortunately, we were not all born with flawless-non-oily
skin; so getting eyeshadow to stay put on those beautiful "windows", all day long, is nearly impossible.
My mother and I are both cursed with the dreaded eyelid-oil-slick. It's really quite the tragedy; nearly as awful as Romeo and Juliet.

After testing every over priced eye primer Pinterest could suggest to us, we discovered the eye primers were only adding to the problem; they're far too greasy to apply to an already greasy surface. Thus, my mother decided to attempt a powder foundation as a primer. She applied the powder and brushed on her go-to purple shadow. After spending the entire day outside in the South Florida heat, she walked inside to a fantastic surprise. Her eyeshadow was exactly where she left it!
The days of the purple oil slick were finally over.
Of course, I assumed since it worked for mommy dearest, it would have to work for me as well.
Wrong. So very, very wrong.

The powder only dulled down my normally glitzy hues and left my lids looking like a runner's t-shirt from "The Color Run."(The epitome of drab.)
Obviously, I needed to continue my hunt.  I tried everything in my makeup bag that I doubted in the past and, what do ya know, I FINALLY found a solution.
Covergirl concealer. This light product made the perfect primer for my lids. It keeps my hues bright and well blended for the entire day; what more can a girl ask for? (Well, maybe some chocolate.)
So, for those of you out there suffering from eyelid-oil-slick syndrome; pull all your eyeshadows out of storage. It's time for YOU to rock that fab smokey eye you've been dying to try!