On My Way

2015 Makeup Wishlist 

Hello Lovlies. I'm Jordan Nicole :) In 2014 I started to dabble into the makeup world. I have gotten a lot of things I wanted in order to start building a collection but there are still a lot of things I'd love to add. This year I have a goal to further build my collection and get some things that have been on my wishlist for a long time.
A lot of these items are raved about. They are things that every Youtuber and Blogger has talked about. I really want to try them out and decide for myself if they are good products that deserve all of the praise. You may disagree with my desire to try out all of these cult favorites but I figure there must be a reason everyone likes them. Also don't be shocked by the number of things I don't already have...because it is a lot. Which is why I'm making this list :)

*All items linked if you hover over the names*

Face

Zoeva Rose Golden Luxury Set Brushes 

I own no brushes. I figure if I am going to get serious about this whole makeup thing then I should probably get some. What better than this gorgeous rose gold set?

Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge

I have watched so many Youtubers put on foundation with these. I just want to see what the hype is about. I mean will my face really look better if I pat on foundation with this thing?

Benefit The POREfessional

I'm not sure I need this but I sometimes think the pores on my nose are to visible. I'd like to make that less of a problem if I am going to start wearing foundation. 

NARS Sheer Glow Foundation

I currently don't use foundation. I have said before that the reason for this is I don't like the way my freckles look with it. Another reason is that I simply never know what shade to buy. I am going to get some professional help with that and then try out this one because everyone just raves about it. 

Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream 

I have a feeling that because I don't like the feeling of foundation on my skin that my attempt to wear it might not work out... but I have heard great things about BB creams and I think it might be more my style for daily wear. 

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer 

I actually already own this product but it is a shade too dark for me. When I purchased it they didn't have my shade but I wanted it so I got it anyways. It isn't that big of a problem but I still want to buy my shade since I actually like this product. 

Benefit Hoola Bronzer

I have heard so much about this. I want to learn how to wear bronzer and I feel like I should learn with the best. 

Urban Decay Naked Flushed in Streak

This set is gorgeous. I want that blush on my checks every day. 

Too Faced Sweetheart Blush in Peach Beach 

I need this. Can you imagine anything prettier to have on your checks? Okay so maybe I just want to wear all the beautiful blushes everyday.. can you blame me?! 

Urban Decay Naked Illuminated in Luminous

I am obsessed with this highlight. Literally. Every time I am in Sephora and Ulta I go straight to it and put it on my hand just to stare at how pretty it is. Nailed it, Urban Decay. 

Eyes

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion 

I own the Naked 2 Palette and always feel like it is a waste when I wear it because I don't have a primer and it doesn't stay put on my eyes. I need to buckle down and buy this already. 

Urban Decay Naked Palette 

I have Naked 2 but I have wanted the original naked palette since the first time I laid eyes on it. I love the taupe shades of Naked 2 but the bronze feel of the original is just suited perfectly for my taste.

Too Faced Natural Eyes Palette 

This palette is perfect for me. I am a natural make up kind of person and the shades in this are gorgeous while still feeling down to earth. 

Urban Decay Naked 2 Basics Palette

This is the perfect minimal palette. It has everything you need for daily use and you know the quality is amazing. 

Soap & Glory Supercat Liner

I have never truly nailed liquid liner. It is hard to admit but it is true. I have watched so many people put this on flawlessly. Maybe that means that over time I'd be able to figure it out. Here's hoping!

Benefit They're Real Eyeliner 

The only liner I can really use is gel, which is applied with a brush. This seems like the perfect marriage between the quality of gel with the application of liquid. I have tried it and it deserves any praise you've heard. This stuff is going nowhere once it is on. 

Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliner 

Gel liner is by far my favorite and I have heard that this is the best one to many times not too try it out myself. 

Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

I love mascara. It is my favorite thing in my makeup bag. I want to have a collection of nice ones and this one seems like the one that I am really going to fall in love with. Look at that brush! 

Benefit They're Real Mascara 

I am no a huge fan of plastic brushes but this mascara looks to wonderful to pass it up. 

Urban Decay Perversion Mascara 

Every time I see this brush I decide I need this mascara in my life. Plus it is Urban Decay and that is just a brand I trust to have a good products. 

Tanya Burr Lashes in Bambi Eyes

I love Tanya and when she released her line of false eyelashes I immediately fell in love with her Bambi Eyes set. They are gorgeous. I don't wear lashes often (usually only on stage) but I will find excuses for lashes this gorgeous. 

Benefit Gimme Brow in Medium/Dark 

My best friend Amanda was lovely enough to get me Gimmie Brow as a part of my birthday present. She got me the light/medium thinking that since it was perfect for her brows (which are similar to mine) that it would be the color for me. I have found that it is just a little to light though. My brows are very dark and bold so I think the medium/dark will be great. 

Lips 

Tanya Burr Lipgloss in Chic

I own a large collection of Tanya Burr glosses. They are the best in my opinion and she has supplied you with any shade you could need. Chic is the one I hear about most often but have never gotten my hands on. It is frequently sold out. I hope to get it soon. 

Tanya Burr Lipgloss in I Found Nemo

In her most recent shade launch Tanya included this orange/coral shade that is magnificent. It is one of my favorite shades for my lips and with her formula added I know I'll love it. Plus how adorable is the name?!

Urban Decay Naked Ultra Nourishing Lipgloss in Walk Of Shame

I love the naked line and when I see the glosses I just know I would love them. This seems like a wonderful nude and I love the name :) 

Urban Decay Naked Ultra Nourishing Lipgloss in Streak

Coral to die for! This color would top off a naked eye perfectly. 

Too Faced Melted in Melon

My bestie Amanda recently bought one of these melted glosses and they seem amazing. This color is just too stunning to pass up!

Too Faced Melted in Melted Coral

As you can tell at this point, I love coral lips. This shade seems perfect for my makeup bag!

Benefit Benetint

This is technically a check & lip stain but I am including it in the lip section because I love the way it looks on lips and because it is always nice to have a good lip stain around. 

MAC Ruby Woo Lipstick

This is one of the most loved of the MAC lipsticks. I love red lips and am always searching for THE red lipstick. I think this may be the purchase where I find it. 

NARS Dolce Vita Sheer Lipstick

I love nude lips and have heard such wonderful things about NARS lipsticks. I just feel like I need to give it a try!

That is my complete list of products I really want to purchase this year. I know that it is going to take some time to collect them but I am so excited to learn more about makeup and explore it all further. Do you have any of these products? Do you have any products you've been wanting to try? If so, let me know in the comments! 

*All items linked if you hover over the names*

I Feel Pretty

Embracing Your Bare Face

Hello Lovlies. I'm Jordan Nicole :) So for the past few years I have continually had a love/hate relationship with my own face. This sounds bizarre... Not liking my own face? As awful as it is to not love the way you look I have spent years trying to make my face look different by applying various forms of makeup. Most of us do it. We are all guilty of having thought negative things about our looks. Even when you take out the pressure society puts on us to look perfect it is normal to have doubts about what we see in the mirror. As I have gotten older I have come to appriciate my face for what it is. God made me this way and I am perfect in his eyes, that is the thing that matters.  As true as what I just said is, I have continued to use makeup through the years. Why you may ask? As much as I think I am pretty it is so much a part of the world I was brought up in to wear makeup that I can't stop. It is a part of my life. The routine of applying it in the morning, reapplying mid day and using makeup removing wipes to take it off before bed is a part of me. Even so I go through phases where I look in the mirror after taking off my makeup and think about how, even though I take off my makeup and wash my face, it feels like I never have a face with no makeup. There is always some residual mascara and eyeliner. So I decided to wear no makeup every once and a while, in order to cleanse my face fully. I will go more than a month with not one ounce of makeup on my face. It is the most amazing feeling.

Am I the only one who has ever felt the need to cleanse themselves of makeup? If you've never done it then I highly recommend you try it out. It is hard at first to fight the instinct to put makeup on but it just brings a new calm to your life. If your worry is that your skin isn't perfect, mine never looks clearer than when I stop wearing makeup. Honestly this fear shouldn't hold you back regardless because we all get spots. It happens. It is part of life and everyone covering them up and lying about having them makes it a shameful thing. Be brave and honest about your skin. Try it out. I truly feel cleansed from the whole experience. I don't wear makeup for a while and then when I feel that it is time again I start back up. I don't let society pressure me into it, I simply wear it again when I want to. When I do start wearing makeup again I do it for reasons that I think should always be why we wear makeup. I wear it because I enjoy the process of doing it and because it makes me feel like my best self. I wear it for me alone and not other people.

Recently on How To Get Away With Murder, Viola Davis did an extremely honest and moving scene where she removed her wig and her makeup. Completely exposing herself on camera. This should not have been as shocking as it was but in all reality this is a rare occurrence on television. If you haven't seen it here is the clip from the show (contains spoilers about the storyline in last few seconds) and an interview she did about the scene on Ellen.

HTGAWM Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AmDLsbK2Zs

Ellen Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbZHkM1KMBo

I am not against makeup itself. I am just saddened by the culture that leads to it feeling like a necessity rather than something fun and optional. No one should be able to pressure someone else into changing themselves. That goes for makeup, altering your hair (style and color), exercising, surgical procedures, and who you are. The pressure to do these things is real and something that should be a topic, not buried by the media. Just think of the number of tabloid covers you've seen shaming stars wearing no makeup. It is actually tragic.

I hope that anyone who reads this can get to a place where they know makeup is for ourselves, not others. Ultimate happiness and confidence comes from within. You don't need to wear makeup to earn validation from anyone. Love yourself and others will see that, makeup or not.