I have been truly struggling with finding a great mascara lately. Over the past few months I have gone through a bunch of different kinds and not one of them is satisfying me. Either they aren't giving my lashes enough volume and body, they make me look like I have spiders on my eyes or they are giving me too much volume and body for an every day look.

I do have quite the collection of mascaras that are in my make-up bag and I alternate every day depending on what I'm looking for.

Here are the mascaras that I've been using:

1. Maybelline Great Lash-- Blackest Black

2. Elizabeth Mott-- Volumizing Mascara

3. Almay One Coat Thickening-- Blackest Black

4. Flower Beauty Extreme Measure Lengthening Mascara

5. Pixi Lash Booster Mascara

6. Maybelline One by One Volume Express

These are not ranked in any sort of order. These are all mascaras that I've used over the past few months and none of them are completely up to par. They all have their pros and they all have their cons.

My favorite out of the bunch are obviously the Maybelline ones. I raved about the classic pink and green Great Lash last week but my favorite is the One by One Volume Express. I only wear that one on the weekends because the way it elongates and volumizes my lashes. It's really intense and makes my eyes pop. If you want a mascara that is going to do that and give you a sexy, dark eye look--go with the red tube.  

My least favorite of the bunch is the Almay One Coat Thickening. It doesn't do much for my lashes and is very runny. It smudges easily and almost watery. I rarely use it and it just sits in my make up case unless I am completely out of mascara.

One of my favorites that I've used up is the Flower Beauty mascara. I received it in my Intern Queen Party goodie bag back in July and pretty much used the entire tube. It was perfect for an everyday, day time look. It gave me the perfect amount of color and length without being too voluminous. I hate nothing more than really out there lashes during the day. I reserve that for night time when I'm going out.

The other two mascaras are some I received in my beauty subscription services a while back. I rarely use them because they make my lashes look spidery and don't stay on very well, similar to the Almay mascara.

Even though I love my Maybelline mascaras, I need/want to try something else. What are your favorite mascaras? What do you recommend? Tell me in the comments!

I used to be one of those girls who didn't need to wear makeup to leave the house; there were definitely days where I just didn't feel like putting makeup on and did just that. As I got older and found new products, that changed.

Nowadays, I never leave the house without makeup, expect that occasional Saturday or Sunday morning. I do not, however, slather on a whole new face every single day. My make-up routine is nothing special; it's pretty ordinary since I don't have much make-up experience (I'm learning though!)

I don't put foundation on every day (or ever really) or any other heavy face makeup. It's really rather simple.

Eyes

I start with my eyes because I heard somewhere a while back that you should always do your eye makeup first, incase anything falls, it won't ruin your face makeup. I apply a Sephora eye primer, then usually use my "Almay Intense I Color Black Pearl eyeliner." I love retractable eye liners because I feel they go on better.

My new favorite eyeliner is the Eyeko Liquid Eye Pen that I mentioned here. That gives off a darker, heavier eye look so I don't usually use that for an everyday eye but it does sneak into my routine every now and then.

My eyeshadow choice varies; I usually will go for a gold or brown shade but sometimes I choose purple. I have "Urban Decay: Freakshow" which is the purple I use the most. It's a deep purple color that goes on heavy if you aren't careful. It's such a gorgeous shade. Urban Decay has some great eyeshadow.

I had the special Sephora Holiday makeup set that comes with a crazy amount of eyeshadows, lip glosses, and a bunch of other stuff--that is the eyeshadow I primarily used. This Christmas though, I got the Smashbox Be Discovered beauty set so I've been using that. It has great eyeshadow shades, very up to date and rich. 

As for mascara, I'll use "Maybelline The Colossal Volume Express." It has a great brush that doesn't clump your lashes together and really makes a difference in your look. I also use the "ModelCO LashXtend" which isn't as thick or heavy as the Colossal...it gives a more subtle, toned down look.

If I remember, I'll curl my lashes before applying to mascara but mostly I forget. WHOOPS.

Face

My face is very very simple. 

I apply concealer under my eyes, either "Revlon Color-stay Under Eye Concealer" in Medium or "MAC Studio Finish Concealer Broad Spectrum". Both work great but I prefer the MAC--it's not a liquid, it's a cream base and I like how that comes out a lot better.

After concealer, I put on pressed powder- "Covergirl Pressed Powder in buff beige". That's usually it for the face--sometimes if I'm feeling extra pale I'll put on some bronzer. 

I have a "Too Faced" powder bronzer or a "Stila" liquid bronzer--they are very different, the Stila one gives a more bronzed look so I usually use that one for when I go out at night.

I will apply a highlighter, "Mary Lou Manizer" highlighter to my brow bone which gives a more finished look to my face.

I've been experimenting with blush a little more and I'm really starting to love it; I use the blush I got in the Smashbox Be Discovered set so that will eventually weed it's way into my normal routine.

See? It's simple, nothing insane but I'm hoping to take it up a notch in the new year as a I learn and experiment more with different kinds of make up. 

What are your daily make up routines?