eye makeup faves

My makeup routine is ever-changing, and is always dynamic.  However, I have a few beauty items that I have continually used throughout the years, and that I will probably continue to use until they (gasp!) stop making the item.

First of all, the Urban Decay Naked Palette is so special, so amazing, that it will get it's own post (to come).

ELF Angled Eyeliner Brush:  I purchased this brush at Target for $1!!!  It is literally my favorite eyeliner brush that I have ever used.  The tip of the brush is angled so that you can actually see the line that you are drawing on your eye.  It is also very fine and small, so you can easily control the thickness of your eyeliner line.  It is also fine enough to be able to 'wing' your liner.  

Diorshow Extreme Iconic Waterproof Mascara in Black:  This stuff is fabulous for a waterproof mascara.  I still have it from my wedding day, and it will be my go-to mascara in the future.  It goes on so smoothly and defines each and every one of my teeny tiny eyelashes.

Covergirl Lash Blast Volume in Black:  I have this mascara because I stupidly forgot my mascara at home during my honeymoon.  With only a Walgreens near us in San Juan, I decided to give this stuff a try.  I have a severe love-hate relationship with this stuff, and I had tried several variations many times before.  My problem is that this stuff lasts about 5 minutes (the tube dries out quickly) and that it clumps like crazy.  However, it gives me the volume that I want in a mascara.  After I got home from our honeymoon, I had an epiphany:  LAYERING!  So, I layered this mascara under my beloved Diorshow and viola: perfect, voluminous lashes without the clumping.

Bobbi Brown Longwear Eyeliner Gel in Black Ink:  Black eyeliners and mascaras always look better on my eyes.  Brown tends to look too red and brings out any broken capillaries and/or redness in my allergy-prone eyes.  If you purchase ONE thing off this blog review, it should be this.  It is a bit pricey, but lasts forever.  I've had my pot for about two years now, and it still has lots left over, without any drying out.  This gel is truly long wearing, and super blendable, which I love.  It doesn't dry as soon as you apply it, so you have some time to smudge/blend if desired.  (And yes, I've tried the Maybelline one, and it just doesn't compare).

 Japonesque Eyelash Curler:  I bought this teeny tiny little curler off of Amazon, and am glad I did.  It gives me that awake look that I so desperately need in a lash curler without any pinching and tugging.

Clinique Soft Brown Brow Shaper Powder:  This stuff is AMAZING!  I have pretty sparse eyebrows, and this does a wonderful job of filling them in without looking too penciled on.  This stuff also lasts FOREVER.  I've had this one for ten years now (no joke), and I just was the brush it comes with and so far, so good.  I still have about half of it left, too.

What are your eye makeup favorites??