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How Much Is My Face Worth?

I've seen these posts go around for years and I've never gotten around to do it. I thought it'd be interesting to see how much makeup I use in general and how much it all costs in total together, it could also be scary. I would consider myself not too over the top with makeup, I don't buy only really expensive products or only cheap ones, I like to have a mix and I don't wear a lot of makeup everyday so I just picked a look I had done for the day and calculated all the products that I used. Hope you enjoy. 


The products I used are:
Maybelline Baby Skin Primer11.49
Nivea Soft Moisturizer6.49
Collection Illuminating Touch Foundation4.99
Natural Collection Loose Powder2.79
Sleek Solstice Highlight palette12.49
Natural Collection eyebrow palette2.79
Natural Collection eyebrow gel2.79
Natural Collection eyeliner2.79
BH Cosmetics Galaxy Chic palette15
Wet n' Wild Megaprotein mascara2.98
MAC Whirl Lipliner17.50
MAC Velvet Teddy Lipstick20

   

   


As you can see I don't buy that much 'high-end' brands mainly, I only splurge on them when I really want something I know I'll use a lot. Plus most of my money on makeup goes on more lipsticks I don't need. The total for all the makeup I've used above is 102.1. I'm actually surprised at how little I spent on this look, it's still a lot but for that much products I think that it's a decent price. Below is the look I created using the products mentioned above, 

  

      
Hope you enjoyed my look and finding out how much my face costs at the moment! Has anyone else ever calculated how much their face is worth? 
(On a side note, makeup and the amount of money you spend on your face doesn't literally define worth, you're beautiful without makeup and with whatever makeup you choose to wear.)

NYX Treats

Recently a lot of NYX stores have opened in the Boots around where I live, which is great news. I was so excited to see the stands for the first time. Before the stands opened it was very rare to find an NYX stand, let alone a good one. The one's in Boots are huge and literally have every NYX product you would want. I'm a huge fan of NYX stuff so I'm going to buy a good few more pieces definitely. I picked up a few pieces to get started.


   
   

I love NYX's soft matte lipstick range but I'd been wanting some of their lip Lingerie range for so long but they were impossible to find until now. I was so excited when I saw that they had the full range in Boots. I picked up the shades Bedtime Flirt and Exotic. The Lip Lingerie collection is a collection of nude and pink liquid lipsticks that I didn't know where matte until I bought them. They're honestly so much better than the NYX Soft Matte Lipcreams, which I loved. The Soft Matte Lipcreams run out and dry up way too quickly and come in a small packet, but the Lip Lingeries come in a bigger packet and the formula feels like a nicer quality on the lips. I'd wanted the shade Bedtime Flirt for a while, it's one I've seen on multiple blogs and one that has stood out as such a pretty shade. It's a little paler than my lip colour but after application and drying it makes your lip a perfect matte nude. It's a dupe for Kylie Cosmetics in the shade Candy K, which was a shade I'd wanted for a while. The other shade I picked up Exotic, is a darker pink which although it looks slightly similar in the bottle looks completely different on the lips for a slightly vampy-er look. I'm obsessed with both at the moment.


The above swatches are Bedtime Flirt, Exotic and Glam Liner, I accidentally smudged the swatch and it bothers me a lot. The next product I bought is the Glam Liner Aqua Luxe in baby pink. I've never had a fancy colour glittery gel liner before so this is very new for me to try. So far it's very cute and very easy to apply as the brush is tiny. The colour isn't too dramatic and the glitter looks so cute. It's perfect for something different to add to a makeup look. They have them in a wide range of colours too which are all as cute.

Has anyone tried any of these NYX products before? What do you think?