Some of my Favorite Brushes for Highlighting!

One thing I've noticed throughout my adventures into makeup is that you're hard pressed to find a brush with the primary purpose of highlighting.  Think about it, there are shadow brushes, blush brushes, foundation brushes, even contour brushes, but how many highlighting brushes can you think of? Off the top of my head, I can only think of 1 or 2.  Of course some brushes have highlighting in their descriptions but it's usually just an afterthought, being shadowed by a larger use like blush or foundation.  In my personal collection I use a number of different brushes for my highlighting needs, none of which were originally intended or bought primarily for highlighting, but get the job done superbly!

The Best and the Rest: March 2012

It's that time again!  Here are my March 2012 faves, and not-so-faves!

What I Got at my CCO's (and what you may be able to score too!)

I don't particularly like doing haul posts, because I don't want to seem all "Look what I bought!".  I try to make my posts as helpful and informative as possible so when I do hauls I figure it's no use to post them since I'll review each product eventually anyway.  But I did want to show you what I was able to snag at the 2 CCO's near me to give you an idea about what may be at your CCO.


For those of you who may not be familiar with CCO's:  CCO stands for Cosmetic Company Outlet which are located in various outlet locations around the country.  They sell Estee Lauder and other brands that they own (MAC, Clinique, Origins, and Bobbi Brown to name just a few) at around 30% off the original price.  The discount is great, but what I really like is that in addition to some current products, they also carry a lot of products that have been discontinued and you can't get anymore at normal stores.  This is really helpful when it comes to MAC since they're constantly coming out with limited edition collections that can sell out quickly.  


So if you're interested, continue reading for more information and a list of products I bought and/or saw for sale :)