♥ Valentine's Day Makeup - 2 Ways | {Kali}

With Valentine's Day in just a few days, I wanted to share with you two beautiful makeup looks to wear this weekend! Whether it's date night with your man, or a crazy girl's night out, these two looks are classic and beautiful. Big thanks to Megan for being my gorgeous blank canvas!

With both of these looks I'm sharing today, I used a mix of high-end and drugstore products. I definitely believe you can achieve both looks completely with drugstore products as well just by mixing and matching what I used for both!

My Fave New Beauty Products | {Kali}

Hi guys! One thing to know about me: I LOVE trying out new makeup and skincare products. There are certain products that I feel are definitely worth the splurge (ie. foundation, blush), while there are other products that I love from the drugstore (ie. mascara, lipstick). I try to keep a good balance so I'm not going too crazy spending money on my makeup addiction. Luckily now that I work from home and rarely put on makeup during the week, my makeup tends to last way longer. Today, I wanted to share with you some of my newest favorite beauty finds!

My Favorite Matte Lipsticks | {Kali}

Hi friends! I love love love makeup—and I've been wanting to share some of my favorite products with you guys. Today I thought I would share my current favorite lipsticks. Lately, I've been all about the matte lipsticks. I actually don't think I've bought a new lipstick in the past year that wasn't matte. I just really love the look of it! I have never bought any high-end brands of lipsticks—I only buy drugstore brands. I can definitely justify spending money on face makeup (ie. foundation, blush, etc.), however, I just don't feel that way about lipsticks. The good news is there are so many awesome drugstore lipsticks that I have to believe are just as good as the high-end brands!

Check out my favorites below! The photos of me are unedited, and were taken in front of a window with a lot of natural light, so they should show the true color of each lipstick.



1. Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in Audacious
These Revlon matte balms are amazing. I want them to come out with a bunch of new colors because I would literally buy them all. The "Audacious" color is my absolute favorite right now! It's such a pretty coral-orange, and it's basically perfect for summer.



2. NYX Matte Lipstick in Pure Red
I had heard such great things about the NYX lipsticks, so I went to Ulta a few months ago to pick out a few. They were actually out of a lot of the shades I would choose, but I found a few I really loved. I think every girl needs a true red lipstick, and this one does the trick for me! They also carry the NYX line at Target now, which is very convenient, there's just fewer options than at Ulta.



3. Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in Elusive
This would probably be my second favorite lipstick right now! It's a pretty shade of pink, and I can pretty much wear it with anything. It's definitely my go-to when I don't want to get all done up, but need a little color on my lips.



4. NYX Matte Lipstick in Natural
This one is pretty similar to the Revlon lipstick above, but just a little darker in color. I really love this one when I want to wear something more substantial than the "Elusive", but don't want to go with a red lipstick.



5. Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in Striking
This is another red that I love. It's definitely more subtle than the NYX "Pure Red" so I wear this when I'm feeling red, but don't want my lips to stand out quite as much.

I'd love to hear you guys' recommendations! What are you favorite matte (or non-matte!) lipsticks right now?