Back to School Beauty Necessities

Whether you're in college like me, or in high or middle school, the return of the school year is coming up very quickly! This year I have set myself a lot of goals, such as doing better in school, getting more involved in my sorority, and staying fabulous all the time. I bought a few drugstore cosmetics to carry with me during classtime and I will also do a few new routines at nighttime to ensure my face is in top condition!
Carry-Ons
In my pencil case this year, I will certainly not be carrying just pencils! Today, I went to Walgreen's and purchased Wet N Wild's Mega Slicks Lip Gloss in Red Sensation. I had never tried this product before, but I am already in love and want to go back and buy more for my regular make-up collection! This lipgloss is very pigmented, non-sticky, and lasts for a pretty long time. It also only costs $2! Another product I plan on buying is a Wet N Wild single eyeshadow, probably in Brulee or Nutty, to carry around with me just in case I didn't have time to put on eyeshadow or for touchups. These eyeshadows have gotten fab reviews around the online makeup community and aren't pricey at all.
Routines
My lips have always been chapped and I never really did anything about it. A few weeks ago, I was priming my lips with NYC concealer, and I really noticed how cracked they were. So, I ran out to Walgreen's and purchased my new everyday product. It is Cococare's The Yellow Stick, which is 100% cocoa butter. This stick is amazing, and it smells like chocolate! It is very, very shiny, so I don't wear it outside the house though. I use this product right when I wake up and before I go to sleep. I also use it random times throughout the day when I am at home. My lips have never been so soft!
I have also been using Clinique's Even Better Skin Tone Correcting Moisturizer every night before I go to bed. This moisturizer was a gift with another makeup purchase and is very pricey; however, there are plenty of affordable moisturizers available in drugstores! My favorite drugstore moisturizer is Neutrogena's Oil-Free Moisturizer, which runs at about $9.

Spoil the Foil

A new beauty tip I just learned about was foiling! And I must say.... I'm obsessed!!! Foiling (aka wetting eyeshadows) has reintroduced me to one of my Urban Decay palettes that I had given up on because the colors were too glittery to stay on. This palette is called the Sustainable Palette, and I think it was made for foiling! My favorite color to foil in this palette is Uzi. It is a silver eyeshadow with rainbow glitter. Before I tried foiling it, Uzi was a hot mess and ended up all over my face instead of my lid! I hated it. Now, I think it's fabulous! Uzi paired with a black (like Oil Slick in the Sustainable Palette) is a great going out look.
I also tried foiling with my E.L.F. Bright Eyes Beauty Manual. Without foiling, the eyshadows don't have much pigmentation. With foiling, I'm still not too impressed. Nevertheless, I did buy it for $5! I did hope for better results with E.L.F. shadows because I hear so many good things about their products. Maybe they aren't for everyone!