All You Need to Know About the Maskcara Clutch

What is the Clutch?

How Much Does It Hold?

What Styles Does It Come in?

How Much is It?

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There are lots of beauty tools on the market. Sometimes so many that you feel overwhelmed with what to buy and how to use them! That’s great that there are lots of options to choose from, but you don’t really need all of them. But one tool that you do need is a makeup sponge. A beauty blender. A perfector sponge. Whatever they’re called, you need one. But there is definitely a right way and wrong way of using one. So here’s how to use a makeup sponge so you get that flawless look you’re going for!

What is a makeup sponge?

A makeup sponge is a funny looking tear drop sized sponge that is used to help blend your makeup. It’s a great invention that helps blend your makeup to give you a flawless face. But you can’t just use it as is. You have to prep the sponge first.

Get it Wet

So, the first step when using a makeup sponge is to get it wet. Turn on your faucet and hold the sponge under the stream of water. Gently squeeze the makeup sponge in and out until it soaks up enough water that it’s just about double in size. Then you want to wring it out really good. Reeeeallly good. You don’t want to be using a sopping wet sponge on your face because then it will mess up your makeup! Make sure you squeeze out all the excess water. If you need to, you can use a towel to help you get it nice and dry. You still want it damp though.

Dab, Dab, Dab

Next, we dab! No, we’re not talking about the dance move. We’re talking about dabbing that moist makeup sponge on your face. Why would you do that?? Dabbing the sponge all over your face will allow it to remove the excess makeup and give you that flawless look. It helps blend the harsh lines and melt the look all together. Simply use the sponge in rolling motions on your face. Use gentle motions so you don’t take off all of your makeup.

And that’s it! That’s how you properly use a makeup sponge. It’s so easy to use and such an essential tool in your makeup kit.

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Maskcara Mother’s Day Bundles to Give

Are you the kinda gal that knows what she wants for a gift but then your significant other fails to read your mind?? Yeah….that happens to us all the time too! So let’s help a brother out and make his Mother’s Day gift giving extra easy for him this year. These are the best Maskcara Mother’s Day Bundles to give this year that you will love! Share this website with him and all he has to do is click the shopping links and you get what you want…win win!! There are gifts for all price points and you will love any one of them! Go on….go for it girl….

Tres Leches & Milk Masque Bundle ($175)

What woman doesn’t want glowing skin?! This is the perfect bundle to get! It includes the Tresh Leches system (Milk Cleanser, Milk Toner, Milk Moisturizer), the Milk Masque, and a set of 3 microfiber cloths. Yes please! Your skin will thank you for taking such great care of it! It’s the perfect pampering gift you could ask for. You save $15 with this bundle!

Special Brush Bundle ($175)

Just like a good artist needs good brushes to create a masterpiece, every woman needs good makeup brushes to apply her makeup. A good tool makes all the difference! You will love this makeup brush collection! It includes: the Hotline Brow Brush, Best Blend Forever Brush, Multitasker Brush, 30 Second Hac Brush, Buffy Brush, Blend & Tap Eyeshadow Brush, Detail Hac Brush, and I Shadow Everything Brush. You get the I Shadow Everything Brush free with this bundle…that’s a savings of $18!

Stay Awhile, Gorgeous Bundle ($35)

This bundle is perfect for helping your makeup last all day! It comes with the Stay Setting Spray and the Perfector Sponge. Spray the damp Perfector Sponge with the Stay Spray and blend your makeup out while setting it at the same time. If you have oily skin, do this before and after you apply your makeup for extra great hold. You save $6 with this bundle.

Summertime Essentials Bundle ($64)

This bundle includes the new Summer Love Lip & Cheek color, Bella Crème Bronzer, B Squared Bronzer and Blush Brush, and you get a marble square compact for free! This is THE perfect bundle to get you summer ready! It includes all of our personal faves!

So Fresh So Clean Bundle ($28)

This bundle is a must for every beauty girl! The Restore Brush Cleaner and a pink microfiber cloth are the perfect tools to keep your makeup brushes clean and bacteria free!

Glowing Shadows Bundle ($70)

Are you like every other woman and you just don’t know what eyeshadows to buy? Then this is perfect for you! This bundle includes Cupcake, Lullaby, As You Wish, and Filly eyeshadows, the Blend & Tap Brush, and a Square Marble Compact. These colors will look beautiful on anyone!

Whether you want to give your hubby or kids a little hint hint for their Mother’s Day gift or whether you want to pull the trigger on your own, we won’t judge! But take advantage of these deals while supplies last….because they won’t last long! Click HERE to shop!

Learn more about Maskcara makeup brushes HERE!

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Why Maskcara Makeup Brushes Are the Best

Yes, Maskcara is a makeup company with top notch products. From highlights, contours, lip & cheeks, illuminators, eyeshadows, and even skin care! But did you know that Maskcara also has makeup brushes? And not just any makeup brushes. These brushes are the best of the best. And we’ll tell you why Maskcara makeup brushes are the best so you’ll never be on the brush hunt again!

Maskcara Makeup Brushes are Double Sided

The best thing about these brushes are that they are double sided! You get two brushes in one! That means that you have to collect less brushes and have less bulk in your makeup bag but still get all the great use out of the brushes you really need!

Maskcara Makeup Brushes are Versatile

Not only are the brushes double sided, but they are versatile! They can be used in so many different ways! Yes, the  famous HAC brushes are intended for flawlessly applying your highlight and contour, but they can also be used for applying blush, illuminator, or eyeshadow! The multitasker brush is one of our faves because you can apply your eyeliner, define your brows, apply eyeshadow, line your lips, apply your lip color…so many uses!  It’s just a matter of preference for each brush. Do whatever feels good to you because there is no right or wrong way to use the brushes!

Maskcara Makeup Brushes are Pretty

Oh my. Have you seen these brushes?? They are pretty! They are classy. They are beautiful! You will want to do your makeup in the morning because you get to see their sleek silver & gold design.

Maskcara Makeup Brushes are Affordable

Usually a good makeup brush will cost you an arm and a leg. Not with these! Maskcara brushes are affordable. The brushes range from $13-$36. There is no excuse you shouldn’t add the I Shadow Everything Brush to your makeup bag because it is inexpensive and will really help in your eyeshadow application! And add the others too while you’re at it!

Maskcara Makeup Brushes are High Quality

These brushes are high quality, top notch, out of this world. When you take good care of them, they will be your best friend and last for years! With high quality brushes, it’s best to nurture them…so make sure to use the Houdini Brush Cleaner weekly to keep them at their best!

Oh there are so many good things about Maskcara makeup brushes! They really are the best around! From powder to cream, Maskcara has you covered! They’re our favorites!

Learn more about how to clean your makeup brushes HERE!

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All you Need to Know About Maskcara New Releases

We just got back from an amazing, uplifting, and motivating conference for Maskcara Beauty. And while we were there, they announced releases of some preeeety awesome new products. Some have already hit the shop….some are still yet to come. This is all you need to know about Maskcara New Releases and how you can get them!

What are the Maskcara New Releases?

Oh boy. You are gonna looove this! Maskcara has released 7 (7!!!) new compact styles! Say what??? The other compacts are beautiful, but these are just spectacular! These are the new styles of compacts that were just released:

• Fleur de Sel
• Celestial
• Iridescent
• Ascent
• Imperial
• Saltair
• Icefall

These new styles come in all the same sizes as before: Square, Quad, HAC Stack, Mini Double Decker, and Double Decker. They range from $12-$29.

And if you are a big makeup fan and you need a big compact to tote around, you now have the option to purchase the Artist compacts! They will fit everything…and we mean everything! Or, if you want to become a Maskcara Independent Artist, then you can join our team! You can read all about how HERE!

Not only were new compacts released but new makeup! Comin’ at ya are new highlight, contour, lip & cheek, and illuminator shades!! You heard that right! Here’s the round-up:

• Linen Highlight
• Astoria Contour
• Cola Contour (great for darker skin or for eyeliner!)
• Plum Lip & Cheek
• Scarlet Lip & Cheek
• Glow Illuminator
• Dream Illuminator

So so fun, right?! All of these new colors are so amazing and such a great addition to your makeup collection. You can buy each one for $14.

How Can you Buy the New Releases?

All you have to do to get your hands on these bad boys is visit our website HERE and shop for the new releases. Or you can search for whatever product you want to try. And be on the lookout for more products coming your way….let’s just say that you are gonna diiiiii with the new eyeshadow colors…that’s all we can say!

Don’t forget, when you buy a certain amount of singles, you get a free compact!! You can learn more about that HERE!

You can shop the New Releases HERE!

Want to learn about how you can get a discount when you’re buying Maskcara products?? Click HERE!

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The Best of Maskcara

We all know Maskcara has amazing products…but we have our faves! Sometimes we get stuck in a rut with our daily products and we don’t know how to branch out. Well, we’re here to help! Here is the best of Maskcara that every girl should add to their collection!

1. I Shadow Everything Brush– This is the perfect eyeshadow brush! It does everything you need to apply your eyeshadow in a simple and sassy way.
2. Milk Moisturizer– Been searching for the perfect moisturizer? Look no further! This is the best of the best! It soothes, heals, and moisturizes like a champ.
3. B Squared Bronzer and Blush Brush– This brush is like fluffing your face with feathers! It is perfect for applying your blush and bronzer just right.
4. Nude Lip & Cheek– This shade is the perfect neutral! It looks great on your cheeks or your lips!
5. Houdini Brush Cleaner– Yes, every girl needs amazing makeup brushes. But every girl also needs a good brush cleaner to make those brushes squeaky clean! And you can’t get any easier than spraying and wiping your brushes with this solution.
6. Mini Double Decker– Every women needs the 4 basic Maskcara foundation colors (Highlight, Contour, Lip & Cheek, and Illuminator), but what does she do when she wants to branch out?? The Mini Double Decker is the perfect compact for storing your basic foundation colors and much more! You can start a collection of eyeshadow colors, and multiple lip & cheek colors, and highlight shades….you name it! You only need one compact to hold all of your makeup. It’s the best!
7. Perfector Sponge– You must get this sponge! It’s the best for blending your makeup and finishing off your beautiful face.
8. Sabrina Eyeshadow– This is the perfect shade to add some light shimmer and highlight to your lids.
9. Bright Eyes Eyeshadow– This is such a beautiful bronze color that is so flattering on any skin type!
10. Kin Eyeshadow– The perfect plum color that adds a perfect pop of purple to your lid without looking like you’re wearing a crazy color.
11. On Wednesdays Eyeshadow– This is such a great neutral everyday color!
12. Desert Sunset Lip & Cheek– This is a great cheek color, but it’s also our fave lip color! It’s the perfect neutral sheen to add to those beautiful lips.
13. Clutch Wallet– Oh boy. This leather clutch is just beautiful. It’s the perfect place to store your makeup and credit cards and keys…anything you need to tote around with you as you go.
14. Pink Grapefruit Lip & Cheek– This is like the sisterhood of the traveling pants…it looks great on so many women! Try it!
15. Bella Crème Bronzer– This is the perfect way to add a nice sun kissed glow to your face! Simply apply a small amount with your B Squared Bronzer and Blush Brush to the areas of your face that are exposed to the sun and you will look like a bronzed goddess!
16. The Detail HAC Brush– This is our fave makeup brush to apply your highlight and contour! It helps you get the color in just the right place.
17. Stay Setting Spray– Having a hard time with your makeup staying on all day? Then this is so perfect for you! Spritz some of this setting spray onto your face after you apply your makeup and it will help prolong the color.

And there you have it! Those are the best of Maskcara that we think you should try! Want to see the best makeup for summer? Click HERE!

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How to Define Your Brows

You know I’m all about simplicity. Getting back to the basics. Beauty should be easy. And a step that is often neglected in your beauty routine is defining your brows! But it shouldn’t be a hard step. Here is how to define your brows and how you can easily do it in your home!

Once your brows are nice and maintained, you need to give them a beautiful look by defining them. How do you do that?? Easy peasy. Just take an angled brow brush and either some eyeshadow or contour color that coordinates with your brow hair color. With just two things, you can get your brows lookin gooood!

How to Define your Brows

First off, it doesn’t do any good to define your brows by filling them in if they’re not maintained. You don’t want to accentuate bushy and furry brows. Your brows should be a nice shape before you define them. You can refer to brow maintenance here for some other great brow tips before you start with this step.

Take your angled brow brush, dip it in the eyeshadow or contour shade and fill in your brows. You want to use short hair like motions to mimic the look of hair growth. If you want a more natural look, then just simply fill in the areas of in your brows to make them appear fuller. If you want your brows really defined and dramatic, then use the brush to shape around your brow.

Defining your brows helps frame your face. It gives your brows definition and shape that helps finish off your look. It just tops your look off and gives your face a beautiful touch!

Products to Use

Some Maskcara eyeshadow shades that are great for your brows are:

Oak

Basic

Coco

Trust

Cole

Salem

Some Maskcara contour shades that would work great for your brows:

Shadow

Ash

And there you have it! Easy ways to get your brows lookin extra good! You don’t want to miss out on defining those beautiful brows! Click here to see how to maintain your brows too!

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      The Perfect Maskcara Starter Kit

Have you thought about purchasing some Maskcara products but you’re just not sure where to begin?! Don’t worry, we got you girl! Maskcara has plenty of top notch products to choose from, but if you just want to start small and at the basics, then we have the perfect solution for you! The Maskcara Starter Kit is the best place to start.

What the Starter Kit Includes

We suggest starting with the basics. Yes, you can go bigger and better. Yes, you can purchase eyeshadows, and lip colors, and skin care, and brushes galore. But with the Starter Kit, you can get a taste of just how good Maskcara products really are. And then you can always go back for more.

The basic products you need to get started with Maskcara are:

• Quad compact (highlight, contour, blush, illuminator)
• 30 Second HAC Brush
• Perfector Sponge

How to Purchase the Starter Kit

Now that you know what you want, how do you purchase it? Easy peasy! Follow these simple steps:

• Visit the Maskcara website
• Go to Pallette Builder
• Drag and drop your custom colors, choose the compact color you want,  and add it to your cart.
• Go to Shop, Brushes & Tools, Brushes
• Add 30 Second HAC Brush to your cart
• Add the Perfector Sponge to your cart…choose whatever color you like best…they work the same!

And that’s it! See?! We told you it was easy!

What Colors to Choose

Not sure what colors you would look best in? Don’t worry, we got you girl! Take our Color Matching Quiz here! Or you can also email us a selfie of your beautiful face. Just make sure to have a makeup free face, stand near a window and face it for natural lighting, and snap away!

The Maskcara Starter Kit allows you to get a taste of the goodness of the products. Once you’re hooked, you’ll want to come back for more! And did you know that Maskcara offers free shipping? On every order? So, no need to hold back. Come back as often as you like! Click here to shop now!

Want to learn more about Maskcara discounts? Click here!

Want to see how to use the products? Click here!

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All About Maskcara Discounts!

Did you know that Maskcara offers discounts?! Yup…you read that right! When we find a good product that we love, what we love even more is getting it for a discount! Let us tell you all about Maskcara discounts and how you can get some!

Eyeshadow Square Compact

Makscara has beautiful eyeshadows to choose from! But did you know that when you build your own square compact, you get the square compact for free?! Tis’ true. That’s $12 that you don’t have to pay.

Powder Square Compacts

Just like the eyeshadows, you can also get a free square compact when you purchase 2 powders. You can get 2 Vanilla Dust Setting Powders or 2 Cayman Bronzer Powders or you can get one of each. And the compact is free. Booyah.

Quad Compact

This makeup compact comes free with any 4 singles. It can be foundation singles (highlight, contour, blush, illuminator), eyeshadow singles, or powder singles. Take that $15 savings and treat yo self to lunch. Yes please!

HAC Stack Compact 

The HAC Stack compact is so perfect for holding all of your basics for your everyday wear. You get this 2-level compact free with 8 singles. It can be foundation singles (highlight, contour, blush, illuminator), eyeshadow singles, or powder singles. These compacts are normally $20 on their own. Score!

Mini Double Decker Compact

If you want a larger selection of makeup, then this 2-level Mini Double Decker compact comes free with 10 singles. It can be foundation singles (highlight, contour, blush, illuminator), eyeshadow singles, or powder singles. At a savings of $23, that’s a deal!

Double Decker Compact 

Do you really love makeup?? Do you want to have all the colors?! Then the Double Decker is perfect for you! It comes free with 16 singles. It can be foundation singles (highlight, contour, blush, illuminator), eyeshadow singles, or powder singles. That’s a $29 value! Woohoo!

Brush Collection

It’s no secret that we love, and we mean love, the Maskcara makeup brushes! You need to have good brushes in order to apply your makeup the best! And these brushes do not disappoint. When you purchase all of the makeup brushes in the bundle you save $36….. Now that’s a great discount!!

Powder Bundle

This set includes the Vanilla Setting Powder and the Power Powder Brush. When you buy it as a package you only pay $42 instead of $52!

Bronzer Bundle

The Bronzer Bundle comes with the Cayman Bronzer and B Squared Blush Brush. When you buy it as a bundle you save $10. Nice!

Lip & Cheek Collection

How’s a girl to choose her favorite lip and cheek color?! You don’t have to when you buy the Lip & Cheek Collection! For just $78 you get 8 shades. Buy them all separately and you would have to pay $112. No thanks, I’ll take the discount please.

Illuminator Collection

What girl doesn’t want a natural glow?! Buy the Illuminator Collection and get Pearl, Honey, and Rose Gold for $34 instead of $42. Sweet!

And there you have it. Maskcara discounts at their best. Now why wouldn’t you want to take advantage of such a great deal?! Click here to shop!

Did you know that Maskcara offers free shipping too?? Click here to learn more!

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How to Keep Your Makeup Artist Kit Sanitary

We all love our makeup! But how many of us actually take good care of it? Whether you are a Maskcara Artist or just an everyday makeup wearer, then you are going to need to read this! Here are some tips on how to keep your makeup artist kit sanitary and happy.

Makeup Artists

For you makeup artist gals out there, this is for you! Here are some simple steps you can do to keep your makeup kit sanitary.

How to Use the Product on the Person:

• Use a q-tip or spatula to scoop the product out.
• Put the needed product on a plate or artist palette to work from.

Clean the surface of the palette:

• Restore Sanitizing Wipes!
• Alcohol wipe
• Clorox wipe
• Alcohol spray and paper towel

Clean the Makeup Brushes Between Makeovers:

• Use the Houdini Brush Cleaner.
• Use an alcohol wipe to wipe the bristles of the brush.
• Use an alcohol spray to spray a paper towel and then wipe the brush clean.

Clean Your Hands Between Makeovers

• Use soap and water.
• Use hand sanitizer.
• Use antibacterial wipes.

Everyday Makeup Girl

For the makeup beauties out there, this is for you! Here are some easy tips you can do in your home:

• Make sure to wash your brushes regularly! You don’t want to be putting dirty tools on your face. It also helps your makeup go on better when you have clean brushes to work with. A great option is the Houdini Brush Cleaner.
• Clean your eyeshadow regularly so you don’t have bacteria harboring in the product. The Restore Sanitizing Wipes are so perfect for this!

Taking good care of your makeup shouldn’t be hard! With these simple tips you can easily clean your makeup and tools and be on your way! Good luck!

Want to see how to clean your makeup brushes? Click here!

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