Leina demonstrating how to do a day to night look

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Me with Leina

with Leina and Amy aka Shrinkle creator of Sugarpill

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending MakeupbyLeina’s private makeup event at the lovely Bare Escentuals boutique in Berkeley, CA. The Bare Escentuals store transformed from a cozy boutique to a beauty filled presentation party decked with balloons, gift bags, raffle prizes, and snacks. Bare Escentuals and Leina collaborated to hold the private makeup seminar. Leina’s Youtube loyal subscribers got the chance to meet and chat with Leina for expert tips and tricks.

Leina held a makeup seminar demonstrating live tutorials on everyday models to show the audience how to go from day to night easily using Bare Escentuals products. The talented apsiring makeup artist admits her love and specialty is the smoky eye because it’s so versatile and reflects her style.

I had so much fun, and being surrounded by my weakness, I gave into buying 3 eye shadows. I just had to, I’ve never used Bare Escentuals eye shadows before this. I love how they’re so sparkly.

Can you really say this hasn’t happened to you? You come back home from a party and your completely exhausted. The only thing you want to do is drink a glass of water and jump into bed. You cringe at the thought of washing off your makeup and its the absolute last thing you want to do. So you don’t.

Or maybe you’re at a friend’s house (what kind of friend they are is your business) and you can’t wash your face because you don’t have your facial cleansing products with you. Plus you’re too tired to walk to the bathroom and use your friends stuff. So you don’t.

The next best thing you can do to remove your makeup is keep makeup removing towelettes in your purse. If you’re constantly on the go its best to keep it in your makeup bag. Using towelettes is a super convenient way to take your makeup off can help keep your pores from getting clogged, keep your lashes from breaking off due to sleeping with mascara, and ultimately keep you from looking like Amy Winehouse in the in the morning.

There are some other great uses for makeup removing towelettes. You can use them to clean any eye makeup mistakes, also as a stain remover to release makeup from your clothes. Another great use is to remove excess sweat and oil from your face after a workout even if your not wearing makeup. They’re really multi-purpose!

Drugstore Brands:  Pond’s Clean Sweep  ($6.79 at CVS Pharmacy), Revlon Makeup Remover Towelettes($6.49  at Walgreens) Neutrogena Deep Clean Oil-Free Makeup Remover Cleansing Wipes ($7.99 at CVS Pharmacy),  & Clean and Clear Facial Cleansing Wipes ($5.49 at Target)

Prestige Brands: Josie Maran Bear Naked Wipes ($12 at Sephora), Korres Pomegrante Cleansing and Makeup Removing Wipes ($12 at Sephora), Sephora Face 25 Makeup Removing Wipes ($8 at Sephora), Bare Escentuals Makeup Remover Wipes ($10 at Nordstrom)

Whether you choose a drugstore brand or prestige is up to you. There is one thing I am certain about – when you find yourself dreading removing your makeup after a long night, reach for a makeup towelette and you’ll thank yourself in the morning.