January 2014 Ipsy Bag

Long time no blog, I know. Work and school have been a little crazy, and I lost my camera for a few days. Enough excuses lets get the the post. I received my Ipsy bag a few days ago and I they've done it again, a nice bag with fun products to try out. For the first time in a long time, I didn't receive any full sized products. They don't promise a full size item in the bag, but there is usually one included.

 

This first product I'm actually excited to try. I usually hate foil samples, BUT I don't mind them when they give you a couple. That way you actually get to try the product more than once.

This product might not be enough for all my hair, but I'll make it work.

At first I was most excited about this product, the color was pretty, it had a nice velvet texture. Then after trying it on and taking a picture of the product on my lips; when I took it off I noticed a few bumps of the edge of mu top lip, near my cupids bow. I freaked out, I might be allergic to the product. I'm not willing to try it again to find out. Luckily the bumps were gone by morning.

My lips looked fine when I put it on.

 

 

This product is actually really pretty and is in my purse now.  Beautiful tear duct/ inner corner color.

 

 

I tried to take a picture of the liner, but my camera wasn't cooperating with me.

 

Sorry its been so long since my last post. I will do better on bringing you all more posts. :) 

Sephora VIB Haul

My favorite time of the year to buy makeup is during the Holiday season. I love all the holiday gift sets and I love the sales. One sale that always takes a chunk of my money is the Sephora VIB sale. During this sale Beauty Insiders with the VIB or VIB Rouge status get a code to receive 20% off!

 

This is the time I usually like to pick up any gifts I want to give for Xmas and anything that may cost a bit more and that I wouldn't buy without the discount. This year my budget was not what I wanted it to be BUT I made the best of it. I've also included a few things I bought before the VIB sale, but still got at 10% off with a coupon code.

First of let me just note how adorable the gift boxes are this year. They had three sizes and each had a different design. During the sale they also gave out tote bags. I forgot to take a picture, but I do have a picture on my instagram.

 

On to the samples! you get 3 samples with every online order, but those usually aren't that great. I love when I get emails about special VIB Rouge codes for gifts. These I received in a cute makeup bag with the code. I love when samples are nicely sized.   

These next ones I got by using my points. I love the mini FlowerBomb bottle. The mini Coach Poppy I got in store.

 I will be doing separate posts for some of these products with swatches. Please let me know if there is anything you would like reviewed or to see swatches of, that way I know what to post first.

Disney Ariel Collection for Sephora HAUL.

I wouldn't be a Disney lover is I didn't stalk Sephora's website for the Ariel collection. This collection is not set to be in stores until August was released online last week. When I saw the tweet from Sephora early last Tuesday I immediately retweeted and got on the site to order the two things I wanted the most. I ordered the Storylook Eyeshadow Palette Vol 3 and the compact mirror.  In probably the fastest shipping I've had with Sephora, Thursday afternoon my package was there.

Can I just say, I have both the palette and mirror from the Cinderella and Jasmine collections, and this one, in my opinion, is the most beautiful of the three. There is this sheen of green and blue that reflects off the packaging that really can't be captured, at least not on my little camera.

 

 

 

 

The mirror from these collections is always a must for me. The quality is amazing on them. They have a nice heavy feel, they have a great piece to have. They always cost around $20, and I feel these are definitely worth the price.

 

This is the detail that I love the most. Its that small touch each mirror from the collections have that makes me need to get the mirror every time.

 

 

 

Outer box of the palette

 

Front of the palette

A closer look at the front of the palette. The picture doesn't do it justice.

 

 

 

 

I love that with these collections, they put so much detail into the packaging. This is the names of the cover of the outside box the palette was in.

 

I would highly recommend both the palette and the mirror form this collection. If you can get your hands on them, don't let them go. For me these are collectors items, which is why its go hard for me to actually get use out of them. They are just so pretty I don't use them very often. It might be a while before I even let myself swatch these. I will just enjoy their beauty for now. If they are anything like the past palettes I know they will be great. They seem to keep improving the quality and pigmentation of these shadows with ever collection. I can't wait to see which princess the next collection will focus on. Hopefully Bell!

 

Along with the 3 samples you get from ordering from Sephora.com I had a promo code to receive this chevron bag filled with 14 other skin care samples.

 

 

June 2013 BOXYCHARM

This is my second BOXYCHARM box, and I must say, it only OK. All good products, but I have a few of these already. All the products in this months box are useful, good quality and obviously full sized, a great box, but I have similar products in my collection to all of these. 

 

 

Not sure what color eyes this is designed for. Hopefully brown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This brush seems real interesting.

 

This is one thing I don't have and I can't wait to try it out. My hair can always use a little help in the anti-frizz department.

  As you can tell I didn't really swatch these. Like I said I have a lot of these already in my collection so I plan on using some of these for giveaways, swaps or just giving them to my cousin. The lip gloss is for sure going to her. Since she is darker than me, I see it working well with her skin tone. I have the gloss in another shade and love it. I know she will too.