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Sephora + Drugstore haul!

on Saturday, April 24, 2010. Filed under: , , ,
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The other day I finally got my birthday Sephora gift I bought myself! And I also got to go to the drugstore by myself for the first time in... forever lol.


Sephora:
  • Cake Beauty lip butter in Lemon Chiffon
  • OPI Sephora nail polish in Leaf Him At The Altar
  • OPI Sephora nail polish in Mermaid To Order
Drugstore:
  • Lash Blast
  • Revlon lipstick in Soft Nude
  • Revlon Photo Finish foundation in Golden Beige
Yay! I finally replaced my Lash Blast (I love this mascara!) and I finally got to try the new Revlon lipstick everyone's talking about (but Soft Nude doesn't show up at all on my lips... grr) and of course the foundation I've had my eyes on (I can never tell if I match right! But the foundation feels so light on face)!
The thing I'm most excited about is this...


I've been wanting this for a very long time. Since I posted about it actually. I'm so excited I finally have it! It smells exactly like Lemon Chiffon and I'm a sucker for anything (lemon) chiffon! I might have to get a back up... or 5 =)

Haul: MAC

on Saturday, April 10, 2010. Filed under: ,
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Did a small MAC haul last month. Here's what I got!



  • MAC Eye Shadow in Naked Lunch
  • MAC Eye Shadow in Trax
  • MAC Lipstick in Russian Red
  • MAC Lipstick in Cherish
  • MAC makeup wipes
Of all the things, I'm most excited about the MAC makeup wipes! I am addicted to the way they smell! Am I the only one who thinks they smell really really good?! I've tried them once (on my eyes) and I wasn't happy with the outcome, it seems that they're too harsh for my eyelids! I'm not giving up, I'm going to try them again to see if they really are... I'm hoping they're not!

Trax has been on my wish list since last year. I'm in love with eye shadows that look like they're two colors. The term isn't coming to mind right now, but I'm sure you know what I mean!! I've been itching for the Naked pigment but I don't want to shell out that much money so I settled for the Naked Lunch eye shadow.. about the same, right?!

I've heard good things about Cherish, I haven't tried it yet though. And of course I had to get Russian Red! I don't look horrible in reds, but I don't feel like I'm bold enough to wear it. I imagine you'd wear it with sexy heels and a short skirt. Maybe it's just me.... lol.

I originally had gotten Cherish from the MAC counter but I exchanged it for Syrup and ended up ordering Cherish instead. I have to say, Syrup goes so well with my lip color. I have having pigmented lips, it ruins everything! I heard you could use concealer/foundation to mute out the color... but wouldn't you end up swallowing it later when you eat?? 

New Aerie products!

on Saturday, March 20, 2010. Filed under: , ,
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I'm a fan of American Eagle and Aerie! Aerie had released lipsticks last year that I really liked, but discontinued them before the holiday season. This year, they launched a new makeup line. I hate how their makeup is never on their site... I'll snap a picture next time I'm there! But it's a really pretty layout.


I grabbed one of the Superfruit Vitamin Gloss in goldmine. The Aerie Botanicals is a new lotion line they're launching next month. This was their A-List gift for March.


The lipglosses remind me a bit of a MAC Dazzleglass. But their lipglosses contain vitamins that are good for you, I'm not exactly sure which vitamins, but the sales lady was listing them off lol.It's made with yumberry and acai berry. I've been seeing acai berry everywhere lately! I love this lipgloss! It taste really good, I just hate how it has that weird sponge wand that makes your lips feel numb. I'm not a fan of feeling numb. I'm also not a fan of the price, these are $10.50! Good thing I had a $10 gift card! But I really really want to get more.


As you see, it goes on sheer. Clear almost. But it has some glitter in it. I can never tell if something is sheer or clear because my lips are pigmented.

They also had some eye shadow's but I mean... I think I own enough eye shadows, even though they were really really pretty. I didn't notice if they brought the lipsticks back, but I hope they do soon! I loved the lipsticks from last year!

New books!

on Sunday, March 14, 2010. Filed under: ,
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I haven't been hauling much makeup, at least... not as much as I use to. I've been trying to get back in touch with my roots... reading. I use to spend a ton of time reading when I was younger. I guess that all stopped when I started getting busy with 16hr shifts at my previous job. I started reading again when my husband left for Basic Training last year, I have to admit, having a husband can prevent you from reading some days! And having a PC in your room probably doesn't help either. But I'm happy to say, I've been finishing a few books this month and it feels great!

 

  •  Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott
  • A Brilliant Madness by Patty Duke
  • To Serve My Country by Jenna Turnipseed

I've finished To Serve My Country and I'll be doing a review on it on my book blog here. You can also check out my book blog if you want the latest news on my book reading adventure. I'm also an Amazon Associate so if you're interested in purchasing any of the books I've mentioned, please feel free to let me know!

I had the pleasure of meeting Patty Duke while she was in San Francisco with the Wicked musical cast performing as Madam Morrible (my favorite Madam Morrible, in fact) and I'm sad to had found out she wrote this book after I met her (she was leaving the production that following Sunday along with Eddy Rioesco and Natalie). I probably would had much more to say to her if I knew prior to meeting her. But she is a sweet little lady and an extremely talented actress. I'm excited to start reading her book soon!

Are you into reading books? What's your favorite book? Or your favorite author?


MAC Spring Colour Forecast Haul.

on Friday, March 5, 2010. Filed under: , ,
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I was so excited for this collection! I made this huge wishlist and everything.  But when I got to the MAC counter to swatch everything.... I wasn't that impressed with more than half of the things on my list. I'm very picky when it comes to texture and color. I'm not a fan of matte at all. So my wishlist dwindled down to this...


  • Colour 4: Eye Shadow X4
  • Crush Metal Pigment: Stacked 2!
  • Bronzilla lipstick
  • Bare slimshine

I know, the slimshine isn't part of the collection but I've been itching to get my hands on it since last year and I heard they might be discontinuing it soon so I just grabbed it while I still could!

I just got these so I haven't tried them yet. I'm regretting not getting the other brown lipstick and the other Crush Metal Pigment set, but I mean... I don't really need them. But it woulda been nice to have lol. 

MAC is coming out with so many collections I've heard nothing about! And it seems like the majority of things are repromotes or things in the permanent collection :\ what gives MAC? 

I am, however... excited for the summer beach collection! Have you guys seen it yet? It's beautiful!

Cherry Culture haul.

on Wednesday, February 24, 2010. Filed under: , , , ,
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This was a haul I did some time last year from Cherry Culture...



  • Sinful nail polish in Aries
  • Sinful nail polish in San Francisco
  • Sinful nail polish in Pink Diamond
  • NYX Jumbo Pencil in Dark Brown 
  • NYX Jumbo Pencil in Slate
  • NYX Jumbo Pencil in Gold
  • NYX eyeshadow trio in Yellow Pearl/Antique/Golden (not pictured)
  • NYX Pearl Mania in Fanta
  • NYX Pearl Mania in Purple
  • NYX Pearl Mania in Sky Pink
  • NYX Pearl Mania in Lilac
  • NYX Pearl Mania in Mink
  • NYX Pearl Mania in Oro
  • NYX Pearl Mania in Walnut
  • NYX Pearl Mania in Grass
  • NYX eyeshadow trio in Honeycomb
  • LA Colors Metallic palette in Fabulous 


Uhm, yeah... it says its Iced Mocha but clearly, it's purple. I thought this was kinda odd... lol. Especially since I ordered dark brown and not only is it not Iced Mocha but its definitely not purple either lol!

China Glaze: Wizard of Ooh Ahz.

on Wednesday, January 20, 2010. Filed under: , ,
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I finally got my hands on the Wizard of Ooh Ahz collection from China Glaze.

L - R: C-C-Courage, Dorothy Who, Ruby Pumps, The Ten Man, Good Witch & Cowardly Lyin'.

If you didnt know, I'm a huge fan of the Wizard of Oz (and Wicked the musical) so I had to get this collection! I didnt get the pretty little box it came with, sadly.

I'm disappointed to see that there's no green! The Wicked Witch gets no love?


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I just remembered why there isnt a green in the collection. They released Emerald Sparkle with the Christmas collection which came out right before this and they didnt want to duplicate a color in the following collection.

I say they still shoulda added it! Or a new different green!

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Holiday Lush Haul!

on Tuesday, December 22, 2009. Filed under: ,
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I finally got to go on my Lush haul! I grabbed a lot of the Holiday stuff!



Snowcake Soap
According to the site; Its a fantastically creamy soap that smells of irrisitable the almond icing on a Christmas cake. I definitely get the almond icing scent from this soap.


Snow Fairy Shower Gel
This is the first shower gel I've bought from Lush. My fiance actually spotted this first and liked the way it smelled, my fiance is NOT a fan of Lush lol so if he likes something, it must smell good. And this does! According to the site; The fragrance is sweet as pink cotton candy, mixed with soothing vanilla. The scent is really sweet, almost a strawberry sweet. I dont pick up much of a vanilla.




Sunny Side Bubble Bar
According to the site; Sink into glowing white bubbles and revel in the sparking gold water while inhaling blissful sweet orange, lemon and tangerine essential oils. This too is the first bubble bar I've bought from Lush. The last time I was in the store one of the employee's showed me the glittery swirl that this bar makes. The glitter is really really loose and it gets EVERYWHERE when you touch it! I was debating between this one or the red one, but I love the smell of citrus so I went with this one.

Cinders Bath Bomb
According to the site; The warming sweet cinnamon and orange fragrance was inspired by a comforting yuletide drink in Sweden and is utterly irresistible on a chilly evening. I got this because pinkiecharm had done a review or haul on this and mentioned that it included pop rocks. I thought that would be awesome and fun so I grabbed one!

So White Bath Bomb
According to the site; We assure you however, that this Bath Bomb is not full of poison to put you to sleep. It is made with an uplifting fragrance of refreshing oranges, apples and romantic rose and is meant to awake you if you've been under a spell (or are just feeling tired). I hadnt planned on getting any other Bath Bomb besides Cinders. But I couldnt resist this one. It smells like apple in soft powdered sugar.




Vanilla in the Mist Soap
There isnt a description listed on the site. But this has a nice strong vanilla scent.




The Godmother Soap
I got a sample of this. According to the site; In case you haven't smelled Snow Fairy, the scent is sweet like fruity pink candies. We'd just like to point out that it does not, however, taste like yummy candies; it tastes like soap. This soap... is so STRONG. Goodness. I had it on my night stand near the door and I could smell it in my sleep! It does smell like candies. In fact, it smells like Bazooka Bubblegum. I promise you it does! It even gives you that mouth watering I-want-to-chew-gum feeling!

MAC hauls.

on Monday, October 19, 2009. Filed under: , , ,
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My MAC purchases are so small and so far apart that it takes me FOREVER to get enough things to make a post and thennnn.... I forget something. Dont you hate when that happens?! Argh.


CCO HAULS
  • MAC lipstick in N1 (or 1N I dont remember lol)
  • MAC lipstick in Freckletone (fiiiiiiiinalllyyy got this!)
  • MAC pigment in Vintage Gold
  • MAC eye shadow in Glamor Shot


STYLE BLACK
  • MAC Mineralized eye shadow in Cinderfella
  • MAC Mineralized eye shadow in Blue Flame

I was debating between Blue Flame and Young Punk (which is now sold out everywhere, grrr). I figured I have enough purple shadow's and not enough blue's so I went for Young Punk but I knew I was going to get Cinderfella (I love the name)! I wanted one of the lipglass things but they seemed water downed. I dont know if that's the word I'm looking for, but that's how it looked!

I have another MAC haul to update on, but I'll do that later (but hopefully not too later).

NYX palette sale!

on Monday, June 22, 2009. Filed under: , ,
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NYX had a palette sale a few weeks back and since they were all $4.50, how could I pass that up?! NYX.... making palettes?! Of course I got excited! So these were the ones I picked up.

"The Caribbean Collection" (5 eye shadows)

  • I Dream Of Barbados
  • I Dream Of St. Lucia
  • I Dream Of Antigua
"The Runway Collection" (10 eye shadows)
  • Secret World
  • Strike A Pose
"For Your Eyes Only" (10 smokey eyes shadows)
  • Smokey Eyes
  • For Eye Color Green


These palettes are really neat, I've been playing with them since I got them lol! I told my boyfriend about the sale and sent him a link and as soon as I hit "place order" he goes "baby, are you buying things again?" haha how does he always know?!

NYX has already put this on their website but the regular price is $9, I'm glad I found out about it just in time! I'm also surprised at how fast they shipped it. They didnt send me a shipping confirmation email though, which I thought was weird.

Thanks Rai for the heads up!

MARK. haul + rep kit.

on Monday, June 15, 2009. Filed under: , ,
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I know I'm super late on posting this!


  • MARK Juice Gems in Mango Tango
  • MARK Juice Gems in Papaya
  • MARK Calming Effect Comforting Milk Cleanser
  • MARK Get A Tint Tinted Moisturizer Lotion SPF 15
  • MARK I-Mark Custom Pick Eye Shadow in Wink Wink.
  • MARK I-Mark Custom Pick Eye Shadow in Lovestruck.
  • MARK That's Deep & Calming Effect samples
  • MARK eye shadow samples


These 3 are the giveaway prizes (I just added one more thing to it yesterday too). You get a Snap To It mini compact & two eye shadows: Tiki & Nomadic.



Yayyy my first MARK haul!! I'm loving the Juice Gems & the Calming Effect! I'm still trying to figure out if I like the Get A Tint and I havent tried the eye shadows yet!






This is the MARK rep kit. It includes "The Best of MARK".

  • A 5-piece mini brush set
  • MARK Juice Gems in Fig
  • MARK Make it Big Mascara in Raven
  • MARK Dew Drenched lipstick in Toffee Caramel
  • MARK Blush in Afterglow
  • MARK eye shadow in Nomadic
  • MARK eye shadow in Tiki
  • MARK train case
It also came with this free gift! It's a Flip For It in Sydney.



This thing is coool. One side has 2 eye shadow's and a blush and you flip it....



And the other side comes with two lip colors (top) and two lipglosses (bottom). I havent had a chance to try it just yet. But it comes in two other palettes.

I love how MARK has a lotttt of "on the go" products. They're worth checking out!




So if you havent yet, check out my store here & sign up to be a customer, I'm doing a giveaway soon (as I've mentioned twice already lol) and the only way you can win is you're signed up to be a customer! Dont worry, you're not required to buy anything!

CCO haul.

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Last week I went out with my bestie and we went to the CCO over by our city (there's two, I havent been to the closer one, just the farther one) and OMG. It was HUGE! I was super excited. I was literally running around all over the place! They had SO much stuff! A ton of eyeshadows, pigments, reflect glitters, palettes, brushes sets... OMG!



  • MAC Fafi eyes 2 palette
  • MAC Heatherette #2 trio
  • MAC Paint Pot in Greenstroke
  • MAC Tender Tone in Shush!
  • MAC Tender Tone in Soft Note
  • MAC Pigment in Aire-De-Blu
  • MAC eyeshadow in Claire De Lune
  • MAC Fafi doll (not pictured)
  • ELF Shine Erasers (Target)
  • NYC eyeliner pencil in white (Target)
  • Boots No.7 makeup remover wipes (Target, not pictured)

I have been on a search for Claire De Lune and I'm so freakin excited that I actually found it! I was totally not expecting to ever find it but ahh! Seriously, best CCO haul, ever!!

They had a bunnnch of other things I wanted, but I didnt have enough money for it all, next time!

Also, I'm reallyyy liking the Boots No.7 makeup remover wipes. I've been looking for a makeup remover that can easily remove Fluidline and this one seems to be doing a good job. I'll be reviewing every makeup remover I've used pretty soon.

Avon haul.

on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Filed under: ,
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So this is the haul I made from Avon that sparked this entry about the horrible shipping.




  • Mark eyeshadow in Fairy Dust
  • Mark eyeshadow in Magic
  • Mark snap to it mini compact
  • AVON quad in Mocha Latte
  • AVON quad in Purple Haze
  • AVON lipstick in Wine Berry
  • AVON quilted Luxuries Brush Kit


Close up of the quad's Purple Haze is on the left and Mocha Latte is on the right & the snap to it compact Magic is on the left and Fairy Dust is on the right.

ELF haul!!

on Saturday, May 30, 2009. Filed under: ,
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Ya'll know how much I love my ELF!

  • ELF Complextion Brush
  • ELF Eyeshadow "C" Brush (x2)
  • ELF Blush in Glow (x2)
  • ELF Candy Shop Lip Gloss in Cherry Bomb
  • ELF lipgloss set in Super Glossy Sweets
  • ELF Makeup Kit in Basic Brown (x2)
  • ELF quad in Nouveau Neutrals
I got the ELF quad for free cause it was during the Mother's Day event (the lipgloss set was also part of the Mother's Day event). I have no idea how I ended up with 2 Basic Brown kits but I'm not complaining either LOL!


  • ELF Toe Seperators (x2)
  • ELF Eyeshadow brushes (x2)
  • ELF Brightening Eye Color in Butternut
  • ELF Natural Mineral Lipstick in Pouty Petal
  • ELF Studio Mini Makeup Collection

I dont know if you can tell in the picture but both the boxes for the lipstick and the Mini Makeup Collection were damaged. For some odd reason their boxes for their lipsticks are always somehow damaged! The Mini Makeup Collection was the worst though, the box was really messed up and when I opened the palette thing up one of the top eyeshadows were cracked and there was like black dust all over my lipgloss section!! Seriously, it looks gross.



  • ELF Studio Eyeshadow "C" Brush (x3)
  • ELF Studio Concealer Brush
  • ELF Studio Small Precision Brush
  • ELF Angled Foundation Brush
  • ELF Fan Brush
  • ELF Powder Brush (you know I had to!)

No dont act like you dont know how much I LOVE my ELF Studio brushes! Seriously, if you guys havent tried these out yet... YOU NEED TO! They are a-m-a-z-i-n-g!!!

NYX Half Off Sale!!

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I know, this is totally freakin late lol.



  • NYX single eyeshadow in Yellow Pearl
  • NYX single eyeshadow in Highlight
  • NYX single eyeshadow in Green Tea
  • NYX single eyeshadow in Oro
  • NYX blush in Silky Rose.
  • NYX medium make up bag
  • NYX bronzer face and body powder in #2

The bronzer is freakin HUGE. OMG. I was surprised at how big it was! Then again it is a face & body bronzer, which probably makes sense as to why its so huge. I dont know why I bought it considering I dont know how to use bronzer. But I guess, now I can try? Haha!

I'm in love with the Highlight eyeshadow. I hate matte colors, but this is such a nice highlight color! I havent tried the other eyeshadows yet and I dont usually wear blush, but I hope to put these to good use... soon.

BE, Flirt! and drug store haul!

on Friday, May 15, 2009. Filed under: , , , , ,
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I gave in and got the Bare Escentuals "Free To Be Naturally Classic" set. It comes with...

  • Brown clutch
  • Blush in Papaya
  • Eyeshadow in Grateful
  • Eyeshadow in Classic
  • Shadow liner in Sure Thing
  • 100% Natural lipgloss in Wild Honey

The lipgloss totally smells like... you remember back in the day when Starburst had you try to guess the "secret" flavor? It kinda smells like that!



Small Kohls haul!

  • Flirt! LE Eyeshadow Palette in Mod Black
  • Flirt! Candy Stripes Lip Palette in Peach Stripes
  • Flirt! Eyeshadow in Bronze Splash
  • S.O. Perfume in So Sinful
  • Anti-Stress Eye Pillow




I also got an Anti-Stress wrap but forgot to include it in the picture. I lovelovelove Flirt! Cosmetics. Of course, they're owned by the same company that owns MAC and they're only available at Kohls. So back when I worked at Kohls, I'd haul Flirt like.... everyday LOL. I know, bad! But the discount was so good lol.

The Candy Stripes smells and tastes just like the MAC Hello Kitty Lip Conditioner. I am SO serious. I was trying it on and I was like "hmm, this tastes familiar" and I realized what it was, so I had both the HK lip condition in one hand and the Candy Stripes in the other and I was sniffing on and off LOL! It was nuts! Of course, it was a lot fainter than the HK and it wasnt as creamy. But that was a trip!




I thought I would like this, but I hate it. It smells really strong and really gross.



Random drug store haul.

  • Revlon lipgloss in Shine City
  • Revelon ColorStay Mineral Finishing Powder
  • CoverGirl eyeshadow quad in Coffee Shop
  • Mary Kate & Ashley eyeshadow eyeshadow trio is Passionate
  • Mary Kate & Ashley All Over Shimmer in Sparkling Sky



Its pretty! But I dont know how I feel about it yet lol.

Birthday purchase. NYX & MAC hauls.

on Thursday, May 14, 2009. Filed under: , , ,
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Since I'm so bad at updating! I'll start with my mini birthday haul since I didnt post that (and I swearrr I did!).



I had originally got a Plushglass and I didnt like it so I went back and exchanged it for a palette. I got All The Glitters and Phloof! I got three pigment samples. I dont remember all of them but I know one was in Dark Soul.





I had made an ELF haul and right after I did, I got an email for a free pair of earrings for my birthday so I ended up making another haul.

  • Powder Brush (x2)
  • Foundation Brush
  • Complextion Brush
  • Small Angled Brush (x2)
  • Eyeshadow Brush
  • Small Precision Brush
  • Wet Gloss Lash & Brow Clear Mascara (x2)
  • Tone Correcting Concealer in Light
  • Eye Makeup Remover Pads
  • Mineral Lipstick in Prime Plum
  • Eye Primer & Liner Sealer
  • Flirty Eyelash Palette



And of course, my free pair of earrings =D.



Of course I had to get on the NYX sale! I got obviously the double sided pencils & liquid liners, the liquid foundation and the falsies. I'm set on falsies for like... ever! Haha. The double sided eye pencil's, I dont really like... at all. But I wanted to see what they were so I cant be too mad about it. Plus I really like the liquid eyeliners. The foundation was wayyy lighter on the site & I was surprised as to how dark it was but it matched me perfectly. Am I really that dark?! Haha.



Another mini haul. I ended up getting pan refills for Goldmine and Gorgeous Gold. And of course I got a pigment sample! This one is in Rose. My MAC pigment sample collection is growing LOL.


This entry's getting too long, I'm gonna make another one for all the tother stuff lol.

LUSH + MAC.

on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Filed under: , ,
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This entry is kinda late, I finally bought something from Lush (after going in that store for years and not buying anything)! It was hard deciding on what I wanted. Originally I knew I wanted "Honey I Washed the Kids" soap but I was trying to stay within a $15 budget. So that was out of the question. I ended up just getting two things.


  • Too Drunk... Emotibomb
  • Each Peach (and Two's a pair) Massage Bar

I havent tried the Emotibomb yet, though I had planned to when I went to Disneyland. The Massage Bar, I think I did it wrong because I ended up with lots of oil's all over me and I almost slipped in the shower a few times. Not a good look!

I havent decided on what I'm getting next from Lush, its a bit hard since I live at home with my parents and I dont have my own shower. They might think it's food or something and throw it away.



So since I found out that you could make your own palettes at MAC (and not have to go to the pro store), I kinda went a little nuts with these palette haul's. It was expected though wasnt it!

I had bought the 188 from MAC Macy's (instead of shelling out the extra money for a 187) but ended up not liking it, so I planned to exchange it for the 109, but they were sold out. So I went to the MAC store and bought the 109 there. Along with, of course a new palette.

  • Beauty Marked
  • Club
  • Hush
  • Nylon
I didnt like Club so I exchanged it later for Creme de Violet. Went home and thought about it and didnt like it either (I dont think I'm a big fan of velvet's cause of the glitter that just obviously stands out). So I exchanged it for Stars N Rockets and I think I'm satisfied now lol!



I had bought two new refills (about a week or two after the last palette haul) to complete my birthday palette (which only had Phloof! & All That Glitters). I also ended up picking up one of the Dazzleglasses from the Double Dazzle collection.

  • Rags to Riches Dazzleglass
  • Knight Divine eyeshadow
  • Crystal Avalanche eyeshadow
  • Violet pigment (sample)
Of course you know I had to get a sample! I still got my eyes on Pink Opal and Golden Lemon pigments. I havent been a huge fan of yellow eyeshadow but lately I have been! It might be that Spring vibe goin around.