This Week’s Tiny Collective Haul
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009This past Saturday I picked up two eyeshadows from Victoria Secret. I went in there just to look at the makeup again (it was second time ever) while my husband and my little one were playing around in the Toys R Us Holiday Store at Garden State Plaza Mall. I also visited the Bobbi Brown counter at Nieman Marcus and the MA told me that they didn’t have any holiday items in. I wanted to try out that Chrome Metallic Lip Color from the Bobbi Brown Holiday Collection 2009. 
Anyhooo, the first eyeshadow I picked up is called “24k” which is a straight up gold shimmery type of color and finish which shows in a metallic way on the skin. I really like this one because it’s so vibrant and pigmented. I dip only once and I get enough product on my brush to put on my lid.
The second eyeshadow I picked up is called “Decadent” and it is the same type of shadow as “24k” except that it’s a dark purple color, but not very dark. I think this eyeshadow is OK to use as a base and that’s just what I did with it. This shadow is not pigmented and I found that I had to keep dipping back and forth into the pot just to get a good base on. I haven’t tried this yet, but I recommend wetting this eyeshadow with water, a mixing medium or Fix+ from MAC because I think it works better this way as far as picking up enough color and then getting it to show on your skin. This shadow is not easy to work with.
Here are pics of my Victoria Secret eyeshadows. I chose these two colors because they looked more interesting than the others. There was a black shadow as well with flects of silver glitter in it, but it looked a lot like MAC Blacktied so I passed. Nars also has one like it, but I forget the name. Price: $10.00 each
Swatches:
And then lastly, today, I went to Sephora to take a look at NARS Lovejoy blush and I think I like it a lot so it is going to go in my shopping cart on the website for sure after I’m done writing up this post. I want to take advantage of that 20% discount from their Friends and Family Sale online.
I also stopped by the MAC store (of course) and picked up two permanent eyeshadows. The first one I picked up was Coppering and it is a bronzey red type of color and it has a veluxe pearl finish (which I love). Patina has been on my list for a long while so I finally picked that up and it’s a brown shimmery color (also a veluxe pearl finish) and it will make such a cool blending color for me. A blending color with some umph in it. Patina is more interesting than Mulch or even Saddle to me. I will be getting Mulch in the future though. Price: $11.00 each (pan)
I also picked up a quad pro palette for when I have those days where I’m rushing to get out of work. I can just throw in some pans from my larger palette into my quad and go. This item will be very very helpful to me. Price: $3.50
Here are pics of my MAC haul…
Bobbie Brown Holiday 2009 Metallic Lip Colors
Friday, October 23rd, 2009I am going to shimmy myself on down to Neiman Marcus at Garden State Plaza Mall tomorrow and have a MA try that Bobbi Brown Metallic Lip Color in Chrome on me. I really like how it looks in the promo pictures, but I know that I will need a base to even wear a color like this so it will show up. I just hope it’s all I hope and dream of because I want it now! It’s such a beautiful lipstick. It totally caught my eye and I don’t like lipsticks at all – I just don’t buy them and the ones I own I got for free or in a kit. The cost for this lipstick is $22.00.
The first picture is from the Bobbi Brown website and the other pictures are promo pics that I copied from Temptalia.com posted the other day.
The makeup on this model is GORGEOUS and it’s all from the Bobbi Brown Holiday 2009 Collection.
Chrome Metallic is the lip color in the middle of the picture below.
My Tannersville CCO Mini Haul
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009As usual, nothing worth a damn when it comes to MAC products at this CCO, but I always manage to find something to buy. I never do much damage here, but what I picked up makes me happy so I can’t say that I’m upset about my purchases.
I’m going to be fair and give credit where it’s due. This CCO has a great selection of limited edition eyeshadows. My CCO, which is the bomb, sucks when it comes to eyeshadows so I thought I’d be fair and state this on the record. I didn’t have time to go through any of the eyeshadows at this CCO, but next time I go I will be doing a major eyeshadow haul so look out.
OK so I picked up a MAC Creamsheen Glass in Partial to Pink which is just a joy to put on and wear. It’s not sticky, it’s thick and it’s very pigmented. Love. Love. Love. The only con about it is that it doesn’t last as long as a regular MAC lipglass. I paid $11.25 for this glass. I also picked up the MAC Fafi #1 quad which I love and which I’ve wanted since I saw it online – Yay! My CCO has the #2 quad which is glittery and I’m not fond at all about the colors in it so I passed on it. The colors in quad #1 are beautiful and look great on my eyes. Love. Love. Love. I paid $25.25 for the Fafi quad.
And that’s all folks…that’s all I got which is weird because I’m known to spend over $100 on a CCO visit, but it’s totally OK because I saved some money. 
Here are the pics of my mini CCO haul…
Earrings: Never Leave Home Without THEM!!!
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009OK so this past weekend I picked up a few pairs of earrings and a cute ring from Claire’s. What had happened was (lol) that on the way to the outlet stores in Tannersville, PA I forgot to put my earrings on and left them home so I was out and about walking around bare. I don’t like it when I don’t have any earrings on so when I ran into Claire’s I told Hubby we needed to go in. The Claire’s at the outlet store is not a discount Claire’s. It is a regular Claire’s which sucks because it has the same deals as the Claire’s in the regular shopping malls.
Moving on…Claire’s has a buy 2 get 1 free type of deal on all earrings everywhere so that’s what I did…I picked out three pairs of earrings, which are all so cute by the way, and accidentally ran into this cute and unique ring that I had to have. The ring looks like it’s crying Christmas ball ornaments and not the mention, it jingles when you move your hand! Ha! I call it my “Silver Jingle Ball Ring”. I had to get it because it sounds annoying and I love to get on peoples nerves so why not????
OK! I’m done writing so here are some pics of my costume jewelry haul from Claire’s…
FYI: On my nails I’m wearing Metro Chic nail polish made by Sephora by O.P.I. Isn’t my ring cute???!!!
My First 15 Pan MAC Eyeshadow Palette!
Monday, October 19th, 2009Yes, yes, yes. I own a 15 pan MAC eyeshadow palette!!!! Yay! I am only 31 years old so it’s never too late to just go for the gusto. Ha! Hubby wanted to treat me to a Coach bag, but I asked him if I could have makeup instead. He happily agreed and he let me pick up a few things from my MAC store.
I, of course, purchased the 15 pan palette along with three eyeshadows in pans. I got Humid, Nocturnelle and Sushi Flower. All beautiful colors by the way and I have a list of more eyeshadows I’m dying to own, but for now, since we’re on a budget I decided not to indulge. What I did forget to pick up was a foundation pump for my Studio Fix Fluid. I find that I’m wasting a lot of product. Grrrrrrr! I’ll try to remember to get one this weekend.
OK here are pics of my new, first palette…
MAC eyeshadows from left to right are Humid, Nocturnell and Sushi Flower!!!
I have eyeshadows to depot and I am nervous about that. What’s neat is that the pan shadows come with magnets on them so they stay in the palette. I read somewhere that after I depot the shadows that I have that I will need to purchase magnets to stick on the back because shadows in pots do not come with magnets, unfortunately. If I put my depotted shadows in the palette they will fall out if I’m not careful and no, I don’t want any broken eyeshadows. Also, I will not be putting labels in my palette because I’m good at remembering the names of the shadows I own, plus I don’t want to take away from the chicness of the palette with stickers and taped in sheets of paper. No thanks!!!
Cost of the palette was $12.00 and each pan eyeshadow cost me $11.00 each.
Again, I couldn’t be more happier with my purchases. This is a start to a serious MAC eyeshadow collection. Look out!
Sephora Friends & Family Sale Starts Today!!!
Monday, October 19th, 2009Finally! I have stuff to buy!
My Sephora F&F Sale Shopping List…
Bare Escentuals Buxom Lash Mascara
Bare Escentuals Flawless Definition Mascara
NARS Galapogus Eyeshadow
NARS Brousse Eyeshadow Duo
NARS Exhibit A Blush
Sephora by O.P.I. Top Coat
And here is the sale information (copied from a previous post)…ENJOY!!!
Temptalia.com has reported yesterday that Sephora is having their Friends & Family Sale! Get 20% off of most brands of cosmetics, skincare, fragrances and accessories. Yay!
I’m currently going over my list again to prioritize. I have some new things I want to try out so getting a discount on some of them will be nice! Cargo, Benefit and Givenchy are all definitely up high on my list this year.
The sale starts on October 19, 2009 and ends on November 2, 2009! The coupon code to use is FF2009 at checkout.
Sonia Kashuk Large Crease v. MAC 226 Brush Review
Sunday, October 18th, 2009This little review will be a comparison review between my MAC 226 brush (small tapered blending brush) and my new Sonia Kashuk Large Crease brush.
Ok now for my review…
I just wanted to say that when I first tried out my MAC 226 brush (which I got back when the Color Craft Collection came out) right away I didn’t really like it because the hairs had no real density to it and I found that I had to keep going into color over and over and building to get the crease I wanted. Building up color is fine, but I tend to go very deep with my crease colors so building kind of gets on my nerves. The 226 reminds me of the 224, but just cut into a different shape. I bought 226 because I needed a better crease brush than the Essence of Beauty brush that I have. With all of the rave reviews about the 226, I went for it. I really don’t like my Essence of Beauty crease brush at all (it’s totally useless to me to use in the crease), but it is good for lining under the lower lash line nicely.
When I used my new Sonia Kashuk large crease brush for the first time I really liked right away because the brush is fat / dense and of course the head of the brush is larger and thicker than my 226. This brush fits perfectly inside my crease, perfectly. When I go into color and put it into my crease right away I see the color and I only have to go back in maybe a couple of more times and all done. Sweet!
These two brushes are similar, but are very different. One is bigger than the other when it comes to the density of the hairs, of course. The bigger the brush, the more control you have over it and I think that is with any brush though. The 226 is longer than the Kashuk brush, but the Kashuk brush has a thicker handle. Also, the 226 weighs a little more than the Kashuk brush and I can tell that just from holding both…one is made out of plastic (Kashuk) and the other from wood (226). The feral on the Kashuk brush is the same width from top to bottom and my 226 feral width is wider from the bottom and becomes thinner as it goes to the top.
Both brushes are great to use in the crease and outer v. Both are great blending brushes as well. If you have a harsh line to get rid of then these brushes work well and for me, even better than the 224. I find that lining does not work well for me when I try to use these brushes for that purpose, but I’ve read on other blogs that it is good for that. I beg to differ because both brushes are not stiff enough for me to get a precise line of any size.
The 226 brush cost me $24.50 and my Kashuk brush cost me $5.99. The MAC 226 is a high end brush and the Kashuk is a drugstore brush. And one is more affordable than the other.
I will say that I love my 226 brush because I’m a MAC addict, but I think everyone should also own Kashuk brushes (the white ones) as back up brushes. I’m not really found of non-black color brushes, but whatever works the best I’ll use. When I can’t get to cleaning my brushes when I need to I go to my Kashuk brushes, first, without thinking twice. The Sonia Kashuk Large Crease brush is a great brush and I have been using it a lot more…well, I haven’t used my 226 since I got my Kashuk large crease brush. Eeeek! Yes, I enjoy using this brush a lot and I will continue to do so until oblivion.
That’s it for my review.
My NARS Holiday Collection 2009 Wants
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009I was sent an email from NARS yesterday, I believe, and I only had a chance today to view it. I went to check out their collection for 2009 and yep, I added a few things to my makeup wantages list. I still owe myself that Scortching eyeshadow duo, but here are my wants from this holiday collection…
The lip gloss is a repromote…and that’s it!
