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NARS Spring 2012 Collection: Valparaiso Pure Matte Lipstick
This “NARS Valparaiso Pure Matte Lipstick “comes out on January 15, 2012 and the cost is $25.00. This lipstick looks beautiful in the promo pic below so that means I’m fixated on it. I cannot wait to get a look at a few swatches of it as this is the only thing I think I want from the entire collection. I don’t own any NARS lippies so I’m very excited about this one. If it swatches nicely I’m getting it. Can’t have enough matte red lipsticks, right??
The entire collection looks like this…
Available Where I Shop: narscosmetics.com, Sephora and Nordstrom.
The “Day Before MAC Fabulous Felines Collection Launch” Haul
Pathetic, right? I tried to go to MAC to see if I could get a peek of the new Fabulous Felines collection (8/25/10) and I was turned away. None of my boys were there at day or else I would have gotten to see and swatch everything. Whatever! So today (8/26/10) I’m going to go after work, but yesterday to make myself feel better, I did another little beauty haul and got some of the stuff that actually on my wants list this time around. Here goes…
An Overdue Sephora Haul
I ended up at Sephora yesterday after work because that damned Urban Decay Naked palette has been on my mind the past few days. I really wanted to hate this palette because I really don’t need anymore eyeshadows at this point – just put in my order for MAC Dare to Wear – I have 5 new eyeshadows on the way.
There are lots and lots of reviews on Youtube regarding the product and a lot of them were from women of color which I rarely see on Youtube when it comes to Urban Decay…across the board so that’s what sucked me in. Anyhow, I ended up picking up more than just that palette. Take a look!
OK so I picked up an Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin (loving it!) $18.00 and I’m going to post my review about my Naked palette ($44.00) in another post so here we go with everything else I got…
Another eye lash curler because I needed one so why not go Shu Uemura this time around? So I got one for $19.00.
When I saw this eyeshadow in my promo email from NARS I knew I had to have it. It’s called Daphne ($23.00). It looks like a beauty in the pan, a mess on my hand swatched out and I have yet to put it on my eyes so I’ll let you guys know how it goes in a new post. It looks like a hot purple with some royal blue undertones in it…very pretty looking. There is a swatch located all the way at the bottom of this post for this shadow on NC45/NC50 & NW45 skin.
I have been pondering about this next product for a very long time and it’s been on wantages list for a long time as well because I was NOT about to pay $42.00 for some facial cream. It is called Laura Mercier Oil-Free Tinted Moisturizer and I got it in Mocha (the darkest color – great that it matches my skin tone because it is the only “dark” color in the line). Well what had happened was (lol) I got angry with liquid and cream foundations this summer because it’s just too heavy for to be wearing out in this heat. I went for the gusto and bought it. I figure that if I don’t like it I can just return it.
Today is my first time wearing it. Alone, I can get light to medium coverage from it, it moisturized my face (it was very dry this morning because I didn’t moisturize), it didn’t feel like I had anything on my face because well it’s not a foundation, but it does cover.
I went over it with some concealer under my eyes and around my nose and yes, I set it (was I supposed to do that?) with a very light coat of MAC Mineralized Skinfinish Natural on top. It looked beautiful afterwards (9:30am) and I’m looking in a mirror now and I’m just a little oily, but not massively as I would have been with MUFE Mat Velvet by now. It is now 3:45pm. I still have some more testing to do so I’m going to say if I like it or not just yet, but I think I’m going to. Off to go blot!
Swatches!
My Times Square Sephora Haul!
I won’t go into explanations explanitory…lol…I’ll just list what I got and the prices. Swatches on the end! Peace!
My complete Sephora Times Square haulage…
Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau De Toilette Spray 1.7 fl. oz. – Price: $57.00
TokiDoki Travel Makeup Bag – Price: $28.00 and I had to have it. I initially bought the large hanging travel makeup bag (Price: $42.00), but I didn’t see anyway I would be able to use it so I swapped it out.
Inside! Sorry! I started using it the day I bought it so excuse all of my junk inside.
Harajuku Lovers Sun Cuties Pencil Case – Price: $14.00 which is idea to carry brushes and liners or anything long and slim in, but I find that carrying my day to day things in it like how I use the bag above works well too. I just have to take less stuff. Cute bag!
Inside!
NARS Lipgloss in Turkish Delight – Price: $24.00 and they say this is Kim Kardashian’s “go to” gloss. I don’t like it so I think I’m going to take it back.
Zee Wand!
TokiDoki Perfetto Eyeliner in White – Price: $16.00 and it’s a really cool pen
Illamasqua Blush in Thrust (Matte) – Price: $23.00
Illamasqua Eyeshadow in Vapour (Matte) – Price: $20.00
Illamasqua Lipstick in Underworld (iridescent magenta) – Price: $20.00 and I LOVE IT!
Illamasqua Sheer Lipgloss in Tantrum – Price: $ 19.00 and it’s buildable, it’s not your typical sheer.
SWATCHES!
Top: NARS Turkish Delight Lipgloass
Left to Right: Illamasqua Underworld Lisptick, Illamasqua Tantrum Sheer Lipgloss, Illamasqua Thrust Blush, Illamasqua Eyeshadow Vapour
