My Sephora 500 Point Perk VIB Gift Set

I was happy that I saved my 500 of a lot of points for this set instead of the Korres set they were trying to give away in June.   I redeemed my 500 points at Sephora last month, but just getting around to posting it here.  I received a little Benefit gift baggy with some great Benefit sample sized products.  You have to be signed up as a Beauty Insider to start accumulating points from your Sephora purchases.  Here is what I got…

Bad Gal Lash, Bad Gal Plum, Stay Don’t Stray, Posie Tint, Crease-less Cream Eyeshadow in RSVP and Full-Finish Lipstick in Lady’s Choice.

Lipstick swatch!  I didn’t want to mess up my eyeshadow and I didn’t want to open anything else since I’m not ready to try them out yet.  Sorry!  This lipstick is pretty, creamy, soft, opaque and feels good on.

Lovely sample gift set.  All products were sample mini sizes.

Sephora Friends & Family Sale!

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.

My New Makeup And Skin Care Blog!

As all first posts to new blogs go (as I did with the first posts in all of my other blogs) is to do an introduction post as a way of starting off on the right foot. So, here is my beauty resume.

INTRODUCTION

Hello! My name is Tanya aka Sass aka blacKandi (pronounced Black Kandi) and I am the beautiful owner of this new blog called, “Properly Made Up”. The subjects of my makeup and skincare blog will only cover my own personal experiences with makeup, giving makeup reviews, talking about my makeup collection, sharing my makeup / beauty hauls and discussing makeup storage.  Sweet? Totally.

EXPERIENCE

I love makeup and although I started wearing makeup when I was 30 years old (last year) I think that I have come a long way from that “plain girl”. Being the plain girl is great and I am not knocking it at all as I go out natural all the time, but I found that it was time for me to start covering up my imperfections (now that I am getting older) and that’s why I wear makeup…TO COVER UP MY IMPERFECTIONS and not to hide how I really look from the World. It makes me feel better to know that my appearance is on the money which gives me more confidence when I am out in public. I love playing with different brands of makeup and I am not brand loyal at all. I will try out high end to cheap products that are NOT TESTED ON ANIMALS. I am not a PETA member or animal advocate, but I love all animals. I only buy makeup that I know I’m going to use. I do not collect makeup, I collect Disney Pins and inspirational quotes only.

I started out with Bare Escentuals (BE) because well, it is easy to apply and since I was a beginner in makeup it was the best decision I made for myself. BE has a lot of starter kits so that was great for me at the time and I urge all beginners to the “Makeup World” to start there on the high end. I love BE and it is my favorite makeup brand of all time. I love mineral makeup and since I’ve learned how to keep the mess it makes minimal I’m really loving it. E.L.F. cosmetics also has starter kits for beginner or for those who want to try out their products that sell for close to pennies if you want to start out on the low end. I also love MAC, Stila, NYX, Urban Decay, Smashbox, Clinique, L’Oreal, CoverGirl, Yabi and those nameless mega numbered color palettes (ie. 88 palette and 28 neutral palette). I have yet to try out Illamasqua (I can’t wait), Benefit, Chanel and Nars.

EDUCATION

I don’t have any makeup or skincare education…not formally.  I use products and if I like them I keep using them and if I hate them I dump them.  That’s it!

SKILLS

Although I have not had any formal training in the makeup arts I do understand how to work with the basics of makeup. Everyday is a learning experience with me. Everyday I am trying out new looks and new products (through sampling) so I hope you will all take this journey with me. I am going to have a ball showing you what I can do.

Thank you for reading and I hope you will subscribe AND also comment on my posts.

CONTACT

Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/fitkandi

Email: ProperlyMadeUp at hotmail dot com