Late Posting this CCO Haul

I think I got this haul about six weeks ago! I was very sick and even in the hospital so I haven’t been able to post to any of my blogs. I am feeling quite better and I return to work on Monday. I didn’t feel as excited about going to the CCO, but of course I found stuff to buy anyway. Here is my haul in a bunch.

I picked up a bottle of Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Gel. I’ve been wanting the gel for a minute now and I’m glad I was able to get it. I think I paid about $21 for 4.2 fl. oz. ?? I can’t remember, but it was around that. I have the lotion kind and I really like the gel one better.   All you need is about 1 or 2 pumps for your entire face.  When I feel my face is very dry I use two pumps.

OK and for the goodies, the MAC stuff:

Although I have not really played around with my two new quads yet, I’m SO glad I didn’t bend to the pressure and buy these at full price when they came out.  The green quad (Photo Realism), when I swatch them out, the color pay off is low – wasn’t happy with that, but I haven’t done a look with it yet so I may just love it, but I doubt it.  The neutral quad (Notoreity) is OK and when I compare it with all of my MAC neutral eyeshadows  and I just find that Notoriety’s neutrals are shimmery and I can work with that.  The color pay off is also low-medium and I’m OK with the quad, I just don’t love it.   Whatever quads the CCO has I just buy them by habit and plus I love having quads available to me when I running late for work.

The one palette I was so excited to see at the CCO was Smoke and Mirrors.  Love love love love!  I can see myself just taking this palette with me on vacation and using it for day and night looks.  No need to take anything else unless I want some color and in that case I will just pop in four colors into my empty quad.  Some people were saying they can just go to their Fascinating quad, but I think the two are very different…there are silvers in the Fascinating.  Smoke and Mirrors has all neutrals.  Some shimmery, some matte and stain.

I was also happy to get a Mineralized Skinfish Trio in Smooth Merge because I wanted it when it came out in the Colour Craft collection.  I really like this MSF.  I use it for highlight and overall as a blush.  I don’t think the shimmer is too much in this MSF.  I love it!

Fever blush is a matte and I love love love it.  I have been eyeing this blush at the CCO since three trips ago and I finally bought it.  I think it’s the only red based blush I’ll wear.  It is beautiful!  And not too much for me.  Love!

And then I picked up three eyeshadows.  Can’t leave a CCO without any eyeshadows so I picked up MAC’s Pagan (a hot green color) in the McQueen packaging (RIP Alex), Clarity (a hot blue color) and Flourishing (an army medium green color).  I was thinking about buying Make Up For Ever’s palette and filling it up with bright eyeshadows, but I thought about all of the bright colors the CCO has in MAC so I opt now for those.  I’m not sure I can see myself wearing Clarity, but I’ll see what I can do with it.  I know I will rocking Pagan and Flourishing is such a beautiful beautiful green matte2 eyeshadow.  I’m in love with Flourishing.

And that’s it ya’ll.  I didn’t swatch because my camera wasn’t acting right as usual and I will post prices up once I can find my receipt!  I know everybody wants to know what CCO around the country are charging.