Hey ladies,
It's time for another makeup haul! I know it might seem like I spend a ton of money on makeup, but I hold back elsewhere. I'm not really into shoes and handbags. If I see a handbag or a pair of shoes that I really like, then I'll buy it after thinking about it for a while. I've had my eye on those Guess bags that look like rip offs of the Hermes Birkin for a while. The Aldo ones are cute too, but I'd rather get a better quality bag from Guess. I've been quite frugal with my spending this summer. I haven't bought any makeup or skincare items since my birthday, which was in April. My collection is quite extensive, though not as big as some of yours! So I decided to go ahead and post what I actually bought after months of no new makeup products.
I had to pick up some old favourites that I ran out of and I also got some new products that I was dying to try. My mom also gave me a couple things and I tried to cut back on certain items that I had a million of. Like mascara. I have a kazillion samples of different brands but my favourite is Too Faced's Lashgasm, which I was completely out of. So my mom gave me hers because she doesn't like it. She says it bugs her eyes (she wears hard contact lenses). I'm trying to get through all the samples before picking up a full-size.
The Haul!
Boscia Pore Purifying Black Strips - 35$CAD
I love these nose strips. They actually work and they pull out all your blackheads and it totally clears your nose out. I use them once a week after I shower. I use warm/hot water because it opens your pores. You leave your skin wet and you apply the strip with dry hands. I leave it on until it dries out and hardens. And then I rip it off and it feels oh-so-satisfying when all the blackheads leave your body.
Boscia No Pores No Shine T-Zone Treatment - 45$CAD
This stuff is my holy grail pore product. I ran out of it a little while back and oh em gee I wanted to crawl into my bed and hide there until I got more of this stuff. It makes a huge difference on your pores. I noticed that mine got smaller and I broke out a lot less. It makes my skin look so good. I apply this every night before bed.
Boscia Clear Complexion Tonic - 30$CAD
This is my first time using their toner. Their clear complexion line looks really good and I'd love to try more products form it. I've used the toner maybe 5 times so far. I find that I never really notice toners working. So it's hard to say.
Benefit PosieBalm - 22$CAD
This is a new product by Benefit. They've made a tinted lip balm to go with their popular cheek tints. Posie is my colour, it's a yellow based pink. It's a very sheer balm, so some people might be disappointed with that. I thought it was quite nice. I did have to put on quite a few layers to get some colour out of it, but it's moisturizing and feels good on my lips. It smells nice and it isn't overbearing. If you're looking for a lipgloss then this isn't for you. If you want a sheer, hydrating balm, then this is for you. I think it's important to hydrate your lips all year round and this is a fun way to do it. If you want more colour try putting PosieTint first and then applying PosieBalm afterwards.
Fresh Sugar Lip Service Kit - 40$CAD
This lovely kit by Fresh comes with four minis. You get one mini lip scrub and three mini lip treatments. I already have a full-size of their lip scrub and I love it. I always use it before applying lip stick. It gets rid of all the dead skin and it leaves your lips feeling so smooth. When you apply your lipstick after, it glides right on and doesn't get stuck between the cracks of your lips. It goes on smoothly. I'm happy to have a mini to put in my purse for on-the-go lipstick application. The three mini lip treatments include the advanced therapy one, Rose, and the new Tulip. I have their original lip treatment (the one in the brown case) and I love it. It's the most hydrating lip treatment I've ever had that it's actually worth the steep price. I wonder if the advanced therapy one is supposed to do anything more than the others. Hmm I guess we'll see. I haven't tried Rose or Tulip yet. I'm a sucker for keeping things in pretty packaging. I do find that they have more of a colour payoff than Benefit's PosieBalm. So while Fresh's products are expensive, I can definitely recommend their lip products, they are truly amazing!
Too Faced Tinted BB in Snow Glow - 42$CAD
I'm a sucker for anything Too Faced. I'm almost done my first tube of their BB cream so I picked up another one. Snow Glow is supposed to be for fair, pink-toned ladies but there is more yellow in there than there should be. So while it isn't a perfect match for me, it's not too far off. I like wearing it on lazy summer days where I don't want to wear a full face of makeup. Especially on hot days. It's light but it still has decent coverage for a BB. I have a few blemishes and it does an okay job of covering them up. I could use concealer if I wanted them completely covered. With a bit of powder and blush, I'm ready to go!
Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette - 67$CAD
I just picked this up not too long ago. I've been hearing sooo many good things about this palette and of Hourglass in general. I've tried it once and honestly didn't really see what all the fuss was about! I used it over my setting powder to bronze and highlight. I think the next time I use it I'll try it as my actual setting powder. I can't really say anything else, I don't think it's fair to give it a review when I haven't played around with it much yet.
Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit - approx. 50$CAD
I can definitely see why this kit sells out like crazy everywhere. I waited too long to pick it up and almost missed it myself. I had to call all the Sephoras in my area to see who still had one! Luckily I was able to pick one up in Anjou. So I used this for the first time yesterday, which you can see in last night's post. I also used it today and wow I got compliments on my makeup all night. I LOVE IT! It's the perfect contour kit! Really! With three highlight shades and three contour shades it's definitely the best value contour kit on the market right now. And the colours are pretty versatile so it accommodates everyone. I have to say I was impressed with it right off the bat. The shades were very pigmented and the powder was easy to get onto my brush and then onto my face. Also, the shades were just so perfect, I think. And if you are into contouring, then I think you need this palette.
MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NW15 - 23$CAD
I used to use NW20 in this concealer but found that it dried dark. So I would recommend to everyone that you go a shade lighter in this concealer. I love this concealer. It's perfect for covering your under eye area. It's also full coverage and it covers everything. I love it. I wish there was a lighter shade than this that I could use for highlighting but there isn't. This is what happens when you're a pale white girl. If you're looking for a full coverage concealer, this is the one for you.
MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW20 - 22$CAD
Ah, my other favourite concealer! I use this one to cover up any blemishes that weren't covered by foundation. I mostly use it to cover up pimples on my forehead and around the nose area. It's pigmented so you only need a little bit. When you apply powder, make sure you dab it gently and don't make any kind of swiping motions or you'll rub it all off.
And that was my haul. Hope you enjoyed seeing what kind of products I'm into. I've got a few new favourites now like the Anastasia Contour Kit. I also try to branch out as much as possible and try new things. I admit, I do tend to stick to my favourites and I feature them a lot. I'm dying to try the new Too Faced Cat Eye palette but part of me says I should hold back and do more spending when all the amazing Christmas gifting sets come out. They're a better value. But another part of me wants to do another haul, just because I can. Oh, it's difficult to be a girl, isn't it?
What products have you tried from my haul? Which did you like and not like? What have you hauled recently? Have you found any new favourites?
My next post will be my Top 10 Summer Makeup Products with possibly a tutorial using the products listed.
Steph xo.
Hello darlings!!
My Sephora package has finally arrived!! It took a week to get here, which is about usual for Sephora. I was worried it might come next week, that it might have been stuck with all the other Christmas and Boxing Day things in the mail. You lucky Americans have 2-3 day shipping while us Canadians have to wait a whole week! But it finally did come :)
So I'm sure you all want to know what I got. What deals did I find? I have to say that I was a little disappointed with Sephora's 12$CAD/10$US choice of minis. They really didn't have as much to choose as they did on Black Friday. I think they had maybe 8 or 10 things to choose from while on Black Friday they had at least two dozen, plus on Boxing Day part of that 8-10 also includes Black Friday leftovers! So they really didn't have many new items on sale. But they did have an extra 20% off on sale items, which I think was the redeeming quality on this sale. They had a lot of GOOD things in their sale section, which surprised me because I'm so used to seeing junk that no one else wants. But they really did have some great things to choose from, plus an extra 20% off an already discounted price. So really I paid peanuts for my makeup. They had the Ciate nail polish kits, Nails Inc nail polish kits, a couple great Stila kits, Too Faced Christmas makeup sets, etc, along with a whole bunch of other things.
Just to mention, I went both to the store and ordered online on Boxing Day. I'll try to say what everything cost and I only bought one item that wasn't a sale item.
I also went to the Body Shop because I was running out of Coconut Body Scrub and my beloved Tea Tree Blemish Night Fade Lotion. They had some great deals going on there. For all their regular items, it was buy 2 get 2 free (instead of their usual buy 2 get 1) and buy 3 get 3 (instead of buy 3 get 2) which basically amounts to buy one get one free. All their holiday stuff was crazy on sale, basically all on clearance. I was really loving the Vanilla smelling stuff, shame they were getting rid of it!
Boxing Day Makeup and Skincare Haul
The Body Shop
Coconut Body Scrub X2
This is my favourite scrub so I stocked up! I find it makes you smell pretty and it does a great job of scrubbing off all the dirt that gets stuck on your skin. It makes me feel super clean.
Coconut Body Butter (double-sized)
I love my Coconut Body Butters! Again, stocking up on their old double-sized ones from last Christmas that they still had. They're usually not eligible for the discount, but today they were!
Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner
I've been using this toner for a while now and I find it helps to restore the balance and pH of my skin. I've been changing my skincare routine around and so far, this has made the cut. I am also trying out other products to improve skin.
Tea Tree Blemish Night Fade Lotion X2
This is one of my all-time favourite skin products, by far. I've been using it ever since I discovered it as a sample. It really helps a lot to diminish redness and even scarring. It helps pimples and blackheads clear up and it helps my face to not be as oily. It's definitely a holy grail product that I think everyone should try at least once.
Vanilla Bliss Mini Hand Cream X3 - only 2$CAD each!! reg. price was around 6$CAD!!
These mini hand creams are so cute! They're the perfect size for your purse so I got myself an additional one to put in my purse and I got my mom two so that she could have one by her bed at night and one for her purse. At this price, why not buy 10? They smell great too. It isn't completely vanilla, there's also something else there but I can't place it. My mom really loved the smell when I showed her mine so I knew I had to get her a couple. Get them while you still can! The rest of the Vanilla Bliss holiday stuff smells great and is also on clearance!!
Sephora
Boscia Pore Purifying Black Strips (12 strip pack) - 34$CAD
So this one isn't a sale item, but I after getting them in the Boscia Pore Perfection set on Black Friday, I had to pick up a full-size. These strips will seriously rip out all the goo and crap in your pores on your nose and it'll leave your nose feeling so clean! Say goodbye to blackheads! I use them once every week or two and it really helps to clean out my nose. These are definitely part of my nighttime skincare ritual.
Boscia Intensifying Moisture Pack + - 12$CAD, normally 36$CAD
I haven't tried this out yet since I'm currently testing out other moisturizers, but seeing as the regular price is 36$CAD, I figured I would give it a try! You get a full-size bottle and it says it can be used as either a mask or an intensifier. I will definitely give this a try in the near future. If you've used it, what do you think?
Bite Beauty Lush Lip Trio - 12$CAD
Here's another thing I haven't tried yet. I got this lip trio mainly for my makeup kit since I'm lacking in the gloss department (for sanitation reasons, I'm not using my personal ones that I've double-dipped, so I'm starting a collection strictly for my kit). I almost want to steal the pink one for myself! It seems like it's a matte light to medium pink and it's called Strawberry. Honey is a sparkly peach shade. Cocoa is a matte brown/nude shade. I haven't tried anything from Bite Beauty except for the VIB Rouge mini red lipstick so I'm excited to try these out. Do you like Bite Beauty and if so, what's your favourite product/shade?
Urban Decay Deluxe Shadow Box - 12$CAD
Now this is the most popular item that was on sale on Boxing Day. Everyone wanted this palette! I was surprised there were still a few left at my local Sephora. I ordered mine on line out of fear they would be sold out by the time I got there. I haven't used it yet but I love the shades! So many colours! It's also great that it comes with a mini Primer Potion. You get shades like Graffiti, which is a bright green, and Peace, which is a bright electric blue to shades like Random, a beautiful blue/purple, and Scratch, a metallic pinky kinda colour. Urban Decay is known for their bright shades, and you get a lot of bright shades in this palette. This is definitely not for your average night out, it's a fun palette that packs a lot of colour!
Stila Chic Cobalt Collection Lipglaze Trio - 12$CAD
I haven't tried any of these glosses yet seeing as I just got this today. I'll just quickly say that I have a million Kitten lipglazes, do they seriously need to include it in every set? The other two colours are Orchard and Hibiscus. They're metallicy shades but I can't say much since I haven't tried them on yet. Hibiscus looks pinky and I can't place it on Orchard, I guess I would say nude? And Kitten is goldeny pink. Can't wait to try out these shades!
Stila Bring On The Night Makeup Set - 28$CAD with 20% off discount applied, worth way way more
This is the set I was most excited about buying. The Bring On The Night makeup set comes with five full-size items!! Five!! For 28$CAD!! Insane!!! It comes with a Custom Color Blush in Self-Adjusting Coral, All Over Shimmer Liquid Luminizer in Kitten, Lip Glaze in Mango, Smudge Crayon in Black, and a Jewel Eyeshadow in Black Diamond. I got this set mainly for the Black Diamond Jewel Eyeshadow and the Smudge Crayon in Black. I already have a mini of the Luminizer in Kitten. It's not my favourite luminizer, but it isn't bad either. The Black Diamond Jewel Eyeshadow is just beautiful. It's so shimmery when swatched and I can't wait to use it in a look. They did a great job on the formula for this. I always wanted to try out their Smudge Crayon and now I finally can. They advertise it as a primer, shadow, and liner all in one. I will definitely be trying it out as a primer under the jewel eyeshadow and hopefully all the sparkles will stick onto it. It also comes with a little sharpener at the bottom of the pencil! Just twist it off and you'll see it. I thought that was pretty neat since it's a twist-up pencil and it's hard to get a nice point otherwise. It'll definitely be a big help! The Lip Glaze in Mango wouldn't be my ideal pick, as it's a dark berry shade, but I'll give it a try. The Custom Color Blush in Self-Adjusting Coral isn't my ideal pick either, I'd rather have the Self-Adjusting Fuchsia, but it's not a bad shade. I swatched it and it isn't incredibly corally in the sense that it's not orange, but more on the peachy side. It's shimmery and it is extremely pigmented, so be careful when applying it, you only need a tiny tiny bit. I'm curious to see how it will turn up on my skin. I'm actually excited to try out all the products, but most of all, the Black Diamond shadow!! And what a deal this was!
100 Point Perk: Benefit It's Potent Eye Cream
I decided to cash in some of my perks since saw a few things I liked. I don't think I've tried their eye cream but I have tried their moisturizer. I always hear great things about Benefit's skincare line so I thought I'd give this a try. I'll let you know what I think about it after a few uses. The bottle is crazy small and I'm not sure how I'll get my finger in there!
100 Point Perk: Philosophy Hope In A Jar Night
I tried the Philosophy Hope In A Jar (Day) moisturizer and I liked it, so I'm curious to see how the Night moisturizer differs. Right now I'm using the moisturizer I got from their 500 Point Perk just recently and it's pretty good. I may start getting into Philosophy skincare products!
500 Point Perk: NARS The Iconic Set
When I saw this perk I said to myself, wow I have to get this. This set comes with four minis: a mini Pro-Prime Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base, a mini Orgasm Blush, a mini Larger Than Life Lipgloss in Gold Digger, and an Illuminator in Copacabana. I was most excited about the illuminator and the lipgloss. I always wanted to try Copacabana but didn't want to spend that much money in case I didn't like it or didn't use it. I was really impressed! I liked it a lot. I'll probably use it everyday until I run out haha if I'm not using any of the new things I got. The lipgloss was quite lovely too! It's a peach with gold sparkles and it looked very nice. I already have another Orgasm mini and it's also in my One Night Stand palette, so I really didn't need a third. Plus, they include this in all their sets. I love this blush, but it would be nice to have something else for a change. I gave this mini to my mom so that she could try it out and have her own. The mini blush is a good size and lasts quite a while. I'm not really a fan of their primer, I prefer Too Faced Shadow Insurance or Urban Decay Primer Potion. This is my second mini now, I got the first in their previous 500 Point Perk. I wish they'd stop recycling the same products, I want to try something else! Not have a ton of the same ones! But I did enjoy the other things I got in this set.
Thanks for reading! And I hope you enjoyed my Boxing Day Haul! They had some really great deals this year that if I had a never-ending supply of money, I totally would have gotten more stuff! I was mad eyeballing that Ciate Nail Polish Advent Calendar!! I'm happy with the stuff I tried so far and I can't wait to try the rest of it! It was also great to stock up on old favourites at an even greater price! So what did you girls all buy this Boxing Day? And what kind of crazy deals did you find?
Steph xo.
PS. Tomorrow I'm finally posting the Perfect Palette Tag. After that, I'll be doing my Best of 2013 Makeup Post and I'm also planning on doing an Empties and Extra post because it's getting to be a little too much in my room. Also wanna do an updated Skincare Routine post! Yeah, my mind is filled with ideas! Oh and Products I Regret Not Buying in 2013!
Hello dolls!
I finally got my Sephora Black Friday shipment!! I just picked it up from the post office this past weekend and I was so excited to play with all my great finds!! I bought most of my Black Friday online from Sephora and I also picked up a few things from the store. Wow was it ever nuts online!! I made sure I was online at 12am and I spent a little while going over with my mom what exactly we were going to buy, so by the time I checked out at 1am, two items in my cart were out of stock! Oh no! Those items were Philosophy's Purity Cleanser and one of the two Makeup Forever Aqua Shadow sets. Fortunately, after refreshing a million times, the Makeup Forever was back in stock and went right back out of stock after I added that to my cart and checked out. I wasn't so lucky about the Purity cleanser, so I decided to get Philosophy's 500 Point Perk which contained a very tiny Purity Cleanser. I really really wanted that cleanser so I sent my mom out to Sephora that morning. And they had it there and I was happy once more! She also picked up a few other things that she thought I would like. They also gave her literally 10 samples. Go mom.
If you were shopping at Sephora on Black Friday like I was, you knew that they had a whole bunch of special items for 12$CAD or 10$US. You could only purchase a max of 2 items. On their site, they also had select items on sale, for example the Stila In The Moment Palette, which went down from 50$CAD to 26$CAD just for that weekend. They are now back up to 50$CAD on the site. I forget what else they had, nothing that I was really interested in. I don't think that this particular sale was advertised anywhere.
I'm going to show both hauls together, so here we go! And I know I bought a ton of crap, but how can you not when all this stuff is worth so much more than what they're selling it for and you know you're going to use it!
I lost a few of the boxes for some products.
I will be doing tutorials/reviews on these products soon.
My Black Friday Sephora Haul
Philosophy Purity Cleanser X2 (12$CAD, worth 34$CAD)
This is a 12 fl. oz. 3-in-1 cleanser, makeup remover, and toner. Philosophy is known for this cleanser. I've been using it a lot since I got it and I love it. It's soft and gentle on the skin, yet it removes every trace of makeup. I really really like it. For the price, you get an insane amount of product so I can understand why everyone went nuts and bought out this product within an hour of the online sale. If you haven't tried this out yet, I suggest you get a sample at Sephora and you'll fall in love.
Bare Minerals Enchanting Eyes (12$CAD, worth 25$CAD)
My mom picked this up for me at the store. It's a cute little compact with two eyeshadows and a sponge tip applicator and also comes with a mini Prime Time, their eye primer. The duo is called The Flashback and the shades are Deja Vu and Amnesia. Deja Vu is a light silver shimmer and Amnesiac is a dark matte grey. I haven't used it yet, but it looks like a great duo to have if you love smokey eyes like I do!
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara mini and Perfect Eyes Eyeliner in Perfect Black mini (12$CAD)
My mom picked this up at the store because she knows I love all things Too Faced. She didn't know that I already have a fullsize mascara as well as a mini, and I also have half of the eyeliner, as well as a backup in my drawer. I knew that she was looking for a good black eyeliner and she could also do with a good mascara too, so I told her to keep the set. She didn't want to, but I eventually forced it upon her. I didn't really need it and I knew she did. I love both products. The eyeliner is the darkest matte black you'll find and it goes on so smooth and doesn't come off all day. The only downside is that it does tend to rub off on my contact lenses quite a lot so I can't really use it much anymore unless I don't mind being blind and cleaning my contacts every 5 seconds. But for non-contact wearers, you'll love the eyeliner. The mascara was pretty good, but it isn't my favorite by Too Faced. I much prefer their Lashgasm mascara.
Boscia Pore Perfection Set X2 (12$CAD)
I ordered one set and my mom picked up another in store. It comes with a mini Luminizing Black Mask and 3 Pore Purifying Black Strips. I love their black mask and had always wanted to try their black strips so I had to get this set. Boscia's products are pretty pricy, so this is a very good deal. I'm already in love with the Black Mask. It helps to remove blackheads and impurities, as well as diminish pores. When I tried the Black Strips for the first time, oh my God. They are seriously the best pore cleansing product ever! It removed all my blackheads and made my skin smooth and clean! The only bad thing is that the Black Strips are so expensive! That'll definitely have to go onto my Christmas list. Again, this set was a great value and if you have problems with pores and pimples, you need to check out their entire Black line.
Makeup Forever Aqua Shadow Duo in 2E and 30E (12$CAD, worth 48$CAD)
This was the one that had sold out online while I was trying to check out, but had luckily come back in stock just for me! I don't have many Makeup Forever products beside their HD Foundation and HD Powder, and I knew what a great value these Aqua Shadow sticks were, so I went for it. This set comes with 2E, which is a matte brown, and 30E which is a pearly pink beige. I wore them yesterday and did the look that was included on the card. I don't usually use shadow sticks so I needed a little guidance. I wasn't a total fan of the look but now I know how I can use these shadow sticks to make a look even better.
Makeup Forever Aqua Shadow Duo in 20E and 28E (12$CAD, worth 48$CAD)
This is the other set of Aqua Shadows that they had. 20E is a pearly taupe and 28E is a pearly beige. The colors are more similar, so I didn't think there's much of a contrast between them until I actually tried them. Again, I did the look on the card that came with the box. The shadow sticks give a soft shimmer to your eye and it's super easy and fast to do! You don't need to be a blending genius to use these shadow sticks and still look beautiful. The value for both these sets is insane, so I had to get both. I'll definitely be experimenting with them, as I don't own any shadow pencils except these now!
Stila Portrait of a Perfect Eye (12$CAD, now 19$CAD)
This Stila palette is part of their Christmas 2013 collection and it went down in price just for Black Friday. This palette contains six different brown/neutral shades: Parchment, Organza, Vintage, Linen, Antique, Rosewood. The first and last shades are matte, and the rest are shimmer. I received this today so I haven't played with it yet, but this is the type of palette you can use everyday for work or school because it's neutral.
Stila Artful Eye Collector's Edition Vol 2 (12$CAD)
This Stila palette and the one below were sold just for Black Friday. This palette is also a brown/neutral palette with 5 shades that are slightly bigger than the size of Portrait of a Perfect Eye. The shades are: Patchouli, Ember, Sandalwood, Rosewood, Eclipse. They are all shimmer except the last one, which is a matte black. You can use this for day looks or night looks. I liked this palette the most when I saw them all online.
Stila Artful Eye Collector's Edition Vol 3 (12$CAD)
This Stila palette was also just sold on Black Friday. This palette is colorful, it has a shade of green, purple, blue, golden-y brown and brown. They are all shimmer. The shades are: Light Apricot, Umber, Aqua-Marine, Soft Violet, Ocean. I think the idea with this palette is to use the goldeny brown and brown shades together and to use one of the three other shades to add a pop of colour to your eyes, especially if you're not used to wearing colors. I haven't tried this palette out either yet since I just got it.
Stila In The Moment Palette (26$CAD, now 50$CAD)
I had gotten samples of three of their palettes a little while back. I have just started trying them out and I love the colors that are in them. The two that were on sale for Black Friday were this one, and In The Garden. I didn't see myself using In The Garden much, but I did see myself using In The Moment because it had both purples and browns. The In The Moment palette contains 10 eyeshadows and one Smudgestick Waterproof Eyeliner in Tetra (purple). The shades are: Instinct, Impulse, Glance, Improvise, Catalyst, Desire, Wonder, Spontaneous, Whim, Captivate. They were selling both palette for half price, which is actually the same price as buying the smudgestick eyeliner alone! Ridiculous! I did a purple eye look a few days ago using this palette and I loved the colors and pigmentation. Since I was using a sample, it was a bit hard to get the color on the brush, but that isn't a problem for the actual palette. The palette also comes with a Lookbook with six looks.
Benefit Gimme Brow in Light/Medium (not a Black Friday deal, 26$CAD)
Now this one wasn't a Black Friday deal, I had suggested this product to my mom because her eyebrow hairs are very very light, so it can seem as if she barely has any eyebrows sometimes. We received it today and I applied it on her brows and what a difference it makes! If you have very fair light hair, this shade is perfect for you. It tints your eyebrows slightly so it looks as if your eyebrows actually exist. The shade is perfect, it doesn't look fake or too obvious or anything like that. It's a subtle difference that helps to shape your eyes and face. If you have very light eyebrows that are barely visible, I recommend this product. It really helps them to show through and it looks completely natural.
Philosophy Box of Miracles (500 Point Perk)
So I ordered this online when I found out that the Black Friday deal on Purity was sold out (my mom found it at our local Sephora later on). I love Philosophy's shower gels so I decided to go for it anyway and try out their skincare products. This a 500 Point Perk that is redeemable online. Some stores may carry it, mine did not. This set comes with a 2 fl. oz. bottle of Purity (really small compared to the huge one I just got!), Miracle Worker Miraculous Anti-Aging Moisturizer, and Miracle Worker Miraculous Anti-Aging Retinoid Eye Cream. I haven't tried the Miracle Worker products yet, but you all know how much I love Purity, which was the whole reason why I decided to get this perk in the first place.
So that's my Black Friday Haul!! Thanks for reading. I hope you were all able to partake in the savings too! It seems like I went a little nuts, but how can you not when you know you're saving so much money on all this stuff? Most of it was stuff that I wanted anyway.
So what great deals did you find?
Did anyone manage to get that amazing deal that Urban Decay had on their website? (I think it was 6 lipsticks for 50?)
And what did end up hauling from Sephora and other makeup stores?
Steph xo.
PS. I have a few posts coming up. I've got a 10 Minute Makeup post, a nail post, and I might do that Perfect Palette Tag.
