Korres Haul

Hello Lovelies,

I hope you are all well. I went to an event yesterday and received a few Korres products so I thought I would share them with you. The first product is the body butter in guava and smells delicious. I have heard good things about this so I can't wait to try it out.

The next product is the Magic Light Contouring Trio in Santorini. The looks like a gorgeous highlighting trio but I am a little worried that it might be a little frosty on the skin.

The next product is the new Cheek Butter in Chara Crimson. This is definitely not the color I would have picked out for myself had I been given the choice but beggars can't be chosers. It is a dark berry pink that I am going to have to work with in order to keep from looking like a clown but I have to see how pigmented it is on the skin. I am interested to see how this blends into the skin since it is a cheek butter. I am assuming it is going to be similar to a traditional cream blush but slightly oilier? I will keep you updated once I try this out.

The last product is the Cherry Full Color Gloss in Pink. This is definitely my favorite of the bunch because it gives the lips a gorgeous pink tint. The gloss is not opaque but it is not necessarily sheer either - if that makes sense. This is the only product that I have really tried out so far and I think this looks great alone but layered over a similarly colored lipstick it looks even better. Also, it has a great cherry scent and flavor - hence the name. I happen to like the flavor but if you prefer unscented glosses this is definitely not the one for you.

Have you tried any Korres products recently?

xoxo

Teenie Tinie Haul - MAC

Hello Lovelies!

I hope you are all well. I stopped in MAC the other day because I needed to pick up another Teddy eye kohl because my current one was starting to dwindle. I am going to put the stub of my original one in my makeup bag so I have it for touchups during the day. I love the bronze-brown color for a lazy eye look if I am not doing much that day. 

However, while I was there I stopped to look at the new Hey, Sailor! collection and I ended up picking up the bronzing powder in Soft Sand. It has a slight shimmer and is a light caramel color. 

I have to admit that I was slightly (totally) drawn in by the packaging. I love the navy and white stripes, especially how they are overlapping. I am a total junky for cute packaging so that was not surprising. However, it has been a completely wearable bronzer thus far so I should get a lot of use out of it.

The color reminds me a little bit of Benefit Hoola bronzer, although this is slightly more orange and has a slight shimmer. This one isn't glittery but has more of a slight sheen. Since I am so pale, I have to use a very light hand but once I have a bit of a tan I think this will be an even better color for me.

One thing I absolutely love about the bronzer is that it has a mirror in it. I hate that most of the MAC powder compacts (Mineralize Skin Finish Natural I'm looking at you) do not have mirrors in the tops. I usually sway towards other powders that have mirrors because on days when I have to do my makeup on the go I hate having to bring an extra mirror. 

This haul turned into a mini review. Regardless, I hope this was useful.

xoxo

Haul: Essie Nail Polish

Hello Lovelies,

I'm back! I hope you are all well! Everything is finally back to normal for me - I have everything set up for my move to D.C. this fall now that all of the paperwork and things are done.

Anyways, I stopped at CVS today to pick up a few things and I stopped to look at some of the Essie displays and I couldn't resist picking up a few.

The first one is one of the new "luxeffects"glitter topcoats and is a silver glitter called Set in Stone. I am going to a black tie event in a few weeks and I am wearing silver shoes that have a similar glitter finish. I am planning on layering this over either a bright red or a nude color. To get an adequate amount of glitter, it takes at least two coats.

The next one is in the color Lights, it is a truly neon pink. I think this will be a great color for on my toes for this summer. It takes a few coats to get a really opaque coverage but I think it is well worth the effort.

I also picked up No More Film, a dark navy color. This is one of Essie's more opaque polishes so it took only two coats to get an opaque coverage. I think this will be great for fall and winter.

Finally, I picked up Play Date, a light purple color. This is great for spring and summer, especially with the current pastel trend. I am probably going to layer this with Essie Lilacism to get a slightly lighter purple.

Anyways that's it for my haul. I hope you all enjoyed it. What nail polishes have you been picking up recently?

xoxo

Haul: Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette and Ray-Ban Wayfarers

Hello Lovelies!


I hope you all are well. I was at the mall today to go to Sunglass Hut and pick up a pair of sunglasses since my Marc Jacobs aviators broke again while I was in Chicago last weekend. I ended up purchasing the original Ray-Ban Wayfarers in the brown tortoise with polarized lenses.

Typically, I ended up stopping at Sephora on my way out of the mall since I am somewhat addicted to shopping there. I have been on the fence about the Naked 2 palette since I have the original Naked palette, as well as tons of neutral MAC shadows. Most of the reviews online say that if you have the original, you really don't need the second one so I have been debating purchasing it every time I have gone to Sephora since it came out. I finally caved today and bought it (obviously haha) and I am actually quite happy with it. If you don't have many cool toned neutral eyeshadows, this is a great buy to start off with or to just add to your makeup collection. That being said, if you already have the original or you don't want to splurge on it, you really aren't missing out on much. As always, the shadows have an amazing consistency as well as pigmentation. Urban Decay eyeshadows have my favorite formulation other than NARS. There are swatches all over the place online so I am not going to post my own but I will link a few of the posts from the lovely Christine at Temptalia below, as well as the links to where you can buy the palette and the sunglasses.  The palette also comes with a double ended blending and shader brush and a sample-sized Naked lip junkie lipgloss. The brush is great for on the go or travelling since it fits right in the palette. I really like the lipgloss and I am thinking about going back to Sephora and purchasing the full sized gloss (just what I need - another lipgloss haha). I am really happy that I finally picked this up. You shouldn't have any trouble finding this in store but if you do the link is below.

Also, you may have heard about Urban Decay's new customizable eyeshadow palettes that are being released. The concept is similar to the MAC palettes in that you can pop the pans into the palette without much hassle. However, the MAC palettes can hold 15 shadows and the Urban Decay shadows can only hold 6. I have not been able to get my hands on one of the palettes just yet since they are not available anywhere except online (or at least my counters don't have them yet). The palettes are $18 and come with a matte neutral shadow, called Walk of Shame I believe. Overall, I think the palettes are a good idea but if you want more bang for your buck go with one of the Naked palettes or any of the other more colorful palettes because a filled customizable palette will cost you between $108-126 for the palette and 5 to 6 eyeshadows, depending on whether or not you keep Walk of Shame in the palette. You are getting less than half the product in the Naked palettes (they come with 12 full-sized eyeshadows, a brush, and either a lipgloss or a mini Primer Potion) for more than twice the price. If you already have a bunch of UD eyeshadows, you can depot them so that they fit in the new palette but otherwise I would invest in one of the other palettes instead.


Hope this was helpful!!

xoxo

Links:

Wayfarers: http://www.ray-ban.com/usa/sunglasses/rb2140/902-57
Naked 2: http://sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P302916&searchString=naked%202
Temptalia: http://www.temptalia.com/urban-decay-naked-2-palette
http://www.temptalia.com/urban-decay-naked-2-palette-swatches-photos-reviews
http://www.temptalia.com/urban-decay-naked-1-vs-naked-2-palette-dupes-comparison-swatches

Haul: Sigma Make Me Classy Travel Edition Brush Set

Hello Lovelies!!

I have a quick haul today that I thought that I would share with you all. I am going to Chicago next week and I decided that since I am not checking any luggage, I wanted to get a travel brush set so that it would fit in my carry-on luggage more easily. I have purchased brush sets from Sigma in the past and I have found that for the most the brushes are very comparable to MAC brushes, although occasionally they do not last as long as MAC brushes depending on how frequently you use them. I reviewed all of their travel sets and decided that the Make Me Classy Travel Edition set was my best bet. I have a few other travel sized brushes that I am going to throw in for when I travel next week but this set contains all of the essential brushes for doing a full makeup look. The set contains seven brushes; the E30 pencil brush, the E40 tapered blending brush, the E55 eye shading brush, the E65 small angle brush, the F30 large powder brush, the F40 large angled contour brush, and the F60 foundation brush. The kit has a nice array of eye and face brushes that can be supplemented with a few additional eye brushes to create a very nice travel set. Additionally, Sigma was kind enough to send me an additional travel size E25 blending brush free with my order. I absolutely love the E25, which is very similar to a MAC 217; I use it for my concealer as well as for blending out my crease everyday. The E25 is a wonderful addition to this kit and will definitely be coming with me to Chicago. If any of you are interested in purchasing any brushes from Sigma, here is a 10% off code for March: MARCH2012.

I hope this haul was helpful!!

xoxo