So what did YOU purchase during this holiday season's promotions?
I got plenty and hoping to pay no more attention to any cosmetic sales or even the men will have make-up in their stockings!
I have swatches of several items and looks, other items I'm still waiting on and will give complete reviews very soon. With all of the sales; Friends & Family, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and other promotions I got anywhere from 20-40% off and free shipping on all of the items below. From what I have received I am really only dissatisfied with one item, that being the Too Faced Liquif-Eye Collection. Honestly, you don't have to spend that kind of money ($18 plus discount) to make an eye shdaow into a double use product such as eyeliner...I simply did not pay attention, always loving the shadow books I purchased without reading the product information. I would have definitely never paid the regular price of $32!
Too Faced Liquif-Eye is about being a dual-purpose product, both eye shadow and eyeliner. For those of you who don't know,
you can make any eye shadow or pigment into an eyeliner very easily simply by purchasing a liquid medium such as
MUF Eye Seal (There are cheaper seals on the market),
Eye Seal has been designed to waterproof all powdery make-up (Star Powder, Diamond Powder, Eye Shadows, Eyeliner cake, Pigments, Glitters) and pencils. It intensifies make-up colors and pearl effects. Its alcohol-free formula does not irritate the skin and can be applied close to the eye.
mix a drop of it with eye shadow powder and wallah, you have eyeliner and usually waterproof! I will do a video of this later with some $1.99 drug store pallettes I purchased. Here is a video by
Maggiealex8380 demonstrating how it's done.
Now, on with the promotional purchases!
I got this for MYSELF!
NARS
Danmari All About Cheeks Palette
What it does:
The ultimate authority in blush, this limited-edition mirrored holiday NARS compact features the essential blush and bronzer shades, ranging from warm bronze and luminous highlighting hues to shockingly bright pink. Turn a new cheek with this fashion-forward mix created exclusively for Sephora.
This set contains:
- 6 x 0.12 oz Cheek Color in Hungry Heart (gold ivory), Super Orgasm (peachy pink with gold glitter), Desire (cotton candy pink), Casino (dark brown with golden shimmer), Orgasm (peachy pink with golden shimmer), Sin (berry with gold shimmer)
Glitz & Glam - I got this set as a Christmas gift. $40
What it is:
A set of 10 of Sephora's most shimmering products.
This set contains:
- 0.13 oz Benefit High Beam
- 0.12 oz Buxom Stay-There Eyeshadow in Pug (smoky pewter)
- 0.02 oz Bare Escentuals bareMinerals All Over Color in Glee (soft mauve plum)
- 0.07 oz Sephora Collection Eye Shadow in Starry Sky 07 (black with silver glitter)
- 0.125 oz Sephora by OPI Nail Colour in Charge It! (opaque metallic 24k gold)
- 0.24 oz Tarte Celebutante Dry Oil Shimmer (champagne)
- 0.07 oz Josie Maran Argan Oil Illuminizer (light bronze)
- 0.1 oz Tarina Tarantino Sparklicity Gloss in Paiette (sheer light pink with iridescent shimmer)
- 0.12 oz Ultraflesh Gold Standard Mascara in black
- 0.08 oz Stila Lip Glaze in Vanilla (pearly nude)
Josie Maran $10 (I got a couple of these for stocking stuffers, including for my own!)
Argan Color Stick - Petal Pink ($22 Value) What it is: An full size argan oil-infused, sheer color stick that grants a lasting, natural flush to cheeks and lips.
What it does:
This dual-purpose lip and cheek color provides flattering, subtle color while treating the skin with Josie Maran's signature argan oil. To be used as a blush or lip color, the color stick leaves a natural and long-lasting dewy finish that complements any skintone while repairing and replenishing the skin.
Argan oil is produced from the argan tree in the semideserts of Morocco. This oil is rich in Vitamin E and essential fatty acids, which have antiaging properties. This organic ingredient is known to help and prevent dehydration, inflammation, hyperpigmentation, and sebum production. It is your answer to healthy, youthful, and radiant skin and hair.
Benefit Cosmetics
Watt's Up! (I'm looking forward to this! You will soon learn I'm always on the look-out for the perfect natural glow factor!)
What it is: A soft-focus highlighter for face.
What it does:
This cream-to-powder highlighter turns up the wattage with a delicate, gorgeous champagne glow. Its smooth application and luminous sheen switches on the "wow" factor for any complexion. Apply it to cheeks and browbones, then sculpt with the soft-glow blender for your perfect gleam.
Yorokobi Super Orgasm Set ($49 Value)
(Hmm, for me or a gift?)What it is:
A limited-edition, three-piece set featuring signature NARS shade Super Orgasm.
What it does:
NARS delivers the iconic, gold-flecked joy of Super Orgasm with the Yorokobi ("song of joy") Super Orgasm set. The collection features the in-demand, pink-peach shade, which delivers a radiant, exuberant glow to cheeks, nails, and lips.
This set contains:
- 0.12 oz Blush in Super Orgasm (peachy pink with gold glitter)
- 0.25 oz Nail Polish in Super Orgasm (peachy pink with gold glitter)
- 0.14 oz Lip Gloss in Super Orgasm (peachy pink with gold glitter)
TOO FACED
Liquif-Eye Collection (DISAPOINTED! JMO, worth $4.99 at the local drug store!)
What It Is:
A double-duty, powerful palette of super-saturated, magnificent metallic and smokey shadows accompanies our state-of-the-art, clear Liquif-eye liquid formula allowing you to instantly transform them into intense, liquid eyeliners. One dip with the built-in, felt tipped precision brush allows these dimensional powder shadows to become water-resistant, long-lasting eyeliners.
