The Perfect Dark Blue

When I saw the swatch of Essie's Midnight Cami on the Makeup and Beauty Blog, I knew I had to have it! It was the perfect shade of dark blue without looking black. In fact, when you just put on one coat, it almost looks like a turquoise shade. This does stain your nails though, so make sure you use a base coat! I also picked up a Revlon lipstick in Crystal Cut Coral. I have yet to put it on for a lip, but I'll do it as soon as possible. I let my friend borrow it and she loved it! It's a nicely pigmented hot pink color. I would never have tried this if it wasn't on sale. I mean, the green tube isn't exactly exciting...

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Sephora Friends and Family

This is a lot later than everyone's post on their hauls, but here it is! I got the Makeup Forever Flash Color in Gold, my HG concealer: theBalm timeBalm, and the Benefit Get Bent Liner brush. I also got the Korres Lip Butter which I forgot to picture at the time, so it's in a separate photo. I didn't get too much because I wanted to limit it to about $60 but I endedup ordering more later anyway...I have used some of the items to give a pretty good review. I wasn't too happy with the MUFE Flash Color overall. It was hard to layer and blend. In fact, I couldn't even use it as a liner because of the consistency. It was creamy but it wouldn't stick to the tip of my liner brush. ): This will probably be going back. But I will say that the color was brilliant. It definitely looked like liquid gold.

The Get Bent brush was pretty good. It lets you use the thin liner brush but still be able to see where you're drawing the line. I'm not sure if this will replace my normal angled brush though. It's only $16 and with the 20%, it was a good deal. As for the Korres Lip Butter, I hope to finish one L'Oreal HiP Jelly Balm first before using it. :) Good motivation!
P.S. Are you guys in the Godiva Chocolate Rewards Club? They let you get a FREE piece every month. That's like 2 dollars! I also love their "Dark Chocolate Decadence" drink. It's so yummy! It's similar to the Starbucks Java Chip Frap but the chocolate flavor is richer. Oh, and when you spend $10, you get like a free 2 piece chocolate box the next month!

Bye Bye Blemish

I've never done a formal post about my favorite blemish product: Bye Bye Blemish Drying Lotion! It's my favorite. I use it consistently when I see a angry bump under the skin and in 2 days, it'll be gone! You really have to attack it soon though. It won't do any good on pimples that have already erupted. It's definitely the same concept as Mario Badescu's Drying Lotion but half the price at $10. I've only seen this at Rite-Aid though. This was my second bottle of it. You have to be careful to keep it upright though. I'll also say two words about Clinique's yellow correcting powder. I didn't think it helped at all. I don't think this would help with the redness I get from acne. Wouldn't recommend it. :)

Urban Decay Liner for $6!!!

Hey all! I placed an order for some goodies at All Cosmetics Wholesale and they came very quickly. Well, faster than Sephora I mean. I got it five days after I ordered. It came safely wrapped in bubble wrap. The products are also are a good price as well. The Urban Decay liner retails for $17 and I got it for $5.99! It was in the color Lucky. I have yet to fully test it out. It is a gorgeous penny copper shade. I also bought a Chanel lipstick in Barbados. I think this is continued, but it glides smoothly (Aqualumiere formula). I absolutely love the packaging. It has such a shiny top! Like everyone says, the fingerprints are quite noticeable on the packaging. They normally cost about $25 so $18 is a pretty good deal.
And finally, to add to my favorite Benefit creaseless shadow collection: Townecar! It's like a matte black so hopefully it'll work like MAC Blackground paint pot that everyone was talking about earlier this year. This was about $11. I really want to use it as a base to make colors show up brighter. Anyways, I really recommend their site if you want discounted, unused makeup.

Some Updates!

How is everyone doing? I can't wait to show you Friends and Family orders, All Cosmetics Wholesale and whatnot. I'll definitely get some pictures up later this weekend. But at the moment, please tell me how you can resist this:I have no idea how I will or I'll have to swallow the $53 price! It's the Guerlain meteorite pearls from their latest collection. The packaging is so much nicer than the original cardboard container. Look at those pearls shining at you. Imagine using that everyday with your powder brush. Ooooh such a beautiful thought. I would even say it's prettier than the Anna Sui powder, which is NOT good because Anna Sui is cheaper and that could have changed my mind...

Mario Badescu Here I Come!

I happened to stumble upon the 25% annual sale at Planet Beauty! I remember I signed up for their emailing list so I could be notified...but they never contacted me. Good thing I just happened to walk in that day. I've been waiting for this so I could try some discounted Mario Badescu. I can't help it, I love waiting for the sales. I decided to get the Healing and Soothing Mask since the reviews on MUA were so good!

The girl there was also really nice and was willing to give me some samples. I wanted to try the Drying Mask and this peeling gel. I never knew they had peeling gels; I always thought it was just the Asian brands. I'm really excited to try that out because if it is as good as the girl said it was, then it'd be so much easier to buy. I already tried the Drying Mask and I'm going to say....no thanks. It made my skin feel SO dry. I'll probably give it another go, but it really made my skin feel too tight and delicate. P.S. I just got this top from Free People. What do you think? I love how it shows a bit of shoulder it's adorable! I love the cut of Free People tops. They never look flattering on the hanger, but on a person, it just looks amazing. I am definitely still in love with this brand.

Quick Update

I am so excited about Sephora's Friends and Family sale!! (Just in case you didn't know its 20% off w/ code FF2009.) I also get a backup of my concealer every year and I think I've decided on a MUFE Flash Color in Gold, an angled Benefit liner brush, and Korres Lip Butter in Jasmine. Now that I think of it, it seems a little boring. I really wanted the YSL eyeshadow palette and it's actually cheaper than MAC eyeshadows oz wise. But $56 is a bit hard to swallow. ><
I also picked up some stuff at the drugstore! There was a buy one get one free sale for Revlon plus I had a coupon to $2 off. That's the best time to buy drugstore. The lipglossthe right was already on sale. I got one of those moisturizing lipsticks in Creamy Coral because I saw Lisasz09's videos and it looked amazing! The eyeliner...I might return. The MUA reviews on like 2.1!!