Ipsy/Glambag April 2014

I'm finally posting my bag. I know its late but from what I've heard I'm not the only one getting it late. Anyways this months bag was pretty decent and yet at the same time disappointing. I will elaborate more later when the time comes. Until then on to the goodies!

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Cailyn tinted lip balm in Acid Pink

Full Size

Urban Decay Velvet Glide-On Eye Pencil in Black Velvet

Travel Size

Kiss lashes in Flirty

Full Size

City Color Mousse Eyeshadow in White Gold

Full Size

Benefit Lollitint

Sample Size

HAUL: Ulta Black Friday

I know I've been MIA and I apologize for that. It's been hard juggling my sick daughter and a really bad break out/allergic reaction that's not going away. I will try and get back in to my normal blogging routine as quickly as I can. Until then here is my quick and small Ulta black Friday haul.

 

I didn't order anything special. I only picked up two of Ultas black Friday deals. After I received my order I really wish I had picked up more of the Benefit Lip Lotto. Funny thing about this order is that when I received my box I didn't get any samples. My invoice states that I opted for the variety sampler but obviously I didn't get any. I emailed Ulta and they are shipping me samples as I blog.

 

The item that I purchased and wished I would have picked up a few more of is the Benefit Lip Lotto. They were only $18 for three full size benefit lipsticks. Originally $18 per full size lipstick so this deal was awesome.

 

 

The only other thing I purchased was the Tarte Special Delivery Eye & Cheek Collection. This set includes a full size Amazonian clay smart mascara, a mini sample size of the multiplEYE prime lash enhancing primer, and a mini Amazonian clay blush in Magic.

 

 

The blush is a coral-y baby pink shade but I feel like its not as pigmented as the original shades. It is a pretty shade, that I must admit. Overall I'm satisfied with this purchase and I look forward to next years black Friday deals.

 

Ipsy: July 2013

I received my Ipsy bag today so I thought I would post it up before I end up forgetting.

THE INFAMOUS PINK BUBBLE MAILER!

SNEAK PEEK

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Can you guess the first item I pulled out?

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 And yes! It is the Benefit's Benetint.

ITEM #2: Pop Beauty Pouty Pop Crayon in Rose Romance

ITEM #3 bhcosmetics California Collection

(LtoR) Hollywood, San Francisco, Malibu

ITEM #4 COOLA Mineral Sunscreen SPF 20

Last but not least...

ITEM #5 bigsexyhair Weather Proof hair spray

My bag as a whole...AWESOME!

Benefit Watt's Up! VS Wet N Wild Walking On Eggshells

I know that highlighting is something that not everyone does on a regular basis. However, I know that purchasing a decent highlighter can be a little expensive so that is why I found a nice little dupe for the infamous Watt's Up by Benefit. I received this as a birthday gift from Sephora last month and I've been loving it and even considered repurchasing it. When I was applying this it kind of reminded me of the eyelid color from the Wet N Wild Walking on Eggshells 3 pan palette. Thus I decided to swatch them to see how similar they were and they are pretty similar. I'm not saying for you to go out and buy this palette but I just wanted to share my thoughts on this. Not everyone has the same skin tone so this may or may not work for you but it should apply the same for the majority of skin colors.

Obviously from the photo of the swatches you can tell they are pretty similar. The top swatch is the Watt's Up! by Benefit and the bottom swatch is the eyelid color from the Wet N Wild palette. I did have to build up the Wet N Wild color just a little bit but none the less it's a pretty decent dupe. Like I said I am only giving my opinion and if you like the Benefit Watt's Up highlighter definitely check out the Wet N Wild palette if your searching for a more affordable highlighter that has the same color of the Benefit Watt's Up, plus two other eye colors.

Hope you guys enjoyed this quick post and I'll be seeing you guys later!