Sephora Haul and Swatches: OCC Unknown Pleasures Fall 2014 Collection!

Sooooo.....

It turns out that I was bad this month. Really bad. In fact, I ended up signing up for three deliveries from Sephora, which I don't even want to talk about :P

The first two are very OCC heavy, and I'll go ahead and review the stuff I got here :)

MAC A Novel Romance Collection: Haul and Swatches!

Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

So today you get to hear about my very unique experience being both a makeup addict and a working girl. I spent most of yesterday afternoon calling all the different MAC counters in my city, asking if they would hold the two measly products I wanted from the new collection. Over and over again they said no, and I actually got kinda scared. I started thinking to myself. If I am unable to get my hands on these products, I shall be very put out.

Eh. Maybe not. But still.

People hoard MAC LE lipsticks like they're rare artifacts (and then sell them on eBay for $40, but I digress), and I was scared that I wouldn't get my hands on the two things I really wanted. I decided to phone in my order, so I set my alarm at work for 10 am and dialed faster than those nasty people over-order LE MAC lipsticks.

Needless to say, those babies are now mine.

Sephora Haul! NEW NARS Dual-Intensity Eyeshadows!

Hey, all!

I recently stopped by Sephora and picked up a couple of new babies. I named them Phoebe and Callisto.

MAC Alluring Aquatic Haul and Review!

Hey, guys!

I'm back with more! So my MAC counter just released the Alluring Aquatic collection this morning, and you can bet I was there within the hour. Whether or not you can believe it, some of the stuff I wanted was sold out before I even walked into the store. I know. Whatever. 

I could go into a rant about people that go to MAC and buy out limited edition products only to sell them at a ridiculously inflated price later on, but I won't. You're mean and I hate you.

Urban Decay Electric Palette! Swatches and Review!

Hey, guys!

Soooooo. I am officially a college graduate. I graduated from Baylor University this last Saturday, and it was a mind-blowingly amazing experience. I spent the weekend with so many great friends and family and now I am on the job hunt! Before, however, I decided to stop at Sephora and get myself a few graduation presents. The first present I got myself is the Urban Decay Electric palette! Yaaay!

Maybelline Pumped Up Mascara, Review!

Hey, guys!

So I was recently walking through the drugstore, minding my own business, when I noticed Maybelline had a new mascara out. And it was pink. And it had some ridiculous claim on the box. So, naturally, I picked it up to see if the wild claims were true (16x volume? C'mon, Maybelline, who's going to measure that?). The brush is very generic, with a gimmick-y wand, but the results are actually quite amazing.

YSL Rouge Volupte Shine #19: Fuchsia in Rage!

Let me just start by saying this: yes, they are. 

Anything you've ever heard about the YSL Rouge Volupte Shine formula is absolutely true. That it was handcrafted by angels. That they feel like melting butter on baby skin on silk. That the color is so pretty you can hear Elton John singing in your ear when you apply it.

It's. All. True.

MAC How: Pro Sculpting Creams

Hey, guys! 

I'm slowly but surely working through the blog posts for the stuff I picked up during my birthday weekend, and this is one of them! I had stopped by MAC to turn in some empties and get my free lipstick, and saw the new Studio Sculpt Collection. It mainly includes the promotion of Studio Sculpt Foundation (the first foundation I ever tried from MAC), the re-release of the Pro Sculpting Creams, and the all new Studio Sculpt Mascara.

YSL Haul! Glossy Stain in Pêche Cerra-Cola and Volupte Glosse in Corail Gandoura

Hey, guys!

I picked up two new YSL goodies at Sephora on my birthday (because I have a problem, obvi), and they are nearly twins. I picked up a Glossy Stain and one of the new Glosse Volupte glosses. The shades I got are Pêche Cerra-Cola and Corail Grandoura.

Tarte Be MATTEnificent Eyeshadow Palette: Review and Swatches!

This is another product that I reached into the shelf and clutched to my heart once it was in my hands. I’ve never reached for something in a store so quickly! This is the Tarte Be MATTEnificent CC Eyeshadow Palette. I had this baby in my basket on the Sephora website for weeks, and was waiting for payday (and my birthday) to finally check out. The morning of the day I was supposed to get it, it sold out online. I wasn’t able to even look at it on the website anymore, so I couldn’t look up if any Sephora near me still had it in stock. 

That same weekend, having accepted defeat, I headed into Georgetown, Texas (about an hour drive from my university) to visit the Wolf-Ranch Sephora. I was at the door at eleven on the dot (the exact time they open), grabbed a basket, and got going. As I was walking through the little aisles, I thought I’d swing by the Tarte aisle to look at some blushes. The first thing that caught my eye was the fact that this glorious little palette was there. There were two left, and one of them was in my basket in the blink of an eye.

My point was, check your local Sephora before you give up on this baby :)

This palette contains six matte shades, two eyeliner shades, and a blush color. This palette is definitely purple in its theme, so if you don’t like wearing purple shades, this is not for you. I just so happen to be a purple shadow junkie, which is why I was pining over this in the first place.

The names of the shades are in a plastic cover inside the palette, but that is now long gone. They are nowhere else on the palette, so once you throw that out, the colors are name-less. Honestly, this doesn’t bother me at all, but I’d thought I’d mention it since I keep seeing people who are bothered by a lack of names on their shadows.

Here are the swatches!

The square shadows all have great pigmentation, and I didn’t find them chalky on my ligtht/medium skintone at all. You might want to check it out in person (if you can) first if you have darker skin, to make sure they show up well. They can get a bit powdery, but it’s not something that has made my use of it messy or bothersome.

The eyeliner shades are a bit dry, but seeing as I think they’re meant to be used wet, this isn’t a huge deal. I have yet to try them on the lid, but I’ll let you know how that goes!

The blush is a pink mauve. It’s very neutral, and it goes with virtually anything. It’s got the usual quality of Tarte’s blushes (which never wear the full twelve hours they claim on me).

What do you guys think? Are you sprinting to your nearest Sephora to find it?

xoxo Fanii

Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette: Review and Swatches!

Hey guys! :)

Today I'm sharing one of my most used products! I went for the longest time convinced that I did not need this palette, because the shadows appeared to be too light for my skintone and the majority of mattes honestly kind of turned me off to the whole thing. However, after stealing my mom's for about two weeks straight, I had to face the facts. 

I needed this in my life.

Viva Glam Nicki 2 Lipstick and Lipglass: Swatches and Review!

Gaaaaaah don't kill me...

I know this has been out for a while, and I'm sure it's still available. MAC released a part 2 to Nicki Minaj's Viva Glam lipstick collaboration, and I picked up both items :) Viva Glam Nicki 2 has a lipglass and a lipstick, and they're both a milky lavender color. The lipstick is an Amplified finish, but the lipgloss has bits of shimmer in it and a bit of sheerness.

Wet n Wild Comfort Zone Palette: Review, Swatches, and Looks!

Hey, everyone!

W're going two for two today with palettes! Today I'm reviewing Wet n Wild's Comfort Zone palette! I know, I know, where have I been for the past year, right? I always pass this up because I think I'll never get any use out of it, and the other day, with some help from my best friend, I caved and bought it. Trust me, you will not mourn the $5 you spend on this.

Swatches and Review: LORAC Unzipped Palette!

Hey, guys!

I know I haven't been on here for quite a while, and that's because I've had so many amazing things happening in my life recently! I was the godmother in my cousin's first communion, I scored interviews for two awesome jobs, and I'm starting to prep for graduation in May! I'm SO excited, and the product in this post really reflects that.

I've been eyeing the Unzipped Palette for quite a while now, and just couldn't seem to pull the trigger. What attracted me to it was, strangely, Stila's Kitten eyeshadow. I was on the hunt for a super shiny champagne color, and I was soooo reluctant to pay $20 for Kitten that I looked for it in a palette. This took me to Stila's In The Light palette, but I wasn't crazy about the other colors in it. Lucky for me, LORAC is right next to Stila at ULTA, and I fell in love with the Unzipped Palette. We flirted for a few months before I decided to take our relationship to the next level. We met at Sephora and decided to commit.

Inglot Eyeshadows: 46 Shine and 399 Pearl: Swatches and Review!

Y'all.

The time has come. This is my first review on Inglot products! I got these off of Beautylish (who were an absolute dream to order from) and only ended up paying $7 for both of them! ($5 for shipping). The shades below are 46 Shine and 399 Pearl.

theBalm Stainiac in Beauty Queen: Swatches and Review!

Hello, everyone!

Today's product is a very very very VERY nice one! :) This is the Stainiac lip and cheek stain from theBalm. This is the kind of product that is indispensable during summer time because it's versatile, natural, and compact!

Lips du Jour: MAC Glaze Lipstick in "Hue"

Hey, guys! :)

Today I'm sharing one of MAC's most talked-about lipsticks: Hue. This is rumored to be the perfect nude for some people, right up there with Myth and Fleshpot. I had some empty bottles that I Back to MAC-ed, and decided to pick this up once I saw how nicely it swatched!

Lip du Jour: Revlon Lipstick in Berry Haute

Hey, guys!

Today's lip shade is one that might not be everybody's favorite... Berry Haute is a very light purple that verges on being a lilac, and it's one of my favorite shades for when I'm feeling daring! It's very much a statement lip color.

Shade Of The Day: MAC Pressed Pigment in Deeply Dashing

Hey guys!

I am incorrigible. ANOTHER shade of the day. When will I learn??? Never.

Shade Of The Day: Maybelline Color Tattoo Metals in Inked In Pink

Hey, guys!

I know I just did a Shade Of The Day, but this is a special occasion! Maybelline just released a Metals collection of their Color Tattoo range, and I saw one shade I just had to have.