My Sephora VIB Haul

So I purchased a few different items during Sephora's VIB sale. I'm just goo to post some pics below. I'm not going to go into details because I'm still 'reviewing' them. I will say that I'm loving the Hourglass Ambient Lighting palette and the NARS lip pencils.

I'm slightly disappointed at the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz pencil-- but maybe I'm not using it right. 

Urban Decay's Holiday Lineup (Fall 2013)

Urban Decay announced it's Holiday lineup today! The collection is available online now, but it looks like a couple of items are not yet available (the highlight powder and the anarchy palette).  The collection will be sold in stores in the next few weeks or so, but for now you can only purchase online.  I have not actually seen the collection yet, but once I do I will update with more details on each item as well as swatches. For now, my info was compiled from Urban Decay.  If you want a full scoop of all the details plus amazing swatches, check out Christine's amazing post at Temptalia.  Also, check out the pics below. 

The set includes two eyeliner pencil sets (Black Market and Ocho Loco 2), a Vice 2 eyeshadow palette, two face palettes (Anarchy and Shattered), Heavy Metal eyeliner glitters, and a Naked Illuminated Shimmering Powder.

Photo Credit: Temptalia

Photo: Urban Decay

Photo: Urban Decay

Photo: Urban Decay

Photo: Urban Decay

Photo Credit: Temptalia

Photo Credit: Temptalia

Photo Credit: Temptalia

Sephora Give Me Some Lip-Sampler

I picked this up during my Sephora haul a couple of weeks back.  I meant to go into details about it then, but I temporarily misplaced it lol! Found it last night.  Anywho, this value packed lip set is a Sephora special, retails for $25.  The set contains a full sized Tarte Lipsurgence Lip Lustre in Glitzy (retails for $24 alone) and sample sizes of Nars Turkish Delight lip gloss, Buxom Dolly lip gloss, Laura Mercier Bare Pink lipgloss, Sugar Rose fresh lip treatment, and Bite's lip pencil in Rhubarb.  Overall, I think this is a great value.  I mean, you don't always need full sized lip gloss.  How long would it take you to get through your entire lip collection? Probably forever.  Anywho, it's great for people who aren't really into lipstick or lip gloss, but want to try something new.  The range of pinks are flattering for most people, and can be paired together or worn alone for sheerer color. Pick this up if you get a chance! Check out the pics below!

Laura Mercier-Bare Pink     Buxom-Dolly

Bite-Rhubarb      Nars-Turkish Delight

Sugar-Rose    Tarte-Glitzy

OCC Lip Tar-Sephora Pro Picks v.2

 Hey guys, I purchased these lip tars a couple months back, but I wanted to show what they looked like applied to my lips.  See the photo below. Again, the white is probably meant to be mixed with the other colors, not to be worn alone lol.  Not the greatest pics, I apologize.  But check out these beauties on the lips!

 

My Fave Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick Colors

Here are the swatches of my favorite Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick colors.  I love them all, but if I had to narrow the 22 shades down, these would make the cut!!

Row 1: Left to Right: Shame, Venom, Jilted, F Bomb, Rapture

Row 2: Left to Right: Bang, Naked, Turn On, Manic, Lovelight

Not pictured: Anarchy.  Gorgeous bright pink, reminiscent of Candy Yum Yum (by MAC).

Mini-Sephora Haul (Last Week)

***I wrote this post last week or maybe the week before sometime.  Forgot to finish by attaching pics, but here it is...better late than never!***

 Sorry things have been so hectic I haven't posted in a while.  Not that I've been busy, but I've found a couple of new series on HBOgo and they've consumed all of my time lol.  Now that I've finished one series, I have more time :).  So here's a post of my Sephora haul from last week.  I was not shopping for anything, but lo-and-behold an email from Sephora pops up in my inbox and it has this cool looking lip collection for $25.  I decided to check it out, and since of course shipping isn't free until you spend $50 (the agony) I picked up a Make-Up Forever Aqua Shadow Essentials Set.  This retails for $23 and based on MUFE's pricing, it looks like a good value.  Also, this is my first ever MUFE purchase, and I know this is a well loved brand by many folks out there. The aqua shadow pencils retail for $20 I believe, and this comes with two full-sized pencils and a mini aqua eyes liner pencil.  You can't mix and match shades, but there are three options to choose from: Neutral (pearly taupe and pearly beige), Smoky (taupe grey and pinky beige), and Pop of Color (blue and taupe colors). I also picked up Urban Decay's eyeliner in Gunmetal (on sale for $6 at Sephora-old formula).  Check out the pics below! (*PS-this purchase pushed me up to VIB level!)

Sephora's Give Me Lip collection features a full-sized Tarte LipSurgence, and sample sizes of other products.  Specifically,

 *Laura Mercier Lip Glacé in Bare Pink
* Buxom® Full-On™ Lip Polish in Dolly
*NARS Lip Gloss in Turkish Delight
* Fresh Sugar Rosé Tinted Lip Treatment
* Bite Beauty High Pigment Pencil in Rhubarb
*Tarte LipSurgence™ Lip Luster in Glitzy(full sized)

Marc Jacobs Beauty--Swatched at Sephora

So during my Sephora trip I also swatched a few items from the new Marc Jacobs beauty line. I swatched a couple of the eyeshadow palettes (which were pretty impressive).  The palettes retail for $59, a bit steep.  Or a lot steep lol.  I swatched three of the glosses, which retail for $28.  They were okay, I wasn't overly impressed or anything, but lip gloss isn't my "thing" so maybe that's why.  They weren't magical or unlike anything I've ever had before. I think the standout item for me was Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner, which retails for $25.  There were six colors on display, Blackquer, Jazz(Berry), Ro(Cocoa), N(Ice), Intro(Vert), and Th(Ink).  These gel eye pencils are waterproof and color intense.  They really do not budge at all, and take some serious eye makeup remover and arm strength to completely remove.  I really really liked these.  Would I ever purchase them? Not sure, at least not right now.  I do love the Intro(Vert) color though! Check out the pics below.

NARS Fall Collection 2013

NARS Fall Collection 2013 is available now.  It's a nice collection, featuring warm pretty colors, but I'm not sure if it's cohesive (in my mind).  There are some standout items, but I'm not sure if the entire collection, for me personally, blends.  Or works together completely.  Sometimes collections seem random, or seem that not all the colors in a collection work well with each other.  And I kind of get that impression from this one.  Again, just my opinion.  Check out the details below.

This collection features:

• Pure Matte Lipstick-$26
• La Paz (Deep, orchid purple)
• Peloponnese (Ginger pink)
• Velvet Lip Pencil-$25
• Mysterious Red (Deep, crimson red)
• Paimpol (Pink Chiffon)
• Nail Polish (Opaque)-$19
• Fury (Regal Purple)
• Galathee' (Dove Grey)
• Larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner-$24
• Las Rambas (Yellow Gold)
• Via De' Martelli (Chocolate)
• Eyeshadow-$24
• Bavaria (Shimmer-Deep sea blue)
• Yamal (Matte-Maple sugar)
• Namibia (Matte-Grey moon)
• Kamchatka (Matte-Navy smoke)

This collection is available now at Nars Cosmetics (online), and Nordstrom. These are some pics of the products from the website. Nothing fancy, just off my iPhone, sorry.

Tarte Glamazon Pure Performance 12 Hour Lipstick

I've been eyeing these lippies for a while now. Today, while in Ulta I decided to swatch them all. Big mistake. There was one color I was originally dying over, but now I want them alllll! Maybe they'll magically fall out of the sky one day lol. Anywho, the colors are swatched below. Left to right: Pure, Inspired, Playful, Fierce, Wild, Bold, Whimsy, Foxy, Graceful and Enlightened. Oh, these babies were also super creamy and smooth.  These retail at $26 and are available at Ulta, Sephora, and Tarte online.  Check them out here from Sephora.

If I had to pick one, Inspired is the one I've been in love with for ages!

OCC Lip Tar: Sephora's Pro Picks Lip Tar Set v2.0

Hey guys! Part of my birthday haul was OCC!!!! I've been wanting to try lip tars for forever, but I just never got around to it.  I've been eyeing this value set from Sephora and it's been in "my Loves" section for probably more than six months.  Well my mom got them for me for my bday! You can check them out here on Sephora's website.  There are currently three sets of OCC Lip Tars like this, the "Sephora Pro Picks".  I picked up volume 2, because it has colors that I was already eyeing, and for the $49 price tag., you get 5 full sized lip tars (which normally retail for $18 each) and one full sized brush. 

The colors in the set I picked out include: Pretty Boy, Hoochie, Lydia, Kava Kava and Iced.  Pretty Boy is a gorgeous bright fuchsia color.  Hoochie is a bright fun purple.  Lydia is a deep mauve berry color.  Kava Kava is a peachy nude color.  Iced is a pure white color.  Yes, I know not everyone will be interested in wearing white lip tar, but its main purpose is for mixing and creating your own shades by mixing with the other colors.  The great thing about lip tars is that because they are liquid and in a squeeze bottle, you can use them to create custom shades according to your own taste.  Lip tars are to be applied using the brush only, as it gives the best application.  You can put a tiny drop on your hand or directly on the brush, and apply.  A little goes a long way with these babies.  Check out the pics below.  I'm going to update soon w/pictures of them on my lips. (Peep those free samples from Sephora, gotta love it!)