AND it also prevents me from going shopping so I save a lot... only to compensate for the lack of shopping by going crazy during my breaks -.-
Round 1
Samples:
DDF Erase Eye Gel - Goodness, this is ineffective and did nothing it promised to do. Not only that, it burned my eyes.
DKNY Be Delicious and Red Delicious - You know how perfumes interact differently with each person. Let's say I had a better interaction with the red one =P
Benefit - To Go Beauty Bestsellers ($30 value) for $10
This set is no longer available, but they still sell these individually. I bought two of these and gave away a set to one of my bestfriends and "That gal" to another.
The set includes:
Some Kind of Gorgeous - At first, I loved this because it evened out my skin tone (it matched my skin, even though it only comes in 3 shades or so. probably because it's sheer) and has a nice powdery finish. It's very lightweight (I don't like to feel like I'm wearing makeup if you know what I mean). Then I stopped using it because it highlighted every dry spot on my face, ick.
That Gal - A light pink brightening face primer that smells like strawberries. Again, another lightweight product that does seem to smooth and brighten my complexion. I stopped using it when I blacklisted it as the culprit that made me break out. We'll see if this is the case... and I'm going to see how it works with foundation.
High Beam - I don't care much for highlighting but I do like this. I dab it on top of my cheek bones, blend, and it gives me a nice subtle glow. Pretty, pretty.
Posietint - Probably my favorite. I use it solely as a lipstain. It is drying as most stains are (balm is a must) but the staying power is decent. The light pink was buildable and showed up on my lips. It's a really nice colour.
Stila A Couple of Crushes (Still available individually)
I have an issue with lipstains; I love them more than glosses, balms, & lipsticks. I'm so incredibly lazy and the appeal of putting something on and having it last forever on me is very appealing :)
Pomegranate Crush - This is a berry red stain that smells (yes, scents are very important to me haha) delicious, but is my least favorite. It doesn't last long and once the colour disappeared, I was left with a ring around my mouth like I had lined my lips and forgot to fill them in! Gahhhhh. Better off sticking to my beloved The Balm Stainiac in Beauty Queen (my HG).
Mango Crush - Love, love, love. This orange coral stain with slight silvery shimmer is great for spring and summer. It looks gorgeous on both lips and cheeks and lasts a lot longer than pomegranate. The scent is kind of gross. I will definitely buy this again when I run out. When using stains, you should make sure your lips are exfoliated and free of dry flakes and wait until the stain is completely dry before putting a balm or gloss on top of it!
I wore this under Revlon Super Lustrous Gloss in Life's a Peach in my graduation photo.
Philosophy Chocolate Chip Cookies - Another yummy smelling product from Philosophy, but the smell doesn't linger for long. I love using their products as shower gels and how they have actual recipes on the bottles. Fun, although a bit pricey for a bath product. It does lather up but I can't say much about the moisturizing department.
Sephora Beautiful Eyes Birthday Gift
Colorful Mono Eyeshadow in Aspen Summit - I like this silvery-white e/s in the corner of my eyes. It's not very pigmented (by this I mean stark white) so I can get away with it as an all over lid colour to brighten up my lids when I'm lazy.
Nano Eyeliner in Silver Green - The colour is so so pretty! It tugs when I apply it and doesn't show up so I have to keep going over the same spot which is annoying. I have eyeliners that just glide without me having to warm up the tip with my fingers. Even when it is warmed up, the application sucked. Sharpening it was a pain as well.
Lash Plumper Volumizing Mascara in Black: Definite miss. It didn't look like it did anything for me except make my lashes droop. In the trash it went.
This is a picture of me wearing the eyeshadow and the liner which you can barely see -.-
That's it for now. I will have the OPI for Sephora in Just Another Fairy-tail swatched in a separate post. After all, this is still a NP blog, not just some site for another shopaholic.
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