6 posts tagged “makeup”
Last week I went to the Hello kitty unvailing event at the MAC Pro Store in San Francisco, CA. I arrived at the store at 6pm (my appointment was for 7pm). I was the first one in line and there were about 50 behind me. Before entering the store they checked your ID (alcohol was served) and checked to see if your name was on the RSVP list. I spent about 15 minutes swatching the products then I picked what I wanted and headed to the register. It took about 10 minutes for them to pull my products and another 10 minutes to check out. It was my first time attending a MAC event and I had a blast. I was a little nervous because I wasn't sure what to expect but everything went smoothly. The only thing that bothered me was the amount of people that were crammed into the store......an the fact that they only had 2 registers to check people out. After about an hour, the line to check out was crazy!!!!!! I am so glad I bought everything when I first got there. After making my purchase I walked around sipping my drink and chatting with the MA's. Overall it was an enjoyable experience. It surprised me that there wasn't a larger turnout for the SF store. I heard that it was super crazy at other MAC events. People were having to wait in line for 1+ hours to get into the store and then wait another 1+ hours to get to the register!! That's pure madness!!
Anyhow, here is my haul:
OK......I am officially addicted to shopping (for Makeup). I can't help but want to browse online stores everytime someone mentions a new exciting product on their blog or on YouTube. I have an "I want it now" mentality so I find myself ordering more makeup then I can actually use. There are so many great products out there and if it weren't for blogs and videos, I would never know about them. I sit at home and watch YouTube videos and read makeup blogs for hours on end. I usually keep a notepad by me so that I can right down everything that I want. I was on a "no buy" for a couple of weeks but I just couldn't help myself. Just when I think that I have purchased everything that I want, here comes another voxer or youtuber reviewing a new product. It's a never ending thing!!! Anyhow, I placed a couple of orders today and I seriously hope that this is my last purchase for a while. Once I receive all of my products, I will post pictures and do reviews. I am so behind on all of that. My kitchen table is full of MAC, Sephora, and Mineral Makeup products that I purchased over the past couple of weeks.
I have heard both good and bad things about the coastal scents brushes and I figured that it was about time I tried them for myself.
Order #1
Italian Badger Buffer Brush
Italian Badger Round Crease Brush
Italian Badger Deluxe Fan Brush
Silver Duo Fiber Stippling Brush
Flat Mineral Bronzer Buffer Brush (LARGE)
88 Piece Makeup Pallet
Order #2
A few people on YouTube purchased some Ben Nye products and the reviews were pretty good so naturally, I wanted to purchase some also. It is face makeup (for clowns and stuff) but it can be used as eyeshadow. The colors are very vivid and they offer great color payoff.
Ben Bye Lumiere Facepainting Powder Palette (12 colors)
Order #3
"The Muse" posted some information on her blog regarding a website that sells Stila products at a discount. I jumped at the opportunity to get some cheap Stila since it can be a bit expensive at Sephora.
Eye Concealer
"It" Gloss Trio
Cheek Duo in "Sugarloaf
Order #4
I LOVE SHOES. Recently I have only been buying makeup but I really miss buying shoes so I placed my first online shoe order last week. I have never purchased shoes online so I hope that they really look as cute as they do in the pictures.
Ummmm, I can't remember the name of the shoe. Sorry. It was on sale though. Only $29.99!!
Order #5
I already have some E.L.F products but they have expanded their makeup line since the last time I bought products so I placed another order. Everything is only $1 so I figured I couldn't really go wrong buying their products. Even if I don't like something I can just toss it and I won't feel like i've lost a ton of money.
5 Shimmering Facial Whips (will work well as an eyeshadow base)
- Pink Lemonade
- Persimmon
- Lilac Petal
- Citrus
- Camilia
3 All Over Color Stick (can be used as blush, bronzer, or lipstick)
- Pink Lemonade
- Persimmon
- Lilac Petal
4 "Custom Eyes" Eyeshadows and 1 compact for the shadows
- Truly Pink
- Sage
- Periwinkle
- Wisteria
4 Blushes
- Innocence
- Glow
- Flushed
- Shy
Duo Cream Eyeshadow
- Olive
- Berry Mix
- Black Licorice
2 Mineral Eyeshadows
- Earthy
- Glamorous
10 False Eyelashes
- 5 Dramatic Lash Kits
- 5 Natural Lash Kits
I told myself that I wasn't going to by anymore makeup but I just couldn't help it. I really wanted to try Silk Naturals foundation (since Clinique didn't work out!) so I placed and order for some samples. I also placed and order with sephora and it ended up costing me almost $90 for 2 items. I purchased the special addition Kat Von D collection. I ordered 1 makeup palette and 1 brush set. I'm not really buying it for the makeup.....I just like the design.
Silk Naturals Order:
Intro Foundation Finishing Powder Kit
Wet/Dry Mineral Eyeshadow Foiling Brush
**Samples:
Poppy Blush
Lovelace Blush
Foxxy Blush
Climax Blush
Straberries and Champagne Blush
Forbidden Blush
Rich Blush
Babydoll Blush
Wish You Were Here Blush
Vino Blush
Perfecting Powder
Sephora Order:
Kat Von D Eyeshadow Palette in Beathoven
Kat Von D Eye Brush Set
Ok......I'm not buying anymore makeup.......I swear (figures crossed! :-)
I never imagined my self being addicted to makeup but somehow over the past couple of months I have become completely obsessed. I recently found out that MAC releases several limited edition collections every year and I was amazed at how popular these collections are. People wait patiently for the release and then they rush to the store to buy their favorites. What amazes me even more is that people who I fondly call collector's. Not only do they buy the whole collection, but they buy several "back ups" in case they run out of their favorite limited edition product. They basically blow hundreds of dollars all at once. I would probably do the same thing but I am learning to buy the products that I like instead of just buying things because they are limited edition. When Fafi was released, I gave myself a $150 budget and when I got to the register my total came to $151. I'm doing the same for the Heatherette Collection. I already know what I want and I am just hoping that I won't like anything else because it will push me over the $150 mark!! The only collection that I completely splurged on is the Barbie Loves MAC collection. I missed out on that collection so I spent a pretty penny getting the items that I wanted off of ebay. It was worth it! MAC is expensive but it's fun! I love the release parties & makeovers and I enjoy going into the store on the weekends to chat with my favorite MA. I am looking forward to participating in all of the collection frenzy in the future.
I had originally been told by a MAC MA that Fafi wasn't going to be released until Thursday, 2/14 but I was reading through several forums online and people were saying that it was being released today (2/13). I decided to give my local MAC store a call this morning and to my surprise and excitment, Fafi was released today. I didn't even wait for my lunch break. I asked my boss if I could take an early lunch and I headed to the mall.
I wasn't worried about the makeup selling out but I was worried about the scarfs....they are already sold out online! My store said that they only recieved 15 scarfs and they had already sold half of them (and it's only 11:45am). I gave myself a $150 limit and the total damage was $151.51. I wanted to get the 217 brush and 219 brush but those can wait.
I was the only customer in the store so I spent about 20 minutes playing the all of the Fafi products.
My Haul:
Fafi Scarf
1 Fafi Doll
"Fashion Frenzy" Blush
Eyeshadow Quad #2
Bold as Gold e/s
Shockwave e/s
You're Fresh e/s
Prankster e/s
"Rollickin'" Paint Pot (my MA said this one is going to sell fast!)
"Nice Vice" Paint Pot
"Totally It" Lipglass
"Most Wanted" Slimshine Lipstick (this is not part of the Fafi line but I love the color and the MA told me that the slimshine lipstick are like gloss and lipstick all in one).
I was originally going to place my order online but I am new to MAC (and makeup) so I like to test everything on myself first to make sure I like the color. Thank goodness I did because I didn't end up liking any of the lipsticks and I only liked 1 lipglass (I had planned to buy 3 lipglasses). I also wasn't sure if I could pull of wearing the pink blush but it ended up looking really good on me.
The Fafi bags are cute also but I couldn't justify buying one because I have so many bags already (and it would have tacked on another $25 to my bill :). I may change my mind later!
I don't have any pics yet because I am still at work.
Anyhow, can't wait to here what some of you girls purchased!
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