Haul + Sad News

So I just got off the phone with my Dad and I didn't get into one of the schools I applied to. I know I should hold my up and not get discouraged but I'm not as strong as I would like to be and I'm sad. Terrified to apply to more in case they all hate me too. It sucks. Normally I am pretty upbeat and witty as I write these but this puts a big damper on my big haul I am about to review for you.

I'll go with the Mac stuff first. I went to the free standing store first but they did not have Gaga so I went to the Macy's counter next. The people at the Macy's counter I go to are so much nicer anyway. But not as knowledgeable as I wish they were to be honest.

A) Viva Glam Gaga! - Oh man do I love this lipstick. I have no idea why. I blame the ladies on Makeup Alley for this purchase. Everyone was going crazy over this stuff. The new Viva Glam Cyndi and Gaga. So Gaga is this really pinky pink color that is just so pink. You can never have too much pink as far as I am concerned. It's a lustre so it goes on really smooth and isn't very matte so it has a nice feel on your lips. A lot of people question it's everyday wearability and I feel like this is just not a serious concern. I suppose it might be if you work in a serious office setting. You just have to be confident and go for it. If you feel happy and good in it then people won't think you're silly for wearing baby pink lipstick. It's so pretty. Here is the watch on Karla Sugar's site, but seriously does not do the color justice. If you are cool toned or just love pink, buy it you will not be sorry. http://karlasugar.net/2010/02/viva-glam-cyndi-and-gaga/

B) Eyeshadow in All That Glitters - This is a super popular color that everyone raves about. I went and I swatched it and talked to the sales associate and decided it would most likely be a good choice for me. The Mac site describes the color as Beige w/gold pearl (Veluxe Pearl). I would say that it is almost peachy but not a pink peachy more beige-y. I really do like it. It goes well with my fair skin tone. It blends well and the pigmentation is really good. This eyeshadow really restores my faith in Mac eyeshadow follow my tragic run in with Honesty. Awful, you look at Honesty and think pretty color nice neutral brown color, I must have it and you get it home and the pigmentation is horrible and the color doesn't even come out. So thank you to All That Glitters for restoring my faith in Mac.

Went to Sephora which originally started this shopping spree. My bf gave me a gift card for Valentine's Day and I went pretty much knowing that I was going to buy more than what the gift card amount was for. So I splurged on some must have raved about Nars products.

A) NARS Turkish Delight Lipgloss - I am pretty sure this is Nars' best seller right here. The amount of people who just rave about this lipgloss are pretty much everywhere. Also a few gurus adore this as well so I had to see it and once I tried it on at Sephora I knew it had to be mine. I really like it. Of course it's sticky, it's lipgloss how could it not be? But it's not sticky and thick and gross like some lipgloss. It's smooth and has a really muted color that is pink but not like whoa pink. I really like it. I need to have more faith in other people's reviews of things, this proved to me that things tend to be well loved and popular for a reason.

B) NARS Duo Blush Bronzer Orgasm and Laguna - Taking my lesson from above I know that people love Orgasm blush and Laguna bronzer so I saw this to be the best of both worlds. I swatched it and thought okay, it's nice. I took a leap of faith and brought it home with me. I have used it twice since then and I do like it. The blush is really not as subtle as I would like it to be. But it is a beautiful color. I have to be a little bolder to wear it than I normally am but hey I am working on being bold for Gaga so I might as well, right? Laguna bronzer looked dark to me, I am terrified of bronzer, like terrified. I do not want to look like a crazy person. I already look like a crazy person, I don't need to give more evidence of that. But it doesn't apply as dark as it looks and it blends out really well. I am actually really happy with it. I am still kind of leery of really putting it on there, but I'm playing with it. I glad it blends so well, and for pale me it looks pretty god, it's not a huge color shock.

So I know I told you guys that I made a purchase for myself for Valentine's day off Coastal Scents website. 10 days later I actually got it. It was long and painful. Then two days before it came I want shopping crazy so I guess that held me off of being really upset over it. Normally everyone is so thrilled over their really quick shipping, and granted there was a snowstorm to I should be gentle, but that was a long time. It seemed very unnecessary to me.

A) Coastal Scents Camo Quad Color Corrector - I was scared to get this, as I already expressed before. I was hoping to be pleasantly surprised. So far I really haven't been. I think that may be just because I haven't really figured out how to correctly use it yet. I mainly got for the huge gross purple circles under my eyes and the many blemishes that seem to be having a bigger and bigger party on my face as of late. (I may need to invest in some Mederma at some point). Here is the link because it will do a far better job explaining it than I will. http://www.coastalscents.com/cfwebstore/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=140
Basically it's a few different cream colors. The different colors fix different problem colors your skin displays. I'm actually liking it better than just plain concealer so that says something. But as I get better with it I think I will like it more. I will let you know how that develops.

B) 28 Piece Eyeshadow Neutral Palette - I'm disappointed with this one. I didn't want to be. Everyone was thrilled with pigmentation and colors etc. I don't think it is bad at all. I think I just had really high expectations after all the reviews I watched and I really shouldn't have had them. The pigmentation is spectacular, it's definitely not as good as All That Glitters. The colors are nice. We'll see how it plays out. I haven't had enough time to play with them yet I don't think. But there is a lot of variety in them and some of the colors are a little more pigmented than the others. We'll see how it goes, I will keep you updated.


I definitely realize that pretty much none of this was on my list of things that I wanted to buy. I can't decide whether I want to get nail polish online or walk into a salon around here and get it. It's like the difference in cash versus credit. I'm going back and forth. Although I feel like I need to change colors and I don't really have to options right now to do it, which is sad. That and I would love the new OPI Mad as a Hatter from Alice and Wonderland. We'll see. I hopefully won't be buying very much as of late besides that but will keep my adoring fans (haha) updated.

Hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day! Blog to you soon.