I have so many new favorite things that I needed to start covering
them. This will be a brief little something and then later on I'll do a
more in-depth review of some of these items. Let's begin...
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| l-r: nars orgasm illuminator (deluxe sample yea!), ciaté in gold digga, sinful colors in nirvana, love &beauty in coffee |
So I have a few bits here and there from
NARS.
I actually remember the first time I went to New York as a teen...and
going shopping alone. I went straight to Barney's and to the Nars
counter because Nars was quite new then and hard to get. But I have
never bought any of the illumintors because I have a huge bottle of
Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector which lasts for ev er. But I received a deluxe sample of the
Nars Illuminator in Orgasm!
Woohoo! This will last me so long, I don't think I'll need to go buy
the full size. It's gorgeous shimmer, lives up to the hype. Of course.
One of my new favorite nail polishes came in a kit. I was sent a couple of kits from
Ciaté (that I will be doing a review and a giveaway with soon). One of the kits was their famous
Caviar Manicure kit with some very nice colors. The nail polish in the kit is AMAZING. It's called
Gold Digga and
it has a very metallic gold finish, but the underlying shade is some
kind of dark brown or black. So it doesn't look garish or cheap. It
reminds me the
the way Biba nail polishes look (in
the old photos...I don't own any vintage nail polishes from Biba). It
is definitely one of my new favorites. But I promise to do a post on the
Caviar Manicure very soon. I just checked the
Ciate website and Gold Digga is sold out due to "popular demand".
I also love love the standards I use and have reviewed before...namely
Sinful Colors polish in Nirvana which
is a dupe for Chanel's Particuliere...it's nice because I can wear it
as much as I want without squirming at the price or being bummed about a
chip (though it has great lasting power), and the other is from Forever
21. It's their
Love and Beauty nail polish in the color Coffee.
Now this is a strange color in the bottle. It sort of looks like a
greenish brown. Sometimes it looks like a baby poop color. I didn't try
this color for ages. But when I wore it finally, it ended up being a
very gorgeous really dark milk chocolate color. Not baby poop. :) I
think both the F21 and Sinful Colors polishes are under $3. :)
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| john masters calendula hydrating and toning mask and pacifica's lip tint in sugared fig. |
The next item is a new favorite, though I have owned it for a while now. A while ago I was sent a bunch of
John Masters items which I love. But I tried the
Calendula Hydrating and Toning Mask and didn't really understand what it did, so I just put it on the
shelf. But lately my skin is extra dry and I thought to myself, "Why
doesn't this work? It should work. It smells great. I love the amber
glass container." So I did some research and I realized I was using it
totally wrong! The proper way to use it is to massage it for at least a
minute (I take a couple) into the skin and then leave it on. I sort of
use it as a cleanser in the morning if my skin needs a drink of
moisture. I tried it this way and when I washed it off, my skin looked
amazing and felt soft soft soft. So I am now sold. I also love love the
chic packaging. You don't need very much so it should last quite a bit. I
use it a couple of times a week when I need it.
Finally, I've been addicted to the
new lip tint from Pacifica.
I specifically love the smell and feel of the
Sugared Fig smell/flavor.
I don't know about the color. It has some weird gold shimmer in it. I
don't think the colors are very modern. But they hardly show up on my
lips because I have color in my lips naturally. But they are so so so
moisturizing. And they smell amazing. So I use this every day. I kind of
freak out if I can't find it. :) (You can see my other Pacifica review
here.)
Okay...that's
it for now. I am watching the coverage of East Coast and Hurricane
Sandy. I can't believe what Manhattan is going through. One thing the
news isn't talking about is...if New York City floods...all those rats
that live underground will come up to ground level! SCARY! But on a
serious note (though I wasn't kidding about the rats...millions live
under the city), I hope everyone stays safe!♡
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