Hello Lovelies!
So today I am linking up for Random Wednesday & Wildcard Wednesday! I thought that I would share with you some of my recent stuff that I purchased from Ulta and Tarte Cosmetics! My goal for this shopping trip was to purchase items that I knew I would like and some reliable skin care items that I can’t live without. If you girls would like to read/see what my current skin care routine is just let me know and I will be happy to do a post on it.
Now back around two weeks tarte was having their friends and family sale which was amazing. I decided to purchase both the “What has your make up done for you lately kit” & the “Amazonian Clay Blush in Fearless” I thought that this purchase would give me the ability to try a variety of products from Tarte. I personally have never jumped on the Tarte bandwagon, but I am so far liking their products. I will be doing reviews of all of these in the future.
The “What has your make up done for you lately kit“, which retails at $49.96, comes with: Lipsurgence, Maracuja oil, Maracuja Miracle Foundation(I chose Medium-comes off darker than expected), Amazonian Clay Finishing Powder in Bronze, and Amazonian Clay Smart Mascara, ModernEyes Waterproof Cream eyeshadow and liner. I love that these items are all full size!
When I went to find the blush I purchased it was off the Tarte website, but luckily I did find that you can buy it on Amazon through Tarte. This blush retails for $16 on the website. Click here to check it out!
**Spoiler Alert**
Tomorrow Tarte will be on Hautelook so if you do not have an account, sign up here to shop..it is free to have an account and you are not required to buy anything!
Last weekend my family took my mom to the beach for her birthday. We did manage to do some shopping while we were there. I did get my way and went to Ulta, you have to understand that I literally go with a list of stuff in this store so that I get only what is on that list. Unfortunetly Mario Badescu prodcuts are not available online at Ulta, but my Ulta store does have them. You can purchase Mario Badescu products at this website.
The first thing that I went on a scavenger hunt for is the Stila Kitten eye shadow. This little e/s had won so many awards and is Stila’s top selling eye shadow. So you can image why I felt like I just had to try it. I will mention that it is a bit pricey, retailing at $18. However, I highly suggest that you stop in the store and swatch it, it is absolutely gorgeous!
Next, I discovered the Mario Badescu section of products. Oh my..I am just going to have to do a review of this line of products. I am absolutely obsessed with them. So I have been breaking out like crazy(to me) lately and I just had to get my hands on their Acne Facial Cleanser & Special Cucumber Lotion. For the regular size bottle, these retailed at $15 each. I do want to mention that they are worth every penny and last for a long time, making them a great investment.
I then jumped on the NYX Butter Gloss in Merengue . I have seen these for months and read tons of review, but I am just know getting around to trying these out. Well I am not sure if this was a great purchase, because when it happens that you can’t even leave the parking lot without thinking you should have bought more…. it may not be a great thing for your bank account.
Lastly, I picked up the Sexy Six Starter Kit from Benefit Cosmetics. I personally love getting the travel size stuff, because of kits like this. I purchased this because I knew that I already loved the Badgal Lash and Stay Don’t Stray, but I was really wanting to try the Hoola Bronzer. The bronzer retails at about $28, whereas this kit retails at $24. I decided that it would be best for me to purchase this kit. It gives me the opportunity to try out some products that I have not yet tried out, and the ability to not feel bad if I didn’t love them all.
I can say that in this case it was the best decision, because after swatching it I think that it serves more for contouring and will not be something I will truly love.This kit comes with: Badgal Lash, Hoola, Posie Tint, That Gal face primer, High Beam, and stay don’t stray. Overall, if you are wanting to try new high-end products I suggest that you find kits like this one. It gives you a lot more bang for your buck in the end!
So that is all for this haul! If you would like to see a specific review of any of these products just let me know down in the comments. Have you tried any of these?
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