Haul - Sephora, Ulta, MAC, new purse, and Shoes!

Happy Birthday Month - to me at least.  So I was working on a big project at work and upon completion, I decided to treat myself to a few things...well, a lot of things.  I started out at MAC because I have been anxiously awaiting the new Lightful Skincare collection.  In the past, I have shared how much I love the Lightful skincare from MAC and was devastated when it was discontinued last year.  Not to worry though, MAC went back to the drawing board and reformulated all of the products to include this Marine Bright ingredient that I'm not sure has had any impact on the product whatsoever.

Lightful marine bright: a natural upgrade to the original Lightful, our unique marine-bright formula features three seaweeds harvested from the world’s oceans. Nourish, hydrate, de-oxidize and fortify the skin against key aggressors — excess melanin and free-radicals — while progressively shifting the complexion toward a more evenly pigmented radiance. Adding to this trio’s potency: our own super-duo Charged Water, Lightful Cleanser, Essence, Moisture Creme, and Softening Lotion. Your future is bright!

Face of the Night

As I was sitting at my desk, watching the most recent episode of 30 Rock on Hulu, I glanced over at my brushes and saw a recently purchased blending brush and decided to put some Brown Script in my crease.  That's literally where this started...I don't use brown script often but I think this needs to be my go to color now.

Haul - February 4-10

So...I did some shopping.  Kind of a lot of shopping.  Part of me feels guilty and part of me is psyched for all this new stuff.  I must invest in a larger makeup drawer system.






So this past weekend, as I was lying around my house, my friend calls me up and invites me to lunch.  We had some sushi and talked for about 2 hours.  When we were going home, my boyfriend tells me that he wants to stop off and get a haircut.  I have been thinking about getting some highlights to brighten up my hair a little.  I've been using the John Freida Go Blonder Shampoo, conditioner, and spray which has worked very well.  It took me from this...

 

NYC trip and makeup wishlist

I received an email early last month from Makeup Forever saying that they were offering complimentary classes durring the weekends in February to Pro members at their NYC and LA studios.  Uhh, YES PLEASE!!  Living in Baltimore, the obvious choice for me is the NYC studio so I'm planning a trip with my BFF so that I can attend some of these fabulous classes the last week in February.  I'm only planning on taking the two classes on Saturday (which I am on a waiting list for because slowpoke Amanda decided to wait until the last minute to register) so I'll want to do some shopping while I'm up there.  I know I'm obviously going to restock on some products from Makeup Forever, I'll be visiting MAC Pro and I want to check out Inglot.  Now I just need some suggestions.  Below I've listed the products I'm definitely going to check out and probably purchase.

Nail Of The Day/Outfit of the Day/ Face of the Day

I was feeling restless last night and knowing that I was going to wear my pretty new dress to work today, I figured I should match my manicure.  Below are pictures of the items I'm wearing

Dress: Old Navy $14.97 on Sale!

Favorite Skincare Products of the moment

A lot of people have some sort of post about a skincare routine. Whenever I watch a video or read a post about someones skincare routine, I always think "why would someone spend that much time washing their face.  Don't they have other things going on in their lives?"  It seems like they're giving themselves full facials every single night.  I don't know about you, but I absolutely do not have time for that.  Skincare is important to me but at the same time, I'm busy, lazy, and generally exhausted.  I only have about 5 minutes every night to get my face washed and ready for bed.  Here is that routine.

Nail Polish...A Recent Obession

Sorry I've been MIA for so long.  I've been crazy busy with work and lacked motivation or inspiration to write.  I have since left Ulta which was a tough decision to make.  It turns out with the distance to get there and the temptation to buy makeup, I was actually losing money working there.  I miss the discount, especially now with all the fantastic new makeup coming out but I do feel some relief in not having it staring me in the face, urging me to take it home, every single day.  Having said that, I am grateful for the time that I spent there because of the wonderful people I got to interact with every day.

Anyway, on to the nail polish.  I'm not sure if it's just me or if everyone has recently become obsessed with nail polishes.  I must have spent hundreds of dollars over the past few months on unique varnishes.  I do my nails almost every single day and have enjoyed fancy manicures like half moon manicures and funky french manicures.  I think that I'm going to start doing nail of the day posts when I come up with a combination that I'm particularly proud of.  Today my nails are chipped because I did not wait long enough for them to dry before starting on dishes so, sadly, this will not be a nail of the day post.

I wanted to share some of my favorite polishes and recent acquisitions.  I apologize for the crappy pictures.  They were taken on my kitchen table right after I finished eating dinner.  Sorry if there's dirty dishes and other random things in the background.  Also, excuse any random gross lighting.  I am no where near a professional photographer.

Deborah Lippmann
Ruby Red Slippers

I like this polish.  I don't love it though for the simple fact that removal is a pain in the butt.  The larger glitters stay on your nails forever and removal generally does scratch up my nails a little.  I know that soaking my nails or wrapping the cotton pads in aluminum foil will help with the removal process but I don't usually have time to sit around unable to use my hands for an extended period of time.  Also, it's really cold.