ULTA Haul (Feat. Real Techniques & NYX)

Hey everyone! Sorry that this is somewhat a late haul. I actually had forgotten that I had taken pictures of this haul. LOL My computer has so many pictures for reviews and swatches that sometimes my hauls tend to get mixed up and forgotten. Good thing that this haul was just done last month so its not that long. I have been hearing so many great reviews on the Real Techniques brushes that I wanted to buy more to try out. I was actually going to buy one brush but when I got there, I decided to buy another one as well. Dang, my spending habit! LOL I wish I had gotten more of the brushes but then again, I don't really want to go broke. Since I had gotten the Real Techniques brushes, I also wanted to browse around the store to see if they had any new products out. I didn't really see any new products that I was extremely curious about so I decided to check out the drugstore section. Since NYX is considered a drugstore brand, I decided to check out that section first. They didn't have any sale on NYX but since I had a coupon, I thought it was alright to buy something anyways.

What I bought:
◊ REAL TECHNIQUES Powder Brush
This brush was $9.99 each. I have been hearing so many reviews on the RT Powder Brush that I decided to get one to try out. I bought this to try with my powders to set my liquid foundation. I haven't given this a try yet since I hadn't washed it yet but hopefully, I will end up loving it. Let me just say, that it is definitely a big powder brush. I heard that RT brushes can stand up on their own but most of the RT brushes that I own fall down. Please let me know if they are meant to stand up on their own and I got ones with bad handles or maybe I heard wrong.

◊ REAL TECHNIQUES Core Collection
This set comes with four brushes. It also comes with its own brush case, which you can use to bring with you on travels. The brushes that it comes with are:

• Detailer Brush, used for concealer and/or to apply lipstick
• Pointed Foundation Brush, used for liquid foundation
• Buffing Brush, used for powder and mineral foundation
• Contour Brush, used for highlighter or to contour with bronzer

◊ NYX The Runway Collection "Caviar & Bubbles"

I have never tried NYX eyeshadows before but I do love their blushes. Since I heard so many great things about their eyeshadows, I decided to give their Caviar & Bubbles palette a try. I think this is one of their most best selling palettes in their Runaway Collection because I have seen this palette in so many peoples' collections. I mainly bought this because I really wanted to try out NYX eyeshadows and because this one looked like a great neutral, everyday palette. So far, I really like it and have been using this palette a lot. 

I was also lucky and got a very nice cashier. She let me pick out a couple of samples. I only meant to pick three but she told me to get some more. Yay! I decided to get all perfume samples. One of the sample that I thought was very cute was the Prada Candy. It came in a little tiny box. When I saw it, I thought that maybe there was going to be more than one perfume sample inside the box but when I walked out of the store and opened it, there was only one inside. Either way, its a cute box. Another is the BCBGMAXAZRIA Bon Chic. I haven't smelled this beforehand but I heard so many things about this brand that I decided to give it a try. I also got the Nicki Minaj Pink Friday, Calvin Klein Euphoria, Diesel Only Brave and Ralph Lauren 1. I didn't realize that I accidently picked up a cologne as well because I was rushing. LOL 

So those are all the products that I got with my haul. I am so excited about the Real Techniques brushes that I bought. I do wish that the set came with different brushes because I only bought the set for the buffing and contour brush. Other than that, I hope everything works out and I am excited to add more RT brushes to my collection. Like I said before, I do wish that I had bought more but ULTA rarely has a sale on Real Techniques brushes unless they are BOGO 50% off and that only happens a couple times a year. 

QUESTIONS: 

Do you own any Real Techniques brushes? 

Do you own any NYX eyeshadows? 

What do you think about my haul? 

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November 2012 Favorites & No Forgets

Hey everyone! Whoa, can you guys believe it that this is the last month of 2012? Thats crazy because this year has flown by so fast. Plus if you guys haven't seen my previous blog post, on December 16, 2012 was the one year birthday of my blog! My makeup obsession was just starting and now its on the verge of being overboard. LOL Oh well, I don't really care because as long as it makes me happy, thats all that counts. This month is the month where I have been trying out some new products as well as using some products that I bought a while back but never got around to trying.

I am going to start first with the makeup brushes that I have been using constantly in November. Two of these brushes are brushes that I recently bought and am so glad that I did. If you didn't know, I have been buying Real Techniques lately because I have heard so many great things about their brushes and have always wanted to try them. Since ULTA was having them on sale last month and I had a coupon, I decided to take the plunge and buy them. I bought two sets and I have really been loving two of the brushes. The first brush is the Real Techniques Multi Task Brush, which I love using as my powder foundation brush or to apply powder onto my powder to set my liquid foundation. Plus it doesn't hurt that the handle is pink too! Haha! The second brush came in the same set and its the Real Techniques Domed Shadow Brush. To me, this is one of my favorite shadow brushes in my collection. This is just the perfect size for my lid and I can use just this one brush to do a whole eye look. One more brush that I have really been loving as well is my Coastal Scents Blending Brush, its just so soft and perfect for blending and applying a highlight onto the browbone.

Okay, now onto my current favorite face products! The first product is one that I bought a while back but never used it until November. My intention was to wait until I finished up a few other bronzers first but I guess since I hit pan on one of them, my mind decided that that was good enough. LOL Isn't that funny how the mind works? This bronzer is definitely one of the most talked about drugstore bronzer and it is the NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder "Sunny". Its just the perfect matte bronzer to contour with. I have heard that on some skintones, it can look a bit orangey but on my fair skin, its great to contour with. I love using this on my temples and on the sides of my face to contour. I just wish that the packaging was a bit better and not so cheap looking but them again, this is a fairly inexpensive bronzer. For my concealer, I have really been loving the MAC Studio Finish Concealer SPF35 "NW20". I bought this to cover up blemishes and acne but this actually makes my skin drier. Maybe it will work better in the summer when its less cold but I have really been liking this for my under eye area. Its a cream so it warms up by touch and blends easily onto the skin. For November, I have been switching back and forth between two foundations. If you have been keeping up with me, then you would already know that one of my favorite drugstore foundation is the Almay Clear Complexion Foundation "600 Sand". It doesn't irritate my face but I wish that the coverage was a bit better. The other foundation that I have really been liking is the CoverGirl NatureLuxe Foundation "340". I only use this on the days where I don't feel like wearing a lot of makeup and don't want to wear sunscreen (either that or I couldn't find it LOL) because this already has SPF30.

For my eyes, I have been liking a couple of products. The first one is of course obvious, which is the Lorac Pro Palette. I have been using this everyday since I bought it and have been neglecting my NAKED palette. I just love how this palette has everything for a whole eye look. I just wish that there was less to no fallout but I just need to remember to tap my brush before applying shadow onto my eye, especially when using Nude and Champagne since those two shades tend to have the most fallout. Another product for my eyes that I have really been loving is the Physicians Formula Eye Boosting Lash Enhancing Felt-Tip Eyeliner + Serum "Brown". I actually wanted the black one but my store was sold out and I really wanted to try this so I went with the only color. I bought this because my ELF eye lash curler cut some of my lashes in half and I wanted to find the miracle product to help my lashes grow back faster. Never buying that eye lash curler again! I don't really know if it works but my lashes seem longer since using them. They look like they were never cut in half but of course, it took me a while to grow them back since I was using this for about three months. My lashes could have grown on their own or with the help of this but I will never know. Either way it makes it super easy to apply eyeliner onto my top line. One primer that I have been using everyday is the ELF Eyelid Primer. Its only a dollar and my lids don't get oily so I just use this to make my shadows more vibrant. This month I have been trying out different mascaras or combining them to find the perfect way to make them look longer. The mascara that I have been loving is the Mary Kay Ultimate Mascara "Black". The first couple times that I have tried this, I didn't really like this mascara. It didn't do anything for my lashes but since then, its been getting better. I think its because it was too wet and I had to wait for the formula to dry up a bit. It just makes my lashes look longer and it doesn't smudge on me.

If you have read some of my other posts, then you know that my lips have been acting weird these past few months since trying the L'Oreal Infallible lipsticks. I have been trying to find the perfect lip balm to heal my lips back to normal but so far, nothing has really healed them. Plus since its been getting cold lately, my lips have drier than usual and makes it harder for me to wear lipsticks. I had remembered that I had bought the ELF Studio Conditioning Lip Balm SPF15 "Peaceful Pink". I really like the shade but actually wish that this was more moisturizing. On my lips, it goes on somewhat on the matte side, which is weird because its a lip balm. I just like using it because of the color that it gives my lips but its not very moisturizing as I would have hoped.I wonder if its because I might have gotten a bad batch but I did recently buy some in other shades so I will try them.

If you saw my previous monthly favortes post, then you would already know about this product. Plus I already have a review on it so I am not going to go into too much detail on it but it is the Burt's Bees Intense Hydration Night Cream. My skin has really been getting dry lately so this cream just gives my face and neck the moisture that it needs.Plus it never makes my face feel heavy or oily in the morning. Sorry that I forgot to include a picture of it in this post, but if you would like to see more and check out my review, you can CLICK HERE.

The last thing that I have really been loving is my VS Noir Tease Perfume! I love this scent for all year around. Plus I love the pump that it comes with because its so cute. I just wish that it sprayed a bit better. Either way, I love this so much and have already used up two mini ones of this scent.

So those are all my favorite products! This month, I didn't have any products that I wish I could forget about or regret buying. If you would like to see any reviews on products that I haven't reviewed yet, definitely let me know! I will probably be posting up a review with swatches on the ELF Studio Conditioning Lip Balms that I bought recently as well as the one featured in this post. If you have any questions regarding any of these products, let me know as well!

QUESTIONS:
Have you tried any of these products before?
What products have you been loving in November 2012?
Are there any products that you regret buying or wish that you could forget about?

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Ulta Haul (Feat. Real Techniques Brushes)

Hey everyone! So this haul was actually meant to be posted a few weeks back but I just never had the time to do it so I am going to try to post it up by tonight. If you remember, a while back Ulta had a $5 off any $10 purchase coupon. They had sent one before but I missed out on it because by the time that I remembered, the coupon was already expired. Bummer! But luckily, they brought it back again! So I knew that I had to take advantage of this one. Plus they were also have BOGO 50% OFF on Real Techniques brushes. I have always wanted to try out their brushes but I didn't want to pay full price for them. Yes I am a cheapie, but excuse me if I like getting good deals on things. LOL I only bought two things because my little brother was rushing me and I had promised him that we would go to Target afterwards and he was worried that Target was going to close.

What I bought:
Real Techniques On Location Travel Essentials
This set comes with three brushes. It comes with a foundation brush, multi-task brush, and a domed shadow brush. So far, I have tried all three brushes and like all of them, except for the multi-task brush. I feel like that brush is just way too stiff and plastic-ky (I think thats how you spell it LOL). I have cheaper, inexpensive brushes that feel softer than the multi-task brush. If you would like to see a review on this set, let me know.

Real Techniques Your Eyes/Enhanced Starter Set
This is another set that I bought. Since I was buying the face brushes, I thought that I might as well buy the eye set as well to try out. This set comes with five eye brushes. The brushes that this set comes with are a shadow brush, crease brush, accent brush, pixel-point eyeliner brush, and a brow brush. I have tried all of them already and so far, like all of them but one. The one brush that I don't like that much is the brow brush. I feel like it was cut way too big to be used as a brow brush unless I have really big bushy brows then I can see this brush working out for me. If you would like to see a more in-depth review, let me know and I will post one.

Sample: Vera Wang PrincessI didn't take a picture of this one but have always wanted to try it out because I have heard lots of great reviews on this perfume. I am so happy to finally have gotten a sample of it! If you have smelled this before, definitely let me know whether you like it or not.

I have really been wanting to try out some brushes from Real Techniques and thought that it would be best to get some of their brush sets. I have been trying them out and so far, I like them. There are some brushes in the set that I don't really like but I will talk about them in a review, if you guys want. I might actually get just go back and get some of their individual face brushes because there are some that I still want to try. If you have any recommendations, let me know!

QUESTIONS:
Have you tried any of these brushes before?

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