My Lovely Haul! MAC, Inglot, YSL, OPI!!! With many thanks to Sarah (iheartcosmetics)!!

Hi Guys! I have lots of posts to share with you. :) So If I do a million posts today, I apologize but I try to take advantage of my free time by blogging!

I wanted my 1st post to be about the giveaway I won!! I have never won a giveaway, so I was so overjoyed about winning Sarah's 500 Follower giveaway. I couldn't believe all of the nice things I was going to receive!! It arrived a few days ago and it came on such a perfect day because I was in such a sad/upset mood and it really turned my day into an awesome one.

Sarah is such a sweet girl.. It was incredibly generous of her to purchase these things (which are so expensive!) for her bloggers. If you aren't a follower of her blog, you should definitely check it out. She has really good, useful posts about makeup, self tanning, etc. We have very similar (if not the same!) tastes in makeup, so I love reading her new posts. Thank you again, Sarah!! I ♥ YOU!
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Here are some pictures and swatches of my winnings!


I opened everything at my desk at work.. She included a very cute, witty card that's displayed on my desk now. lol I LOVE CARDS. I'm very sentimental.

Inglot Eyeshadow Double Sparkle #467
This is a light peach with a golden shimmery sheen. It goes on very light and looks gorgeous as a highlight/ all over lid color or even a highlight for the face. I never actually really heard of Inglot until now. I know the brand really isn't available where I live.




Inglot Nail Enamel #715. I've been looking for a color like this for such a long time! I applied it to one nail, and its gorgeous. It's a milky, opaque mauvey pink. I love this for a neutral look!! Once my current nail polish starts to chip, I'm going to use this and post a NOTD (Nails of the Day).




Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté #2. I was especially excited about this lipstick! I've wanted to try these for so long. I held the tube like I was holding a baby. LOL. I had no idea how big the tube is! Its such a large tube compared to my other lipsticks and its so sturdy and heavy. Also, I had no idea there was a little mirror on top of the cap and no idea that this smells like mangos :) yum. This is such a glossy lipstick. It's very creamy and shiny.






MAC Sculpting Powder in Sculpt (Pro). I'm very happy about this item because starting recently, I have been contouring my face. This is a light matte brown that applies light, but you can build the darkness you want. What I've been using up until this point to contour with is Estee Lauder Soft Matte Bronzer.



OPI Alice in Wonderland Mini Set. These colors are so pretty! I can't wait to try them. Especially the blue!

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I hope you enjoyed my haul!! Thanks for reading, and don't forget to subscribe to Sarah!

CCO (Cosmetic Company Outlet) Haul!

This was actually the very first time I visited a CCO before and I had no idea what to expect. I didn't know it was going to be such a little shop with so many shelves of different brands of makeup. I pictured it to be completely different. I saw so much stuff I wanted to buy. Mainly MAC and Bobbi Brown, but I tried to keep my purchases within budget. I bought some things from MAC which I am pretty excited about. All things I've had on my wish list.

MAC Fad-dabulous Mineralize Blush




This has been on my wish list for a long time and I didn't to the extreme of how pretty this blush is. In the pot it doesn't look like anything special, it looks like a sparkly plum with some gold veining. BUT, When I swatched it on my hand, its a total different story. I don't know how to explain it.. its like a shimmery plummy, rosy, pink. It has to be one of my prettiest, if not the prettiest blush I own & my current favorite. I've been wearing it every day.



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Someone mentioned that this is comparable to MAC's "Hot Planet" Mineralize Duo.


MAC So Ceylon MSF




This is definitely in my top 3. I was so happy that they had these because I had just hit pan! :)
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Medium/Natural and Shimmer


This has also been on my wish list for some time. I haven't tried this yet, but I am very interested in seeing how it works for a setting powder and highlight.

MAC Pleasureful Blushcreme


I love the look of MAC's cream blushes. I always stare at them when I'm at the MAC counter thinking in my head how pretty they would look on my lips.. lol. The only cream blush I've tried is Ladyblush and I didn't have any luck with it so I never had any desire to try another cream blush. This one looked so pretty though, I couldn't turn it down. I haven't tried it yet.. but I'm very excited to. What is your favorite method for applying your cream blush? Fingers? Brush?

MAC Fix+ Rose

I always wanted to try Fix+! I've been using this after I apply my powder to help set my makeup and make my face look less powdery.

MAC Way to Love Lipstick


I never heard of this lippie before. It's from the Rose Romance collection. It honestly looks exactly like Creme Cup.. but not as pigmented since it's a lustre. I really like it.

Well, that's all for my haul. I think I'll be making a lot more trips to the CCO. Sadly, it's around 45 mins away. *sigh*

Do you own any of these products? Likes? Dislikes?

Small Swap Haul. MAC Margin Blush, Stila Smudgepot, UDPP

I love swapping. I like, REALLY, REALLY love swapping. lol The idea was pure genius. I've gotten some pretty awesome stuff.

Here are a few other things I received last week:

MAC "Margin" Powder Blush (frost)
BN Urban Decay Primer Potion XL
BN Stila Black Smudgepot mini

This color is soo pretty! It reminds me of Sunbasque, but more pink.

ULTA had a great sale on the XL last week. It came with a few other things for like $18. With a $3.50 off coupon its an awesome deal. I'm not sure if they still have it, I don't see the set on the website.


I haven't tried it out yet. I've never tried Stila smudgepots and I've always been interested. I'm very curious to see how it works in comparison to MAC Blacktrack Fluidline and Wet n Wild Creme Liner. I'll have a review for this at a later time. I kinda want to round up a lot of different brands of gel/cream liners and see which one is best. I really want to try Bobbi Brown Long Wear Gel liners.

Swap Haul! MAC Lipsticks: Masque, Blankety, Colour Crafted.

I got these in the mail today! "Masque" is a LE shade. This one in particular is from the Alexander McQueen Collection. I'm not sure if it has been relaunched since then. It looks almost exactly like "Blankety" and similar to shades like "Faux" or "Honeylove". This isn't a very flattering shade on me unfortunately.. as well as Blankety since they're almost identical. Colour Crafted is a LE shade as well, and its a barbie pink. This is the only one I may wear out of these. I would have to mix it with something because its very intense.

They look so pretty in the tube, but they look very dull on me. And mauvey shades just don't flatter my skin tone.

Small Sephora SALE Haul.

I was at Sephora the other day to purchase a new foundation and picked up some goodies! There was a small sale rack with various Sephora brand lipsticks, lip liner and eye shadows for $3-$5. I was going to buy a bunch of things, especially eye shadows, but I decided to just get a few things, because well, $5 an item adds up if you have a ton of things.

Anyway, here is what I purchased:

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Sephora Colorful Eye Shadow No. 18 $5
Sephora Colorful Eye Shadow No. 19 (not pictured above) $5
Sephora Lips Pencil #110 $3
Sephora Lip Stick No. 12 $5

The reason No. 19 wasn't pictured above is because I made a 2nd trip to Sephora the following day and purchased it.

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No. 19


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L: Sephora Colorful Eyeshadow No. 18, R: Sephora Colorful Eyeshadow No. 19


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Swatches of the two. No. 19 is a deep black pine green with green and silver glitter. No. 18 is a olive green with silver glitter. Both colors are gorgeous. The glitter in No. 19 is a little less day appropriate. I've worn both and I'm in love with them. The pigmentation is really good, especially when applied wet. I won't wear these eye shadows any other way. Really good buys.

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Onto the lip products..

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The lipstick applies like a glaze, and its a sheer golden. It looks like it would apply like a peach, but its just a pearly sheen. I love the pencil.. there were a bunch of other shades but I only purchased this one because it looks just like my beloved MAC Stripdown. I really like it.


This is a swatch of No.18, the lipstick and liner.

I checked on the Sephora website and I didn't see any of this stuff available. Check for it at your local Sephora! :)

Small Swap Haul! MAC Earth to Earth Mineralize Blush!

MAC Earth to Earth Mineralize Blush
Bobbi Brown Face Blender Brush
MAC Maroon Pigment Vial

I got both the brush and pigment as extras!! Don't you love when you get awesome extras!!??

I'm so happy I finally got Earth to Earth. I've been wanting it for the longest time.



It is the perfect shimmery earthtone with a hint of plum and light pink.

Here are the colors swatched separately.. (click for full size)


And swatched together.. how gorgeous!


I also received some Crest Whitestrips Premium Plus in a swap. I'll have a review for them in about a week. :)