collective haul//beauty.

(From Left) .laura mercier radiance primer. YSL le teint touche eclat foundation in B60. sample of lancome's hypnose star mascara in noir midnight. mac outrageously fun lipstick. mac flight of fancy lipglass. mac eternal sun pro longwear blush. mac whole lotta love pro longwear blush. sephora cream lip stain in 01.

. Laura Mercier Radiance Primer - A la the Sephora sales associate who sold me on this, this product turns any foundation into liquid gold. It's perfect for my normal to dry skin - hydrating, but not to hydrating. I was previously using Nars's face primer, and it was way too drying. This is a nice change, and works swimmingly with my YSL le teing touche eclat foundation.

.YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat Foundation - I have used Nars Sheer Glow for the past two years, and loved it. The first bottle, i alternated with other foundations I had on hand, and was therefore impressed with the longevity of it. However, the next one, which i didn't alternate with anything (obviously!) didn't last me as long, and was therefore a justifiable reason for me to try a new and of course, more expensive foundation. However, I must say, after sampling many many foundations that just didn't sit right - literally-with my skin, YSL's touche eclat goes on incredibly similar to Nars's sheer glow - if not better...ahem.., and really warms up the skin tone. It would be an amazing summer foundation.

.MAC Outrageously Fun - This formula is a creamsheen formula, a favorite of mine as my lips are rather dry. My main reason for buying this was its insane similarity to "Legend", a special edition Louise Gray lipstick currently available at TopShop. I just couldn't justify the price ($18) for a TopShop lipstick - yay me!. I wasn't really a fan of the formula either. I've heard nothing but amazing things about TopShop cosmetics, but my sister and close friend helped me to realize that this was a no go. I digress, noting the colour, formula, the fact that it was a limited edition at MAC, and of course the fact that I was alone at the counter made it a done deal.  It's a gorgeous blue-toned barbie pink that suits my NC 42 skin tone.

.MAC Flight of Fancy Lip Glass - They always get me with the "limited edition"....seriously. But my other reason for buying this vampy purple was to match the similarly vampy lipsticks I've been into this fall. I've been really digging the mat statement cranberry/burgundy/almost black lip this fall, but thought the lip glass would be appropriate for when I wanted to take more of a glossy approach.

.MAC Eternal Sun & Whole Lotta Love Pro Longwear Blushes - Eternal Sun is a terracotta bronze, while Whole Lotta Love is a hot Coral-y Pink. Both can be worn quite naturally - Whole Lotta Love can definitely be worn as more of a statement blush, while Eternal Sun can most definitely double as a bronzer on lighter skin tones. These were definitely impulse buys...every couple of months, i go through "I NEED NEW BLUSH" phase...it just happened. It's over. I'm ok. Next.

Sephora Cream Lip Stain - Telling you about this makes me a little sad, because I also had Dark Berry in 07, and i cannot for the life of me find it anywhere. It' a beautiful dark berry/plum - perfect for fall. Anywho, keep your fingers crossed for me; you can find it here -->link. This is the best lip stain I've come across so far; it's saturated, but not too thick and incredibly pigmented. It is a little on the dry side, but I attribute that to the texture of my lips, and nothing that a little bit of lip balm applied on top cannot fix - I don't usually notice until the end of the day, because it lasts that long! Love it.

Alright loves, that is the end of my haul. I pray that their won't be one for a while - there is money to be saved!

Talk soon!

<3devina

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