Hi everyone! I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving and ate lots of food and enjoyed visiting with family. So, its going to be December soon and I thought doing a haul for winter time products would be beneficiary. I will be doing first impression posts about each product I try.
STARTING WITH SEPHORA:
***Some items are refills of my favorite products***
If you have watched my YouTube videos, you would know my favorite foundation primer is the Smashbox Photo Finish. I have used my foundations without a primer and I could go either way. I do think my foundation sits nicer on my skin, though.
If you have kept up with my blog, you would know my skin type is extremely dry. In the winter time, I develope wind burns on my cheeks. I mosiurize like a crazy woman and nothing soothes the pain. I picked up the Glamglow Thirstymud hydrating treatment. I have been looking at getting this product and finally bit the bullet. The truth is you only get one shot at taking care of your skin so take good care of it and you wont be 50 going on 80.
Next, was really an impulse buy, I have done the same thing with my brows for two years and I am comfortable with it but I need to branch out and try new products. I picked up the Anastasia Dip Brow Pomade in soft brown.
NOW ULTA:
Majority of these are gifts for my little sister for christmas and I would not buy them if I didn't think they werent amazing products. My sister has a love for make up and has quickly become very talented at it. Each year I bump up the level of make up I buy her, each year the brands get better and better.
Ulta was having a buy one get one 50% off on their Real Techniques brushes and I got her the Eye/ Enhanced Starter Set, and the Expert Face Brush (my personal favorite for appyling bb creams). Then from there I got her the Tarte Poppry Picnic Palette, picking a palette was tough. I didnt want to buy her anything with crazy colors or extremely dark colors and this is pretty natural looking.
OK so this was a total impulse buy. The Tartelette in bloom palette LITERALLY just came out and I took one good look at it and grabbed it. I am picky about palettes for myself because some shades I wont use and then I kick myself because I spent $50 to use 3 shades. But this palette is so nuetral and I know I can use all shades in them because they are so versitile.
LASTLY BEAUTY BRANDS:
So Beauty Brands is another store like Sephora. If Ulta and Sephora had a baby it is Beauty Brands. BB has Smashbox, Too Faced, etc. They dont have drugstore make up but they do have luxury skin care/ both ends for hair care.
I have been using the its a 10 leave in conditioner for a long time so I picked up another one of those.
I cant seem to find Moroocan Oil products anywhere besides Beauty Brands. I use their Curl Defining Cream and it is AMAZING for curly hair. It tames the frizz. Only issue is its a little hard to wash out of your hair.
Last thing I bought was the Origins Clear Improvement Mud Mask.
Thank you for reading! Stay Tuned for First Impressions on these products! xoxo.
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