hi all! here's what i've gotten this month. i wanted to get this up because i've included a bunch of coupon codes and sale info on here! (see hautelook section for coupons,
mua is having buy 3 for 2!)
nume purple zebra curl jam set -- i actually ordered this toward the end of march, and it's been back ordered until now. they have a lot of coupons floating around for their products, a good number of the people i follow have their own affiliate codes for specific tools or just $110 (or so) toward your purchase. if you can't find an active nume code, the person in charge of their instagram will give them to you if you ask. also, now through 10/31, there is a 60% off a single item code:
ipsy60. [note, they charge a butt load on shipping. i paid $12!]
- i was super surprised, included in my box were bottles of their moisturizing shampoo & conditioner and a matching thermal pouch. this pouch isn't exactly a pouch, but more like a mat that you can velcro in half. the inner side looks like that shiny space material that they use in the accordion-style car sun shades.
- included in the curl jam box was a 1-in fashonista flat iron (adjustable temperature), a glove--so you don't burn yourself, and the curling wand (adjustable temperature) with 19mm, 25mm and 32mm barrels.
- sooo excited to start using this!
berry, celebutante (over ud original eye primer), demolition, shiva
hautelook* beauty bag: mid april, they were selling their spring beauty bag, so i went ahead and got one despite a long internal struggle to decide.
i was actually kinda sad when i opened this package: of all the items, i really wanted to try this blush out. i contacted hautelook and it was great: they were able to give me a partial refund since they didn't have replacements. i think i might crush it up completely and put it into an empty sifter jar.
- ud pencil in demolition
- lorac eyeshadow in celebutante, 3D lashes mascara in black
- crown brush pro blending fluff -- seems similar to sigma e25, but not as soft
- nyx lipstick in shiva
- stila all over shimmer liquid luminizer packettes in pink, rose gold, and bronze
- laura geller mini blush-n-brighten in berry
- suki skincare exfoliate foaming cleanser
- la fresh beauty wipes
- jessica simpson vintage bloom sample
- coupons:
BeautyTidbits giveaway: couture gel nails kit with after midnight, vip list, and supermodel. i will have to try these out sometime, i can't use them anytime soon because of a movie i'm an extra in wants us to look au naturale and they're
not filming the scene until the first week of june filming in the last week of may. and i'd like to have more time to test the wear on them.
- after midnight: metalic navy blue
- super model: metallic medium purple
- vip list: metallic hot pink
left side, right side; top to bottom (swatched over ud original eye primer)
ebay: wet n wild nude awakening eyeshadow palette
- a lot of people online were comparing this palette to the naked1 palette, and i see where they're coming from. i'm not going to do a pan-by-pan swatch fest of what seems to be dupes because you guys can go look up other peoples' posts on your own. if you'd like to see my comparison review of the urban decay naked palette and makeup academy undressed palette, click here.
- shade comparisons:
browbone: it comes off more matte, but very similar to undressed shade 1
eyelid: ud sidecar
crease: ud buck
definer: undressed shade 8
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browbone: ud toasted
eyelid: ud hustle
crease: ud gunmetal
definer: ud creep
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- impressions: both crease shadows are super buttery, just from initial swatching the word "crease" is practically gone! otherwise, this palette is amazing! the shadows are super pigmented and i'm extremely impressed. this is my first wet n wild palette.
quick & messy swatches!! no topcoat. thumb: no polish, pointer: trade winds (3 coats);
2 coats: middle: turquoise paradise, ring: in the cab-ana, pinky: eternal oceans
swatches: sea mist palette (over ud original eye primer), color whispers: ravishing pink & nude shimmer
various locations:
- maybelline color whispers in nude shimmer and ravishing pink. if i'm able to get it, i'd like to also get sienna sands. on my lips (and in the tube), ravishing pink looks extremely close to lust for blush (permanent color whisper). i don't totally feel like it's worth going out of your way to look for, since it's limited edition.
- maybelline colorshow nail polish in turquoise paradise
- covergirl nail polish in eternal oceans...this looks like purple, but whatever. names.. it might be my new lsu go-to purple!
- revlon colorstay nail polish in trade winds -- was part of a package i bought, it's an interesting nude/flesh color on me, like doll nails or something.
- revlon colorstay eyeshadow palette in sea mist
- essie in the cab-ana
*edit*: target acquired. i found sienna sands and i crave coral.
ebates*!!! i got another reward payment! woohoo! so i spent it on more mua!
last time, i missed out on the dusk til dawn palette and i wanted more of their brushes (2x F2, 3x F6, 2x E3, 1x F4). and now through 6/4, they've got
buy 3 for 2 on everything on
their site! check it out!
sally's: wet brush & color club winter affair set (polishes don't have name labels >.<).
- first impressions: i'm really loving this brush. my biggest complaint about the tangle teezer is that you don't have the range of motion that you do with a normal brush. you can hold this brush facing forward or back, using it at different angles and it's not awkward. whereas, the tangle teezer can only be used and held a few different ways due to the range of motion in your wrist.
ulta: got my rewards points in the mail! i got 2 to redeem on my current favorite: macadamia natural oil healing oil treatment, and they sent out an email about a two week's supply of healthy sexy hair soy renewal treatment (which i got in the april ipsy bag and have yet to try, but--hello--free!), and i needed face scrubby to keep at the in-laws'. this is my favorite face scrubber for days that i'm not feelin' it for the clarisonic.
kellogs family rewards/april special k promotion: starting in april, you could pick up specially marked special k products and redeem their box codes for a nicole nail polish trio (3 codes for just red, or 8 for the set). their names are challenge red-y, be ama-zing! (pink), and pros & confidence (blue). despite how these smell a lot worse than most other polishes i own, they're very opaque after one coat with only minor streaking. can't wait to try them on myself!
beauty.com: they were having a deal, spend $20, get a free .5oz too faced primed and poreless. uhh yes please! so, to get free shipping i also got another eos shaving cream in pomegranate raspberry (you can also find them at target). but i wanted to get this pouch because we frequently go back and forth from our parents' houses and i wanted to have something to keep my beautyblender in, not in contact with anything and able to breathe/air dry. the air.port is a mesh pouch with a magnetic clasp and little charms on the side. it also comes packaged with a strip of plastic inside to help the pouch keep it's shape, so you could save it for times when you're not using the pouch. [beautyblender sponge sold separately; there is a dry white one pictured inside the pouch.]
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