Mini Haul!
Good evening!
I received many items in the mail today and I went to Walgreens to get some goodies. I feel like I've been spending so much on beauty items as of late, but it can't be helped!
One of my long standing obsessions is lipstick. There's been so much rave about Milani lipsticks being the best of drugstore lipsticks so I had to try it out. Luckily, Walgreens was having $1 off of Milani lipsticks so I dove in. I'm so bad and restricting myself, but I was taking a study break with some friends and we took a night trip to Walgreens. Ha ha. At that, I bought two Milani lipsticks and a Maybelline lipstick (on sale for 50% off!).
In addition to lipsticks I decided to give Kiss Featherlight Falsies a try... But I didn't like them and returned them. Sadly, I have no pictures to review for those lashes. Plainly, they were too glossy and didn't really show up. If you want super natural and barely there lashes, then you should totally get them.
Paula's Choice Nude Mattes Palette (Coupon codes available!), $40
Nude Perfect Cleansing Oil for Face & Eyes, $36
Laura Mercier Foundation in Warm Ivory (I don't remember if it was the Supreme or Oil-Free), Free
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk, $4.50
Milani Lipstick in No. 12, Flamingo Pose, $4.49
Maybelline Lipstick in No. 995, Violet Intrigue, $4.25
So this palette was a collaboration between Paula's Choice and Wayne Goss. It comes with a flat shadow brush (not pictured), and 11 matte shadows and 1 shimmery shadow. The palette costs $40, but if you haven't signed up with Paula's Choice yet, you can get $10 off your first purchase. You can sign up here. Additional codes are: AMTADA10 and PRPAULA20. I don't know how long these two codes are valid, but it will bring down your total to a little more than $25.00.
So on the left is without flash and on the right is with flash. I swatched these with sponge wedges and a light hand. You can kind of see the first shadow, not really the second shadow, and slightly the third shadow. Those are the whites and creams. They blend in with my arm, but show very well on your eyes.
The brush is a bit stiff, in my opinion, but it's great to have on hand. I won't say no to another brush.
Here's how it looks like outside of the box. It has a handy cap to keep the pump from pumping product everywhere whenever you travel. This product is a cleansing oil, but when warm water is added it becomes a light milky texture. It's great for sensitive and dry skin!
This cleanser contains omega oils and it's supposed to help condition your eye lashes as well. It definitely gets bonus points! It does a good job at removing makeup and everything. I always tone my face after washing it, and I still find excess product (mainly foundation) on my cotton ball. I'm not sure if it's the cleanser that's failing to get all the product or if foundation just likes to really cling to my skin. Nonetheless, I have come to love this product. It also smells really good!
Here are the swatches. They all very pigmented. The Milani lipsticks are super moisturizing and long-wearing. I wore Flamingo Pose and it was such a nice color, very moisturizing, and it stayed on throughout my meals. I didn't get a picture of it so I can't do a proper review. But overall, they're great lipsticks. Look out for a review soon.
Well that's it for today's haul! I hope you all enjoyed. :D
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