Estee Lauder x Lilly Pulitzer

Hi guys! So recently Macy's reached out to me about sharing the amazing GWP Estee Lauder at Macy's has going on right now! With any $35 purchase, you receive a free Lily Pulitzer makeup bag as well as a bunch of samples, well worth it! The samples you choose are customizable to your liking as well, always an added bonus, and this bag is adorable. The gift with purchase includes a moisturizer, I got the Day Wear version, a lipstick/eyeshadow combo with a cute little Lilly eyeshadow compact (in either bronze shades or pinks, the lipstick I got was in shade Sugar Honey), a sample of Advanced Night Repair, (which if you don't own this product already this WILL convince you to purchase it immediately...literally like your face took a bath in sea of collagen and angel's tears), a travel size Take It Away makeup remover, and a sample size of their Sumptuous mascara.

UK Beauty Swap & Stila Haul

  

So I recently participated in a swap set up by Louise of Confessions of a Secret Shopper so firstly thank you to her for organizing the whole thing, and I was paired up with Natalie of Your Almost Alice and I could not be luckier in finding a swap partner! She is really lovely and nice and was so great at communicating with me about the whole thing! (sorry I am posting this so late!) Our price range was about $75 so we could get a good variety of products in there for each other. She got me EVERYTHING I requested and so much more! We told each other things that we've been interested in trying and tried to include them all, as well of some of our own personal favorites. To see what I got Natalie check out her post here: US Beauty Swap

 A bunch of yummy sweets that I haven't tried before and I'm pretty sure you can't even get here in the US, except Werther's. I love candy!!!! I wish I took better pictures of everything it was all wrapped so cute and wonderfully but I was just overcome with excitement and I couldn't even spare the time to take good photos because I wanted to just dig into everything.

 

 From the top, Natalie got me: Red polka dot nail wraps from Primark, the Sleek i-Divine palette in Oh So Special, MUA Undressed Palette, Technic Electric Beauty Palette, MUA Undress Your Skin Shimmer Hilighter (which might be my favorite thing this is SO amazing), No. 7 Brow Bar kit, Sleek Lash Out Mascara, Boots Natural Collection Blush in Peach Melba, Collection Work the Colour Trio in Naughty n Nude, Essence Quattro in 05 To Die For, a Barry M Lipgloss, RIMMEL APOCALIPS WHICH I WAS DYING TO OWN in Celestial, Apocaliptic and Big Bang (and I am utterly obsessed with these they're amazing cream products), a Sleek blusher in Flushed, 17 Instant Glow Bronzer, MUA Every Lash Mascara, MUA Intense Kisses Gloss in Sealed With a Kiss, 17 Lipstick in Barely Blush and Pink Power, and a Sleek eye khol and Pout Polish in Powder Pink. PHEW! Okay let me take a second and catch my breath. That's SO MANY PRODUCTS isn't it?! Thanks again Natalie, I've been having tons of fun experimenting with everything.

Closeups of the Technic Electric Palette and the MUA Palette.

I also spoiled myself a bit with the Stila Lakers promo which was 50% off everything and picked up the In the Know (matte) and In the Light (shimmer and matte) Palettes, as well as a lipgloss trio and this amazing minty aqua eyeliner. To die for! They also were so nice and tossed in tons of samples.

Boots Haul from Ireland!

So basically, I have the best mother in the world and she brought me back some goodies from Boots during her trip to Ireland! I thought I would share with you all what they are, and my first impressions.

Firsty were these 5 ModelsOwn nail polishes! What an array of color she got me. I have only used the pink one so far but I can't wait to try out the others soon! In order from left to right they are Pastel Pink NP033, Snowflakes NP145, Purple Imperial NP131, Dancing Queen NP142, and lastly a hedkandi one in Hedonist HK05! What are your favorite colors of ModelsOwn polishes?

And some stuff from Soap & Glory! Now I know Sephora sells the body care line here in the US but it is significantly more expensive, and we don't have any of the cosmetics! I've really been wanting to try these products out since I've seen so many of you UK bloggers like milkteef and I think beautycrush mention them! The Pulp Friction body scrub smells delish and really foams up in the shower! I love exfoliating things so this was really a nice first experience with the shower scrubs.

SMOOCH OPERATOR Lip Butter is literally amazing. This is a nicely packaged lip butter with a smooth application and a phenomenal smell! It smells like coconuts and a tropical shower and like, vacation all in just one whiff. It isn't sticky, but remains on for a good period of time. Doesn't taste bad either! The flavor on the box says "Coconut Ice", and it contains wild mango, vitamin E & argan oil to really moisturize and protect your dry lips.

This GLOW JOB moisturizer is pretty amazing. It comes out of the bottle as a white lotion with tiny little beads in it. Once you begin massaging it into your face, the beads break into little bronzing spurts! You have to be careful to rub it in really thoroughly or you will end up with a brown streak on your skin, but it's still easily blended in even as an afterthought. For me, who has naturally pretty pale and freckled skin, this moisturizer is great so far! It gives me a nice glow without looking orange, and a good base for before I apply my makeup. The moisture level is light-weight so it does the trick fixing up my dry spots but doesn't feel heavy on my skin.

Lastly this KICK ASS CONCEALER was given to me! It has a 3 step packaging which is really clever and gorgeous if you ask me. My eyes would obviously be attracted to this in the shop.

Step one and two are the under-eye brightening concealer and Superwear face concealer, which are sealed lastly with step three,  Insta-fix sealing powder. I used this product on a cheek blemish this morning and it still is nicely covered about 4 hours later.. the concealers take a bit more careful blending than I need to do with my Lorac or Rimmel concealers, but the result is nice in the end.

So yes, thanks mom! Overall, I am super happy with these gifts and my first impressions. Any products from the UK or Europe you recommend?? *All these products were purchased by my mother for my personal use with no influence from the companies*

Ootd & Mini Haul

 

I was returning a few items at Ulta today so naturally I had to pick up a few more! Nail polishes were buy 2 get one free so I got Orly brand in Bubbly Bombshell, Oui (an amazing gold/purple duo chrome) and Royal Navy. I also got Essie's luxeffects polish in Stroke of Brilliance which I have been eying for months! Can't wait to try these out for a Nail of the Day. I picked up NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in 05 Bonfire and let me tell you my first impression is AMAZED this is definitely going to become one of my favorite lip products. It goes on really smooth and thick (in a good way) so your lips glide together just right and the color is so bright and gorgeous. I have been wearing it for about 3 hours now AND ate some soup and it's still on almost perfectly so I'd say this is definitely a long lasting product! Liquid lipstick, who woulda thunk. I also got an ~orangey~ blush by NYX in 08 Cinnamon, and the NYX Tango with Bronze Powder in 02 Bronze Ensemble, a duo shimmer bronzer with a darker contouring shade and lighter hilighting color. I was going to get the Too Faced Chocolate Soliel because mine is almost gone but I prefer the milk chocolate one and Ulta only had one left and it was like touched and sampled :( Can you guys tell how much I love NYX? It's so cheap and their products are to die for. I got some Formula 10.0.6 face cleanser and masque to try out too so I will review those after I use them.

Here's the outfit I wore whilst running my errands today! Crochet top and studded denim top are from Forever 21. Black trousers are from H&M, ruffled socks from ASOS, wooden platforms are Jeffrey Campbell. All jewelry is from Forever 21 except my watch which is Betsey Johnson. My lips are the NYX Lip Cream in Bonfire. Sunglasses are Ray Bans.

One last thing behind the click through is a PaNoRaMiC photo I took of my bedroom using the iOS6 update for my iphone!! I have the black iphone 4s. My room was looking particularly cozy that night I thought it was a fun photo to take :)

Mini Fall Haul

So I went shopping about a week or two ago and just grabbed some things to add to my fall wardrobe! I really like pops of color with more structured items, and as you can see I ended up getting a color scheme going on in my shopping trip, unintentionally. Hot pink, black, denim and golds. The black studded blouse is from Charlotte Russe for about $22, as is the pink blazer, for about $25. They also give you a 10% student discount there! The far left pink pants and far right black pants are both from H&M for a steal of $12 each! They are awesome colors and high-waisted, pocketless, with a side zip. I got a "sock bun" accessory from there too for about $5, and the skinny cheetah print braided belt for I think $10. The denim studded shirt is from Forever 21 for only $22, it's really thick and comfy and well made, surprisingly! I also grabbed a couple pairs of earrings from there for cheap. Below I posted a few links to similar pieces that you can order online or keep an eye out for things like this in stores if you like the style! Fall is the best time of year for fashion. What are some of your pre-fall essentials?


Blazers// Left: Botique to You Right: Rag & Bone Studded Collars// Left: Denim sleeveless River Island Right: Sheer Black Vero Moda