good report from the facialist

so I got my monthly facial earlier this week and I am proud to report that I got a good report from the facialist. she said that my skin looked great and she didn't have to do hardly any extractions. I was so excited and surprised since I haven't changed anything in my skincare regimen, the only thing that I can think of that I have changed is using the bare minerals foundation, so maybe it really does make a difference. anyway, I just wanted to share the good news with you.

blogging more often

I ran into a friend of mine a few days ago and she told me that she missed my posts on this blog and to be honest I have not been posting on this blog as much as I should.  so, I am going to re-commit myself to posting on this blog at least once a week.  so look forward to more posts and more great info from this cosmetics junkie!!

nars at bloomingdales

so I drug my sick self out of bed earlier this week and went to bloomingdales (because there is one walking distance from our hotel and I have never been to one).  after browsing the store, I found myself at the nars counter drawn to their new holiday collection.  after reviewing all the goodies I decided on the brousse eyeshadow duo and the trounda velvet lip pencil.  as the salesgirl was ringing me up she said that I was just $20 away from a free nars lipgloss trio.  never one to turn away a free gift I went back to the holiday collection to see what else I needed.  the nice salesgirl suggested that I get the eurydice eyeshadow duo and since I had been eyeing it as well, I went with her advice.  so all in all it was a great first trip to bloomingdales and I am sure glad that makeup travels light.

bare minerals matte

a few weeks ago I started using bare minerals matte and I have to admit I love it.  I never thought that I would find something better than MAC studio fix, but I think I have.  the coverage is great and it looks and feels fantastic on.  they say you can sleep in it, so I don't feel as guilty when I don't wash my face at night.  and perhaps one of the best things is I can buy it here in waco! 

what kind of eyeliner do you use?

I love the pot or gel eyeliner, I just think it goes on better and stays on better than the pencil liner.  I love MAC's fluid line eyeliner, it goes on great and they have tons of colors.  my next favorite brand is stilla, they don't have as many colors as MAC, but the colors they have are great and they go on so smoothly.  last but not least is bobbi brown, they only have a few colors but they have the best black that I have found anywhere.

beauty brands girls night out!

so last night, beauty brands had their girls night out party and of course, I went.  they had door prize drawings and lots of mini-services for free.  they also had lots of great deals and goodie bags for us to take home.  it was great, I highly recommend going if you get a chance!

birthday goodies from sephora

well, since it was my birthday this month and I am a sephora beauty insider, I "had" to make an order from sephora to get my free lip gloss trio.  I got my goodies in last week and let me tell you, they were great!  the lip glosses are beautiful and the perfect size to fit in my purse.

for my purchase, I got the tarte spring greening pallette for only $20 (again beauty insiders only!) with 6 eyeshadows (and a cool looking brush) and 3 more lip glosses.  the colors are great and I can not wait to try them all out!

the smell brings me back to my childhood -- the body shop's moroccan rose body butter

growing  up there was an elderly lady down the street that I spent a lot of time with and she wore the most wonderful smelling rose lotion.  as a child I loved the smell of that lotion, I'm sure it wasn't expensive, but to me it smelled better than anything in the world, sometimes, if I was lucky, she would let me use some.  I never realized until this week that is probably where my love for the scent of rose came from and why I am always looking for rose lotion.  well, this week, I found what I had been unconsiously searching for in the body shop's new moroccan rose body butter; once I put it on, the scent immediately took me back to my childhood.

mac prep and prime transparent finishing powder

I have a new favorite in my make-up kit, mac prep and prime transparent finishing powder.  I put this "white" powder on after I apply all my makeup and it makes my skin look flawless, I don't understand how it works, but it does!!  I've even had co-workers comment on how great my skin looks.  here is the description from mac, try it, you won't be disappointed:
"A silky finishing powder that provides an invisible way to set makeup. Reduces shine while optically minimizing the look of pores, lines, imperfections. Available in one universal colour that suits all shades. Wear over makeup or on bare, moisturized skin."

another beauty week and skin care at marshalls??

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I got an  email  earlier this week that nordstrom's was having their beauty week this week.  unfortunately I had gotten every thing I needed earlier this month and I was not crazy about this bag, so I decided against it.  but I wanted to share it with you!  check it out, it looks like a great deal.

on another note, I was shopping at marshall's earlier this week I was was shocked to see that they had the remede alchemey line-minizing mask for $25.  I was so excited and of course I had to get one!  now, if I could only find a marshall's with the alchemey moisuturizer.