Hanidee

Ok Lane, I’m working on the FOTDs, I tried the Kim look you asked me and it made me look sort of drag-ish, so I’m going to change it up just a tiny bit, haha! Anyway, this is a pretty big collective haul. I’ve consumed so much stuff during the past month. So I’m doing this in two parts.

I will talk about the stuff I didn’t take individual pictures/swatches or didn’t include in this post because I know its been seen quite a few times. The first one is the E.L.F Blush/Bronzing Duo – I wanted to try because its the most recommended product from E.L.F Studio besides their brushes. I also purchased two of the powder brushes – one for me and one for a friend. As well as an E.L.F Kabuki Brush (extremely soft!), which is new to the line and I have to say, it looks very similar to MUFE’s (Make Up For Ever) Kabuki Brush, this I also purchased for a friend. Lastly, I purchased an E.L.F All Over Color Stick in Pink Lemonade to keep as a travel cream blusher. Now let’s get on to the rest of the items.

I ordered a Missha M Perfect BB Cream in #23 because I ran out of my Quick & Clean BB Cream and my Skin Food Mushroom BB Cream. The color did not look like the one in the swatch. It looked like it had some yellow undertones to it, but when I received it, I was a bit dissapointed. This BB cream sadly had a gray-ish undertone to it as well, so I purchased some foundations to help minimize the gray cast.

Next I purchased some more Olay Quench (I love this stuff!), a Rimmel Fix & Perfect Primer, Maybelline Pure Makeup (50% Water-Based) in Medium Beige, L’Oréal True Match in Caramel Beige (totally forgot to include this in the shot, sorry) and an N.Y.C Mosaic Color Wheel. The Rimmel primer isn’t the best, but it works better than some department store brands.

I also got the Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Body Cream and perfume, The cream was pretty pricey, so I got the small version of the perfume since I don’t use perfume much. This is my all-time favorite scent. If I had to describe my “personal scent”, it has got to be D&G Light Blue. It has a nice light fresh floral scent.

I also purchased a Pür Minerals gift set in Dark. Dark isn’t my color, but I had to get it because getting all the items separately would cost more (the Chisel Brush alone is $22USD!). I purchased this set for $17USD since it was on clearance at Dillard’s (lucky me!). This set came with a 4-1 Foundation, Mineral Glow, Marble Blush in Pink and a Chisel Brush. The Chisel Brush is complete crap. It didn’t shed and its really dense – which is good, but this brush is super coarse. I’ve washed it a few times and it still pokes my skin. My mother got a set for herself too and she hates the brush as well. I gave her my E.L.F Powder Brush to use with her Pür Minerals foundation and she loves it. Here are some swatches.

Even though the foundation isn’t my color, its really finely milled and super smooth. It gave me some color, yet didn’t leave me looking all muddy and dirty. My mother purchased Golden Medium and I tried it – even though its slightly lighter than my skin, it blends into my skin beautifully. So you really can’t go wrong with the colors. I really like the Mineral Glow. It’s not overly shimmery and gives the skin a really nice glowy effect. It’s very subtle and I recommend this for anyone looking for a good product looking to get the healthy sun-kissed skin. The blush is also nice, but isn’t a favorite of mine. It has more of a cool undertone so I don’t know if it will flatter my yellow/golden-medium skin. Plus, you can find colors like it already.

Last but not least, the MAC items. The Graphic Garden Collection is starting to hit Macy’s and MAC stands, so I got myself a palette. I wanted to by one look-in-a-box, but I didn’t have the money, lol. I purchased a palette in Fresh Cut. I liked Graphic Garden too, but the Fresh Cut palette had more colors I knew I would wear more. I’ll show you why I like the pallete in a bit. I also got one Mineralzed Blush in Improvise (it pretty similar to Refined MSF but more peachy-gold) from the Colour Craft Collection. I wanted to buy a few more, but I was a bit disappointed in this collection. A lot of it was full of chunky glitter – especially the eye shadows. I might go and get one of the striped MSFs, but we’ll see. I also purchased another eye shadow in Sushi Flower since I ran out, lol. I’m thinking of grabbing Fashion Groupie when I get the chance. Here’s a swatch of Improvise and Sushi Flower. This picture does not do Improvise any justice. In real life, its more peachy.

Ok, final product! The reason I wanted to get a hold of this pallete was because of the packaging. When you angle it one way, you gave a nice floral pattern, and when you angle it another way, you see the MAC logo. It reminded me back in the day when I was little playing those little collective cards (yes, I’m lame), but I’m sure you might have an idea of what I’m talking about. Here’s a pic of the packaging as well as the swatches.


The colors are quite nice, but if you’re not that into shimmer I’d say skip it. And that’s about it! After posting part 2 of my haul, I will then do a testimonial that I promised I think a month or two ago (LOL). Then I will start doing my FOTD’s and continue with the YOTW. Sorry for anyone who has been waiting for me for reviews and such. If I’ve made any typos or grammer erros I apologized as I typed everything quickly. School starts in two weeks and I have to get everything prepared for my courses! Hope you all have a great weekend!