Makeup and More Makeup!

Well, my second attempt at buying some new makeup to wear to the upcoming weddings that I'm a bridesmaid in was a success! I got a great makeup application tutorial at Trish McEvoy at Neiman Marcus - so not only do I have a trio of new eyeshadow colors and lipstick, gloss, etc. - but I also learned the right technique for applying the shadow perfectly!

These were my favorite product purchases:

Beauty Booster SPF 15 Gloss in sexy petal - a pale sparkly pink (not the one shown below, click the link to see the color swatch). I love the gloss because not only does it look great over the darker lipstick I bought (sheer lipcolor in Jolie), but it will be an easy-wear, everyday gloss that I can use again and again.



Finish Line Eye - just put a tiny droplet of this on your brush and it converts your eyeshadow into a longlasting, waterproof liner. This turned a decidely not so dark eyeshadow that I can wear regularly into a deep and dramatic liner for the weddings!


After buying quite a bit of products yesterday (I really have NO sales resistance when it comes to makeup), I experienced some delayed buyer's remorse today and decided that the $75 foundation I indulged in was just too much for my budget! So while at the Natick Collection to meet my friend at Au Bon Pain and show her the bridesmaid jewelry (more on that in a later post!), I stopped into Neiman Marcus and returned the foundation. Then, I headed over to Nordstrom and got a more moderately-priced Clinique foundation. I have super-sensitive skin, so I thought Clinique would be a safe choice.

Even Better Makeup SPF 15:


Also, they were offering a great free gift. I love this Trina Turk-designed makeup bag. I actually was about to go buy a new makeup bag this week, so now I won't have to! It's quite big too.

My Neiman Marcus purchase yesterday also came with a free gift, this bag with a few samples:


It is kind of ugly don't you think? Pastel camouflage? . . . And mine was missing some of the samples too because they were almost out of stock. The Clinique gift wins hands-down I think!