American Goodies!

I didn't think it was possible, but I have managed to spend MORE money this week on makeup. My dad works in America so he has to go over there a few times a year, giving me the perfect opportunity to splurge on makeup that I can't get or is ridiculously expensive in New Zealand! He came back yesterday, and I am absolutely in love with everything I got, so I decided that I had to blog about it!

The first thing I got is the Benefit World Famous Neutrals eyeshadow kit in Most Glamourous Nudes Ever. I got this off Sephora on sale for around $30.00 US, and I just fell in love with it when I saw it on their website - it's so pretty! The box is so so cute, and of course comes with a 'tips and tricks' booklet and a little mirror inside. It comes with two Creaseless Cream shadows in 'Birthday Suit' and 'My Two Cents' as well as four Longwear Powder shadows in 'Call My Buff', 'It's Complicated', 'Gilt-y Pleasure' and 'Kiss Me, I'm Tipsy'. I love this kit, and I'm sure it will feature in many future blog posts!

The next thing I got is the Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch highlighting concealer in 'Ivory'. I had heard pretty good things about this concealer, and I have been wanting a highlighting pen concealer for ages, and I picked this up for a great price of $8.00. I haven't tried this out yet, but I will get back to you on how it looks!

Next up, I got the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable lip stain in 'Honey'. I actually got this in New Zealand a few weeks ago, but being the complete klutz I am, I dropped it on the first day I bought it, and it broke! I tried fixing it but nothing really worked, so my (amazing) dad picked this up for me in America where it's way cheaper! I love these lip stains - this is my third one, and I'm already eyeing up the next few ones I want! 

Last, but definitely not least, I got the YSL Touche Eclat concealer pen. I have been wanting this for so so long, after seeing loads of bloggers and Youtubers rave about it, but I could never find an excuse to buy it because of how pricey it is (it goes for up to $70 in New Zealand!). That's actually why I bought the Maybelline Dream Lumi concealer, because I read that it was a dupe for the YSL concealer. But after my dad had been gone for a few days and I had already ordered the Maybelline concealer, I saw that the YSL Touche Eclat was on sale for $23! This was such a great bargain that I couldn't resist, and I had to buy it. I haven't used it yet, but it looks amazing, and the packaging is so so pretty, so expect a review soon!

Sorry about two hauls in a row, but I couldn't resist sharing these with you! Hope you enjoyed the post anyway :) 

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Queen's Birthday Haul!

Hey everyone! This Monday it was the Queen's Birthday Holiday (it's not on her actual birthday though, which is strange but I'm not complaining!), so we had an extra day off school, then on Tuesday, our school had a teacher only day, which meant in total we had a 4 day weekend! This, of course, meant a shopping trip (or two) with my friends!

I didn't get too many things this weekend though because I'm broke at the moment - without a job, my little makeup obsession has been taking it's toll on my bank account! I did find some great bargains though that I will share with you guys!

The complete haul! (minus the canvas)

Rimmel Soft Kohl Pencil eyeliner

Bourjois Liner Effect mascara

Rimmel Stay Matte pressed powder

Typo polaroid canvas

First off, I went to K-Mart which is a little bit like Walmart (I think!), for those of you who don't live in New Zealand! Rimmel London was having a great sale which was $5.00 off every product and since I can't resist a good bargain, I picked up two things - the Stay Matte pressed powder in 'Cashmere' (008) and the Soft Kohl eyeliner pencil in 'Sable Brown'. I haven't tried the powder yet, and I'm worried it will be a little dark for me, but it was the only colour left and for $9.50 it was such a bargain that I couldn't resist! Also, I have a problem with always looking shiny in photos and I wanted to see if this would help! I bought the eyeliner pencil because I love brown eyeliner and I lost mine when I went on holiday, and for $5.00 this was perfect!

On this trip I also picked up this Typo canvas. Typo is an amazing stationary and decorations store which is owned by Cotton On, and they were having a sale and I found this amazing polaroid camera canvas for only $6.00! I thought the design was really cute, and I love polaroid cameras, and it was so so cheap that I just couldn't not buy it! Also, I'm re-designing my room at the moment so it will be perfect to hang up once that's done.

On my second shopping trip I only bought one thing (excluding a couple of Dunkin' Donuts!!), which was the  Bourjois Liner Effect mascara in Brown. This was an amazing deal, as I picked it up for only $5.00 from Makeup Direct! This is supposed to give the effect that you are wearing kohl eyeliner, by emphasizing the roots of your lashes, which I thought sounded interesting. It also 'is enriched with kohl to intensify the result'! I will give this a try and get back to you with the results!

So that's all of the things I bought and got up to over the weekend -there will definitely be reviews coming! What did you guys get up to this weekend?
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Sephora Haul!

Yesterday I got back from Italy, which was absolutely amazing!! I think I will do a separate blog post about what I got up to there, with some photos as well, but this post is all about the things I bought while I was there!

Probably the shop I was most excited to find was Sephora! Sephora is one of my absolute favourite makeup shops, but we don't have it in New Zealand, so I was really happy when I saw it in Arezzo (a town in Tuscany!). I could have stayed in there for hours, but we only had one day in Arezzo and there were loads of places we wanted to go, so I had to be really quick. I picked up Sephora eyeshadow in 'It Bag', and Sephora nail polish in 'Seductive Red". 

I love the eyeshadow! It goes on really well, and it's shimmery but not over the top glittery, which is perfect for me! It also stays on for ages, especially if you use eye primer first. I have been using it a lot, and now is my go-to eyeshadow! I think it cost around 12 euros, which is around 18 NZ dollars, which is quite expensive for one eyeshadow, but I really like it and I think it's definitely worth buying. 

Personally, I find Sephora nail polishes are so easy to apply, especially the bigger bottles, which is why I had to get a nail polish when I went in. This colour looked a lot darker when I saw it in the store which is why I got it, because I thought it would be perfect for winter, but it turns out to be quite a lot brighter in the sunlight. I do still like it, but I think I would have preferred it to be a little bit darker, and it chips quite easily. It cost around 9 euros, so about $13.50 which is pretty cheap for a nail polish, especially one this size!

When I bought these, the lady at the counter gave me loads of free samples like the Sephora Ultra Nourishing shower cream and a little Bleu de Chanel sample bottle (which I gave to my dad!). They also gave me the Sephora Brightening and Hydrating foundation samples, as well as a 20% discount voucher which I thought was really nice. I tried the foundation sample and loved it, so when I was in Rome I went to another Sephora shop and picked it up, as well a few other things (which meant I spent almost all of my money in Sephora - oops!).

 I was going to get the lighter shade, which was 'Ivory' but the shop assistant told me I should get 'Cream', which is slightly darker. It looks a little bit orangey when you first put it on but it blends surprisingly well, and I think it definitely was the right colour for me. I like this foundation, I think it's lightweight and does it's job (of brightening and hydrating) well. It has medium coverage, which I like, because it covers redness and blemishes well but isn't too heavy or cakey. It was also not overly expensive - it was around 17 euros, so about 25 NZ dollars. I am pretty happy with it overall and would recommend it!

While I was at this Sephora shop, I was a little bit naughty and picked up some other things as well! The first thing I got was the Sephora complexion and eye brush set. I really wanted to try out the Sephora brushes, and this set of 4 was only 24 euros, so I decided to give it a go, and I love it! It comes with a foundation brush, a blush/powder brush, an eyeshadow brush, and a precision smudge brush. It even has a little booklet explaining how to use each brush properly. The little bag it comes in is really cute, and the brushes are great so far!

The last thing I picked up was a Sephora Rouge Cream lipstick in 'Seduce' which is a pinkish beige colour. I really like the colour, which is quite pigmented, but it does come off and smudge quite easily which isn't great. It is quite hydrating though, and doesn't dry out your lips at all like some other lipsticks.



Sorry that was such a long blog post! I would love to what you guys think about Sephora, or if you want to more about any of these products, just leave me a comment below! If you have any blogging tips, or suggestions for what I should post, leave me a comment or email me at beautibits@gmail.com.