Sephora is one monster of temptation.
Posted by ilyana | Filed under Announcements, Make-Up & Beauty
Announcement: I’ll be on a one week hiatus starting tomorrow because I’ll be DOWN UNDER BABY!!!
Sephora’s F&F Sale is hell for my bank account. This haul entry has been long overdue, not because I was being a lazy ass but because my haul took a whole month to arrive! I’ve been scratching the walls at night, baring my imaginary abs and howling for my package every new moon. I was at the bookstore the other day and they had an entire shelf dedicated to “VAMPIRE ROMANCE” - since when is that even considered a GENRE?
I was reading the summary at the back of one of the books: girl is an emo vamp, boy is a vamp who was responsible for turning girl into a vamp, girl CONVENIENTLY forgets boy was the one who made her an emo vamp in the first place because he was a hot mess, they fall in love…BITCH PLZ I blame Twilight for this, it’s the El Nino of the literary world and needs to burn in the fiery depths of useless books.
OK BACK TO MY SEPHORA HAUL, that’s enough Twilight ranting for today lol.
OMG YES NARSSSSSSSSSSSSS /o/ /o/ /o/ I was super super excited about the Sephora F&F sale because it’s the time of the year when I actually have a valid excuse to get 3 *epic* NARS blushes at one shot without feeling guilty. I only kept 2 blushes though, the last one was a present for my girl Nadzirah’s birthday - hope you like it bbcakes! <333 The flash of gold you see is my spankin' new Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté lipstick in Fetish Pink, also from Sephora.
NARS is pretty much blush nirvana for every beauty junkie I know. I mean, dudeeee - check out that packaging? It’s this smooth matte case made of black rubber and it feels AMAAAAAZING to touch. They come in many shades, all of them unique and so so pretty. I spent two hours deciding what shades to get (I’m not even kidding!) It was so hard! There were so many I wanted to try: Deep Throat, Dolce Vita, Albatross, Mata Hari etc.
So in the end I ordered Sin and Angelika. Sin is a berry shade with gold shimmer. It’s very quaint - most berry blushes I’ve come across are very warm but Sin is a cool-toned berry that has been perfectly balanced out with the addition of some very fine gold shimmer and THAT, my friends, will give your cheeks the most incredible mauve-like flush EVER.
Now isn’t that just stunning? I just can’t get over how beautiful Angelika is! She’s a bubblegum barbie pink with CRAZY gold glitter! You can already tell from the picture how glittery she is compared to the very subtle Sin. This is probably the Britney of all blushes lol, she’s hot, she knows it and she’s got nothing to hide. I haven’t had the chance to try out Angelika yet but I have heard nothing but good reviews about the color (wish I could say the same for Britbrit tho..she’s seen better days) so I think the blush will look just as pretty on my cheeks.
Aah, the infamous Orgasm blush. It was such a painful thing for me to do when I gave this to Nadz as a birthday prez. It’s a lovely peach-coral with gold shimmer (yes I know, I’m a massive gold fan) and it will look good on just about anyone. I didn’t get Orgasm for myself because I’ve collected too many Orgasm dupes over the years so it’ll be kinda silly to get yet another peach blush, I’d much rather spend my money on a blush color I don’t have. Nonetheless, Orgasm is orgasmic ;P
Now for my fave purchase from the haul: the Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupté lipstick in Fetish Pink. Holy sweet butter in a stick, this is the BEST lipstick formula I’ve ever come across. Ok I know I say it a lot, everytime I buy something, it’s either the BEST bla bla or the most BEAUTIFUL bla bla in the whole world (I can’t help it x_x) but the YSL Rouge Volupté lipsticks are THE SHIT.
YO DIOR ADDICT
I’M REAL HAPPY FOR YA
AND IMMA LET U FINISH
BUT YSL MAKES THE BEST. LIPSTICKS. OF. ALL. TIME.
Thank you Kanye for being an asshole to Taylor Swift and leaving us with best quote OF. ALL. TIME.
Where do I even begin?? The lipstick is so creamy, so pigmented that it completely covers my lips in the exact shade you see in the tube. It glides on like a dream; almost like spreading the smoothest chocolate ganache on a cupcake. It completely blows my Dior lipsticks out of the water omg. It’s the lipstick of the future…I know this prolly sounds ridiculous but it feels like a second skin on your lips, almost like you were born with lips of that color.
Here’s a swatch of Fetish Pink. The color I picked was something that I wouldn’t have normally chosen: a really bright blue-toned pink. I totally underestimated the pigmentation of the lipstick so when I first used it, I had to tone it down by applying another lipstick over it. It’s sooooo creamy, I love it! It’s got this really nice mango scent too which is a bonus point.
…and you know me, always the sucker for anything ornate: HOW DIVINE IS THAT?!
Hope you enjoyed my haul this time ;D Sorry I’m kinda behind on everyone’s blog entries, been so busy packing and packing - it’s neverending! I’ll try to comment on all the entries I’ve missed out on before I leave tmr. I’m not sure if I’ll have access to the internet in Australia but I’ll keep you guys posted if I can. Take care, I LOVE YOU ALL ♥ ♥
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Tags: beauty: NARS, beauty: yves saint laurent
11 Responses to “Sephora is one monster of temptation.”
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[nadz] Says:
December 10th, 2009 at 9:23 pmI don’t want to touch orgasm T_T It’s too pretty for my touch!
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Jennifer Says:
December 10th, 2009 at 10:22 pmlove love love the YSL pink lipstick it looks adorable on your lips!!!
(you have high definition photos everytime btw :D)Show us when you wear Sin and Angelika ^^ can’t wait to see how they show up!
and what are the dupes for Orgasm? (I just knew Milani luminous is one)oh you’re heading to Aussie, for travelling?
make sure you bring some MU back! -
ilyana Says:
December 10th, 2009 at 10:27 pm@ nadz
If you’re not going to use it, I’ll willingly take it back >D@ Jennifer
Thank you, it can get really in-yo-face bright if you apply more than a layer tho but it’s such a pretty pink! You should check out the YSL rouge voluptes - so amazing.I will, I will! The dupes for Orgasm as far as I know are Milani Luminous, Everyday Minerals in Theme Park (SUPER CLOSE MATCH and very pigmented - my HG peach-coral blush ;D) and the Majolica Majorca blush in RD255 (I have this too and it’s not bad)
I WILL TRY HAHA I’m hoping to get another tube of YSL!
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Rae Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 12:09 amOh my god, that lippie is STUNNING, and so are the blushers! Nice haul, I’m jealous
(Psst, we so want swatches of Sin and Angelica!)Have fun in Australia
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zahirah Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 12:33 ami love love the blushes! i dont dare wear pink lipstick! but i’ll buy the YSL just for the packaging. hahaha
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ilyana Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 10:15 am@ Rae
I can’t tell you how much I love this lipstick, it’s like the MAC Cremesheen but so many times better! I’ll put up swatches when I get back from Aussieland <3@ Zah
I’ve been waiting patiently all year for the sale to happen so I could get the blushes! The YSL lipstick comes in a variety of colors so I’m sure you’ll find one that suits you…you need to buy it online though, YSL pulled out of Singapore recently- SO SAD -
rinaz Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 2:10 pmOoohhhhhhh!!! I’m totally hypnotised by the pretty colours!
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ilyana Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 2:19 pm@ rinaz
Hey rinaz! I’ve always wondered - is there NARS in Italy? -
zahirah Says:
December 11th, 2009 at 3:58 pmtell me if you’re shopping online for make up lehh! haha.
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toothfairynotes Says:
December 13th, 2009 at 5:43 amI just love nars blushes, and bronzers, and muliples! hahaha… I’ve 2 blushes and 1 bronzer, eager to get more, but how am I ever going to finish them!?
loves
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