Birthday presents at MAC!

So my birthday was recently, and my bf asked me what I wanted.. I said I want MAC! :)

We went to the mall, picked out a couple of things and then went to a fancy dinner.

To me, this is a big MAC haul, I know it doesn't compare at all to what makeup guru's on youtube get, but MAC is expensive and I can't buy it all that often.

That's the April issue of Flare, that I got in the mail recently.

I got 3 blushes: Well dressed (on top), Melba (below) and Dainty (next to that). Partial to Pink creamsheen glass and a sample of the new MAC mineralize spf 15 foundation, they didn't have my colour in stock.

ELF Cosmetics Haul: Large Brush Holder, Lip Stain and Mineral Lipsticks

So I've been ordering a lot of ELF lately, their studio line is just really great, I can't help it. This time I got the large brush holder, it has three compartments in it, to separate all your brushes into eyes, lips face, I don't have lip brushes but you get the idea. Also, two mineral lipsticks in natural lymph and runway pink. The lip stain in birthday suit, highlighter and concealer in the lightest shade.. complexion brush and eyelash wand. I was most excited about the lipsticks, I've heard really great things about them!

China Glaze Up and Away, Essie Spring 2010: Spring Nail Polish Colours from Transdesign!

China Glaze and OPI both put out some lovely spring, eastery colours in their new collections. I picked up some early through the etailer, Transdesign and received them a few days ago, they are sooo pretty. ♥♥♥♥

From Left to Right:
OPI Pinking of You, OPI Coney Island Cotton Candy, China Glaze Light as Air, China Glaze Something Sweet, China Glaze Refresh Mint, China Glaze Lemon Fizz, Essie Van D'Go, Essie Tart Deco, Essie Mint Candy Apple

The China Glaze collection, "up and away" is not even out yet, so it's pretty cool having it already. The essie tart deco and van d'go are from the new spring line, the OPI's are oldies, but goodies. Mint candy apple is from the winter, I was wanting this one for the longest time.

ELF Daily Brush Cleaner... a bust!

I waited over a month for one of my ELF orders recently, I think it was held up at customs because of the culprit above....that's right it's the Daily Brush Cleaner!!!! eww!!!  I am sorry for this review is NOT going to be good. 

This stuff leaked into my package, there is a plastic coating ont he bottle and there is a box that it was held in too, but the box was damp from the liquid that had oozed out of the bottle. Clearly, the lid did not stay on hard enough to prevent stuff from escaping. And this stuff smells.. oh yeah, it has a weird cannabis smell. I am not saying it has cannabis in it, but it sure does smell funky. My house stunk when I took this out of the package. And about 25% of the product had leaked out. I haven't used it yet, I am waiting for the smell to hopefully dissipate. This product was a fail for me.

ELF Cosmetics: Mineral Face Primer, Studio Blush, Studio Blush Brush Haul

ELF order came today!!!! This may be my last ELF order for a while. I have accumulated a lot of their products in the last month or so, they always have great discount codes and make me want to order more, plus they keep coming out with new products, grrrr..

This time around I got, the blush brush, mineral face primer, tickled pink blush and eyeshadow in saddle. The blush is a wee larger than the eyeshadow, same sleek black packaging with mirror.

ELF Blending Brushes Comparison

Today, I will be comparing the two blending brushes from ELF. On the left, you have the contour brush from the studio line ($3) and on the right the blending eye brush ($1). You can probably tell that they are very different, taking pictures like this is really affective because you can may not be able to tell the difference when browsing the ELF website, but side by side you definitely can. They can be used for totally different purposes. The black one on the left can be used for precise crease work, and the one on the right for blending out eyeshadow, or even for applying shadow across the lid. The head on the one on the right is much larger.