Black Friday Sephora Haul

I did a little bit of damage during the Black Friday Sephora sale. Sephora's thing is they have little sets of $10 ($13 CAD) beauty deals. Some of them were amazing deals, some not so much. Here is everything they had listed: 

Here are the things I received today (Monday) 

I'm still waiting on one order (The Sephora mask set and the First Aid Beauty set) but I'm just going to talk about what I received. 

The Philosophy cleanser, I think, is the best deal of everything Sephora had to offer. It had a $56 (CAD) value for $13! 

The Too Faced and Boscia sets are gifts so I didn't open them. 

And.... The Smashbox set. I am not happy. I paid $13 for this set and they are TINY. Like, let me show you. I got the Benefit set FOR FREE with points. Just look. 

They all look like they could have came in the same FREE set. I'm not going to return it because I do want to try these products, but come on. 

Overall, so far I'm happy but I still have more things to receive! 

Tarte 2015 Light Of The Party Holiday Set Swatches + Review

Tarte Light of The Party 

I got this set from Sephora (Canada) for $71. It is currently not listed on their website.

A sequined collector’s case filled with limited-edition eye shadow, lash, and cheek essentials.

(popcorn stand and wrapped up barely show up on my skin!) 

The lighter colours are really hard to see on my skin tone - i'll update soon

So, if you pay attention to beauty shtuff, you'd know that this holiday set got some not-so-good reviews. Most of the things I've heard are that the pigment just isn't there. That is partially true. The lighter shades, EVEN with my pale skin, aren't fantastic. 

popcorn stand, sugar cookie, in a flurry, it's snow time, tartetini, & party favored all swatch badly. party favored still looked really nice on the eye and blended beautifully. 

Everything else swatched pretty freaking well. 

Ultimately I do recommend this palette if you're okay with working with the shadows. Some of them need a lot of pressure and work to build up but they become really beautiful. The value is REALLY good and the packaging is (in my opinion) beautiful - I can't stop grabbing it and playing with it. 

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Swatches

Too Faced Le Grand Chateau

Paris In Love

Paris Au Naturale

Paris After Dark

Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette Swatches

Too Faced Chocolate Bar

The lighter colours don't have much pigment and don't show up on me well, but aside from those this palette is absolutely gorgeous and obviously smells like chocolate. I would recommend this to everyone, seriously. 

ColourPop Lippie Stix Swatches

Sundays In Silverlake

Strobing |

Nudes/Browns

Pinks/Pinky Nudes

All others

BzzAgent Campaign - Covergirl Lashblast Fusion Mascara

Covergirl LashBlast Fusion Mascara

The fiberstretch formula and oversized brush make every little lash bigger, fuller, longer-looking, and more dramatic.* Also available in Water Resistant!

I received this mascara from BzzAgent to review, and I tried it right away (of course) - here are my immediate results (with a lash curler)  only on top lashes

This mascara is supposed to lengthen and add volume, I find it does length better than volume. The wand is HUGE, which makes it a little bit difficult to use, but it's very smooth and not clumpy at all. The formula is a little bit on the drier side, but that just makes the application easier in my opinion. 

I think this would be a great every-day mascara, it's nothing breathtaking or revolutionary but for a drugstore mascara ($8.99), it works great! 

My suggestions to making it work are- 

-Use an eyelash curler if your lashes are short like mine. It does wonders! 

-Wait until your first coat dries before applying another one. Trust me. 

-Because the wand is so big, be careful with the swipes so you don't poke your eye. 

I would recommend this if you need an average, every day mascara that is affordable. 

Thank you BzzAgent for this opportunity! 

Mall Haul!

I picked up a Nisim Shampoo, three mini Bath and Body Works lotions, It's a 10 hair mask and miracle leave-in product, Sephora eyeshadow and liner for my mom for her birthday, bareMinerals Bareskin foundation, and Katy Perry perfumes in Meow and Purr. 

I can't wait to try everything!