Monday, April 08, 2013

Continued: USA Haul! (last instalment... reviews to follow)

Alright, here it is everyone - the last of my haul pics!

There are a couple of quick reviews contained within (they are italicised to make them stand out a little more).  I'll also start doing proper reviews abt the other products I bought.

Some of this stuff is from the one and only Sephora!!  There's no Sephora in Western Australia so I was  absolutely thrilled to go one at the Austin Arboretum.


  • Ole Henrikson 'The Naked Truth' trial pack - contains the Truth Serum Collagen Booster (the famous Vitamin C serum I've read so much about) and the Truth Creme Advanced Hydration.  I'm really keen to try these.  They've got great reviews and they were nice when swatched in the store. 
  • Vaseline Spray & Go Moisturiser x2 -  Wow!  This idea is brilliant!  I've seen good reviews on these.  I love all these scents already.  Can't lose!  
  • Tarte 'Awaken Your Complexion' Set - Contains Maracuja oil, brush, Creaseless concealer, Amazonia clay finishing powder.
    • Maracuja plants are actually passionfruit plants.  Every Aussie should be familiar with these... makes them a lot less exotic, huh?
    • Oil - I swatched this in store.  It was surprisingly light.  Haven't tried it on my face yet.
    • Creaseless Concealer - I've already tried this.  My color is medium.  The coverage is great & it stays all day. The color match for me is perfect BUT this stuff is thick and I need to blot it or it stays tacky indefinitely.  Hmm.  A little goes a long way and so I will def have it for a while.  I won't repurchase becoz it's so tacky though.  
    • Finishing powder - cute thing I don't really have any use for.
  • Urban Decay Triple Threat Travel Pencil Set - There are 3 mini 24/7 eyeliner pencils in Demolition (deep brown), Zero (black), Rockstar (deep purple).  I already have Demolition which i love so I was thrilled to get these three for a good price
    • ***  I have tried the Milani Liquif Eye eyeliners as a cheaper alternative to these.  Sorry but they don't compare.  They are lovely and soft eyeliners BUT they smudge and run on me.  Even when set with eyeshadows ***.  
  • ELF eyelash curler - this is my spare!  I already have one which I _love__.  Not scary, easy to use and curls my lashes nicely.  It was only $1 so I couldn't resist.  
  • Sonia Kashuk #205 Duo-fibre Crease Brush - quite like this.  Have tried this with my UD palette.  Blends shadows nicely but I don't think it delivers enough colour to the crease to be a 'crease' brush per se.  
  • ELF Eyebrow Kit in Medium - love this!  I bought Ash/Taupe online but it wasn't quite my color match.  This is much better and was something I planned to buy.  Yay!
  • Ojon Rare Blend Oil - I love the Ojon shampoo and conditioners so I thought I was give this a try.  Also, I'm a sucker for cute little things with liquid suspensions within...  Make what you want of that last sentence ;)
  • ELF Golden Bronzer - I wanted the Warm version but it wasn't available at my Target.  Nevermind.  I like this one too.  When it applied, it gives a nice glow.  It's not extreme by any means but I only want something really subtle on a daily basis so I tone it down by combining it with my Tarte 'Exposed' blush.  Perfect work-wear combo. 
  • The Urban Decay customisable 4 pan palette!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - I promised myself one of these if I managed to get to a Sephora.  No particular reason.  Just becoz.  It was thrilling being able to try the range of UD eyeshadows.  I wanted a neutral palette.
    • I actually was keen on the Naked Palettes.  I swatched the Naked Basics but the colors just didn't really do anything for me.  The Naked 1 and 2 palettes were just a little too much for me.  Hmm... is that even possible? ;)
    • My customised palette has Sin, FreeLove, Exposed, Stray Dog




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