Wishful 001

I have a small but sizable wishlist growing at Sephora. Though I'm currently on a no buy ban (after I placed an order the other day of course), as my boyfriend and I are moving in a few months, so every penny we can save is very important. But it doesn't hurt to window shop and dream right?

01 Clinique's All About Shadow in Black Honey. I purchased the Clinique gel liner in Black Honey and absolutely love it! The color is a beautiful blackened wine that goes so well with my blue-grey eyes. Black Honey is Clinique's signature color and they have a variety of products in the Black Honey scheme including a gel liner, eye shadow, lipstick and nail polish.
02 Josie Maran Pure Argan Milk. I've been having a love affair with serum's and face oils for a while now, and this one caught my eye. It has quite a hefty price on it, but considering how I only use a drop or two every night of my current oil and with how long that's lasted me, I know I will be enjoying this bottle for a very long time.
03 Tarte Rain-forest After Dark palette. This palette is just so beautiful! However, it wouldn't be very wise for me to purchase, as I do not wear bronzer, or blush. Buying the palette alone for just the shadows would be  money waster. Perhaps I'll look into eBay to see how cheap I can get it....
04 Clinique's Take the Day Off Cleansing Balm. I love cleansing oil to take off my makeup. I'm currently finishing up the Sephora brand's, and have the Garnier version on backup to try. I was looking at the Clinique cleanse off oil, then this caught my eye. I'd never tried a balm before and after reading all the rave reviews, I will definitely be purchasing this after I finish all my cleaning oils.
05 Kat Von D Five Piece Brush Set. This set has been on my list for about two years now. I honestly have no idea why I haven't purchased it. At fifty five dollars, it's about ten dollars a brush which isn't uncommon for a high end brush. The design is lovely and I adore that case. Very nice for when traveling. Maybe I'll get this (finally!) as a Christmas present to myself.
06 Josie Maran Coconut Watercolor Eyeshadow. I'm just very curious about this creme shadow! I really need to test it in store before I attempt to buy.

Whats on your current wishlist?

Eye Makeup of the Week 002

Every week, I use one eye shadow palette or a bunch of single eye shadows for the week to try and get the most use out of my collection. I attempt to not neglect any of my eye shadows, and I feel that doing this really maximizing my usage so things aren't going to waste! This week I decided to use my Kat Von D True Romance Poetica palette, which unfortunately is no longer being sold in Sephora where Kat Von D's line is exclusive. The link above leads to Amazon where it's running for $45, however it only cost me $36. I'm sure it is also available on eBay, or you may Google around for shadow dupes. 

While this palette is one of my favorites to wear, sometimes the purples alone can get tiring. I love a palette that has all the shadows you need for complete looks, but occasionally I enjoy incorporating single shadows to broaden what I can do!  A little sample of the Bare Minerals BB cream eye shadow I received in an ipsy bag turned out to be such a wonderful primer and base. Nars Ondine shadow, a purplely bronze shade totally unique from anything I've seen before. NYX Iced Mocha , a nice everyday bronze, and Essence Mono Shadow in Party All Night, one of my favorite taupe shimmer shades.

All of these shadows have a lovely warm bronzed undertone that I find to go so well with the purples Wonderland, Shiba, and Babe. I normally do not stray towards bright colors, but Chandler (the orange), adds such a great warmth to any look I chose when using a little bit blended into my crease. The black shade Tijuana has little golden glitters mixed in, which looks so nice when smudged along my upper lash line into a nice cat eye.

What single shadow(s) or palette(s) are you currently obsessed with?