CCO and Target Shopping

On Saturday my friend, little sister and I headed out to the outlet. Whenever we go to the outlet naturally I have to hit up the Cosmetics Company Store.  It's bad because when I go with the hubby and kids, and I say "I have to go to my favorite store," my kids know what I'm talking about, lol.  Sad but true.

The last time I was there I was eyeing Indianwood paint pot, but I didn't get it.  This time around I picked it up and one of MAC's famous Matte2 eyeshadows in flourishing. 

Indianwood is a nice shimmery gold color, which you can stilll find at counters or MAC stores, but $11.75 beats $16.50 any day.  Flourishing is a dark green and just from swatching it I can tell it is better than the regular Matte shadows.

In one of the clearance baskets at Target I found a Revlon quad that I have never seen before.  It came in a package with an eyeliner and it says Rich Berries on it.  I love, love, love the colors in this quad and I can't wait to use it.  I paid $4.48 for it.  There was a neutral quad and liner in there as well, but I decided to pass since I own a ton of neutral colors. 

 Indianwood, Flourishing, Berry Bloom Quad, Blackberry liner

Same as above without flash

I swatched the quad from bottom to top.  The colors are perfect for fall, I'm happy that I found it.  They had other Matte2 eyeshadows, though I can not remember the names.  Can anyone recommend any other colors that I should purchase?  Hopefully I can post a look with the Berry Bloom quad soon.  Until next time...

NOTD: Confetti Debutante and Revlon Galaxy

Last night I went to CVS to spend some expiring Extrabucks.  Since CVS wasn't having any wonderful sales, I decided to pick up some of the Confetti nail polishes, which are $1.00 this week. 

One of the colors that I picked up was Debutante, which is a champagne color.  I thought that I would pair it with Revlon's new topcoat in Galaxy.  I have to say that I loved the outcome.  The Confetti nail polish went on smooth with no streaking.  It says "long wearing" on the bottle, so I'm anxious to see how long it lasts on me.

 no flash

                                                                          



Leave a comment and let me know if you own any Confetti polishes and which colors?  Do you own any of the new Revlon top coats?  I would love to hear what you think about either products. 

Berry Haute FOTD

I have been desperately trying to use some of my neglected items, which I'm sure I stated once or twice before. 

Face

Clinique Almost powder makeup in Deep Golden
MAC Studio Finish Concealer NC50
N.Y.C.Blushable Creme Stick Berry New Yorker

Eyes
UDPP
Maybelline Stylish Smokes Natural Smokes
(If I have on mascara, I can't remember if I put it on, it's L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes Very Black)

Lips
Revlon's Super Lustrous Lipstick in Berry Haute


This face of the day is simple and very easy to do especially when time is of the essence or in my case you  are being rushed.  Hope you enjoyed. 

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipglosses

So as I stated in this post CVS was having a great deal or good deal depending on if you had coupons or not. This time around, however, I did pick up the right item. I already own a few of the super lustrous glosses and I like them very much. The ones that I own have great pigmentation and are comparable and possibly even better than MAC's lipglasses. More importantly, the price is great, but even better when there is a sale going on.

I picked up Peach Petal and Nude Lustre because I heard some good things about both of them. Peach Petal is a great nude light peach and Nude Lustre is a light coral.

Nude Lustre, Peach Petal

Nude Lustre, Peach Petal (with flash)

I paired Nude Lustre with Revlon's Just Enough Buff and I loved it. It's the perfect nude lip for me. I haven't used Peach Petal yet because I am unsure about what to pair it with. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated and let me know what you think about Revlon's Super Lustrous lipglosses :)

Revlon Multi Use Palette

As I stated in my last post, I had to hunt down the multi use palette from Revlon's Suede Rhapsody collection. When I found it I was so ecstatic I almost did a happy dance right there in Rite Aid :)

I had seen it a few days before in Duane Reade and I wanted to get it, but I didn't. When I went back to that same Duane Reade it was gone. If you are familiar with Manhattan then you know that there is a Duane Reade pretty much on every other block. Needless to say Duane Reade didn't have it.

So here it was what I went out of my mind trying to find.

The palette is labeled so you know exactly where to use each part. I was kind of scared of the lipstick, but it is the perfect red for my complexion. It has a matte finish, but when I wore it out I put MAC's Bold and Brash gloss over it and I loved how it turned out.

I like that the lip part can be pulled out on the side and that it comes with a lip brush. The brush was a good idea, but it just doesn't work for me. It took about five or six dips with the brush to get what you see above. I don't own a lip brush so the brush that it comes with or my fingers, which I didn't want to use, will have to do for now. I can not wait to use the cream shadows.

The multi use palette retails for $6.99, which is good considering that you receive a lipstick, highlight, blush and two cream eyeshadows. Leave a comment and let me know if you own the multi use palette and how you like it.

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick

So CVS is having a sale on Revlon lip products this week, you pay $6.99 and you get $5.00 in extrabucks. However, the lipstick that I'm about to show you is not a part of said deal, though because there were signs by these lipsticks the cashier printed the extrabucks for me. Yay for great customer service.

I had two of the $2.00 facebook Revlon coupons and a coupon for $3.00 off any Revlon cosmetics from the CVS coupon machine. I ended up paying $4.24 for both lipsticks and I received my $10.00 in extrabucks. The super lustrous lipglosses are a part of the deal, so now would be a great time to buy them.

I must say that I do love these lipsticks, I purchased two of them before, one of them being Berry Haute which I love. So I purchased Peach Me, which is a peach, lol and Just Enough Buff, which is a nude light pink.

Peach Me, Just Enough Buff (taking with flash)

Just Enough Buff, Peach Me

I must say that I love Peach Me. It is the perfect peach lipstick for me. I have been wearing it with MAC's Richer, Lusher Cremesheen Glass. I actually hated Richer, Lusher it has no color payoff at all, but paired with Peach Me, it is pure love.

What do you think of Revlon's Super Lustrous lipsticks? Did you purchase any of the Revlon lip products that are on sale this week at CVS?

Revlon Coupons

Just wanted to let you know that there are two Revlon coupons over on Facebook. I got this information from Crystal over at Money Saving Mom. You just have to like Revlon on their facebook page and then you can print a $2.00 coupon on any Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick (I love Berry Haute) or a $2.00 coupon on any two Revlon nail enamels.

So if you are interested in drugstore products this is definitely a great deal, being that Revlon is usually on sale at CVS, Walgreen's or Rite-Aid. Until next time...

Rite Aid Trip

So today is suppose to be the hottest day of the year here in new york. I seriously hate the heat, I turn into a uber not so nice person. However, I needed to use a Up Reward that was expiring today, so I headed out to Rite Aid in the nasty humid weather. I picked up two of the Revlon Photo Ready Foundations. This is my first time using foundation, I'm scared of it. I don't want to look as if I have makeup on or pickup the wrong color and just look like a hot mess. So I have stayed away from it thus far. I picked up 011 Cappuccino and 010 Caramel so that I can mix them together because the Cappuccino looks too red, I could be wrong, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. So these were 13.99 and all Revlon products were 40% off so they came out to 8.39 and you receive a $4.00 Up Reward when you purchase $10.00 worth of Revlon products. I thought there was a $2.00 coupon somewhere, but I couldn't find it so I settled for $1.00 coupon in last week's paper. I also purchased some Crest 3D toothpaste on sale for $2.99 and receive a $1.50 Up Reward, I also had $1.00 coupon for the toothpaste. I also had a $7.99 single check rebate for last months rebates. So after my rebate coupons and expiring Up Reward (which was for $1.00) I ended up paying $10.53 and I received $5.50 back in Up Rewards. I love that Rite Aid has started this program, it is very similar to CVS's Extrabucks program which I am completely in love with. After I have used the foundation for a while I will definitely review it, I hope it doesn't disappoint me. Until next time...