THE V.I.B. HOLIDAY SHOPPING EVENT THAT ALMOST DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR ME

"SAVE THE DATE" is what it said on top of every email Sephora had sent to all V.I.B. members & that's exactly what I did... but I still ALMOST missed it!!!!!! the problem was not in the saving the date it's in getting the dates mixed up....

The V.I.B. Holiday Shopping Event started Nov 10th ends the 14th...

I thought today, the 15th (Tuesday) is the 14th.... but I didn't give up.... I thought, it wouldn't hurt to try....

so I put stuff on my drool list in the shopping cart... entered the V.I.B. discount code & viola!!! in some sort of miracle, it worked!!!!

I actually wanted only the UD Naked Palette that I've been holding off on for a long while now.... but of course, you can't ever go to Sephora (online or in store) & pick up one thing & one thing only.... it's just impossible....

so here are the stuff I ordered...

Urban Decay

Naked Palette

I'm just tired of being the only one who doesn't have this palette... simple & plain! I just want it!!! LOL

NARS Lipstick

Schiap

ever since I missed the MAC Candy Yum Yum lipstick from the Quite Cute collection I've been desperate to find a close dupe.... and you all know I am obsessed with hot pink, fuchsia-ish colored lipsticks... & when I saw a lip swatch of this lipstick, I knew I just have to have this....

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I wanted to get other shades but I wanted to try this lipstick first just in case I won't like the finish of it... here are the other shades I'm definitely adding on my drool list....

Funny Face

Dolce Vita

Barbarella

do any of you own any of these shades?? if so, can you please advise if they are worth splurging for??? 

Make Up For Ever 

Duo Mat Powder Foundation

# 203 Light Beige

I've been curious about this product especially because there's so much mixed reviews about it... I've only been using my MAC Mineralized Skinfinish Natural to set my foundation but I also want to try out other brands.... plus the MAC MSF is just not good enough by it self, so I wanna give this one a shot & see if it'll be a good coverage powder for when I'm in a hurry or just when I don't feel like putting on a full foundation face... I did a research on what shade will match my NC30 skin & according to a lot of reviews, #203 is perfect for NC30 shade... but I also hear some say #205 also works... so I based my decision on what the majority said... if the shade fails then I shall return it & exchange it for the #205...

# 205 Medium Beige

Tarte

Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush

I was pickin between Blissful, Tipsy, Natural Beauty & Amused

Blissful (warm peach)

Tipsy (coral)

Natural Beauty (muted strawberry red)

Blissful & Tipsy are in the orangey-peachy side & I feel like I already have a lot of blush with peachy shades.... I wanted to try Natural Beauty so bad but I just wasn't sure how this would look on me... so I opted for a less risky one -

Amused

which is a bright pink shade... I have MAC's Dolly Mix & NARS' Desired blushes which are in the same shade family but I have a feeling Amused will be a lot different than these two... based on swatches, it's more muted pink than Dolly Mix & Desired... I guess I'll find out when I get my package....

I almost almost missed the 20% deal.... if you haven't ordered & you were planning to, it might not be too late yet... so go on & gather the items on your wish list & head on over to Sephora.com & enjoy this great deal they are offering to us cosmetic addicts right now...

another great deal I didn't wanna pass on is the extra 4% rebate that Ebates.com is offering... so I signed up for that as well... I'm new to the whole Ebates thing but the extra discount sounds really good to say no... so if you wanna avail of this awesome tempting deal, click HERE & enjoy shopping... coz you deserve it gurl!!!!! =)

MILANI FREE SHIPPING

Milani is having a free shipping promotion goin on right now.... 

& since I could not find any of the baked blushes in my area I decided to get me one from the website...

I wanted to get the Coralina & the Luminoso... but judging from the swatches I've seen, the blushes seem to have a sheen finish to it... & I'm not such a big fan of sheen on my cheeks... I think it emphasizes my oily skin some more... so I decided to get only one for now so I can try it out & see how I like it... the one shade that stood out the most to me was Coralina... so I ordered that!

I can't wait to try it out... =)

how bout you?? have ordered anything from Milani yet???

I'd love to know what you ordered.... =)

if you are like me, who is not so fond of shipping fees, this is your chance to grab stuff from your Milani wish list... hurry coz this promo ends tomorrow, August 5th....

F21 HELPS JAPAN, YOU CAN TOO!

very exciting news!! 

Forever21 is helping Japan by donating 100% of their revenue today towards the earthquake & tsunami relief efforts..... awesome huh?! I'm very impressed with this gesture.... 

& you too can participate & be humane like F21 by shopping today, March 18th til 11:59 PM... not only will you get cute, affordable stuff but will also help the victims of the earthquake & tsunami in Japan... 

E.L.F. CYBER MONDAY SALE

If I am to get something from E.L.F., it would be their new Studio Makeup Mist & Set for $3... one makeup item I could not live without is a facial/setting spray.... it gives you a very smooth finish after putting on all your makeup on your face... it like blends everything together giving it a dewy or matte finish depending on how much finishing spray you apply...

what are you gonna get from E.L.F. Cyber Monday this year??

25c SHIPPING ON $10 E.L.F. PURCHASES

E.L.F. has reached 25,000,000 sales! so to celebrate that, they are offering $0.25 shipping fee on all orders of $10 or more.... use 25FOR25 coupon code to avail of this offer....

I have my eye on the Beauty Encyclopedia palettes...

they also have a lot of good stuff that are sold at $1 each... I know that Target & K-Mart sell E.L.F. products now but for those of you who have no access to these local stores then I suggest you take advantage of this  great offer....

this promo ends at 2:00 EST... so hurry & click HERE to go to the Eyes, Lips & Face website...

SEPHORA'S MAKEUP MADNESS

got an email today from Sephora re:

OMG!!! what to buy?? what to buy???

I dunno if any of you have done or are doing this, but I have this thing where I window shop online, put stuff that I like in my cart then leave it in there for days... I guess I kinda let a few days pass before I decide on what I really want & have to get... most of the time, I don't even go back to the site to buy the items in the cart because somebody would accidentally close the internet window out... or sometimes the items would no longer be available... I don't usually trip when this happens, I just look at it like I saved me some bucks over some makeup stuff I don't really need... doing this is also a good thing in a way, there are some benefits... like I was actually gonna get some stuff from Sephora a few days before I got this email... thank G I waited!! now I can enjoy the discount!!

so here are the items that have been sitting in my cart for days now...

SEPHORA Professionnel Platinum Air Brush #55

- this brush has been in my drool list since December.. if I am to pick only one items from this list, I will pick this one... this is #1 on my drool list & will remain #1 until I get it...

= $34

YSL Rouge Volupte'

- to satisfy my fuschia lipstick fetish

FETISH PINK

= $34

BENEFIT Brow Zings

DARK (for dark brown to black hair)

= $30

CHRISTIAN DIOR DiorShow Mascara

- I just need to try out a high end mascara for once... the only mascara I have that's a little bit on the pricey side is the Shiseido Lasting Lift Mascara.. that's probably all dried out now coz I don't really use it due to some allergic reaction... but I wanna give this a try

BLACK 090

= $24

or this one

GIVENCHY Phenomen'Eyes Mascara

1 PHENOMEN'BLACK

= $29

NARS Blush

- a bright pink.. so any of these colors would do

ANGELIKA

DESIRE

MATA HARI

= $26

NARS Sheer Glow Foundation

- I've heard so much rave about this foundation... I wanna try I have to get it at a Sephora store(the closest is about 45 minutes from where I live) so I can get a color match... but I dunno, maybe it's just lust with this one... I don't think it's enough for me to get a $42 item just because I was curious about it... so I might not even get this one...

= $42

DKNY Be Delicious Delicious Bites

- I'm actually just looking for a new perfume to try... this caught my eye... this kit includes 4 mini travel size bottles of the DKNY Be Delicous & DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom (2 - 0.24 oz bottles each).. have you tried any of these sets?? is it a must-have??

= $38

what are you Beauty Insiders gonna get with this discount???