Eyeliner Love: Sephora

It's not often that a Sephora Brand product catches my attention, but Sephora's Flashy Waterproof Liner is different. This metallic eyeliner comes in 9 vivid shades including black, silver, mauve, blue, green, orange, brown, copper and pink but the blue which is more like a bright turquoise is my absolute favorite. The consistency of this liner is heavenly creamy and glides on super-smooth. It claims to be waterproof and smudge-proof and the Sephora people certainly aren't lying! I love using this liner and the metallic color gleams on my eyelids (see the previous post for proof).

For $8 a pop, it's a great deal and I'm planning to get some of the other colors as well.

Sephora Haul: Zeroin' on the cheeks

I think back to those days when I used to think only older women wore blush and I'm horrified. Blush has to be the best way to perk up your face. Without it, I never feel like my look is complete! I had a Sephora gift card that I was itching to spend, so I decided to invest in some cheek lovin'.

Benefit Benetint:

I have a love/hate relationship with Benetint. I love it because it gives me the most natural, rosy glow. What I don't like is the $28 price tag. I splurge a lot when it comes to makeup (obviously) but for some reason, spending almost $30 for this just never seems to settle well with me. It might be because I know it will finish earlier than other products because of the size of the bottle. So, I have returned it twice already! I was really lemming for it recently so I got it for good. It's a great product for the summer when powder or cream blushes might just be too much work and risks melting off!

Vincent Longo Day Play Duo Compact Powder Blush in Venus Glory:
I absolutely fell in love with this blush despite the hefty price tag ($35). I've been trying to get into contouring lately (thanks to some great videos from Vanessa of Necessary Makeup!) and it cuts down a lot of work when the colors are matched up already, like it is in this compact. The shades are appropriately named 'Day' and 'Play'.The lighter 'day' shade is a soft mauvish pink that is pretty similar to MAC Beauty Powder in True Romantic, but not has heavily pigmented and less matte.The darker 'play' shade is a soft plum color that's great for the night time and contouring. Overall, this blush is great because it gives you a slight shimmer which is not overbearing and the pigmentation is just right. And the compact is so sleek and shiny!

Daisy Fever

Marc Jacobs' Daisy is everywhere, which is kind of irritating. Aside from the perfume (which I love and is my new staple for the spring/summer), I've seen brushes, dinnerware, candles and now the most natural progression--vanity case and traveling beauty case.

I have to say though, I absolutely love the vanity. I just got a new train case from my friends last month for my birthday, but if I had spotted this before, I definitely would've asked for it.

Tres adorable, no?

I love both the beauty cause and the Vanity case (which has two drawers, three trays and two foldout pockets).

But, Marc, seriously, stop with the daisies already!

My stash

I've been a bad, bad girl when it comes to paying attention to my beloved blog. But, I swear I have a few very good reasons! My birthday passed this weekend and I had several out of town guests come from far and wide (Atlanta and Toronto to be exact) to pay me some special attention :) Also, things have been very hectic at work since my boss left the company, so I had to be a very good editor and a not-so-great blogger!

Anyway, I've done tons of beauty shopping all month and have neglected to review most of my goodies, but I promise I will soon. I've been eying a fancy makeup train case from Sephora for a while now and my best friends got together and got it for me (along with an awesome Kenneth Cole watch)! I also got diamond studs from my fiance and a Sephora gift card from another friend, so I'm a very happy camper :)

Here's a peak at my makeup box after I filled it up with goodies. I've thrown out a lot of crap recently so it looks pretty bare.

What do you guys do to store your beauty goodies?