August’s haul is pretty light… likely because I’m preparing for the release of EVERYTHING for the holiday season. (Seriously, there’s like three Too Faced palettes I want… a Kat Von D one… and I’m sure there are going to be tons more!)
Lush products are lovely, but the price tags ALWAYS make me cringe. However, I was on vacation in Montreal so it never really feels like I’m spending real money unless I’m in my own city. So this was a VACATION treat, you see. It turns out they’re discontinuing the Dorothy bubble bar and I’m horrified because I absolutely love that scent. The Oh soleil (don’t know the English name) suckered me in due to the gorgeous colours. I also wanted to give a bath bomb a shot so I grabbed the Phoenix one which smelled kind of cinammon-y. And the Ice blue soap was a last minute decision at the cashier – they get me every single time. I love it because it’s very fresh and aquatic smelling.
This was such a fluke. I had been wanting the NARS Siam Matte Multiple ever since it came out. But I could not justify the price when it’s basically a cream blush that I’ll use, but it won’t be a daily thing. So when I was in Montreal, someone pointed out that Winners had some Matte Multiples and I was like “what seriously? Well if they have Siam, I’m picking it up.” And sure enough, they did! It’s still incredibly pricey at $25, but it’s a lot better than paying the regular ~$50 for it!
These were freebies from hmmm… I think it was Zoe. As a brunette she has no need for blonde eyebrow products so I was more than happy to take them off her hand and give Dior products a shot. Unfortunately, the blonde Dior pencil is far too orange for my colouring, but the Brow Styler Gel is pretty cool. I have to use it after I’ve already applied pencil, but I like how it adds texture to my brows.
Although I’m not a VIB Rouge member at Sephora, I had the pleasure of being invited to the VIB Rouge event at the Eaton Centre by Julie. The swag bag was fairly epic, as the only thing I bought in the shot above was the Bite Beauty lip mask!
So here’s the lip mask by Bite Beauty. Not going to lie, it’s a bit painful when I realize I spent $30 CAD on basically a lip balm. But it has the new Maple scent that’s exclusive to Canada and I’ve been wanting to find out just how good this Agave Lip Mask stuff really is. It’s very, very thick (to the point where it’s actually quite hard to get out of the tube), but it does smell like maple and it feels quite luxurious. I’m curious to see how this will protect my lips during the winter.
I’ve professed my love of bronzers before, so it feels kind of awesome when your friends recognize that and throw bronzers at you.
What’s even better is when you get eight bronzers in one! The Too Faced Bronzer Wardrobe comes with eight of their lovely bronzers in bite sized pans. This is going to be phenomenal for travelling (because yes, I’m the kind of person that wants eight different bronzers when I go on a trip!).
My photography of this one isn’t great for colour accuracy. This is the Make Up For Ever Pro Bronze Fusion in 25I. I received it because it was a little too orange for the original owner, although my photo doesn’t display that. I can wear it, and I love it because it has that wonderful Pro Bronze Fusion formula, but it doesn’t beat out my 30M.
That’s it for this month! I’ve got a few exciting products waiting for me in the US (Too Faced Vegas Nay palette, Colour Pop order) which I’ll be able to pick up while I visit two friends in New York City next month. September is also the month of IMATS. So I can see next month being a fairly expensive month!
You got some amazing fits this month! That little book of bronzers looks like true love <3
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Hah! It really is! And some of the pans in there smell of chocolate so like.. it’s basically perfect.
I really want that Bite lip mask, but $30… 🙁
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I know! I wanted the original version, but held off because of the price tag. I caved on this one because it’s maple and limited edition!
I’ve had my eye on Bite’s lip mask for a while but I’m having a hard time dishing out $30 for it. If it’s that good though, I just may simply because I have perpetually dry lips. ;( Can I just slab pure maple syrup on my lips? I feel like that would do something and be delicious at the same time.
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The price tag is SERIOUSLY offputting. I don’t know how it’ll work throughout the winter, but I know a lot of people swear by this! and lollll I would love to just apply maple syrup to my lips instead. Mmmm tasty!
Winners has Nars Matte Multiple?! I definitely have to head over there to see what they have! Dang it, $25 is a freaking great deal!
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I KNOW! And having the shade I’d been lusting after? Match made in heaven! 😀
I have that same attitude, if I’m not in my own city I feel like I can afford to have a little splurge!
Looks like you went all out! I’ve always been afraid of bronzer, but that palette looks amazing.
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I’m glad I’m not the only one! Money spent in another city isn’t REAL money right? 😉
I think the trick with bronzer is to use a light hand and blend the crap out of it. It frightened me at first too, but the more I used it, the more I fell in love with it!
Lush gets me everytime too when I walk in, so I have to not walk in >< I'm curious about the lip mask too! My lips are so dry, it's nasty.
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Everything’s so brightly coloured in Lush – I want all of it!
I cleaned out the last of the Dorothy bubble bars the last time I was at Lush.
Shameless, I know…
I would have done that, but I’ve occasionally kept them too long and they go kind of like… well they lose their colour, oddly and start to not smell as beautiful. So I didn’t want to buy a bunch and not use them. However, I remember when Dorothy was limited edition and they brought it back. Maybe the same will happen here.
I hope so! Nothing else comes close!
Ooh, you found Siam at Winners??! Score! It’s one of my absolute faves for lips and cheeks 🙂
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This is another one I got because of you…. But yeah I held off buying it for so long, but I kind of felt like it was fate when it was at Winners!
Yay, always happy to inspire! Especially with such a great product. And what a lucky find!
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I’m so glad you found a Siam that wasn’t banged up! Also glad you had some fun with one of the Dior brow products, and have one to add to pass on to somebody else (poor unloved Dior pencil, I absolutely adore the formula too but shade is important!) That Bronzer books is perfect haha I love that you are going to take 8 bronzers on holiday and I also love that you were gifted 9 bronzers. I still just have one bronzer, my Clarins one… not to rub it in 😛
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One bronzer. *shakes head… then steals it from you*
Aw man, they’re discontinuing Dorothy?? I haven’t tried that one yet, as I always opt for Brightside since it seems more cost-efficient, but I’ve been wanting to try Dorothy for a while now b/c 1) CITRUS SCENT, and 2) RAINBOW. (But yeah, I do cringe at Lush prices, especially if I’m combining a bath bomb with a bubble bar–welp, that’s $10+ down the literal drain)
Also been wanting to try the NARS multiples (Siam too)…but lord knows I have enough blushes to last me three lifetimes, whoops
Hmmm I smell lilacs more in Dorothy than I do citrus. At least, I think that’s what I smell. I’d snatch one up before they disappear forever! The price point is so painful. I cut them up so they at least last 2-3 baths, but still… when you compare it to liquid bubble bath, there’s no comparison whatsoever, Lush is just insanely pricey.