Victoria's Secret Semi-Annual Sale

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On Tuesday, June 12th, Victoria's Secret started their semi-annual sale in stores. They have it twice a year in January and June I believe. It's always best to check it out the first day. It sells out quickly.

These are some of the things I bought. Yeah, it's not everything I bought. :X The other stuff are gifts.

I bought Mega Makeup Kit. They have 90 must-haves for lips, eyes, and face (64 eyeshadows, 8 lipsticks, 8 lipglosses, 3 blushes, 2 bronzers, 1 luminous powder, and 4 brushes). The packaging comes in black and silver. I bought the silver.

When you open the lid, it's the first layer of eyeshadows. They also have a mirror.

You pull the first layer to the sides and you see another layer of eyeshadows.

The layer after the eyeshadows are lipsticks and lipglosses. The final layer is blushes and brushes. I was not able to swatch the lip products and blushes, but the eyeshadows are extremely pigmented. I wasn't expecting that! I also love that the lip products are in their own layer. I hate when it's with the eyeshadows/blushes. The powder will fall into the lip products, and it just doesn't feel so clean. It might just be me though. :P The only bad thing is that once you apply the lip products, you cannot reapply unless you carry the whole heavy kit with you.

I bought another eyeshadow palette. I wasn't planning on buying it until the salesperson swatched the eyeshadows on me. I fell in love with the five colors on the left not including the purple.

I was extremely lucky with these blushes! I found the last three blushes and luckily they were different colors. I'm not too sure if I'm going to keep one or two, but I will have at least one as a giveaway. I just hope you guys will like them. :)

Finally, the lipstick. I actually was not going to buy this until I swatched it. It was gorgeous on my hands! :)

Victoria's Secret Semi Annual Sale Haul

I cannot remember, but I believe it was in June when they had the Victoria's Secret Semi Annual Sale *sigh*. :X I went right after work on the first day, and hot dang it was crowded.

Here's my beauty haul. I actually bought some more but I'll be giving them away as gifts. ;)

I'll start with my Beauty Rush...

I bought two eyeshadows from this line. Even though this line isn't discontinued, the colors are. I got Glow Gold and Green Goddess.

Here is the swatch of the colors. Glow Gold on the left and Green Goddess on the right.

I also got a lipstick in this line in Grape Fruity. It seems like this line is discontinued, but I'm not 100% sure.

Here's a swatch of the lipstick. It's a light, sheer color.

Now for the Minerals...

I got one lipgloss in Untamed. It's a discontinued product.

Here's a swatch of the lipgloss. It's such a pretty, not my typical color. I still like it though! :)

The last collection is the Baked Mineral...

The first thing I got is the Shadow Quad in Secluded Lagoon. I won't be showing a swatch of the colors for a reason. ;)

The second thing from this line is the Bronzing Powder in Sun Goddess. Unfortunately, everything is discontinued in this line. I have no clue why since the packaging is adorable, as well as, huge. This is the only one I found. If I found another Bronzing Powder, I would have given away as a prize. :/

Here's a swatch of the bronzing powder.

The last thing from this line I got is Luminous Cheek & Face Highlighter. Oh mi goodness the marbleized is gorgeous! I think I fell more in love with that than the color itself. :X

Here's a swatch of the cheek highlighter.

Disclaimer: The products mentioned in this post are bought with my own money unless otherwise stated. I am not affiliated with any company nor getting paid to advertise any products. This post is written with my honest opinion.

CVS Clearance Haul and Blog Sale

A lot of bloggers have updated their blog on what they got from the CVS clearance sale. Of course, I was late on this too... lol~ By the time I went to the CVS, a lot of things were gone. I did end up getting two things and for real cheap... wheee~

I got two lipsticks, not that I need anymore, from Revlon and Rimmel. They were both 75% off plus I had a $2 off CVS coupon. What a steal!... wheee~ :)

The first lipstick I got is Revlon in #005 Mauve. In the picture, it looks lighter and pinker. :/ It's actually a little bit darker... hehe~

I compared the Mauve next to the other two lipsticks I own from the Colorburst line, Soft Nude and Peach. The left one is Soft Nude, the middle is Peach, and the right is Mauve.

Here's how Mauve looks on me. It's a little lighter in the picture than in person. :/ Nevertheless, it's still pretty... hehe~

The other lipstick I bought is Rimmel in #070 Airy Fairy. I've been wanting this lipstick for some time so it was nice that it was on clearance. :)

I compared this lipstick with the other Rimmel lipsticks I own too... hehe~ The left one is Airy Fairy, the middle is Pink Blush, and the right is Nostalgia.

Here's how the lipstick looks on me.

Since it's the beginning of the year, I went through my collection and grabbed some things that are not getting much love *sigh*. I'm just selling a small blog sell. I hope people buy them! :)
MAC:

MAC eyeshadow in Magnetic Fields; Neo Sci-Fi Collection

Used 1x, Swatched 3X

SOLD

MAC mineralized eyeshadows in Two To Glow (SOLD) and Fresh Green Mix

Both used 2x

Selling $12 each

Shu Uemura:

Shu Uemura eyeshadows in ME Gold 350 ME Blue 640

Both used 3x

SOLD

NARS:

NARS eyeshadow in Misfit

Used 2x

SOLD

Ordering Information:
If you have any questions or want any of the products, contact me through e-mail at aly_4realz (at) hotmail (dot) com.

Rules:
* I only accept PayPal.
* Shipping and handling in US:
   - $3 with tracking
   - $0.50 for each additional items
* Shipping and handling out of US:
   - $5 without tracking
   - $1 for each additional items

My Imitation of a Look and Maybelline Lipsticks

About a month ago, I had a chance to chill with my friend and her daughter. She was kind enough to drive to K-town so we can window shop at the malls... hehe~ When we passed the beauty store, I grabbed the Laneige monthly brochure/catalog. While browsing the brochure, one picture grabbed my attention.

It's Song Hye Gyo, a popular Korean actress, and she's the model for Laneige Cosmetics. I just fell in love with the light, clean look with a pop of purple on the eyes. I apologize for not the greatest picture! It's on a shiny paper which makes it difficult to take a picture unless someone can tell me how to... hehe~ :P This picture gave me motivation to imitate it to my taste.

For some odd reason, the camera washed the purple out. :/ Oh well, you have an idea... hehe~

Here's how the eye makeup looks. I should have taken a picture of the eyeshadow palette, but I forgot. :/ The eyeshadow palette has 4 colors; cream, pink, purple, and gray. I used all 4 colors of the eyeshadow palette from my collection NOT the Laneige one. Song Hye Gyo had gray on the lids, pink on the inner corners, purple on the crease and outer V, and cream under the eyebrows. I added the purple and pink on the bottom lashes. PLEASE excuse the application of falsie!!! :X I haven't put falsies on for ages and it came out bad *sigh*... lol~ Now you know why I don't wear falsies that often. :P It looked good when the eyes were open!!!... lol~

Recently, I've been into the Maybelline Moisture Extreme Lipcolor. I bought two at two different clearance sale... hehe~ I got the first one from CVS.

This is #A12 Sugar Plum Ice.

Here's the swatch of the color. It's a frosty, light pink. I tend to stay away from the frostiness of lip colors but this one isn't bad on the lips. It's not very frosty looking on the lips. It just adds a nice glow which I like! :)

The second one I got from Ulta.

This is #A58 Berry Sorbet.

I don't know if it's because it's the fall season, but I've been into raspberry stain colors. :/ The color is gorgeous but with my pigmented lips, it looks pinkish-red on me... hehe~ I don't apply it much on my lips so I can get the stained color.

These lipsticks are great; moisturizing, they smell like watermelon, and it has SPF. I'm allergic to the Benzone family and these lipsticks don't have them which is great!!! ;)

Revlon Lip Haul & Purse Hook

I bought several Revlon lip products from long time ago, but I never got around posting it... hehe~ My bad and think it's about time I post about it. :X I always say it's better late than never... hehe~ :D

When I saw several bloggers buy Revlon lipglosses in the Limited Edition (buy the way it's not limited at all), I needed to grab some of them since I heard great things about them! In my opinion, I don't think I need to review these since there's so many bloggers who have reviewed it. If you want me to review it, please comment and I will. :)

I bought two, one in #170 Coral Reef. For some odd reason, I could not get the true color of this lipgloss *sigh*. :/ It looks light pink in the picture, but it's more coralish-pink. It's a gorgeous color! :)

The other one I got in #160 Firecracker. This color isn't as popular as the Coral Reef and Lilac Pastelle, but I still dig the color... hehe~ It's on the reddish-orange color.

Both lipglosses come with a sponge tip rather than a brush.

Here is the swatch of the lipglosses; Coral Reef on the left and Firecracker on the right. I think both are true to color more on the Firecracker than Coral Reef. For some odd reason my camera can't seem to get Coral Reef. I'm sorry!!!

In the past, I avoided these Revlon lipglosses because it has SPF. If you're allergic to SPF products, it's probably in the benzone family. Thankfully, these don't carry phenobenzone or any of the benzone family. You will be okay with these! :)


I also bought another Revlon Colorburst lipstick. The first one I bought is in #70 Soft Nude.

This time I bought #75 Peach. I have been into coral/peachy colors... hehe~ I think you can tell. ;)

Here's a swatch of Peach. It's a gorgeous color and I'm in love with it... hehe~ :)


I'm going to end this post with my recent haul from Amazon... hehe~

I really wanted to get a purse hook for many months now. The only thing that was holding me back was not knowing what style purse hook I wanted, as well as, money. I forgot I had some gift certificate to Amazon so that helped a lot!... hehe~ ;)

The purse hooks that I see here aren't foldable, I mean the stores, so I kind of stayed away from it. I wanted a compact one where I can toss it in my purse and then take it out when I need to use it. I fell in love with this when I saw it on Amazon. It also comes with a black case you can put your foldable purse hook in. :)

I took a picture for the people who have no idea how to use this... hehe~ I know I didn't until my makeup buddy showed me!!! :D

Le Dekor Moisture Rich foaming Cleanser

Around October/November of last year, they have an annual Korean Festival at K-town. I went last year with my father and bought some beauty products... hehe~ I've been using the sample cleanser they gave me when I bought makeup wipes. I will review these wipes in the future posts... hehe~ ;)

Product Review: Le Dekor Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser

Where can you purchase this: Korean beauty shop

Price: free for the sample size, 1 oz.

Made in Korea

Direction on the back: Luxurious creme foams into a moisture-rich lather to gently clean, calm and soften skin.

My thoughts: I didn't know what to expect since I have never heard of this brand. I thought it wouldn't hurt to try... hehe~ I first started using this during the winter weather where my skin was extremely dry. This cleanser is made for people with normal to dry skin, but hot dang my skin was tight after using this... hehe~ Now that it's spring-time, it feels fine on my skin... wheee~ You don't need much of this product because it will foam while washing your face. This small little sample will last a long time... hehe~ One thing that is cool is that the cleanser is pink. It's so pretty!... hehe~ :)

Pros:
* For normal to dry skin.

* Don't need to use much, a little goes a long way.

* The cleanser is pink.

* Does not dry out your skin or feel tight.

* Face feels clean afterwards.

* Decent smell.

Cons:
* Definitely not for someone with extremely dry skin.

Would I buy this again? If I could find it anywhere, yes... hehe~

Rating:  4/5 Tobey's Paws


Hints of cleansing your face:
* Before you start cleansing your face, splash your face with warm to hot water. Make sure you don't burn yourself! ;) The warm to hot water will open your pores and prepare for cleansing.
* Once you're done with cleansing your face, end with splashes of cold water. The cold water will close your pores. It also helps with toner afterwards since it's on the cold side... hehe~
* Don't splash water and rub on your face. It's a very common thing Korean dramas, movies, and variety shows show us. That's how I learned the wrong way... lol~ :X
* When you towel dry your face, pat instead of rubbing. Another thing I learned wrong from Korean dramas, movies, and variety shows... hehe~ :X

While I was at the festival, I received some free stuff.

I got a cute, flowery Missha nail file. It's so cute but unfortunately, I don't use any files... hehe~ I might give this away to someone. Don't know who though... hehe~ :X

I also received a sample of Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream. I gave this sample away because it has SPF. I'm allergic to SPF products. Actually, I recently found out I'm allergic to the chemical oxybenzone or avobenzone. Basically, I'm allergic to the benzone family... hehe~ Now I wish I knew what ingredients this BB Cream has. Who knows I might be okay with it!... hehe~

I have other products I bought, makeup wipes and eye cream, and a sample eye mask to review.  For that reason, I'm not posting here... hehe~ ;)




I'm going to end this post with my collection of the Maybelline ColorSensational lipsticks. I don't have much but I think it'll be helpful for the people who want to know the colors of the ones I have... hehe~

This is in #015 Born With It.

This is in #025 Pink Please.

This is in #135 Make Me Pink.


By the way, I know the lipstick looks brand new but I have used them. I took these pictures before I started using them... hehe~ Now for the swatches.

From left to right, it's Born With It, Pink Please, and Make Me Pink. I actually like all of them but my favorite has to be Born With It... hehe~ :)

Disclaimer: The products mentioned in this post are bought with my own money except for the Missha nail file and sample BB cream. I received it as a freebie. I am not affiliated with any company nor getting paid to advertise any products. This post is written with my honest opinion.