When it comes to make-up I really watch what I buy.
It may sound weird to some of you... But I really do my homework before making a purchase. I have to watch hauls and read reviews (especially on
Temptalia, I LOVE HER!) before I decide whether or not I really want to purchase a product.
Since I want to pursue make-up artistry in the future, I'd like to start investing in really good, high quality make-up products and tools. Also I love to have MAC Limited Edition products, cause sometimes they are just way too cute!
In any case, I live in The Netherlands, and we get MAC collections waaaayyy too late, when everyone has already swatched, reviewed, and sometimes even hit the pan with some products, that's when WE get them. Although I must say that it has a really good advantage for me, since I like to sniff around everyone's blog to read reviews and look at the products and swatches.
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MAC Wonder Woman collection arrived in The Netherlands on the 5th of March, and I had to be first in line to thick off my wishlist!
After watching all the hauls and reviews, I made up a wishlist with prices (so I know what my budget would be) and carefully decided what was really worth (for me) it and what wasn't.
I ended up buying:
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I grew up with Wonder Woman, so this collection has sentimental value to me...
Don't you just love the packaging? |
2 Mascara's: Victorious (Purple) & Army of Amazons (Green)
1 Lipstick: Spitfire (Satin finish, in what to me is a dark fuchsia)
1 Lipglass: Anthena's Kiss (which matches the lipstick, bright fuchsia)
1 Powder Blush: Mighty Aphrodite
1 Eyeshadow Quad: Valliant ( 4 eye shadows in the Green family)
For in-depth swatches and reviews you can visit
Temptalia. :-)
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| Here they are :-) |
Sephora was having a major blow out sale here in Holland at our only department store Vroom en Dreesman (V&D) that carries the brand.
I always make sure to make use of the opportunity to get the products I need, before they run out. I mean, everyone loves a
good sale and I'm no exception!! :-)
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You can choose 3 products of your liking for only 10Euro's!
Now, that is a bargain! :-)
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I'm really hooked on the Sephora primer, so that is one of the first things I grab. I will be posting my 10 favorite's so stay tuned for that.
I also look out for other products, that I can't afford to spend a whole lot of money on. In this case it would be eyebrow pencils, make-up setting sprays etc.
I always tell myself before I go inside the store, "remain calm, get what you NEED, and LEAVE!" I always tend to buy 6 or 9 products which would total 20 or 30 Euro's. Today I ended up getting 12 products so I paid 40Euro's. Ugh.. I just couldn't decide what to leave! :-)
This is what I got:
Of course I had to get the Primer. I also got one in bronze, since summer is right around the corner. I got two primers, one for me and one for my friend Lisa. (No Sephora in her city, :-( ).
- The shiny bottle on the left is a make-up setting spray that I decided to get to try out. ( I currently use the MAC fix +)
- Two hydrating & smoothing foundations in the colors D35 and D20. These are not my colors, I got them to try them out on friends. (Guinea pig friends, they are real humans though I would never test on animals!)
- I also got 2 lasting and perfecting correctors in the colors 01 and 02. (number 01 to me has a more pink undertone and number 02 a yellow undertone). What I liked about this concealer pen, is that it has two ends to it. One fine tip with corrector colors (green and pink) and one more thicker with the actual concealer color.
- 2 eyebrow pencils, in the colors 01 and 02 (number 01 is a lighter brown, kind of caramel-ish and number 02 is a more intense coffee color).
- In the middle is the Sephora eye primer, in a twist pen with a brush version, which I thought was very neat. Since I'm currently using the MAC primer, which I apply with fingers. And the Urban Decay Primer Potion has never failed me, but I got the Sephora one anyway to try it out. We will see if it can fight the battle with my oh-so greasy eye lids!
- Last but not least, the shiny silver tube on the right, is a mascara. Advanced lash booster. Now, let me tell you I desperately need my lashes to grow or at least look longer. On the package it is said that it grows your lashes + 1mm and an increase of +12.7% in thickness in a period of one month! It also says that it has been tested on 20 people.. So.. I don't know.. perhaps I will be success story number 21? I will put this mascara to the test and I really hope it works! Fingers crossed! :-) Oh and it's just a black mascara and when I pealed of the silver packaging, the tube is just plain black.
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| Eye Primer |
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| Swatchy swatch |
The other swatches turned out horrible, because my camera sucks! Sorry about that!
But what you can do is go online to the website:
www.sephora.com and you can see the products on professional pictures :-)
So this was a really long post. And if you are reading this line, Thank you for reading ALL of it! I Appreciate it a lot!
Next I will be posting on my fav's and also on some really awesome make-up books!
Until then...
Semper ad Meliora,
Sha*
