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Christmas Beauty Wishlist Rundown.

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Yes I know. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and I am just revealing my wishlist now? Some of these I already got, some I still want, and yet others that stunk!

The Winners

  1. NARS Blush in Sertao. Bought myself. Still gorgeous. My winter holiday bronzer.
  2. Too Faced Retractable Kabuki Brush. Gifted by my brother! It’s so soft and perfect for touch ups on the go.
  3. Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual. Gifted by my boyfriend! It’s like a beauty blog in a book. Heavenly. Makes me want a peach undereye corrector (see 3rd list below).
  4. Aveda Rosemary Mint Shampoo. Gifted by Aveda for my birthday (well, $10 of it)! It makes my hair very manageable, sometimes even without conditioner.

The Losers

  1. Givenchy Ange ou Demon EDT. What a major stink bomb! Smelled a million times better on magazine paper.
  2. Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes! Mascara. Maybe it’s because I got a sample size from Sephora — but I highly doubt it. It weighs down my lashes and honestly not that impressive. Good thing I never bought it.

Aaand I still want these badly…

  1. Lise Watier Eye Glitter Liner. I want to wear the silver glitter over black liquid eyeliner for my birthday. Soo tempting.
  2. A peach-coloured undereye corrector. I’m on to you, Benefit Erase Paste.
  3. Bond No. 9 Bonbons. It’s so very wrong to want such expensive perfume.

Okay! I’m done. What about you? I want to know your hits and misses this holiday season!

Beauty Hauls: I love Shoppers Optimum Points.

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I got to spend $100 worth of Shoppers Optimum points this weekend, and lookie what I got!

For the curious, in the photo above are the following:

  • Benefit Posie Tint. This gives me the best pink flush ever. I was debating between this and Stila Convertible Color, but they had a Benefit counter at the drugstore, so I thought why not. This has become an instant favourite!
  • Make Up For Ever Eye Shadow No 17. I originally bought Benefit Dallas as a contour, but when I got home I was so horrified because my face looked so red. It was a bad shade on me. I brought back the untouched box, and the makeup artist helped me to find the right brown colour for contouring. I ended up with an eye shadow, since we couldn’t find any blush or powder in the right shade. And oh my god, when did Shoppers start carrying MUFE?
  • Smashbox Jet Set Waterproof Eyeliner in Dark Brown. I got a pretty brown shade for polished natural days.
  • CoverGirl VolumeExact Waterproof Mascara in Very Black. This is the second mascara I tried recently by CoverGirl that I loved (the other is LashBlast).
  • Neutrogena Wave. Exfoliate exfoliate exfoliate! I’m starting to get into skin care and I’ve heard lots of good things.
  • John Frieda Weather Works Style Sealant Creme. I got a sample of this and loved it. So I bought a full-sized version.

The best part? I only paid $30.48.