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Now Lusting: So. Much. Pretty. Makeup!
Jul 14th
Does anyone ever feel like going on a major makeup haul? That happened to me today. Around 3:00 pm at work, it hit me all of a sudden: I want to go makeup shopping. If I don’t, I think I might explode. So far, these are in my ohmygodIneeditnowgiveittomenaooo list.
Laura Mercier “African Violet” Eyeshadow
Source: StrawberryNET.com
Of course, the product photo doesn’t do it justice, but African Violet is the prettiest plum/greenish gold duochrome. It’s quite sparkly, but it’s a grown up kinda sparkle. Does that even make sense? I don’t know! But I want it! Of course TNBTTGSY has the best swatch of it here, from last year’s Laura Mercier holiday palettes.
Chanel “Pink Teaser” Glossimer
Source: chanel.com
It’s Chanel. *sigh* I happen to own no Chanel, and I plan to change that with the Chanel Les Contrastes de Chanel Fall 2010 collection. Perhaps a Glossimer to start? Swatch here.
Chanel “Enigma” Eyeshadow quad
Source: MakeupAndBeautyBlog.com (photo linked to Karen’s look)
And while I’m at it, I am also eyeing this eyeshadow quad from the same collection. It costs a whopping US$56, which I’m sure converts to like $200 Canadian. LOL. 
Any Bad Makeup Cravings Lately?
Please tell me I’m not alone. 
The Fall 2010 collections have been killing it for me lately. They are all so gorgeous, making me want to rock a full on dark smoky eyes. But of course, I can’t. It’s still too hot to wear that much eye makeup! 
Now Lusting: shu uemura Lavender Bloom.
Jun 24th
After work today I stopped by the Holt Renfrew nearby to pick up a sample of NARS Illuminator in Orgasm. As I was walking around, a lady from the shu uemura counter stopped me to ask if I wanted a quick eyebrow touch up. ”Two minutes,” she said. Before I could get a hold of myself I somehow blurted out “Okay!” even though I know it will not be two minutes.
She started by showing me the brow pencil, which she ran back and forth just barely skimming my brow hairs. Of course, this was the day that I decided to forego filling in my brows, and wow! What a difference.
So that’s it, we’re done right? Wrong. She went on to show me the SPF 30 mousse (amazing, but I just started to use another sunscreen), a bronzy blush (kind of too shimmery, and looked like something I had), then sprayed my sticky humidity face with some water thingamabob.
I decided to go with a matte baby pink blush, glow on blush in m 33 e.
I’ll try to get some pics and swatches tomorrow night. It is really quite pretty.
And of course, do I leave the shu uemura counter without ooh-ing and aah-ing at the false lashes? This one, called Lavender Bloom, is like Smoky Layers‘ conservative sister with some deep purple lashes mixed in. I am convinced that need them! Maybe I’ll pick them up next time…
Impromptu Makeovers: Yea or Nay?
Do you ever get sucked in to impromptu makeovers at makeup counters? How do you deal with it? Do you have enough self-discipline to just walk away? Or are you just like me. 
