Again here I am trying to catch up with my posts, but so busy working and my mother was visiting this past week, which meant spending a lot of money. This was another make up haul from Sephora, they were separate buys to get more samples of course. I decided to actually buy this cobalt blue matte lipstick from Anastasia Beverly Hills as it was sitting in my shopping cart for a while and boy did this not disappoint. I also bought a matte pore primer from Benefit Cosmetics and the lock it concealer from Kat Von D as I had gotten a sample of this and loved it.

Received some samples with my lipstick order, IT Cosmetics cleanser and Dr. Jart Water Fuse, which I recently just finished.

The PORE fessional matte rescue primer from Benefit Cosmetics and Kat Von D Lock It Concealer in medium 19 cool.

I really did love the blue lips, it has now become my staple and my bitmoji on snapchat.

Around my birthday last year, I decided to go ahead and walk into Sephora for my birthday gift, which was a mini size of Amazonian Clay 12 hour blush in shade paaarty and Tartiest Creamy Matte Lip Paint in shade birthday suit both from Tarte Cosmetics. They were actually really great products that I'm still using to this day, but it wasn't until December where I started the heavy shopping and when I say heavy, I mean I made it to VIB status, which is spending $350 a year, I spent that in a month. Husband buying my Chanel fragrance as my Christmas gift did help and shopping for my step kids as well.

A friend of mine who is also a Sephora fanatic, gifted me the mini size Better Than Sex mascara from Too Faced, which is amazing. Gives great volume and I use it everyday, even as a base mascara.

I also wanted to show my manicure, they were a newly discovered process called nexgen, which is a dip powder. They do no not damage the nail the way gel and acrylics do, pricier than both, but worth it. More Sephora posts to come.

My blog has just been through a makeover and to celebrate, I am doing my first giveaway. I put together a few things inside this red clutch, which includes two blur perfecting primers, Kleancolor highly pigmented loose powder blush, two eyeliners in taupe from Wet n' Wild that can also double as an eyebrow pencil, a pair of red wooden disc earrings to match clutch and a wonder jelly for foundation, which is actually one I use and it is amazing and saves you a lot of product.

 

To enter must be following me on my blog and Instagram and leave a comment below with your Instagram handle.

 

For my second part reviewing new beauty products I bought, first up is a matte red lipstick I saw while I was making some purchases at Madrag. I love matte red lipsticks now, so I just added another one and I was in for a treat because it was a very long lasting lipstick. A very high pigment red that seems to stain your lips, which is why it lasts a long time. I liked it so much that I bought two other colors today, pink and orange.

Another new product I bought was a mascara, since I was in need of a new one. I had gone to Walmart with my roommate and she had suggested this one from L'Oréal since she got one too. She had mentioned that the best mascaras are the ones that have a base coat and she was right, it makes my lashes a lot more voluminous as the name suggests.

This mascara is definitely a keeper.

The 24kt gold label on the wrapper.

I could see the gold flecks within the lipstick and couldn't wait to finally try it.

I received these products on Monday of last week and didn't get the chance to try them on until in the next post, which is St. Patrick's Day.