Nars Haul: Blush/Bronzer Duos

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In light of summer I picked up these two Nars blush/bronzer duos at Sephora. Now they are quite pricey at $37 USD each, but I am hoping they are quite worth it. I didn't swatch them for you, because each time I did, they wouldn't show up on the camera, but they are very true to the color you can see. You can click the pictures to see them full size and get a better idea of the richness in pigmentation.

(Orgasm/Laguna)

The above duo has the infamous Orgasm blush which is a peachy-pink shimmer and the Laguna bronzer which is a sheer light brown shimmer. If you don't own Orgasm already, this might be the perfect way for you to pick up both the blush and bronzer for an extra ten dollars.

(Sin/Casino)

The Sin blush is a berry color with specks of gold, which I am unsure of at this point. I really am not a fan of blushers with glitter in them, because it accentuates all my blemishes and makes me look even shinier than I already am, so I might like the other duo better. But the Casino bronzer is a darker brown with gold shimmer and that looks gorgeous.

There is a third duo in Hungry Heart which is a irridescent gold ivory and a pink sand with a golden sheen, but that one seems to light for my NC40 skin tone. I will report back in a week or two with a review of both and which I like better!

Sephora Haul 2

Hey girls! So this is my Sephora Haul 2 for you today. I got:

• Ojon Dry Shampoo
• Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer in Medium Honey
  
• Laura Mercier Eyeshadow Quad in Mediterranean Sea
  
• Nars Eyeshadow Duo in Key Largo
• Makeup Forever Mist and Fix
• DiorShow Mascara in Noir Black (waterproof)
• Juice Beauty Sensitive Green Apple Face Peel

(Laura Mercier Eyeshadow Quad in Mediteranean Sea)

This quad is absolutely gorgeous. I'm sure you have seen is tons of times on all the beauty blog, but I just picked it up. I actually really wanted the Sahara Sun quad, but they were sold out. I think the colors on that quad are more wearable for me, as I'm not too sure how often I will actually use this!

(Nars Eyeshadow Duo in Key Largo)

This is my third Nars eyeshadow duo. They are quite pricey, but soo worth it. The pigmentation on their shadows is amazing too. I absolutely love the right side color- it is a sandy, goldish brown, I should really swatch that for you. This duo is perfect for summer!

Anyway, I haven't used the other products or really any of them yet from this haul, so I can't really discuss or review them. But I will soon!

Mini Sephora Haul 1

Welcome to my blog! I'm super excited to start this up, I really hope I can keep it going too. I'm planning to update at least three times a week, so this should be really fantastic!

So here is today's little haul from Sephora. I haven't had a chance to really test these products out, so I can't review them, but I'll give you my first impressions.


Ok first is Benefit's Lady's Choice lipstick from their Spring 09 collection. I really, really, really love the color. It's a gorgeous 'natural nude' and it looks perfect with my NC40 skintone. I've only worn it once, and it had pretty good staying power, so I'm thinking this is going to be HG!


Next up is Benefit's Coralista Blush which is a 'rio pleasure' face powder according to Benefit's website. I didn't even swatch this yet, because I wanted to take a picture of it first, but I am definitley using this tomorrow. It's been said that it's a perfect dupe for Nar's Orgasm blush, but this looks a little bit pinkier in the pan. Also, the packaging is super cute- leopard print- but it's really bulky and not great for travel at the same time. Plus the brush it came with is pretty much useless.


Last but not least, I got this Sephora Brand Coconut Cream Body Butter for free as I am a Beauty Insider and you get free little gifts after you spend 100 dollars. You just have to accumulate them in your 'bank' by giving them a beauty insider card to swipe every time you make a purchase. If you are not a Sephora Beauty Insider, and you shop at Sephora, for heavens sake sign up! You can do that here at the Sephora website and don't worry, it's free! Anyway, about the body butter- I used a little smidgen of it, and I quite like it. The smell is really tropical and the formula isn't that greasy.