Sephora x Disney The Little Mermaid Kiss The Girl Perfume

 

Back in August Sephora had their last installment of a collaboration with Disney where they produce a limited amount of themed perfume, eyeshadow, compacts, and (I think) lipstick. They started with Cinderella, then went to Jasmine, and ended with Ariel. If any of you know me in real life this shouldn't be too huge of a shock, but The Little Mermaid has always been my favorite disney princess ever since I was a little girl, and so when I found out that Sephora had a collection centered around her I knew I needed at least part of it, and that need only increased when I found out the perfume was called "Kiss The Girl", probably my favorite scene from that movie. 

When I first heard of this and decided that I must have it, it was completely out of stock, so of course, I did what I do best, and scoured eBay until I found a couple of nice sellers with the products I wanted. However, lucky for you all, they have just recently restocked everything (all three princesses) over at Sephora's website! You can snatch it up here.

I got the perfume in rollerball form from this incredibly nice seller on eBay, here. I don't think she has any more of the perfume in stock, but she's got lots of other products and is super sweet and accommodating, so I recommend her shop 100%! In addition, she sent me a NARS nail polish and a sample of Maracuja Oil, entirely for free. Seriously, I don't think I could exaggerate how nice it was to do business with her.

 

When my perfume finally arrived here from the states, it was in the prettiest packaging I've ever seen, and it honestly smells so nice. It's not too strong or sweet, but its not overly musky either. I'm not very good at describing scents, but its supposed to have notes of bergamot, wet cucumber, ozonic accord, water notes, wild lilac, starfruit, white musk, sandalwood, and ambergris. I know my taste, and I love things with peach scents or scents that are inspire by water or the ocean, and I was not disappointed.

 

Happy shopping!

 

Love,

 

Caro

Lipstick Collection

Over the last few days, I've bought quite a bit of lipstick. In the past I'd never really been much of a lipstick person, but lately I feel I am becoming one. For some reason, I absolutely can not wear lip gloss, or basically anything shimmery on my lips, so I've taken a shining to matte (I guess) lipstick. I'm very picky with the color and quality of lipstick that I buy, because I feel like a lot for not go well with my coloring and my lips are almost always dry, and some lipsticks make them look terribly chapped when they aren't. 

But anyways, I thought I'd show you my collection of lipsticks!

I have ten in total, and all from various stores. The four on the left are part of the latest Kate Moss for Rimmel London collection and they are absolutely amazing! The quality is great, and I love these colors - if you can get your hands on a few then I definitely recommend getting them. The next two are from a random store that I found in Amsterdam, and they're very nice and very cheap. The Gold by Giles ones are from New Look, and the last two are from Mac and Makeup Forever, in that order. The Makeup Forever one was a free sample I got a while ago from Sephora.

If you can get your hands on any of these lipsticks, I absolutely recommend them all.

Love,

Caro

OPI Nail Polish Collection

I'm a bit of a nail polish fanatic - I paint my nails all the time (honestly its very strange if my toes don't have some sort of color on then hear round) and I love picking up new unique colors. One of my favorite brands is OPI, because of their multitude of colors and fun names. OPI is constantly producing new colors and limited edition collections, so I can always  find something new from them. 

In total, I have 21 various shades of OPI, and I love pretty much every single one of them (there is one exception, which I will elaborate on later).

The first first five nail polishes in this row are very dark, so they don't pick up well on camera. The far left is called "To the Glitter End!" and is a glittery black polish that is a part of the permanent Sephora by OPI collection. The next is called "Siberian Nights" and its a gorgeous deep purple. After that is "Here Today... Aragon Tomorrow" which is a dark green, and two more from the Sephora collection, "Go My Own Way" and "Absinthe Makes the Heart" which are a shimmery blue and olive green respectively.

Next in line is "What Wizardry is This?", a dark sparkly gold liquid sand polish from the OPI Oz the Great and Powerful collection. It's limited edition and still available, so I recommend buying it because it is gorgeous and will not be here for long. Next is "No Spain No Gain", followed by "Cha-Ching Cherry", "I Have a Herring Problem", "Tiffany Case" (another James Bond liquid sand one) and "Mad as a Hatter", a sold out polish from the Alice in Wonderland collection a few years back (and probably my favorite of the bunch).

Continuing with the names, we have "Do You Lilac It?", "Traffic-Stopper Copper", "Second Honeymoon", "I Theodora You", "Gargantuan Green Grape-Matte", and "Stranger Tides". The only OPI that I regret buying is the "I Theodora You" because it is literally the exact same color as "Second Honeymoon". 

Finally, we have "Stranger Tides" (accidentally put it in two photos, sorry!), "Neutral Beauty", "Only Gold for Me", "Cartwheels on the Catwalk", and last but not least "My Boyfriend Scales Walls".

I recommend any and all of these OPI nail polishes, and even all the ones I don't have. The colors and names are fun, and the quality is good, though to be honest most drugstore nail polishes are almost the same quality, but the OPI polishes have a wider brush that doesn't lose hairs the longer you have it.

Happy nail painting!

Love,

Caro

Mini Sephora Haul

I have missed Sephora so much when I was in the UK. So of course, as I was laying around my house today recovering from getting my wisdom teeth out, I decided that I absolutely must try some new perfumes, because I realized I don't actually have one. I mean, I have Victoria's Secret Body Spray (because that stuff smells AMAZING), and I have a perfume my aunt gave me and a perfume I got on Canal Street in New York when I was 13 for about $5, so I figured it was time to try something new. 

Because I couldn't go into the store to smell them myself, and because I am incredibly impatient, I went with smaller, less expensive perfumes that had elements I liked in them. So, we'll see what happens, and I'll tell you guys what I think of them when they come in the mail.

Tocca Beauty Cleopatra - $15.00

Jennifer Aniston Eau de Parfum - $12.00 $8.00

Tarte Pure Maracuja Oil - 100 Points

OleHenriksen Pure Truth Vitamin C Youth Activating Oil - $45.00 Free Sample

Philosophy Cinnamon Buns Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath - $16.50 Free Sample

Clinique Turnaround Overnight Radiance Moisturizer - $46.50 Free Sample

I also got a cute little birthday present! If you guys have never shopped at Sephora, or you have but you've never signed up for their rewards system, I recommend it so much because every time you shop you collect more points, and you can get cute little free samples, and they give you little presents for your birthday. And, it doesn't cost any money!

Love,

Caro

Makeup Review: Benefit Foundation Faker in "Lite"

About a year ago, I purchased Benefit's Foundation Faker in "Lite" from Sephora after hearing about the quality of Benefit's products in general. Of course, the packaging is absolutely adorable, but not the only reason why I bought it. I needed a new, light foundation for casual day-to-day wear, and because I have dry skin it makes finding one very difficult. Foundations tend to make my skin look flaky, or like I caked on layers of makeup. This foundation was creamy, but not too thick, and went on my face nicely. However, while I definitely loved the quality of this product, it only comes in three shades, and unfortunately the one that I have is just a touch too light for my skin. Kind of disappointing, but because its such nice quality I keep it and use it for a highlighter. If you're considering buying it, make sure the makeup matches your skin tone.

Benefit Foundation Faker in "Lite"

And yes, that is me taking a picture of the foundation with my phone.

Love,

Caro