Makeup Junkie

FOTD: Tropical

Click the pic to see what I used :)

FOTD: Bright Pink Lips, Holiday Glitz

I wanted to copy a look I saw in last month's issue of Allure, which was a spring 2009 hot pink lip look with defined lashes (no liner, just separated lashes & a matte pink lip). Couldn't do it! Not now, anyway. It's holiday 2008 So I had to add some glitter, liner, and false lashes. I did pull off that bright pink lippie, though!

FACE: Lancome Dual Finish Foundation applied with a kabuki brush for a natural-looking matte finish

CHEEKS: CoverGirl Cheekers Blush in Deep Rose

LIPS: Clarins Le Rouge lipstick in #160

EYES: bareMinerals Loose Glitter Eyeshadow in Extreme Silver, Andrea false lashes in #53, Wet 'n Wild liquid eyeliner (black), Jordana Eye Fixation cream eyeshadow stick in Insatiable Silver on bottom water line, L'Oreal Double Extend Mascara in Black to define lower lashes

I feel so Katy Perry from this post I wrote for Sparkle*Shelf!

Drugstore Drama: Purples

Drugstore Haul / Do You Have a Price Point Discrepancy?

I picked up a few drugstore goodies. Firstly, my staple Ardell Fashion Lashes (better than MAC imo) in a demi cut for more a natural-looking false lash look (if at all possible). I also nabbed those two CG eyeshadow quads because they were buy one, get one 50% off. After buying two energy drinks for my boyfriend and I, I left the drugstore with a $20 tab. I remember saying on the way out, "How did I just spend $20 at CVS?"

Which got me thinking... It's strange, I'll drop $20 on one high-end eyeshadow alone at Nordstrom, sometimes more for a single lip gloss at Sephora. But why, when I see an $8 price tag on a lip color at the drugstore can I not suffice a reason to buy it? $8 is too much for me for a L'Oreal lip gloss, when I'll spend $25+ on NARS gloss. Same for eyeshadow. I know I'm spending more for quality, but it still amuses me that $8 to me is a drugstore splurge when anywhere else, it would be a total steal.

What about you... Do you have a price point discrepancy when spending at the drugstore versus a department store/boutique?