There haven’t been many moments in my life when I’ve struggled with self-restraint. Excluding that one time I got in from a night out and ordered two pizzas, fries, chicken nuggets and a pie (yep all for me, true story), I’m normally quite good at keeping myself in check and thinking carefully about what I really need/want. However, when I stepped into the beautiful palace that was Sephora in Florida, it was all I could do not to bomb up and down the aisles, swiping things off the shelves into my basket as if I was on Supermarket Sweep. It was, as I’m sure you all know by now, AMAZING. Us girls in the UK are so hard done by not having our own Sephora, but that’s a lament for another day.
I eventually managed to calm myself down and in the end only picked up a couple of things I definitely, absolutely, totally, 100% needed to buy before I left. And so I present you with my very restrained mini-haul.
First up was the iconic Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Whiz. I’ve been a loyal user of the ABH Dip Brow Pomade for about a year now and I honestly can’t praise that enough. However in recent months I had felt the urge to switch up my brow game a bit and see whether I could work with a slightly more natural look. In steps Brow Whiz. I got the shade Medium Brown, as that’s the shade I use in Dip Brow, and although it took me a couple of goes to get the hang of it, I’m now so in love. I’m sure I’ll still go back to Dip Brow when I want a dramatic on-fleek brow for nights out, but for a more casual day look I’m really enjoying using Brow Whiz. To take advantage of ABH while I could, I also had to pick up on the Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipsticks, in the pinky-nude shade Milkshake. Everything I’ve heard about these lipsticks seems to be bang on – the pigmentation, the smoothness of application, the long-wearing. Eek. I need to place an order for approx 20 more.
Of course I wasn’t satisfied just with one nude lip product. I also decided to try a Sephora brand product, and this Sephora Rouge Gel Lip Liner in the shade 01 ‘The Nudest’ was an obvious choice for me. It’s a cool-toned nude with a slight hint of mauve… and I am OBSESSED. If I could find this exact shade in a lipstick then I’d buy it a hundred times over. Finally, I decided to pick up Benefit’s Shy Beam, their new-ish matte highlighter that piqued my interest a few months ago. Yes I could get this really easily in the UK, but I decided to get it in Sephora because I knew my buyer’s guilt wouldn’t come with me across the Atlantic ocean. I’m going to do a full review on this because it’s got me all in my feelings and I just need to go on about it at length. So I’ll leave you in suspense for that one.
Have you tried any of these products, or would you like to? Let me know in the comments!
I really want to try the ABH Liquid Lipstick’s because I’ve only heard good things about them! I’m obsessed with the Brow Wiz and I cannot recommend it enough 🙂 xo
Char | http://www.charslittleblog.blogspot.co.uk
You’re so right, I’ve been using it since buying and I think – bold statement – my brows have never looked better 😀 xx
I really wanna try more abh brow products, the pomade is amazing but I feel like im missing out on everything else!
Pam xo/ Pam Scalfi♥
Well I definitely recommend this one too 🙂 xx
Did you manage to finish all of these things you mentioned? If I did eat that much, I wouldn’t be able to move but roll around ha ha. When I go to the USA, visiting Sephora will be one of the first things I will be doing and treat myself 🙂 I want to try ABW brow products, everyone is raving about them. x
Ela BellaWorld
Hahaha NO I think I had two slices of pizza and then fell asleep :O And yes you’ll absolutely love it xx
You did well to restrain yourself! I was in Florida around the same time as you & gave in to my urges! I posted my haul last week! Shy Beam has caught my eye – looking forward to hearing your thoughts! xx
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Oh my gosssssh I could have gone wild but my funds stopped me! I’ll have to go and live vicariously through your haul xx
That liquid lipstick shade looks amazing, I really want to try them out! Great haul!
xo
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It is SO nice, I need all the others xx
Sephora needs to hurry up and come to the UK already! I really want to try some of the ABH lipsticks, they look incredible swatched here. I want one!
Erin || MakeErinOver
YES IT DOES. Can we start a petition..? xx
I absolutely LOVE the Sephora Rouge Gel lip liners! Such a gorgeous shade. I can’t believe there isn’t a Sephora in the UK. Hopefully they will open some soon!
xx
Nida | Caked To The Nines
I really want to order some more now as the shipping fees don’t seem too bad! But please keep your fingers crossed we get on in the meantime 😉 xx
Hope you enjoyed Florida! I picked up a few ABH liquid lipsticks when I was in the States but haven’t even had a chance to properly give them a go yet because I picked up so much stuff over there… haha
Jasmine xx
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