girl talk...make up and such

How's about a little girl talk....make up and such :)
I walked into Macy's a few months back to get the perfume I've worn for years (Coco Chanel Mademoiselle)....around here, Ulta and Macy's are the two choices to buy it from and I was closer to Macy's that day- I came in through a side door, which required a walking by the Mac counter- As I was walking by, I remembered a tutorial my faceobook friend Kayla had done about different Mac lip liners and thought I would stop and browse (I had meant to do this after her tutorial during the winter and somehow it kept making it's way farther down my to-do list until finally making it's way off...I had every intention to make my way to the Mac counter the day after her you tube tutorial posting)...
I walked away with Mac's Mahogany Liner....love!!
After buying the lip liner it dawned on me that I was just about out of blush- Mary Kay's Dessert Bloom had been discontinued (boo!!) so it was time to find a new favorite.....I checked out Clinique, Estee Lauder, and Lancôme and could not find the right color- by this time, I had circled enough of the make up section that I had brought myself to the perfume counter- As the most adorable sales lady was ringing up Coco I mentioned my quandary about finding the right color of blush....
She asked if I had ever heard of Louis Vuitton....
I was sold on whatever she was going to mention next cause this mama drools over his purses, luggage, anything and everything Louis Vuitton....
He has a make up line that is affordable- Benefit.....Benefit has the blush color 'Dallas' that has made our local Macy's biggest seller list-
I now have it in my make up bag and really like it- It's no Dessert Bloom BUT it's near close.
The same most adorable sales lady who had sold me the perfume and now the blush looked at my eye brows and said 'have I got the stuff for you!!'
We weaved around Louis Vuitton's Benefit makeup and came to the Chanel Counter- this time it was not the perfume but the make up- I sat down in the swivel bar stool and she used a #30 brow liner on my lop sided brows....
Chanel knows their perfume AND how to make an outstanding brow liner....worth every penny (can't remember how much it was)
It was a good day at Macy's.....a good day indeed!

A few other make up favorites as of late and a re cap on the recommendations above:

• Mac's Mahogany Lip Liner....it gives you color but is not over powering- it is also long lasting
• Benefit's Dallas Blush....neutral color that does not stand off your skin but blends nicely
• Chanel's #30 Brow Liner....Yes Please!!
• Bobbi Brown's Shimmer Brick Compact....My friend Michelle was wearing it just before summer started and she looked angelic....it really does make you have a glorious glow- I ordered it after seeing it on her and have really enjoyed it- It will be a staple in this chic's make up bag
• Mary Kay's 'Steely' eyeliner....it gives a nice color without standing off your lid too much
• Bobbi Brown's under eye concealer.....love love love love- it's creamy and covers without caking
• Urban Decay's eye shadow 'Snake Bite'....a deep brown that can give depth to any eye color (I have my friend Deb to thank for this little number)

I have also been using straight coconut oil as a moisturizer at night on my face and putting a honey mask on several times per week (straight honey- letting it sit for 20 or so minutes)....Would recommend both.

Hope you are all having a wonderful Sunday!
Steph




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