I'm craving...Makeup!

I feel so weird saying this but..."I craved makeup!", not so much to eat but I had that : I gotta have it, feeling! That special product that gave me that special feeling was "The Balm: Mary Lou Manizer, Highlighter/Illumintor", I've been wanting to try it so bad since I saw it a few months ago. I've never used a highlighter before now so I have a few things to learn before I delve into it to keep myself from looking like a glimmery clown. I totally missed the sale when it was no Hautelook & the announcements when ladies were picking it up at TJ Maxx so that made my craving even stronger. I won't pay full price for anything so buying it from Sephora and paying shipping was completely out of the question!

I wanted this so badly that I had been searching for a "dupe" & finally purchased the dupe on Thursday night: Physician's Formula Face Powder in Transluscent, I'm thinking it was totally me since most people who use it say it is amazing but I couldn't get this to show up on me at any angle! :(

So the search continued, on Saturday the family went out to an nearby Outlet Mall as an outing and at first we walked right through TJ Maxx in search of a perfect new makeup brush holder (which I didn't find) then we went into Best Buy, a book store & VS. On our way out I spotted it! A small The Balm kit with Mary Lou Manizer & a few bonus products that I couldn't live without! The sticker price was a bit of a shock but I knew that I wanted it so I'd better grab it up! The retail price on the front was $59 but I quickly flipped it over to see how much TJ Maxx was selling it for & that price in itself was Amazing! $10 for everything! Below I've included a picture of it & the sticker just in case you can't find it easy to believe me! I tried to grab up 2 but the 2nd kit had an $18 sticker which isn't bad but I didn't feel like paying 2 different prices for the same product! Well, enough talk, here are a few images of the package I got & hopefully I will be able to find more time to blog this week as things still calm down from the Holidays! Hope ya have a great week! :)

 

Buyers Remorse. At the grocery store?!

It could happen to anyone, really. You start off in the makeup section with no husband to discourage your purchases and before you know it, you've got 5 or 6 makeup items underneath a heavy, hard to steer, overflowing cart of groceries. It's too late to put back the makeup items & I'm not someone who would hand it off to the cashier at the checkout because I really do want these items. It suddenly didn't matter that the grocery bill was $130 before my cosmetics, I Had to have those items. That was exactly how it happened today, hubby will never have to know but I do & I guess I have a bit of buyers remorse but it's not too bad as it equaled about $12! I left the store sweating, nauseous, & dizzy but the main thing is that I survived. Thank God

I came out of the grocery store and texted hubby as I do every week & he wasn't upset although I felt horrible. I grabbed lunch at Taco Bell and headed home to unload the car, Mr. C is taking a nap so I think I will as well, at night my jaw throbs and aches so I am definitely going to take advantage of a little mid day rest.

In case you're wondering what I picked up:
Revlon Custom Eyes reg: $7.49. on sale: $2.24 & $1 off Revlon coupon
Burt's Bees Mango Butter (to replace my Honey flavored purchase, which is horrible!)
N.Y.C. Smooth Skin - sunny (old favorite that I had many years ago before I knew how to use bronzer)
Oil Of Olay Sensitive Cloths - (i'm horrible about taking off my makeup, so i'm hoping this helps!)