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Burberry Natural Spray Vaporisateaur Eau De Parfum Review

This is a perfume that I recently discovered at Nordstrom Rack. I'm not sure if this particular perfume is discontinued or not, but it is not sold at Sephora or on the Burberry website. 

The notes of the perfume are peach, apricot, sandalwood, cedar, amber, and musk. It is definitely more of a night time perfume, as it is very strong. I find a little of it goes a long way. Of the notes, the peach, amber, cedar, and musk stand out the most to me. It is not a fruity perfume by any means, but the fruits add a sweetness to it. 

This Fragrance retails for $40 for the 30 mL and $78 for the 100 mL. At Nordstrom Rack the bottles were $25 and $50, respectively.  

I've also asked a few guys and girls how they liked it. The guys said it was really enjoyable and one of the best fragrances they've smelled before. The girls thought it was really nice as well. 

This is in my top two perfumes, personally. I love Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue for the day and this Burberry Natural Spray for the night. 

What's you're favorite perfume?

xx, Courtney

Collective Beauty Haul & Review

I've gone a bit overboard with my shopping lately and I've bought a bunch of makeup... so I thought I'd do a haul! 

Left Picture(Top Left to Bottom): Maybelline Color Whipsers in Cherry on Top & Pink Possibilities, Covergirl Clump Crusher, Maybelline The Rocket, Maybelline Metal Color Tattoo in Inked in Pink, Rimmel Scandal Eyes in Nude. 

Right Picture(L to R): Maybelline Color Tattoo in Inked In Pink, Rimmel Scandal Eyes in Nude, Maybelline Color Whisper in Pink Possibilities and Cherry on Top. 

• Maybelline Color Whisper in 50 Cherry On Top & 65 Pink Possibilities: I really like these they are balmy and sheer but they can be built up and give a "popsicle" lip effect.
• Covergirl Clump Crusher Mascara & Maybelline The Rocket Mascara:  I enjoy both of these, they both built good volume and length for me, I do prefer Clump Crusher over the Rocket.
• Maybelline Color Tatto in Inked In Pink: This is my perfect cream eyeshadow, it's a pinky champagne mauve with reflective qualities, I find it looks best alone or with non-pink based eyeshadows.
• Rimmel Scandal Eyes Eyeliner in 005 Nude: The quality is amazing, I use this on my lower waterline to brighten up my eyes and it stays there all day!

Left Picture(t to b): Urban Decay De Slick, Urban Decay Primer Potion, Urban Decay Naked Palette.

Right Picture(l to r): Mac All That Glitters, Mac Costa Chic, Mac Soft Ochre, Mac Coral Bliss, Mac Jete.

• Urban Decay De Slick Setting Spray XL: Good for setting makeup and I like to use it as a mixing medium.
• Urban Decay Naked Palette: Since I was so disappointed with the whole Naked 2 Palette issue, I bought the original one from Sephora. I love this palette, pretty much everyone has it and loves it and I am no exception. 
• Mac All That Glitters Eyeshadow: This is a gorgeous peachy beige with gold. It makes blue eyes stand out and has a very nice texture(veluxe pearl).
• Mac Costa Chic Lipstick: A frosty light coral, this lipstick is very bright and opaque on my lips. It has a frost finish.
• Mac Soft Ochre Paint Pot: A yellow beige cream shadow. I use this everyday as a base to make my eyeshadows stick and appear more vibrant. I chose it over Painterly for it's brightening color, Painterly pulled more purple on me. 
• Mac Coral Bliss Lipstick: A frosted light coral, Coral Bliss is similar to Costa Chic but it's more sheer because of the Creemsheen finish and more natural. 
• Mac Jete Eyeshadow: A sandy coral with a frost to it, I just got this the other day, it's limited edition from the Mac By Request Collection in August but I found it on the website in March. I've wanted it since August and I'm so glad I finally got it.

Mac Eyeshadows!

Hey! Today I am doing a "review" of my Mac eyeshadows and what I like and dislike.

Mac eyeshadows retail for $12 in the pan, $15 in the pot, and $21 for Mineralized eyeshadows. 

 

Above are the packaging of my eyeshadows, from the top left down; Gleam(Lustre), Jest(Frost), Expensive Pink(Veluxe Pearl), This and That(Mineralize, Limited Edition), Grain(Satin), and Sable(Frost).

Artificial Light: This and That, This and That, Gleam, Jest, Grain, Expensive Pink, Sable

Out of all of my Mac shadows, Sable is for sure my favorite and I haven't had it for long at all, but the color and pigmentation are amazing for a neutral crease color. The first one I ever bought was Expensive Pink, and now I hardly ever use that color because I am way too pale for it in the winter. Grain is a gorgeous natural lid color that brightens and looks like your actual eyelid. Jest is a bit hard to build up but once it is it's very pretty. The Mineralize duo has a nice shimmery lid color that is a champagne-golden color and a highlight that is a slightly yellow toned satin white color. And Gleam is a nice color, but again it's hard to build up and it has chunky glitter(I would recommend X by Urban Decay as an alternative)

Overall I think certain Mac shadows are pretty good quality, but there are some duds in the mix just like every brand. However Mac's selection of eyeshadows is outstanding, I would suggest checking them out. 

                            Natural Light: This and That, This and That, Gleam, Jest, Grain, Expensive Pink, Sable

Maybelline Illegal Length Fiber Extensions Mascara

Today I realized I was almost out of my Benefit's They're Real mascara, and that I should pick up a new tube. I did not particularly want to dish out $23 on it though. I believe that drugstore mascaras(if you get a good one) can be just as good as the high-end makeup brands. I had heard really good things from other blogs about the Illegal Length mascara from Maybelline. My eyelashes are not as long as I wish they were, and I thought that this mascara would be the one for me.

With the first coat I could tell I really liked the effect it gave my eyelashes. It did not clump and my eyelashes were already at a good length while being defined and separated  The second coat was even more dramatic it gave some more volume and length with no clumping. The pictures down below are before and after pictures, but the after one is with 2 coats.(I did not take a picture with one coat)

If you are looking for a mascara with amazing lengthing properties then you should head out to the drugstore and pick this one out.

Price: $6.94 at Target or Walmart

$8.99 at Walgreens

What's In My Travel Makeup Bag?

So I'm going traveling for Christmas break and I thought I would share what is in my travel makeup bag. I'm terrible at packing lightly but I limited myself by only allowing what fit in my bag(except the palette). My makeup bag is from Sephora and its probable a bit bigger than one's hand, but it does hold quite a bit, I got it with a purchase for free(it was one of the itkits 2012).

Below are the face products I'm bringing. In the small black container(top left) is a facial scrub, sorry I'm not sure which brand, next is my BareMinerals Matte powder foundation in Fairly Light N10.  Then the Garnier  Anti-Dark Circle Roller in Light-Medium. My Sonia Kashuk concealer quad in Hidden Agenda. Then is Benefit Erase Paste in Medium. Next is my Mac Mineralized Skin Finish Natural in Medium. In the shiny circular black container is my Benefit Boi-ing #2 and Lemon Aide Duo. Then are my two Tarte primers the purple is Pore Perfecting and the brown is Brightening.

Then onto eyes. From the top left is the Covergirl single eyeshadow in Mink, NARS Alhambra eyeshadow duo(Paige gave me this for Christmas :), Mac Mineralized eyeshadow duo in This & That(this was Limited Edition). Starting on the right is the Urban Decay Vintage Big Fatty Mascara, depotted Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin, Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil in Zero, Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid Liner in Perversion, Too Faced Starry Eyed Glitter Liner in Stalkerazzi, Urban Decay Primer Potion, Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in Cottage Cheese, TheBalm Nude 'Tude Palette, and the Lancôme Hypnose Star mascara.

And finally the lip products. From the left, Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment in the clear and rose versions, Maybelline Baby Lips in Coral Crush, NARS Gloss Lip Pencil in New Lover, and the EOS Lip Balm in Summer Fruit.

Naked 2 Fake Flops

So a couple of months ago I purchased a Naked 2 palette for a ridiculously low price from ebay. It was too good to be true. As seem below compared to a Naked 2 palette purchased at Sephora. Some of the colors are pretty close, I would go as far as calling them dupes for each other, but some are extremely different. However, the palette itself isn't actually that bad on pigmentation and I think it's pretty good, but it definitely is not the Naked 2 palette which is very disappointing.

The photo above is all of the "same" shades swatched next to each other. On the left from the top is Blackout, "Blackout"(the pigmentless black...), Busted, "Busted"(which is way more purple toned), YDK, "YDK"(pretty similar but the real one has more bronze), Verve, "Verve"(I'd say these two are dupes, if not the real one has more yellow undertones), Pistol, "Pistol"(Less pigmented), Suspect, "Suspect"(these two look exactly the same).

The right arm from the top: Snakebite, "Snakebite"(Fake one has more bronze undertone and it's lighter), Tease, "Tease"(The fake one is SO purple.), Chopper, "Chopper"(The real one has more orange undertones whereas the fake has more pinky undertones and it's cooler), Bootycall, "Bootycall"(The real one has more yellow undertones and the fake looks a bit white), Half Baked, "Half Baked"(I can't even, not in the same ballpark at all, the fake has such more rosegold undertoned color and half backed is usually a true gold), Foxy, "Foxy"(Pretty hard to see either way but the real one is a bit more pigmented but they'll give the same effect).

Here are the two palettes next to each other. Fake on the left, real on the right. I have to say when photographed they look exactly the same in the pans except Half Baked(second from top) and Busted(second from bottom) and that is probably what make me fall for it. Additionally when the palettes are closed they say Urban Decay on the spine and the fake one is the opposite direction as the real one. Also the real palette is significantly heavier than the fake one. 

Lesson learned: don't ever buy makeup off ebay. Hash out all the money or nothing, it's worth it. And yeah it's disappointing but it's not like this palette is terrible I still like it I'm just upset that is obviously isn't real. However I would definitely go out and buy the original Naked in a bit, I've had my eye on that for a while :)