Showing posts with label london. Show all posts
Showing posts with label london. Show all posts

Monday, July 16, 2012

London & Paris Haul!

Hi guys!
I'm back! As you probably can tell, today's post is going to be a haul of all of the things that I bought when I was on vacation. I am actually kind of surprised, I really thought that I was going to buy way more stuff than I did. Go Sarah! I hope you guys enjoy this pic heavy post! I'm going to put links to where you can buy this stuff online, because some of it isn't available in stores. Let me know in the comments if you've tried any of these products, and what you think of them! And don't forget to enter in my giveaway! :)


Being who I am, I did some research before I left for Europe about which products were best to buy. And man, am I glad that I did! I've only been using this for a few days, but I love it! It was a little bit gross the first time I used it after I washed my face how much makeup still came off. Yum...

If you have seen my London Giveaway post, you may recognize this product. I bought this during my one day in London, and I'm seriously in love. This is one of the best moisturizing lip products that I have ever used. And, it smells amazing!
Oh, Caudalie...I'm sure most of you have seen this brand at Sephora and you thought... Wow this French stuff is kinda expensive. Yup. But not in France! I was amazed to see this bottle sitting on the shelf of a pharmacie for only 9 Euros 90. I looked on Sephora when I got home, for the same size bottle it's $18. Wow. I guess doing some research before you go on vacation can pay off. This is another product that I've heard wonderful things about, and so far I really like it. It smells so good! I used this on the flight home, and it really did make me feel more refreshed.
Obviously, I can't tell you guys my thoughts on this because I haven't used it yet. But I'm kind of excited to see how it works.

Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in 54 Boy.
I thought long and hard about what I wanted to purchase from Chanel, whether I wanted a lipstick, or a cream shadow. (Tough decisions here people!) I ended up choosing a gorgeous wearable lipstick, and I couldn't be happier! I absolutely love this color. It's one of those 'my lips but better' shades. I will definitely be getting my moneys worth out of this!
While I was at the Chanel counter, I was lucky enough to get a ton of awesome samples (some, not shown) and this so far, is my favorite! This mascara is absolutely awesome. I've just been wearing this everyday with nothing else on my eyes. It makes my lashes so long and full. I'm in love.
I haven't tired this yet, but I've heard great things about it!

These 3 rings I bought at a market in the Bastille area. I was so excited when I found these because one of the things that I had wanted to get were some rings. And for only 10 euros, I couldn't go wrong!

I bought both of these dresses on my last day in Paris at a little boutique right near where we were staying. They were 36 euros each and I think definitely worth it. They are in fact identical aside from the colors. I believe the brand is Suncoco.

 
I bought this shirt on my birthday at the Gallerie LaFayette. I was really surprised at how different the store was set up compared to big stores like that in America, I actually think that I preferred it.

This was the only clothing item that I purchased in London. I spotted it in a store window across the street and was determined to make it mine. The color is absolutely wonderful, and I think the little details are perfection. If you can't tell... I'm a little bit in love with this jacket! :)

Alright guys, that is all the stuff that I bought over there for myself! Don't forget to enter in my London giveaway. And keep your eyes open for my Paris giveaway once that one is finished (Some of the items in this post may or may not be part of that giveaway!).

Have a beautiful day!<3

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Exhaustion, Flights, Giveaways & OOTDS

Hello guys!

Ah! It feels like forever since I've done a blog post! I'm very sorry about that, it's just that the few days before I left the country were insanely busy trying to tie up all of my loose ends! Anyways, I am now here in London relaxing on the couch after a long day of sight seeing!

Can I just say how exhausted I am? I literally haven't slept in about 26-27 hours. Well, technically I did sleep a little bit on the plane but it was definitely for less than an hour, so it doesn't count! :) On the plane I could not get my chair to recline so then I had this awkward kink in my neck, and Sarah was not a happy girl! But anyways, when we had about 2 hours left in our flight I was able to recline my chair and snooze for a bit until the flight attendants woke us up for breakfast.

Enough about that, I did a little bit of shopping today (naturally) and I got some goodies for you guys! I think the way that I'm going to do the giveaway is have 2 separate giveaways. One for everything I bought you guys from London, and one for everything I bought you guys from Paris. Now, I'm leaving for Paris tomorrow morning (ridiculously early) so I will probably be posting my London giveaway while I'm there. I think that I am going to try to pick up a few more things either tonight or tomorrow morning. I know that it is only about 7 p.m. here right now (2 p.m. EST - what I'm used to) but it feels like 11:30 p.m. to me! I am dead. Well, not literally... But you know what I mean... Right?

Anyways, I think I'm going to go now and do my 'What's in my travel makeup bag' post. So keep your eyes open for that! Oh! Also, I got this super adorable pink trench coat that I think I'm going to be wearing to the train station tomorrow so I'm feeling an OOTD, so look out for that as well! :)

Please forgive me if my posts are sporadic, I should have done some pre-blogging before I left, but oh well! Can't change that now!

Let me know what you guys have been up to in the comments!

Alright guys, have a beautiful day! I will talk to you very soon! :)

P.S. Sorry for the rambling! <3

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Pre-Paris Haul

Hi guys!
Some of you may know this, but for those of you that don't, I'm leaving for Paris and London in 3 days!!:) Seeing as I'm leaving so soon there were a few things that I needed to pick up before we left.
Please ignore the random tub of lotion! I needed it to hold up my powder. :)
I recently realized that I don't have a black eyeliner that I actually like. I mean I have the MUFE one but it's a mini and personally, I'm not totally in love with it. So, after much research I decided to try this one out! I believe that it was only $3.99 so the price is right!
I am also running low on my Maybelline Dream Matte Powder and I thought that it would make more sense for me to get a new powder and bring that to Europe with me instead of bringing both and trying to finish that one off. I used this powder I think last year and I loved it! So I'm really excited to be trying it again!
My mom and I also thought that it didn't make much sense to bring a huge container of hairspray with us, so while I was at CVS I picked this one up. They really didn't have much of a selection for travel sized hairsprays but I'll be interested to try this out!
This I actually bought a few weeks ago because I ran out of primer, but I'm loving it so far!
I couldn't resist. After seeing all of the swatches online and hearing people rave about them I just had to cave in and get some! They are so pretty *drools*... But I'm definitely in love with these right now, I'll be doing a full review and swatches later! Oh, and this color is 035 Charm.
Again, in love. This is 001 Honey.

Sorry if the pictures look a little bit funny to you guys, I did this post on my iPad and therefore I didn't crop any of them. I feel like the quality of this pictures is pretty good though! I wanted to try out doing a blog post on it before I left for Europe that way I had options for when I'm over there! Let me know what you guys thought of the new 'iPad post' and what drugstore products have you guys been loving??

Have a beautiful day! :)