Haul!

Hey guys!

This is my first haul post!  It's actually the first time I've bought make up in a couple of months. I've been feeling down lately and decided to treat myself! So here's my little haul!

 

I FINALLY purchased the Urban Decay Naked Palette. I live in Newfoundland, Canada and no one carried Urban Decay until December of last year. We don't have a MAC or Sephora either *collective gasp*. I know, it pains me. Shipping here is a bitch. Anyway, back to the topic at hand. THE NAKED PALETTE!!! I can't express how excited I am to have this. I absolutely adore neutral colours. I don't even think I would need any other colour than what's in this palette. The quality of the eyeshadow, the easy blending and colour payoff is amazing. If you're looking to get into higher end make up, this is definitely a palette to check out! My next post will be colour swatches! I also picked up two Annabelle eyeshadows, I've yet to use anything from this brand so I'll do a first impressions post at a later date! 

I also purchased a new brush, it's a 1/2 Loew-Cornell 270 Maxine's Mop.  It's a natural bristle paint brush that I got from Michaels. It's perfect for packing on colour. I use this brush EVERY day. It's similar to MAC's 239 for a fraction of the price! 

On to nail polishes! While I don't wear polish that often (calm down, Kaylie). I've really been wanting some matte colours to try. I decided to check out L.A. Girl and L.A. Colours since it was VERY affordable.  The picture doesn't quite show the matte blue true to colour, it's a little deeper than what's pictured. So here's a list of colours and prices (Canadian) of everything pictured!

L.A. Girl Matte in Alpine Green - $2.99

L.A. Girl Matte in Black - $2.99

L.A. Girl Matte in Blue Twilight - $2.99

L.A. Colours in Ruby Slippers - $1.99

L.A. Colours Art Deco in Magenta - $1.99

L.A. Colours Art Deco in Sky Blue - $1.99

L.A. Colours Art Deco in Black - $1.99

Revlon Nail file - $1.99

Sally Hansen cuticle remover (not shown) - $8.49

Urban Decay Naked Palette - $58

Annabelle Studio in Dayglow - $4.25

Annabelle Studio in Reverie - $4.25

Loew-Cornell brush - $8.49

I will be doing colour swatches and maybe try my hand at some nail of the days soon! Stay tuned!

Jenny

Sigma Brush Review

A little while after Christmas I was catching up on Youtube videos that I had missed while out of town.  I came back to multiple videos and reviews of Sigma Makeup.  They were raving about a 12 piece brush set.  They compared them to MAC, saying that they were the same quality for a quarter of the price.  After reading multiple reviews I decided to order them.  I needed new brushes and had been looking around for a good set that I wouldn’t have to sell a kidney on the black market to pay for.  I ordered them mid January and received them the beginning of February.  Upon opening the package I was delighted with the brushes.  They were ultra soft and the handles were great quality.  They were also numbered the same as Mac brushes and I got a free travel size SS217.

The set included:
Powder brush (SS150)
Foundation brush (SS190)
Duo fibre brush (SS187)
Large angle contour brush (SS168)
Concealer brush  (SS194)
Medium angle brush (SS275)
Small angle brush (SS266)
Large shader brush (SS252)
Pencil brush (SS219)
Tapered blending brush (SS224)
Eyeliner brush (SS209)
Eye shading brush (SS239)



I was especially excited to use the duo fibre brush since I hate using flat foundation brushes.  While cleaning the brushes the first thing I noticed was the amount of dye that came from the powder brush and duo fibre.  It turned the white tips black and brush cleanser didn't work.  I let them dry and used them the next morning.  The duo fibre brush shed like mad, and still does.  I do like the buffed airbrush look it gives you, I do not like having to use a kabuki brush to get rid of the hairs the brush have left afterward.  I have nothing else bad to say about the set.  The powder brush is wonderful, I especially like the small angled brush for cream liner  (I use the brush on cream liner from Clinque).  The larger shader brush is perfect for packing colour on the lid.  The large angle contour brush works pretty well (with a little shedding).  Over all, I was impressed with the set (minus the dual fibre brush).   For $69 US for the brushes and $14 for shipping I think they were well worth the price.  I also bought their complete Beauty on the Go makeup kit.  I will be reviewing it later when I’ve used more of the products.

Sigma Makeup

*Brushes now have new numbering