NEW LIPGLOSS

Summer seems to be the time when I buy and reach for lipgloss. Something about being out in the heat or at the beach makes me want glossy lips instead of a think matte lipstick. I picked up some new glosses at the drugstore lately that I have really been impressed with and wanted to share. 

First up are the three glosses released in the NYC City Sambe Summer 2014 Collection. I saw these bright colors in my local Rite Aid and was immediately drawn to them. I think they were around $1.99 a piece so I grabbed all three.

Next up are two of the Ulta Butter Balms. I just happened to be perusing the Ulta brand cosmetics display looking for any new products because I usually skip that section, but I saw these and was intrigued. I love my NYX butter glosses and the Ulta brand was buy one get one free and I had a $3.50 off coupon so I paid $4.50 for both of these. I do like these glosses, but they are not as good as the NYX ones. These tend to exaggerate any dry patches or imperfections in the lips but over a lipstick they are beautiful.

xoxo

IMATS NYC HAUL PART TWO: LIMECRIME, PRESTIGE, SIGMA

So the two booths that I was most excited to check out at IMATS were Limecrime and Sigma. I guess everyone else was also because I waited an hour for Limecrime and almost two hours for Sigma but it was worth the wait and I made a few friends along the way so I didn't really seem like that long overall. 

First up is Limecrime; the products I was most excited to pick up were their lipsticks. I already have babette and coquette but I wanted to check out some of their brighter colors for spring. When I got up to the testers I basically picked up every color that appealed to me…what can I say? I went a little crazy. These lipsticks are absolutely beautiful. Creamy, pigmented and very comfortable on the lips. Let's just say I'm obsessed.

I also have had my eye on this bright lime green liquid liner so I grabbed that as well during my makeup rampage. This color is BAM in your face but I think pairing this with a neutral eye and onto of black eye liner will help tone it down.

Next up was Sigma aka the longest line I've ever waited in my life. I didn't care though I was dead set on purchasing a few things. I picked up a few brushes but when I saw their makeup on display I picked up these gems as well. 

 I've heard a bunch of people talking about how unique this color is so I wanted to pick it up while it was right in front of me. Hint is really an unique color; a purpley taupe nude is how I would describe it but it looks beautiful on the lips and I think this will look awesome as a nude gloss when you have a tan. 

I also have been curious about the eyeshadow base in Awake. This light baby pink color is beautiful for brightening any color and really making your eyes look awake.  

After leaving IMATS we walked around the city while trying to make our way back to the train station and I ran into a two floor Duane Reade so you know I was in there like swimwear. They had every drugstore brand and even some higher end skincare brands. The only thing that struck my fancy was one of these new Prestige eyeshadows. This metallic pink color is beautiful and the consistency is so cool. It's almost cream like, very interesting.

So that's it for my NYC IMATS haulage. I went overboard, I know but it;s only once a year so I did it up. 

xoxo