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What’s in my September 2018 beauty bag

 in Beauty  tagged estee lauder / fall 2018 by

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September beauty from top left: Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Cream c/o Estee Lauder / The Mattifier c/o Estee Lauder / Double Wear foundation c/o Estee Lauder / make-up sponge by BeautyBlender / Set + Refresh c/o Estee Lauder /

Fall is just around the corner and I have added a few new products to my beauty bag! This month I am heavy on new products from Estee Lauder. I love their foundation, so the double wear foundation is a natural addition to my beauty bag. It is long lasting and doesn’t clog my pores; a plus since I am very acne prone!

This mattifier from Estee Lauder is amazing because I have oily skin and it helps keep the shine down. Also, if it’s humid outside, Estee Lauder’s The Mattifier keeps my skin from getting shiny. Love using this under my foundation!

Do you see the orb at the bottom of this post? That is the crazy cool packaging Estee Lauder’s new Advanced Night Repair eye cream came in! Isn’t it fun!! I had to take a picture and share it with you! So very cool packaging aside, this eye cream is fabulous. It minimized fine lines under my eyes and does not clog pores. I am addicted! If you are looking to add one thing to your skin care routine right now, this is the product you need! Like I said, I’m addicted!

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When it’s hot outside, I notice my makeup melts off my face. When I was in Florida last month, my makeup was gone as soon as I exited the hotel! I wish I had this fabulous product from Estee Lauder. It’s called “Set + Refresh” and it does exactly that. It has a refreshing spritz which sets your makeup and prevents it from melting off your face. This product is genius! How did I live without it for so many decades???

Shop my September 2018 beauty bag:

What products have you added to your beauty arsenal this month?

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
Cathy

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My favorite beauty products from the Insider Sale

 in Beauty / Shopping  tagged eye make-up / lipstick / sephora / skin care by

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My favorite beauty products from Sephora from top left: Moroccanoil / Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Night Eye Cream / Estee Lauder eyemakeup remover / Laura Mercier foundation powder / Urban Decay eye palette / Estee Lauder foundation / Laura Mercer loose setting powder / Laura Mercier caviar eye pencil (I always wear cocoa) / Bobbi Brown lipstick / Urban Decay lipstick /

The Sephora Beauty Insider sale event is in full swing! This is a great time to pick up beauty products you love on deep discounts; because let’s face it, beauty products never go on sale-at least the good ones!!

The beauty products I am sharing with you today are ones I use all the time. Some have been life-long favorites, while others are new to my beauty bag. Some of these products are part of the Sephora Beauty Insider Sale, and some are not. I didn’t want to share a whole bunch of sale products with you that I don’t use, so instead, I am sharing the products I use which are sold at Sephora. You don’t see a complete skin care, or makeup routine in this post. That’s because some of the products I use aren’t sold at Sephora, and I am not going to recommend random products to you in order to fill in the gaps. You can find my current nail polish here, my skin care routine here, and my go-to blush here.

The products I have been using for over ten years include Moroccanoil, Estee Lauder eye makeup remover (I’ve been using this one since high school!), Laura Mercier Foundation Powder, and the Laura Mercier Caviar eye pencil. The other products have been added to my beauty bag in the last two years; and the eye cream in the last month. These are all incredible products which I cannot live without.

Now onto the details of this sale! If you shop at Sephora, you may already know about their beauty insider program. If you spend a minimum of $350, you become a VIB Level customer. Once you spend $1000, you become a Rouge Member. Rouge members gain access to special discounts, custom make-overs, and invite-only events. VIB members gain access to the sale on August 30, 2018, and can continue to save through September 3, 2018. Rouge members can start saving now! If you aren’t part of the Sephora membership program, you can easily join the Beauty Insider Program online here.

Shop my beauty favorites at Sephora:

What are some of your favorite Sephora products?

Thanks for stopping by, and happy shopping!

XOXO

Cathy

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Londontown Brill-Ant nail polish review

 in Beauty / Nail Polish  tagged londontown / summer 2018 by

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pictured: nail polish c/o Londontown / Londontown Brill-Ant nail polish /

Lilac is almost as popular as purple this year; after all, purple is the color of 2018. So when Londontown sent me this beautiful metallic, lilac nail polish, aptly named Brill-Ant, I was thrilled!

Metallic polishes are my jam, and shades of purple are as important to me as shades of blue, so this color is brilliant! Brill-Ant is brilliant! haha, love that!

This pretty, metallic lilac hue is fabulous for the end of summer. As we head towards the fall season, there will more shades of purple in the color palette, so the lilac hue is a fun way to ease into the purple hues we will be seeing more of this autumn. I also love wearing metallic nail polish when the sun is shining, nothing is more eye catching than when the sun sparkles on your nails. Love!

I tested out Londontown Brill-Ant with one base coat layer of Londontown’s Ridge Filler, and two coats of color. I topped it off with one layer of Londontown’s Top Coat. The result is a hard, chip-resistant manicure which is 100% 9-free, cruelty free, and vegan. So it is fabulous, and feel good; brilliant!

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I love Brill-Ant by Londontown to finish out the summer season. What do you think of the hue? You can find Londontown Brill-Ant nail polish online here.

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy