With this haul, I actually got some non-makeup items, a great teardrop, gold, opal (fauxpal?) ring, an amazing delicate bracelet, and three birch votives with tea light candles.
But like I said, there's a lot of freebies to be had on Birchbox.com, so with their "Get Going Bonus Kit" featured in the Bonus Shop, I got this little pouch (pictured above), Cynthia Rowley liquid eyeliner in brown, Serge Normant Meta Revive dry shampoo, Manna Kadar Cosmetics Sheer Glo shimmer lotion, and Ruby Wing Color Changing Nail Polish in Ride 'Em Cowgirl. (This was the Going Glam kit, they had Going Bold, and Going Fresh to also choose from)
(Left) my pretty ring, paired with some little midi rings and my bracelet.
(Right) my three birch wood votives. They look perfect arranged on my kitchen table.
Are you ready for more freebies? Well, I also got the Mystery Sample Pack (free with a $35+ order) with two free samples (pictured left): This hair oil treatment and hair powder. I've never used either, but I'm excited to try them both.
(Right) my free dry shampoo and shimmer lotion.
I absolutely love the lotion. For the past few days, I've been putting it on my cheeks, nose, chin, and forehead over my primer, but under my BB cream, although I've used less of both since I got back from the beach, because when I'm tan, the red/olive discoloration on my face becomes invisible and I don't wear much foundation and zero powder.
Anyway, I love my complexion when I use the shimmer lotion with my Benefit Fine-One-One cheek stain and NYX highlighting cream.
These are the makeup products that I bought:
Benefit Cosmetics Ooh La Lift and Fake Up eye concealers.
The "lift" is a pale pink color correction formula for my dark circles. I've always used a creamy pale yellow to combat the bluish-purple tones, but I like this a lot. My eyes look really away and it lasts all day long.
The Fake Up has a moisture stick around the concealer part, and the consistency is great. It lasts a long time and the lipstick tube makes it really easy to apply, especially when you do the triangle-under eye concealer trick like me!
So this nail polish rules. It changes colors inside and outside, and I love both of these shades. They come in a ton of other colors too, but I can't resist the glitter.
I hardly ever wear eyeliner, so I'm a newbie at this. But I really really like Cynthia Rowley's liquid eyeliner a LOT. First, I was hesitant about the brown, but it's actually a really subtle color that feels okay to wear during the day. It also has a SUPER fine felt tip, so even clumsy folks like me can apply it without messing up. I'm in love. I'm going to buy her eyeshadow palette collection next.
The finished product. ~work selfie~
I'm wearing Benefit They're Real mascara, Dr. Jart BB cream, Physician's Formula Bronze Boost pressed powder, e.l.f. brown shadow palette (for my lids and brow-filler), and NARS semi-matte lipstick in "Fire Down Below"
Not bad for an unskilled makeup applyer like myself!
Even though I hardly ever wear eyeliner, I love a good cat eye. I feel like it really looks good on me (conceited much), I need to make the brown liner an everyday thing.
