February Haul pt. 1

A few weeks ago I was walking along bloor near Yorkville and wanted to spend a little money... I decided to walk in Sephora (of course) and do a little browsing... I came across the (last) gift set [above] and since I knew it was on sale, I took it to the counter to get a price-check. Eureka!!! It WAS on sale! For only $25CAD!!!!!!!!! That's INSANE!!! I'm not going to lie... I have absolutely no interest in any of the products in there. The only reason why I bought this without thinking twice was for the UDPP XL! The normal sized UDPP retails at $22CAD already... so for a bottle that has 60% more product for only $3 more?? STEAL!

I picked up my birthday gift from Sephora -- this is the third year doing so, for me. The first time I got a Bliss body butter, last year was a sephora brand shower gel... I must say this year is pretty awesome, with a mascara, eye liner and shadow. I have yet to try any of the items though....

A few steps down the street, I HAD to step into MAC... I also HAD to walk out with SOMETHING... presenting: MAC RED (satin finish)... I realized that I didn't have a "good red" in my collection... I have a lot of berry shades and hot pinks.. but not really a SIREN RED.... It's super pretty... just don't know when I'd ever get the chance to use it... haha

Mini Haul

Sanderlees is finally done school!!!! (For now =P)... So after catching up with some much needed sleep (woke up at 3:30pm today)... caught up with my cousin at Yorkdale this evening and did some light shopping...

We first went to MAC and I picked up Spring Bean lustreglass which I've been eyeing for a while thanks to MUA (I swear MUA reviews has been a big influence on my purchases lately) as well as Brun eyeshadow.

Urban Decay's Pore Perfecting Complexion Primer Potion finally hit Sephora... so I jumped on it! The inital feeling of it is thick, even though I've only swatched it on my hand, I feel that it dries down the way UDPP does. The packaging has obviously improved -- something that should be done to UDPP. However, at the store when we twisted open the lid we felt the packaging was still lacking a little. Even though it is a squeeze tube, the opening was WAY too big and too much product would be dispensed... BUT when i got home I relalized you can TWIST the lid and the TIP of it opens up to reveal a small opening to squeeze a controlled amount out -- GENIUS!!! I'll be giving a thorough review on it as soon as I've used it long enough to judge =)

Also, I was overcharged (sort of) for this product. They had it displayed for $30 and it rang in for $39... I was confused at first but paid for anyway. On my way out, I double checked the price and it DID say $30, so they had to refund the amount they overcharged me for. Funny thing is, the $$ they had displayed was in USD, and the Canadian amount for this product is $39. So for those of you interested and want to save $9 before it's too late, run to your sephora before they make the price adjustment =)

Sanderlees

Urban Decay Complexion Primer Potion

"Smooth on a little Pore Perfecting Complexion Primer Potion before foundation (or alone!) to totally minimize the look of pores and fine lines. The velvety, paraben-free formula flashes down to a soft-matte finish, without the greasy, heavy feel sometimes associated with foundation primers. The result? Flawless skin with an airbrushed look and feel. Foundation applies smoothly, evenly, and won’t fade away. Ideal for oilier skin, but dry complexions who want pore perfection will love it, too.The convenient squeeze tube includes a twist-up dispenser (like school glue!) for easy portion control.Two unique finishes of Complexion Primer Potions are available. For skin that feels brighter and tighter, try our Brightening formula.
Tips: A little goes a long way! A pea-sized drop of Complexion Primer Potion is all you need to perfect your whole face. Or, try just a touch in the areas where you need it most.
Fill Weight: 30 ml e 1.0 US fl oz"

This could be the next great primer from Urban Decay after their eye primer potion... AND they are marketing this product with squeeze tube packaging!! FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now if only they would turn UDPP into a squeeze tube as well... then all would be well again...

UDPP: NEW WAND!!

You have GOT to be KIDDING me!!!!!

This makes me furious... first of all... bending the damn wand doesn't make it new!

Second of all, after all the cries from consumers demanding Urban Decay to change its ridiculous packaging, you'd think that it would be on the top of their list! but NOOOOO... they decided to just BEND the wand instead... wow...

I'm dumbfounded....

Thoughts??

de-bottling of UDPP

So we all have a love-hate relationship with UDPP... love the product... HATE the packaging.....

I finally received my empty lipgloss pens in the mail today (www.starsmakeuphaven.com)...

... and with Enkoremakeup/Koren's method I got to it....

Just the top alone filled one pen....

I had trouble getting the product out from the very bottom...

THREE pens later... I STILL had more product left.... it wasn't enough for a 4th pen... so I used an empty, 5-gram sample jar... I actually thought about sucking it up and throwing it away... but I don't want to give Urban Decay the satisfaction lol so.. even if it dries up in a couple of days.. i want to at least get a couple of uses out of it (from the jar)...
Koren managed to fit everything into only 2 pens.. i don know how he did it O_O

Gosh... that was annoying... but glad i got all the product out... this will last me for a very very very very long time...