The Pink Lust Lip Lacquer (Limited Edition)
Illuminating Cheek Color in Blushed Guilt (Limited Edition)
I was only tempted by two items, and thanks to Charleston Girl's (Best Things in Beauty) excellent reviews and swatches- I knew that I had to have these two! I will swatch and review them soon. I found them at Neiman Marcus, but many of the items from the collection are already sold out online (call the stores if you can't find what you want online). Also available at Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman.
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I checked out the counter in person at the end of last week and was thoroughly unmoved to purchase! D: (Am I broken?) Even I may have been overwhelmed with the amount of shimmer in this one collection. I have to admit the cream shadows were beautiful but the colors didn't appeal to me very much. At Bergdorf, the SAs were mentioning that the collection is selling super fast and certain items were down to single digits.
ReplyDeleteWow, does this mean: Stop blogging=Stop buying? LOL!!! I actually bought them both sight unseen while out of town!! I saw Charleston Girl's reviews and like a weak lemming I jumped off of the cliff. The lip gloss was delivered already- but I didn't bother to ask my husband to describe it! I hope that the cheek illuminator/highlighter isn't too much of a sparklefest though. I did finally cave and get Wicked as well. I had swatched it in person and liked it a lot, but initially decided against it because it didn't feel unique enough within the context of my collection. However, I kept thinking about it (read: obsessing) and took that as a sign. Then when you posted your swatches-- the sheered out swatch was the final straw.
DeleteI wonder if the single digits is because they didn't get that many units to begin with, or whether they did and the frenzy has nearly wiped them out? I miss your new posts already!!! <3
CG had some really pretty swatches... sigh. I hope you love your picks!
DeleteI think when you are constantly stuck on an item (even after seeing it in person), it definitely means you have to buy it. Too bad it doesn't work with these LE's!
I think BG sometimes gets re-orders, too. I've seen that with Enchanted. I hope they bring some things in some additional quanities. I think the single digists comments were really trying to spur me to buy. DIDN'T WORK! Don't they know? They ex-blogger is broken!
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She definitely does tempt us with her beautiful swatches, and on more than one occasion has sent me running off to buy things! I agree, if you can't stop thinking about it- then it is probably something worth having-- and hopefully one that will be well loved and used. LE is an awful thing!! It is such a bad thing for the wallet, and so often one buys for fear of losing our, rather than because it is something that will really get used!
DeleteYeah, the single digits push is a bad way to deal with customers- just because it's LE and there are in reality only two whatevers left doesn't mean we need to buy it!!!!!!! I by far prefer the honest SA approach who will say yeah there are 2 or 10 left, but do you really need this? I have a handful of SA who are always totally honest and as a result I buy so much more from them because I know that I can trust them! That's just worth so much more to me! <3
Could not resist- only items I left behind was the cream stick in the bronze shade and the nail polish. I have yet to receive my booty. It does look highly pearlised, but sometimes this shimmer looks more like a glow on me ! hoping this will be the case.Cannot wait for your review.
ReplyDeleteWow, you really went for it!!! I have yet to see my purchases- so far the lip gloss came, but I'm not home to see it. I might have my husband take some pictures and send them to me! I hope that the Illuminating Cheek color is not too pearlized!! I can't wait to try them out though! Can't wait to hear what you think about them as well! :D
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ReplyDeleteI was only tempted by these 2 items as well. Love the gloss! This one I think I'll actually finish! Lol
I agree with Bellyhead about the cream shadows- beautiful quality, but the colors were not for me. Same for the illuminator in Fire Lust- gorgeous, but way too shimmery for my taste.
Look forward to your review particularly on the blush in Guilt as now I'm not sure if I should keep it. I haven't opened it yet. I bought it at the counter because they only had 2 left & knew it was already out of stock online, so I didn't want to lose my chance of getting it. I'm wondering if it may be too creamy? Not long lasting? To be honest I've never tried a cream blush, lol. Had it not been limited edition & the store being far from where I live, I'd go back & apply it to my cheeks & test it out, but now it's too late... Help Helen!
Xoxo Naomi
We are always on the same page with makeup-- I'm not in the least bit surprised that those were your two choices-- the lip gloss was a no brainer, really! The Illuminating Cheek is the one that I am the most apprehensive about because I bought it sight unseen-- save for Charleston Girl's swatches! I had the same rationale that you had. They were almost sold out so I went for it. At least you had the benefit of seeing it in person first! I was away from home and not near anyone who carried the collection- so I ordered it online! I will bust into it and swatch it as soon as it arrives so that you can see it before you touch yours. Let's hope that it arrives soon. My husband tells me that my lip gloss arrived, but I already know that I will love that given what a pushover I am for: pink, sparkly, and lip gloss. Put those three together and I'm done!
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Hi again, Naomi!! I forgot to comment on the Cream Shadows-- the colors didn't do it for me- the quality looks amazing, but like you those aren't colors that I would wear-- at at that price I need to know that I will wear it! Fire Lust Illuminator looked gorgeous, but too much shimmer for me as well, and the color is a too warm for me to pull off anyway! <3
DeleteI indulged just now in fact :) I had whittled down my list to just two things but then had a last minute panic of the limited edition variety and ordered four things (the 2 shadows which may well be too warm, the higlighter and lip gloss you got) xx
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