Category Archives: Mascara

Sephora End of Year Haulage

Posted in Becca, Christophe Robin, Clarins, Eyeliner, Eyeshadow, Eyeshadow Palettes, Face Primer, Guerlain, Hair Treatments, Haul, Highlighter, Makeup Brushes, Mascara, Nars, Perfume, Sephora, Sephora Finds, Swatches, Urban Decay, Zoeva by

I was at Sephora (here) shopping for a birthday present for someone who was extremely difficult to please. Normally, I’m awesome at anticipating what people would like, but with this dude, it was next to impossible. In the end, I went with Cologne (safest bet) and hoped for the best!

Also, much to my delight, they’d brought out even more stuff for “Beauty Friday” (discounted items) including the Cologne I ended up buying as a birthday gift (not shown because I already gave it to him)! I’m positive they hadn’t been on display the first time around (here)! I quickly snatched up several of the items I’d been lusting after (some on sale and some not on sale).

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Carrefour Haulage (December)

Posted in Bacon & Beef Jerky, Brushes & Combs, Candy, Chewing Gum, Chips & Crisps, Clean & Clear, Coffee, Drugstore Finds, Eyeliner, Haul, Lux, Makeup Remover, Mascara, Maybelline, Nescafe, Nivea, Soap by

I just happened to be in the vicinity (because I usually park my car in the underground parking lot) and figured I’d replenish my stock of Beef Jerky. One thing led to another and I ended up with… dis. To be fair, I can’t find Beef Jerky anywhere else, other than Carrefour, which is why I buy the stuff in bulk (Avenues isn’t exactly around the corner from my place). Also, our local co-op is always out of whichever coffee drink I happen to enjoy at the time, so that’s why I buy a pack or two at a time.

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Nordstrom Cyber Monday Haulage

Posted in Anti-aging, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Body Moisturizer, Body Oil, Body Wash & Shower Gel, Brightening, Buxom, Classics & Cult Following, COSRX, Elemis, Erno Laszlo, Eye Creams, Face Cleanser, Face Masks, Face Mist, Face Moisturizer, Face Oil, Face Scrub, Face Treatments, Fresh, Giorgio Armani, Hand Creams & Moisturizers, Haul, Herbivore Botanicals, Japan, kai, Kate Somerville, Kiehl's, Korea, L'Occitane, Lancome, Le Labo, Lip Gloss, Lip Plumpers, Malin + Goetz, Mascara, Microdermabrasion, Moroccanoil, Multi-purpose, Night Cream, Nordstrom, Oribe, Primer & Treatments, Setting Spray, Sisley, Skin Care, Skin Inc., Skincare Trend, Soap, Starskin, Sun Protection & Care, Sunday Riley by

Like I said in my previous post (here), I was sick of paying top dollar dinar and still having to deal with all the unpleasantness at the local stores. So, I turned to online shopping and one store that really stood out to me was Nordstrom. They had everything you could think of, including brands that have yet to reach Kuwait (give ’em a year… or ten lawl)! I purchased a ton of skincare and ended up getting a ton of deluxe samples as a “gift with purchase”, all for only KD 100 ($331.52 with tax)!

Everything was properly packaged (not one thing arrived damaged) and was shipped pretty much the next day! They also had great customer service with agents available on the 24-hour live chat pop-up to answer any of your questions! You could tell these guys were trained because they knew exactly what they were talking about and they got back to you instantly (unlike the 15 minute wait at Carriage for them to only tell you “I don’t know” lol so useless). Even on the off-chance that customer service reps at Nordstrom didn’t know something, they’d transfer you to the proper department in a matter of seconds! They were so professional! More importantly, they were all extremely polite and actually quite friendly!

Basically, from the products, to the price, to the attitude of the customer service reps, the whole experience was massively different to the experience of shopping at any given store in Kuwait! You don’t have to take my word for it either! Just compare this Nordstrom Haul to any given Sephora Haul and you can spot the different for yourself! Needless to say, I was extremely satisfied with the whole experience of shopping online from Nordstrom and will continue to do so in the future!

I got some stuff from Herbivore Botanicals and Sunday Riley, both of which are skincare brands that I have yet to see in Kuwait. You wouldn’t think it, but to me, Buxom Lip Creams are one of the most elusive beauty products I’ve ever tried to acquire. It was next to impossible to get my hands on this stuff… and I’ve seriously been trying… for years! +10 years later, I’ve finally gotten my hands on the shade White Russian! I can die happy now! I also got a small size of the infamous ExfoliKate which I’ve wanted to try for years now, but could never find. I picked up the COSRX Low pH BHA Overnight Mask because it seemed like a great starting point to ease my skin into this whole chemical exfoliating business. Also, COSRX is a Korean brand. Arguably the best thing out of this entire haul, was the discovery of my beloved Lancome Oscillation Mascara (full review here), which I was told was discontinued, but apparently is still being sold world-wide, just not in Kuwait.

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Spotted at Sephora (December)

Posted in BeautyBlender, Becca, Benefit, Blush, Briogeo, Bronzer, Brow Enhancers & Definer, Bvlgari, Chanel, Clarins, Clinique, Conditioner, Contour, Dr. Jart+, Erborian, Eyeliner, Eyeshadow, Eyeshadow Palettes, Face Masks, Face Moisturizer, Face Scrub, Face Treatments, Fenty Beauty, Foot Mask, GlamGlow, Hair Color, Hand Creams & Moisturizers, Highlighter, Holiday Collection, Kat Von D, Korea, Lancome, Leave-In Conditioner, Lip Gloss, Lip Stain, Lipstick, Loewe, Maison Lancome, Maison Margiela, Makeup Brushes, Makeup Remover, Makeup Sponges & Applicators, Mascara, Nars, Night Cream, Origins, Ouai, Perfume, Pixi, Replica, Sale, Sephora, Sephora Finds, Sets & Kits, Shampoo, Skin Care Tools, Skincare Trend, Smashbox, Spotted, Steals'n'Deals, Sun Protection & Care, Tarte, Texture, Tinted Moisturizer, Tony Moly, Too Cool For School, Urban Decay by

I really wish I’d gotten this post up sooner (like, December), but you know… life. In this post, I’ll be going over some New Items, Skincare, Hair Care, Perfume, cute stuff at the “Aisle of Doom“, the Brand Gift of the month, and most importantly, a few of the discounted items during “Beauty Friday” (Sephora’s version of Black Friday)! I’ll start by going over all the Sephora Holiday Sets.

Sephora had released a whole slew of Gift Sets for the Holidays! You could differentiate them by their lovely navy blue packaging (to mimic the night sky) with a golden moon and stars scattered all over them! Around every corner there was a different Holiday Display. At first, it was a bit overwhelming, but I quickly realized it was mostly the same stuff, except rearranged differently. I tried to take pictures of as many of them as I could. I believe I managed to get all of them (sorry in advance for the glare in some of the photos!)

This (shown above) was literally on the opposite side of the Too Faced Counter. All the other Holiday Displays scattered throughout Sephora featured several of the same products, which led me to believe that this was the main display.

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Boots Haulage (October)

Posted in Boots, Bronzer, Comb Mascara, Drugstore Finds, GOSH, Haul, Makeup Brushes, Mascara, No.7, Tweezers by

I popped in to Boots in the hopes of picking up the St. Tropez Self Tan “Purity” Bronzing Water Mousse (spotted earlier, here). Unfortunately, they were out of stock (I knew I should’ve purchased it, at the time). I believe they had a “15% off” Gosh Makeup, whereas all the other makeup brands were “25% off”. They also had a “Buy One Get One Free” promo on select brands. As per usual, the “Buy One Get One Free” did not extend to St. Tropez or K-Beauty (typical). Still, since I was there, I figured I might as well make the most of it. I picked up x2 Smokey Eye Brushes (one ended up being free) and a pair of Tweezers (to apply falsies) and repurchased that gorgeous Serum Mascara! The sales assistant also ended up tossing in a Bronzer for free (which was nice of her). Next time I see anything remotely interesting at Boots, I’m just going to go ahead and purchase it (then and there)! This is my millionth time returning to the same branch to buy the St. Tropez Bronzing Water and my millionth time not being able to find it lol

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Sephora Haulage (October)

Posted in Bags, Eyeliner, Eyeshadow Palettes, Face Primer, Givenchy, Haul, Lancome, Lip Balm & Treatments, Lipstick, Makeup Remover, Mascara, Sephora, Smashbox by

Smashbox Glam In a Flash Kit
The Lancome Drama Look

Not my first choice, but whatever. All the other options (here), were even worse lol

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Spotted at Sephora (October) Extra Long Post

Posted in Anastasia Beverly Hills, BB Cream & CC Cream, Becca, Blush, Body Glitter & Shimmer, Briogeo, Bronzer, Clinique, Contour, Curl Cream, Curls, Dr. Jart+, Dry Shampoo, Erborian, Essence, Eyeshadow, Eyeshadow Palettes, Face Masks, Face Mist, Face Moisturizer, Face Powder, Face Primer, Fenty Beauty, Frizz, Givenchy, GlamGlow, Hair Color, Hair Serum, Hair Treatments, Heat Protectant, Highlighter, Lancome, Leave-In Conditioner, Lip Liner, Lip Plumpers, Lipstick, Make Up For Ever, Makeup Brushes, Marc Jacobs, Mascara, Multi-purpose, Nars, Perfume, Pigments, Sephora, Sephora Finds, Setting Spray, Shine, Skinfood, Smashbox, Spotted, Starskin, Storage, Tarte, Texture, Tinted Moisturizer, Tom Ford, Too Faced, Under Eye Concealer, Urban Decay, Volume by

I like how they went from asking me to flat-out stop taking pictures (here and here) to now offering to hold up the products for me while I take the picture LOL I spotted some of the New Collections (new to Kuwait, rather) and a new Hair Care Brand called Briogeo, some fun Asian Skincare and more than a few absolutely stunning Palettes! With that being said, now that I’m getting older, I find myself… dare I say it… kinda’ losing interest in makeup (I’m 33). Not a lot seems to wow me anymore. I’ve also noticed the same thing happening with my choice of fragrance (I’m starting to turn away from all things candy and find a lot of my once-beloved gourmands straight up annoying now). If I ever fall out of love with videogames though, I’d be completely devastated (might as well not live anymore, after that! lawl). Thankfully, that hasn’t happened… yet.

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