shop shop shop (laura mercier, mac, make up for ever)

well, i've been doing a bit of shopping lately. i've found a few girls at work who share my love for makeup and so we've gone out a couple times together. we hit up the mall (sephora and mac) and another time we went to the outlets.
i also took a quick trip to the mall myself today as i needed a new eyeliner and sharpener.

i took the plunge and ended up buying laura mercier's oil free tinted moisturizer. i went back and forth about this stuff forever. i had tried a sample of the original in nude and the color looked way off. the next color down - porcelain - sounded like it would be too pink toned so i never bothered to give it a look. but after karlasugar posted swatches of it, i realized that porcelain might be exactly what i need.
i really wanted a lightweight foundation for summer (i have armani's face fabric which is great but i wanted something with a little higher spf that would also sink a bit more into my skin).

so i went to the store and tried porcelain on my jawline and behold! it disappeared. fabulous. so i thought i'd give it a try since it's so highly spoken of. expect a full review once i've used it a bit more.


i picked up make up for ever's aqua eyes liner in black with their sharpener also. last time i was at sephora with my friends i was told by a mua that they liked the mufe liners a bit better than the urban decay ones, so since my urban decay liner was down to a nub, i figured it was a good time to try it!

some pics of other recent purchases when i went out with friends:


all mac eyeshadows. aquavert, warming trend (both from cco). birds & berries, beautiful iris, patina

and check out my new makeup bag! i loved my owl bag but it was a bit hard to find things in and was sometimes a bit too small. i got this at target. i love it!


*disclaimer: all items have been purchased by myself, i have not received any free items or money for this review/post.