*Gift
Hi blog world! Happy New Year! Wishing everyone a safe and happy start to 2015!
With the new year, I thought I would add a few things to my blog. I signed up for an email address specifically for this blog which took some thinking. Having an email connected to this blog just makes it seem all the more real, this blogging thing. Unfortunately the exact name of my blog’s email was taken so I got iamnotabeautyguru. Close enough? Sort of….? I rejigged an About Me page and a Disclosure page as well.
On with the haul!
My friends and family were very generous with the beauty gifts (and non beauty gifts as well!). I can’t thank them enough!
1. Sephora Favourites Draw the Line
I can see myself using all of these right up! If there is one thing I love, it’s eyeliner. 🙂 The brands included in this kit are Sephora, Marc Jacobs, NARS, Urban Decay, Stila and Kat Von D. I have only tried the Stila liner which makes this a great valued kit for me. Even so, the Stila liner in this kit is brown, so I’m curious to see how it compares to my black one. 🙂
2. Sephora Favourites Cleansing Ritual to Go
These Sephora Favourite boxes are my absolute favourite. Like the liner one, I can see myself using every single one of these. I’m excited to try the First Aid Beauty Cleanser as I’ve heard amazing things about it.
3. EOS Lip Balm in Pomegranate Raspberry
Yum yum! EOS! I haven’t actually tried this scent and I’m really liking it so far! So easy to just throw in a purse and go!
4. Too Faced Melted Kisses Set
I’ve been wanting this kit for awhile, so I was happy to receive it! So far I have tried the 2nd and 3rd colour. The 2nd colour wasn’t quite right for my skin tone right out of the tube, but after a bit of blotting I was able to get it down to a nice nude. And the 3rd colour gave quite a punch! I love the feeling and pigmentation of these. They are easy to apply and have the cutest little bottles!
5. Anna Sui Nail Polish in 111
This is my first nail polish by Anna Sui. I’m very excited to try it. It’s hard to tell from my picture but the bottle is a little mannequin with the dress showing the nail polish. Is that the coolest packaging or what?! I would say this colour is very similar to Essie’s Mint Candy Apple but just slightly more green. Can’t wait to see how it wears. 🙂
6. OPI Nail Set
As a stocking stuffer I got a cute little OPI Nail kit. Is the packaging adorable or what? The nail polish it comes with is a chrome colour, but no name. Very odd for OPI! I’ve never had one of the little bottles though, so maybe they don’t have names for those? Not too sure. The kit also came with a nail file and a hand cream. 🙂
7. Sephora Gift Card
Last but not least, a Sephora gift card. Who can go wrong with these? With each gift card comes with a portable mirror. So good for on the go. I have enough of these mirrors to have one in every bag haha!
And that is my beauty related items that I got for Christmas. Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday season with their friends and family! 🙂 Thanks for reading!
20 Comments
Looks like you got some lovely gifts! That Anna Sui nail polish is so cool! Love the colour.
First Aid beauty has changed my life for the better! Also…did you check out my anna sui meet up post?? I forgot…Memory like a fish 🙁
These are some fantastic gifts! I've been lusting after that Too Faced set and both Sephora kits look amazing! The Anna Sui polish has the cutest packaging too 🙂
Thank you Ling! So pretty eh? I've never seen anything like the bottle either!
Can't wait to try it. I remember that's what Sephora ruined for you right? I did see that post! Don't remember if I commented or not, but deff saw it! 😀
Thank you Jen! Value packs are my absolute fav to pad my makeup collection lol.
Bahaha I just looked more closely at the sephora gift card XD oh that's funny.
Cute eh? Love the graphics they pull out for the holidays too!
Haha that url is pretty close to your blog name. My first blog had a very different url from my name so you're lucky!
I love the Anna Sui nail polishes. The brush is nice and wide and it smells like roses instead of chemicals!
Yeah it seems close enough. :p at least that wasn't taken! Haha.
Oh great! I'm so pumped the try it! Roses sound fantastic!
I wonder who got the 'imnotabeautyguru' email address, L O L…
BUT DANG, THE STILA AND KAT VON D LIQUID LINER IN ONE SET? YOU MUST REPORT BACK WHICH ONE IS BETTER
Anna Sui's product packaging is insanely gorgeous, even if its not up my alley. I can't even with how pretty that dress mannequin thingy is
Yes.. Wonder who and why! Haha! So excited to try them both. I've heard really good things about the kat von d one! Super creative eh? I wish other brands played around with the fact bottle more!
Yeah that's too bad! Maybe they will eventually. They seem like really big money makers in North America so it would be nice to see it internationally as well.
such awesome possum gifts! I was debating to get the melted kiss set for myself but resisted those temptations!
Thank you Whitney! Haha exactly like me, I was with the friend that bought it for me and she could tell that I was literally drooling over it. She went back later and got it!
Too Faced Melteds are my absolutely favourite lip product! I have to agree that the packaging is adorable – so darn cute!
Thank you Chelle! 🙂 The pack I got is such a nice starter pack too with a wide range of colours. 🙂
so my friend gifted me the sephora liner set last year .i was so excited about it, took pictures and everything for the blog and then /never/ posted about it lol. i did use some of the products and really liked some of the but now that this version is out, i just deleted my photos for that post.
Jenn
A Beautiful Zen
Awww!! I've done that before too. To the blog graveyard I guess. u__u
ha. totally.