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Holiday Haul II : The Skincare and Makeup Edition

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Alright many of you asked about the cosmetics, so I’ll share my haul. Where do I start? 😛 I’ll break this down by brand, shall I? Picture heavy – be warned 🙂

Urban Decay

urban decay naked and black palette

Before I left, I had requests from Kahani and Syen to pick up the new Urban Decay Naked palette. We’d been planning to get it from Sephora Singapore but it was not due out then (It is now at S$73) so when I got to London, I hit up the nearest Urban Decay counter at House of Fraser and promptly told the sales assistant to set me aside “3 Naked palettes please!” Its wonderful to say that and not have someone look at you like you are crazy. I then texted both Kahani and Syen to say “We got Naked!” and the replies were along the lines of “Yay!” So you see, Naked isn’t just a state of being between fans of beauty stuff 😀

urban decay naked eyeshadow palette

The Urban Decay Naked palette retails at £27 in the UK which, according to our math, is cheaper than the USA and Singapore so we got a bargain! Yay! 😀

urban decay the black palette eyeshadow

I also picked up the Urban Decay Black Palette (£23), no thanks to Lipglossiping. I loved how pigmented it was and how DARK the colours were. You would never guess it looking at the palette but they apply black with nuances. Love! I love using dark colours and besides, it goes well with the Naked palette to add depth.

Bourjois

bourjois healthy mix foundation concealer rimmmel lash accelerator mascara

At Superdrug, they were running a 3 for 2 on Bourjois (and many other brands) and for some reason, I ended up with the Healthy Mix Foundation, Healthy Mix Concealer and Healthy Mix Brush Concealer. I’d lost all interest in colour cosmetics after Urban Decay so it was just base products for me.

Rimmel

I kept seeing the new Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara everywhere so I eventually caved in and got it at £6.99. Promises to promote lash growth. What’s it with brands and the current obsession with lash growth mascara?! We’re seeing it in every level now, from Lancome all the way down to Rimmel!

L’Oreal

loreal youth code moisturizer age perfect

I spotted the new L’Oreal Youth Code moisturizer and I remembered my chat buddy LeGeeque raving about it to me so I picked it up at the promotional price of £10. For some reason, I get the feeling that this is the drugstore cream with the Lancome Genifique technology – we know how Lancome and L’Oreal share technology but I never expected it to trickle down this quickly.

I also got the L’Oreal 360 Perfect Clean Foaming Gel Wash with Scrublet (£4) which I know we aren’t getting here (I checked months ago when I first came across it)

For my Mom I got her the L’Oreal Age Perfect Day and Night Creams which is formulated for mature skin. We do not get this line here at time of writing, although I’d spotted it in Singapore. She’s going to take it for a whirl and if anyone’s interested, she’ll share her thoughts on it soon. Needless to say, she’s quite excited at trying something new. I knew I had to get my experimental streak from somewhere!

Topshop

topshop makeup

Popped by Topshop and I had to see how the Topshop makeup fared. To be perfectly honest, nothing much grabbed my attention. The testers looked a bit grimy but I did end up with 2 cream blushes in Flush (pink) and Neon Rose (coral) (£6 each). They apply sheerer than they look and are alright. Nothing to write home to mother about.

Moroccan Oil for Hair

moroccan oil guerlain cherry blossom

I stumbled upon the Stephan Way hair salon on Bond St. and popped upstairs to enquire about the Moroccan Oil for hair. My hair had been suffering from days of crappy shampoo and was looking like a helmet. The oil is great stuff! I can see why there are so many raves about this online.

Guerlain Cherry Blossom blush

Remember the Guerlain Cherry Blossom blush from Spring 2010? I came by a little pharmacy that had it on sale at £19 so since its cheaper than retail I decided to give it a go 🙂

And that’s it! I checked out Illamasqua at Selfridges but it did not appeal to me for some reason. It might be because the SAs at the counter made no attempt to engage my interest, unlike the lovely SA at Urban Decay who was friendly, chatty and knew her stuff.

Oh and Lush! How could I forget?

lush cosmetics

I walked into Lush to pick out a friend’s order and came out with some soap bars for myself. Got a bar of Foam a Friend (Sexy Peel and Sultana of Soap), Porridge Soap and Ring of Roses. With £20 purchase, I got a fresh face mask free so I chose Catastrophe Cosmetic which is worth £4.95. There is a reason we do not have Lush here in Malaysia – the soap bars were already melting even as I unpacked! They are now stored in my fridge 😛

Sooo…. with so many new toys, which ones are you interested to read about most? 🙂

Paris B

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  1. AAAHHHH *Faints* I was at Singapore’s Sephora at ION Orchard, but there was no Naked Palette in sight about 3 weeks ago… wuwu… T.T And you finally got the Cherry Blossom blush! ^.^

    Speaking of Urban Decay, I got the UDPP! ^.^ It was SGD 46 for two (original and Sin) Yayness!

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  7. Guerlain in a drugstore??? :S :S :S

    Great haul you have there Paris!! 😀 😀 The UD palettes are soooo pretty!! Please do a post of them soon yeah!! And also the Loreal Srubblet thingy! It looks mighty interesting!! 😀

    I hope the Lush porridge soap works for you. The bar i got had horribly rough bits in it so i can only use it as a pumice stone! >.<

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  8. Yay to UD Naked!!! I got it weeks ago too..and I couldn’t stop admiring it though. Now you make me wanting the UD black palette and topshop blush!! The topshop blush is sold out quickly here in sg. I shall drop by at Sephora Sg and have a look now. 🙂

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  9. Hi Paris,
    What shade are you wearing for Healthy Mix Foundation?

    I’m trying to get one online but having a hard time choosing the righ shade.
    I’m quite fair (but dont know what undertone hehe).

    Love your hauls!

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    • Gah! That’s pricey! Try to get someone to get it in Singapore where its cheaper than spree prices. BTW the Naked palette is permanent not Limited Edition so it will be restocked 🙂 There were piles of it everywhere in House of Fraser though. Piles!

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  12. gawsh i LOVE, i AY DOAH LUSH! lurve it i LOVED Honey i washed the kids, love the chocolate mask, although it did shit for my skin, and LOVE the coconut candy soap ARGH!! the last time i was in london i bought slabs, SLABS i tell you, of Lush soap. as in, when they weight it, each pice cost 15 pounds ok! dat was ALL i bought from london. lol.

    and i got to admit, the Naked palette IS gorgeous, but what with my extremely lousy makeup skills, there reealy is no point for me. sob.

    but all in all, GREAT haul, i LOVE new stuff!

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    • The idea behind Naked m’dear is that its pretty idiot proof! 😀 The colours are very natural and quite easy to mix and match. Very promising for newbies 😉 Oh and I am now certain that Lush isn’t quite for me. I mean its fun, I like playing with the stuff, but every single time I buy something from them, I get disappointed (and a headache from the strong fragrances) Boo 🙁

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  14. LOVE LOVE YOUR HAUL! My wishlist just got longer after reading this post :p. I’d love to hear about the UD The Black palette, Rimme Lash Accelerator and L’Oreal Youth Code first. I keep all my Lush soaps in the fridge too. Lol. And congrats on getting Guerlain Cherry Blossom!

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  16. Nice haul! The black palette looks interesting. Love the Guerlain blush! Looks sooo pretty. I would be sad to use it just because it would mess up the overspray.. lol. Thank you for sharing. ^^

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    • Thanks Reene. You’re right you know. The Guerlain blush looks like NOTHING once the overspray is gone, which is upsetting. But it won’t stop me from using it 😀

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    • Thanks LL. Moroccan oil is for the hair as a leave in treatment. Just apply a tiny bit into your hair and it detangles, softens, unfrizzes and makes hair shine. Its great stuff!

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  20. i went breathless after every product description. i love them all but especially the urban decay naked. wahhh you had a good time shopping 🙂

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    • I did have a great time! Although everything was picked up just 2 days before I left 😀 Looks like everyone wants to know about the UD Naked palette – will try to oblige asap 😀

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