Sephora FF Sale 2011 Haul ♥

Hello again! =) Yay for Sephora FF 2011! I think it has been like a tradition for me to get something from Sephora FF Sale once a year (since I started blogging). But last year was my biggest haul yet because I was able to buy twice. Hahah! (last year Sephora FF Sale 2010: http://withadriyah.blogspot.com/2010/11/sephora-ff-sale-2010-haul.html) But this year was different. You can only use 1 code per email address so I really had to think what I want before ordering.

Anyway, here's my haul for this year:

15th Anniversary Urban Decay Palette - been lemming for it since it came out. I swatched it @ Sephora and the colors are gorgeous!! They are all new colors (i think?) and I just couldn't resist it. I know, i know.. I have so much eyeshadows already and don't need it. I have eyeshadow problems I tell ya! lol!

Nars Blush in G-spot! OMGGGG When I first learned about this new Nars multiples, I chuckled. Nars is really good @ naming their products huh? LOL! But i saw swatches on line and thought, OMG I gotta have it!!! My first ever multiples =)

Looks gorgeous in picture huh? :)

I am in love with YSL mascara especially the Faux Cils one. Ok, I did try going drugstore mascara but its not just the same.. I bought Maybelline falsies a month ago and it sucked! BLAH! I have never tried other mascaras yet that does what YSL Faux Cils does (well maybe Buxom?) to my lashes!! Long, voluminous!! I love it! & now they have this new Faux Cils called SHOCKING? Let's see if I'll get shock! Hahaha!

I am always in need of a lip stain. Love using it.

Necessity -- black eyeliner. Nothing beats UD 24/7 eyeliner.

My UDPP dried out.. Hated the old packaging so I'm glad they changed it. Was going to buy the original one but I thought why not try the other UDPP.. so yes, I'll see if I like it.

That was all my Sephora FF Sale Haul. "That was all"?? I thought it was a lot. I was cringing while I clicked "PLACE THE ORDER" button. LOL! I dunno how I was able to buy so much last year. I must had a gift card or something. Hahaha! But that's it until the end of the year (hopefully) Trying to be good @ resisting on buying make up =____= I do have more hauls to post (collective ones).

Oh, also I got the new iPhone 4S last Oct 18. Then I bought a blingy HK case to match my white iPhone. I looovvveee this Phone!! :)

What did you buy for this year's sale?

Enjoy your weekend everyone.. As for me, I'm working (possible a double shift).

FTC: Everything in this post - I bought it with my own money. I'm not affiliated with Sephora or Apple. I did not get paid to do this post.

SPROOS Give away WINNER & Collective Haul

I am happy to announce that our give away contest has ended and Melissa - the owner of SPROOS Shop http://www.sprooshop.com has already chose a winner using random.org.

...and now without further ado, the winner of our cute give away contest is:

beautyymonsterr - http://beautyymonsterr.blogspot.com/

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Please email me ASAP your mailing address so I can send it to Melissa right away.

Thank you for everyone who joined our give away!! :D

Also, I want to show you guys what I have acquired this week :)

I repurchased the YSL Faux Cils Radical Noir Mascara. Its ♥!!! I'm in love!! I love it too much, that when my other turned goopy, had to buy another one right away!! :) Best mascara I've ever tried!!

I finally got this nail polish! I've been wanting it for so long!! You can see the swatch on my pinkie :)

Another thing I've been wanting a long time ago!! I finally got it!! YAY!! I love lip balms, lip treatments because my lips is always dry :( I absolutely love the natural pink color it gives my lips :)

My friend also bought me the latest Essie nail polishes!!! They're gorgeous colors!!!

and a headband that the hubby picked up at Claire's. Very cute :)

I'm currently sick right now. Been in bed the whole day. :( I miss blogging!!! Will be back full time soon!!!

Beauty Review: YSL Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils

Yves Saint Laurent Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils in Noir Radical

Ok, so I don't normally spend so much money on mascaras as you know we are suppose (yeah I really never do it) to throw our mascaras every 3 months, so that's why I usually don't like spending so much on mascaras, but I kept hearing "Oh YSL Faux Cils is such a great mascara! it's worth every penny!" So it made me curious and I finally got it during the FF Sephora Sale but didn't want to use it yet until this week. Hahaha!

I love wearing mascara! I feel like this is a must have for every girl out there. A weapon so we can all bat our lashes and feel pretty ^_^

image credited to sephora.com

Description from Sephora.com:
☛ An Award-winning, volumizing mascara.

☛ Yves Saint Laurent MASCARA VOLUME EFFET FAUX CILS Luxurious Mascara achieves an intense, dramatic lash look in a single stroke, for lashes that stop traffic with the blink of an eye. Its secret is the Triple-Film Complex: a film-coating for intensity, a conditioning film for curve, and a fixing film for long-lasting effectiveness.

☛The brush applicator combines nylon fibers of varying diameters for luxurious volume enhancement as never before. 

Price: $30 (yeah pretty expensive for a mascara!)

It comes with 9 different shades of color. I personally like 9 Noir Radical

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Here is my bare lashes. As you can see, I do have some lashes but they aren't long, not even thick. They're very thin and you can barely see them. Not much lashes on the bottom too.

Here's my lashes after 2 coats of YSL Faux Cils mascara. Noticed the difference as it got longer, thicker, more visible than the picture above.

It is a nice mascara to have. I love how it makes my lashes look longer and thicker. I think that a cheaper alternative to this is the  Buxom Lashes which is only $18. I have tried Buxom and its also as great as the YSL Faux Cils. :)

You can see that it can get clumpy. That's one CON i can think of, oh and also the price I guess, because I feel like this mascara is so expensive.

Overall, I will repurchase. It's nice to have a high end mascara every now and then :P Blame me for being vain but my lashes deserves it! hahaha!! Just playing :)

Here's me wearing the YSL Mascara Volume Effet Faux Cils

FTC: I am not affiliated with Yves Saint Laurent and or Sephora or Sephora.com. I am not getting paid to do this post and the above mascara is purchased by my own money.