Merhaba!

Hi! Remember me? I used to post on here about beauty things. It's okay if you don't; it's been a long time. I was traveling through Turkey, and Berlin (which is nearly part of Turkey, given the large number of Turks who live there), and then Turkey again for the past month. I got home a couple days ago, but between jet lag and needing to do other things, I haven't had the chance to do anything for y'all. Until now!

I bought a lot of stuff when I was abroad. You'll be surprised to learn it's mostly lippies and nail polish (/sarcasm). I'll have full reviews of everything eventually, but I also have a huge backlog of stuff I got before my trip, so...it may take awhile! Here's what you have to look forward to; if there's anything you're particularly interested in, let me know in the comments and I'll prioritize it!

Left to right, top row:
LUSH Vanilla Puff Dusting Powder
Nails Inc. Baker Street*
A butt ton of nail polishes, which I will name/review in Manicure Mondays to come (yeah, weekly features are making a comeback, y'all!)

Left to right, bottom row:
Benefit Watt's Up? Mini**
Golden Rose Perfect Shine Lipstick 239

Catrice Defining Blush 040 Think Pink

p2 Perfect Look Kajal 090 Turquoise

BeYu Care and Shine Gloss Stick 80

Manhattan Colour Splash Liquid Lip Tint in 94R Red Tulip

Catrice Ultimate Colour lipstick 210 Pinkadilly Circus

ARTDECO Perfect Color 82
La Roche-Posay Anthelios 50 Fluid

*Birthday gift from Z
**Birthday gift from Sephora

Cherry Culture NYX Haul (plus pictures of adorable animals)

Happy Black Friday! I hope you all were able to take advantage of some of the awesome sales going on in the beautysphere this weekend (check my Twitter feed for specifics!); I placed an order with theBalm for timeBalm concealer and Cabana Boy blush at 40% off plus free shipping, and am very tempted to get a few things from Inglot during their 15% off plus free shipping sale, but have so far managed to abstain, since I have too many eyeshadows already!

I went to the mall today, not to shop (that would be suicidal), but to get color-matched in various foundations at the department store, which happily ended with me carting off 3 sample portions of MAC Matchmaster, Estee Lauder Double Wear, and Lancome Teint Idole Fresh Wear (each in the lightest shade, surprise surprise). You can look forward to reviews on those in the next few weeks.

I also finally received my Cherry Culture order today, 2 weeks after I ordered it. Painfully long turnaround time, but I'm super pleased to have it now! I was also very pleased to see that they wrapped my nail polishes in 3 layers of bubble wrap, and they all arrived in perfect condition.

I got a Black Label Lipstick in Socialite, Advanced Salon Formula nail polishes in Maroon and Gold Glitter (super creative names, guys; leftmost and rightmost polish, respectively), Girls nail polish in Carnival (middle polish), and Eyeshadow Base in Skin Tone. I'll have reviews and swatches of everything up as I get around to testing them! I'm thinking Gold Glitter over Maroon would be perfect for a holiday manicure...

Mini Sephora Haul

My Sephora order finally got here!  It took a week.  These are the times I miss being on the east coast, when my Sephora orders arrived in 2 days...*sigh*.  I needed new perfume, and wanted to get the Sephora rewards points for it (and the cash back from using Ebates, about which I will be writing a post soonishly), and since it was my birthday month, I got a free Philosophy shower gel, along with 4 free samples (the normal 3, plus a mini Urban Decay gloss by using the promotional code).  I'll be reviewing everything in the next few days, though I promise my fragrance review will be short and sweet, because I tend to dislike reading fragrance reviews, and dislike writing them even more.  But without further ado, here's the picture of everything:

Clockwise from top left: Chanel Chance Eau Tendre, Lacoste Essential Eau de Toilette (which I definitely thought was for women, but is apparently for dudes; that's not going to stop me from trying it, though!), Philosophy Vanilla Birthday Cake shower gel, DKNY Woman Eau de Toilette, Ole Henriksen Herbal Day Cream SPF 15 (because I just love trying new moisturizers, I guess), mini Urban Decay Lip Junkie in Midnight Cowboy.

How's your weekend going?  Have you bought anything interesting recently?

Meow Cosmetics Haul

A week ago, Meow Cosmetics was having a free shipping plus 10% off sale, so I caved and bought an order of blush and foundation samples to try.  I'll be doing full reviews for everything in the next week or so (have to test it all for wear and color, etc.), but here are some pictures of the pretties!