CCO Haul

It has been my mission to hunt down any CCO that is within any sort of distance of me. Whether I'm on vacation, taking a day trip or just in the mood to shop I make it a point to find the nearest Cosmetic Company Outlet. I'm pretty sure I've been to 4 different CCO's within the past 2 months! lol. So sad. Anyways, luckily I've come across some great finds!

Ever since I got a hold of the Dirty greasepaint stick I've been hunting for more. The CCO's are great place to find them because you a) get them cheaper and b) find colors that have been discontinued. I picked up Lucky Jade (light green) and Taupographic (brown/golden). I also have been loving Estee Lauder lipsticks. They have great color payoff and are very moisturizing. I picked up Honey Rose (coral/mauve) and Perfect Pink (semi-bright pink). The two MAC eyeshadows are Smoke & Diamonds (shimmery grey) and Mink & Sable (golden green). And let me tell you I am OBSESSED with both of them. They even look great when you wear them together! Lastly, I picked up my first MAC dazzleglass. The only reason I bought this color (She-Zam) was because it reminded me of the Sparklicious dazzleglass that sold out from the Alice & Olivia collection (which I totally wanted!).
Here are the swatches!

From Top to Bottom:
Smoke & Diamonds- MAC Eyeshadow
Mink & Sable- MAC Eyeshadow
Taupographic- MAC Shadestick
Lucky Jade- MAC Shadestick
Honey Rose- Estee Lauder Lipstick
Perfect Pink- Estee Lauder Lipstick
And on the far right of my hand....
She-Zam- MAC Dazzleglass

Here is a comparison of Estee Lauders Honey Rose and MAC's Jazzed. I LOVE Honey Rose because to me, is 10x more of a wearable coral than Jazzed.
Honey rose is on top & Jazzed is on the bottom


See anything you like?!

xoxo Leah

Victoria's Secret Eyeshadows

To be completely honest, I don't own that many MAC eyeshadows. I usually pick up random eyeshadows of all different brands based on their color. So when I picked up an empty MAC eyeshadow palette in a blog sale, I was on a mission to fill it. I headed into my local MAC store and started swatching random colors. They would look so pretty in their little container, but on my hand, not so much. I forgot my list of "must have MAC eyeshadows" so I left empty handed.
Then I headed into Victoria's Secret to use a coupon I had. I somehow managed to wonder into their make up section and let me tell you... their eyeshadows are gorgeous! I swatched about 10 different colors on my hands but told myself to take it easy and start out with a few. I narrowed my selection down to two. I ended up picking up Provocateur (which seems to be one of their most popular colors) and Luscious.

Luscious is on the left and Provocateur is on the right.
After coming home and checking out their website I realized that Luscious is a "Lustre" and Provocateur is a "Sparkle" which totally makes sense. There definitely is sparkle in provocateur which helps give it that WOW factor. Luscious is definitely more of a lustre with a satin-like finish. Here are some swatches so you can see yourself.

Aren't they great colors?! I'm very happy with both colors and you can bet that I will be heading back for more. I recommend that everyone check out their eyeshadows! They are less expensive than MAC at $10 a piece and the colors are beautiful!
xoxo Leah