The first thing I picked up was Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage, which is a super dry, high coverage concealer. It was super pricey, but I've actually gotten quite a bit of use out of it on those no-makeup days where I'd still like a bit of coverage on any scars or blemishes. It's also great used over foundation, but I've found it's best to powder first and then layer up or you can start to move stuff around a bit! The best thing is that the lighter shade (I've got the lightest palette, SC-1 if anyone's interested) is actually lighter than my skintone! It's also yellow toned, so does the redness-cancelling job really well. The darker shade (which annoyingly is the one you get more of) is pinker toned and is useful to mix in with the other one for when it's just too light. I use a tiny flat brush to apply it with, and the stiffer bristles mean you can really pack on the product without it looking cakey. Overall, I'm actually really glad I've got this in my stash, as it covers so much better that liquid concealer! You also get almost 6 grams of product, and considering how little you need to use it's going to last ages!
Next up was the Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara, which is super handy for when you want you lower lashes to look on point. I do find it a bit of a faff to use though, and often can't be bothered so I might pass it onto my Mum so that it doesn't dry up before it's used up! I love the cute silver design on the tube, which is probably part of why I was suckered in - but I do think it'd be worth the money if you tend to make a big mess with larger mascara wands.
Soon after, I splurged on my first Burberry Eyeshadow. I'd been eyeing them up for a while, but they never had the shade I wanted in stock, and then when we actually passed a counter in duty free we had to rush to catch our plane and I didn't have time to stop, sadtimes. But I got my paws on one eventually, and I'm super happy with it! I've actually done a proper review of it, which should be the next post up here!
Finally, last week I saw that Escentual had a sale on. I was picking up some of my usual bits and bobs and then on a whim decided to treat myself to a new lipstick! I'd been really good up until then, and had been on a bit of a lip product ban but 20 percent off was a too good offer to miss! I picked out one of the Rouge Dior Lipsticks in the shade 'Rose Bonheur' as I'd heard good things about the range online. It's the perfect my lips but better shade for me, and although it's quite sheer the colour sticks around for a decent amount of time with no awkward fading. The scent is also lovely - a more sophisticated version of love hearts sweets! One that goes with everything, and since I don't have a lot of nude lip products I didn't feel to guilty about picking it up!
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