MAC and Sephora gifts from the BF

Happy friday everyone!!

I wanted to share with you some products I got from my lovely BF for my birthday...yes people, my BF went shopping for my wishlist at MAC and Sephora all by himself!!! What a proud moment, I couldn't believe it. Just so you know, my BF is a guy's guy!! This is out of sorts for him to do this.. let me tell you I was SHOCKED!!! LOL... I've been reading so many beauty blogs about girls who rave about NARS "laguna" bronzer. I've been using Lorac's "hot flash" (which is my go to for awhile now), so I wished for it and it arrived through BF. He had no idea what it as he was giving me.. lol... he said that the girl at Sephora told him this bronzer is almost always out of stock because it's so popular! I'm excited to try it!!

While we are the topic of bronzer, just a quick note: I have to say that Lorac's "hot flash" is my fav bronzer so NARS will have to be over the top for me to love it. I have been using lorac's duo for quite some time now and it has never failed to impress me. It's half bronzer and half blush. The duo has a really nice shimmer to it that gives you that glowy look without applying too much of it. This stuff lasts me so long and as much as I'm excited to try the newbie, I will still continue to love my duo. Just so everyone knows...The bronzer is over-powering when you see it, like an orange-y look. you DO NOT need a lot of the bronzer, you just layer it in thin coats until you have the righ amount of tint to your face (around hairline, cheeks, nose and a tiny bit on chin)

Alright.. back to my BF's presents. I also really wanted to try the MAC's dazzleglass lip gloss. Usually I will always buy drug store brands becasue I'm constantly putting on lip gloss throughout the day and it wipes off pretty quickly anyway. Why would I need an expensive one?? buttttt... I have been eyeing the dazzleglass for awhile now so I knew I clearly had to have it! BF got my dazzleglass in "baby sparks". It is a pink-y color.

See??? isn't it just gorgeous?? I can't wait to try it! The dazzleglass is supposed to be a more "stay put" kind of lip gloss where it doesn't come off almost as soon as you put it on, so i'm pretty excited about that. In general, I usually also try to pick a gloss that is on the pink side, and always very sheer color. I don't like a lot of color on my lips, I usually try to play up the eye's a little more. Plus, I'm always the person when I put on a "color" lip gloss or lipstick, it ends up on my teeth.. gross!

I will try these new beauty's out and let you know. I almost don't want to love the lip gloss though because it's a little pricey, like $19 before tax, but we will see.

Enjoy your friday :)

love always,
mel