{bounty} of the day

Just bought an entire garden's worth @ whole foods, plus some 'oatmeal' yarn to satisfy this knitting kick I've been on the last couple of weeks. Unfortunately there are plenty of cold days left in the season but fortunately, I'll have a kickin new neckwarmer/cowl to get me through

also...

I came across this old pic from a beloved summer past...I love 1. D's BLINDINGLY white smile (jealous) 2. the 3 skin tones happening (I should be similar to J's tone but tanning and bronzer sometimes get the best of me) 3. Iowa City, I miss it so so much

dance in the dark

Another package of the day! I ordered from HauteLook for the first time when they had Kevyn Aucoin's cosmetics on sale. The products were such a STEAL! Like lipsticks for $7 marked down from $27. I had to restrain myself and only purchase 4 products...I feel like I've been hemorrhaging money lately :(

So I received

Liquid Patent Lipgloss in Nyalia


Liquid Fountain Pen in Lilette


Liquid Lipstick in Ondine


Lip Tint in Tatjanaberry

I'm pretty pleasantly surprised. It's sometimes a gamble ordering unfamiliar makeup online but the colors are quite nice. I was bummed because "Ondine" (btw, the color names are so funky! maybe they're named after certain people) looked very similar to Beaute's Masochist which I just bought, but Ondine is more of a true cherry red while Masochist is a deeper retro red. Both are lovely. I'm excited about Nyalia, it's a very nice creamy rose. I don't have a lip color like it so I'm quite satisfied. Tatjanaberry is a little disappointing, it's a little too brown, not as nude as I had wanted. Maybe it'll look better when my skin is more tan.
I'm so happy to finally own a few Aucoin products. Kevyn Aucoin was the first makeup artist I loved. I remember scouring ebay for his first book "The Art of Makeup" years ago, luckily I found a decent copy! His books are so beautiful and I could just tell he was a kind, gentle man. His death was a huge loss for the beauty and fashion industry.

source: kevynaucoin

Package of the Day

I'm a notorious online shopper. I find it very relaxing, much more so than real life shopping. My favorite is shopping for makeup! I still get excited when the package arrives. So to celebrate this semi-frequent event I'm doing a "package of the day" post.

Today I received MAC's Gaga Viva Glam lipstick!!


and a Paint Pot in Blackground


I can't wait to play! I'm a huge fan of MAC's free shipping promos, they have a new promo practically everyday. Keep up the good work MAC! And I'm so glad I got the Gaga lipstick before it sold out...that would have been a dark day indeed.

Can we even talk about the possibility that Gaga may headline for Lollapalooza?? I. may. faint. (if it's true of course)

I'll end with Alphabeat's genius cover of Telephone/Bad Romance