I received these a couple of days ago but I am only posting them now. Aromaleigh and Adorned With Grace have some of the fastest shipping times in cyberspace, and they even had amazing deals to begin with! Anyways, I'll start with my Adorned With Grace haul. Franchesca of AwG had this amazing deal of TWO full-sized (30g) jars of foundation for only $19 and some change (now it's $22.99 - that's still a great deal IMO!). I got the Hope 3.5 and Hope 3.8 shades, because my shade is a mixture of these. She also mentioned on her blog that if an order reaches a total of $20, she would throw in samples of her entire holiday eyeshadow collection. How cool is that?? So I bought a blush sample in Esoteric for a buck, and I got the entire shadow collection samples! Wait, it doesn't stop there. A few months ago, Franchesca offered me a free blush or two free shadows of my choice, and so I took this opportunity to grab a couple of shadows from Franchesca's gorgeous collection. I got Amiable and Marvelous and they are just amazingly pigmented and the colors are beautiful. I especially love Marvelous, it is THE perfect blend of bronze, brown and goldish undertones. Can't wait to make some looks using these.
Franchesca's freebies and a hand-written note. Sweet!
Preeeetty!
My gorgeous Aromaleigh Bete Noire full-size shadows! Can you believe I got these in just 3 business days, notwithstanding the store's ongoing sale?? Amazing! If you look closely, you'd see how complex the colors of these shadows are, with pretty nuances and lots of different highlights and lowlights interspersed with the main color. And also, unlike some mineral shadows I've tried, these babies are super pigmented even without the benefit of foiling.
I keep saying this, but I liken some of Adorned With Grace's shadows to some of MAC's shadows in terms of texture and their finish on the lid. Aromaleigh, however, has the texture and finish of some of MAC's pigments. I will be creating looks using Adorned With Grace's holiday shadows and my new Aromaleigh stuff.
Announcement: Thought I'd let December pass by without a holiday give-away? Check out this blog for announcements within the next few days on how you can win amazing holiday beauty giveaways. Stay tuned!
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I think the Bete Noires are now my favorite AL collection. I'm in love with Bette and Mireille. And I think I will shortly be in love with Lisette. I also really like Chantal and Vivaine and Amarante. So pretty!
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