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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
My IMATS LA 2014 Experience/Haul!
Hello loves,
This month has been so great for me, for starters, I turned 25!! So it has been a lot of celebrating and self reflection. Hence, why I started this blog. I really want to share what I love to the world, and to my fellow beauty lovers. For my birthday I decided to treat myself to IMATS LA. It was amazing!! I went with a couple of my closest girlfriends, it sure was nice to get away from the cold back at home in Chicago!
Saturday morning we woke up super early to get ready. In our minds, we thought we would be in the first people in line, doors opened at 8:30AM. To our surprise, we got to the convention center and the line was around the corner!!!! It was insane. There were so many girls there, I couldn't believe it. After waiting for about half an hr, we finally got in, checked in and we ran straight to the Anastasia Beverly Hill's line, we needed to get our hands on the contour kit, that has been impossible to get online. While in line, we noticed Dose of colors which was next to the Anastasia booth, so we checked out their glosses. I ended buying three of them, which are amazing and super pigmented! Now, I wish I would of got more colors and maybe some lipsticks....
After finally getting our contour kits, I spotted Lizzy (whatwouldlizzydo), I love her crazy self, lol. I am not going to lie, I was super nervous and no idea what to say, but she was so nice. Surprisingly, all the girls we met, were so sweet. It was nice to have one on one conversations with them and take pictures. Some of the girls included my friends and I in their IMATS vlog, I was so excited! What people fail to realize is that they are just like you and me. We all love makeup and thats what brings us together. In their case they have thousands of people watching them. Here I have a picture of all the things I bought, I think if the lines weren't as long, I would of done a lot more damage!
Sunday's Outfit
This month has been so great for me, for starters, I turned 25!! So it has been a lot of celebrating and self reflection. Hence, why I started this blog. I really want to share what I love to the world, and to my fellow beauty lovers. For my birthday I decided to treat myself to IMATS LA. It was amazing!! I went with a couple of my closest girlfriends, it sure was nice to get away from the cold back at home in Chicago!
Dress: Akira
Flats: Tory Burch Reva Ballerina
Watch: Michael Kors Runway Rose-Gold
Purse: LV Speedy 25
Saturday morning we woke up super early to get ready. In our minds, we thought we would be in the first people in line, doors opened at 8:30AM. To our surprise, we got to the convention center and the line was around the corner!!!! It was insane. There were so many girls there, I couldn't believe it. After waiting for about half an hr, we finally got in, checked in and we ran straight to the Anastasia Beverly Hill's line, we needed to get our hands on the contour kit, that has been impossible to get online. While in line, we noticed Dose of colors which was next to the Anastasia booth, so we checked out their glosses. I ended buying three of them, which are amazing and super pigmented! Now, I wish I would of got more colors and maybe some lipsticks....
left to right: Wild Child (my fave), Sunshine Kisses, Purple Fusion
After finally getting our contour kits, I spotted Lizzy (whatwouldlizzydo), I love her crazy self, lol. I am not going to lie, I was super nervous and no idea what to say, but she was so nice. Surprisingly, all the girls we met, were so sweet. It was nice to have one on one conversations with them and take pictures. Some of the girls included my friends and I in their IMATS vlog, I was so excited! What people fail to realize is that they are just like you and me. We all love makeup and thats what brings us together. In their case they have thousands of people watching them. Here I have a picture of all the things I bought, I think if the lines weren't as long, I would of done a lot more damage!
Sigma FlatTop Kabuki, Mac Peach Lustre Highlight, Brow Wiz
Free Lipstick, Hoochie Lip Tar, Dose of colors, Anastasia Contour kit
Mac Paint Pot in "Quite Natural" & Inglot Black Gel Liner #77
We later, waited in line at the Million Dollar Tan booth, to meet Nicole Guerriero and Jaclyn Hill. We got in line at 10:30 am, she wasn't scheduled to be there until noon. I stood in line, while my friends went to the Sigma and Lime Crime booth, the lines were crazy long at those booths as well. Nicole was there on time, she looked so pretty and was super sweet! I don't even know what I said to her, but I kept hugging her and taking selfies, lol. The girls from Million Dollar Tan would print out your picture if you uploaded your picture to instagram and hashtag'ed their name, which was pretty cool of them to do.
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| Nicole Guerriero |
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| Amanda, Thebeautybox1211 |
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| Jaclyn Hill |
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| Lizzy, Whatwouldlizzydo |
Dress: Tjmaxx
Sandals: Guess
Starbucks: Vanilla Bean Frap :)
Overall, it was a great experience, it was definitely overwhelming, but I'm glad I experienced it. I'm not sure if I would attend again, because I don't think that the waiting to get something you want is worth it. I rather shop online and not feel pressured or rushed. It was great meeting the YouTube beauty vloggers that I love to watch, I think that was the best part of the whole experience. I encourage others who love makeup to go, so you can experience it for yourself. They are having this same event in New York in April. If you want to see any of the products closer, let me know! Show me your haul! TTYL <3
don't forget to follow me on IG: anabelogb
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
NYX Butter Lipsticks!
Hello lovelies!
Welcome to my first post, I am a lover of all makeup. Drugstore and "high end" alike. I'm here to share what I love. I would consider myself a makeup hoarder, enthusiast, junkie…All for the love of beauty. welcome to my world ladies!
Here I have 5 of the 22 NYX Butter lipsticks which I LOVE! I got mine at Ulta for $5.99, while they were having a BOGO 1/2 off sale (until the end of jan) plus a 20 percent off coupon. I can't stay away from a good deal :D
I usually stay away from a nude lip and go for a bold one, thats what works for me, but they offer a great range of lighter colors as well.
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| From left to right Licorice, Hunk, Little Susie, Fireball, Sweet Tart |
I would definitely purchase more of these! I love how creamy and pigmented they are!
Did you ladies grab any, which are your faves?
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