What Did I Buy At Sephora Today?

I went to Sephora to pick up a new foundation and a nude pencil for the waterline. I knew I wanted to buy the Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation because I've heard good things for oily skin types. I had been using the Rimmel Stay Matte but I think it might have been breaking me out. My skins been pretty bad lately so I've stopped using it. It was also a bit too dark for my winter skin. While I was in Sephora I saw the Sephora + Pantone Universe Paint Gloss Trio and thought I would get it to replace some of my lost lip glosses from my trip. I'll do a first impressions on everything below.

Sephora + Pantone Universe Radiant Paint Gloss Trio $32CA

I was attracted to this set because I liked all the colours, but it was the purple colour that really drew me in. The price was good because it works out to just over $10 a gloss when they normally retail for $20. I've never tried them but they swatched really nice. Very pigmented. So I gave them a go, and over all I really only like the purple colour. I wore the purple colour the day I got it and its really nice. Very pigmented, like a lipstick. I had been wearing a pink lipstick which might have changed the colour, but I found the colour to actually be quite wearable. Not too purple but more of a pinky purple. It's smooth with a bit of stickiness. It has that MAC gloss smell which I think is kind of like vanilla or cake. Because these are so pigmented, you do need a mirror to apply them which kind of defeats the point of a gloss in my option (I don't usually wear pigmented glosses). The light pink colour is too light for me (for anyone I would think) but I thought it would be nice as a gloss over darker shades. I haven't tried that yet but I put the purple shade over it and mixed them and that was really pretty. The light pink by itself looks kind of choppy and weird. Not very nice. And the beige colour is too brown for my liking. I tried putting the pink over it but I couldn't make it work. I'll try mixing it with some other lipsticks and see if I can do anything with it.

I picked up the Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay in Place foundation ($44CA) in 1W1. I've worn it once and that colour seems to match me quite well. I'm pale and I find a lot of foundations look orange on me so I went with a more yellow toned one. My first impression is mixed. This is not a light-weight, like you are wearing nothing at all foundation. I like full coverage foundations but this one leaves your skin feeling sticky. As in I applied it, set it with powder, and 30 mins later picked up my cat and had bits of fur stuck to my face. Not cool. I've worn another "16 hour" wear or so foundation that was also sticky and it did last a long time on my oily skin so I thought I would test it out before bashing it. I wore this to work on my 12 hour night shift and it actually lasted a long time. My face stayed matte for a lot longer than usual. Not the entire shift but a good 6 hours. The foundation did start to wear off in the T-zone and the chin (resting my chin in my hand frequently) when I got oily but not as bad as other foundations. And my cheeks still looked almost perfect. My contour and blush stayed in place all night. So given the fact that it's so long wearing, I can deal with the stickiness. And that didn't last the whole time, maybe just the first hour or so. It's too early to give an accurate review, but so far I'm loving it.

Sephora Collection Long Lasting Kohl Eyeliner $12CA

After watching spring tutorials, I wanted a skin coloured eyeliner for lining the lower waterline. The purpose of this is to brighten the area and get rid of any redness to really make the eyes pop. I was looking at the Nars larger than life eyeliners but couldn't justify spending $28 on skin coloured eyeliner. It's for the waterline so it's not going to stay perfect all day. Especially for Blinky McBlinkerson over here. It did stay on for 15 hours, but it migrated from the waterline to lash line. Not bad for 15 hours. This pencil transfers really nicely onto the waterline and didn't irritate my eyes at all. I didn't swatch it because you can't even see it and it's pretty straight forward. It serves it's purpose and it was affordable.

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MAC Pro Longwear Lipstick

I was on the hunt for a long lasting lipstick for my vacation in a fun, summery colour. I didn't want a full blown stain or anything too drying and I read online a lot of people like MAC's pro longwear lipsticks so I thought I would try it out. I bought the colour "Love Forever!". It's a very pigmented hot pink/fuchsia, but not too bright (such as "Candy Yum Yum"). It has just the right amount of purple undertones that it is a bit darker and more flattering.

I realize now this picture isn't very good...almost looks red. See swatch below

The formula is very nice. It has a creamy finish with no shine. It is not drying at all. It leaves a bit of a tackiness to it, similar to what a stain might feel like. That doesn't bother me but it is a bit distracting. As far as the overall wear, I didn't find it much different that a regular lipstick. The colour remained bright on my lips for a few hours but came right off after eating and needed to be reapplied. I find a lot of how well a lipstick wears is the application and if done well, any lipstick can last a long time. I didn't use a lip pencil with it and did not notice any bleeding.

The sad thing is that I lost it the second time I wore it on the very first day of my vacation! And not just this lipstick, but my whole bag of lip products I had brought on my trip! It wasn't my entire lip collection (thank goodness) but still a good $100 worth of product, including this very nice, brand new lipstick. Sigh.

Overall, it's a good lipstick and I love the colour. I'm not a very big fan of the regular MAC lipsticks (I know, I know) but the pro longwear is better. That being said, I'm going to go on a hunt for a drug store dupe. If I can't find one, I'll fork out the $21 and buy it again because I do love the colour.