If you don't have a Costco membership, get one now! Besides having a fantastic bakery, cheap gas and a great return policy, I recently discovered their beauty section. As soon as I saw it I thought, where has this been all my life? For all of you who may not have Costco in you country/area or just don't know what it is: Costco is a warehouse style store where you pay 50 dollars each year to be able to shop there and they sell everything, from food to printer paper to Hunter rain boots, all at warehouse prices & bulk sizes. Now, it sounds like it would be terrible quality, how else could they afford to sell their items for so cheap, but everything they sell is great.

Now let me stop rambling. So I was at Costco the other day and I was grabbing some moisturizer in bulk in the beauty aisle, and I noticed that they had makeup. I was so confused, Costco, selling makeup? What? So I looked online to see what this was about and boy, had I been missing out!

Costco sells all sorts of beauty products at incredible discounts, from mid range to high end. So today I thought I would show you some of the incredible products and deals I found on Costco.com as compared to the prices of said products at Nordstrom (They price match, so it should have the cheapest prices).

So I picked my favorite products to show you guys and first up is the Guerlain d'Enfer mascara. Now Guerlain is an incredibly luxurious brand like the high end of the high end so it was to my surprise to find their products at Costco of all places. I went to a Guerlain spa in NYC and I got to try some of their products and I must say they perform incredibly.

The mascara is available in Costco in the shade noir.

At Nordstrom it is: 30.00

At Costco it is: 23.99

So that makes the total discount around 20%, and for a brand that never goes on sale, that's a fantastic price!

Next up is the bareminerals complexion rescue tinted hydrating gel cream. This is a lightweight almost bb cream foundation that I've heard good things about.

India

Hi everyone, I'm sorry I've been gone for a little while now, I promise I'll be better at posting from now on and not skipping two months at a time :) I had a hectic schedule there for a while but everything's settled down now so you can expect at least a post a week and if I don't post, I give you fill permission to comment angrily demanding me to post. Also on the note of comments, I would love it if you guys would comment anything you would like to see so I can give y'all content that you want to see.

So long tangent aside, I thought I would make a post on how I like to save money on makeup, and well just in life, because who doesn't love saving money on makeup? Also, lets be honest here, buying new makeup (or beauty products in general) can be realllly expensive. So without further ado, here is how I like to save money on makeup.

Tip 1) TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and Nordstrom

So the first tip I have for y'all is to buy all the makeup/beauty products you need from these places. TJ Maxx and Marshalls both sell a lot of high end makeup products for a slightly lower prices, which can be nice, but their real gems are the drugstore/ medium price products. I buy all of my nail polishes exclusively from these stores. The nice thing about them is they have a wide range of colors and brands, not just the ugly colors no one wants. I bought this gorgeous Butter London nail polish from my local TJ Maxx and it was only 2 dollars. 2 DOLLARS. Now Nordstrom is a fantastic place to go for higher end makeup and beauty products. The nice thing about Nordstrom is that they price match everything, so you always get the best deal. I bought a bunch of Batiste from their website for 5 dollars each. Plus they also offer no minimum free shipping and 3 free samples with every beauty order. It's like Sephora but better. Currently, I've got my eye on the Naked on the Run palette that they have for 39 dollars marked down from 54 elsewhere. Also they do a lot of gifts with purchase so be sure to check that out before buying.

Tip 2) Coupons, coupons, coupons

I cannot say it enough, coupons are a girls best friend. Every Sunday paper I've ever had includes a huge pack of coupons and more than 25% of them are for beauty/ makeup products. Coupons almost always work on top of sales and sometimes there can be really high value coupons in the inserts and even online. This brings me to my next point.....

Tip 3) Do your research

Right before I head out of the door to go shopping, I always check for online printable manufacturers coupons, places that are having sales and check my email for any exclusive sales/promotions. 

That's all I have got for you today, If you want to see more posts like this, let me know below!

Again, thanks for your patience, I really appreciate it

xx,

India

Hey everyone I'm back with a mini Ulta haul. I absolutely love Ulta, honestly it's like one of my favorite stores. Not just because of their really good loyalty program ( you get cash off instead of crappy samples) and how they always have coupons but because they combine drugstore and high end products. Now when I go into Sephora, I always have to take pictures of my swatches to compare them to cheaper drugstore items to see if it's worth it. But in Ulta the products are all right there. The one downside is that Ulta doesn't have any of those salespeople who are really helpful like at Sephora (at least at my Ulta) so I have to get all my info online. Also Ulta has clearance sections which who doesn't love sales? Anyway I'm going to stop rambling and get on with the mini haul, emphasis on the mini. 

(Rimmel Scandaleyes Gel Eyeliner, 4.99)

(OPI Nail Lacquer in An Affair in Romantically Involved, $4.95)

(OPI Nail Lacquer in Sleigh Parking Only, $8.25)

(Zoya Satin Nail Polish in Leah, $9.00)

So I have seen tons of candle collections online, but I've only seen Bath and Body Works, Diptyque, and other more expensive candles but never Yankee Candle. Now this shocked me because I've been shopping at Yankee Candle for a while and the scents are more varied and fresh, and they last so much longer. Also they always have coupons for their candles so whenever I've earned enough points or I have a $15 dollar off coupon, I go buy a ton to last me a lifetime. So I thought I'd share my votive candle collection from Yankee Candle because if I did all of them, we would be here forever. So with that, I hope you enjoy!

Hey everyone! I'm baaaaack with an unboxing! I don't know about you but I love seeing unboxings, like I'm addicted. I recently got this "Voxbox" complimentary from Influenster and I thought I'd show you whats inside!

So the picture above is what the box looks like when you first open it, on the top there is coupons and a product list.

The first I pulled out is this Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs, leg makeup. So basically it replaces body makeup and is a substitute to permanent bronzer I think. I would compare the idea to MAC face and body foundation.(Retail Value:  2.99 USD)

As most of you will know from my last blog post, I recently joined a website called HauteLook, and let me tell you, I am O-B-S-S-E-S-S-E-D. So basically, it is a flash sale type of site and it's owned by Nordstroms (fyi, you can't use Nordstroms gift cards on it) It features tons of well known brands, like right now, they have the Balm cosmetics, Jimmy Choo swimwear, and  coming up on Monday, my favorite, KATE SPADE! In case you can't tell, I am in love with this site because of the deals. I am a member of sites like this (ex. Zulily) but the difference that I have a love hate relationship with is that the deals are more than 50% off but you can only keep an item in the cart for 15 minutes. So for us indesicive people, it is a nightmare. Also, one Debbie Downer is that they charge you for shipping, I always trust a company a little less if they charge me for shipping, I'm not sure why. 

Have you tried HauteLook? Do you like it or not? Leave a comment down below letting me know what you think of it!

xx,

India

HauteLook Referral Link: http://www.hautelook.com/invite/9130547

Zulily Referral Link: http://www.zulily.com/invite/india684

Hey everyone, I'm back with another review for you all!

So I bought this little handy dandy bottle of dry shampoo like a few months ago and it just sat on my dresser. For some weird reason I started to use it this week and I've got some opinions on this one. So if you don't know what a dry shampoo is, it's a product in an aerosol can (normally) that sprays a powdery spray that absorbs oil in between hair washes.

 This one smells very very similar to laundry detergent and powder mixed together and it does linger so I find myself spraying perfume in my hair to mask the smell. It absorbs oil pretty well, to my surprise, but since I do have darker hair, it leaves an immense white cast and even after combing through my hair a few times, it is still extremely visible. The packaging isn't anything out of the ordinary and it is drugstore priced.

(P.S. I just found out about a site called haute look and it's amazing, they are a Nordstrom's sub company like nordstrom rack but they have amazing flash sales on brand name makeup and clothes. Like I just found Lorac trio's for 3 dollars. 3 DOLLARS!)

xx,

India

I bought this nail polish from local H & M in a pale lilac shade (Beauty Bandi) It was only around 3 dollars so it would be around drugstore priced. The bottle had more packaging than product so that was dissapointing. The nail polish needs something under it, like white polish, otherwise it looks like a weird gray purple color instead of a vivid lilac. It also needs at least two coats but the drying time is pretty fast. The shade is comparable to Illimasqua in Wink or Essie in Lilacilism.

xx,

India