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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.
At Nordstrom it is: 29.00
At Costco it is 19.99
That makes the total discount around 32%, again a stellar deal!

Next up is a cult favorite, the Bobbi Brown shimmer brick and it even comes with a brush
At Nordstrom it's: 46.00
At Costco however, it's: 32.99
Total discount: Around 29%

Another cult favorite and one that I would say is the best deal of all, This trio of full size Bobbi Brown lipsticks. 
It includes 3 full size lipsticks. The shades are sandwash pink, pink and salmon. 
At Nordstrom, the price for these three lipsticks combined is: 81.00
At Costco though: 36.99!!!
That makes the discount: Around 51%

Actually, the best deal that's not makeup is on fragrance. All of their fragrances are 49.99 regardless of fluid ounces which can make fantastic deals on an item that rarely goes on sale. 
Guerlain Shalimar 3 oz
Nordstrom: 109.00
Costco: 49.99
Discount: Around 55%
Lancome Tresor eau de toilette 3.4 oz
Nordstrom: 102.00
Costco: 49.99
Discount: 51%
Chloe eau de parfum 1.7 oz
Nordstrom: 105.00
Costco: 49.99
Discount: Around 53%


Also all of their shipping is around 2 dollars regardless of what you purchase. Now do you see why I love Costco for beauty purchases? I don't know how I would have functioned before that!
Do any of you buy beauty products from Costco?

xx,
India

(Not sponsored by Costco, just thought I would throw that in there) 


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Hi Hi Hi! Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry for not posting after I made a big stink over how I was going to start posting regularly again. I am back and better than ever. 
Today I have a quickie review on Benefit's creaseless cream shadow (Or so it says...)
Ok so on black friday (that feels like ages ago, wow does time fly), I went to Ulta and totally stocked up on all of their doorbusters (which some are still available and cheaper!) and one of their deals was all of Benefit's eyeshadows and lipsticks were 50% off! Also, I believe they had a cream blush, but I swatched it and didn't like the shade. Anyway, I was psyched because I had seen some of my favorite beauty bloggers rave about the creaseless cream shadows and they looked so pretty online. I decided that I would just pick up the one shade that I knew I would wear the most, because I have way too much makeup(who am I kidding, you can never have enough), and the shade I picked up was called RSVP. 

So it comes in this really cute but totally impractical packaging made out of printed cardboard. The actual product is inside the "tube" with a compact-like packaging
($20 at Ulta, shade: RSVP)
Inside there's a really cute looking eyeshadow  encased in a thick plastic covering and a white exterior (it looks like a muffin tin right? or a pie crust?) The shade itself is shown online as very peachy but in real life it's a light champagne color with a light tinge of pink. 


So I'll just be blunt here, it creased. I was beyond disappointed when it creased not even two minutes later. The color payoff was beautiful and the little shimmer it did have showed up. The color was gorgeous but I tried to apply the shadow with a flat brush that I always use for  packing on shadow but it applied better with my finger or even a sponge tip applicator. 

Overall, I thought it was OK, I think that the NYX shadow sticks do a much better job and have the some of the same shades and texture. I do think for a product that said it wouldn't crease, the fact that it did was really disappointing and may have affected my view of the product. But, if it's ten dollars, it's not bad, just maybe not for me. 
Have any of you tried it and if so what's your opinion on it? Leave your answer in the comments below!


 xx,
India



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Hey everyone, I'm back with a new kind of post. 

So, a while back I received this shadow stick in an Influenster VoxBox and I was super super excited. I happen to love the Clinique shadow sticks and I heard that these were a dupe and well who doesn't like saving money.
(NYC Shadow Stick in Tribeca Taupe)
It looked like this beautiful warm bronze color in the tube. When I swatched it, it was far from warm. It ended up being a cool grey taupe hybrid color. I'm sure plenty of people would love this color but I don't tend to like any shadows that are cool toned. This shadow stick has a very creamy, smooth and pigmented application but again the downside for me was the color. However, when I played around with it, I realized an amazing way to use the stick, as a contouring pencil! It provides a beautiful natural looking contour due to the greyish hue to the stick, perfect for beginners. That's all I've got for today so until next time byeee!

xx,
India



Disclaimer: I did receive this product complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes but all opinions and ideas are my own 

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)
The next product I pulled out is a Beanitos Black Bean chip bag and we got another one in Chipotle BBQ. (Retail Value: 3.99 USD)
Next came a duo of Bear Naked Granola, it looks super yummy, in Sea Salt Caramel Apple (guess which one was eaten immediately after the photo) and Coconut Almond Crunch (Retail Value:  5.19 USD)
Next came this Australian Gold Sunscreen with SPF 30. It smells like sunscreen, nothing shocking.(Retail Value:  8.07 USD)
Next, the thing that got me the most excited, a NYC 24 hour Eye Shadow Stick in this taupey color. I think its' best use would be a eyeshadow base. (Retail Value: 2.99 USD) 
Next we have a Hair Food Root Cleansing Shampoo that smells immensely like strawberries, I really can't stand food scented soaps, shampoos, etc. So I will be passing this along to one of my friends. (Retail Value:  9.99 USD)
I forgot to take a photo of the Nasoya Zero Calorie Noodles which I also passed along because I don't tend to eat noodles ever. (Retail Value:  Couldn't find it, sorry )

xx,

India

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About a week ago I jumped into the scary world of trying a different brand. *Gasp* I tried out the brand Almay. I had always grown up with my mom loving Almay but I had never tried it myself. Until now. I bought three products from their line but I haven't tried the other two yet. Anyway, I had bought their Intense i-Color Eye Shadow Softies in the shade "Hot Fudge" 
(The product in the color "Hot Fudge", Photo from drugstore.com)

The product claims to be a cushiony eye shadow that is crease free. I tried getting the product out of the pan and it didn't come off with a brush (which was a long shot anyway), but I was oddly shocked when it provided miniscule color payoff with my fingers and even the cheap foam applicators. After I ended up scraping out about half of the product with the foam applicator and trying to work it on my eyes, I could barely see any difference and the color just blended away. Maybe I was just using it wrong but it didn't work with me.
Rating: 1/5
xx,
India
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