Back to Reality With New Makeup

New York was amazing, I seriously can't get enough of that city. Even though Hurricane Irene put a slight damper on our trip, we still made the best of a stormy situation. The two days we were "stormed" in we watched several movies, had late night dance parties, ate way too much takeout, drank way too much vodka, and had some much needed bonding/relaxation time. It was so good to see Leah, Subreen and I missed her so much. Coming back to Charlotte and getting back into the swing of things was difficult. I loved having public transportation right outside my door and always having something different to do. I'm truly ready to move and I refuse to let anything get in the way of that. NYC 2012! At the moment, I have my sights set on transferring to the 5th Ave. or Soho locations. Here are some of my favorite photos from the trip:

Subway riding.

Search and Destroy in St. Marks.

Just like last year, Times Square tourist photo!

Beauty Bar in Union Square. Buy a $10 Martini and get a manicure!

Hot & sweaty in the Times Square Sephora.

Spent, but still looking fab.

Playing with light.

The sun came out on our last day.

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Our last day Subreen and I had a late flight so we made sure to do some serious shopping before we left. Sephora, H&M, and Inglot got the bulk of my money but I left with some awesome purchases. I got this palette from Inglot that I custom created. All the shadows including the pan came out to about $45.

The last time I was in NYC, I told myself that I was going to make a palette and I'm so happy I was able to do that in store. The pigments are fantastic! They also have US shipping now which they didn't have before so anyone interested should check it out! Another line that I love that we don't carry at our location is Illamasqua.I bought these two items:

Blush: Tweak  Lipgloss: Intense Lipgloss in Hermetic

The blush is a reddish pink (matte) and the lipgloss is a rich burgundy plum. Those two have been my staple items over the past few weeks. I'm ready for Fall so that I can wear a dark lip on a daily basis.