I was super excited when Dr. Brandt sent me another gift last month! I recently reviewed the Neck Sculpting Cream that they sent me, and I was so honored to have the opportunity to try another Dr. Brandt product, the Needles No More® Wrinkle Smoothing Cream. These PR gifts are always a surprise and a delight. Thank you so much, Dr. Brandt!
My birthday month arrives tomorrow…I can’t believe June is already almost here! I didn’t empty as many beauty products in May as I did in April, but I did finish up a couple heavy hitters from my routine.
Look at me, I’m back with a Friday Five!
1. Game of Thrones: I cannot believe it’s over. The abbreviated final season felt rushed, and I wasn’t ready for it to end. My initial reaction to the end was confusion. After processing, I feel somewhat satisfied. Look, a lot of people hated season eight. Was the series finale was perfect? Nope. Did it end the way I hoped? Not one bit. However, GoT has always been a surprising show, and I appreciate being surprised right up until the end. I think the creators did a decent job of bringing characters’ stories to a close. Decent isn’t spectacular, but I’m not going to rage about the ending—not when we have legit real-world issues to worry about. And we can always rewatch our favorite holy-shit moments.
I’m so delinquent on writing this post! I know, I’ve been saying that a lot lately…cringe. 😛 I’m finally here to share my thoughts on a lovely PR gift that I received from Dr. Brandt Skincare: the Needles No More® Neck Sculpting Cream with Gua Sha Technique. Thank you so much, Dr. Brandt! I don’t receive many PR packages, but it’s always THE BEST surprise when I do get one.
First, let’s take a moment to admire this beautiful package:
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a few days but kept putting it off because I wasn’t in a writing mood. I even skipped writing a Friday Five last week! It happens to the best of us. Anyway, I’m finally here to share the goodies that I purchased with my 15% off VIB discount during Sephora’s latest beauty insider event!
I made two separate purchases: one in-store the day the event launched, and one online for the items that my store didn’t carry (my local store is pretty small). The in-store half of my haul included the items pictured here:
1. Avengers Endgame: we weren’t able to see Endgame on opening weekend, but we made it a point to see it this week. It’s been kind of hard dodging spoilers! I got semi-spoiled without technically getting spoiled, but it didn’t ruin the movie for me at all. I won’t say anything beyond this: I loved the movie! Okay, I’ll also say this (which spoils nothing): there’s one character in particular that I’m looking forward to seeing people cosplay as at San Diego Comic-Con this summer. If you’ve seen the movie, comment with your guesses on whom I’m referring to!
Image credit: IMDB
I emptied a lot of products in April, though many of them were minis. They still totally count in my book, though!
1. Us: John and I went to see this movie a couple weekends ago, and I really enjoyed it. I didn’t love it quite as much as Get Out, which was phenomenal. But Us was a highly entertaining creepfest. Lupita Nyong’o was particularly incredible and Winston Duke brought so much warmth to his role. The young actors, Shahadi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex, were amazing as well. I loved the cinematography, attention to detail, and references to other movies. I won’t say any more about it, because this is one of those movies that’s better the less you know going in. But if you’re a horror fan, go see Us!
Over the past week I’ve geeked out about the Urban Decay Game of Thrones Vault packaging and marveled at the lip products inside. But I saved my favorite elements for last: the Eyeshadow Palette ($65) and the 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencils ($22 apiece). As with everything else in the collection, these items are currently sold out.
The eyeshadow palette contains a mixture of mattes, shimmers, and metallics, and each house-themed section has a shimmery “transformer” shade (the round pans along the right side). There are only three mattes, so if you prefer matte shadows, this palette might not be for you. The palette boasts a good variety of cool and warm colors in earthy and jewel tones.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the gorgeousness of this palette?!
I’m still marveling over the amazingness that is the Urban Decay Game of Thrones Vault! It’s been in my possession for days now and I can’t get over it. I haven’t been this excited about new makeup in I don’t even know how long.
This post is all about the lip products inside the vault: four Vice Lipsticks and one Lip & Cheek Stain. All are sold individually (lipsticks are $19 apiece, lip & cheek stain is $26) but they’re currently sold out on UrbanDecay.com. Not to worry, though, because the collection is also coming to Ulta (online 4/29, in-store 5/2)and Sephora (I believe the same dates as Ulta).
Feast your eyes on these four stunning Vice Lipsticks! Left to right: White Walker, Sansa Stark, Cersei Lannister, and Daenerys Targaryen. I love the beautiful house-themed casing designs.
