the Best (& Cheapest) Places to Buy Makeup Online

 I am a stay-at-home Mom.And by stay-at-home, I mean I REALLY stay at home. I am disabled and have a 4 year old son, so whenever possible, I do my shopping online. Because of this I have done alot of research and my many hours of googling have made me sort of an expert on where to get the best deals possible. I am sure many of you already know about some of these sites, but I wanted to share these with you just in case you haven't.
 Many of these sites also have coupons available, and if you sign up to get emails from them they will notify when they are having a sale , and sometimes send coupons directly to you.


 My all-time favorite site,eyeslipsface( e.l.f. ) is famous for doing this- I get emails from them a few times a week, telling me about sales and also coupons. They are incredibly affordable and the quality of their products is amazing!Prices start at $1, and they frequently have 50% off sales. If you have never tried them, you will be pleasantly surprised!!


 http://www.eyeslipsface.com/ 

There are two sites, bh cosmetics & Coastal Scents, that are very similar, they both have amazing deals on palettes, and super-soft, amazing brushes. They also have really good sales, and they have them just about every week. You can also find coupon codes for them -just google it and you will see a long list of options. I tend to choose Coastal Scents for eye shadows, because some of them are extremely pigmented (see my Youtube channel for my reviews on them!), and some are exact dupes for MAC shadows. I LOVE their shadows-they are, without a doubt, my favorite. The "Think Pink" palette and the "Creative Me 1" are my 2 most used palettes! I prefer bh cosmetics for my brushes, because they have a wide variety of brush sets, all of which are so soft and the highest quality, and they have outstanding sales on them.
I recommend checking out both sites before you place an order, just so you can see who has what on sale at that particular time. And don't forget to sign up for the emails!!


http://www.coastalscents.com/

Coastal Scents "Creative Me#1"

Coastal Scents Revealed 2

Coastal Scents "Think Pink"

http://www.bhcosmetics.com/

bh cosmetics 11 pc. "Pink-A-Dot" brush set

bh cosmetics 10 pc. "Orchid Makeup Brush Set"

bh cosmetics "Eyes on The 70's"

bh cosmetics 10 pc. "Pop Art" brush set

If you want name brand, high-end makeup, but don't want to pay full price for it (Who does!?), then you need to check out ACW (All Cosmetics Wholesale). They have brands like NARS, MAC,Urban Decay, Dior, Lime Crime, and many , many more. The prices are unbelievable! I purchase a few Urban Decay palettes for under $20 each! You can save an extra 30% off of the sale items too, just use the code "SALE30" when you checkout. This site is something you really need to see for yourself- and the name brands say it all. No guessing on the quality of the products!


http://www.allcosmeticswholesale.com/

MAC "Colour Added" Palette

 

NARS Debbie Harry Cheek & Eye Palette

 There are so many other fantastic sites to order makeup,( Sephora, Ulta,& Beautilish are really great ones)-But none of them can compare when it comes to cost!
 Now get outta here and go do some shopping!! :-)
~Amber

Kmart mini-haul

  They had a few eye shadow palettes on clearance at Kmart today, so I figured I may as well grab them. I honestly expected them to be crap, but I am VERY surprised at how nice these shadows are!!
  The first ones I saw were by Profusion, who I have heard of before, but never actually tried. The particular palettes they had are called "Ready To Glow"

.Each one has 12 different shadows, and each palette was $1.99.There must have been about 6 different ones, all with similar colors but with slight differences.I bought the one with the most pink shades in it. Not sure why I only picked one, but now that i know how awesome the shadows are I am going back to get more!!
 All of the palettes had gorgeous colors! Shimmery,white, pink,brown and gold hues. They are super pigmented and feel extremely creamy on your skin. I have not actually worn these on my eyes,but the way they looked and felt on my hand with no primer- I can only imagine how fabulous they are going to look !!















The other brand that caught my eye was L.A. COLORS. They had 5 different palettes on sale for $3.99,and they all had really pretty colors, but I have so many eye shadows now, I decided to only get 2 of them.
They have 16 eye shadows, and just like the Profusion palettes, these all have great pigmentation & feel ultra creamy. These have a wide variety of gorgeous colors-all have at least some shimmer to them. Some appear more shimmery than others on your skin.









  






 One of the palettes is called "Haute".It has some neutral shades, pinks,
yellow, greens, blues & purples. I REALLY like this palette.The colors are all very vibrant and the faint hint of shimmer makes them absolutely gorgeous.


  

 The second one I picked up is called "Smokin".The shadows in this palette have a deeper, richer tone to them- browns, greens, blues,and greys,a beautiful magenta shade, champagne,lilac,white, and  a nice black shade.Just
like the other palette. these all have wonderful pigmentation, feel super creamy and have just the right amount of shimmer.






So it looks like I will be making another trip back to Kmart soon :-)..These are incredible deals!! Just proves you don't always get what you pay for!!!





 


 

**Drugstore Dupes!!** UD vs WNW **

Urban Decay vs Wet N Wild

These are only a small portion of the many Wet n Wild dupes there are for Urban Decay shadows. I basically just buy every WnW shadow I can find, because they all seem to be either a dupe for UD or MAC!!

Urban Decay Summer of Love Palette & WNW Comfort Zone & Dancing in the Clouds

*BONUS* Dupe #2 !! Urban Decay VS Wet N WIld

Wet n Wild Coloricon Nude Awakening Palette vs. Urban Decay Naked Palette

 

 

We all know the vast difference in price between Urban Decay and Wet N WIld. Compare these two palettes and tell me they are not identical to each other!! AMAZING considering there is a $45 difference in price!! Yes, the UD palette has more shadows, but who ever uses every color in a palette? I rarely do.If you must have the entire UD palette, by all means buy it(go to aliexpress.com/)-but if you want to own some fabulous colors for much cheaper, check out Wet N Wild!!

~amber

Drugstore Dupe of the Week!! NARS vs NYX

NARS Galapagos Eyeshadow VS. NYX Golden Amber Eyeshadow

NARS shadow retails for around $25, and the NYX is $5. That is quite a price difference! So, how do they compare?These shades are practically
identical, although the NARS shadow is slightly more pigmented, so you have to apply an extra coat of the NYX to duplicate the exact color.(with a $20 price difference, you can afford to swipe on one extra layer!).The NARS also contains harmful ingredients such as triclosan, BHA, and aluminum powder.NYX does not contain these or other harmful ingredients.

I honestly cannot think of one good reason to choose the NARS shadow over the NYX.(unless you just HAVE to have the "name" on your package)..

Wet N Wild Palettes

I recently purchase 4 new Wet n Wild Eyeshadow Palettes, and I love them all! They were on sale buy 1 get 1 50% off, so i got a great deal on them! (Prices run from $2-$5 normally).

"Comfort Zone"

This palette has gorgeous colors. All of them have a shimmer to them, and a few of them are actually duochrome. The "crease" color on the right is a dupe for Kat Von D's shadeshifter shadow "On The Road". There are so many different looks you can create with this palette.If you are only going to buy one Wet N Wild palette( although I don't know why anyone would just want ONE lol), this one should be it!!

 

"Poster Child"

I LOVE the bright colors in this palette!I also like that all of these are Matte , with one exception: the yellow "browbone" color has a very faint shimmer to it. You can use every color in this palette as your lid color! As with most WNW palettes, there are limitless looks you can achieve with this. If you don;t like bright ,colorful eye looks, this one is probably not for you-unless you only use the pinks.

"Art In The Streets"

This is quickly becoming my favorite palette. I really like the bright colors, and I LOVE the orange. I own ALOT of eyeshadows and palettes, and this is the FIRST orange shadow I have ever owned!Orange is a very "IN " color this year, for eyes and for lips.You should look at some of the tutorials on youtube for this one- it is amazing all the looks people have come up with for this one!!I can't wait to play around with it and see what I can do with this one! I will be sure to post any good looks I come up with!

"Spoiled Brat"

Even though this one only has three colors, they are so

beautiful!!The lid color is a super bright (MATTE)fushcia and very pigmented,the crease color is a black with silver sparkles, and the browbone color is a very pigmented silver(use that one sparingly!) I bought it because of the fushcia color- I have been looking for a dark pink shadow for a while. and this is perfect!!

There are so many more palettes that Wet N Wild have that I want to get, but this is all I have for now.If it has been awhile since you used the WNW brand, you really should give them another try! Their shadows are all super silky and have wonderful pigmentation!And recently they have been coming out with some fantastic colors!! You can't beat the price, even if you have to buy them at retail. (You can find alot of them on Amazon.com and Drugstore.com)

~amber

*Bonus*( MAC )drugstore dupes

  Yes ladies, It is time once again to learn how to look like you spent a bunch of $$$$ to look pretty, when you really haven't. Sometimes,(most of the time) all you are really paying for is the name or the fancy packaging. For every high-end overpriced makeup item out there, there is a drugstore dupe that looks just as fabulous! These weekly posts are my way of helping you to do just that!! So read on, then head on out to Wal-mart (or wherever)!! :-)

Today I am doing more than one , because "MAC", one of the most expensive cosmetic companies out there, has soo many dupes..I figure I may as well throw a few of them into this post for you!..(well, it's more than a "few"..)..today, you get 4 MAC Dupes!!

Happy Monday, Ladies!! :-)


MAC PAINT POTS/MAYBELLINE EYE STUDIO METAL COLOR TATTOO

MAC Paint Pot in" Bare Study" & Maybelline EYE Studio Metal Color Tattoo in" Barely Branded"

MAC FLUIDLINE/MAYBELLINE GEL EYELINER

MAC Fluidline in "Blacktrack" & Maybelline Gel Eyeliner in "black"

MAC CREMEBLEND BLUSH/NYX CREAM BLUSH

MAC Cremeblend Blush in "Ladyblush" & NYX Cream Blush in "Natural"

MAC EYESHADOW/L'OREAL INFALLIBLE EYESHADOW

Mac Eyeshadow in "Satin Taupe" & L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in "Bronzed Taupe"

Urban Decay products $5-$7 !! (& free shipping!!)

  I have discovered the best place ever to get pretty much anything you want!http://www.aliexpress.com/...I buy almost all of my makeup from them now.It is so inexpensive that it just seems stupid to go anywhere else. Unless I want Kat Von D makeup- they don't carry her products yet.
  It does take alot longer than ordering from Sephora, because everything is shipped from China. Personally, I think it is worth the wait when you figure out how much you save!!
 Today I received 4 Urban Decay products: Naked 3 Extra Length Mascara (black), Naked 2 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner(black), Naked Palette(12 colors), & Naked 2 Palette(12 colors)..altogether they cost less than $25!!Retail cost of these items:mascara:$20, eyeliner:$19,Naked Palette:$54, & Naked2 Palette:$54. So the total for all of them would be $147!!! ..definitely worth waiting a few weeks to be able to save $122!!
 Urban Decay is not the only brand available on this site. They have MAC, NARS, Dior,Benefit, Too Faced, Tarte..and so many more. You have got to check it out for yourself!They also sell clothes, electronics, etc...
 So, go check them out and have fun!! Make sure you knwo where your debit card is- you're gonna need it!!:-)

24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner $5.69

Naked 3 Extra Length Mascara $5.09

NAKED Palette $7.79

Naked2 Palette $7.06

 




I never thought I would own one of these palettes, Definitely never imagined owning all of them!!(the Naked 3 palette should be here any day now!) I hope you all find something you really want too! Happy Shopping!! :-)

http://www.aliexpress.com/