Wednesday, September 3, 2014

The Honeymoon Wishlist (Part Two)

We're less than two months away from the wedding - which also means the honeymoon is looming closer! Since my last Honeymoon Wishlist we've booked the whole lot, so now I know we are definitely heading over the the U.S for the very first time. We'll be spending the majority of our honeymoon in Hawaii (Maui + Waikiki) with jaunts in LA and Vegas beforehand, suffice to say shopping is on my mind along with the lolling around relaxing.

I have been perusing the Sephora website to no end looking at all the things I will get to check out, and the things that have intrigued me greatly are the palettes - surprise surprise!
Anything Tarte is going to tempt me on this trip, I can see myself grabbing a whole bunch of products from the brand to try out and this palette looks like the best value so far. The shades look very wearable and I hope they swatch smoothly, too!
 
I've been eyeing this one off at the Myer counter since it launched, but think I might wait until we hit US shores where everything is cheaper to indulge in my first Chanel eye quad.
 
I definitely want to pick up one of the MJ palettes as we don't have access to his beauty brand here in Australia. I love the look of the bright palette in this range but realistically speaking I will get more joy from the neutral palette options, so they are probably what I will head home with.
 
As a celebrity, I'm really not a fan of Kat Von D's style or mannerisms - in fact I always ask Mister Bovary to turn over the channel if he starts watching her while I'm in the room! Her makeup line has a pretty good reputation though so I'm looking forward to swatching some of the shadows and lip products to see if anything catches my eye.
 
I have to say that I don't have as much experience with Nars as many other bloggers seem to - the blushes are yet to amaze me and I only have the odd eyeshadow duo to use, so I don't know much about the shades in this 15 strong palette. They definitely look like colours I would wear often and I'm thinking of picking up the Nars eye primer also, so if this is in stock I want to see how it fares. I have always wanted the Coconut Grove single shadow and since it's in here it would be a shame to pass on it...
 
This is something I want to swatch, but I'm not necessarily going to pick it up. I find Bobbi Brown shadows quite sheer and I've never been able to take the plunge and buy any, though I am always intrigued by them. Perhaps this trip will topple me over the edge of Bobbi Brown mountain?
 
 
Thinking about the percentage of these that I may actually pick up is equal parts exciting and ridiculous, so there's that...what can I say, I know what I like and what I'll use and it just makes sense to haul these rather than a bunch of random stuff I might not enjoy!
 
We'll see how we go, honeymoon countdown timer is ticking and purse-strings are pulled tight to save for this lot!
 
Emma x

13 comments:

  1. Ooooh the Tarte one looks super pretty, right up my alley. Liking the Kat Von D and Chanel as well.

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    1. I love the Tarte blushes so hopefully will like the texture of their shadows, too!

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  2. Gah! Look at all those lovely palettes! I've swatched Chanel Posie - gets the thumbs up from me for sure!

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    1. I know right - I keep revisiting the image to satiate my shopping appetite. Poesie feels so lovely to swatch I adore it!

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  3. I wish I went to Hawaii on my honeymoon! I would have definitely spent up!!

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    1. I am glad we chose somewhere relaxing that still has amazing shopping, lol

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  4. I love palettes again, so these were all very tempting at one point or another. But the most unexpected was Chanel Poesie because while it seems like a boring neutral in pics, in person the shimmer is totally gorgeous and near impossible to resist. I can't remember if it's LE in the US or not, but if it is, by the time you're there, they'll probably have put that away for the holiday collection. Just a heads up!

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    1. It's such a classy fine shimmer, way more impressive in person than online images can show. I can't really dive into one right now so guess I'll have to just play my cards as they're dealt with whatever is out when I get there, first world problems I guess. I really like the look of Tisse Rivoli if Poesie is out but comparing the two really makes Poesie shine despite their striking similarities

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  5. Eee, exciting! I love traveling :) I usually focus on eating more than shopping, though! Hahahaha.

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    1. We haven't travelled in so long, but will definitely be trying lots of new food on this trip!

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  6. LOVE all of these.... Id do anything to get the Monarch palette and the Narsissist palette look amazing :) Id also want the Chrysalis palette by Kat Von D... it looks amazing :)
    xx

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    1. Oh the Chrysalis palette sounds nice, will have to look into more KVD

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  7. Oh I am super jealous - I'm trying to convince hubby to go on a Hawaii holiday just so I can go makeup shopping haha

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