Summer Haul: New Drugstore, Sephora, Ulta, & LORAC PRO Palette 2 Reviews

Two words I love: summer and new. If I see those, my eyes are drawn to them and makeup somehow ends up in my cart. And so, I am currently on a Shopping Ban for the month, and minus one item (mentioned below) I've stuck to it! To "prepare" myself (kidding) I made sure to get some items that were on my summer wishlist. And I managed to purchase no mascara or lip products. I can't believe it either! I made a video for you where I give mini-reviews of everything. Check out my haul:

KEY:
+= liked
-= didn't like
-+= it's a maybe

Hair:

• Blow Pro: Ready, Set, Blow +

Skin:

• Nüg face masks -+
• Olay Thermal Mini-Peel +
• Peter Thomas Roth Vitamin C Sleeping Mask -
• Ole Henrikson Truth Serum Collagen Booster +
• First Aid Beauty Instant Oatmeal Mask +
• First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads +
• First Aid Beauty Overnight Mask -+
• The Righteous Butter Lotion +
• NYX Angel Veil Primer -+

Nails:

• Sally Hansen Color Foil in Yellow Gold, Rose Copper, Sterling Silver +
• Sally Hansen Big Smoky Top Coat -
• Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Violet Voltage +
• Sally Hansen Color Frenzy in Red, White, & Hue; Candy Drops +
• Zoya Pixie Dust Summer 2014 Collection +

Note: The pic wasn't brightened to insure real swatch color

For more information about each product, I encourage you to watch the video! I have a cold in this video and I was delirious. It kinda cracks me up. Also, find out the origins of the CANDLE shown in the pic above. This week I'll be featuring 5 videos on my channel, so I hope you consider subscribing. 

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And the last item I purchased was the new LORAC Pro Palette 2. This is a cool-toned version of the original. It is $42, available at ulta.com and in stores 6-29.

I liked this palette and found the consistency of the shadows to be just as good as the original. If you have brown or hazel eyes, or are neutral or cool-toned, or like LORAC shadows, or want some different colors in your collection other than just neutral browns, you might want to pick this up. However, I still find the original to be my favorite. 

In video below, I go into detail with swatches, pros/cons, comparisons to the original, as well as possible dupes for a few shades.

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