I get a bit obsessive about discontinued makeup items.  I kick myself for not buying them when they were readily available.  And when they’re gone and difficult to acquire, their lure becomes even greater!  I start plotting ways to get my hands on them.  Enter eBay.  I know some people are uneasy about being off eBay but I’ve never had any issues – just do your research, if something seems to good to be true, it probably is. In January I was lucky to find two discontinued items that I had put eBay alerts on: Burberry sheer Eye shadow in pale...

I mentioned a while back that I love the then still limited edition MAC additional dimension finish, as well as I was super excited when it was announced that they were making it permanent.  Today, I’ll swatch my collection of additional dimension items, which include eye shadows, as well as blushers as well as a bronzer: Extra dimension formula is described as a “liquid-powder hybrid” with most eye shadows having a shimmery surface – some do have more obvious glitter or frost.  They can be used dry or wet for higher intensity however I’ve never used them wet – I will have to try that eventually....

since everybody is publishing their Black Friday loot, I believed I’d publish my optimal points spend Your points loot!  I did go into shoppers medication Mart (SDM) armed with a buying list, let’s see exactly how well I did staying with the plan: Firstly, I ended up redeeming for $300 worth of products instead of $200. I had accumulated more points since hitting the top tier a bit while back. as well as since I’ve been positively deprived of new beauty products all year long (too dramatic?) that I went all out as well as depleted my optimal points balance....