But, on a plus note, that Chanel manicure I did in the last post lasted NINE DAYS. It probably could have gone longer, but I had to go on a weekend trip and didn't want to risk beat-up nails. So Chanel polish = totally worth the investment.
In other not that exciting news, I'm getting my hair dyed on Thursday! Now, I know what you're thinking. Megan, didn't you just do a drastic hair color job? Yes, yes I did. But the problem is that I have so much hair and the red I have underneath all the brown dye isn't taking color evenly. So basically I have neutral brown hair on top and then a ton of medium-light reddish-blonde-brown hair underneath. Literally. Someone asked me if I got highlights. No, I just fail at dyeing my hair.
Normally I'd just suck it up and dye my hair again, but at the salon right by my dorm they have a deal for wash+blow dry+color (with L'Oreal Inoa!!!) for 25 euros. Um, what. That's just under $40. For professional hair color AND styling. So that's happening. What I want is a medium-dark warm brown, something like these two pictures below (Paz Vega and Leighton Meester): a little lighter and warmer than the dark brown I have on top right now, but much darker than my roots. So hopefully that goes well and I'll have pictures!
So, sad news: Sephora does not ship internationally (except to Canada). BOO. This is especially sad because they just had their Friends & Family sale, where you get a 20% off discount code. Sales on makeup are like sales on Christian Louboutins and double rainbows. They never happen. So I bit the bullet and made a little order, which should be waiting for me at home. In California. Until the end of December. Sob. Here's what I got:
Nails Inc. Magnetic Polish in Houses of Parliament, $16 at sephora.com, Sephora Brand BCA Pink Eyelash Curler, $16 at sephora.com: I finally cracked and got the magnetic nail polish. I got the purple one, and I am so pumped! I dismissed magnetic nail polish as a fad for years, but the Nails Inc. version has such a strong pattern from the magnet that I couldn't ignore it. It almost looks like Minx. The purple is a gorgeous, velvety color, and you get a ripple effect with the purple and a lighter, more silvery purple. Gah so excited. You put the magnet over the polish right after you paint your nail and the magnet pulls out particles in the polish to create the pattern. Sometimes I love science. I also picked up an eyelash curler. I know, I don't have one. I've never really seen the need, because my lashes have a bit of a natural curl, but I've been told time and time again by my makeup-loving friends to buy one, so I caved. I'm thinking it will make my lashes pop more and look even longer. Plus, it's pink and $1 goes towards breast cancer research!
Make Up For Ever Aqua Cream in 15 Taupe, $22 at sephora.com, Boyfriend 1.7 oz Perfume, $65 at sephora.com: I spent a really long time deciding what to buy on the Sephora site. I ended up going back to my fail-safe--eyeshadow. I saw this taupe cream shadow in an AllThatGlitters21 video, and it is so pretty--a shimmery taupe brown. I usually go for powder or loose shadows, but cream shadows have such a pretty sheen and are so easy to use. I'm thinking I can do a simple, but polished daytime eye with just this across the lid and a bit of an inner corner highlight with some gel-liner smudged into the lashes. Easy-peasy. I got a ton of samples with my order, but the one I'm most looking forward to trying (in like 100 years) is this Boyfriend perfume by Kate Walsh. The notes are dark plum, myrrh, night blooming jasmine, benzoin tears, skin musk, golden amber, and vanilla woods. I love oriental, woody scents with twists of vanilla and amber--heady and musky, but not too sweet or too girly. I think the idea here is that it's the smell of your boyfriend's perfume mixing with yours, which I love. The bottle, not so much, but still.
Images via: agirlnamedbong.wordpress.com, trendencias.com, sephora.com.
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