Beauty + clothing haul

esterday I went to the mall to use a Club Monaco gift certificate that I had gotten for Christmas. I wanted to wait until all the new collection came in. However, as usual, I got sidetracked and bought a lot more than I had bargained for. I wanted to see if MAC had the Caviar Dreams palette from the Cham Pale Collection (they did not) because Ms. Molly Lolli Pop was raving about it in her YouTube video. So I ended buying other stuff at MAC.

I bought the pro palette for eyeshadows. I already have a UNII palette, but my white one was getting sooooo dirty. I just liked the sleek, clean look of this palette.

Here's all the MAC eyeshadows I have accumulated so far. I don't have a lot, but I really like the ones I have so far. From left to right, top to bottom: Vanilla, All That Glitters, Texture, Satin Taupe, Woodwinked, Mulch, Twinks, Smut, Sketch, Beauty Marked, Sumptuous Olive, Stars 'N' Rockets.

I finally got a concealer! I got colour matched to NW25. I thought I would be an NC since a lot of Asian girls are NC's... However, the colour matched me perfectly.

I got the Studio Finish Concealer.

I also dropped by Sephora to pick up more samples of Nars Sheer Glow. I still haven't found my colour. I tried so many that I've lost count. I'm pretty sure I already tried one of these already, but I forgot. Doh!

I got my first NARS Duo Eyeshadow palette. It's from the 2011 spring collection and it's called Nouveau Monde.

Although I loved it when I swatched it in the store (even Chef Caffy on Twitter told me she loved it. She's a huge NARS fan), I'm still not sure if I should keep it. The reason being that I just ordered a bunch of eyeshadows from Rock & Republic and I'm thinking that one of the colours is going to be similar to the purple one. I'm going to hold off on using this palette until that order comes and decide then. Nars eyeshadows aren't cheap so I want to be sure it's worth it to keep. I also wanted NARS' Charade so if I return this one I'll get that one for sure!

And now onto my Club Monaco haul. I wasn't able to find anything in the new collection that I loved.

I know it's hard to see here because the jacket is black, but I've been wanting this jacket since Christmas. It was on sale then for $79, but it got marked down even further to $49! How could I pass it up?!

The jacket is beautiful because it looks like a cropped tuxedo jacket, but is super comfortable. It's not made from a stiff material like most jackets are. It's 100% silk. It also has shoulder pads so my shoulders look really structured, but not over-the-top like the 80s shoulder pads.

See? It's ridiculous. It was $229 regular. I never buy anything regular price at Club Monaco because I find that their sales are crazy. It goes to show you that they mark up their clothes like crazy.

Last, but not least, I stopped by Hugo Boss to looks for something for the husband. I know Valentine's Day is fast approaching and I decided that I wanted to get him something nice. I originally wanted to get him a winter jacket, but I couldn't find any that I liked. My husband is the type of guy that never buys anything for himself. I felt he deserved it.

I bought him a beautiful purple (it's actually coming out more of a bluish purple in these pics, but it's actually more of a pinkish purple) checkered dress shirt & tie for work. Did you know that I love picking out men's shirts and ties? I love finding the perfect colour/pattern combination. I picked this out because he doesn't have a shirt like this in his closet. Most of his shirts are solids or stripes. I felt that this was so different and on trend for this year. Plus, the collars are a bit different. It buttons up more wide than the classic ones. The tie is also a slimmer tie than the classic ties. It's a beautiful dark blue with white polka dots on it.

Dr. Jart BB Cream and my foundation journey

nd this is what my face looks like with Dr. Jart's Silver Label BB Cream. All I did was dot a tiny amount of BB cream all over my face and blended it out with my hands. I dotted more in areas where I needed more coverage. Lately I'm suffering from major acne (I don't know why!) so you can see how well this BB Cream does in covering imperfections. I thought it was going to be too light on my face, but it wasn't that bad. Plus, I set the BB Cream with MAC's Mineralize Skin Finish in Natural Plus. All in all, I'm really liking this. I have combination skin and my T-Zone gets really oily, but it's doing pretty well so far!

My holy grail foundation is Revlon's ColorStay Foundation in Fresh Beige (for winter) and Medium Beige (for summer). The colour Fresh Beige is supposed to be darker than Medium Beige, but for some reason it looks lighter on my skin. Weird. I use the Combination/Oily Skin formula. I have tried many foundations and none can compare to the staying power of this foundation. I work really long hours and this foundation stays put without feeling oily. Well, it does get a little oily when I work 12 hour days... I was recently given Chanel's Vitalumiere Aqua to try from my co-worker because she's a Chanel addict, but I found that it's just okay. It feels really nice on my skin after applying it, but I find that it doesn't 'stick' to my face. It feels like it's just sitting on top of my skin. That's why I feel very oily when wearing this foundation. It's weird because it's supposed to do the complete opposite. It's a water-based foundation so it's supposed to feel really light and non-greasy on your face. Oh well. Plus, the coverage is very sheer and I tend to like foundations with a better coverage. Then, I tried Guerlain's Parure Gold foundation (I also have the Lingerie de Peau one). The coverage is good, but I think the colour I got is too dark on my winter skin. Plus, it looks REALLY dewy. I tend to like more matte foundations. I have so much more in my makeup collection (the new Lancome foundation- Teint Miracle, DiorSkin Nude cream foundation, Dior Capture Totale Foundation, another DiorSkin Nude Natural Glow Hydrating Makeup liquid foundation, but I don't want to try it until I've gone through the ones I've opened so far. I have tried samples of NARS Sheer Glow foundation, but I'm having a hard time finding my shade. I've tried Ceylan (too light and yellow) and Barcelona (too dark). I can't remember if I tried Punjab...

I liked Makeup Forever's HD foundation, but again, I'm not sure if I should be changing foundations if I already like the Revlon one... Can somebody explain that to me? Why am I always on the search for a better foundation when the one I use works??? And it's cheap?!