Mini-American Haul (Thank you Marion! )

My very dear friend Marion went to Boston 2 weeks ago to visit her boyfriend and before going she nicely asked if I needed something and ... of course I did!!!
It was such a great occasion to get American stuff that we can't find in Europe. Here is what she brought back for me :)

NYC Bronzer in Sunny:

This bronzer is raved so much on Youtube and on blogs. It is very unexpensive and said to be perfect for light skin so I thought that it would be a good one to start with bronzers. I had never worn bronzer before and it wasn't something I was into but for the price I thought I could try. I'm not sure what I think about it. I find it too light for my skin I actually don't even see it when I apply it but since the light in my bathroom in really crappy I always think "well maybe it actually does something it is just that I can't see it myself". I think it must warm up my skin but one shade darker wouldn't be too much. So I use it but now that I'm getting into bronzers I'm looking for some other cheap alternatives that would show a little more on my skin. I have my eye on the Terra by L'Oreal (said to be a good dupe for the Too faced bronzer), The Face Form palette by Sleek in light, Baked Bronzers by ELF, Coloricon Bronzers by Wet n' Wild, etc ... I have none of them yet but I will probable purchase soon the Wet n' wild ones and the Sleek palette. To sum it up, nice product, perfect for fair skin but maybe too light for light to medium skin.

Maybelline Baby Lips in Peach kiss:

Loving it!!! This thing is great! It is basically a tinted lipbalm. This one tastes/smells like peach (really nice!) and is a peachy shade slightly shimmery. I love what it does to my lips, it is very moisturising, smooth and the color is very natural but still gives me a "my lips but better" look. When my lips look a little too dry to put regular lipstick on or when I just don't know what color to wear or don't wanna wear anything I pick this one up and I love it :) I really really really wanted the Cherry me shade (a sheer red) but she did'nt find it anywhere it was out of stock everywhere she checked ... :( Too bad it must be gorgeous.

Real Techniques Brushes:
Before she went to Boston we had ordered together some Real Techniques brushes that her boyfriend received for us and gave to her when she came. I personnally ordered the poweder brush, the blush brush and the stippling brush.

The powder brush:

Very happy with this one. It is big and smooth and applies the powder really well, very lightly. i don't think however that this one would be good for someone who wants to get coverage with the power, maybe if you tap it in but still not sure.

Blush brush:

Another good brush. I feel like you can't go overboard with this one. It diffuses the color very nicely and prevents any extra. Really like this one, especially with my obssession for blush :p

Stippling brush:

Not really sure why I got this one. I tried it to apply the Urban decay Naked beauty balm but it didn't work very well it goes on much smoother when I apply with my hands. So actually I don't have anything to use this brush with, but I have heard that it is a great one to apply cream blushes so when I will get a cream blush I'll give it a try for sure.


Here was the haul, I also wanted NYX blush in Pinched and a Hard Candy highlighter in Tiki but she didn't find them. I'm still very pleased with what she actually found and thank her again!!!