Cheer me up mail haul

Hello :)

Today have not been a very good day for me. Nothing really happened that I didn't already know about, but still my mood was not the greatest in the morning. But then I went to check our mail, and there it was, my long awaited package from ULTA.com! That brought my spirits up. This is the first time I ordered with them and I am pretty impressed. Shipping took exactly 1 week, all items were nicely packages and nothing got damaged. I will be ordering again from them for sure!

 My cats decided to investigate new stuff. The one above is Echo (bengal), and one below is Mittens (moggy).

Here is a rundown of what I got:

• Ecotools 5 Piece Bamboo Mineral Brush set 
• Ecotools 5 Piece Bamboo Complexion Brush set
• Rimmel London Stay Matte pressed powder in Transparent (for some reason I got 2.... I even double checked my order, and nope, I didn't order 2. Guess I'll have 2 now lol)
• Rimmel London Lasting Finish Powder Blush in Autumn Catwalk
• NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
• NYX Eyebrow Cake Powder in Auburn/Red

Notice how I have two items from every brand? All I can say I love sales! Buy 1, get another 50% off. Plus free shipping is also a nice added bonus.

~ Lyuba

Pure Makeup GEEKINESS!

I am a huge geek and proud of it, so imagine my excitement when I read in one of the makeup blogs that I follow about Shiro Cosmetics and their Pokemon collection! I am a big Pokemon games fan, that and Dynasty Warriors are the only games that I would ever play religiously (and in general as a matter of fact) and I am glad that there is someone out there that thinks that makeup addicts can also be geeks. You heard it right! Redefining stereotypes all the way! I don't know about any of you, but I always get "the look" any time I go to the comic shop/game shop/etc... probably because I don't look like their typical customer. I don't want to start a discussion on stereotyping, but we all been there, we all know how their "usual" crowd looks like. And I don't look anything like it.... unless I'm dressed in my Red Sonja costume of course ;P

But after reading about Shiro Cosmetics I decided that I need to try all of their Pokemon samples.  They also have Legends collection, which is Legend of Zelda, but it doesn't appeal to me as I never played Zelda.

Also check out interview with the creator. If I was in doubt about trying her eye shadows, I definitely decided to try them after reading it. Now I'm just hoping she will release something Sailor Moon related..... a girl can hope right?

A little about me...

So I finally did it. I created a beauty blog so I can document my British makeup adventures. See, I'm an Ukrainian-American living in UK, and since everything here is new and exotic to me, I love exploring new stuff that I can't get back in US. Makeup is pretty high up there on my list of "new and exotic". I love how I can go to a drugstore and try regular, drugstore brands makeup before I buy it. Back in US (at least where I lived, can't speak for big cities like NYC or LA, etc...) the only makeup you could try is the fancy expensive stuff. As a result, I bought a lot of drugstore brands that simply did not work for me. Can you see that I'm in a makeup heaven now?

I really did not start getting into makeup until I moved here, and even then it didn't happen right away. I blame my lack of friends and excess of free time that finally pushed me to the DARK side. And then few month ago I started reading other beauty blogs and it all went downhill from there. Suddenly my makeup collection expended in what seemed as overnight, but I also became more aware of what's was available out there.

I still consider myself a novice in the beauty department, and this blog will document my journey as I learn about everything that makeup has to offer. :)