Musings of a Muse

Ahhh….who doesn’t like a good deal? Some of you REALLY like a good deal and in some cases aren’t interested in dishing out $15 or more on makeup. It’s ok, some of us just aren’t up for splurging on cosmetics particularly in this economy. I’m sadly of the mentality that you get what you pay for but let’s be honest here, sometimes cheap isn’t THAT bad right?

If you’re wanting cheap check out the slide show below for a few steals and deals to get your Cheap Beauty Love On!

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Feel free to tell us about your cheap beauty loves!

Hey chicks!

Enjoy 25% Off your total NYX order at Cherry Culture using promo code NYX25.

Visit www.cherryculture.com to start haulin’!

Tell me whatcha get!

Dude!

NYX Lip Lacquer Pot reminds me of the NARS Lip Lacquer Pots only cheaper! $5 bucks, 12 shades, loves it!

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Baked shadow from NYX!? Squee! It’s the little things that excite a Muse.

NYX Baked Trio Shadows promise super pigmented color pay off with a shimmer finish in a baked formula, I so have a thing for baked shadow.

Imma a likey!

These are coming atcha this Summer (around June or so) from NYX.

Whatcha think?

I wanna try ‘em, they could prove awesome.

You may be using MAC Paint Pots at the moment or perhaps an expensive primer to keep your shadows in place OR maybe you can’t really afford to dish out for either at the moment.

No worries.

Got $6 bucks?

Check out NYX Eyeshadow Base.

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The Muse hasn’t explored the realms of cheap makeup very much but this year she’s made a good solid effort to include many a beauty budget review for your reading pleasure. How’s she doing? I’m a tryin’ peeps, hope you likey so far.

To delve even deeper into the Beauty Budget world I got my hands on the new NYX Luscious Lip Palette. Dude, $7 bucks. Pretty sweet right?

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If you’re wanting to keep your gifts on the lower end, say, mmmm $30 or under, this be the guide for you!

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I love gift cards.

Gift cards for holidays, birthdays, special occasions, I don’t care whatever it is I love ‘em. I like giving gift cards alot.

Ok, go on, you can say it. OMG Muse you impersonal biatch! But listen….my sister is the type of person that freaking has everything and alot of my friend’s are like that too. It’s really difficult settling on a gift for people like that so gift cards are so awesome. I really like the idea of giving someone a little extra cash to spend at their favorite store, it’s a rather great thing for the receiver in my humblest.

Now to some extent I agree they are kinda impersonal which is why I always try to spice up the gift card with a small gift or little goodies to make up for the impersonal aspect of the card itself.

Here are 20 GREAT palette ideas that are $20 and under which would be great to stuff in a stocking, give as a small gift to people, or to accompany with a gift card.

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Exsqueeze me Santa baby can you load my stocking up with gorgeous NYX Luscious Lip Palettes? Plus Christmas is on sale this year so it won’t break your bank too much if you give me a few, k, thanks.

NYX Luscious Lip Palette are available now and ready for your stocking. Five shades for seven bucks each what more could a girl want?

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This one is only for the chica’s who are looking for brushes at the moment or need some basic brushes to start a collection. I’m a big fan of MAC brushes, they have pretty much taken over my collection however they are costly.

Check out the NYX Brush Kit! Get more for ALOT less.

Like I said this is kinda for anyone that 1. wants to save money and 2. anyone who doesn’t have a ton of brushes and wants a complete brush set to do makeup with. The NYX Brush Set is $144.20 USD and includes 18 brushes (plus a brush belt)! I can’t speak for quality as I haven’t used these but the price rounds out at about $8 per a brush which is quite a nice deal. It pretty much covers every brush you’ll need as well which makes it all the more appealing.

You’ll get:

• Blush Brush
• Cheek Cream Brush
• Foundation Brush
• Powder Brush
• Flat Top Skunk Brush
• Fan Brush
• Flat Brush
• Blender Brush
• Eye Primer Brush
• Crease Brush
• Shadow Brush
• Shading Brush
• Smoky Brush
• Smudger
• Brow Brush
• Liner Brush
• Cover Up Brush
• All Purpose Brush
• Brush Belt/Carrying Case

I dunno if anyone is willing to shell out $145 on the spot but I can’t complain that the price is right (Is it ok to lem it for myself even though I have more brushes than I know what to do with already?). If you’re want it, click it to get it!

Anyone use NYX brushes?

Any good?

Tell it!

The Muse today you about NYX’s Anniversary Sale a several days ago. Well, today is the big day!

50% Off everything at NYX starting at 10AM PST and ending on May 5th so get your credit cards out and start making your list. Coupon code is NYX50

I’m trying to make out a list as I don’t have a ton of NYX and just thought I’d dabble a bit.

Tell me what I should be hauling!

Speak to me!

Go make your list.