Musings of a Muse

Mmm Vincent Longo doesn’t get nearly the love it deserves since leaving Sephora. I truly love the brand and look forward to their new collections.

Vincent Longo Holiday Collection 2010 is up and available.

Let’s have a peek!

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Cheek stain is one of my makeup life’s longest wearing product. Most makeup wears off, oxidizes, and never really wears well throughout the day but you can always rely on a good cheek stain to stay put until YOU take it off. How many cosmetics do that?! Not many in my opinion!

I recently stocked up on my favorite cheek stain by Vincent Longo as there is a sale ongoing at the moment of 25% Off and a reader had requested I review the product after getting it. Strangely enough, Vincent Longo Lip and Cheek Gel is my HG (holy grail) for a very long time now but I never took a second out to review it.

Jump ahead to hear my thoughts!

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Oh hai, time for steals and deals.

I hate to reach into your pocket and spend more of your money but you may want to jump on board and grab the Stila Jewel Eye Shadow Palette (Review and Swatches) as it’s on sale yo! Plus the Lip Glaze Set released with this is also on sale.

And for my next trick I’ll pull a 25% Off Vincent Longo Coupon out of my hat.

Damn I’m so cool.

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Yes, Vincent Longo is still very much alive and kickin’!

You can snag some now during the Vincent Longo Friends and Family Event. Take 30% off your total using promo code VFLIRT.

Happy hauling!

Visit www.vincentlongo.com

So the Holiday is here in what…one day? You are probably on the verge of telling me shut the hay up about Holiday Collections and just get to Spring already but please give me a second to tell you a story.

There’s always a story when the Muse is around.

Vincent Longo is a brand somewhat near and dear to my heart. I was pretty crushed that it was yanked from Sephora but happily had an adventure or three on their website. But the problem is they always had down time on the site and upgrading, under construction, yada, yada….so it kinda fell off my beauty radar.

Randomly I clicked over.

And whoa.

Dude…they actually have a Holiday Collection! The Vincent Longo Holiday Collection total lemming alert.

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So you don’t have a ton of cash to fling around on Sephora’s Friends and Family Event?

No worries, the Muse is here to solve your woes.

Go haul brand names such as Stila, Vincent Longo, Too Faced, Anna Sui, YSL, and many other brands for alot less at Beauty Ticket.

Prices range as low as $5.99, yes you read that right.

At the moment you can steal Vincent Longo Cosmetics at discounted prices ranging from $6.99 to $16.99 plus enjoy an additional 25% off using promo code LONGO25.

Happy Shopping!

Don’t hate me much for enabling your credit cards to further spending k?  The Muse loves you.

You ever find yourself adding items to your cart at Sephora and when you’re ready for check out you don’t have enough for free shipping. I normally notice I’m left scrambling around for something cheap to add to my cart so I can tip it to the $50 or $75 mark so I’m not stuck with shipping fees. This is also around the time I’m overspending as my cart which just had $45 dollars in it is now loaded down with near $100 bucks. Bad Muse, bad!

Here’s a handy guide to some great beauty buys that are $10 bucks and under at Sephora and worthy of a pick up if you have a $10 dollar bill burning a hole in your pocket or if you’re looking for that perfect, cheap item to tip your cart in the free shipping direction without over spending!

Check out a few great Cosmetic and Beauty Buys that are $10 Bucks and Under At Sephora after the jump!

Available in over 25 shades Sephora By OPI Nail Colour is merely $9 bucks each and the perfect treat for tips and toes without breaking the bank!

Fresh Cosmetics Magic Wands Mini Mascara Duo contains two mascaras for layering featuring Supernova Mascara and Firebird Mascara, all for $10 bucks!

Sephora Lush Flush Wine Lip & Cheek Stain gives the perfect natural flush to cheeks and that just bitten look to lips for $10 bucks!

Michael Kor Leg Shine To Go is my sister’s absolute fav item. Glide this smooth, silky shimmer on legs and arms for a bit of a sunkissed sheen! Plus the mini shine to go is only $10 bucks!

Bliss Fabulous Foaming Face Wash To Go is only $9 bucks so it’s ideal for travel friendly makeup removal plus you can try it before you commit to a larger size!

Sephora Make Up Brush Cleansing Wipes are $10 bucks and awesome for keeping by you makeup vanity during application. These wipes are super for whipping out and wiping brushes off for quick changes of color or easy peasy guck removal on the fly. I adore these and the price is just right.

Shiseido Makeup Facial Cotton is the best deal around in the Muse opinion but you already know that from reading her past raves. $9.50 gets you a great big bundle of facial cotton for whisking off eye makeup in a flash!

Stila Charmed Eye Shadow Palette with 24 Karat Gold is probably the best deal and most talked about deal in the beauty blogging world at the moment. $10 bucks, four colors, and it’s Stila, hello lovely!

1oz of Philosophy Handmade To Go is $10 bucks and ideal for tucking in your desk draw, makeup bag, or for traveling with!

I gasped when I noticed that the Vincent Longo Diamante Quad was still in stock and $10 bucks at Sephora. I loved it before when I splurged on it for much more and I love it even more now at it’s current price!

Korres Face Primer is pretty awesome if you have dry skin. You can check out the mini size for merely $10 bucks, cheapness!

Vincent Day Play Duo Compact Highlighter contains a shimmering kiss of highlighter for cheeks and face plus it’s a big ole palette for $10 bucks! Yums!

Korres Lip Butter is $9.50 and gives the perfect pigmented pout! I was introduced with to Korres Lip Butter when I purchased a kit a few months ago and it was love at first dab.

These little treats are worthy of a check out and won’t break the bank. They are rather nice little bits to peek at if you happen to be at Sephora and aren’t wanting to over indulge but do deem yourself worthy of a little treat.

Hope you enjoyed the list and feel free to add some of your fav $10 dollar finds in the comment box!

Click through some past posts from yesteryear!

This Time Last Year I was Musing about…..

This time last year I was thinking mark Gorgeous Eye Trios were quite a cute little value!

This time last year Vincent Longo Liquid Eye Shadow failed to wow me!

The This time last year Banila Co Sun Blessed Collection caused one or two lemmings!

This time last year I was busy musing a plenty about the Susie N.Y. Summer Collection 2008!

This time last year I remembered how much I fancied Bourjois Paris Rouge Hi-Tech Lip Stain!

This time last year my lust for the Shu Uemura Fluer De Source Palette knew no bounds!

This time last year I was digging all over Red Point Airbrush Effects BlushWhip (I still reach for this daily!).

This time last year Beaute de Kose Summer Collection 2008 was a story I shared with you!

Hope you enjoyed clicking through some past posts from last year! Do check out all my archives located on the left hand drop down menu.

Ahhh eye shadow. Bless be the woman who created eye shadow! The Muse has plenty of shades she loves.

Find out 10 she possibly couldn’t live without by clicking below!

Urban Decay Eye Shadow in Maui Wowie and Midnight Cowboy, these are golden, they shimmer, they contain heaps and heaps of sparkle, and I love ‘em. Can’t do without, no way, no how.

MAC LoveStone long since gone but big enough to last me into my next life! Swirling shades of beautiful maroon, red, hints of shimmering orange and gold…you get the point? Love!

I’ve done an ode to MAC FireSpot prior to this but it’s worth speaking of my great love again. Bright pigmented fiery orange, indeed it’s love!

Milani Runway Eyes in Beach Sand is full of shimmery gold, I see a trend developing. Best shadow that Milani carries, hands down. It’s Summer right? So sportin’ this all through those long, hot days!

ALL of the Bobbi Brown Sparkle Eye Shadows are to die for but the soft pink allure and shimmer of Ballet holds the Muse’s heart.

I remember my rave about Napoleon Eye Patrol in Private Angel when my blog was still new, not alot has changed in regards to my feelings for this shadow. Again, another shimmering shade of gold and oh so pretty!

I’ve been known to get excited about Vincent Longo Wet Diamond Eye Shadow. Verite is my fav shade from the collection, believe me I have ‘em all! Deepest army green around with plenty of sparkle.

B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful in Burke is always my fav eye shadow wash. Shimmering white makes the perfect prep for my bolder shadow shades!

Mattese N.Y.C. Shadow Dust in Queen is not only cheap as day old chips but gorgeous. The deepest shade of turquoise this Muse has ever had the pleasure of owning!

Those are my 10 Eye Shadows I can’t leave without! What are some of yours?

Tell ‘em!

Step back in time with the Muse and re-visit with some of what was happening in Summer 2008.

Bobbi Brown taught this Muse a thing or two about the benefits of combining pink with beautiful bronzes to create a killer Summer look! Check out the Muse’s review of the Bobbi Brown Bronzed Pink Collection from 2008.

Much excitement was afoot when the Muse discovered the new Stila Kitten goodies but sadly they did so disappointed. Gather round and listen to a tale of Stila Kitten Silk Shimmer Gloss and Stila Kitten Silk Eye Shadow Wash.

MAC Solar Bits were somehow easy to forget after the Muse originally purchased them and you’ll understand why after reading my review!

What was the deal with Too Faced Mineral Water? Find out by reading my review.

Bless Be! The KATE Summer Collection 2008 was absolutely a joy for this Muse! She was partial to her favorite shadows being released in three new shades. Japan never looked so good.

Urban Decay taught the Muse how to love bronzer! Check out her review of the Urban Decay Summer Collection 2008 after this jump.

Please MAC won’t your bring back Volcanic Ash this Summer?

Small but lovely was the Majorca Majolica Summer Collection 2008.

Vincent Long Liquid Shadow had a Muse crying nay! Check out her review on these shadows introduced in the Summer of ’08.

Addict? Sure definately an addiction when it comes to the Dior Addict Ultra Gloss Reflect shades that were released last year. Loves ‘em!

Cooling off with Etude House Aqua Sherbet Skincare was easy especially since it smelled so pretty and looked equally gorgeous.

Hope you had fun clicking through some of Summer 2008. Maybe you came across a few reviews you missed from last year or discovered something new.

The Muse is a wonderin’…..

What’s your favorite releases from last Summer?

Share ‘em with me!

Last week Vincent Longo had 30% Off your total purchase and I know some of you missed it but have no fear the Muse brings you word of new steals and deals at Vincent Longo!

Enjoy 25% Off your total purchase using promo code spring25! The promotion ends April 12th so get hauling before it’s over!

Shop it!