Every single year one of the first purchases I make for Holiday 2018 is typically the larger bulky Tarte Holiday Palettes and the Too Faced ones. Why? Because they are very popular picks and many people like reading reviews and seeing swatches of them on the blog. For the past few years, those purchases aren’t really a purchase for me but more of an essential purchase for the blog. The reason is obvious I think. These collections are simply not that great! Although, I will say Too Faced is doing very well this year.

I’m telling you this because I want to share with you the first Holiday set I always buy for MYSELF and not necessarily the blog 🙂

One of my first Holiday Collections almost every year, along with those bulky palettes, is the Laura Mercier Mini Caviar Stick Set ($39). Sometimes Laura releases two sets, sometimes one, but I typically always buy it because the creamy Caviar Sticks are so fantastic. These are always creamy, pigmented, easy to apply, and I end up actually using them all up every year either as a base for other shadows or alone for an easy look! This year the Shadows & Lights Mini Caviar Stick Collection includes the following shades:

• Rose Gold
• Amethyst
• Moonlight
• Au Naturel

It’s truly one of my Holiday hits and I never regret indulging!

If you’re looking for a nice round up of creamy eyeshadows that are easy to apply and blend this set is for you!

Who loves Caviar Sticks? 🙂

Where to buy

Nordstrom Sephora

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Kat Von D Fetish Blush + Highlighter Palette for Holiday 2018 arrives today at sephora.com ($43). Kat’s not exactly a popular topic of conversation after anti-vac gate 2018 but I realize a lot of people are still a rather big fan of her makeup so hopefully my posting this brings some joy to someone and doesn’t piss too many people off.

That being said I am doubtful this will sell out even though the brand is very, very fond of calling their releases “ultra-limited edition” (someone is trying to stir up FOMO to hard).

The palette includes three Metal Crush Extra Highlighters two of which are exclusives shades as well as three satiny matte Everlasting Blush shades.

Shades:

• Everlasting Blush in Bathory, Salem, Coven
• Metal Crush Extreme Hightlighter in Roseshock, Telepathy, Magick

Kat Von D Fetish Blush + Highlighter Palette is available now!

Where to buy

Sephora

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Sephora Pro Smokey Jewels Palette for Holiday 2018 launched yesterday and so soon after the recent Pro New Nudes Palette that launched a few short weeks ago!

None the less, all the Holidays collections are launching so it’s smart enough to launch a jewel-toned palette. Housing 28 shades in a mix of satin, matte, and metallic finishes this palette packs a highly pigmented formula!

Shades include: Alabaster, Citrine, Fire Opal, Woodland, Tiger Eye, Crystal, Ruby, Smokey Quartz, Geode, Stone, Garnet, Amethyst, Sodalite, Canvas, Emerald, Fern, Malachite, Druzy, Driftwood, Maca, Earth, Aquamarine, Storm, Capri, Hematite, Sapphire, Indigo, Obsidian

I dunno if I need this one since I already purchased the Pro New Nudes! I realize this is a completely different round of shades but I feel a little swamped with eyeshadows since it is the Holidays! You know how that goes! But I see a few shades I’m really loving in this palette…!

Dilemma! 🙂

What do you think of the Sephora Pro Smokey Jewels Eyeshadow Palette?

Where to buy

Sephora

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Slay my heart how deeply in lust am I with the Sephora Midnight Wishes Eyeshadow Palette ($24) for Holiday 2018? And $24?! SOLD!

Featuring 16 matte, shimmer, and metallic shades this palette contains jewel tones for a festive Holiday look!

Is it weird I feel like I’ll get so many damn looks out of this!? I know, I know you’re thinking “Eh! Sephora is hit or miss!” I won’t stop believing they are ace with their Holiday releases after all the countless joy I experienced with the Delicate Eyeshadow Palette from Holiday 2016! I hit pan on every single one of those shades!

Sephora Midnight Wishes Eyeshadow Palette is available now (and in my cart)!

Where to buy

Sephora

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Peach & Lily Lazy Day’s All-In-One Moisture Pads ($39) are a fairly new three-in-one moisturizing pad that acts as a toner, essence, and moisturizer. I actually picked these up because I have lazy day’s when I’m like, “Ok, I really don’t this much skincare to go to Trader Joe’s to stock up on Tofu Spring Rolls!” (Omg so good by the way!). No but seriously, there are days I just want inject a little moisture into my skin but not completely prep it for heavy makeup and these Peach & Lily Lazy Day’s All-In-One Moisture Pads are not only ideal for days like that but also great as a prep for other skincare.

But most important of all I am an oily MESS lately. I dunno what is going down with my dry skin but lately my skin is oily AF so, I’ve been doing very, very lightly with moisturizer. Again, these are a perfect way to hydrate my skin without over doing things.

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