Week before last I was surfing a makeup Facebook group I belong to and someone mentioned that Kohl’s had certain items related to BH Cosmetics Royal Affair line on deep deep deep DEEP discount. The 20 pan eyeshadow palette was $3.60 and the 10 piece brush set was $5. What a steal! I did buy an extra palette for my mom. I had actually looked at this palette before at Ulta but thought $18 was a bit much for the three shades I really wanted (the green ones).

This is a mini-haul item wise but I’m so excited by the products I had to share. I bought these items as gifts to myself for my birthday (aside from the two Sephora makeovers) and Valentine’s Day. I figure when you’re single you’re not buying for a significant other so you can legitimately buy something for yourself. I bought the eyeshadow palette at Ulta and ordered the Hourglass compacts from Sephora online. I got the lipstick using some Beauty Insider points at Sephora.

Urban Decay Born to Run Eyeshadow Palette

It’s a thing – I generally buy myself either an eyeshadow palette or yarn for my birthday. This year – eyeshadow palette. Usually if I buy a nice palette I go for a Too Faced palette but the new Pretty Rich palette isn’t really calling my name. Also, I have a lot of neutral palettes so I wanted to buy one with more variety in shades. The greens in this palette are especially beautiful!

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Mood Exposure

The makeup artist at the Sephora in Chicago used this but I held off buying due to the price ($38 is a lot for a blush!). After looking at a lot of the brands I normally shop for blushes, I couldn’t find a similar plum colored blush. It truly is a unique shade and I already love it.

Hourglass Ambient Bronzer in Radiant Bronze Light

While this wasn’t used in either of my makeovers this year, it was used in my mom’s Sephora makeover (and she bought one). I have very few bronzers (two from Too Faced and a Physician’s Formula one that looks horrible on me) and nothing this tonal so into my cart it went! Radiant Bronze Light is a warm bronze shade fused with Radiant Light to mimic a summer glow.