Sephora Beauty Insider: Birthday Gift :)

Hey, guys!

I hope you are all having a great weekend!

I celebrated my 21st birthday last July 4th, and even though I'm not a little girl anymore, I still get excited for my birthday every year, haha. ;)

One thing I look forward to every year is getting my Sephora Beauty Insider birthday gift!

Yayyyy!!!

I got a Philosophy Vanilla Birthday Cake shampoo, shower gel, and bubble bath. :)

It smells amazing - I love it!

I've only used it as a shower gel, but I think I'll try using it as a shampoo too.

It leaves my skin feeling soft and smooth. A little goes a long way - it lathers up really well. It's a really good shower gel, so I'm pretty sure it will be amazing as a shampoo and bubble bath too.

I will definitely buy this when I am finished with the one I have. :)

I also got some extra goodies: BareMinerals samples!

The salesperson who helped me was so nice -- she gave me these samples as an extra birthday gift! :)

Here are the contents of the sample package:

BareMinerals Purely Nourishing Moisturizer, a cute and tiny BareMinerals brush, BareMinerals Original SPF 15 Foundation in Medium Beige (N20), and BareMinerals Mineral Veil.

I love Sephora!

Are you a Sephora Beauty Insider? Did you get your birthday gift for the year yet? Have you tried any of the products above?

P.S. You may have noticed -- I changed my blog design! I am loving the new look because it's so me, haha. I hope you guys like it too! :)

IMATS: Royal&Langnickel Goodies :)

Happy Friday!

About a month and two weeks ago, the beauty world here in Los Angeles has been all abuzz with talk of who went to IMATS, what they saw, and what they got. :)

You can get these pretty (and sturdy!) bags at every entrance. Having the bags made it easy to carry around the makeup products, samples, and brochures I got.

I mentioned before that Royal&Langnickel had an event for bloggers the day before IMATS. And even though I wasn't able to attend their event, Mary Anne from Royal&Langnickel still gave me the goodie bag for bloggers. Me = very happy. :D

Here's what I got:

Inside the bag was a SILK brow/lash brush, a makeup brush set (!!!), and a USB with pictures from the blogger event.

Isn't it beautiful?!

I can't believe I have a new makeup brush set -- and I didn't even have to spend a dime!

Aaaahhhh, I'm still giddy with excitement just looking at them! ;)

*Sigh* Just getting these was enough for me -- totally made the day worth it.

I love them so much and I think they're so beautiful that I haven't even used them yet, haha! I want to keep them beautiful forever. ;) But I will start using them, and then perhaps I will write a review for you guys. :)

Such a pretty USB!

And I also got a brow/lash brush -- can this goodie bag get any better?!

Well, yes it can...

I was going through the bag (which I should mention is a really good bag -- it's sleek and spacious, definitely something I would use possibly for school or something else)... okay anyway, I took out my brushes and the USB, the bag should've been empty, but there was something else inside... so I thought it was a stray something from my sister's stuff that somehow found its way to the bag. I was wrong -- the goodie bag definitely got even better!

I also got a GLAMCOR Professional Performance Primer!

I will definitely make a review post on this too. :)

Have you tried GLAMCOR Performance Primer? Have you bought anything from Royal&Langnickel? If you've attended IMATS, did you get any awesome freebies?

If IMATS comes to a place near you, it's a really good idea to try and get a ticket for it. You'll have fun -- especially if you loooove makeup and even if you are just starting out with trying different brands. Plus, you'll get a lot of amazing products at an affordable price or even for free!

Here are links to my IMATS Los Angeles posts:

IMATS Los Angeles 2011 Part 1
IMATS Los Angeles 2011 Part 2

I wish all of you a peaceful and relaxing weekend! :D

IMATS Los Angeles 2011 Part 1! :D

Hey, guys! :D

How has your week been?!

I just spent the day going through my IMATS photos - surprisingly, I took a lot! They are all sorted out and this is just the first part! ;)

It was a fun experience - I learned so much about makeup, there were brands I've never tried (Graftobia, Mehron, and OCC to name a few), cool products that I didn't even know about (Model in a Bottle and Beauty So Clean!), and superb artistry - like seriously, amazing!

I tried my best to put my photos in order. For bigger pictures, please click each. :)

I got there at around 8:30am. You'd think that's early, right? Nope, there were so many people in line - I was like, "Wow!".

Pasadena Civic Auditorium

Where Hollywood Week for American Idol was held, haha. ;)

I love the location! There are so many restaurants around, you won't have a hard time finding a place to eat. And if you have some money left over, you can browse the stores at the Paseo Colorado - they have Sephora and MAC (yeah, more makeup, haha!), Reference (but it's really Forever 21), BCBG Max Azria, DSW, Macy's... I love this place! And Old Town Pasadena is just a couple of blocks away, we always walk to Old Town -- hello, big Forever 21 and H&M!

Okay, gotta focus... IMATS!

Yes, of course I posed in front of that IMATS poster (but, that's not me, haha). ;P

I took some pictures while in line... the line was long, no kidding!

Well, actually this wasn't so bad. It was long, but it moved quickly. They were organized and efficient. But I suggest getting there as early as you can because the line was crazy long when I went to lunch.

At the main entrance, this is the first thing you're gonna see:

Royal&Langnickel had a blogger event at the Sheraton Pasadena the day before IMATS, but I wasn't able to attend. Mary Anne from Royal&Langnickel was so nice, though! When she found out I am a blogger but wasn't able to attend, she still gave me the gift bag they gave out the day before. I will definitely take pictures of what I got for you guys to see. :D

This next picture are brushes from another stall, I just can't remember which one it's from. I have it on here anyway so you guys can see the different kinds of brushes available and what the price range is like. :)

Next stop: Napoleon Perdis!

I love that chandelier they had! :)

Then, I went to NYX.

There were so many people at the NYX area! They had a lot of products and the prices are great!

Here are some of the NYX products I checked out:

After that I walked around, and stopped at the BodyFX booth. Really cool stuff!

If you get stuff from BodyFX, imagine how cool you would be for Halloween! ;)

There was a booth selling some really pretty brush rolls, and one of their designs (not sure which one though :/) is a favorite of Lady Gaga's.

Another brand I am not familiar with is Crown Brush. They had a lot of really affordable products!

I also mentioned superb artistry, right? Here are some of them:

Funny story... this guy (Or girl? I'm not so sure...) was lurking behind me, probably planning to scare me or something, haha. Good thing I saw his reflection on my camera. ;)

So cool! This one is my favorite! :)

I also really appreciate how professional the models are. They will really stop and smile for photos. :D

Yay for Part 1! :D

I hope you enjoyed this post. I have other photos to share with you guys, watch out for Part 2. :)

Have you attended IMATS? How was it for you?

Did you go to the Los Angeles IMATS this past weekend?