NYX at Target

Look what I saw at my Target tonight!  It's NYX!  They don't carry as much as Ulta does, but they actually had stock of every item, unlike Ulta. I was able to pick up a few shades of the Butter Glosses that are constantly sold out at Ulta every time I stop in. To me it seems Target carries a selection that is pared down to the too sellers of each product. The main thing I noticed that is missing are the single eyeshadows and loose pigments and the foundations and pressed powders. This was a joyous sighting for me since it now means I can drive 10 minutes to get my NYX favorites instead of 35 minutes to my closest Ulta. Unfortunately I couldn't shop long because the store was closing in 5 minutes when I spotted this, but there is always tomorrow.....

Chanel haul

Just a little Chanel haul. I had to replace my beloved Rouge Coco Shine in Boy and my Inimitable mascara so I decided to pick up a few extras also. I picked up a nail polish in #667 Bel-Argus which is a gorgeous royal blue with shimmers

Next I picked up the Lift Lumiere foundation in #20 Clair. I usually wear BR22 in the Perfection Lumiere and this is the closest match. I decided to try it since I prefer a more full coverage foundation to cover the redness in my skin on my cheeks. 

And finally I wanted to try the new Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sheer Color powder. The concept of this intrigued me. It can be used as a setting powder. A lighter shade can be used as a highlighter and a darker shade can be used as a contour powder. I purchased shade 30 to use as a setting powder and my SA gave me an adorable sample compact of shade 10 to use as a highlighter. The packaging is gorgeous all on its own and the brush it comes with actually works really well to apply the powder in a pinch. This powder has an SPF of 15 which is great for a product like this that can be easily thrown in a bag and reapplied throughout the day without getting cakey. 

The SA was also nice enough to toss in a mini Glossimer in #166 Amour

I can't wait to use all my new goodies!  Reviews of the foundation and powders in a few weeks once I give them a try for awhile since I want to see how my skin reacts to them (hopefully well!)

NuMe Signature Tourmaline Ionic Hair Dryer

Well lovelies, the time has come!  My NuMe Tourmaline Ionic Hair dryer has come and I've had a chance to use it several times. First, let me show you how it comes

I LOVE the bright blue color!  It is matte, not shiny which helps it stay in your hand while using it because it is not slippery at all. It has three temperature controls and 2 speed settings and a cool shot button. It comes with two different size concentrators. It is an 1875 watt dryer, my old Hot Tools hair dryer was 1600 watts. It is louder than my old Hot Tools dryer, but I will deal with that to dry my hair sleeker and faster to save a lot of time. It typically takes me around 15-20 minutes to dry my hair depending on how wet it is. With this NuMe dryer it took 10 minutes from being soaking wet to dry. I was very impressed with the time it took....then I felt my hair and it was so soft!  All I had put in it was some heat protectant (Tresseme Platinum Strength). When I looked in the mirror I couldn't believe how much smoother and straighter my hair was compared to my Hot Tools dryer. Here are some pictures to show this

How my hair dried using my Hot Tools dryer

How the NuMe dried my hair

Huge difference if you ask me!  This dryer should help cut down on damage, which I need from coloring every six to eight weeks and heat styling my hair almost daily. I have had many, many hair dryers in my 29 years, starting with using my mom's old white conair with the colored levers to pick the settings on the side to my last Hot Tools dryer, but this is by far my favorite and I will continue to use this above my Hot Tools dryer which has now become my "please I hope I never need to use this" backup hair dryer. The cost is up there at $250 but NuMe always has great coupon codes out there (searching on retailmenot saved me $130 on top of the $200 sale price). So for $70, which is around what I spent on my last hair dryer, I have a much better product that gives me far superior results