"To reinvent a newly impeccable you in the most modern of outfits, don’t skip on makeup and be sure to have flawless skin and hair. That will have more impact than expensive clothes.” -Karl Lagerfeld

I bought a few makeup items this month that I'm absolutely in love with.

The first is the Too Faced Naked Eye Palette. I truly adore every single shade. They all work so well together! Silk Teddy, Nude Beach, and Honey Pot are some of my favorites. I'm a sucker for glittery eyeshadow, but I do also love matte shades, so the first row in this palette adds a very pleasant diversity. I'm also hopefully getting the Urban Decay Naked palette for my birthday. I find them different enough to warrant having both of them - plus, I have two other UD palettes and I love the shades and their quality. I think palettes are much better to purchase than individual shades - you get a plethora of colors that work really well together.

Another really important thing to me is packaging. I know that makeup should primarily be about the product itself, but I find that my favorite brands (Urban Decay, Tarte, Too Faced, Benefit, Dior, YSL, Givenchy, Chanel) have really wonderful packaging. Aesthetically pleasing packaging makes you enjoy taking a product out of your makeup bag and applying it. I know that whenever I use my new Too Faced brush, I feel awesome because it's so cute!

I also ordered the two liquid liners about from Hautelook. For those of you who don't know, Hautelook is kind of like a sample sale website. They often have makeup sales - I've seen lots of sales on Urban Decay makeup, Stila makeup, Smashbox makeup, Rock & Republic makeup, Tarte makeup, and other brands. They also sell clothing, shoes, and accessories. The sales vary on a daily basis. If you'd like an invite to Hautelook or want to check out other similar discount sites, here's a list of the ones I use:

Gilt Groupe
HauteLook
Ideeli
RueLaLa
Beyond the Rack
Billion Dollar Babes
Seen On
The eyeliners I bought are from Urban Decay. The colors I purchased are Roach (the brown one; it's quite lovely despite having a particularly unappealing name) and Ecstasy (a blue-ish purple). They were only around $4 or $5 each (regularly around $20), so they were a steal!

I also recently went to Laduree again and wanted to mention that they have now introduced sorbet and ice cream ($8.50 each, but you may also buy a box of four), key chains, notebooks, pencil cases, and other goodies. They've also changed up their flavors and added a couple of new ones. I went with my mom on a particularly bad day and their macarons rejuvenated me LOL! Biting into them is heavenly.

Have you tried NYC's Laduree yet, or have you ever tasted their macarons in Europe? :) I highly recommend macarons to anyone who has yet to taste them - they are my favorite dessert! (Maybe I ought to say food instead of dessert, as I could literally eat them for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and every snack in between!)
What are your favorite makeup products that you recommend? :)
Hope everyone is having a lovely week! NYC's weather has been pretty gloomy lately, but I'm excited to get some Thai food today :)