Lys Glitz

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited about this review. To celebrate the launch of my blog as well as my progression on Instagram, Vlad and I decided to take to Sephora and pick up a couple of new products for reviews. I had heard from somewhere that if you ask nicely about what they have in the back and there are no heavy regulations surrounding it, you can sometimes score new release products early. Of course, I decided to try this out for myself. I asked an employee if they happened to have the new Kat Von D Shade & Light Glimmer palette (Due to release 7/11/17), and she was happy to show me the stock as well as the tester. By the time I was about to leave the store, I saw a gaggle of employees swatching the product. One even turned around to tell me "Oh yeah, we're just over here in love with your new palette! I hope you like it!"  I left a happy camper to say the least. The new and unreleased Glimmer palette was in my hands and I was ready to ...

It's not often I go to Ulta, the nearest store is about 90 miles away from me and it's a hassle to make a day trip all for the sake of makeup. In fact, the only time I've ever gone to my "local" Ulta, it was on a mission for the Spellbound Shimmer from Tarte's Make Believe in Yourself collection. My best friend drove me all the way up to find it (shoutout to her, it's definitely a feat), only to later realize that the collection in the store was very minimal. With my faith in finding the Spellbound Shimmer diminishing (at this point the collection is going away since it was limited edition), I decided that a trip so far out should be worth it somehow. I noticed a sale going on at Ulta where with a purchase of $16.50 in Ulta Beauty brand products, you'd receive a free palette. The free palette contains a vast range of eyeshadow shades, a black-brown eyeliner pencil, a few brushes and applicators, some blush shades, a contour, and highlight/white po...