I'm not even sure what that means but hello, wtf, I am back to my makeup blog! Yay! I've been wanting to post for awhile but KNEW I need something good to "make up" (no pun intended) for this ridiculously long hiatus.
I had an unplanned but much needed splurge this afternoon. You see, accountants are all about these silly measurements such as "Return on Investment," "Hurdle Rates," and whatnot. It basically means do you get back more than you put in, financially? How lame. You're reading a makeup blog, so I think that tells you I'm not your typical accountant that is "good with money" and abides by the "a penny saved is a penny earned" rubbish! I say, "Spend on, sista girl!!" ROI is for corporations only not makeup hounds like myself. :) HOWEVER, in this case, my accounting scenerios FIT THE SITUATION! WOOT!
If you want to throw down a couple hundy but feel like a million bucks, seriously, hit the Chanel counter!! For example, I spent $224.00 today and felt like $1,000,000 so that is a 4,464.2% Return on Investment! I've eluded to this in the past and while I do feel like Chanel is crazy expensive and other lines can be substitued for fun, Chanel is by far my stand-by and go-to line when I have that overwhelming feeling of un-cuteness. I was feeling the serious need for a new look for summer and my eyes fell upon the apricot-colored eye shadow called "Abricot." Then, I built the rest of the look around it with the help of Sara, the fabulouso Chanel counter girl at Von Maur.
Now, I will throw a "return on investment" disclaimer out there: I got a sample of the foundation (new formula, have to make sure I'm not allergic) so had I bought it, tack on another $47.00. I also own all the Chanel makeup brushes (except the two that I still want, which will soon be mine). The point is that I didn't get the COMPLETE look for $224 but I did get a lot of HOT stuff:
Three shadows at $28.50 each: Abricot, Island and Cinnamon.
GORGEOUS Blush at $42.00: Joues Contrast Powder Blush in In Love. I am def head over heels in love with this color!! It's a peachy/pink! *Swoon*
HOT HOT HOT lipstick. lip gloss and lipliner. They are all a bright effing awesome corally color!!! Lipstick is part of the Rouge Allure collection in shade Exotic for $30. Gloss is Aqualumiere Gloss in Neully for $27.00. Awesome glossy lipliner (goes on so smooth) is Le Crayon Gloss in Rose Honey for $30.00.
While I do admit, Chanel makeup has to be seen in person...the site is good to read about the formulas. I think Chanel's site sucks as far as accurately showing the colors that people could actually pick out ONLINE!
So I run home with my bag of tricks, use the Chanel foundation brush with the foundation sample, my Laura M. eye shadow base, and some Lancome liquid liner covered with the Cinnamon eyeshadow, and finally my Bad Gal Lash mascara. Voila! Million bucks!!! What a great R.O.I.!! :)
Until next time, "If I had a million dollars...(if I had a million dollars)..."
Love,
Moi!!!!!!
