Got Some Marshalls and Mercari Steals!!!

So this weekend I was being super low maintenance and didn't even put on makeup so I kind of went social media silent. As a teacher during state assessment time I am super exhausted at the end of a day full of testing and it is so hard to see my students get frustrated, but they never gave up and really gave their best effort. I have a few great things that I have been looking into and doing this weekend that I am super excited to share with you.

The first thing that I did was make a trip to Marshalls to look and see what discount makeup they had and if I could finally add some high end makeup to my collection. I am honestly shocked how tore up a lot of stuff is when I got there. Boxes were open and there was a lip gloss spilling out of the tube but there was also some great looking items. I saw a lot of Anastasia Beverly Hills single eye shadows, but I don't have a Z-Palette at this point so I wasn't going to pick them up. It was also funny when I found one that had an empty box. As I dug around I found 3 Lorac Alter Ego Lipsticks (regularly $18 and got for $4.99) and a Lorac Alter Ego Lip Gloss (regularly $17 and got for $3.99) in the shades below:

barista

nudist

Supermodel

optimist

Barista Nudist Supermodel Optimist

They are all fairly similar when you look at them in the tube but there are differences when you wear them on the lips. I have tried them all quickly to see how they looked on my lips and I was super jazzed to add them to my collection. I also picked up the Lorac Pro Powder Cheek Stain in Rosy Glow which is normally $21 and I got it I believe for $4.99 (not sure) and I haven't used it yet, but it looks great in the container.

Finally I was all done and heading to the counter to pay and I saw that they had some more makeup in a section by the check out lines and I found the biggest find (weird I know) and I was so excited. I found the Pirates of the Carribean Lorac Eye Shadow Palette! You can't even find this in Ulta anymore and I am so so so excited. It was originally $59 and I got it for $19.99!!!

This palette was in great condition and hadn't been messed with or swatched which I was super excited about it, and it still had a plastic cover on the inside which made me feel so much better. It was a limited edition (I think) and had been being discounted over time but I felt super good about the purchase.

Finally I discovered a website/app called "Mercari" https://www.mercari.com/ where you can buy and sell makeup and lots of other types of products that come from many different categories. It reminds me a bit of Glambot but is not limited to makeup at all and has clothes, electronics and more. I did some searching and bought a new still in the box Lorac Pro 3 palette regularly $44 for $18.80 including shipping (was being sold for $25 and I got a $10 coupon when I signed up for the site). I am so excitged and can't wait to get my hands on it and share what I think of it with all of you!