American Drugstore Haul

Some of my favourite YouTube videos to watch are Drugstore Hauls so I had a good idea of what was popular over in the States before I left for Florida. My main aim while I was there was to buy makeup that you can’t get in Ireland or makeup that was much cheaper than at home and I think I achieved that goal!

I made a drugstore wish list before I left and stayed pretty close to it, I don’t think I deviated too much. I bought my makeup in Target, Wallmart and CVS. I went into Wallgreens but it their prices were too high compared to the others. If you’re ever in the States then it’s really good to shop around as prices unlike Ireland can differ pretty dramatically from store to store.

I won’t be going into detail with everything as I will be doing individual posts in the coming weeks.

 

To start I bought some EOS lip balms and a hand cream. You can get these in Ireland in Harvey Nichols for around €6.00 but I got mine for $2.99 which is €2.40 so I bought 3 and a hand cream. They have a new flavour out in Coconut Milk which I bought as well as Summer Fruit and Pomegranate Raspberry. I love these, they’re just so moisturising and yummy.

 

I then went slightly bat shit crazy when I found the Milani stands in Walmart and CVS. We don’t get Milani here in Ireland but they are a very affordable makeup brand with some amazing quality shadows and blushes. The shadows I bought are from their new Bella range, which are a gel powder formula and are highly pigmented. I’ve only tested them out on the back of my hand so I’ll be excited to sit down and try different looks on myself. I’ve tried one blush and it’s pretty amazing, one little swipe of your brush and you have hell of a lot of product on it, I’m so impressed. I wish I could have gotten more but the shelves weren’t stocked very well in either stores but I think my boyfriend would have killed me if I got anymore.

 

I picked up some Maybelline pieces too. I love their 24 hour tattoo range so I got some pigments and a cream shadow, I also got their The Nudes palette which you can’t get here at all and the Eye Studio Color Plush Silk Eyeshadow quad in Copper Chic. I haven’t used any of these yet so I can’t tell you what I think but keep an eye out in the future for some reviews on them.

 

NYX recently came to Ireland within the last year but I haven’t been able to get near a store that sells it. I could have bought the whole stand when I was in Target but I managed to rein myself in and only get a few pieces. I had watched Sinead from The Beautiful Truth and her American haul before I left and fell in love when I saw her NYX blue liner so I had to pop one in the basket. Again I haven’t opened any of the products and the stores in America usually don’t have testers so you just have to hope you’ve picked a good colour.

 

You can get Wet N Wild everywhere in Ireland now so I was only on the lookout if they had anything that I couldn’t get here, they didn’t have anything that caught my eye but they did have the single eyeshadows for only .94 cent which is so cheap when they’re basically €2 each here. They only had 3 colours left unfortunately but I will get use out of them.

 

This is another recommendation from The Beautiful Truth who raves about it. It’s an eye liner that also helps boost your lashes which is always a bonus. I’m not the best when it comes to putting on my liner so hopefully I’ll have good luck with this one.

 

Noting really caught my eye in L’Oreal but I did pick up a lip crayon that I don’t think is available in Ireland and one of their Infallible shadows. I’ve never used the shadows but I’ve heard amazing things about them that I’m sure I’ll love it.

 

 I also picked up some of the Revlon Colourstay foundations that I wear all the time. I love this makeup but its €17.79 in Boots so when I saw that it was $9.98 in Walmart I was all over it. I bought the shade Buff and Sand Beige. I was Buff before I left so I bought Sand Beige the next colour up so I’d have a darker colour for when I came back but that’s a little too pale for me know as well but I’m sure by Christmas I’ll be back to my pale self.

 

Finally I got this Burt’s Bees’ Lip Crayon, I just like the colour so it got thrown in the basket.

That’s all the drugstore makeup I bought, if I didn’t have my boyfriend giving me the stink eye I probably and most likely have bought an awful lot more.

Do you think I missed out on anything? Leave a comment below.

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo

Florida Drugstore Wishlist

While I’m dying to get to Sephora (You can read my Sephora Wishlist here) I really can’t wait to do some damage in Wallmart, CVS, Wallgreens and more for some drugstore bargains.

There’s a few brands that you just can’t get here and there’s some items that aren’t available here yet.

As far as I’m aware you can’t get these Maybelline Eye Studio Color Plush quads in Ireland and the colours in them are really something else.

Another Palette from Maybelline that you can’t get here is The Nudes Palette. I’ve heard good things about them and seen some amazing tutorials with it being used. It’s only $10.00 so I might buy one or two as stocking fillers.

The Jordana Best Lash mascara is less than $2.00 and is used in nearly every Lauren Curtis tutorial, one of my favourite YouTubers. I haven’t heard any other recommendations from the brand but I’ll definitely be trying this one out.

 

NYX has recently arrived in Ireland but I have yet to get my hands on any of their products so I’ll be going a bit crazy buying some of the items in their collection. I can’t wait to get the blushes, the Lip Butters, some of their primers, eyeshadow palettes and so much more.

 

After watching Americas Next Top Model I’ve always wanted to try Covergirl, I haven’t really decided what to get from them but the concealer sticks I think will be good for contouring so I might buy some of them.

 

Yet another Maybelline product, the Age Rewind concealer. I’ve been trying to get my hands on this for months but they never have it in the shade I need so fingers crossed I’ll be able to get it when I’m in Florida.

 

We can get Physicians Formula in Ireland but I haven’t managed to get my hands on a lot of their products yet. This recommendation comes from Sinéad over at The BeautifulTruth. It’s supposed to a really long wearing and easy to use and I need all the help I can get when it comes to eyeliner.

I’ve only ever seen Ardell Lashes at beauty shows, so if you know where you can buy them in Dublin please let me know! I love the Demi Wispies so I’ll be stocking up on them as they’re my favourite lashes ever.

 

Hands down Milani Cosmetics is the main reason I’ll be going wild when I get to the drugstores! Milani blushes and shadows are, from what I hear, the most amazing products to ever come from the drugstore beauty aisles. I hope they live up to the hype!

 

If you have any recommendations on what else I should buy in the drugstores then I want to know!

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo