Help me spend 2,000 points ($125) at Ulta!

Mar 7, 2016

Jamie L.

Okay so I'm planning on spending my points this week because I have 3X points and Ulta is finally getting the Anastasia liquid lipsticks. I don't really know what to get because I already own a good amount of the store because I work there lol. I'm definitely looking for a full coverage foundation with spf or a good physical sunscreen. I'm combo/oily and I was thinking about getting the IT Cosmetics CC 50+. I know a lot of people who love it. Has anyone here tried it? I have a TON of eyeshadow, highlighters, and bronzers/contour palettes, so I'm not really looking for any of that unless someone thinks there's one I absolutely need that I don't already own. I've also been kinda looking into the Becca concealers. Has anybody tried those? I use UD Naked skin concealers right now and I've found they get a little cakey after awhile and I always have spots where my makeup rubs off because of my glasses, which isn't a huge deal. What are your favorite things from Ulta?

Mar 8, 2016

Alexis C.

I highly recommend the IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC Cream! It's medium to full coverage, long wearing, and even holds up through sweat! I wore it to Disney World and it seriously did not budge and protect my skin from getting burnt. I also recommend the Lorac Pro Palettes and Unzipped Palettes if you don't have those yet, the pigmentation is amazing and they're so blendable and smooth!

Mar 8, 2016

J L.

I really like the it cosmetics CC cream! Imo it's not full coverage more on the medium side. I'm not a big fan of the scent but other then that it's the best bb/cc cream I've tried. Also the 21 days of beauty sale starts the 13th in case you didn't know (:

Mar 8, 2016

Jamie L.

Thank you both! I have a Lorac pro 2 palette and I loved it when I first got it but I hardly reach for it anymore. I've been loving my Bon Bons palette and Manny MUA X makeup geek palette. I actually work at Ulta so I know quite a bit about all of the products, I just haven't tried them all because I've been stuck on Born This Way since it came out and I never do my foundation at work. I mostly wanted to see if other oily people loved the CC cream because most of the girls I work with who wear it are dry. I've also been eyeballing the Becca mattifying primer. My store just got Becca so I'm not well versed in their stuff yet. I have several highlighters and I've tried a couple foundations, but I've yet to try the primers and concealers.

Mar 8, 2016

J L.

I forgot to mention I have dry/normal skin but in the summer my skin gets oily in the t zone. It worked well both in the winter and summer (as long as j set it with a good powder). I haven't tried anything from becca besides the highlighters which I love. What are your thoughts on the manny mua palette? Do you think it's worth the money? I've been debating on buying it.

Mar 8, 2016

Jamie L.

I love the highlighters too. I've tried them in liquid, pressed, and poured and they're all great, but the poured can dry out and look splotchy. I wasn't a huge fan of the ultimate coverage creme. I thought I loved it, but when I bought it and wore it to work it looked so cakey and textured. :(
But the manny palette is my first makeup geek purchase and the quality is amazing. Much better than Urban Decay. They're a bit more powdery and super super pigmented. The only one I was kinda let down by was Mars because it's really dry, but that's just the nature of reds. I thought they would have made it a bit softer because it took so long to make. The red can also kinda stain your eyelids. I usually prime my lids twice when I use the red now. A little of it goes a really long way too so it's kinda hard to concentrate the red in one spot because it blends so effortlessly. Overall I love the palette. However, I wouldn't have bought it if it wasn't affiliated with Manny because I'm more of a cool tone girl. After being obsessed with the Tartelette in Bloom when it came out, I'm kinda bored with all thewarm tones. That's why I love the Bon Bons palette because it has a good mix of warm and cool and some cool transition colors that I don't have in any other palette. If you gravitate toward really warm colors I'd say get it!

Mar 8, 2016

J L.

Thank you Jamie for the review. (: I'm definitely going to try and get it. I looovve warm shades. Mars and Luna is kind of the only reason why I feel like I need the palette but the whole palette is really pretty. Hopefully next time its in stock I'll be able to order it. (:

Mar 8, 2016

Jamie L.

No problem girl, good luck! I spent 6 hours at my computer the day of the presale trying to get it. And Mars is surprisingly wearable for an every day look too!