Gorgeous, Cupcake!: November 2015

Ulta has some amazing Cyber Monday deals this year and to be honest I was more impressed with these than their Black Friday deals. There's also a $10 off of $50 code (303711) if you can find anything it applies to.

You can find all the Cyber Monday deals here, but some of my favorites are:
The Lorac Pro Metal Palette
The Laura Gellar Beauty in a Box Set
$10 Blow Pro products
$15 Art of Shaving Starter set (my boyfriend loves these products and this is an awesome stocking stuffer.)
Buy 2, Get 1 Free Sheet Masks

There are loads of other great deals including percentages off of certain brands and tons of free gifts with purchase.

If you spend $75 you can also add a 19 piece Beauty Bag in for free. I got one of these last year and it was great. You can use it as a way to try a bunch of new stuff, have travel sizes on hand of favorites or even gift it as a great stocking stuffer. This year there are 4 options to choose from:

You can find them here and simply add them to your cart. Just remember that if you don't have $75 of items in your cart it will charge you $75 for the bag.

What did you grab on Cyber Monday?

Sephora has a pretty great set of affordable gifts they put out each Black Friday, but this Cyber Monday they've pulled out all the stops for some amazing limited edition sets. Find all the Cyber Monday deals here, below I'll show you some of my favorites.

Make Up For Ever Artist Shadow Collector's Palette
$280 ($720 value)

I cannot even begin to explain how hard it was for me not to splurge on this AMAZING set. The Make Up For Ever Artist Shadows are probably my absolute favorite and if you've never tried them, I highly recommend it. They are so buttery smooth and very highly pigmented and they blend so well. I cannot say enough good things about them and this set comes with 30 full sized shadows split into 3 trays of 10 (Neutral, Bright and Smokey.) I do already own some of the shades in this set, but the real reason I'm skipping it is that I've already done a fair amount of Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping and I have to be good. That being said if for any reason it's still around near my birthday and I have the cash to spare this baby is as good as mine.

(P.s. if anyone is feeling generous you can send me one.)

If you're curious it comes with: S-114 Pearl Gray, I-628 Reptile, D-826 Fig, M-100 Black, ME-554 Gunmetal, ME-302 Peacock, S-832 Ash Plum, M-608 Red Brown, M- 626 Neutral Brown, D-652 Celestial Earth, M-664 Fawn, M-536 Milk Tea, ME-512 Golden Beige, S-502 white sand, M-546 Dark Purple Taupe, I-544 Pink Granite, S-642 Latte, I-514 Pink Ivory, M-126 Chalk, D-926 Blueberry, ME-230 Peacock Blue, ME-338 Acidic Green, D-236 Lagoon Blue, M-408 Mustard
- 6 x 0.08 oz Artist Shadow Blush in M-928 Eggplant, D-926 Blueberry, I-922 Electric Purple, S-748 Coral, M-846 Morello Cherry, I-858 Flamingo, I-722 Mandarin

Too Faced Ultimate Chocolate Box
$198

There really isn't any value in this set as it's exactly the same price as ordering the two Chocolate Bar palettes on their own, but if you don't own them and have been wanting them the packaging is extra adorable.

Smashbox Always Sharp Lip Liner Set
$89 ($200 value)

I'll be honest this set looks amazing to me, but I don't know how much use I'd make of it. It's very tempting as I don't own many lipliners, but it's because I very often skip that step (or I just use a nude or clear.) There's pretty much every color you could ever need and it's a great value, plus they're waterproof which is amazing.

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Vault
$245 ($400 value)

This set comes with 10 Urban Decay eyeshadows and all 10 Moondust eyeshadows for 20 in total. It is a very good deal and you get a great range of shadows and I do love that the Moondust shadows are in there (I'm a girl who enjoys a sparkle a great deal.) If you have the funds to spend a better deal is The Mother Lode which can be found on the Urban Decay website. It's more expensive up front, but a better value overall. For comparison: the Sephora vault comes out to $12.25 per shadow and the Mother Lode comes out to $8.75 per shadow. The Sephora set is less up front however and a great range of colors as well. The Mother Lode also comes with the Nirvana build your own palette so you can make a custom quad. The Mother Lode is worth a whopping $1302!

But back to the Sephora Urban Decay Eyeshadow Vault

The colors are: Scorpio Moondust (black matte with gold sparkle), Zodiac Moondust (smoky black blue/green shift and blue/green sparkle), Vortex Moondust (smoky black with green shift and gold sparkle), Moonspoon Moondust (medium gray with bright silver sparkle), Shockwave Moondust (deep berry with pink and blue sparkle), Blackout (blackest black matte), Lounge (brick red satin with a green shift), Mildew (mossy green shimmer with a gold shift), Mushroom (warm gray shimmer), Rockstar (deep aubergine shimmer), Solstice Moondust (metallic pink red with green sparkle and shift), Space Cowboy Moondust (light champagne with bright silver sparkle), Darkforce Moondust (taupe brown with gold iridescent sparkle), Interstellar Moondust (antique gold with pink and gold sparkle), Cosmic Moondust (metallic white with iridescent sparkle and shift), Last Call (metallic plum shimmer), Scratch (rose gold shimmer), Busted (deep brown shimmer), X (peach shimmer with gold), Sellout (pink champagne shimmer)

Bite Beauty Lip Lab
$298 ($432 value)

This is another set I am absolutely lusting over! I got a sample once of a Bite lipstick and was immediately smitten with the formula. Their lipsticks are highly pigmented and wear beautifully and I don't find them drying on the lips. This amazing set has 12 limited release colors (one for every month.) The colors are on the more bold size (no nudes or shy colors here), but for me they are right in my wheelhouse with lots of reds, purples and pinks.

Seriously, how gorgeous are these?

Set includes: Crème Deluxe Lipstick in 001 (deep burgundy with red undertone), 002 (purple/pink), 003 (fire red/coral), 004 (rich, luminous fuchsia), 005 (hazy lilac), 006 (tangy coral/rose), 007 (bubblegum magenta), 008 (bright, balanced orange), 009 (deep, cherry red), 010 (blue-toned violet), 011 (deep brown with red undertone), 012 (festive pink-red)

(Someone tell Santa to bring me these!)

Yves Saint Laurent Iconic Lip Wardrobe
$250 ($448 value)

This set just screams luxury to me. Maybe it's the sleek packaging, but I this set just seems so luxe. My only worry is that I would sit on a shelf to look pretty and never use it. To be honest I have not tried any of the the YSL lip colors, but I have heard very good things. I like that this set has a multitude of shades and finishes/types of product.


These are just gorgeous!

Set includes: Tint-In-Oil N4, Rouge Pur Couture Vernis À Lèvres in 104, Vernis À Lèvres Plump Up in 200, Rouge Pur Couture Vernes A Levres in 7, https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2476998735264962380#editor/target=post;postID=6670811416546922468Gloss Volupté in 20, Rouge Volupté in 1, Rouge Volupté in 14, Rouge Volupté in 7, Lip Liner in 17, Lip Liner in 6, Volupté Sheer Candy in 15, Volupté Sheer Candy in 16, & Volupté Sheer Candy in 17.

Last, but certainly not least:

GlamGlow Glow on the Go Trio
$39 ($57 value)

This is the smallest of the value sets that caught my eye, but would make a great stocking stuffer or Yankee Swapper gift. I've tried some samples of these recently and really liked them. This is a great way to try a few and see which you like or a great gift to give (you could even make a spa basket around it.) While this set doesn't have the wow factor of some of the other sets, it's much more affordable and still a great deal.

You get 0.5oz each of: THIRSTYMUD Hydrating Treatment, POWERMUD Dualcleanse Treatment, & YOUTHMUD Tinglexfoliate Treatment

As I mentioned before there are lots of other great deals at Sephora during Cyber Monday, but these were just a few of my favorites. What deals did you score on Cyber Monday?

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