So here's the skinny: I am a tried-and-true, Youtube-tutorial watching, paycheck-splurging, makeup-wearing Beauty Insider. I am the girl who wants to try out every new product that hits the shelves, the girl who can tell you exactly which brand carries the best eyeshadow primer (it's Urban Decay Primer Potion, in case you were wondering), and who has spent more money on makeup than is probably even feasible to the average person.
I really, really love makeup.
So, thus, it makes sense that I would naturally love Sephora. Sephora, where you can spend an hour going around from display to display, prettifying yourself with mascaras, eyeshadows, powders, lip sticks/stains/glosses/balms. Sephora, where you can literally give yourself a free manicure at their seemingly endless nail polish display station. Sephora, where as long as you don't really think about how many faces that eye pencil has probably already touched today, you have the makeup world at your fingertips.
And as of Thursday, July 3rd, 2014, Sephora at Tysons is even better, because they've moved into their new storefront down the hall, and it's bigger, cleaner, friendlier, and more beautiful than ever.
I actually was originally kind of perturbed, because I went to Sephora last Tuesday in an attempt to help a friend pick out a foundation only to find that they had closed down the old store and hadn't opened the new one yet. Thankfully, upon my return trip to Tysons on Sunday, walking into the new location has more than made up for my previous lack of a visit.
The store was literally swarming with helpful consultants, the line went quickly, and it seems like they have more mirrors and more makeup tool/cleaning stations than the old storefront did. The displays were clean, nothing seemed to be out of stock, and I left with a new look on my face and $142 less in my wallet.
For the few of you out there who might be interested, my score included: a much-coveted Anastasia Brow Wiz, Makeup Forever setting powder, a new Benefit eyeshadow, Smashbox liquid eyeliner (which might be my new favorite, I was SO impressed when I tried it in-store!), and a couple of new brushes. That might not seem like a lot of stuff for the pricetag, but hey, this ain't Wet & Wild we're talking about here. Quality makeup costs money, but it's worth it to me.
Thanks to Sephora's Beauty Insider program (free to sign up, like most rewards programs), I was also able to spend my points on a fun bronzer kit from Tarte. Definitely make sure you sign up -- even if it's only for the free gift on your birthday, it's totally worth it.
Thanks for being there to take my money and make me look beautiful, Sephora. Until next time! read more