Retail Therapy

I decided to take some time away from googling "Becky with the good hair" and talk about something that I've been dealing with for the past week or so. It's super unlike me and super embarrassing, but I am notorious for being super up front about embarrassing things.


I'm in a makeup rut.


That's right. This girl, the girl who works herself up into near-orgasm over eyeliner and knows more about the history of Makeup Forever than who the government of Canada is is in a self-proclaimed makeup rut. Maybe it's just because I've been tired lately, maybe it's because I haven't had any free time lately, or maybe it's because I've been wallowing in depression ever since LEMONADE, but I have had zero interest in doing my makeup. I don't like anything I have, I don't like any look I create and I don't like the fact that Solange Knowles has yet to make a statement about the elevator fight having a link to a certain female person, perhaps named a shortened version of Rebecca and perhaps in possession of a healthy mane of hair. I've just not been into it lately. I feel as though I need to change it up. Like, all up. Suddenly, I have been overtaken by a strong urge to get all new stuff. I want to go shopping for ERRTHANG. Especially eyeshadow. I have been in a serious eyeshadow rut. I'm "over" (how very basic white girl of me) my everyday eyeshadows. I need, well, want, some new things. Let's discuss, shall we?


 I feel as though I need to hit up the Big 3. Shoppers, Sephora and MAC. Shoppers is easy because I'm there at least twice a week. I have my eye on the new Smashbox blush palettes. The Berry one is gorgeous and it shall be mine. I also think I need one of the new Juicy Shakers from Lancome. They are the coolest. Basically, they are a tinted lip oil. Don't be scared by the colours when you first see them. I know when I did, I was thinking one thing and one thing only. TACKY much? Not the case whatsoever. They go on SUPER sheer, with just a hint of colour. And boy do they feel incredible on the lips. They also smell and taste pretty good too. Which is always a plus.

Lancome Juicy Shakers

Smashbox LA Lights blush palettes

I need to go visit Tarte at Sephora soon. I feel as though I haven't combed through their Rainforest of the Sea collection as much as I should. I'm also toying with the idea of grabbing their Tarteist eyeliner. Not gonna lie, the applicator freaks me out a little. It just looks super complicated. But I have heard and seen some great reviews of it. We'll see. I also want to check out the Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche new lipsticks. Another thing I have heard some amazing reviews on. However, I just feel like I have enough new lipsticks to try right now and I should direct my shopping energy towards something else, such as eyeshadows. You guys, I am in such an eyeshadow rut. I think that's the thing I am most just not into right now. I even tried to shake myself out of it and used a beautiful Dior cream shadow that I kind of forgot about, but whenever I bust it out it always makes me happy. When I was washing my hands at work today, I was glumly checking out my makeup in the mirror. As I saw my eyeshadow, I literally said out loud "Girl bye". I need to snap out of this! I truly believe that it has something to do with how busy I have been. I need to slow down and enjoy the lipgloss, honey.

Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Lipsticks

Tarteist eyeliner

Lastly I feel like a trip to MAC needs to be in my future. I'll go check out the new stuff, see if there is anything to be bothered about, and then start swatching. It's truly my happy place. I can be in there forever, just looking at everything and chatting with the girls. And that is the one place that my kid NEVER gives me grief about going to. (It has every bit to do with him getting Cinnzeo after patiently waiting for me to browse.)

Stay tuned y'all. I'm planning on some of this coming to fruition soon. I just need to do what makes me happy, ya know? Getting makeup. Getting makeup always gets me in a good mood.