MARC JACOBS Velvet Noir Mascara Review and Swatches

That luxurious packaging and a ton of hype motivated me to purchase this mascara from Sephora. I was looking for something dramatic for my lashes because I do not wear falsies. So, words like "major drama" hits me at the right spots and Velvet Noir Mascara's overall branding is so spot on, who is not gonna get one?
Anyways, I really took my time to evaluate this mascara on how it treats my lashes and how long it lasts and I am quite surprised at the results.
Now is the time to share my experience with you all...

MARC JACOBS Velvet Noir Mascara

Sephora Birthday Gift 2016 - Photos and Swatches

This year there are two gifts from Sephora for Beauty Insiders - Marc Jacobs Beauty and Fresh Skincare Duo. I have a VIB status at Sephora and picked up the Marc Jacobs set yesterday. Just wanted to let you know that these sets are available in store and online and can be redeemed in your birthday month. I always skip the skincare set because I really don't know if I would like it so I always get the makeup one because its more fun. I do like the Fresh set too but I already have the soy cleanser and I can always pick up a sample of the rose mask from store, so it did not look so appealing to me. Here are the pics and the swatches of the Marc Jacobs birthday set that I got and a mini review at the end.

Sephora Birthday Gift 2016 

What I got from Secret Santa?

First post of 2015 had to be a special one and I am super excited to share what I got from CBB Secret Santa!! Santa will be revealed at the end of the post, so keep reading :):)

So my Santa was super generous and kind to add in a bunch of other things besides my wishes <3