My friend Kendall and I try and make it to the NYC IMATS every year. This year tickets sold out before we could purchase them so we decided to have our own makeup day in the city! This trip included a lot of firsts for me... my first trip to Saks on Fifth Avenue, my first trip to Macy's at Herald Square (at least that I can remember), and then my first time getting my makeup done at a high end makeup counter!

These department stores were so cool inside! It was a makeup lovers heaven. Saks even had an orchestra and opera singer live while you shopped, what!? We ended up getting our makeup done at the Burberry counter and it was awesome! I truly felt pampered. Below are some of the pictures from the day and my haul of products, including the street art I bought for my hubby!

This week I found myself reaching for my Chanel Bronze de Soleil pretty much every day to give me an effortless glow in just a couple minutes.

I love how seamlessly it blends into my skin. I was a little nervous when I first used it because I had never used a cream bronzer before. Well I had nothing to be nervous about. It is basically foolproof, just blend. It's really the perfect color for my NW20/NC15 complexion which makes it that much more fabulous.

The quality doesn't surprise me because the product comes from Coco Chanel, who first made being tan popular in the 1920's. Thank you Miss Chanel.

All swatched on bare skin, no primer

Left: blended    Right: heavily swatched

The Vintage Vamp

Her collection will be available starting September 2nd at Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom, Beautylish, and NET-A-PORTER.

this is with 2 coats - damn!