I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it all! In her package was:

MAC Alluring Aquatics Extra Dimension Blush - Sea Me, Hear Me (LE) - a beautiful warm toned coral blush with a beautiful satiny sheen.
Hourglass Blush - Radiant Magenta - a stunning golden fuchsia blush - can not get over Hourglass packaging and presentation (heart-eyed emoji)
MAC Lipstick - Heroine - a bright violety purple lipstick that is perfect for that statement lip
Buxom Lipstick - Menace - a deep red wine coloured lipstick that I think will be my go-to for winter.
Shanghai Suzy Lipstick - Miss Cassandra Peony - Shanghai Suzy lipsticks are crazy good, they smell like grape bubba-bubba (bubblegum) and come out with seasonal colours every 6 months.
Make Up Geek pigment - Liquid Gold - this stuff literally looks like liquid gold, there is so much product in this pot, you could never use it all.


I still can't get over the amazing products she has sent me, and I look forward to doing more swaps in the future - hopefully with other beauty babes!

• Delete your credit/debit card off your paypal account or delete your paypal account all together - this will make it just that (tiny) little bit more difficult to purchase anything.. By actually having to go get your wallet, instead of only having to enter a password.
  
  
  

  
  
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• Go through your collection once or twice a year, and throw out any expired make-up, and sell anything that is going unloved.
  
  
• Try and only have one or 2 opened products (like mascaras - 3 month shelf life) at a time, so they aren't expiring and you aren't wasting money on throwing out unused products.

• Keep a list and/or pictures of all your make-up (brands/names of colours) so you realise you don't need a 4th gold toned highlighter or 5th blue toned lipstick when you're out shopping.

• If you still feel the need to buy something, take a look at second hand or buy, swap and selling groups on Facebook. You can get sometimes brand new makeup for cheaper than retail, or even if it is used, you are still getting a better deal than buying brand new. Because seriously how often do you finish a blush or highlighter? (Just make sure the items are disinfected/cleaned before using them - using isopropyl alcohol)