In The Bag: Recent Purchases

Saturday's jaunt to the King of Prussia mall was a success! I went with a small list in mind and was able to score almost everything. Tip: if you are friends with people in the beauty biz, it's certainly helpful to have them at your side. They know all the latest products, know which shades will look great on you and can easily teach you better techniques for applying product. Case in point, my makeup artist friend Jen directed me to the perfect olive/gold/green eye pencil at MAC, which she graciously purchased for me using her professional discount. It's called Rosemary & Thyme and is the absolute match to the olive green color of my new Calvin Klein velvet ballet flats. I saw these flats and had to have them -- they're not bubble rounded toes or too pointy -- they're kind of squared off and look great peaking out of jeans. I love when things coordinate this easily!