Aesha
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Well, today I really wanted some cheese curds, and since it was absolutely gorgeous, my boyfriend and I drove the 1 1/2 hours from our home in the Chicago area to Kenosha. Luckily I checked out where a CCO would be on the way; the one at Gurnee Mills is closed now, but there is one in Pleasant Prairie, which is the first town over the border in WI (having just moved to the area from Oregon, it's a new thing having CCO's nearby!).
I found lots of great stuff there. Here's a list:
Eyeshadows:
Mancatcher
Light Ray
Lightshade
Bamboo
Full Flame
Aquadisiac
Black Tied
Black
Electric Eel
Era?
Fade?
Mulch
Orb
Purple Shower
Quarry
Wishful
Zeal
...and a few others that I can’t recall
They also had about 13 paints
Lots of lipglass, lipsick, etc.
Two different mineralize skinfinishes (the natural ones, not the special ones like Glissade or Stereo Rose or whatever)
Blot powder
Several moistureblends
A Shadestick set (there were four in the set)
Two different lip palettes from Pattern Maker and a lip palette from another collection (possibly Tailormade)
Sundressing stuff
That stuff from Adorn that is in jars like pigment jars, but it’s some sort of creamy iridescent stuff that you spread on you I guess
Purple glitter
3 quads
At least 10 colors of cheek stuff (powder and cream) and cheekhue
CCB’s
A couple lipliners and eye shadows
About 7 different colors of Brow Set
Foundations
Prep & Prime Eye
Several brushes including the 316, 217, 213, 252, 192, and more
Glimmershimmer
Pigments:
Accent Red
Night Light
Lovely Lily
Blue Brown
Apricot Pink
Dark Soul
Rose
Blue
There was one pigment, Sun-something (I know it wasn’t Sunpepper because I have a sample and would have recognized the name) that looked a lot like Coco to me when I was there, but I now see it is lighter. Same sort of neutral family, though.
...and more (I’m sure there were at least 10)
Three quads (I can’t remember the names of them, but I know that one had Shroom in it, and there was Vanilla in one I think, and Dovefeather was in either one of the quads)
6-shadow palettes
Prep & Prime Lash
And probably other things I forgot or didn’t see..
Then of course some face stuff.
It was a fun excursion for a few reasons. This was a Saturday between 6:30-7:30 (yes, I was there about an hour) and when I first came in, there was at least 10 other women in the store - and that was just the other people looking at the MAC stuff and the Clinique stuff, which was right behind MAC. Then everyone seemed to leave at the same time, though they weren't together, and I spent probably a good half hour there alone, if not more - just me and the three salesgirls (who were all fantastically nice!). So it was nice to be there all alone, able to test things without bumping into people and fighting over colors and stuff. And I was even able to answer a question a clerk couldn't, when a girl checking out asked what the regular price of pigments were.
But what was even funnier was that there was a boy in there, a security guard at the outlet mall. He spent a good 45 minutes in the store (came in after me), and was still there when I left. He was flirting so hard with the one girl, he let her put lisgloss on him. In fact, ASKED her to put lipgloss on him. I heard him say something about how he "wasn't doing anything tonight" so it wouldn't matter if she put lipgloss on him; I also heard her say something was pretty or cute, and he said "like you". I just wished the other two salesgirls were out front so I could talk to them and giggle at how hard that kid was trying with her, but they were in the back (probably talking to each other and giggling at how hard that kid was trying with her).
The best part, though, was when she asked me what color would look good on him, I asked if he wanted to be bold or would rather be neutral and she said I should be working there and then asked if I wanted to work there (which rocked; I've only once been solicited for a job without looking). Had I lived closer to Kenosha, I would have definately said yes while looking for a job in my field.
All in all, a VERY fun (if painful; note to sell: Get thee to a temp agency in Chicago PRONTO to support spending habit) trip to a CCO. I wish it was closer, because those girls were just fun!
:cartwheel:
I found lots of great stuff there. Here's a list:
Eyeshadows:
Mancatcher
Light Ray
Lightshade
Bamboo
Full Flame
Aquadisiac
Black Tied
Black
Electric Eel
Era?
Fade?
Mulch
Orb
Purple Shower
Quarry
Wishful
Zeal
...and a few others that I can’t recall
They also had about 13 paints
Lots of lipglass, lipsick, etc.
Two different mineralize skinfinishes (the natural ones, not the special ones like Glissade or Stereo Rose or whatever)
Blot powder
Several moistureblends
A Shadestick set (there were four in the set)
Two different lip palettes from Pattern Maker and a lip palette from another collection (possibly Tailormade)
Sundressing stuff
That stuff from Adorn that is in jars like pigment jars, but it’s some sort of creamy iridescent stuff that you spread on you I guess
Purple glitter
3 quads
At least 10 colors of cheek stuff (powder and cream) and cheekhue
CCB’s
A couple lipliners and eye shadows
About 7 different colors of Brow Set
Foundations
Prep & Prime Eye
Several brushes including the 316, 217, 213, 252, 192, and more
Glimmershimmer
Pigments:
Accent Red
Night Light
Lovely Lily
Blue Brown
Apricot Pink
Dark Soul
Rose
Blue
There was one pigment, Sun-something (I know it wasn’t Sunpepper because I have a sample and would have recognized the name) that looked a lot like Coco to me when I was there, but I now see it is lighter. Same sort of neutral family, though.
...and more (I’m sure there were at least 10)
Three quads (I can’t remember the names of them, but I know that one had Shroom in it, and there was Vanilla in one I think, and Dovefeather was in either one of the quads)
6-shadow palettes
Prep & Prime Lash
And probably other things I forgot or didn’t see..
Then of course some face stuff.
It was a fun excursion for a few reasons. This was a Saturday between 6:30-7:30 (yes, I was there about an hour) and when I first came in, there was at least 10 other women in the store - and that was just the other people looking at the MAC stuff and the Clinique stuff, which was right behind MAC. Then everyone seemed to leave at the same time, though they weren't together, and I spent probably a good half hour there alone, if not more - just me and the three salesgirls (who were all fantastically nice!). So it was nice to be there all alone, able to test things without bumping into people and fighting over colors and stuff. And I was even able to answer a question a clerk couldn't, when a girl checking out asked what the regular price of pigments were.
But what was even funnier was that there was a boy in there, a security guard at the outlet mall. He spent a good 45 minutes in the store (came in after me), and was still there when I left. He was flirting so hard with the one girl, he let her put lisgloss on him. In fact, ASKED her to put lipgloss on him. I heard him say something about how he "wasn't doing anything tonight" so it wouldn't matter if she put lipgloss on him; I also heard her say something was pretty or cute, and he said "like you". I just wished the other two salesgirls were out front so I could talk to them and giggle at how hard that kid was trying with her, but they were in the back (probably talking to each other and giggling at how hard that kid was trying with her).
The best part, though, was when she asked me what color would look good on him, I asked if he wanted to be bold or would rather be neutral and she said I should be working there and then asked if I wanted to work there (which rocked; I've only once been solicited for a job without looking). Had I lived closer to Kenosha, I would have definately said yes while looking for a job in my field.
All in all, a VERY fun (if painful; note to sell: Get thee to a temp agency in Chicago PRONTO to support spending habit) trip to a CCO. I wish it was closer, because those girls were just fun!
:cartwheel:
