Oh, wow. I'm really amazed by what my Santa got me for the Makeup and Nail Polish swap.

So as you can see from some of the modeled shots, I'm ghastly pale. I knew it could be a bit of a challenge to find something that would work for me, makeup-wise, but HolaChicka came through in spades.

I got:

the 32 Piece Cool eyeshadow set from e.l.f. Other than a couple failed attempts back in middle school, I've never really worn eyeshadow before, but I love bright, cool colors. I'm really looking forward to playing around with this and seeing if I can get over those early traumatic makeup experiences.

3 Prisma Chrome eyeshadows from Sephora-- Purple Prisma, Burgundy Gem, and Emerald Facet. These are all really nicely pigmented and I think they'll work well with my green eyes. I love Sephora's house brand in general, so these and the next items made me super-happy.

3 different eyeliners from Sephora: a cobalt smoky kohl stick (which I've never used before), a nano liner in silver (super shimmery!), and a felt liner in brown. The brown didn't quite work with my hair color, but I think it could maybe be used as a brow filler?

Lemon Butter cuticle cream from Burt's Bees. This is possibly my favorite thing altogether from my present. I have seriously dry/cracked skin on my hands, and my cuticles usually wind up cracked and bleeding through most of the winter as a result. This smells and feels so nice, I think I'll wind up using it every day.

A set of Lip Smacker chapsticks. I mentioned in my "likes/dislikes" post that I never wear lipstick because it makes me feel like the Joker. These are perfect-- no color to speak of, just a really nice feel/taste to them. I've totally been rocking the Cinderella Vanilla Sparkle all weekend.

And lastly, 2 really cool nail polishes: Sation in Miss Bling It On and Essie in Power Clutch. I'm in love with Power Clutch-- it's the perfect shade of grey for me. It has great coverage (opaque in two coats) and really good staying power vs chipping. I could see it becoming a staple in my collection.

Thank you so much, HolaChicka! You did an awesome job, and I can't wait to play around with it all properly.

Part of the reason it took me a day or two to post pictures is that I wanted to do a look with the products I was given. I stuck with my usual eyeliner and mascara, but I played around with everything else.

Eyes: Liner- Too Faced Perfect Eyes in Perfect Black Mascara- Too Faced Lash Injection, Black. Lids- Sephora Prisma Color in Purple Prisma, top-right-most shadow in e.l.f. Cool eyeshadow set.

Face: Concealer-- Missha Perfect Cover B.B. Cream

Lips: Lip Smacker Cinderella Vanilla Sparkle

Nails: Base-- Essie in Power Clutch Tips-- Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Black Out.