I went to New York!!! I was so excited because I have always wanted to go to New York and IMATS! The trip was so much fun and I got so much stuff! I went on IMTAS pro night on Friday April 10th. Pro night was from 3-7pm. Me an my Godmother got to Pier 94 at about 4 o'clock and we were done shopping by 6pm. The crowds were very minimal and I was able to get everything I wanted with no problem. Nothing I wanted was sold out. We didn't wait in like any longer than 5 minutes at any of the booths we were at. Almost all of the booths had no line at all. Because I have such an amazing experience, I will always go on Pro Night. I've heard that on general admission days lines are 4-5 hours long at some booths. That's crazy! So let me show you all of the fun goodies that I got!
If i can remember the price or discount, I will let you know.
If i can remember the price or discount, I will let you know.
The first booth we hit up was the Ardell booth. Their lashes were 8 for $20 and they were giving free lash glue with purchase. I got one pair of the beauties (bottom left), 2 pairs of the black Wispies (middle left), one pair of the Demi Luvies (top left), 2 pairs of the Accent 318 (top middle), and 2 pairs of the 120 Demi. I almost never wear false lashes, but I figured they were great to have for special occasions or if I am doing someone else's makeup.
Bdellium tools is up next. I only got 5 eye brushes because I am new to the brand. I got 2 of the 785 which is a blending brush (those were $5) and then I got 3 of the 773 ($6 each) because it reminded me so much of my MAC 239 brush. I haven't tried them yet but I have high hopes for them. They felt very soft and if they are great they are a steal!
The next place we went was Beauty So Clean. I was very interested in trying this because they have a cosmetic sanitizer to disinfect your makeup. The Makeup Sanitizer Spray was $25 but they were doing a special at the show. For $50 I got the full size Sanitizer Spray and a mini travel size, full size Wipeout Makeup Brush Cleaner, full size Conditioning Brush Cleaner, a 2 oz On the Beach scented brush cleaner, and a whole box (200 wipes) of the Cosmetic Sanitizer Wipes. I though this was a great deal and I am very excited to have these products in my collection.
I was super excited when I saw that Bioderma was being sold at IMATS. I believe that one 500mL bottle was $20 but for $30 you got two 500mL bottles and one 250mL bottle. I am currently trying it out but when I know how I feel about it I will definitely post a review.
This is the booth that has 4-5 hour waits where the line ends up out the door. We waited in line for less than five minutes. Nothing was sold out and I got everything I wanted. I got three lipsticks and I believe they were $12 each. I am not completely sure. From left to right the colors are Great Pink Planet, Babette, and Geradium. I love the packaging, it's so stinking cute!
Makeup Forever was 20% off so I picked up the new Step 1 Primer in the smoothing formula, a HD foundation in shade 123, and Mat Velvet + in the shade 10. I was very happy to be able to get a backup of my Mat Velvet+ and get to try the HD foundation for 20% off. I saved $14.60 on the primer and Mat Velvet + and saved $17.80 on the HD Foundation. Such a great deal.
Model in a Bottle also had a good deal going on. The full size setting spray was $15 but for $30 you got their lipstick sealer, eye brow sealer, and eye lash curler, and a mini brush set. I've heard such good things about this setting spray so I have high hopes for this product.
Sigma is my favorite brand of makeup brushes so I had to hit up their booth. Sigma was offering a 30% off discount which is 10% more than my Pro discount! I didn't need much so I only got a few things. I picked up the F80 Flat Kabuki, 2 E25 blending brushes, an E58 cream color brush, and then they gave an E70 medium angled shading eye brush as a free sample.
Next up is Sugar Pill. I picked up The Heartbreaker palette for $27. Sugar Pill is only available online so it was great to be able to see and swatch things in person. I know these colors look scary but I chose it because if I am going to use any color eyeshadow it'll be a green, blue, or purple because they make my eyes pop.
From the Frends Beauty booth I picked up the Pro Pac of beauty blenders (6 beauty blenders and a blender cleanser solid) for $64 which was a steal! Then I picked up Color Switch which I am going to review once I try it out. Color Switch was $14.
Tarte was 40% off! For the price of one Amazonian Clay Blush I got 3! I got a Lipsurgence in Envy, 2 Amazonian Clay blushes in Glisten, and Exposed blush. Only one of the Glisten blushes is for me though. This booth was such a great deal, I will definitely be hitting it up next year.
Z- Palette had a good deal. I got a large lavender palette for $18 and the small hot pin palette for $12 (I think I remember the prices correctly). I love Z-Palettes and I have my new Makeup Geek shadows in the large one.
Click here to see my Makeup Geek haul!
Click here to see my Makeup Geek haul!
The last few things are kind of random. I got this T-Shirt from a booth called Boss Lady Styles . I love this shirt, it's so cute. It was $25. I got 2 Stila Kitten eye shadows fr $5 each!! That was a great deal. The I picked up 2 Blender Cleanser Solids at the Nigel's booth for $13 each. Last I hit up the IMATS booth and got a plain grey V-neck T-shirt that just says IMATS and this adorable lipstick pen which was $4.
I had such a great time at IMATS and I will definitely be going back. It was such a great experience and found some great deals. Did you got to IMATS? What did you pick up? Please let me know! :)
I had such a great time at IMATS and I will definitely be going back. It was such a great experience and found some great deals. Did you got to IMATS? What did you pick up? Please let me know! :)