August Wants

As you know, I'm pretty broke. I work a not so great job for a really low wage and book sales are down so money is tight. Plus I've got all the debt that young people have now. Unpleasant. That doesn't mean I can't drool over makeup and make the occasional purchase (cough, haul, cough.)

So in my lusting after beauty products... here are my August wants.

• Nume Petite Flat Iron in Hot Pink - I have a KICK ASS coupon I got from my first IPSY bag so whenever it's in stock, I'm going to pick this bad boy up. Alas, everytime I seem to have a little extra cash monies, this is out of stock. WORK WITH ME, WORLD.
• Essie Nail Polish in Black Licorice - All right, Essie polish may just be a dream. I may end up picking up a bottle from the dollar tree or a small set from Ross with a black nail polish in it but I really want black polish. I'm channeling my inner 15-year-old goth kid. 
• Milani Baked Blush in Coralina - I have been DYING to try Milani baked blushes for a while. I don't know why I always pass up a good chance to pick them up but I do. Waiting for a good sale, I guess. 
• NYX Natural palette - You know already that I sing the praises of NYX's Nude on Nude palette. It is the best purchase I've ever made. Ever. So when I saw this little set, I was so excited. Those matte shadows just look so... amazing. I want to put them on my face. Again, waiting on a really good Ulta sale Come on 40% off NYX sale at Ulta. WHERE YOU AT?

What's on your wishlist for August? Do you have any of the products I want? 

Physicians Formula Baked Collection Wet/Dry Eyeshadow

I found this awesome eye shadow set by Physicians Formula at Ross one afternoon on my lunch break and just couldn't resist. It was $2.99! Holy crap guys!

Then I got home, and was like... great... more eye shadow.

These colors are really shimmery and pretty and go on very sheer unless you wet them (which is a lot of effort for everyday wear, which these colors seem to be to me) and I'm not a huge fan of the colors on my eyes (except the gorgeous chocolate brown for the crease).

However, they make the best highlighters. I love using the really pale pink as a highlight just above my blush. It give a nice subtle shimmer to the tops of my cheekbones that is really pleasant and the white is nice for highlighting elsewhere whenever I actually have the time to go crazy with highlighting an contouring (which is rare but fun). Note: the chocolate brown has shimmer too and therefore is not great for contouring. I WISH.

I use the pink almost everyday now so overall the little set was definitely worth my money and I'd probably buy it again if I found it on sale somewhere when I run out of this set if not just for that pink color!