My weekend haul.

I enjoyed a very fruitful day on Saturday. I was wandering about a store, lost and unable to find a cart when the rockingest Lancome lady ever gave me her cart and a free gift with purchase - without purchase.

If that wasn't awesome enough, I scored the most perfect red nailpolish. Ever.



Then we wandered outside the store to a mini Christmas market. A friend had told me earlier in the day that she had found The Most Incredible Chocolate in The Universe. Well, she said, at least, I stumbled upon a booth selling chocolate with a sign on the wall that read "The Most Incredible Chocolate in The Universe".

But, can you confirm this?, I asked. These are the important things in life, folks. And, yes indeed she could. So, having found the mini Christmas market, I once again wandered about lost and in search when El Niño asked what I was looking for. The Most Incredible Chocolate in The Universe, son. A lady looked up, pointed down the way and said it's two booths down on the left. Ha ha ha, that's some chocolate.

The proprietor informed me that I could melt three chocolates in a cup of hot milk for delicious hot chocolate for the kids. Shhhhh!, I said. I mean, really. The kids are thrilled with Nestle. And this IS The Most Incredible Chocolate in The Universe.

Ooooh...sparkles.

Mascara is one of the few makeup items that I actually prefer to do on the cheap. It's one thing that the drugstore brands manage to do very well. CoverGirl LashBlast and its fantastically huge barrel brush has been one of my favorites since it debuted. When I saw this new release, the girly little teenager deep inside my soul squealed, busted out a few cartwheels then asked Dad for the keys to the car. Sparkly mascara! Like, OH magod. Word on the street is that it's more shimmer than sparkle. And, that the tints - Black Cabernet and Black Emerald sound the most interesting - are lovely. UPDATE: Sparkles? I don't see no stinking sparkles. Also, I don't see no stinking eyelashes. What the hell? I guess it has been a good 14 hours since I put the makeup on. But, where the hell did my eyelashes go?