Chanel Beauty Wish List

I have a short wish list of a couple items I would love from the Chanel beauty counter.
First up is an eyeshadow quad:

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This is the Chanel 'Les 4 Ombres' quadra eyeshadow in the color 'regard perle'.  I love this quad because of the beautiful forest green.  There is also the pretty rose color and the gorgeous champagne color, both favorites of mine.  The lower right color is a wonderful highlighting color. It would probably be gorgeous in the inner corner.

I'm lusting after this quad because I 'm trying to get into wearing colors on my lids instead of just neutrals. I think the forest green would be an easy way to get into this trend/habit! I haven't bought this yet because of the hefty price tage: $58. 
Next on my wishlist is a cream eyeshadow:

This is Chanels 'Illusion D'Ombre' longwear luminous eyeshadow in the color 'emerveille.'  This color reminds me a lot of MAC's 'rubanesque' paint pot except even more pigmented and beautiful.  I just think this is gorgeous and I'm interested in checking out cream eyeshadows.  This retails for $36.
My last wishlist desire is a blush:

This is the 'Joues Contraste' powder blush.  I haven't picked a particular color yet that I want, but I just hear such lovely things about Chanel blushes that I want to go to the counter and pick one out.  These retail for $43, which is why I haven't made the purchase yet.

I'm not sure if I will ever fulfill my wishlist because of the price of these products! Maybe for my birthday I'll buy myself just one of these lovelies :)
What do you think? Which Chanel products are worth the splurge?

Book Haul!

I went to Barnes & Noble and picked up two new books that I am so so so excited to dive into.  I'm completely taking the opportunity of being on Summer vacation to get lost in books again.  I love reading so much but when I'm at college, I get insanely busy with class work and reading my text books that I can't really keep up with reading for pleasure. That being said I am looking forward to rediscovering my love for reading :)
First book I picked up:

 

Divergent by Veronica Roth.  I have heard nothing but good things about this book (first in a trilogy) and I can not wait to to get sucked in!Also this book can now be found in paperback.  I prefer paperbacks when I read and also they are cheaper than hardback covers.

The next book I picked up:

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater.  This book is a different genre than what I normally read. It's a love story about a girl and a werewolf.  I'm not usually into paranormal romance like vampire diaries or House of Night, but I did enjoy Twilight when I read that series in high school. The cover art also definitely caught my eye. I know you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover but...whoops. Guilty! I figured I'd give this book a try since I've heard some good things and hey, I'm in a romance kind of mood :)
I'll make sure to post reviews as I finish these books!

Any recommendations for great summer reads?

Movie Time!

I've gone to the movie theater quite a bit in the last couple weeks so I thought I'd share my thoughts about some new films!  First up:

Prometheus.  This movie was the prequel to the Ridley Scott 'Alien' series, in my opinion one of the best horror film franchises of all time.  The films touch upon the fear of Aliens/Monsters while remaining mysterious and giving the constant fear of claustrophobia.  I am not sure if Prometheus really captured the essence of the series... it almost felt like watching two separate films,  a sci-fi film with some 'oh look at this thing eluding to Alien!' mixed in.  There were certainly some scary moments in the film but there were a ton of unanswered questions by the end.  I'm hoping that there will be a sequel to this prequel because one thing the movie succeeded with is leaving me wondering!
Next up, a story we're all familiar with:

Snow White and the Huntsman. I overall enjoyed this film. It was visually stunning and I enjoyed this different take on such an old and well known story.  Charlize Theron was amazing as usual, Chris Hemsworth was a total heart throb (new celeb crush fo sho!) and Kristen Stewart was....bearable.  I am NOT a Kristen Stewart fan at all and I found her to be okay in this movie.  She didn't get in the way of enjoying the movie for me, except for the very end.  Those who have seen the movie already can probably agree that her performance was slightly awkward during the last like, 5 minutes of the movie.  Other than that, I recommend catching this fantasy tale!
Next up is a movie I have been waiting for:

BRAVE!!! I've been waiting for this film since the first teaser trailer simply because Disney/Pixar can do no wrong! I love all of those films and this was no exception.  This film has been criticized because people are saying it doesn't really live up to the expectations set by Pixar greats 'Up' and 'Finding Nemo.'  I just think this movie was a little different, that's all!  The animation was beautiful to watch and the film had some nice take away messages.  It was very heart warming in the end :) I recommend this film to everyone. All ages would appreciate this short tale about changing your fate.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand last but not least, these are some random movies I've caught, not in theaters.
Honorable mentions:

 I know its quite the variety! But as they say, variety is the spice of life!
Sometimes you need to catch up on your girly chick flicks and sometimes you're craving watching a 'B' straight to DVD horror movie. Why not?