We’re 80% of the way through getting our mad amount of parcels, and I’m SOOO excited that these are the ones that came today! Our last parcel is probably still two weeks away. Kind of a bummer. I ordered something that had a GREAT shipping price, but turns out its from Australia. Nothing against the Australian postage system, but I think I’m going to be waiting for quite some time still. Merp.
Before I talk more about the parcels, look at what is joining me in the kitchen while I write this post.
I love these kids. They’re just too much. I can’t even.
Parcel #3 I didn’t take pictures of, but its some clothes for the kids from Superstore. I have never ordered from Joe Fresh before, but shipping was reasonable, and the clothes were darling. Rowan got two muscle shirts. My favorite of the two says “Its pineapple time” on it. I love pineapple things. Laela got two rompers. Those were actually what motivated the order. She lived in them last year and for some reason, it hadn’t crossed my mind yet to buy her some for this summer! WHen I saw the chevron one, I knew it had to be done. So she has a chevron one, and a pink one with flamingos on it. Dekker got a pair of sweat shorts (which he will LOVE!) and two tshirts. The shirts were just perfect for him! One says ” Sand castles and ice cream” on it, and the other simply says “Cowabunga” on it. As I said, perfect. They are just basic, super soft tshirts for my boy who loves to be comfortable.
Parcel #4 is what I have been itching to receive. Makeup brushes!!! Now before you think I have an illness or an addiction, know that I purchased these off of one of those sketchy websites that sell things for stupid cheap but claim to be top quality. The difference here is that all of the reviews (ALL!) are positive. People can’t seem to say enough about these things! So I ordered a couple of different sets, and figured I’d just send them back if they sucked. On top of that, I figured if the whole thing was a scam and they stole my money, they really wouldn’t get very much. I was willing to risk it. And I’m sooo glad I did!
I am SOOO excited about these! The first set claims to be their “professional” set, probably just because its the biggest. But the brushes are unbelievably soft and full and pretty! My single disappointment with this set is that I had read that these 24-piece sets have the name/use of each brush on the handle. Mine do not. While that would have been handy, I’m pretty sure I can figure it out on my own. I can use them for whatever I want, really, whether its the “right” or “wrong” way.
The second set is apparently the bamboo set. Its also very soft and very pretty. I’m not sure what to do with the really really short nubbin brush (to use a technical term) as in where to store it, but I love the flat top brush, so I’m happy to have two, despite their height. Run on sentence much?!
The last brush is just an additional foundation brush that I threw onto the order to qualify for free shipping. I think I was less than a dollar over 🙂 Win!! Yes, the color is ugly but I don’t care. Its nice to identify it in amongst the other brushes. And my goodness, other brushes there are!!!
I officially have NO reason to buy any brushes anytime in the near future!! But this was a lot of fun 🙂
Whew! Ok, I’m done unwrapping brushes for the day. Onto icing cookies!!