My Goodness!

I was at a market in Turkey. 
It is similar to Wal-Mart, 
but prices have nothing to do with it.


You know my favorite mascara for now is L'oreal's Voluminous original formula mascara.


I believe I bought it for $7+tax 
and 
at Migros, in Istanbul, Turkey it was $21 (tax included) 


I was in shock!


L'oreal's all mascaras were either $21 or $23. 


For that price you can almost purchase Dior Show Mascara at Sephora in the US.


These prices are just making me mad, 
and I pray I won't run out of my cosmetic products any time soon.


SMH... 

MAC all over the world

My first impressions on MAC employees in different countries...

Employees of MAC in Amsterdam airport,

are extremely nice and polite 
and 
their make up is not bad at all.

Employees of MAC US, 

have horrible make up 

and 

ladies working there have an attitude problem,

but 
guys are extremely polite and sweet.

Employees of MAC Istanbul, Turkey

have horrible make up 
and 
they don't just have an attitude problems, 
but 
they are snobs! 

Girl, you are working in a MAC store, 

you are not the head make up artist of Chanel! 

For God's sake! 


XOXO
Lola

Chasing Surf Baby...

Today I checked another MAC store in another country 

and 

Surf Baby Cheek Color was sold out there, too.

What a shame!

Normally I do not follow MAC collections religiously 

and 

I think it's a money trap to come up with limited collections one after another

and 

buy the whole collection because it's limited edition,

but 

I liked the Surf Baby Cheek Color.

So far,

I checked the MAC counter in the state I lived,

                the MAC counter in Amsterdam aiport,

          and the MAC store in Istanbul, Turkey

Oh well, 

it's not like I ran out of blushes.

I have eight new blushes.

I guess I will be okay for a while. 

LOL

XOXO

Lola :)

Goodbye USA, Hello Expensive Europe

So the time came for me to go back home for good.


I am not sad or anything, but I was not thrilled to go back home either. 
I don't understand why people keep asking me if I am excited to go back home. 
I guess people get home sick, but I don't, 
because it's same ol' same ol' things, 
plus I don't feel belong to anywhere 
I can create a new home to myself where ever I go, 
and true friends and family would never lose touch with you.


Anyways....


One thing I will miss about USA would probably how cheap it is to live there. 
To all the people who think I spend too much 
let me give you an example and you will understand me better.


Recently, I lost my MAC Lustering lipstick, 
so when I saw a MAC counter in Amsterdam airport I couldn't help but replace my lost lipstick. 
Now, you don't need to be a Math professor. 
In the states I paid $14+tax for that lipstick, 
in Netherlands I paid $23. 5 for the same lipstick. 
Now do you get me when I say home expensive things are in Europe?! :)