Lipstick & Sushi Pink Eyeshadow

All I wanted was some lipstick. It has been at least a year since I've been in a department store. Oh, that sounds terrible. Since I decided to stay home with my kids I don't shop like I used to. Not to mention I've basically been pregnant for the past four years and haven't been able to wear 'normal' clothes. But I'm starting to get restless. I NEED to look cute again. It's only been four months since I had Presley so I'm not down to my ideal weight. Therefore I'm not ready to blow out the bank on a ton of new clothes quite yet. But I thought I would just go look. Check out the latest fashions.. and I desperately needed some new lipstick. So I walk into Dillard's. Granted, Dillard's is not Nordie's but it'll do. The second I stepped foot in the store I could feel myself come alive. The lights, the music, the clothes, the purses, the shoes, the accessories. Wow. It's been waaay to long. I wasn't sure which direction to head first. Lipstick, I reminded myself. I walk up to the Mac counter and ask the salesperson what the color is 'in' right now. I am so not 'in' right now. She steered me towards this really pretty peach. I liked it. So then I thought, 'well, I really need some Studio Fix (a very light foundation).' So she put a little on me and told me she wouldn't recommend it because my face needed 'more life'. Hum, ok. I can be flexible. Then I saw this really cute girl buying some really fun shimmery blush. Oh, I need that too. So I thought, ya know, I have had the exact same makeup since 1999. I am so not joking. I've been wearing the SAME makeup that I bought at the Mac store since 1999. I remember the day vividly. So I got a little carried away. I bought lipstick, three different eye shadows (one was sushi pink - love the name!), blush, brushes, a new foundation that makes me 'glow' and a product to wear under the foundation. As she was ringing up box after box, I was a little worried about the cost. I had a little number in my head. Please don't be over 'x' amount. Oops. It was nearly double the 'x' amount. I'm trying to justify this in my head right now (or at least preparing myself so I can justify it to my husband). I've had the same makeup since 1999. I am so not fashion forward right now. I have very few clothes. In fact, one of my dearest friends just held some clothes for me at TJ Maxx.. she promised it wasn't because I wear the same thing nearly everyday.. but I can't help but think it had something to do with it. I guess I don't really need all that makeup. I will probably take a few things back. But I'm keeping the sushi pink eye shadow. And, I really need to glow so I've got to keep that foundation.. and the product that goes under it helps it stay on longer so really I'm saving money by keeping it. Of course I've got to have that shimmery blush (that girl who was looking at it really was adorable). And I absolutely need lipstick.