Sephora 2015 Birthday Gift!

I swear this is becoming an annual tradition. I mean it's only fair since I'm really one of the bloggers with such an early birthday I suppose. I realize that I'm probably alright really late on posting this since Sephora stores will actually give you the gift early ( I think it just has to be your birthday month/ or maybe it's a '30 day window'. They also give these out early to December babies when they run out of stock, I guess this is only a good thing if you had the same thing happen the year before or else you end up missing out.

Although they do post pictures on their website and on social media I figure people like to see product reviews and etc regardless because it's always more personal seeing someone else's photographs of the actual products right?

I have the cutest labrador retriever in the world. Don't mind the dog hair haha. I don't know if I mentioned it anywhere but I got a new phone about two months ago, so hopefully the photo quality has gone up! I've also been loaned a DSLR, it just isn't as convenient but maybe I'll play around with it and try to take some quality photos.

I swear the Sephora birthday gifts are just getting better! Years ago it was just a Vanilla scented body wash by Sephora, since then there's been Philosophy, fresh Sugar, and Benefit! As you can see here the latest addition is NARS which is pretty highly coveted at Sephora. This is a great gift, as the Red Lip has taken on popularity in the recent years. It's a great look when you have less going on with the eyes and need a pop of colour, but it is still a pretty daring look. It's bold and if you're going to rock it it better look good! Since it's a look that many may be nervous about trying, receiving free product is one of the best circumstances for giving it a go! 

 As you can see, the birthday gift comes with two lip crayons. One is a matte red, while the other is more pinkish and has shimmer.

I don't know why, but my phone's camera was absolutely refusing to focus on the crayon tip!

Excuse my horrendous nails. To be fair they were painted completely just the night before, it's ridiculous how quickly my nails chip and are ruined.

You can see how different the two crayons are here and can really see the glimmer that in the lighter shade. Two crayons with two very different effects! 

Taken from a filtered photo, but as you can see it's definitely a bold look!

I tried on the red, and thought it looked pretty awesome! The only caveat is that you should probably line your lips in order to have a cleaner lip. Also if you don't want to go for a 'real' read look, if you just dab on the product across the middle of your lips and rub it out you can rock a slightly less daring red. 

I totally meant to post this on the very first (to go with my Birthday), but it got late earlier than I expected and officially it is the next day. Oh well. I know that a lot of people have already posted about their new gifts but I hope this help!

Also: I learned a 'secret tip' from a store associate the other day. I was telling her about how my friend forgets to get her birthday gift every single year - but apparently you can really claim it at any time of the year (they just don't want you getting more than once)!