A truly excellent shopping experience

When Laura and I arrived at the Eaton Centre for the Sephora pre-opening party it looked rather dire. The line was seriously, seriously long. As we got into line with the other invitees to the party, we tried rationalize sneaking out of the office tomorrow before the lines started rather than wait in this one. I mean, it was a long fricken line. But to the credit of the event organizers Sephora staff members were walking through the line testing makeup on us, a clever way to keep us amused. An even more clever idea was having waiters walk through the line with hors dourves. A fed line is a happy line, especially when they're nibbling on roast beef.

The other thing that helped was that the line moved rather quickly and Laura and I are as good as it comes when it comes to conversationalists, so the time passed pretty quickly. Indeed I was in my own Mecca before I knew it.

And OH MY GOD IT"S WONDERFUL.

Now I've been to Sephora many a time but the knowledge that this store is within 7 minutes of my place of work was just so wonderful. It was great being in there with my kindreds. Women who love makeup. Who see it as more than a part of their morning ritual, they find it incredibly fun. It was so crowed, but the vibe was just awesome.

What put this shopping experience miles above anything else I've experienced was the fact that I was shopping for makeup with a glass of Moet & Chandon Champange in my hand. Further proving my theory that everything is better with a glass of bubbly in your hand (save the obvious things you shouldn't do while drinking, like drive or do your taxes). Add to that the presence of Carol Shaw, the founder of Lorac cosmetics, applying makeup and showing off her most excellent line of cosmetics. At least I'm pretty sure it was Carol Shaw. I didn't ask, cause I actually got a little starstruck.

The icing on the cake occurred as we were leaving. I did make a purchase. I HAD to. So I stocked up on more of the Smiths Rosebud Salve (which I expect every girl in Toronto to get now, because it's that good for your lips), got some of the DoWop Lip Venom I wanted for my birthday and the long coveted tart Cheek Stain. Now these items would have been a great treat on their own, but imagine my delight to be handed a gift bag on the way out that contained:

Urban Decay Blackberry Body Powder
Cargo Lip Gloss in Soho
Philosophy Hope in a Jar
Lorac Lipstick in Stiletto
GoSmile Tooth whitening maintenance
Dessert Lip Gloss in Creamy

Many of these were not sample sizes. Such joy.

Add to that the Star Wars Episode III Teaser Trailer and it's been a pretty sweet day.

HRH