If any of you girls live in the NY/NJ area, you may be familiar with the Essentials Plus beauty stores. Well, I went to one today to check the pricing on their NYX eyeshadows (because, aside from CherryCulture.com, the lowest price in stores I've seen is $2.99) and I was floored when I discovered they had NYX Ultra Pearl Manias on display and in stock! I have never seen these in real live stores before!

I bought some off CherryCulture when I last ordered from them (Walnut, Ocean Blue, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, and Charcoal) for $0.99 each, but I had wished that I could see them in real life before buying. Essentials Plus had a whole bunch in stock, so after careful consideration, I bought Lilac, Penny, Lime and Fanta (click the image to enlarge). Can't wait to try these out! They were $1.99 each, which is not bad considering I got to see them in front of me and take them home right away, instead of waiting for shipping and relying on swatches for colors. I'm building up quite a collection, ehy? ;)

I also bought an L.A. Girl Mega Pearl Eyeshadow, just to test out the brand and see if I like it enough to go back for more. The color is called Sangria and is like a bright violet with silver shimmer. So the grand total for today's haul was under $13 for 5 shadows! Not bad if I do say so myself.

Anyway, if anyone is looking to see these live, in person, definitely check out your local Essentials!