Tip: when shopping for makeup, shop from 8:00 to 9:00, or preferably even from 8:30 to 9:00. Sephora will be empty, and there’ll be a ton of cheery salespeople to give you a hand!! Note that the fragrance boy has at this point gone home.

I was helped by four (four!) different girls for different things, and came home with a sample of Light Blue that sprays (I can’t stand the vial, so though I love the scent I never wear it around to try it), decanted just for me by a hilarious salesgirl, a sample of Bliss’ Baggage Handler for my puffy lids (“I swear by this suff – I have it at home and use it almost every day!”), and a sample-bagfull of disposable mascara wands (I asked where I might be able to find them and the SA laughed and told me conspiratorily that she was going to grab me a bag for them, and would “happen to accidentally not notice” if I grabbed a bunch. So I grabbed a couple… and she threw in like ten more :P )

Rae is happy.