How Did I Not Know About This? Rank & Style

Rank & Style combines my relentless pursuit of researching beauty products before I buy them, which includes reading product reviews on every site imaginable, and condensing them down into categorized lists. YOU GUYS. And the neat thing is, a majority of the products I currently own are on the top ten lists! Not that I needed validation, but I mean... I did. I subscribed to their e-mails, and I don't particularly like to clutter my inbox with subscription messages but these are gold.

Things I Didn't Know I Needed Till I Saw It at Target: Orla Kiely and Sonia Kashuk Beauty Haul

I've tried several strategies to strengthen my self-restraint when it comes to shopping: lists, time limits, ordering online--but nothing (I mean NOTHING) can save me once I set foot in a Target. Just a few months ago, it got so bad that I had to limit myself from visiting just three times a month--and just when I think I can handle it and treat myself because 'I've been good' I shop for a stylish apocalypse. As if printed accessories, stationery, and office supplies would to suffice as sustenance. (Talk about post-apocalyptic bliss.) Surely there's something in the DSM-IV for compulsive shopping specifically at Target. If not, I'll gladly contribute to the research for that case study.

But I digress. I went to Target to grab some wicker cubby baskets for a throw-all IKEA shelf we've got in the kitchen, blinked, and found myself in the beauty aisle.

1. Orla Kiely Poppy Train Case
   With my trips coming up to Door County and Vegas, I needed something to store all my beauty products other than a ziplock quart bag. I tried the hanging beauty bags and they just didn't work for me. I love Orla Kiely's signature bright, punchy color and prints, and this carry-all is roomy and even has small pockets lining the interior. 
2. Sonia Kashuk Make-up Brushes (assorted) and Limited Edition "Gold Standard" Vanity Cup
   I've owned all kinds of brushes--from MAC to EcoTools-- and I needed to replenish my stock. Enter Sonia Kashuk's affordable, high quality brushes. I picked up a powder brush, angled blush brush, and several assorted eye shadow brushes. I also picked up the vanity cup because of its classic floral design and extra chic touch of the gold lip. 
3. Orla Kiely Poppy 3 Piece Purse Kit
   I got the train case, so of course I HAD to get the matching zip bags. I will use them for the loose odds and ends that get strewn around in my train case, most likely for organizing smaller eyeshadow pots and test/trial-size products.