december & january hauls

hiya. part two of my december and january hauls: the other stuff. ~Lindsay

a beautiful mind a beautiful life -- so, i took a photo with not my book, lol. this is actually T or A's book, i actually preordered the kindle version and downloaded it the day it came out. then maybe a week or two later, i actually started reading the first section. unfortunately, i haven't had the patience to get back to reading it because of the fact that it's an ebook (using kindle for iphone), but reading just that first section prompted me to buy three physical copies for these two and my cousin. i really really need to get back to this book because i'm probably missing out on something good, but so many other things on the brain right now...

this is the item from november..? that i mentioned that i was giving to a friend as well. i actually took mine apart and gave a few of the pieces away as gifts, but i really wanted to try the dr. brandt magnetic mask, and i thought this was a pretty good price for all these items. and no, ugh, this is another skincare thing that i haven't tried using yet. #skincarebacklog ....

made an ulta order to try out these new loreal galaxy shadows. they are really pretty. i'm not as huge into full moon (gold one), but the other two...nice! then this tako mask is sooo funny. tako is japanese for octopus..as shown on the packaging, but the actual nose strip is shaped like the white thing on the tako's face. it has a bulby thing above your unibrow and then the nose part has two little wings on each side. it was pretty interesting to use and i liked it! and i also got two morphe brushes to try (M501, M530). i want to say that jaclyn hill mentioned these two as some of her favorites (a looong time ago and i noted them down), so i got them. then i got another impress nail set that i wore around christmas, which were one shine day style. i also wore a different set for new years, the kiss gel fantasy in faux real which for whatever reason i never photographed.. and i don't remember what sets these three liquid lipsticks from colourpop were from, but i bought a bunch as christmas gifts, broke them apart and saved these three for myself.

full moon, moon kissed, crescent moon; alyssa, echo park, take a pixie

alyssa

echo park

take a pixie

got a whole lotta random in this photo here! i decided that i haven't been washing my sponges often enough, so i wanted to get another set of real techniques erasers. these were like $2 on amazon from actual amazon (not fulfilled by!). yes, i think i'll take that and get it in two days! next, i actually ordered this with something for my sister in-law's christmas present..from china... i got a dissar purifying peel off mask because, i want to try the 'facebook' black mask. why not? at target, or maybe walmart?, i got the maybelline master prime blur and smooth primer to try. from sephora, i wanted to get the new kat von d studded kiss lipstick in bow n arrow because i really like the liquid lip version. and i think i was trying to use a gift card or use a coupon code or something, so i also got another urban decay vice liquid lipstick in amulet (love it! why's it on clearance?), and i wanted to try the ordinary.'s salicylic acid gel, and a mini belif true cream aqua bomb. and this is not really a haul item, but the lady that cuts my hair passed this hand cream along to my mom for me for christmas. i really need to go visit her again soon! lastly, because i wanted to even though i suck at hand lettering...i bought two more brush pens to play with. (tombow dual ended brush pen N15, zebra brush pen P-WF1)

amulet, bow n arrow (lipstick, liquid lipstick)

bow n arrow (studded kiss formula)

amulet

another sephora thinnng! i saw this sephora favorites selfie kit and had to get it. the tartiest liner is $24 by itself and it's full size. whatt. the marc jacobs mascara is great! i'm kinda whatever with the milk blur stick, and i'm passing the becca opal along because how many of these things have i ever gotten now... i think we're in the teens now for just opal alone. and i was interested in trying out this powder and liquid lip. as for freebies with purchase(s?), i got two tacha things and a blender cleanser solid mini. the water cream and the deep cleanse. i've tried the water cream maybe twice now, and i was very oily in the morning after, but not overly so. idk. and i haven't tried the cleanser yet. something else i haven't tried yet, but found on clearance at ulta, is this super cute tony moly set, which has a panda's dream cooling eye stick and a pocket bunny perfume bar.

tarte tartiest liner (pencil, liquid), becca opal, anastasia ashton

ashton

november hauls - planner and makeup

hi guys! please excuse the lighting in all of these photos as i try to figure out the new setup. i decided to go ahead and put this post up a little early because the only things i have coming in the mail are canadian stickers, which can wait til next month's post. ~Lindsay

sephora rouge sale goodies are in their own separate post! click here!

ulta -- all of the unicorns. i also got a few other skincare repeats which are not pictured, as well as the clean & clear acne triple clear bubble cleanser, urban decay naked skin concealer in light warm (was on sale!), alterna cc cream (also on sale!), jergens natural glow lotion (this stuff is great for pasty days!), anastasia eyeshadow in stone, and the sally hansen salon chrome nail kit.

• i had to return the nail kit. it was awful. just before attempting to do it myself, T sent me a video by christine of how awful nearly all of the sets were. and i don't have time (or products) to do the gel method, so i tried the tacky polish method and got mixed results over 3 fingers. i used opi black onyx. i waited until i thought it was reasonably dry/tacky before applying the powder, but got inconsistent results. one nail looked okish and two nails, the applicator picked up the polish onto the sponge and that was it. i was done. and not only that, it didn't look as amazing as the box showed. so i agree. these sets are a pass.

unicorn tears highlighter, lipstick, melted latex; light warm concealer, eyeshadow in stone, milani strobelight

unicorn tears lipstick

unicorn tears melted latex

please excuse the sloppy paint job. i figured i would clean up after applying the special topcoat, but yeah.......no.

old navy -- penguin socks! these were like $3? and super cute!
sigma -- someone over at sigma needs a raise. their analytics is ridiculous. less than 1 hour after looking at the page for sigmagic brush foam, i got an email, hey free F86 with any purchase. pshh well yeah, i'll buy your $15 brush shampoo and get a free $25 brush. please and thank you!
walmart -- kiss and impress nails, milani afterglow highlighter in strobelight
target -- pixi endless silky eye pen in black noir
macy's -- they were having a sale and these were half off! urban decay 24/7 pencil in underground

graze -- i got myself a full 8 snack box in the mail, and the wrapping on the package was the same. this time though, it somehow felt more secure? weird. [i also got a set of that raspberry muffin one i mentioned liking last time, and that came in a normal people box, properly sealed and what have you. sorry for not photographing.] anyway, i enjoyed most of these snacks and updated my profile with my preferences on them.

planner stuffs -- here's the link to my etsy list of purchased planner stuff
SweetKawaiiDesign -- she was giving away this supah amazing pilot pen and cute die cut for every order over $15 that day, and of course, i need every pen ever.

Bolderbon -- soo many freebies! i ordered the penguin weekly kit, 52 week savings, weekends, and declutter sheets and the rest are oops and freebies! so awesome!

november hauls

hi guys! i'm slowly but surely making all of my end of the month posts! i don't really have too much to say about this one.. 20% off sales and such.. ~Lin-chan ^.~

back in october, ipsy had one of those offer bundles with 15 masks for only $15! so i went ahead and ordered it, and sent it to the in-laws' house since i was going on vacation. i didn't make it to their house before making that post, so i decided to include it here.
SOO AE Purifying Black Charcoal Mask

SOO AE Hanbang Green Tea Mask

Leaders Cosmetics USA 7 Wonders Kalahari Melon Moisturizing Mask

Leaders Cosmetics USA 7 Wonders Caribbean Coconut Calming Mask

pur~lisse Blue Lotus + Seaweed Treatment Sheet Mask

Beauty Kitchen by Heather Marianna Collagen Gel Lip Mask (contains 2)

skyn ICELAND Hydro Cool Firming Eye Gels with Hexapeptide Technology

BioRepublic SkinCare Pomegranate Crush Illuminating Fiber Mask

PONY EFFECT Luminous Boosting Mask Pack

Patchology Limited Edition Lace ILLUMINATE FlashMasque

Patchology Exfoliate FlashMasque

Bonvivant THAT Day Mask Pack #Blemish Care

Bonvivant THAT Day Mask Pack #Brightening Care

ulta 20% off sale -- tarte maracuja eye cream, it cosmetics bye bye under eye concealer in light, elf flawless face brush, tony moly my shea sheet mask box & golden mushroom sheet mask, 7th heaven tea tree peel off mask, essence pure nude highlighter in be my highlight, freebies: joico k-pack color therapy hair mask, ulta fig & honey body lotion

sephora vib sale -- sephora collection citrus brush cleanser, eyeshadows in scented candle, tahitian pearl, let's dance, tree hugger; small z palette, bite amuse bouche lipstick in mauvember 2016, clinique sparkle and glow set, kat von d bow n arrow set; freebies: too faced melted matte lipstick in sellout, 500 points benefit box, it cosmetics bye bye under eye cream sample
-- got the sephora shadows on a sample card (similar to the one shown) and loved how they worked together, i had to get the full sizes!

scented candle, tahitian pearl, let's dance, tree hugger (swatched dry); mauvember, sell out, bow n arrow, ink it liner

bite mauvember 2016

too faced sell out

kat von d bow n arrow

sams club: eos lip balms in sheer pink & pearl shimmer (comes with 2 of each)
dollar tree: wet n wild contour brush
bbb: impress press on nails in bells & whistles
sephora: sephora collection shea lip mask, brush conditioner; it's skin cookie & body ice cream, 500 point smashbox set

essence highlighter, smashbox: photo finish hydrating under eye primer, step by step contour palette (contour, bronze, highlight),
blendable lip & cheek color in hollywood & highlight, photo op eyeshadow trio (nectar, cinnamon toast, roast - swatched dry)

sigma beauty: sigmagic brush shampoo, freebie bag with mini brushes (E30, E40, E55, E65)
-- 10% off sigmagic, code: SigMagic10 (exp. 12/31/2017)