collective haul: sephora and other purchases

hi. 🙋 my name is lindsay, and i have a problem: i hit rouge status again...in july. 🙊
if i miss discussing certain items photographed in this post, it's because they're all repurchases that i've talked about at least a handful of times before in the past. ~Lindsay ^.~

i'm not really sure what the hype with this kush mascara is... it's good, but like it's kind of dry compared to other mascaras, and performs ok-ish. every time i wore it, it'd flake and i'd have random black spots or streaks on my face.... i have been liking this sample of boscia's cactus water moisturizer! it's an interesting texture.

i'm not going to lie, i definitely bought this inner beauty favorites set for the bottle. i know. that's super sad. but i wanted to try it and have oneeeee. and the fenty liner is pretty awesome. i kind of wish it was a brush tip, but given the formula it's understandable that it's a felt tip.

i'm also finally on the estee lauder double wear bandwagon. i tried it for the first time just the other day and it's a lot more lightweight than the double wear light---which by name makes no sense, but you know... 💁 i'm in the shade 1w2 for those wondering. also, for as much as i kinda criticized the idea of redeeming this 250 point perk, the notebook and pen are actually nice. i love this type of pen!

had i hauled the bum bum bath bombas before...? they're amazing, but $10 each is expensive! so be sure to wait for sephora sales!

also, i had a sample of the clinique acne+line correcting serum, it's nice. i also got a sample of the new ddm jelly and i don't like it. i didn't feel like it did much for me, so it got passed along. and because i got them on the same trip, pictured here are the loreal brow stylist and febreze unstopables melts in shimmer (like the downy unstopables for your laundry). this brow gel is not the same as the previous and i'm not sure how i feel about it yet.

got a few things from sally's, target(?), and urban decay as well! i love these hair masks! and they were on sale at the time that i ordered them! these are the "OG" ones, not the new masks that aren't good whatsoever. then from urban decay, i redeemed my birthday sin highlighter...again. and i got another primer potion and their new-ish waterliner in legend. from sephora, i got an old favorite - buxom foundation in dim the light, the estee lauder double wear concealer in warm light, as well as the ordinary.'s makeup primer. i ended up passing the face primer along, because i couldn't deal with the scent.

sin, warm light, legend

a few more ulta things that i missed! also, i'm pretty sure i've converted to drunk elephant. the tlc sukari babyfacial is awesome!
and i also got a lot of goodies from beautylish. i was running low on parian spirit, and i needed more of the ordinary.'s salicylic acid. i also grabbed one of their retinoids to try. i tried out this clean apothecary brush shampoo, it works well enough, but i didn't try foundation-caked brushes in it yet. and i think this oribe dry shampoo was a freebie? i didn't order it, but it got passed along since i don't use them often enough.

it cosmetics has having a friends and family sale at the time i ordered this..if i remember right. got two favorites!
skindinavia - repurchasing because i needed more!

collective haul: multiple ulta purchases

hi! 🙋 my name is lindsay, and i have an ulta problem... i don't aim to be a diamond member, 🙅 but at my current pace, i might make it this year. 😱~Lindsay ^.~

all. the. sheet masks!! how pretty is the packaging on these oozoo ones?! also, the tea tree ones from earth therapeutics, i'm pretty sure i bought them at kohls. i haven't made a decision on how i feel about the rosegold loreal liner yet...it's hard to pair it with stuff.... and the beautyblender pro minis were from sephora.

i have no idea how i obtained this bag o stuff, but it was a freebie with some order i'd placed. a lot of it went to homes elsewhere already.

this new beached palette is sooo freakin pretty!

beached palette

and this aphrodisiac palette too! ugh! i got a few new things to try, along with several oldies but goodies! in early college, i religiously used clinique skincare, and this is probably my first tube of the 7-day scrub in like 8+ years. also, i got a mac foundation pump for the estee lauder double wear foundation that i'd gotten from sephora recently. also, how cute is this panda shower cap?

aphrodisiac palette

5 months of sephora play! (april, may, june, july, august 2018)

hi guys! here's what came in the last several months of my sephora play! subscription...it's a lot. >.< ~Lindsay ^.~
April

mufe #6, ptr primer, ud gloss in spl

1. makeup forever ultra hd perfector in shade 6 -- i really appreciated that this had sunscreen in it, but the coverage was really sheer. this shade seemed kind of light on me, which is pretty weird.
   repurchase? no
2. it cosmetics bye bye pores pressed poreless finish airbrush pressed powder -- i can't remember how many of these i've had now... i wasn't huge on it because of the flashback it has, but i have otherwise no recollection of other opinions about it.
   repurchase? no
3. fresh lotus youth preserve rescue mask -- i haven't actually gotten around to use this yet.
   repurchase? probably not?
4. urban decay hi-fi shine ultra cushion lipgloss in spl -- this is pretty similar to their other glosses. not super sticky, slightly balmy, i really enjoyed wearing it. the color was a very sparkly, basically clear gloss.
   repurchase? haven't been wearing glosses lately
5. peter thomas roth skin to die for no-filter mattifying primer & complexion primer -- i'm still trying to finish this primer. i've been using redness and salicylic acid primers lately, but i do enjoy it the days i use it.
   repurchase? maybe
6. miu miu l'eau rosee -- say no to florals!
   repurchase? no
7. 'coupon' for an extra 50 points on the next in-store purchase

May

1. becca shimmering skin perfector pressed highlighter in champagne pop -- i really appreciate that this shade is in sample size now! while i do like my full sized one, i've been using other highlighters more than this color.. this was passed along.
   repurchase? no, other shades
2. benefit cosmetics porefessional face primer -- i've always liked this one!
   repurchase? maybe
3. bumble and bumble thickening volume hairspray -- not something i typically use. this got passed along.
   repurchase? no
4. kat von d tattoo liner in trooper -- does this need explanation?
   repurchase? YESSS
5. sephora collection mud mask purifying & mattifying -- i don't remember if i tried this yet, or if i even still have it....
   repurchase? probably not
6. viktor & rolf flowerbomb -- as many of these that i've had, i don't remember if i've ever smelled this before. reading this description of the notes, it sounds up my alley, even though it has "flower" in the name..
   repurchase? no
7. 'coupon' for an extra 50 points on the next in-store purchase

June

queen b

1. milk makeup kush mascara in boom black -- despite how much people were raving about this recently, i don't really get it. the mascara's good, but not like ridiculous. it did flake a little on me.
   repurchase? nah
2. too faced melted matte liquid lipstick in queen b -- i have been wanting to try this shade for ages!
   repurchase? undecided
3. alterna haircare caviar volume mist -- apparently sephora thinks i need volume products?
   repurchase? no
4. clinique eye makeup remover -- while i liked this, it didn't burn my eyes, and it's cost effective, i probably will not be repurchasing this. i just really like the lancome one.
   repurchase? nah
5. belif true cream aqua bomb -- when this first came out, i really liked this a lot, and even bought a full size. but i have no idea what's going on with my skin but it doesn't agree with regular use of this product anymore....
   repurchase? undecided
6. prada candy -- meh.
   repurchase? no
7. 'coupon' for an extra 50 points on the next in-store purchase

July

salt lyfe

1. tarte amaoznian clay blush in paaarty -- you guys, how many of these have i bought since the birthday freebie...? like 4?
   repurchase? YES
2. drunk elephant protini polypeptide cream -- i haven't tried this one yet. drunk elephant is pretty expensive in general, but i've heard really good things!
   repurchase? undecided
3. briogeo blossom & bloom ginsing + biotin volumizing spray -- again with the volumizing products?!
   repurchase? no
4. tarte color splash lipstick in salt lyfe -- this also has been sitting on my desk untouched... hmmm....
   repurchase? undecided
5. tarte deep dive cleansing gel -- i've had a few samples of these and i have yet to actually get around to trying one...
   repurchase? undecided
6. boscia matcha magic super-antioxidant mask -- yayyyyy not a perfume! i have not tried this sample yet. but i love (consuming) matcha!
   repurchase? undecided
7. 'coupon' for an extra 50 points on the next in-store purchase

August

1. anastasia beverly hills brow gel -- it's been a while since i've used one of these, huh. i'm probably going to pass this along for now.
   repurchase? probably will never have to
2. makeup forever artist rouge lipstick in C211 -- this is like my 4th one of these? idk. this is getting passed along. if i remember, i do like this shade.
   repurchase? nah
3. living proof t.b.d. multi-tasking styler -- what is this even..? we'll have to try it out.
   repurchase? undecided
4. benefit cosmetics hoola broner -- i love this bronzer these days for an eye crease color. ever since hoola lite came out, i've been using only that for my face and this for my eyes. this lil guy's getting passed along.
   repurchase? yes
5. origins original sking retexturizing mask with rose clay -- i'm not going to bother with this product because of the rose..
   repurchase? no
6. ouai volume shampoo and conditioner samples -- volume volume volume! what..?
   repurchase? no
7. 'coupon' for an extra 50 points on the next in-store purchase

early february hauls!

bam! makin another haul post because this needs to get put up sooner than later! i've got some really good stuff here and i hope you will consider supporting a fellow blogger in her small business venture! ~Lindsay ^.~

Nail Muse by Lydia -- i can't remember how i came across lydia's nail blog years ago, but i have been following her ever since. i finally got around to buying some of her press on nails that she started selling (maybe a year or two now..?) because they're gorgeous. i ordered these in my custom sizes (3,5,6,7,9), shape (round) and length (short). i'll eventually post a picture on my hands and review of these, but these are so nice! they're a very pretty water marble with blue, purple, and pink, over what looks like a white base, then there's a coat of a very fine rainbow microglitter. b-e-a-utiful! this set was $15+shipping, and included an orange stick and mini filing block, as well as application instructions. nail adhesive sold separately.

a few different things here! had to get myself a sigmagic scrub because, buy all the things! then i also picked up another sephora solid brush cleanser and a beautyblender solid cleanser. and as seen in my empties post, i'm hitting pan on my paaarty blush. then i wanted to try the ordinary.'s glycolic acid toner, and i got an hourglass vanish highlight stick sample in champagne flash. at walmart, they had these new crushed foil metalics eyeshadows that i haven't seen anyone review yet. swatching it, i'm not super impressed but we'll have to see. then over at ulta, i ordered a buncha stuff. got some dr teals things, a few more tea tree oils, a clarifiying lotion, two new wet n wild color icon palettes, and two hask masks. i know, i know, i'm trying to go through hair samples and i more or less bought two hair samples.... but they're supposed to be good, and they're wine inspired! 😉

wet n wild nude awakening palette (over primer)

hourglass champagne flash, loreal diamond dust, wet n wild walking on eggshells palette (over primer)

walking on eggshells original trio vs new quad (over primer)

walking on eggshells original trio (left) vs new quad (right) (over primer)

january 2018: sephora play!

hi guys! i'm slowly chugging away getting these posts done for yall! here's my sephora play! for january! (theme: happy you year) ~Lindsay ^.~

B302          

1. makeup forever artist face color in B302 -- this is a really pretty color, kinda reminiscent of nars orgasm or something, but it's not really a blush color for me. blended out on my hand with a finger swatch - it seems more like a highlighter instead of a blush.repurchase? probably not, maybe other colors
2. anastasia beverly hills lip gloss in kristen -- passing this along because no glosses!
   repurchase? no
3. glamglow supercleanse -- i've had samples of this in the past and i really liked it. granted, it wasn't enough to use for a week and make a full decision on... but i did like this product.
   repurchase? maybe
4. clinique pep-start eye cream -- i think i tried this shortly after it came out and wasn't really wowed by it, so i'm going to pass this along.
   repurchase? no
5. boscia exfoliating peel gel -- i haven't gotten to use this yet, but i'm interested!
   repurchase? maybe
6. gloss moderne clean luxury masque -- did i use this already?? i'm trying to go through my hair samples and use them, and i can't remember if i used this one or not..... 
   repurchase? ???
7. 'coupon' for an extra 50 points on the next in-store purchase

sephora rouge sale haul

hi! sooo. rouge sale happened over two weekends this year, and here's what i gots! ~Lin-chan ^.~
there's one more thing not pictured that i will share sometime next month, because i also bought one for someone else for christmas.
alsoooo. please excuse the new setup while i try to play with the lighting and all. at the apartment, i had a bookshelf on the right side of my desk that the lamp was on, but the bookshelf ended up on the left side of my desk with new arrangement in the house. i do still have the shoe shelf on the left side (slightly pictured) which i moved the lamp onto. but i still managed to arrange everything too close to it. 💁

bow n arrow, rebel, mauvember 2017

1. nest festive candle trio -- this has the holiday candle, birchwood pine, and sugar cookie. i think last year..? i bought a mini of the holiday candle and loved it. so guess who splurged this year, because woodsy and sweet, and candle i liked last time... yeah.
2. kat von d liquid lipstick in bow n arrow -- i'm working my way through my mini and wanted to get a full size before i ran out and discount.
3. urban decay vice lipstick in rebel -- ok, seriously this packaging was what caught my attention... anyway, it was new. there were no swatches by anyone. people in the 10 or so reviews said it was great, work appropriate, very wearable. i had to try it!
4. peace out acne dots -- so guess who got repurchased before the other.. 😉 yes these are more expensive than the peter thomas roth dots, but i feel like these work better. i also like these more because they're thicker and easier to apply and remove. the ptr ones are super thin and a lot of times, i end up folding over an edge just trying to peel it off the sheet...super annoying.
5. fenty beauty foundation in 140 -- so i caved and went ahead because 20% off. i also got my sephora color IQ thing done, so whoever is wondering, i'm 5Y06. i've been using it consistently for a couple weeks now (4-5 pumps), and it definitely matches me better than the 150 sample i had, which was a little pink but still pretty close on me. coverage-wise, applying with a brush is better. finish-wise, i like applying it with a sponge. either i'm applying it poorly or it's just too much and a little bunchy when i use a brush, but i think the sponge spreads it more evenly even though the coverage is thinner that way.
6. marvis toothpaste in classic strong mint -- tati (and james) rave about this toothpaste. i got a smaller tube of a 'normal' flavor to try and see what's so special about it. i've used it twice so far, and it's not life changing, it's whatever. maybe the other flavors last longer?
7. bite beauty amuse bouche liquified lip in mauvember 2017 -- i wasn't sure about also getting the multistick, because i'd probably end up using it as a lipstick too and not much else. so i didn't, and i also wanted to try out this formula since i've never gotten one of these before.
8. clinique great skin great deal set for types 3-4 -- i actually buy this set a lot. i mean, it's the same price as buying the ddm gel by itself, so why not get a travel size of the toner i use, and a meh face wash, for basically free?
9. freebies
1. lancome monsieur big mascara
2. sephora collection pro flawless airbrush #56 (rouge renewal brush) -- anyone else slightly disappointed with this year's gift.. like you can reuse it and sephora collection brushes are pretty good and all, but i'm kinda underwhelmed by a mini brush for $1k. just sayin.

bow n arrow (recycling last year's photos..)

mauvember 2017

rebel