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

november 2016: sephora play!

hi guys! it's been like what, a week or something since i got this box? i've been busy and then sick..i'm still sick..and then having to work when i requested vacation time... and my ipsy bag is still missing in action--quite literally. who the hell thinks it makes sense to ship something from texas to tennessee when i'm in louisiana? i don't see how that makes the shipping process any faster. just a thought. anyway, that's not what this post is about. this post is about the november sephora play! box, which i'm pretty excited about since it's got 2 favorites, a meh, and a few other things to try. (theme: the glow-getters/best in glow) ~Lin-chan ^.~

1. cover fx illuminating primer (.16oz--mini, $38 for 1oz [$6.08]) -- in a swatch, i see a slight illuminating effect, but if you wear a light-medium coverage foundation, you won't be able to see it. so what's the point?
   repurchase? no
2. estee lauder estee edit dissolve the drama 2 in 1 makeup remover and + cleanser (.5oz--mini, ret. $32 for 6.7oz [$2.39]) -- this is more or less a like a cleansing oil, which is not something i'm really into, so this will be passed along.
   repurchase? no
3. laura mercier caviar stick eye color in rose gold (.03oz--mini, ret. $29 for .05oz [$17.40]) -- i haven't touched my original one in a while, but this is one of my favorite shadow pencils. i do feel like it needs to be set with powder shadow, but that's just me. anyway, this'll get passed along for a friend to try.
   repurchase? probably other colors
4. glamglow supermud clearing treatment (.3oz--mini, ret. $69 for 1.2oz [$17.25]) -- i really like using these..but i can't bring myself to buy the full size jar because..yeah. that's a lot of money.
   repurchase? y u so 'spensive?
5. sephora collection gel gloss ultra brilliant ultra shine lip gel in pin-up pink (.1oz--mini??, ret. $12 for .11oz) -- this is getting passed along. haven't been in a gloss mood lately. 
   repurchase? probably not
6. stella mccartney pop (sample, ret. $50 for 1oz) -- i'm not a huge fan of this one. like it's in my neutral zone of like and dislike. like the card says tubrose and sandalwood..which i'm not a huge fan of floral, but i like earthier sandalwoody type scents..so that's why it's in my middle zone.
   repurchase? probably not
7. 'coupon' for an extra 50 points on the next in-store purchase

approximate product value: ~$55

february favorites

hi guys!! sorry this post came up so late. my work project is taking off and as soon as i get home, i just want to veg out. so sorry that this took a while just for a few measly items! ~Lin-chan ^.~

baby face, sable, barcelona beach, havoc

1. eyeshadow trifecta: makeup geek baby face, barcelona beach, ulta sable -- i probably mentioned this combo on here before but these are still my go-to's. these three shadows have been the basis for pretty much every eye look i've been doing lately. i use baby face on the browbone, apply sable in the crease upward close to the browbone, and barcelona beach in the crease. then i'll apply either an inner corner highlight type shade or just my main shade across the whole lid.
2. makeup geek havoc -- i love pairing this with the three shadows mentioned above. ugh it's so good. these photos do not do this shadow justice, because it's so freaking difficult to photograph. so here's a sad attempt of me trying to capture the gorgeousness of this shadow.
3. lamora beauty flat top kabuki brush -- i received this brush for christmas and i've been really enjoying using it! i think that this is a great, inexpensive alternative to the sigma F80, at about $11. i haven't been using it quite as frequently as i used the beauty junkees flat top kabuki, which basically died after 4 months of continuous use, so i'm not sure how long this one will last me, but we'll have to see!
4. estee lauder advanced night eye repair (not pictured) -- i forgot to grab this for the photo, but for whatever reason, i've been enjoying this eye "cream". this has more of a silicone-y primer texture and feel to it, and i don't really know if it's giving me supah amazing benefits or not...but i've been enjoying using it! haha.

fall 2014 favorites & regrets

hi guys! here's what i've been loving (and not) for the past season! this time, we've got more randoms! ~Lin-chan ^.~
update: i'll try to have the fall empties and december hauls posts up within the week, i'm waiting on one last item and december's empties aren't with me to photograph..

M536, I524, I550, D652, ME728, ME230, D926, ME930; rose velvet

favorites:

• tony moly bbo bbo lip balm in honey -- i love how this lip balm feels, and the scent's not exactly honey with a bit of floral. i bought the blueberry one too but i haven't started using it yet.
• benefit fakeup concealer in light -- this is great for my dry patches. i don't recommend using this under your eyes because it may be too much moisture, but if used in moderation, maybe it'll work.
• anastasia brow wiz in dark brown -- i got this in the sephora super stars set for this year and it was something i've been wanting to try for a while since people on the youtube are crazy for it. this product's not a must, but i love how small and precise the tip is. 
• i kept opening up the wrong side (for the spoolie), so i painted the pencil cap. lol.
• mufe artist palette -- this is a great palette. the price is right to try a sampling of their new range of eyeshadows. i'm definitely ordering full sizes of some of these if/when i hit pan
• particularly shades M536, I524, I550, ME728
• revlon rose velvet lipstick -- i bought this lipstick on a whim and it turned out to be a new favorite shade! it's the perfect dusty pink for me!
• sigma 3DHD kabuki brush -- this was an unexpected favorite. i don't totally like the paintbrush style application that you get from this, but it's so nice and the pointed edge is so great in harder to reach areas, like the under eye.
• sephora collection citrus brush cleaner -- i was pleasantly surprised when i first started using this stuff. it's way better than their regular brush cleaner spray and it works almost on par with the makeup forever one..not quite, but my bristles come out very clean whenever i use this. and the citrus scent is not too bad (citrus oils..?)
• wayne goss holiday brushes -- omg these are the brushes to invest in. for the past several weeks, i've been using these two brushes exclusively to apply three different products in one shot. like i will apply bronzer to the side, dust off the brush, go into the blush with the side, dust it off, and add highlighter with the pointed tip.
• complaint: while i like how pristine the white bristles are, they look kinda gross pretty fast...... 
• [not pictured]
• estee lauder double wear light in intensity 2.0 -- this stuff is teh awesome amazingness. i wasn't sure what shade i was for the regular double wear, so i opted for the light version since the shade range was smaller. and if this product is like this full cover on me, i'm scared about the regular's full potential, it seems like it'll be a tooon more coverage than i'd need.
• complaint: this stuff is freaking difficult to fully remove from my brushes. even if i wash them right after using with dr. bronner's, there's still a stain. boooo. 
• deluxe original beauty box -- (seen here) this thing is such an awesome upgrade from the lil bitty three drawer that i got at the container store. i've since rearranged it's contents a bunch of times, but it's still super amazing. and holds a lot [but not all] of the things.

random favorites [not pictured]:

• softsoap ultra rich shea butter hand soap -- i have no idea why i like this stuff so much. i'm not usually huge into moisturizing/lotiony soaps but this one is teh bestest evar.
• yissine sanuki instant udon -- this stuff is teh yums. it's kinda expensive at our local korean store, $6 for 2 servings, but it's so good. it's one that needs refrigeration because the noodles are semi-fresh. and it comes with a soy sauce-ish soup base, a seasoning packet of dried stuff (onions, fish cake, etc.), and the udon noodles. i love how it's authentic japanese udon *made by koreans. just saying. lol. it's still derricious though.
• turkey meatloaf recipe -- i found this recipe because i was trying to figure out other ways to use ground turkey, and the ingredients happened to be stuff we have all the time anyway. i'm not a huge meatloaf fan, but this recipe's pretty good.
• if you do make this, don't do the recommended amount of ketchup for the topping. it's not enough. eyeball it.
• IBM x Steins;Gate collab videos -- omg, see this is another reason why i'll love working for IBM. they've made an anime version of Watson with a show that i loved. yes.
• the fourth one is the top video, the first video they made is the second on this page.
• Chainsaw by Family Force 5 (see music video) -- teh paul introduced me to ff5 when i was in high school, and their songs have pretty much always this way. they're like an alternative christian rock band, but their songs are super silly and don't have overbearing (or really any...) christian themes to them. anyway, occasionally, teh paul makes me a new cd for my car and this is one of the songs he chose a few months ago. this song is so stupid but it's super catchy, and i came across the music video when was trying to play the song to my sister in-law. and it's just as goofy as all their other ones, minus the giant gold gauntlets (yes, like the hulk smash hands for kids). anyway check it out.
• 8gb ram stick -- yes. i love xmas. 4gb with windows 8.1 has been painful and now my laptop will stop freezing up for no reason! yes!
• table and chairs -- this is super ridiculous to have as a favorite..but this is a grownup, yay furniture type feeling! now i'm feeling old-ish...happy for furniture..wow. ...ever since i moved into this apartment (8/2011) we've been using a really old card table and chairs, and paul would always unintentionally freak me out by putting all his weight onto the table as he gets onto and off his chair. fear the imminent collapse..... now we've got a more stable table. and i love it.
• gray double breasted fleece jacket with removable hood from wet seal -- this is such a comfy jacket. it looks like a peacoat but it's a lighter fleece.

regrets [not pictured]:

• covergirl ready set gorgeous foundation -- i was reluctant to buy this when it first came out, then tiffanyd raved about it..so i picked it up. and i honestly don't like the staying power on this stuff. it broke down around my nose after a few hours and i was super grease-city, even after setting it with my beloved stay matte powder and an oil-control setting spray. no thanks.

mehs [not pictured]:

• maybelline brow drama -- while i do like this, the end of the wand is super annoying and ginormous. it's a cheaper alternative to the benefit gimme brow, except this makes your brows feel crunchy (but they don't look crunchy). 
• simple gel moisturizer -- this stuff was ok. i thought it'd be comparable to the clinique ddm gel but this is literally a gel--think aloe vera consistency. i think it'd be super refreshing in the summertime in the fridge, but otherwise, it was meh.
• ulta precision liquid eyeliner pen -- the formula of this pen is actually pretty good, the biggest complaint is that the tip is so freakin stubby. maybe i'm just spoiled by the milani eye tech extreme pen? i think the issue is that the plastic holding the tip is fat and the felt tip is short and thin so it's kinda hard to use on its side, you kinda can only use the point.
• revlon ultra hd lipstick in primrose -- an issue with this whole line is that the lipstick sticks out of the bullet and you have high chances of nicking the lipstick with the cap, until you wear it down enough. also, this color. while it's pretty, you have to layer it a lot for it to actually show up and it's patchy otherwise. i can't speak for the whole line, but this thing is not that impressive nor does it really feel special, hd..mhmmm. >.>
• stila stay all day liquid liner in black -- this liner is pretty good in all respects. i like the pigmentation and the felt tip. the thing i hate though is that it bleeds into my fine lines, making it difficult to keep the line perfectly straight/sharp.

new year's eve fotd

hi guys!!! it's new year's eve and it's time to partay! anyway, here's the fotd and what i used, yada yada yada. have a safe and fun new year! ~Lin-chan ^.~

• eyes
• milani eye primer
• physicians formula shimmer strips custom eye enhancing
• gel cream eyeshadow & liner trio -- applied first, after primer
• champagne -- inner corner
• nude -- all over lid
• shadow and liner palette (shades with respect to orientation in above photo)
• 2 -- inner corner
• 5 -- all over lid
• lorac pro 2 palette
• buff -- brow highlight
• beige -- inner corner/crease cleanup
• mocha -- crease
• urban decay liner in underground (lower lash line)
• rimmel london scandalEyes liner in black (upper and lower waterlines)
• kat von d tattoo liquid eyeliner in trooper
• urban decay perversion mascara (upper and lower)
• anastasia brow wiz in dark brown
• nyx brow shaper
• lips
• chap-stick lip balm in sweet peach -- applied before makeup application (not pictured above)
• elf mineral lipstick in pouty petal (it didn't have a color label..so i made one...)
• face
• benefit the porefessional primer
• estee lauder double wear light in intensity 2.0
• almay clear complexion concealer in light
• rimmel london stay matte powder in translucent
• too faced chocolate soleil bronzer
• be a bombshell cosmetics blush in sweet cheeks
• theBalm mary-lou manizer
• loreal infallible setting spray

today's fotd

hi guys! it's christmas day and i've got some spare time in between celebrations to bring you a fotd post! so here ya go. i used a few things that are in the upcoming december haul post..whenever i find the time to finish it... have a great day! ~Lin-chan ^.~

• eyes
• milani eye primer
• loreal infallible shadow stick in enduring rose -- inner corner
• makeup forever artist palette
• M536 -- base; all over lids
• I524 -- inner corner, brow highlight
• I550 -- crease (fyi, the pretteh shimmer does blend away....)
• ME728 -- applied last, center of lids
• covergirl ink it liner in copper ink -- lower lash line
• rimmel scandalEyes liner in black -- upper and lower waterlines
• kat von d tattoo eyeliner in trooper
• urban decay perversion mascara
• anastasia brow wiz in dark brown
• lips
• jack black lip balm in natural mint -- applied before makeup application
• revlon hd gloss in hd rose quartz
• face
• benefit the porefessional primer
• estee lauder double wear light in intensity 2.0
• almay clear complexion concealer in light
• rimmel stay matte powder in translucent
• too faced chocolate soleil bronzer
• be a bombshell blush in sweet cheeks
• hourglass ambient lighting palette -- incandescent light

haul: sephora vib sale

2023 Lindsay here, updating this post to trigger a re-"review" because of some unclear content violation on a post that is ~8.5 years old! 

• as far as i can tell, all of the photos included appear to be broken from the viewer side because the links are sooooo old! but, i am able to view the photos in edit mode. in hopes that the photos are the issue, i've deleted two photos below which i still don't feel are problematic, but whatever. the first of the photos deleted contained a screenshot of several sephora orders/purchases i had made in a week's timeframe, all with order numbers or store numbers blacked out. the second photo is of a bracelet with a coupon code (for the brand who made it) which has a clear expiration date for said code, which again was from 8+ years ago and surely is no longer valid.
• if this post was flagged because of an age thing, as there are photos of my face on nearly every post i've made here... i'm in my 30s now. when this was post was made, i was working on my second college degree and as noted in the original post--was preparing to start my career. i have clearly been of age since before this blog on blogger was even started (which by the way was circa 2013, with back-dated migrated posts from a prior blog/host), and not only that-- google should know i am of age as they are my host. 💸
• small grammar or punctuation edits, and adding one word here or there for "more context" 🙄 has been added in a small handful places, but i don't feel that those were an issue either.

this post, prior to my edits, literally included a small blurb about my day, photos of products i had purchased, product swatches, and photos of my face, with captioning of what those specific items purchased/used were. if these changes are not good enough--apparently me, my two college degrees, and 8 year career in corporate america (in the eCommerce development consulting area no less!) are failing. 🤷 in the event that this post is accessible again with no restrictions by the standards that be, that means my 'appeal' has been won, though i'm still irritated there was an issue to begin with.

to anyone in the current times, i do plan to come back to this blog at some point (i'm still paying for the domain!), but i'm not in the right headspace for it. 😵 more on that whenever it is that i am in the right headspace to talk about things! later. ~Lindsay

hi guys! i decided to do a separate haul post for things i got from the vib sale! some of the photos are disorganized because i went to the store multiple times and made online orders. ~Lin-chan ^.~

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...i wasn't joking. (one of those on the 7th was T, with my gift coupon.)

it was pretty hilarious when we went to the vib rouge soiree party thingy. teh paul wanted to go to the grocery and i was like, uhh, i'm going to the mall. you can come with me but i'm going to the mall regardless. so we go there and sign in and all, and he's like man, i didn't realize that this 20% off thing was such a big deal. we both get our name tags, vib rouge lindsay & future vib rouge paul. LOL. in the whole time we wandered around the store, he never asked what rouge meant. he already knew that i got vib each year. but i was surprised. or maybe he's figured it out. i'm not sure. hahaha. or maybe he's not making a fuss because we will be fine financially once i start my job this summer..? anyway, he didn't complain that he wanted to leave or anything, and same with ulta, he liked all the philosophy christmas scents. it was very unusual, but it was nice that he wasn't trying to get me out of the stores..this time. hahaha.

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freebies: tote bag (btw, i have 5 of these now.........) & shashi bracelet (above), bag of samples (shown below)

sephora collection natural citrus brush cleaner, vip pass eyeshadow palette (see comparison to event entry palette, which was from last year)

tarte makin waves summer essentials kit: park ave princess bronzer, amazonian clay blush in exposed, lipsurgence in exposed, lights camera splashes mascara, airbrush finish bamboo foundation brush, bag

exposed lipsurgence and blush; park ave princess bronzer

lipsurgence in exposed

nars virtual domination cheek palette

top: miss liberty & deep throat; bottom: sex fantasy & final cut; right: laguna

• 500 points: urban decay urban obsessions set
• to anyone else who redeems for this set, the primer potion sample is in a flap on the box
• bite beauty lipstick duo in fig/date

zero; skimp, bust, guilt, oil slick -- swatched over ud original primer potion

all my bite lipsticks, for comparison: fig, date, pepper, lychee, musk, vib for sephora

fig

date

• sephora collection multitasker mini complexion brush 45.5 (i actually bought 2 because i really liked the first one...)
• estee lauder double wear light foundation in intensity 2.0