february hauls

hi guys! let's see... stuff i got in february.... it actually wasn't all that much, considering i blew my budget on stickers, i made an early february haul post, and my birthday was just the other day, so i kind of needed to not buy all the things! lol. i will try to get up a few more of my end of month, february sephora play, and nail muse review posts sometime later today or tomorrow, since i've got time to work on them later. ~Lindsay

note: i just realized i don't have arm swatches of anything in this post.... 😱 i don't have time to photograph them right now, but i'll edit this post and add them later today before working on the other posts! i wanted to get this post out the door because there aren't many lip swatches of people wearing the new kat von d studded kiss lipstick in divine!

sephora - turquoise beauty blender because everything blue(-green)! also picked up another tarte maracuja eye cream because i somehow forgot i already had a backup..... and got a sample of the marc jacobs shameless foundation in Y210. i also got my bite birthday gift, along with kat von d's studded kiss lipstick in divine. i've tried fresh's oval soaps a long long time ago and really liked them (aside from their massive size), so i wanted to try this one because i couldn't remember if i had this scent before - sugar lemon. i also grabbed a sample of benefit's new bad gal bang mascara.
skindinavia - 25% off! w00t. got another oil control setting spray, and two freebies of their primer spray and (regular) setting spray.
walmart/amazon - finally jumping on the green color corrector/concealer bandwagon because my face was not happy this month. got the maybelline master camo and la girl pro conceal.

glace, chai, divine, Y210, maybelline, la girl

kat von d studded kiss lipstick in divine

bite matte cream lip crayon in glace

bite amuse bouche lipstick in chai

...andddd two weeks of graze boxes. yum!

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!

graze sampler box - impressions

hi guys! i can't remember how i heard about graze doing free sample boxes, ...but they do. so i went ahead and filled out a profile and based on my profile, these were the four snacks i was sent! the regular subscription is 8 snacks per box for $13.99 including shipping. ~Lindsay
edit: i think i paid $1 for shipping, but the snacks were otherwise free.

snacks received: chinese shiitake broth, kettlecorn kern pops, raspberry & coconut muffin, and whole grain banana caramel dippers

first off, i'd like to give mention that this is actually my second box. the business people and/or web developers at graze so kindly did not feel inclined to provide emails or in-account confirmation when boxes are sent. anyway, it was about a full week (maybe two) after i was supposed to receive my original sample box. i contacted support and they responded saying that the tracker said it was delivered. since i never saw it in my mailbox or at my door, checked with the apartment management office, they kindly decided to send me a second. now my biggest complaint (moral of my story) is that why do they keep tracking information for customer service purposes, but don't give the customers access to that information as well? is it that difficult to add to my order history? because as an ecommerce developer, i dun think so.

secondly, i'd like to take a moment to talk about the packaging. i currently have my subscription 'snoozed' mostly for me to evaluate whether i want to continue with the subscription, as well as..... we almost haz house!! so if at all possible, i'd like to not order too much to our apartment from here on out. anyway! that being said, i have not ordered a full 8 snack box yet. so i don't know how representative this is of all of their boxes, but for the sample i received, it was literally held together by two pieces of plastic. not tape, but plastic. i'm honestly surprised that it somehow didn't rip or slip off in transit. otherwise, i think the package and contents arrived in relatively safe condition.

third, i'd like to give mention to the profile matching system thing. if i recall correctly, there were a series of questions that basically asked what your tastes were, and after you finished filling that out, you could go through your matches and click one of the options: trash, try, like, love. these will also help determine what is sent to you. you could also go and review the things that were filtered out and click those choices on the snacks if you want to try something that isn't a "match" for you. for example, i told it no spicy stuff. but chinese shiitake broth, uh hello i wanna try that! so when i clicked try, it had a warning: this is spicy and you don't like spicy! and guess what arrived in my box? lol. i'll get to this snack below, but i do like that it still gives visibility to things that may not be your match, but you might be interested in and it will tell you why it was filtered out.

onto the snacks. i'm a terrible person and i suck, so i only ended up photographing my chinese shiitake broth snack, partially because that's the one that intrigued me most.

1. chinese shiitake broth -- the matrix said this was spicy. it said i wouldn't like it. i wanted to try it. and it was almost right. hahahaha. my mouth was on fire. but it did taste good. i really enjoyed the concept of this snack. it's a mug sized soup (8oz) and you just put the base and dehydrated ingredients into a mug or small bowl and pour in some hot water. super portable and convenient! 太方便了！
2. kettlecorn kern pops -- these were pretty good. they were reminiscent of >other snack subscription service<'s product that i've mentioned getting once or twice... anyway, i like the competitor's snack better mostly because those have some seasoning on them and these were pretty plain. basically this snack was partially popped popcorn kernels.
3. raspberry & coconut muffin -- you guys. words cannot express the sadness when i realized it was all gone... i get it..portion control... but i think i may need to get some more of this... this was a mix of coconut strips, nuts, biscotti-like pieces, and dried fruit. super yum combination.
4. whole grain banana caramel dippers -- this was a super simple snack. the caramel was your normal caramel sauce, but the banana dipper things... those were kind of dry and slightly grainy in texture, but in combination with the caramel... so yuuum!

included in the box were some promo codes that i could give out.. looks like they're all the same code? i'm not 100% certain if i will benefit from you using it (as i threw the card away), but here ya go if you want to use it. code: V9HFFYGWB to get your 1st and 5th graze box free. graze.com