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

cyber two weeks and other recent hauls

hi guys! so online shopping is a bigger thing this year, and a lot of places were doing sales for like "black friday week" and "cyber [monday] week" thus...two weeks of sales. also, a few items snuck into a few late/last minute photos i was taking....so we're just going to rename this post to 'and other recent' hauls..... 😉 ~Lindsay

cyber deals
popsugar must have sale -- i can't remember the exact deal, but it worked out to be 3 boxes for about $60 (august through november 2017), which is awesome considering they're $40 a month. i ordered two for me (october and november), and another as a gift.
beautylish black friday bioderma sale -- they've done this for the last year or more, where you get a free travel size with each 500mL bottle you buy, and it's $30 to get free shipping, so i just got the 3(6) pack for $45ish? something like that. i won't need micellar water for a loooong time!

october, november

tarte tarteist pro glow to go palette

sephora sent out coupons to everyone. this year's rouge coupon was $25 off $50, so i ordered another fenty foundation in 140 and a nude beautyblender. i also redeemed points for the new beautyblender pro cleanser bar because it's $45 for a 5oz bar! that's crazy! but maybe it'll be awesome? who knows..
while i was at it...i bought more sponges! all of the blenders! i got a set of lamora sponges from amazon for like $13. i was also at target and got the blue sponge for $5, not sure of the brand because there were only two stickers on the container: the barcode and the price, and i tossed it. for those interested, i found these sponges on an endcap in the makeup section with other minis, and i approve! i also got two nugg masks, one for the face and their lip mask. the lip mask is only ok, it's basically blistex ointment in a pot for more money..? idk. then, at walmart, i saw these soo ae masks and needed to try them!

PlannerStudio on etsy was having a black friday deal 30 sheets of mi'me's for $30 in skin/hair colors of choice. uh heck yes. not only that, she allowed for 5 keywords to cater the random pulls. there are a couple duplicates, but for the most part, she was spot on with some sheets that i wanted, which was super exciting! her shop is definitely worth the wait! (note: these sheets are about the size of a baseball card)

other recent haul things
sephora -- saw tracy and stephanie talking about this sephora favorites set at jcp and had to get it! as mentioned earlier, buy all the beautyblenders! i love all nighter and tattoo liner, smashbox primer's pretty good, and three other things to try? heck yes! then, makeup forever appears to have repackaged (reformulated too??) their artist eyeshadows, so i got 3 (M532, ME912, ME840) and a large pan to try! (you get some kind of discount when you buy them with cases..) and i don't recall how i redeemed them, but i also obtained a mini tom ford lipstick in indian rose and too faced milk chocolate soleil bronzer.
makeup geek was doing a 12 days of christmas sale, and i had been eyeing their nude palette for a while now, but couldn't bring myself to buy it because i already had half of the shades in it. when i saw that they were offering the always quad with the 4 new shadows, i jumped on it because these were what i wanted from that palette!

stila patina, tarte stunner

M532, ME912, ME840, so pale, buffed, creased, dark roast -- swatched over primer

tom ford indian rose, too faced milk chocolate

ulta -- these guys have been ridiculously awesome this year. all of the crazy awesome brands that they're now carrying, in a week or two they're going to announce their new tier of membership (which will likely be akin to rouge status), and of course the points become dollars off your purchase. yes. anyway, they sent out yet another 20% off everything including prestige... and i'm about halfway down my tarte maracuja eye cream, so i decided to get another, and get a backup it cosmetics bye bye under eye corrector in light. i also got two tony moly sheet masks, and they were offering mystery bags, which i'll probably give most of away because i'm not going to use it. but awesome nonetheless!

OWML 2nd anniversary box -- sooo many goodies!!!

OMWL & TCMC december/end of year stickers