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!

april hauls, favorites, & an update

hi guys! i didn't do much shopping this month because things got super busy with my work project and i started working like 50+ hour weeks..... and i'm not sure how things'll be in the coming months either since teh paul is starting his internship next week! w00t, more monies! also, i decided to combine my favorites into this post as well..since it's one makeup item and food. lol. along with the not shopping much, i didn't really experiment with much either. ~Lindsay-chan ^.~

haul:
ulta 20% off sale -- tarte maracuja eye cream, tony moly my little pet eye patches, strawberry nose pack, & tea tree mask, freebie bag of goodies

sephora rouge sale: tony moly tea tree masks, boscia charcoal mask, clinique clarifying lotion 3 (one of these looks funny because i poured about half into my pump bottle), freebies: glamglow gravitymud, tarte tartiest mascara, clinique acne + line correcting serum
amazon: lamora beauty flat top kabuki in rose -- because i love the one i got at christmas, and this one is easily distinguishable from my others!

on a whim shopping trip
ulta: formula 10.0.6 clean getaway kit -- i saw this in those new $8 'favorite-esque' kits they had in the store and was only interested in this mud mask..then i saw that this kit was like $10 and it had a few other things from this brand, so why not. get to the register: it's on sale for $8! tony moly my little pet eye patches (bogo half off!!)
walmart: wet 'n wild megalast lipstick in mocha-licious, tone body wash in blissful awakening
target: adult coloring book!!! i decided to get one to try it out...and so i can use these prismacolor pencils that i bought and never used for art school

mocha-licious

favorites:

1. milani liquid eye liquid-like eyeliner pencil in black -- over the course of a few days, i decided to experiment with quite a few black eyeliner pencils on my waterline. and this one...dare i say is better than my beloved rimmel scandalEyes pencil..? it glides on super nicely and stays black all day. on one occasion, i wore it for about 8 hours, went to sleep with my makeup on (oh no!) and it was still near perfect at the 20 hour mark. wut.
2. matcha flavored pejoy -- i've never seen these before. it's like a reverse pocky, where the cream is inside the biscuit part. i'm not sure which i like better!
3. not new favorites:
1. matcha flavored pocky -- green tea all of the things!
2. philippine brand dried mangoes -- super excited that i found these at walmart, of all places. i used to only be able to get this in larger asian groceries (the ones near me are relatively small).

december favorites

hi guys! for whatever reason, i didn't really get into anything new this month aside from shopping my stash of makeup brushes apparently. anyway, here's my favorite tools and brushes and a new eyeshadow combo i've been liking. ~Lin-chan ^.~

favorites:

1. sigma F84 & real techniques sculpting brush -- these are essentially the same brush in my eyes. i'm not sure why, but it wasn't until this month that i actually tried using these two for liquid foundation..and i love them. i don't really get what about this shape makes them so much more amazing than sigma's other kabuki brushes (or their dupes)..but it's amazing.
2. wayne goss 17 brush -- i never would have thought i'd love this brush. it's a freaking paddle for your eye (or i guess wherever else you choose to use it). it's really nice and wide (surface area coverage) to pack on color super easily.
3. wayne goss 02 brush -- this is soooo soft!! i also recently discovered this one. which is dumb because i got these two brushes in this year's beautylish lucky bag..in january. end sidenote--anyway i really like using this for highlighting the face.
4. rickycare by ricky's nyc classic 3D blender -- i have no idea why i like this so much. for whatever reason, my experience with this sponge has been so much better than that of my beauty blender. the coverage is great and i feel like i can cover my whole face a lot faster using this than the beauty blender. also, it cleans very nicely and seems to release product a lot better when cleaning than the beauty blender.
5. tinkle (brow/face) razor -- this is a pretty freaking good one. i like how the blade is long so it can cover a larger surface area. that being said, you can also be a bit clumsier with it and accidentally take off bits of your brows if you hold it at certain angles......
6. not new favorites, but this eye combo applied in this order
1. makeup geek baby face -- on browbone (sadface that i dropped a real techniques brush on this and gouged it.....)
2. ulta eyeshadow in sable -- in the crease, blended upward
3. makeup geek barcelona beach -- in the crease, focused on the outer corners
4. inner corner eyeshadow color if different from main shadow color
1. makeup geek rapunzel, starry eyed
5. main eyeshadow color -- patted across lid, use crease/blending brush to blend near crease
1. nars himalia, ardency inn rose gold, milani dolci (this one also had a sad, and got pressed into a pan..)
7. favorite daily-use brushes
1. foundation: sigma kabuki face brushes, or real techniques sculpting brush or expert face brush, or elf ultimate blending brush
2. powder: real techniques powder brush
3. blush/bronzer: wayne goss 00 brush (formerly the holiday brush)
4. highlight: elf small tapered brush, wayne goss 02
5. eyes: sigma E35 & E55, makeup geek soft dome brush, luxie beauty 205

random favorites: 

1. trader joe's cookie butter sandwich cookies -- omg these are teh dia-beet-us. these are butter cookies with cookie butter in between them!!!

december hauls

hi guys! so we got all of the black friday month items in the mail now! w00t! ~Lindsay-chan ^.~

let's start with the sale stuffs!
muse beauty pro -- viseart palettes: paris nudes, sultry muse; esum brushes G9, G27, G29

paris nudes

sultry muse

sephora: ciate precious metal eyeshadow in ocean drive; cyber monday mystery bag

ocean drive (swatched over included primer)

benefit loli tint

milani: bella eyeshadows in dolci, bella rouge, bella cappucino, supreme kohl kajal eyeliner, liquid eye liquid-like liner pencil in black

dolci, bella cappuchino, bella rouge (swatched over primer), kohl liner, liquid-like liner

onto everything else i got this month!
sephora: bite limited lab release lipstick for december (sugar plum), mix and mingle lipstick in latte/cortado, fresh sugar shine lip treatment in rosѐ, lashfood conditioning drama mascara

sugar plum, cortado, latte, rosѐ

sugar plum

latte

cortado

rosѐ

colourpop: creme gel liner in swerve (black), super shock shadow in puppy love, and ultra matte lip set in foxy. unfortunately, the lip set they sent me has two of the shade i least wanted (creeper) and none of one of the ones i really really wanted (tulle). so i am patiently awaiting their email response to fix this.
update: they're sending me a replacement mini of tulle. i will swatch these at a later time in a separate post and link it here.

lush: intergalactic bath bomb
baublebar: rose gold linear ear crawlers
amazon: lorac porefection primer, covergirl nail polish in perfect penny
target: simple micellar wipes, kiss gel fantasy nails in faux real