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

fall 2015 walmart beauty box

hi guys! the fall walmart beauty box has arrived! and there's sooo many new things to try!! (if you'd like to subscribe, you can sign up here.) ~Lin-chan ^.~

1. simple cleansing facial wipes (7 wipes--mini, ret. $3.66 for 25 wipes [$1.03]) -- do i even have to say anything about these?
   repurchase? duh
2. aussie mega hairspray (1.5oz--mini, ret. $3.74 for 17oz [$0.33]) -- this has a strangely amazing fruity candy type smell and idk. i haven't tried many things from their line, but i feel like they're underrated.
    repurchase? maybe
3. act advanced care plaque guard in frosted mint (1oz--mini, ret. $6.48 for 33.8oz [$0.19]) -- i haven't had an act mouthwash in a really long time. we'll have to see about this one.
   repurchase? probably not
4. aveeno positively radiant daily moisturizer with sunscreen spf 30 (.3oz--mini, ret. $11.49 for 2.5oz [$1.38]) -- you guys know i'm not a fan of facial sunscreens. this, however, has a nice fragrance that counterbalances the sunscreen scent, making it more bearable. i'm interested in trying this out.
   repurchase? maybe
5. jergens wet skin moisturizer samples in coconut oil and monoi oil (.25oz each--minis, ret. $6.84 for 10oz [$0.34]) -- we'll have to see how this goes. something about putting this onto skin while it's wet and it absorbs better? idk. we'll try  it out.
   repurchase? maybe
6. biore self heating one minute mask (1 use (.25oz)--sample, ret. $4.39 for 4 uses [$1.10]) -- i've never noticed this product before. i'm interested in trying it out.
   repurchase? maybe
7. nivea extended moisture body lotion (.14oz--sample, ret. $5.30 for 16.9oz [$0.04]) -- try all the lotions?
   repurchase? maybe
8. dove advanced care deodorant in beauty finish (.5oz--mini, ret. $6.68 for 2.6oz [$1.28]) -- this smells soo freaking good. i've tried other dove deodorants before and enjoyed them, so i'm hoping this'll be a similar experience.
   repurchase? maybe
9. neutrogena healthy volume mascara in black (.16oz--mini, ret. $7.95 for .21oz [$6.06]) -- i've been eyeing this mascara for a while now, but i haven't gotten it because...........i have too many mascaras or samples to still go through. ~.~
   repurchase? maybe
10. schick hydro silk disposable razor (1 razor, ret. $9.06 for 3 razors [$3.02]) -- i already love this line of razors. i have the non-disposables of these.
    repurchase? maybe
11. coupons for jergens, biore, and dove

approximate product value: ~$14.77

sidenote: anyone else think that this is hilarious? usps is somehow disrupting the time-space continuum and traversing the state, nearly corner to corner, in a mere 15 minutes! ...or 21 hours. ya know... who knows?!

january hauls

it's january hauls timmmmmeeee! yay for new stuff, boo for spending all the moneys. >.<

haul posts following this one will be a little different, teh paul finally made the crackdown. mostly because there's going to be a lot of life/jobs/finance/housing stuff that we're planning and will soon act upon over the course of the next year and a half (which is when teh paul graduates). so i'm actually on an extremely strict budget now. booo. ~Lin-chan ^.~

ulta: tarte blush in blushing bride, becca shimmering skin perfector spotlights (pearl, champagne gold, opal), freebie 17pc sample bag

pearl, champagne gold, opal; mally ultimate performance lip system in crimson, ulta lip crayon in love story; blushing bride blush

mally crimson (lip liner, lip liner + gloss) -- this duo really makes me interested in other shades!

ulta love story

sephora:

• 20% off clearance sale: formula x polish in marine (notd post), 2014 the x look: holiday edition set (obsessed & thrilling (notd), temptation & impassioned (notd)), nail appliques in in too deep, 500 point perk: the system + impeccable polish minis (notd to come later), 100 point perk: tarte lipsurgence gloss in energy
• sephora favorites beauty closet
• mufe artist shadows (D708, D562, M548) & trio palette [$44 if you get 3 pans & 1 trio palette!!], bite 01/15 limited lab release lipstick (deep burgundy), freebies with codes: josie maran argan cleansing oil & caudalie vinosource moisturizing sorbet

D708, D562, M548; bite january lipstick, tarte energy lipsurgence gloss

bite january lipstick

• ulta: real techniques bold metals brushes in oval shadow, pointed crease, tapered blush, arched powder, loreal brow artist plumper in medium to dark
• i definitely recommend the blush and eye brushes, but i'm not totally sold on the powder brush.
• target: simple skincare micellar water, nugg exfoliating face mask

makeup geek foiled eyeshadow set

top: houdini, jester, center stage, caitlin rose, flame thrower
bottom: showtime, mesmerized, grandstand, in the spotlight, magic act

beautylish: so i wasn't totally truthful with my bold lucky bag post. i actually bought all three, but i only wanted to highlight one of them in a post because technically they were only available one per person..or email...... so all three lucky bags included a lit kit, an indie lee coq-10 toner, a kevyn aucoin eyeshadow duo, rcma palette, and a wayne goss brush.

• bold bag (see dedicated post)
• mua ($176 value)
• indie lee coq-10 toner
• wayne goss brush 07
• lit cosmetics summer sparkle lit kit in afternoon delight
• kevyn aucoin eyeshadow duo in 205 (rose gold/iced plum)
• rcma foundation/concealer palette in vk #10
• natural ($181 value)
• indie lee coq-10 toner
• wayne goss brush 02
• lit cosmetics summer sparkle lit kit in hello sunshine
• kevyn aucoin eyeshadow duo in 210 (sugared peach/rust brown shimmer)
• rcma series favorites palette highlight/contour
• bliss grapefruit + aloe body butter

mua

natural

205 rose gold & iced plum, 210 sugared peach & rust brown shimmer -- all swatched over milani eye primer

afternoon delight & hello sunshine, both patted over milani eye primer (left) & (right) swatched with included brush and clearly liquid glitter base

• cvs: loreal infallible eye crayon sticks in impressive brown & everlasting gold
• mac: viva glam miley cyrus lipglass -- i don't really have an opinion on the viva glam promotion or the fact that miley cyrus became a spokesperson thing for it, but when i saw swatches of this gloss. omg. i needed it. all the pretteh sparkles. also, this is my first lipglass, and i'm undecided about how i feel about the formula, like i like it--it's kinda balmy, but my hair sticks to it...

impressive brown, everlasting gold, viva glam miley cyrus lipglass

viva glam miley cyrus lipglass (apologies, it's a retainer day because i've been super lazy..)