september hauls

hi guys! i'm posting this up a bit early because i'm not really planning on buying anything else in the next few days... so anyway, here ya go! ~Lin-chan ^.~
ulta: 21 days of beauty steal - it cosmetics no tug gel liner in black
target: neutrogena makeup remover wipes, secret deodorant mini, dr. bronner's liquid castile soap in citrus, peppermint bar soap (unwrapped)
amazon: tony moly pureness 100 sheet mask set

sephora (multiple purchases):
- urban decay ultimate naked basics palette, becca shimmering skin perfector in rose quartz, vib rouge renewal gift (nars blush in goulue). not pictured - code freebie: sephora contour eye pencil in suede shoes
- sephora favorites trending: beauty's most coveted -- i didn't swatch anything from this set because i wasn't sure what i was giving away as gifts yet. not pictured - code freebie: perfume sampler bag with nudestix gel color lip+cheek balm in pulse
- there was an in-store rouge event this month, where if you spent $35+ you got a free goodie bag. i bought a few small things as gifts (not pictured), as well as a travel set of jars, sephora shea lip mask, and caolion O₂ sparkling blackhead soap; Kat Von d Lolita 2, tarte eyepatches

lolita, lolita 2, suede shoes, pulse, goulue, rose quartz -- sorry for the crooked swatches! this is on my right arm, and i'm a righty!

naked ultimate basics palette -- swatched over primer

lolita

lolita 2

makeup geek shadows in anarchy, lucky penny, curtain call
sally's: bitzy eyeshadow in expensive taste -- for less than $2, this quality is pretty amazing. bought a few for T as part of her birthday present based off this video and first impression: she loved them! note: the bitzy shadows don't have shade names on the pans and it's written pretty small on the back of the box near the top.

curtain call, anarchy, lucky penny, expensive taste -- all swatched dry

april hauls

 

hi guys! here's this month's damages... ~Lin-chan ^.~

ps, my ipsy bag got lost in the mail, so i sent them an email and i'm waiting for the replacement to arrive.

rimmel liner, master hi-lite in nude, copper chic quad, physician's formula natural nudes (top half, bottom half, mixed)

• target: garnier nourishing cleansing oil, sonia kashuk eye makeup remover
• ulta: maybelline master hi-light in nude, baby lips in blush burst, it's a 10 miracle leave-in plus keratin (free after $20 purchase!)
• omg, after using the it's a 10, i think i've been converted. my hair feels very soft and healthy after using this.
• sephora: bottoms up beauty spatula -- i still haven't cracked open the beauty spoon, but i like the design and size of this one. we'll have to see.
• walmart/cvs/walgreens:
• fuse gelnamel polish kit in sonic blue-m (see notd post, addendum post)
• Maybelline the rocket waterproof mascara--out of the gazillion mascaras that i have lying in wait, i don't have a waterproof one.. what?! so i bought one for our trip next month
• Physicians formula custom nudes in natural nudes--omg this is so pretteh. by recommendation of hollieeatslipstick
• Rimmel London kohl pencil in black -- this is a great and inexpensive waterline pencil--it stays put! ..but not so much as a lash liner because it fades and migrates.
• Venus travel razor---gahhh! chibi kawaiiii! super excited that venus razor handles can hold any of the venus replacement blades. a long time ago, my mom got me a bunch of refills and i still have a bunch, unopened. i'm not totally sure why they put a giant photo of the razor on the packaging though, it's stupid looking and the actual razor looks much better.

sephora 15% off: dome z palette (z palette review)
shoplately*/daisygem: silver chunky chain necklace, silver arrow midi ring

jennifer's nude, eva's nude, brazilian tan, ipanema beach; comfort zone palette (left side, right side)

cvs/walmart/walgreens:

• loreal lipsticks in jennifer's and eva's nude
• revlon lipsticks in brazilian tan, ipanema beach
• rimmel fix and perfect primer
• lumine waterproof eye makeup remover
• wet n wild comfort zone palette
• hard candy sculpting trio in 3x a lady (swatched below, another hollieeatslipstick recommendation)

elf concealer, fit me concealer, chestnut taupe, revlon honey bare lipstick, enchanting apricot, ud liner, jesses girl liner

• ulta 20% off: seche precious (notd) & urban decay ink for eyes in perversion
• target: sonia kashuk brush cleanser, up&up brushes (round foundation, eye brush set)
• bbb: maybelline master glaze blush stick in enchanting apricot, fit me concealer in 10 light
• walmart: fuse gelnamel polish in polar bare (notd), ecotools dual-ended eye brush set
• k-mart: wet n wild sea ya soon (notd), elf cover everything concealer in light, clarifying pressed powder in ivory, rimmel eyeshadow paint in chestnut taupe

dim light, incandescent light, radiant light

sephora.com: hourglass ambient lighting palette -- omg i was so excited when i heard these were going back on sale. before, they were limited edition, but from what i hear, i think they're permanent now..? or at least they're re-promoting them..because i gots one.

3x a lady, 3rd wheel, 3x a charm, 3 strikes

• gilt.com*: skylark by elle & blair memoir fragrance set. i'm a fan of #2, 1 & 3 seem like "grandma scents" to me...or it's just what my grandmothers would wear...i'm not sure.
• groupon: dermstore lip quench duo (only one is pictured up there..), jesse's girl eyeliner pen duo (swatched up above)--you guys don't understand, everywhere near me that sells jesse's girl does not carry the liquid liner. i don't know why. i have been wanting to try this for like three years now, and two for like $9 was a deal!
• walmart: hard candy sculpting trios in 3rd wheel (top), 3x a charm (right), 3 strikes (left); milani brow gel, brow wax, invisible lip liner; revlon lipstick in honey bare (swatched up above)

dream pure bb, vanilla cream pie, iced latte (swatched dry), turn on the teal; natural nudes & smoky nudes (swatched dry)

today's haul:

• walmart: maybelline dream pure bb cream with salicylic acid--woohoo!--in light sheer tint, loreal infallible shadow in iced latte
• cvs: cover girl katy perry shadow quads in natural nudes & smoky nudes--in reality these could probably be passed on; maybelline master drama chromatic liner in turn on the teal--this liner, omg is gorgeous. i love it.

April - June Favorites

 

hi all! here's my spring-summer favorites. i don't have that many since it was during crunch time for school, with finals and projects, and i was in and out of a movie, it was our first anniversary, and gahhh craziness! lol. anyway, here's what i've got for ya.

theBalm time balm concealer in light
last year, i bought this concealer on a whim (both the shade and product itself) from hautelook*. and i used it for a little bit and then kinda quit. somewhat recently, i finished my mini pan of benefit's boi-ing (from the confessions of a concealaholic set). and i began using the revlon photoready concealer a lot, i'm still on my first one but i've slowed down using it since i've rediscovered this concealer. the real problem was that it got stuck in my bathroom drawer, out of sight out of mind. i've been using it nearly every day since i've pulled it out and i love it. it's really creamy, with light-medium coverage. it does dry out some with non-use but once you break through that top layer, it's good. i kept the little applicator sponge with it to kinda help keep it fresh. i love how small this little container is, but seriously, i've barely made a dent in this thing after 50+ uses. which is great, but i also have my other opened concealers i need to finish. ~.~

Be a Bombshell blush in sweet cheeks
ever since i got this in my april ipsy bag* (impressions post), i've loved it. it does need a light hand when applying because it can be too much. the blush can become powdery fairly easily, so be gentle when you dab into it with your brush or make sure you tap off the excess before applying.

Cailyn Cosmetics line-fix gel eyeliner in iron/Sigma E05/Sonia Kashuk bent eyeliner brush
this eyeliner was an instant favorite from my june ipsy bag* (impressions post). it's waterproof and stays put practically for days. when i first got it, i swatched it on my arm, took pictures, waited a bit, then used an equate exfoliating makeup remover wipe in a sad attempt to remove it. three days and showers later, it finally faded and was no longer visible. it was crazy ridiculous. but i love it a lot. i'm not too keen on the price ($21+shipping) as far as trying other colors, but this was a definite winner for me. i've been using this eyeliner in conjunction with sigma e05 brushes or sonia kashuk's bent eyeliner brushes because i really like the application they both give.

Dr. Bronner's pure castile soap in peppermint (liquid & bar soap)
one of the many nail art/polish bloggers i follow (i can't remember who!) mentioned how much she loved dr. bronner's liquid soap for cleaning her makeup brushes. so, while i'm experimenting with different brush cleaners/cleansers, why not?! so i originally bought the liquid soap and i loved it immediately. what i don't like about it: it doesn't really foam up that much for mineral brushes, so it's kinda like..well is it clean or not?! like you can see the makeup coming out of the brush into the sink, but yeah.. (i haven't used it with foundation or concealer brushes yet to know how well it reacts..) it foams up quite a bit for my synthetic brushes. you do have to be careful with duo fiber brushes, more specifically, elf small stipple brushes. a little bit of this goes a long way, and these particular brushes soak this soap up. so even after they dried, they had an oily-weird feeling; so after rinsing them and letting them dry a second time, it's better. i've only used the bar soap twice so far, but i like it a lot. i feel like it's easier to get the right amount of soap onto the brushes (the liquid soap kinda pours out very quickly as it is an almost oil-like consistency). i haven't had the same problem with the elf small stipple brushes when i used the bar, so that's good. it is a little more difficult cleaning my eyeliner brushes with the bar soap, but just get a little onto your fingers and it'll work. i think that, for the price, i'm probably going to continue getting the bar soap since it will definitely last a lot longer than the liquid. don't get me wrong, the liquid soap will last forever too, in moderation. i think i'll try the other scents too, eventually, but i figured peppermint was a pretty safe scent to start off with.

Picross 3D for NDS
in the past few months, i rediscovered this game in the depths of my ds & wii accessories bin. i'm a puzzle and RPG person, and this game, i really like. there are varying levels of difficulty and an introductory tutorial. basically you start off with a 3D rectangle, divided into a bunch of cubes. each row and column of cubes have numbers on them indicating how many cubes must remain in the row. then you gradually remove all of the unnecessary blocks to reveal the final image (you can mark the ones that must remain, kinda like minesweeper). for example, the image in the cover is a dog. you can kinda see him in the shadow on the right corner (which shows how it should look at the end) and in the center photo where the blocks have been removed.

K-dorama: 200 Pounds Beauty (watch it on crunchyroll)
despite how the photo looks, both women are the same character & actress. the idea of this story is that the girl on the right undergoes plastic surgery because she feels self conscious about her appearance, blah blah blah. but she has the most amazing voice, she's a ghost singer for a lip-syncing pop star and a ..ahem....hotline voice. it's kind of a romantic comedy. anyway, i really liked this movie. her puppeh is so kyoot. >w<  i'm pretty sure T told me about this movie a long time ago, i just never got around to watching it until recently.


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end of may & june hauls

haul post...yeah! so some of these things i have tried since i've gotten them. some i haven't had a chance to yet. so far, i finished pokemon black 2, we haven't figured out how to play hanafuda yet, thirtyonewest pigments are amazing, i like dr. bronner's solid soap..a lot., revlon 002 light concealer is actually my match now, rimmel apocolips are gorgeous but they're teeth-magnets, and BUY ALL THE CG INK IT's! lol. ~Lin-chan ^.~

 

ulta: real techniques limited edition duo fiber brush set, tree hut tropical mango sugar body scrub
target: pokemon black 2; elf st. lucia blush/bronzer, small stipple brush, and the mascara & shadow shield
cvs: biore blemish fighting ice cleanser & acne clearing scrub (i had a $3 off biore coupon and $5 extra bucks, then biore was buy two get $5 extra bucks, so i technically paid only $3 total for both!)

swatches: nars orgasm, elf st. lucia (fingers: bronzer, orgasm, blush)

club nintendo points! woohoo! i've finally accumulated 800 points to get the hanafuda cards! (hanafuda rules/instructions: scan 1, scan 2) i didn't realize this, but nintendo began in 1889 making handmade hanafuda cards. so that's really neat and these look so awesome. i've been wanting hanafuda cards ever since i bought and watched summer wars. love that movie! the concept of summer wars isn't all that new, but i still liked it anyway. =P

• club nintendo is a rewards program that is free to sign up for. certain games and all consoles (see list of eligible products) come packed with a slip that advertises club nintendo with a code to register the product. after creating an account and inputting your code, you are taken to a survey as to what your expectations are of the product, who bought it, why, etc. then you are awarded points (point values are shown on the above list). some time afterward, particularly for games, they will ask you to take a post-play survey and will grant you 10 or so more points. then you can accumulate your points and redeem them for prizes. 
• each fiscal year, if you have accumulated 300 points, you will have gold status and will automatically receive a gift. (i've gotten gold only once before and it was a desk calendar) or you can accumulate more than 300 points in a fiscal year, you are granted platinum status and can automatically receive an even better gift.
• accumulated points can expire, but they will email you to remind you to redeem them
• for more information regarding club nintendo, visit the club nintendo how it works page.

(swatched over milani eye primer)

etsy: etsy sent me a $5 gift card to use, so i went ahead and got a sampler pack of pigments from thirtyonewest. it was $8+$3.50ship for five 1.4g containers. i chose the natural pack which she randomly pulled: la flama blanca, cleopatra, sealed grounds, sweetheart, and galaxy radiance. these are so much more gorgeous in real life. love it! i wouldn't recommend using these without primer.

 

***rimmel apocolips/show off lacquers are only available at walgreens.

walgreens: rimmel london show off (apocolips) lippies in: solstice, galaxy, comet, celestial, light year, and stargazer. so i love how rimmel designed these so that you can tell if they've been tampered with or not. there is a seal on the outside that can be easily broken, but where the applicator is scraped off is clear when you first open these. as you pull the wand out, it fills with product. what i don't like about the packaging: the names are only on the upc sticker. >.> lame. as far as formulation, these are not sticky whatsoever, they have a slightly balmy-lipsticky feel to them, and they stay like that until it wears off (or rubs off, when you eat/drink, etc.). that being said, there is a high possibility of it rubbing onto your teeth repeatedly. so i don't advise using these if you plan on smiling in any photographs.

solstice looks like a pinker, my lips but better. galaxy is purplish but it kinda looks like a vampy red/purple on me--but i like it. comet is a pinky brown matte-ish nude. celestial is right on my yes/no pink borderline. i love light year, it's similar to comet and has shimmer. stargazer is more of a shimmery gold topper. i give mad props to solstice, galaxy, comet, and light year.

target/ulta: simple cleansing wipes, dr. bronner's peppermint soap (solid; to see if i like it more than the liquid), revlon photoready concealer in 002 light [light-medium is too orange on me now!!], covergirl & olay concealer in light, essence gel look top coat, nyx eyeshadow base in skintone & cream blush in natural, sonia kashuk bent eyeliner brush, elf small stipple brush

cvs/neighborhood walmart: covergirl ink it! eyeliners, in golden, silver, aquamarine, cocoa, and black. i originally bought cocoa to try it out and i instantly fell in love. the first night, i was lazy and actually didn't take my makeup off before going to bed..and it actually stayed put to about 23hrs after application. these things take a lot of effort to remove, but that's what makes them great! they stay put forever. ..so i went back and bought the other four colors. >w< i will say that, when applying these, be sure to clean off your lashes if it gets onto them. this product is very creamy until it sets.

update: whatttt there's a charcoal ink it liner too?! muuuust buy.

update: i found itttttt!! ^___^

   

big lots/target/eyeslipsface.com: elf: moisture stick, small tapered brush, c shadow brush, sheer eyelid primer, lip exfoliator, angled eyeliner brush, angled blush brush, st. lucia cream blush/bronzer, beauty book in au naturale, [i threw away the box for the palette on the far right, sorry! dunno the name].