early february hauls!

bam! makin another haul post because this needs to get put up sooner than later! i've got some really good stuff here and i hope you will consider supporting a fellow blogger in her small business venture! ~Lindsay ^.~

Nail Muse by Lydia -- i can't remember how i came across lydia's nail blog years ago, but i have been following her ever since. i finally got around to buying some of her press on nails that she started selling (maybe a year or two now..?) because they're gorgeous. i ordered these in my custom sizes (3,5,6,7,9), shape (round) and length (short). i'll eventually post a picture on my hands and review of these, but these are so nice! they're a very pretty water marble with blue, purple, and pink, over what looks like a white base, then there's a coat of a very fine rainbow microglitter. b-e-a-utiful! this set was $15+shipping, and included an orange stick and mini filing block, as well as application instructions. nail adhesive sold separately.

a few different things here! had to get myself a sigmagic scrub because, buy all the things! then i also picked up another sephora solid brush cleanser and a beautyblender solid cleanser. and as seen in my empties post, i'm hitting pan on my paaarty blush. then i wanted to try the ordinary.'s glycolic acid toner, and i got an hourglass vanish highlight stick sample in champagne flash. at walmart, they had these new crushed foil metalics eyeshadows that i haven't seen anyone review yet. swatching it, i'm not super impressed but we'll have to see. then over at ulta, i ordered a buncha stuff. got some dr teals things, a few more tea tree oils, a clarifiying lotion, two new wet n wild color icon palettes, and two hask masks. i know, i know, i'm trying to go through hair samples and i more or less bought two hair samples.... but they're supposed to be good, and they're wine inspired! 😉

wet n wild nude awakening palette (over primer)

hourglass champagne flash, loreal diamond dust, wet n wild walking on eggshells palette (over primer)

walking on eggshells original trio vs new quad (over primer)

walking on eggshells original trio (left) vs new quad (right) (over primer)

may hauls - beauty and planner

hi guys! posting this up now because i have free time, three day weekend. so aside from this stuff, and i didn't really mention it on my planner post earlier today, but we ordered our fridge! w00t. spend all the moneys! we picked out the washer and dryer we want, but we're going to wait to order them since we still have two more major holidays before we can even move in. ~Lin-chan ^.~

elf -- best friend eyeshadow duo in pink pal, selfie ready foundation & powder brushes, pointed powder brush, lip exfoliator in pink grapefruit, $1 slant tweezer, and 3 brushes gift with purchase ($1 shadow brush, [flat] powder brush, and contouring brush)

ipsy offer -- 14 day sheet mask challenge

1. sephora -- nails inc unicorn nail polish duo, sephora collection cream lip stain in vintage rosewood, code freebie: bite beauty lip pencil in 22
2. ulta.com -- physicians formula eye booster liquid eyeliners in black and brown (buy 2 get one! -- more cost effective than kvd and i wanted to try these), tresemme thermal protector spray
3. target -- essie gel couture in twill seeker & topcoat, wet n wild megalast liquid catsuit matte lipstick in rebel rose, covergirl total tease mascara, loreal voluminous lash paradise
4. walmart -- maybeline eyeshadow quad in designer chocolate (the pink is similar if not the same as the one in the blushed nudes palette...score!), yes to tomatoes charcoal mud mask, alba botanica hawaiian detox sheet mask
5. hot topic -- nail polishes in lilac shimmer, midnight galaxy, iridescent peacock, and teal galaxy
1. i'll try to post swatches of these at a later time, since three of these aren't really good for work.

rebel rose, vintage rosewood, 22, designer chocolate quad, pink pal duo (accidentally swatched in reverse..) -- all shadows swatched dry, brown and black liquid liners

rainbow wishes & dream dust, twill seeker

sephora vintage rosewood

wet n wild rebel rose

bite lip pencil in 22

NEW ECLP!!!

stickers -- again, here's the link to my etsy list of purchased planner stuff

1. two nine sticker co -- got some 4th of july goodies
2. the washi shop -- blue and white stars bundle and red stripes washi
3. target washi -- $1 spot for the blue foil with stars, and the day designer trio

my newest addiction: i ended up ordering 4 oops bags, which were the limit, plus the 4th of july sheet. so much holo oopsies! i also never mentioned it, but a couple months ago, i got one of her shirts. it's soooo comfy!

june favorites!

hi guys! i'm actually making a standalone favorites post this month! but there's still only a few new things that i've been super loving this month. ~Lin-chan ^.~
favorites:

1. lorac pro 3 -- i'm not sure if you can see it or not..but there's a serious dent happening in the rose bronze shade. and i've only used this palette maybe 5 times..... yeah. anyway, the shades i've been primarily using from this palette are: canvas (browbone), cool taupe, clay, pink nude (crease/transition), almond pearl (inner corner), and rose bronze (lid).
2. colourpop gel liner in swerve -- this is a great black liner for the waterline! it stays put pretty much the whole day! whenever i do decide to order from them again, i am interested in trying other colors!
3. wet n wild color icon blush in rose champagne -- this is a very nice subtle blush, and you could probably get away with buying this blush instead of benefit dallas...maybe. haha. $3 vs. $29...yeah.

random favorites:

1. 91% isopropyl alcohol (in a small spray bottle) -- so i learned something very important this month. actually sanitizing your makeup is a real thing. i used my naked 3 palette on two occasions and noticed my eyes were irritated a few hours later. so i decided to put some alcohol in the palette, and used it again and no irritation!! also, i did the same thing with my hoola bronzer, because i noticed i kept breaking out around my cheeks. within a few days, my acne was gone and hasn't come back. so, lesson learned: yes, you should sanitize your products.
2. kasugai hokkaido matcha milk candy -- this is soo good! pictured is literally my last one. i need to go back to world market and get more!

meh's:

1. jack black the stick lip balm -- this is kind of a disappointment. this tube is the same price as the squeeze tube and is not worth it. yes, the scent is the same and it kind of feels the same...but that's it. every time i used this, my lips would crack. i don't understand. it's the same product. yeah probably not. but anyway, just stick with their squeeze tubes.

june hauls

hi guys! can you believe the year is already halfway gone!? anyway here's some of the stuffs i got this month. made a few trips to sephora because they decided to make like 4 of the sephora play! bonus points coupon things expire this month..... ~Lin-chan ^.~

tarte: swamp queen palette
ulta: lorac pro 3 palette, covergirl clean matte bb cream in light

target: wet n wild color icon blush in rose champagne
walmart: wet n wild 1 step wonder gel polish in stay classy, royal and langnickel moda powder brush, makeup mat (only $3!), kiss salon color nails in bonita
sephora: jack black the stick lip balm in fresh mint

bonus review! this polish lasted me less than 12 hours before chipping. at least it was only $2!

bonus review! these lasted me about 5-6 days before popping off, using the included glue. the glue included is the same in their gel fantasy nail sets.

sephora: formula x in victory lap (see notd post), sephora collection green tea sheet mask & rose lip mask, freebie clinique almost lipstick in pink honey

target: nyx tinted brow mascara in espresso

sally's: renewed my membership with a half off coupon, got a membership renewal freebie product - ion thickening shampoo, and i bought volumedic volumizing shampoo. i got both of these because they no longer sell folicure, and i thought these'll be worth a try to start growin my hair back!
walmart: royal & langnickel moda complexion brush, maybelline color tattoo eye chrome in beige luster

maybelline beige luster, clinique pink honey

ulta: last week, they had a 4-hour deal thing where if you spent $40, you got 5 extra items. so i went ahead and placed my order, since the items appealed to me, and i got: nyx high voltage lipstick in flutter kiss and wine & dine, clinique clarifying lotion 3, secret ph balanced deodorant, tree hut sugar scrubs, and the freebies in the 5 piece set: maybelline vivid matte liquid lip in berry boost, master precise skinny in defining black, and lash sensational luscious mascara in blackest black, garnier micellar water and miracle anti-fatigue sleeping cream.

master precise skinny pencil, flutter kiss, wine & dine, berry boost

flutter kiss

wine & dine

berry boost

target: pantene bb shampoo

sam's club: garnier whole blends shampoo, conditioner, and mask set in honey treasures

amazon: zero time dilemma -- zero escape is one of my favorite game series! can't wait to playyy!!

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).