Most recent purchases?

[tlglover1447]

From Sephora I  brought:
All four of the CLINIQUE Cheek Pop blushesBaremineral Moxie Lipgloss in Sprakling BlackberryUrban Decay Electric Pressed Pigment PalettePhilosophy Purity Made Simple in the 3oz
From Mac I brought:

Hoop, Glam , and pink poodle lipstick

Hoop lipglass

 

[kawaiiwoofs]

Today from Ulta (grand opening 20% off sale) , Nordstrom rack grand opening, and an itty bitty sephora order /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[lioness90]

Quote: Originally Posted by usofjessamerica /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Today from Ulta (grand opening 20% off sale) , Nordstrom rack grand opening, and an itty bitty sephora order

Great haul!

 

[yousoldtheworld]

I was bad...but life has been super stressful, and I needed a little happy, dammit!

I got the Circus and Super Shadows collections from GDE. Plus the GWP for March. I needed 19 new shadows like I need a hole in the head, but they are SO GORGEOUS.

Sorry the lighting sucks in the swatch pictures, but you can see how pretty they are. Swatches are a single swipe with a slightly damp brush (because I was cleaning it between...the colors are nice and  vibrant when applied dry, too!)





Circus Shadows



March GWP on top and Super Shadows

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by prettylights /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I went on a bit of a buying spree lately, I am going on a no-buy now.  But anyway I got some great deals of stuff and I couldn't pass it up.

Target Beauty Box, $4.95:  Contains a sample of Jergens BB skin cream, Herbal Essences Dry Shampoo, Toni&Guy Casual Sea Salt Spray (love these in the summer!), Cover Girl Smoochies sizzle gloss in Date Night (this is pure chunky glitter in a clear base...I need to gift this to my little niece or something!) and L'Oreal Lash Out Butterfly Mascara (tried this and love it!  length and definition, no clumps)  

From eBay $33 shipped: Urban Decay Naked Gloss in Freestyle and Rule 34, Revolution Lipstick in Rush.  Love all of these colors and formulas.

From eBay, $31 shipped: Urban Decay Shattered face case with foundation sample.  (5 eyeshadows, 2 blushes, 1 highlighter, 1 lip color, 1 mini eyeliner.  Need this for my purse since I'm always on the go and am sick of hauling everything separate!)

From TJ Maxx for $14.99: OPI Euro Centrale collection with pink, teal, dark purple, and a fun glitter polish.

And then my Sally's haul...that's all the Orly, Finger Paints, and Seche Vite polishes on the right.


That's a great haul, love the UD gloss.

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by elfbarbie07 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I went to Walgreens yesterday... Got the Rimmel Stay Matte primer on clearance (3.49) and then I had a $1 coupon. Also got a Rimmel Kate lipstick in 109. Sale for $3, coupon for $1. Wet n Wild nail polishes were .69 so I got three with coupons from @usofjessamerica (thanks so much!) and ended up making thirty cents off of each. Spent $5.55 with tax, saved $11. Works for me!
Nice!

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by Christa W /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Marshalls had Seche polishes.  I have not seen them anywhere before.  I grabbed a few to try them out.  Left to right we have Delicate, Distinguished, Precocious, Scorchin' Hot, Inspiration and Succulent.  The gray, hot pink and coral shades have shimmer in them the other 3 are just cremes.  They were $1.99 each.  I also got Hard Candy Cotton Candy Pink for $2.00 on clearance at Walmart and a bottle of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Grape Going! which is not the same formula as the bottle I have at home. 


Nice haul!

 

[kaitlin1209]

Quote: Originally Posted by usofjessamerica /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Today from Ulta (grand opening 20% off sale) , Nordstrom rack grand opening, and an itty bitty sephora order

I hope you love the Tarte minis!!!

 

[kawaiiwoofs]

Quote: Originally Posted by kaitlin1209 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I hope you love the Tarte minis!!!
YESSS. I LOVE IT. i love the lipsurgence. i'm a little too scared to use the cheek one because ive only ever used powder blushes. i haven't even *touched* my sample of How Bout Them Apples because I really don't know what to do!

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by saku /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  'twas love at first sight...


Super nice, enjoy!

 

[Cultfigure]

i did wash them right away and used it as soon as they're dry. they're unbelievably soft, but not floppy. i've only used it a couple of times so i haven't formulated my final thoughts on them yet, but so far so good! i'd say they're worth it! i've had the eye brushes for a few months and they're great!

Now that you've had a chance to thoroughly test them out, who's your favorite of the ones you've bought so far?

 

[kaitlin1209]

Quote: Originally Posted by usofjessamerica /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  YESSS. I LOVE IT. i love the lipsurgence. i'm a little too scared to use the cheek one because ive only ever used powder blushes. i haven't even *touched* my sample of How Bout Them Apples because I really don't know what to do!

omg YAY so glad!  I basically put on my foundation and let that set, then dab the tiniest bit of the cheek stain on and blendblendblend it out. 

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by kryssluvsmkeup /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I recently went on a little mini splurge at Ulta and Sephora lol. I got the Anastasia dip brow pomeade which is my absolute fav right now, maybelline baby skin (didn't like so much), Urban Decays naked finishing powder, Loracs porefection baked powder, Loreals lip balm, a few Eco tool brushes, a flower lip balm in Mauve it over (kinda chalky), Revlons laquer balm (love), 2 Ulta nail polishes for $4 and I believe that's it lol.

Now that Ulta has their 21 days of beauty I might be going back very soon!
That's an awesome haul! How easy is it to use the dip brow? I have the Anastasia eyebrow set wit the stencils but been wondering about the dip brow.

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by knightsgirl /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Monday was an awesome mail day! I've gone a little insane....

Too Faced sale:



-Joy to the Girls palette (the packaging is so huge it's annoying and I might sell it lol) $25
-All I Want for Christmas set $25
-Tanning Bed in a Tube $10

Birchbox:



-chuao chocolates (I buy one of these with nearly every order lol!)
-Spornette Little Wonder brush
-incoco nail strips in Venetian lace
-Pick two: Atlier vanilla and Chapstick
-BB Finds box (I don't love my colors, wonder if I can exchange unopened at Walgreens/Wal Mart, does anyone know?):

2 BB subs:



Loreal test panel comp, trade and awesomeness:



Loreal test panel comp:

-Maybelline volum'express 360 false lash effect mascara
-Maybelline super stay lip color in Always Heather

Trade: julep in Michelle

Aaaaand the most awesome shipping mix-up EVER! A free full size tube of Dr. Brandt microdermabrasion cream!!! I bought a tube from overstock, it came a week or so ago, no problems, then another one showed up today. I called and they told me to keep it!!! This kind of thing *never* happens to me, it was st. Pattys day luck!
Awesome mail day!

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by elizabethrose /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Just got back from a Birchbox+Benefit event and got a sample box that had Bad Gal Lash mini (don't like this.. I only use They're Real, all other mascara is inferior in my book lol), a mini tube of Stay Don't Stray, super nice, mini Creaseless Cream Shadow in No Pressure (will probably trade this, with the Bad Gal Lash, I have two full size creaseless cream shadows and never touch them.), and a mini It's Potent! Eye Cream which is super nice because I was hoping to test it out.  I bought The Big Easy in #4 and Play Sticks in Tea Party.  Really excited to try this concealer!  Maybe I'll kick my Erase Paste kick!
So jealous! its always nice to get free beauty products.

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by mrspookie /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I got back from visiting family today and had some new pretties waiting for me... The Tarte be Mattenificent palette, (and the lipgloss I ordered rather than pay shipping lol) and the UD feminine palette. I reeaally need to stop buying eyeshadow now.



Nice!

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by trustlust /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  It was an awesome mail day! I'm on a conditional no-buy until May 1, so my swap items are my drugs right now. lol. Got 3 packages from 3 amazing MUT ladies! Excited to play! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />


That's great, enjoy!

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by TwirlyGirly /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Oh, I've been bad.

I'm justifying it, though, because I haven't bought any makeup since right before Christmas. I was determined to save so I could afford some of the items in the SEPHORA + PANTONE UNIVERSE Color of the Year Radiant Orchid Collection when it was released last week.

So....

I initially ordered the SEPHORA + PANTONE UNIVERSE The Eye: Radiant Femme Artistry Set (eyeshadow palette) and Gazing Paint Liquid EyeLiner. I was going to try to pick up the Rush Luster Cheek Sweep and Radiant Paint Gloss Trio in-store last weekend so I could get the free Radiant Orchid pouch, but that didn't work out. So I was THRILLED when I received an email earlier this week with a code to get the pouch with an online order of 25.00 or more. Naturally I ordered those two items I wanted just as quickly as I can type, used my code for the free pouch AND scored 5 free samples. Yea!

Received the palette and eyeliner on Wednesday, and the other items are coming next Tuesday.

I'm really happy I was able to discipline myself and not buy anything in January and February so I could get the Radiant Orchid items I was pining after.....Sephora really stepped up its game with this collection (I think it's far superior to the Tangerine Tango and Emerald collections of previous years) and I didn't want to bank on them being available at a discount in a couple of months. There's a good chance some of these items WILL sell out and I, for one, didn't want to MISS out on these pretties!
Great haul!

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by elizabethrose /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Today marks the end of me buying pretty things (at least with my own money, gift cards and certificates are galore for the next two months to help alleviate my no-buy, thanks birthday!)

But here's my most recent haul!  Went to Ulta and got Push and Shove from OPI, am trying out today and will let everyone know my thoughts (I know that this is a 50/50 for most people but I love the chrome look and really wanted to try it!), Stila Magnificent Metals in Vintage Black Gold, and all my GWP's (Stila Liquid Lipstick in Beso (love.), It's a 10 Miracle Leave in Plus Keratin, and CK One Mascara (birthday!!).  I also had a $30 certificate to The Body Shop, so I got the Aloe Soothing Night Cream, Tea Tree Pore Minimizer, Vitamin E Eye Cream, and Aloe Eye Defense Cream.  And I just made a $50 Sephora purchase.  Gooooood golly I have to stop! Only spent $12 on the $30 certificate plus an extra $10 in store at Body Shop and $30 at Ulta.  Not pictured: Benefit Play Sticks and Big Easy.


That's a great way to start your no-buy.

 

[JC327]

Quote: Originally Posted by marigoldsue /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  My Nordstrom triple points weekend.  First two pics are the department wide freebies and gifts with purchase. (there is a NARS gloss hiding in the first pic)  Third pic is my actual purchases.  

Last night I had a makeover at the Bobbi Brown counter, which was really disappointing. I asked her to push the envelope with my eyes.  I was wanting to learn to incorporate more color since I have recently been able to ditch the glasses I have been wearing since I was 10.  She did a very basic and blah gray smokey eye.   She also did such a bad job of applying foundation that she convinced me not to buy their CC cream and foundation.  I had gotten samples a week or two before and thought I liked the results I had gotten at home.  But when she was done I looked like I was not wearing foundation, and not in the good way.  

 Today the makeover was with NARS and I had brows down with Anastasia.  Very pleased with both of those.  I did not purchase it today, but the NARS rep was able to find a red lipstick that worked for me.  I have very pale skin with the slightest yellow undertone and some redness, red hair and hazel eyes.  Everyone tries to use the true reds or more coral reds and they look hideous with my skin and hair.  She found a blue red, that still looked red instead of turning pink and worked for me.  So excited!






Those are some awesome purchases and great gwps!