Haul

So many makeup!

These were most of the packages that came in for me this week. Last week was the VIB sale and my boyfriend purchased a lot of items for me in stores! (most of them are on instagram) & these are the items that I have purchased for myself

From the Sephora VIB Sale, I ordered Draw the Line, bareMineral's Moxie Cool as ice set, Sephora for Izak twin lipstick, and Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetic's Pro's Pick Lip Tar set.
In another order, I ordered lip products from Urban Decay
My ipsy bag came
Today, I went to Nordstrom Rack and purchased Urban Decay's Deluxe Shadow box. It was about $19! Which is a deal since it retails for $38 and I have heard incredible things about their deluxe eyeshadows. I wonder if they're discontinuing some of their older palettes since I have seen the Skull Shadow Box and the Wallpaper Box at Nordstrom Rack's as well. If you're interested in the Deluxe Shadow Box, you should check your local Nordstrom Rack!

Have you hauled anything this week? I love packages! :)

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China Glaze Cirque du Soleil

Haul & Swatches

Edit: I have reviewed both of these here: Whirled Away & It's a Trap-eze!

Today, I purchased two of the twelve colors from China Glaze's Cirque du Soleil collection.

Over Number One Nemesis
The shades I purchased are It's a Trap-eze, which is a glitter in a white base (kind of like a white version of Candy Shop) and Whirled Away, which is black and white glitter in a clear base. In Whirled Away, the white pieces are bigger than the black pieces and there is also bar glitter in it as well. When you look at Whirled Away in the bottle, it looks like there's googly eyes staring at you O.O ...

I originally though I was going to purchase more, but it did not appeal much to me after seeing it in person. Most the colors reminded me of summer neon colors. For the rough swatch, they are both layered over OPI's Number One Nemesis (since I was rushing to school after getting it). It's a Trap-Eze made Number One Nemesis look like a grey, which is not bad at all! Anyway, I will swatch them individually soon! :)

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Sephora Haul

I have been waiting for this ALL week. Although Sephora claims their shipping is now "3 days", it still takes forever for them to process it & ship it! I guess it's better now though since I got it within 8 days. Before they change it to 3-day shipping as standard, it used to take me TWO weeks to get my Sephora items. Anyway, here are the items I purchased. (Which I'm kind of mad at myself for not waiting a few days later to make a purchase).

I purchased:
Benefit High Flyin' Glosses: $26
Tarte Fantastic Foursome Blush set: $35
Tarte 5-Piece LipSurgence™ Collector's Set: $34.

The Benefit set contains all 6 of their Ultra Plush Lip Gloss. They originally retail for $16 and you get 0.5oz of product each tube. These are mini-sized, which is 0.22oz and you get 6 of them for $26. They are a little less than half the size, but I think it is a good deal. It makes great stocking stuffers as well.

Tarte's Fantastic Foursome contains four blushes (although one is more like a highlighter). The blushes in this set are half the size of the original ones, so each of these are 0.10oz. They normally retail for $25, which is 0.20oz for a full-sized one, so this comes out to a $50 value for $35 (but they said it's worth $60 on the box). I think it is a good deal because I get to try many shades and I would probably never finish them anyway, so I don't mind it being small.

Tarte's 5-Piece LipSurgence™ Collector's Set is $34. Last year, they released a same set with different shades for $29, but even though they raised it by $5, you're still getting FIVE FULL-SIZED LipSurgence for $34. They retail for $24 itself so THIS is the best deal for Holiday sets so far (in my opinion).

What do you guys think about this Holiday sets? I personally LOVE the Holidays because companies come out with amazing sets with an incredible value!

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Philosophy Haul

So last week, I did a post about the Philosophy items I spotted at Big Lots. I did not get much. I basically waited to post what I got because I had to go to a few different Big Lots to find the pressed powder blush duos in different colors. What I noticed is if one Big Lots has a duo in one shade, the rest there will be in the same shade, so I had to go to quite a few to get three different ones. Anyway, the color combinations I have gotten for my "You Make Me Blush" duos are:
Hugs/Kisses
Sunny/Bright
Healthy/Happy

I basically had my focus on these, since I don't need anymore eyeshadow palettes. I have quite a lot of them! lol. Anyway, have any of you gotten anything from their Philosophy Sale since this last week? :)

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CVS Haul

Nooooo, my blogger homepage changed. I don't like it, since I have been used to the past blogger homepage for years now. Anyway, today I went to a CVS and saw some Wet n' Wild items on sale. The sale is 2 for $3, which is totally worth it, especially if you're going for their more expensive items, such as their gift sets or their 8-pan shadows. I have never used drugstore eyeshadow before. I remember when I first got into makeup, I jumped into it with making a big purchase off UD. Anyway, I was surprised to see at the CVS that there were still so much items left since it ends after tomorrow. I was able to pick up their 8 Pan Palette in Comfort Zone and a gift set in Flora. I don't know if I should keep it or not considering I already have colors that are like them, or similar to them, so I might just gift them away to friends. If you have never tried WnW and wanted to, check out the sale at your local CVS! Remember it ends Saturday!

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Haul

I have never actually posted a haul post on this blog so this will be my first. This is my nail polish haul and they were all purchased within the past two weeks. :)

From left to right: OPI: Wooden Shoe Like to Know. Orly: You're Blushing, Faint of Heart & Nite Owl. Revlon: Whimsical.

Layla: Coral Glam, Retro Pink, Flash Black & Mermaid Spell

Flash Black: Look at the holographic-ness of it!

Out of everything, I was most excited for the Layla's. The Layla's are the first nail polish I have ever spent so much on. They retail for $15.50 each, but I'm a sucker for holographics and I did not want to miss out on these. They are currently on Aveyou.com and I believe there is a 20% off coupon for it so it brings the price from $15.50 each to about $12.60 each! Anyway, swatches to come soon for some! :)
Coupon code for AveYou: ALLCHIC

Anyway, is there any specific nail polishes that you just love? Any finishes, such as holographic, mattes, shatter, etc. Let me know! :)

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