Cyber Monday: ELF Studio Haul

Hey everyone! If you know me then you would know that I could never pass up a good sale from ELF. Every year they always come out with great sales and their most popular one if their 50% off sitewide sale. I was actually waiting for their 60% off sale but I guess they decided not to have it this year, which sucked but 50% off is still a great sale. Whenever I order from ELF, I always try to order a bunch because I hate paying for shipping and I only try to order from the once a year. Plus whenever they have their sale, it means that its time for me to stock up on their Makeup Remover Cleansing Cloths. I also wanted to try their Studio Small Stipple brush it was sold out.

What I bought:
ELF STUDIO POWDER BRUSH (x3)
If you have tried this brush, then you can definitely see why I bought more than one. LOL I absolutely love this brush. I bought back-ups because I use this brush everyday to apply my liquid foundation. Its great for applying foundation as well as blending it out. Plus its super soft and dense at the same time. I have gone though so many of these and they hae never shred on me. The reason why I buy so many is because once I feel like the brush is too hard to clean and feels gunky from so many uses, I would throw it out and use a new one. Plus these are so inexpensive at $3 each but I always stock up during their 50% sale, meaning only $1.50 a brush!

ELF STUDIO SMALL TAPERED BRUSH
This is a new brush that recently came out from ELF. I have yet to try it or wash it but it feels so soft. I bought this mainly to use to contour my face. It looks like its going to be perfect for that. You can also use this to apply highlight onto the top of your cheekbones as well as on the bridge of your nose. Plus it looks like you can also use this brush to apply setting powder onto your concealer for the under eye area. I don't do that but I have seen some people use this brush for that.

ELF STUDIO KABUKI FACE BRUSH
I have been meaning to get this for a while now but I always seem to forget to add it to my cart. As you can see, this time I actually remembered. I think this brush was actually $6 but with the sale, I bought it for $3. It is so soft. I can't wait to use it. I can definitely see myself either using this to apply powder to set my foundation or to blend everything together on my face. It is definitely one of the softest brush in my brush collection.

ELF STUDIO LIP EXFOLIATOR (X2)
My lips have been peeling so much this winter. I think this is the first time where they have gotten this bad. Sometimes I can' even wear lipstick because they peel so much. I bought this to try out because I just can't justify paying around $10 for a tiny jar of lip exfoliator from Lush or Fresh. I have tried making my own but it goes bad so fast that I gave up on that. I have tried this so far and I really like it. I will probably be posting up a review on this soon.

ELF STUDIO LIP LOCK PENCIL
I have heard so many great things about similar products like them, especially the one by Too Faced but since I just can justify paying that much, I decided to try this one out from ELF. Hopefully it will do the same job and work just as well. I bought this to try with my red lipsticks or bold color lipsticks since they tend to move around. This is supposed to keep my lipstick in place on my lips and to keep them from bleeding onto my skin.

ELF STUDIO CONDITIONING LIP BALM SPF15 "NICE & NATURAL" & "MELLOW MELON"
Since my lips have been getting really dry this winter, I have been buying a bunch of lip balms. I already have "Peaceful Pink" and it goes on matte on me, meaning it isn't that moisturizing on my lips so I decided to try out these two. Hopefully they are more moisturizing and go on glossy. I wasn't going to buy anymore but then I remember seeing Hollyannaerie raving about these in one of her videos that I decided to give them another try. Hopefully these two will end up working for me. If you would like to see a review and swatches on all three shades, definitely let me know.

ELF HYPERSHINE LIPGLOSS "FLIRT"
I didn't buy this but got it for free because I referred three friends after my order. I had actually gotten this before the last time I made an order but gave it away so I am glad that I got another one so I could try it out myself. On my order sheet, it said that I was actually supposed to get the ELF Eyeshadow Quad "Butternut" but for some reason, I got this instead. Oh well, I am not gonna complain because free is free.

ELF STUDIO BAKED BLUSH "PASSION PINK" & "PINKTASTIC"
These are actually new from ELF and I am super excited to finally have gotten my hands on these to try out. I actually wanted to get the rest of the shades available but I contained myself and only bought two that I would definitely see myself wearing. I haven't tried these yet but I can't wait to give them a try soon. Hopefully these will work out and won't just end up being a glittery mess on my cheeks.

ELF STUDIO BAKED BRONZER "MAUI" & "ST. LUCIA"
These are also recently new from ELF. I never tried a baked bronzer before but I am excited to try these out. They are a bit on the shimmery side, looking at the pan but hopefully these will work out. I haven't tried these out yet but I will probably be using these as an all-over bronzer because of the finish.

ELF STUDIO CONTOURING BLUSH & BRONZING CREAM "ST. LUCIA"
This is also a new product. I actually have the powder version of this, which I bought sometime in the beginning of the year and wanted to try this one out since I heard that they came out with a cream version of it. I never tried a cream bronzer before but I have always been curious about one since the Chanel one as been popular. I know that they won't be the same but thats alright.

ELF STUDIO MAKEUP REMOVER CLEANSING CLOTHS (X10)
I love these makeup removers! I use these everyday and thats why I always buy a bunch to stock up on. They are great for removing my face and eye makeup. They have never irritated my eyes and never have been harsh on my face. If you have been looking for some great, affordable makeup remover wipes, you should definitely give them a try. They only come with 20 in a pack but the wipes are actually pretty big and I always only need one to wipe my entire face.

So that is all that I ordered from the Cyber Monday sale from ELF. If you haven't tried ELF yet, you should definitely give them a chance. Just because their products are inexpensive, that doesn't mean that their products are cheap. They actually have some great products and if you don't trust me, you should check out other peoples' review on them, especially on their ELF Studio Blushes! Their Studio Blushes are really great! Plus if you have been looking for a great foundation bush, I highly reccommend trying their Studio Powder Brush! If you would like to see reviews and/or swatches on any of these products in this haul, definitely let me know! Plus I just wanted to say that I hope you all had a great Christmas and have a happy holidays!!

QUESTIONS:
Did you take advantage of the ELF Cyber Monday sale?
Have you tried any of these products before?

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Mini Collective Haul: Dollar Tree & Costco

Hey everyone! Yesterday was somewhat of a slow day so I decided to go check out Dollar Tree and see if they have anything good. Plus I wanted to buy some more glue sticks to make some more makeup organizers. I was supposed to buy some more foam boards but I forgot. LOL I was too busy trying to make sure that I got the glue sticks because the last couple of times I went, they were all sold out and a bunch of people were asking for them. Since this time that I went, they restocked, I made sure to grab two glue sticks packs. I also bought some nail art glitters. They had two different kinds, one looked like broken rocks and the other was bar glitters. I bought the last two bar glitters. It comes with red, orange, yellow, blue, silver, white, purple, and pink bar glitter all in cute mini bottles.

I also went to Costco, which wasn't that smart of me since it was a Sunday. If you have never been to a Costco before, it usually gets crazy hectic on Sunday because its an off day from work and they give out free samples. There were so many people and some of them were such butss. I don't know why people get so crazy over samples. It was just so hard to move around the store, especially when you are with your little brother. I was so worried that someone might accidently hit him with their cart. Even though I was worried, he was having the time of his life eating all the free samples that I was getting for him. LOL I did get irritated at one point where I was waiting to get a tuna sandwich for my brother. There were these two college girls (or older) who were at the free sample table as well. Every time the lady would put out more samples, those girls would just stand infront and grab all of them, stuff them into their mouths and grab some more. Don't you just get annoyed when people do that? I admit, I got somewhat irritated because there were other people behind them waiting in line but enough with that. I bought other stuff at Costco but the only thing beauty related was the Neutrogena Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes. It comes with 4 refills (25 count each) and 2 travel refills (7 count each).

So that is all that I bought at both Dollar Tree and at Costco. It isn't much but its good enough for me for now. LOL I am really excited about the nail art glitters. I am planning on maybe mixing them all together. I also plan on using the silver bar glitter and making one similar to China Glaze Save Me. If you have any questions, please let me know!

QUESTIONS:
Have you been to the Dollar Tree and/or Costco?
Have you tried making or customizing your own nail polishes?
What do you think about the Neutrogena Makeup Remover Wipes?

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Walgreens Haul

Hey everyone! Sorry if splitting up the hauls for Walgreens is weird. I would just put all of them together but I did two different hauls and for some reason, my second haul disappeared. I think its still in my car so I didn't want to wait to have all the products all together to take pictures because I wanted to do some posts. LOL I bought all of this stuff a few days ago at Walgreens when they were having the RRs on the Burt's Bee Cough Drops. I wanted to post up my haul earlier but I kept forgetting to bring the second bag in. I got tired of waiting, so I just decided to try to make it all into one post but separate the pictures since I don't want to take new pictures all over again. They are somewhat similar, so sorry if I end up confusing some people. LOL

FIRST HAUL 

SECOND HAUL

What I bought:
YES TO CUCUMBERS SOOTHING HYPOALLERGENIC FACIAL TOWELETTES
I heard that these are the best makeup remover wipes from the Yes To line. I have never tried these before but I can't wait. I wasn't even considering on buying this because I have so many ELF Studio Makeup Remover Cloths stocked up in my bathroom. LOL I love those! I wasn't going to buy this but I had a $3USD off Manufacturer coupon on any Yes To product. Plus it was 33% off and it came with a bonus pack. I can't remember the exact price that I paid but it was around $4USD for two packs.

YES TO CARROTS NOURISHING RICH MOISTURE DAY CREAMThis was on clearance for under $3USD. I haven't tried this before buying it. I didn't even realize that it was a day cream until I bought it home. LOL This is such a heavy moisturizer that I will definitely not be using it for the day. Instead I have been using it at night because my face has been getting dry at night.

RIMMEL NAIL POLISH IN 300 POSH PINK & 140 FRENCH ROSE
Rimmel products were 40% off last week but unfornately, the sale is now over. I just bought these nail polishes. I don't know why people would buy the single nail polishes when Rimmel came out with a display that had nail polishes with a bonus base & top coat included. Posh Pink is a gorgeous hot pink and is from the Lasting Finsh PRO line. French Rose is a really pretty light creamy pink. This shade is from their French Manicure PRO line because its a very light color that you can use for french manicures. I probably won't be using this for french manicure because I don't really have steady hands so my lines never come out looking clean. I am just going to be using this as an all over color for my nails.

JOHN FRIEDA PRECISION FOAM COLOUR (X2)
I bought these in the color, 8A Medium Ash Blonde. I bought two but I only took a picture of one. LOL Don't worry, I am not going to dye my hair this color. I bought it was on clearance for $3.50USD and I had two $2USD off coupons for any John Frieda hair colors so I only paid $1.50USD for each plus tax. I am going to give these away to someone.

BURT'S BEES NATURAL THROAT DROPS IN HONEY (X2)
There were $1.99USD and you get back $2RR. I haven't tried these before and to be honest, I didn't even know that Burt's Bees even made cough drops. LOL Since these are 100% natural, I decided to give them a try.

STUDIO 35 TWEEZERS (X2)
I have never tried tweezers from this brand before but they were on sale, so I thought why not! Plus I love how portable these are since they come in plastic vials. I have tried one so far and these are sharp.

So I hope you like my small haul! Keep in mind that I bought these products a couple of days ago and the Rimmel sale is now over. Plus the products that I was lucky enough to find on clearance might not be on clearance at your stores. Items and prices vary by store.

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Target Haul (Last of 2011)

Hey everyone! Guess what? I went to Target for the last time of the year. Lets just say that it was such a freaking hassle. I went there in the sole purpose to look for the new products from both Maybelline and L'Oreal, like the Dream Bouncy Blushes and the Cream Shadows. In addition for the Revlon Lip Butters but I was out of luck. The Target store in my area didn't have either. The display for the lip butters were empty except for the ones that were already opened and swatched. Plus I went there to use up a couple of coupons that were going to expire. I had such a hassle with the coupons. Plus they were Target coupons. A tip for everyone who uses Target coupons (the ones that Target mails to us in those catalogs and brochures), go a day before the expiration date stated on the coupon. I wanted to use a couple of Target coupons that were expiring on 12.31.11 and they wouldn't let me because they kept saying that the coupons were expired. I don't know how they could be expired when I went on 12.31.11 and they made it such a hassle that I left all the products that I wanted to buy with the coupons back and didn't end up buying them. Has anyone had that problem with Target coupons before? Please let me know...

Okay, enough with my rant. LOL I only bought a couple of stuff. I bought clothes as well but I didn't think I could post them here since there is a Fashion place on Luuux. So for right now, I'll just post my Health & Beauty products. I finally gave in to the temptation and bought me some Maybelline Baby Lips. I have been seeing so many hauls and reviews on these Baby Lips that I thought it was finally time to try some out. Plus the display at Target has these two left, so I figured it was meant to be. I also got some other products that I got for free with my coupons.

What I bought:
❀Neutrogena Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes
These were a special value set. It comes with a 21ct. plus a bonus of 7ct. makeup remover cleansing towelettes. I was going to buy these because I already have a stock pile of ELF Studio Makeup Remover Cloths but these were on clearance and I have always been interested in trying these out. There were $4.12USD plus tax, which I thought was a pretty good deal.
❀Neutrogena Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover (x2)
These were also a special value kit. They are 2ct. full size bottles. These were also on clearance. These were a really great deal because just one bottle of this is around $6USD and I got 2 bottles for just $5.58USD plus tax!! I never tried these before. I have tried the Up&Up brand (which is a brand by Target) and I really like that one. Plus those two are exactly the same thing, made with the same exact ingredients!! I was going to buy an extra of the Up&Up one because mines is running low but when I saw these, I got these instead.

❀Eucerin Dry Skin Therapy Calming Creme Daily Moisturizer (x2)
I had two coupons for these so I basically got these for free! I just had to pay tax for them. I thought these would be great to just either put in my car or in my purse.
❀Nivea Creme (x2)
I also got these for free with coupons. I heard that these are great to use as face moisturizer. I haven't tried them yet. I love how small and compact these are. These are going to be great to put in my purse and/or on vacations.

❀Maybelline Baby Lips in Peach Kiss
❀Maybelline Baby Lips in Quenched
These two were the last ones in the display. I haven't tried them out yet. Right now, I am just trying out my EOS lip balms and I have got to say that I am really liking them right now. It does feel weird though using a round ball shape lip balm to the usual small tube of lip balm. LOL

Well I hope you all liked my little haul! It would have been a little bit bigger if I didn't have such a problem with the Target coupons. If you have ever had that problem, please let me know! Also if you guys have ever tried any of the products, featured in this haul, please let me know whether you like them or not.

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