January 2014 Sephora Haul

I put in another Sephora order this month. When I was in Pittsburgh, I purchased a Make up For Ever eyeliner and when I went on the Sephora website, I saw that there was a box set that was a better deal. I knew that I had to get it and couldn't pass it up.

Sephora Favorites: Skin Cleanse Volume 2

Everything came in this black and white bag. The front and back of the bag are made of black vinyl with raised bumps throughout.  The sides of the bag are in white with a white zipper pull.

0.7 oz. boscia Luminizing black peel off mask. When they say black, they mean black.  I tried this out and it really dried tightly to the skin.  I thought that the mask was hard to peel off and would come off as strips. It was especially hard to peel the mask from around the hairline. I ended up needing to use a cleanser to take the rest of the smaller pieces off my face.

0.5 fl. oz. Kate Somerville 'ExoliKate' exfoliating treatment 

1.0 oz. First Aid Beauty Skin Rescue deep cleanser with Red Clay

0.25 fl. oz. dr. brandt "Pores no more" pore refiner

0.33 fl. oz. Dr. Jart+ Black Label Detox BB Beauty Balm

.33 fl. oz. Murad oil control mattifier with SPF 15/PA ++ 

0.5 fl. oz. Peter Thomas Roth "Firm x" Peeling gel

0.3 oz. Glam Glow "Supermud" clearing treatment I really liked this mask.  It's a mud mask that applies a dark grey color and dries to a lighter gray.  The mask pulls out the oils in your pores and those areas remain a dark grey color, helping you see all the impurities that were pulled out of your pores.  As far as the rest of the mask it dries really tightly.  After washing off the mask you can see and feel the results immediately. All the hype behind this product is well deserved.  I really want to try the moisturizing version of this mask. 

0.5 fl. oz. Ole Henriksen "Ultimate Lift" eye gel

Make up For Ever: Ever Lasting Liners - Aqua Liner Set

This is the set that I got because of the good deal that it was. I basically got three full sized liners and three mini liners for the price of two full priced liners. 

Full Sized Liners:

0L - matte black

25L - matte brown

3L - iridescent navy

Mini Liners:

20L - forest green

11L - eggplant purple

23L - champagne

Swatches Left to Right: 0L, 25L, 3L, 20L, 11L, 23L

Nails, Inc.: The Special Effects Collection

Electric Lane - holographic top coat. Silver glitter

Marylebone - 3D glitter. Purple glitter

Strafford - Mirror Metallic. Brown Shimmer

I ended up having to return this polish to Sephora.  When I received the polishes two of them (Electric Lane and Marylebone) were completely dried out. 

Delux Samples:

0.1 fl. oz. Illamasqua Hydra Veil rehydrating gel

1.0 fl. oz. Murad AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser

Extras:

I didn't order this, but it was included in the shipment. I though it was worth mentioning. There was an envelope including cards with scent swatches of a few of the fragrances that Sephora offers. 

Samples: 

0.35 fl. oz. Glam Glow "Brightmud" eye treatment sample

(2) 0.07 oz. Elizabeth and James Nirvana in Black and White **Sephora Exclusive**

0.33 fl. oz. Living Proof restore targeted repair cream

Black Friday Beauty Haul 2013

Black Friday 2013 has come and is on it's way out.  This is the first year that I didn't have to work on Black Friday in a while so I decided to take advantage of having the day off and went out shopping at 12:00am.

I decided to go to the mall and stopped by Sephora first.  Sephora usually has $10.00 deal sets that they offer on Black Friday and I wanted to check them out.

Clean Sweep set from Ole Henriksen. This set included a 1.5 fl.oz.  'African Red Tea Foaming Cleanser' and a set of 10 'Truth to Go' facial wipes. 

Next I got the 'Draw the Line' Eyeliner sampler.  This set was $30.00 and has a retail value of $79.00. I am currently on a mission to find the perfect eyeliner.  Included in this set were some eyeliners that I was going to purchase full sized and full priced to try out but seeing this set made that easier and cheaper for me. Some of the eyeliners in the set were full sized. 

 FULL SIZED Eyeko 'Skinny Liquid Eyeliner' in Black.

FULL SIZED? Sephora 'Long-Lasting 12 HR Wear Eye Liner' in Glitter Black.

0.01oz Double ended Urban Decay '24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil' in Perversion (black) and Demolition (dark espresso brown).

0.01 fl. oz. Stila 'Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner' in Intense Black.

FULL SIZED? Stila 'Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner' in stingray (black).

0.025 oz. Make Up For Ever 'Aqua Eyes' waterproof eyeliner pencil in Black. 

 I received this sample from Yu Be  of their Moisturizing Skin cream. I have a big bottle of this and I use it regularly as a hand cream. I was actually going to pick up a small size of this as I was going through the checkout line to put in my purse, but stopped at the $16.00 price tag.  

Next I picked up some items from Bath and Body Works.  They were having their three wick candle sale (2 for $22) and their Wallflower two packs were $5.00 each as part of the Black Friday deals. 

 Cranberry Pear Bellini Wallflowers 

Peach Bellini 3 Wick Candle

'Tis the Season 3 Wick Candle

Red Velvet Cupcake 3 Wick Candle

Leaves 3 Wick Candle

Caribbean Escape Wallflowers

Bath and Body Works usually does a gift bag that you can purchase on black friday that contains some of their most popular products and scents in it for a discounted price with a minimum purchase. This years 2013 Holiday VIP Tote was $20.00 with a minimum $40.00 purchase.

FULL SIZED Forever Midnight Body Cream 

0.25 fl. oz. Forever Red fragrance

FULL SIZED Japanese Cherry Blossom Body Lotion

FULL SIZED Eucalyptus Spearmint Body Wash and Foam Bath 

Mini Champagne Toast Scented Candle

FULL SIZED Fresh Sparking Snow Anti-Bacterial Gentle Foaming Hand Soap

FULL SIZED Cream White Body Poof

That was it for the beauty items that I picked up this Black Friday. I think I found some really good deals and it wasn't too hectic shopping at 12:00am. The line at Sephora was really short and I didn't have to wait long.  The line at Bath and Body Works was really long. It wove from the back of the store where the registers were to the entrance of the store. The line wasn't too bad to wait in and it moved along.  There were a lot of Bath and Body Works employees directing the line  and they placed large red dots on the floor to help guide the line along.  Normally the overly happy, giddy BBW employees that are in every store are often a little too much for me. But I think that attitude helped BBW with the often stressful BlackFriday shopping.  The employees made everyone feel like we were in it together and would get out alive. I think this was a successful Black Friday Haul and I am happy with what I got.