Ulta Online Haul November 2013

I ordered some items from Ulta because they were having a sale on everything in the store. Even the premium items that NEVER go on sale. My sister is is love with Urban Decay's Cannonball Mascara, so I decided to pick one up for her to add to her Christmas gift. 

I was really impressed with the packing that Ulta did to ensure that all of my products came safe and damage free. All of this bubble wrap was for one $4.00 eyeliner!

I needed to order some other stuff to put myself over the free shipping minimum and I remembered that this eyeliner was highly recommended by Tati/Glam Life Guru on You Tube. Finding the perfect eyeliner is my current purpose in life, so I added this to my cart. I was surprised how bad this eyeliner was! I have never had an eyeliner run as badly as this eyeliner did on me. I lined my eyes one weekend and went out shopping with him mom. On the car ride there I got stuck in traffic and decided to see how the eyeliner was doing. What I saw was horrendous. The liner was lining under my eyes, despite me not actually applying it there. I tried to wipe it off and I couldn't get it off! Apparently this eyeliner is only budge proof AFTER it runs down your face and makes you look like a panda bear. It was so bad that the first thing that I did once I got to the mall was find the Sephora to remove it all. I will not be using this product again because it's going in the trash. 

I was really impressed with the color of this eyeliner. I thought that it was really black and creamy. It applied very smoothly. However the liner stick was not made very well and it broke apart and crumbled as I was applying it to my eyes. 

Pink Teasing comb. I needed one. They were cheap. I bought it. 

Japonesque Makeup Brush Cleanser. I needed a spot cleaner. 

NYX The "it"list lip set in 'the pinks' This set included five of their lip gloss products.  I decided to get this to try out the different lip glosses that NYX offers. I received: 

Butter Gloss in Eclair
Mega Shine in Beige
Lip Plumper in Pamela
Soft Matte Lip Cream in Istanbul
Xtreme Shine Lip Cream in Nude Peach Fuzz

I also ordered another Mega Shine lip gloss in Plush Red

Swatches of all the colors (L to R) Plush Red, Eclair, Beige, Pamela, Istanbul, Nude Peach Fuzz

As with each online order, you can pick a sample pack to add to the shipment. I received samples from Sebastian, Benefit and Ahava

As you might have noticed, this post is missing a pic of the Urban Decay Cannonball mascara that caused me to make this online purchase in the first place.  Apparently whomever did the packing of my box forgot to add it into the box. I contacted Ulta Customer Support and explained the situation.  They responded quickly and said that I would be sent out another mascara soon. 

Ulta Online Haul

Ulta is having their 21 Days of Beauty sale and I couldn't pass up one of the offers, so I made a order on their website. Here is what I got!

Below are the samples that I received as part of this order. You get the choice of a fragrance, skincare or variety packet as an extra with your order. I chose the variety packet and received everything shown below, aside from the fragrance sample, as part of that packet. All three of these products were packaged in a baggie and the fragrance sample was thrown in alone.

 Sebastian 'Drench' Moisturizing conditioner

Smashbox 'Camera Ready BB Cream'

Matrix 'Biolage' Color Care Shampoo and Conditioner

Versace 'Eros' fragrance sample

I love Real Techniques brushes. They are of excellent quality and price. Ulta was having a buy one get one for 50% off sale, so I picked up two face brushes.

 Real Techniques 'Expert Face Brush'

Real Techniques 'Powder Brush'

These were in the sale section on the website.  I think this is old packaging, but I really can't be sure of that.

 Garnier 'Skin Renew Anti Dark-Circle Roller'

Garnier 'Skin Renew Anti-Puff Eye Roller'

I have heard some really good things about this lip stain. I was previously only aware of this brand being sold on QVC and Ulta just recently started selling the brand. It is currently only in select stores, and of the Ulta's that I have been in, I have not seen them sold in store. I also was not able to find on the website where the brand was being sold.

I tried out this product and was really disappointed. The look and feel of this product is of a lip balm. The claim is that the product is fairly clear (it's kind of cloudy or white) and when it is applied, it reacts with your skin and creates a color that is perfect for your skin tone. 

Firstly the physical product was not very well made. I love the design, but the actual lipstick was poorly made. The lipstick does not stand alone in the tube and when I apply the lipstick, the product moves to the wall of the tube. So as I twist the tube back down to put the lid on, the product scrapes all the way down the tube. I have to physically realign the lipstick before putting the lid on. This happens every time I use the product.

Secondly the color wasn't very saturated. I tested out the product on my arm first to see what color it would turn into. I had to swatch it on my arm multiple times before I saw any color. Once it was on my lips, I didn't see any color and there wasn't any longevity of product.

 It Cosmetics 'Vitality Lip Flush' in "Je Ne Sais Quoi"

This is the product deal that I had to take advantage of. I have a Clarisonic 'Mia 2' and you are supposed to replace the brush heads every three months. The 21 Days of Beauty Deal was if you buy three brush heads, you receive one for free. I did the math and figured that this deal would be slightly better for me than a 25% off deal (like a few dollars better).

Clarisonic replacement brush heads in 'Acne' and 'Deep Pore'

...and that's it! That's what I got.