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Dang you Sephora and your sales and coupons! This is my last haul for a long while, I have bought way too much stuff for myself this holiday season. Thankfully this haul was all bought courtesy of the $25 off your $50 coupon and gift cards from my birthday. I only spent $10 out of pocket!
After my breakout I was tempted to buy a new foundation and that’s it, but after thinking about it maybe trying a new foundation out in the winter is not the wisest idea. Instead I just got a concealer and my favorite, more lipsticks ❤ Some of this stuff is for me and some is for my Secret Santa (hopefully she isn’t reading this lol)
I knew as soon as I got my coupon I was going to get my favorite Nars Audacious Lipstick, I originally thought I would buy two with the coupon, but that seemed excessive (a little) I can’t help my addiction 😦 I originally wanted Anna, but while swatching them on my hand I fell for Raquel. She is described as a pink beige and that’s exactly what she is, a perfect nude for my skin tone.
Don’t mind my bushy eyebrows, I love getting my eyebrows threaded for $5 back in Chicago. I have yet to find a place that threads as good as the ladies back home and spending $21 for an eyebrow wax is a bit much when I know I can spend the extra money on more makeup. I could do them myself, but with shaky hands I fear pulling out the wrong hair ahh. Anyway, see what a nice nude it is! It brings out the perfect pink and looks so natural. Love this on days I just wear tinted moisturizer and blush and run out the door.
I needed a new concealer and this Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer called to me. I got it in custard and just loves it! It really is creamy and so easy to apply. I love how it covers my redness that my foundation misses and I just need to learn how to properly apply it under my eyes. I still see dark circles, but that is my fault. (PS love my NYX Soft Matte Cream in Prague, such a pretty pink)
Josie Maran Winter Dreams Whipped Argan Oil Body Butter Duo seemed like the perfect traveling lotion and I already love her oils so I hope I won’t be disappointed in her body butter. I have never tried body butter so I don’t know what to expect, hopefully not too much different from regular lotion. I do use Palmers Cocoa butter every day so if that is the same as body butter then I know I will love JM’s body butter 🙂
I finally ended up getting Melted Fig to add to my collection. I let a friend borrow Peony and Nude for a first date this weekend so sadly they are missing the welcoming party. I love my Melteds and Fig was the only one of the collection I was missing that I really wanted. I am happy she is finally home hahaha
Now on to my Secret Santa gifts. she works a lot so hopefully she doesn’t read this (if so sorry, but I have more surprises for her) I was so happy to find Benefits The Real Steal, it is sold out online and when I went to my Sephora they ran out too. Luckily the JCPenny Sephora still had one left and for $24 for both of these great products I hope she loves it!
Bite Mix N Mingle Lip Minis were on her list so I was happy to oblige. Got 2 one in Guava the lip gloss and the other one in Scarlet and Poppy the lip duo. They look so pretty!
The last two things in the picture are for me, I ran out of my Dr. Bronner’s Bar Soap so when I went to Trader Joe’s I was sad to see they were out too. I love using Dr. Bronner’s to wash my brushes, the liquid for my brushes and the bar for my sponges. I decided to test out the Beauty Blender Solid Soap for $16 it is steep, but from all the reviews I hope it is worth the price.
When I went Black Friday shopping I bought one of the Bite Beauty sets as a stocking stuffer for a friend, but I immediately regretted not buying one for myself. Imagine my surprise when I saw it at my JCPenny Sephora, whoa I almost squealed. Fate brought them to me. I checked them to see if they had been used or something was wrong with them since they were just there by themselves, but all seemed normal so I had to get them.
I can’t wait to see what everyone gets with their coupon! Hope you have a Happy Tuesday!!
❤ Janet
plus+beauty27 said:
Very nice haul! 🙂 xo
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janandjot said:
Thanks Katie! It was so hard deciding what to get, but I am very happy with my finds ❤
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plus+beauty27 said:
You’re welcome! 🙂
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Miss Dee STyle said:
Great post ! I’m always trying to find that perfect concealer for dark circles under my eyes, I could try with yours! Kisses!
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janandjot said:
It is so hard to find the right concealer! I like this one for now, but am also open to find other concealers. Those dark circles are a pain 😦 Thanks for reading Dee ❤
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Miss Dee STyle said:
My pleasure, it is really great and informative post ! Kisses!
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boobsandblonde said:
Love it!! And your pics!! For the under eye concealer apply in an upside down triangle shape almost all the way to your cheekbone. Don’t put any near the lower lash line as it can cake or settle and actually make you look worse. Start a little below that lash line. Also, a little highlighter dabbed on at the end helps to bounce the light and further reduce the appearance of dark circles.
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janandjot said:
OMG BB thanks for the tip, I knew about the upside down triangle, but not about starting below the lash line. It makes sense now and can’t wait to try this trick tomorrow 🙂 And will definitely be adding highlighter at the end too. I’m excited ❤
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boobsandblonde said:
Glad I could help babe!!
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Reify said:
Great Haul! The Nars Lippie looks so beautiful on you, I always find it so hard to find a nude lipstick that won’t make me look washed out but that one is gorgeous! Btw, I am giving away the Urban Decay Naked On The Run on my blog, so if you’re interested feel free to check out my post and enter!
Have a great day!
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janandjot said:
Thank you Reify and I will definitely check out your Giveaway 🙂 ❤
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ymorbeauty said:
This is an A+ haul. I have way too many lip products, but I want all these! The struggle…
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janandjot said:
Thanks so much! I completely agree the struggle is real, I always feel like I don’t have enough lipsticks, but my wallet says otherwise when I want more lol 😦
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ymorbeauty said:
Sounds like my daily first-world struggles. Even if I wore lipstick every day until the end, I probably wouldn’t even go through half my stash of lippies.
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janandjot said:
LOLOL so true about it being first-world struggles. It’s sad, too much makeup and realistically I probably won’t go through all of it, but I need it in my collection ahhh
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ymorbeauty said:
The temptation is too strong! I’m doing my best to resist and be a little rational haha!
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stephieestie said:
All great products (Nars concealer is a fave of mine) and I agree with your sentiment on Sephora and their deals. Just when you think you’re safe, they come out with another sale, promotion or must-have product. 🙂
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janandjot said:
I know just when I was like “ok no more spending after the VIB sale” they send this coupon. I just couldn’t resist getting stuff lol xoxo
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mybeautysanctuary said:
I absolutely love everything you got! I can’t wait to get the nars audacious lipstick!
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janandjot said:
Thanks so much! The Nars lipsticks are my addiction, I need them all! They are so nice and go on so smooth and with the chic packaging and magnetic top (drool) I love them and everyone needs at least one immediately. Can’t wait to see which ones you get 🙂
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Britney said:
I have melted fig and it is my favorite thing ever!!!! It is like a midi lip and it have a cool purple tone but not too much purple…I have been wearing it non-stop since fall started and I got it
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janandjot said:
It is such a great shade! Did you hear they are making more Melted colors, 8 to be exact released on December 16, 2014? Just when I think I have all of the ones I want they come out with more, ahhh
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Britney said:
That makes me so excited though!! I remember when the only had four shades!! Lol I have ruby, peony and fig and those were pretty much the only colors I wanted but I like the new pink one they have too. I am excited to see what other colors they come out with!!
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janandjot said:
I love Ruby!! I wish I could make Peony work for me, it’s such a gorgeous shade and yes I remember when they had four colors. They have come a long way! Are you talking about Melted Candy? Because I love that shade and I use that and Ruby all the time 🙂
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Britney said:
I only got peony because it was the only pink shade they had…and now I area to the other pink one!! Not sure what the name is though. I can make peony work for me but I just don’t prefer it…
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janandjot said:
Yeah I hope they definitely come out with more pink and reds, but I have a feeling they might come out with more purple and browns. Fuchsia is another favorite. I want to try Marshmallow but fear it might be like Peony and not work for me. Sorry I could talk about lipsticks for ever, they are my favorite! LOL. Monday will be the big release day ahhh I can’t wait 🙂 Have a great weekend Britney ❤
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Britney said:
I could talk about makeup forever too! Pj am excited for when it comes out!! Hopefully more pinks and reds like you said! I want like a mauve kinda color
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janandjot said:
I am still awake counting down to see if they release the colors at midnight, lame slightly, but I just want to see lol and a mauve color would be amazing!!! UPDATE-Fail I realized last night they release tomorrow, clearly I am too excited for this release lololol
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Britney said:
awwwwww well now we can look right?!!
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janandjot said:
Yes I just saw the swatches!!! Omg velvet, strawberry, melon, jelly donut I needs
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Britney said:
i am going to look right now!!!
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janandjot said:
No wait Too faced instagram lol
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Britney said:
ohhhhh that explains why they didn’t have them on their website.
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janandjot said:
Did you see them? Did you love too? Do you have instagram?
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Britney said:
yes i have instagram!
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janandjot said:
Following you! Now I can tag you for fun makeup I see ❤
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Britney said:
YESSSSS
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Britney said:
ooo i love strawberrry, velvet, melon, jelly donut and i kinda like the villian one…i would try it in the store for sure to see how it looks on me lol my husband would probably not like it lol
i still need to get the melted coral, berry, violet, fuchsia and candy ones
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janandjot said:
Omg I was thinking the same thing about Villian! I like it, but need to test it out. I pray I get a Sephora gift card to just buy those four and maybe Villian
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Britney said:
i don’t think i will get a gift card to sephora or ulta this year…but i think i am ok with that. i shouldn’t spend any more money there lol
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janandjot said:
LOL that’s the only thing I asked for from my family for Christmas because I spent way too much there this past month alone
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Britney said:
i just try not to go in there very often because i WILL find something to buy. i have been boycotting any and all stores lately actually until christmas is over and then i can maybe set foot in a store. i have been getting into sewing more again though so i asked for gift cards to the fabric store!
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janandjot said:
Ugh I know the feeling! I wish I knew how to sew, I love crafting and making cards so Joanns and Michaels are always gift cards I love
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Britney said:
i love all sorts of crafting but i didn’t have the best set up to sew for the last couple years but we moved into a bigger place so i have a whole room dedicated to all my crafting stuff!! it’s so nice especially to sew cause i can leave my sewing machine up and not have to move it back an forth in the middle of a project
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janandjot said:
OMG so jealous you have your own crafting room, that’s what I need! We rent but slowly looking into a house and the main thing I dream of is having my own crafting room. I hate taking out my crafts and putting them all away. It makes me sort of dread crafting because of the clean up
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Britney said:
exactly why i didn’t do much crafting while we lived in apartments. i am soooo happy with my little space. it’s perfect cause i can just shut the door if people come over so they don’t see the crafter-math haha
i am super lucky to have the extra room to myself too :]
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janandjot said:
Lucky duck indeed 🙂
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Alexis Ruiz said:
Awesome haul! I skipped out on the Mini Bite Lipglosses; hopefully they are good quality ^_^. I would love to buy Fig as well; maybe Ill def try it out now since so many people are in love with it!
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janandjot said:
Thanks so much Alexis! Yeah the Bite Lipglosses I kept going back and forth on and then finally admitted I did want them. I haven’t tried them yet but hope they aren’t sticky. Fig is another I wasn’t sure about, but my bestie kept raving about it and I finally caved. Just when I bought it I thought my collection was complete, but now I find out they have EIGHT more colors coming out on Monday. AHHHH! I hope I don’t love love any colors so I can resist buying any this month, but knowing me I will probably have to get at least one to calm down my need lol. I am excited to try Fig today because the Bite Rhubarb has been on my lips all week I need to give love to my other lipsticks. Have a great weekend and thanks for reading ❤ ❤ ❤
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Alexis Ruiz said:
Ah maybe I should try one out then! I also heard about the eight new colors, I definitely want to buy some of the Melted Kisses, one of them being Fig and Berry, possibly coral for spring. Since I think I have decided not to buy the Semi Chocolate Palette, I think I might buy some of their newer colored Kisses ^_^ ♥ You have a great weekend too, c:
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janandjot said:
Yes you should! I love Melted Berry, but lets get real I love them all lololol. Coral would be really nice for Spring, I wish they included that one in the 4 mini set they came out with 😦 I also thought about the Semi Chocolate Palette, but decided to pass too. It is nice, but not that nice. I will have to see it in store to really see if it is worth it. ❤
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Alexis Ruiz said:
Omg me too, but I understand that coral would not have been in use during winter, they had to put more nude/winter colors.
Yeah I will def try it in store too, it is not limited edition so it is not going anywhere!
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