December Beauty Haul - ELF Cosmetics, Sephora, The Body Shop, Bath & Body Works, Walmart and Shoppers Drug Mart

Hey lovelies! Happy New Year! I want to start off the year with a beauty haul. I got some great deals this month with Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas and Boxing Day. Pretty much 50% of the stuff I got this year is from this month lol. Now onto the haul:

Okay, I may have gotten too many backups for the ELF Cyber Monday haul. But since the store was was 50% off and I wanted to take advantage of the shipping to Canada, I got a lot of makeup staples:

From the Essentials line I really like their eyeshadow primer and they recently came out with the glitter eye primer so I had to give it a try. The sharpener of the glitter eye pencil is the bomb so I got two.

My favorite eyeshadow brush from ELF is the e.l.f. Essential Eye Crease Brush. It picks up just enough product to get a really pigmented eyeshadow look and the size is great for the eyelid.

As you can already tell my favorite Studio brush is the e.l.f. Studio Powder Brush. It's perfect for foundation and I use the practically everyday. Then I wanted to try some of the other brushes so I got the Small Tapered Brush and Flawless Concealer Brush. Really great deal but the handles do 'come off' because the glue on the handles just isn't strong enough.

This is what I got from Sephora using the gift card my friend gave me on my birthday. I really wanted to get this kit and Sephora was having a Beauty Insider offer $15 off $50 so I got this along with the Clinique 3 Step Kit in #2 for dry combination and oily skin.

I use black eyeliners the most so I'm really excited to try these out.

I got a ton of stuff from The Body Shop Canada 50% off storewide sale and they had the $25 tote bag with goodies (including the stuff in the picture above). So a really great deal and I hope they have another one next year so I will get more stuff lol.

The first two are what I got and the cranberry shower gel was part of the $25 tote. I really like the shower gels they smell super yummy.

I purchased these in the store. The strawberry and mango body kits came out to be only $5.50 each because I had a $10 off $20 coupon and they were already 30% off.

I got the Bath & Body Works stuff in two separate purchases. They had buy 2 get 2 free so I got two full size sanitizers and hand washes (duplicates not in the picture). Then in store, they have spin the wheel promo and I got the free hand wash with any purchase so I got the sanitizer which was $2 by itself and the hand soap free. Still cheaper than getting just the hand soap on sale.

After Christmas Walmart had their Christmas stuff 50% off including perfume gift sets. I saw the Taylor Swift Wonderstruck Enchanted Gift Set for only $12 so I had to get it. It had a mini bottle, a showel gel and body lotion. The scent smells very high-end and reminds me of walking though the  perfume counter but it's not unique so it's good that I got the deluxe sampler size kit to try out.

My friend got me this perfume and I've seen this at Walmart and it's supposed to be a rendition of Viva La Juicy from Juicy Couture. The scent is somewhat fruity and very light a bit stronger than body spray but I'm liking the glass rollerball bottle and it's sturdy and portable.

Anndd I got more makeup and skincare products. They were all on sale so I had to try them. Of them all I really like the Vichy Facial Emulsion and CoverGirl outlast stay fabulous 3in1 foundation.

Shopper's Drug Mart was having a gift with purchase for Biotherm so I finally got the Pure-Fect Skin Pure Skin Effect Hydrating Gel. For the longest time I wanted to get this moisturizer. Ever since I tried a sample of it got me hooked. I have very oily t-zone and this did wonders to keep my face matte. And I got the Aquolina Pink Sugar perfume. I really love candy scents with a hint of vanilla and this is it.

So this is my beauty haul. Fashion haul is coming up next ^^

Thanks for reading and let me know what your favorite haul for December.

xoxo,
Tina

Collective Haul #4 - June

Hey gals! I have been doing quite a lot of shopping lately mainly because the weather is finally getting warmer and I wanted to revamp my accessories and beauty products.

First off, I got three pairs of sunglasses Ardene because they all look really awesome...couldn't decide which one to get but since they were on sale I might as well just get them cause I break them often. lol

The first one has these cool pink thunder bolts hanging from the sides and they look like I have earrings when I wear them!

 This one has crosses on the rim of the frame...very unique take on the classic wayfarer sunglasses. I just look awesome in it.

This one I thought was cool because the frame is all matte and the yellow kind of remind me of my school colors. :)

 Nail ridge filler. I am guilty of uneven nails so I hope this works. lol

Purple lipstick. I have worn this in one of my recent pics on Instagram...love this color.

This is a blush I've always wanted to try and I finally got it for about $8 CAD.

My face gets shiny during the day so I can never get enough of mattifying products lol.

I have seen a lot of bloggers and Youtubers raving about the Maybelline Vivids lipsticks. I finally got them and will be doing a review of it really soon!

New Wet n Wild lip products I saw in stores. The bright pink color is what made me get this. Review of this coming soon.

I was on a lipstick craze and wanted to find my favorite neon pink and red lipstick. So I got this and I was not disappointed! Reviews coming up!

I dropped by Bath and Body Works got these products at 75% off. I like their shower gels and handwash the most.

xoxo,
Tina

Goodies I got from Nivea Haus in Toronto 2013 - Nivea Sample Bag

I dropped by the Nivea Haus in Toronto this Friday. I was curious about what was in the Nivea sample bag and here's the bag with the goodies I received.

I have used Nivea products before and they are usually great quality products at a good price so I'm excited to try out the other products especially Nivea Free Time Shower Cream. Thanks Nivea!

What what the latest sample you received? Share your comment below or give me a shout on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook!

Tina

Collective Haul #3 - April and May

Hey lovelys, I want to share my haul for the past two months. Most of the products are totally new to me and I was really excited to try them.

NYX Ultra Pearl Mania

First off, I got the NYX Loose Pearl Eyeshadow in White Pearl. It's a really pretty and essential shade that I put on my upper and lower inner corners. I first discovered this on eBay and I was super happy to find that my local drug store actually carried this brand and I got this on clearance for $2 CAD lol.

The Body Shop Shower Gels - Satsuma, Pink Grapefruit, Mango, Strawberry

Next up, I got four shower gels from The Body Shop. I can never get enough shower gels...switching them up make my day more exciting lol.

Bath & Body Works Twisted Peppermint Fine Body Mist

I am totally in love with the Twisted Peppermint line from Bath and Body Works. I know it was from the holiday season but while I was shopping I discovered a Bath and Body Works Outlet and this was 75% off (I believe it was $3.50 CAD).

St. Ives Naturally Clear Green Tea Scrub

St. Ives Naturally Clear Green Tea Scrub is a product I have repurchased many times. It's non irritating on my skin and it exfoliates really well without making my skin more oily after an hour or so of use. The St. Ives Apricot Scrubs didn't work for me because it was too abrasive but didn't cleanse my oily combination skin properly. I highly recommend this one to try if you found the grains in the Apricot Scrubs were a bit too harsh on your skin.

Nivea Aqua Effect Mattifying Day Care

I have combination skin and my t-zone gets especially oily in the summer. I found this new product at my local drugstore and I thought I'd give it a try. I have yet found my HG moisturizer. A lot of stuff that I have tried just clogs my pores or breaks me out or it simply just doesn't do anything to my skin...

Burt's Bees Refreshing Lip Balm with Pink Grapefruit

I saw this while randomly browsing at Shopper's Drug Mart. I haven't seen them carry this product before so I thought I'd give this a try.

Rimmel Lasting Finish 25 Hour Foundation

Rimmel Clean Finish Foundation

Lastly, I got the Rimmel Lasting Finish 25 Hour Foundation in Soft Beige and Rimmel Clean Finish Foundation in 250 Classic Beige. I am trying to find a good drugstore alternative now that I am halfway done Kiehl's Ultra Facial Tinted Moisturizer and I thought I'd give these a try. I will be doing a comparison of these two foundations. :)

What products are you the most excited to try? If you have any questions about the products ask away! Get updates on my Twitter and Instagram!

xoxo,
Tina

November + Black Friday Haul #2

Hey all! Just wanted to share my haul for this month and some pictures while I was shopping. :D

My Sasa package came and I got The Face Shop HERB DAY 365 Lemon Cleansing Foam (for all skin types) and the Koji Dolly Wink Eyebrow Mascara in 02 Mocha! Can't wait to try these out! Reviews coming up. :D I will attempt to bleach my brows before I use the eyebrow mascara.

I got the MAC Eyeshadow x2 from a good friend of mine from her school's Friends & Family fashion event. It's the MAC Colourizations Pro Palette in Double Feature 1.

I actually went shopping the day before Black Friday but some stores were already rolling out sales. I stopped by H&M and got this really cool pair of jeans for $10 CAD. I really like the wash and fit and great for wearing outside in the winter.

Forever 21 was having 50% off sale items so I two shirts for $6.99 CAD. The one above and another one with navy and orange stripes which I've already started wearing. The sleeves can be adjusted and rolled and buttoned up. ^^

These were taken on Black Friday! I was at my local Wal-Mart and saw these cute Christmas stuffed toys. :) The pony butt in this picture is unexpectedly hilarious :D

Check out the snowman with sunglasses ;D

So did you get anything on Black Friday? What's on your holiday wish list?

Hope everyone is having a great time and stay warm. :D
xoxo,
Tina