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10/27/2014

Weekend finds

Posted by Halifax @ Sparkled Beauty

It has been a while since I post a haul, so this was overdue eh? Let's get to it!

Real Techniques was not new at Winners, but I found those new individual brushes that I haven't had, so I grabbed 2.

Here are the Retractable bronzer brush (orange), $14.99 (comparable at $20) and Retractable kabuki brush (pink), $8.99 (comparable at $12).

I was a little concerned seeing the retractable kabubi not as wide/ fluffy but reviews said it was more of a travel version of the Expert face brush, which I liked. Do I need both of these brushes?

Across the street at Marshalls, I got 2 Elf 100 eyeshadow palettes on clearance for $4 - $5 each (reg. $12.99 - $14.99, comparable at $20). Love this price point a lot better :)

I think the black version is still on Elf website for $10, and the white version said "Class of 2014" on it and had more matte shades.

I loved the few marble shades that both palettes had. I know once on the eyes, the marble effect won't be visible, but they are pretty to look at.

I did place an order with Sephora 20% F&F (thanks E for getting me the code) mainly for First Aid Beauty Cheers to Fab Skin set, reg. $60 ($125 value).

Sets are awesome with undeniable savings, not a bad way to be introduced to a brand either.

The set includes:
- Face cleanser (2oz, reg. $12)
- Facial Radiance pads (28's, reg. $14)
- Ultra Repair cream (6oz, reg. $35)
- Ultra Repair Lip therapy (0.5oz, reg. $15)
- Eye Duty Triple remedy (0.34oz, reg. $45).

I wanted the eye cream for forever. With the set, after 20% off, it's like I bought the eye cream and paid $3 for the other 4 items. Even though we Canadians pay 25% more than Americans ($48), I won't complain :)

Other items I grabbed while I was at it:
- Benefit Cheeky Sweet Spot Box O' Blushes (reg. $43)
Another great valued set, and my boxed blush stash is almost complete now
- Urban Decay Anarchy Face case (available on the sale page for $23 for a split second)
- And lastly, the Hourglass Ambient blush palette (reg. $67), no explanation needed right?

I still have a few items in the cart, pending another order and kept adding things in/ taking things out. Still have about 2 days to decide. What have you been getting?

I was killing time at Superstore before my gym class and saw a few L'Oreal products on clearance for 50% off.

That were the whole lines of Magic Nude liquid powders, Infallible lip, and Colour Caresse stains, etc., not just selected shades. I don't know if the lines are being revamped or replaced.

I picked up the Magic Nude liquid powder in True Beige, around $8. I am not sure if this is my shade though.

Also grabbed a Joe Fresh Waterproof eyeshadow pencil in Taupe to try as it was 20% off this week (reg. $8). The sticker on the cap said 8 hrs, sounds promising huh?

Lastly, I thought I should include the OPI appearance at Dollarama, if you miss my Weekly Flyer deal update.


The 2 shades I got were Girl Color (a sheer pink jelly with beautiful green shimmer) and Stir-fried Eggplant (dark plum with multi-coloured shimmers). These are rebottled shades so you won't be able to find them in OPI listing, but that does not bother me. Have fun browsing your Dollarama for more.

A small update for Maybelline creamy matte lipsticks: my Target had 3x8 slots (still empty at the time), with a price sticker of $8.99. This might mean we only get 8 shades in the line (3 tubes each) and sadly confirm a reader's comment about not seeing Divine Wine and Craving Coral at her Walmart.

11 comments:

  1. Nice haul!! I always get tempted by the brushes at Winners too for some reason. I don't really need any. I also made an order at Sephora just very recently with the 20% code from a lovely, nice, employee who really is a stranger to me. I'm so grateful!

    I got the Hourglass blush palette, the Urban Decay Full Frontal lipstick stash, Tarte Cheek duo and a Benefit powder. Still waiting for my order but I'm really excited. I've never done such a big order at Sephora. :D

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    1. Nice Sephora haul, I had a really hard time deciding items in my cart :)

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  2. Urgh, so jealous of your Sephora code! I'm kind of bummed that we're prob. not going to get all of the creamy matte shades but to be honest, I got four and I wasn't overly impressed with any of them. I feel like the colour intensity just wasn't there in any of them. I prefer the Milini lipsticks in the gold label. But the formula of the creamy mattes is incredible, so I'll give them that

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    1. Sephora employees posted lots of code offers on instagram (that was where my friend got me a code), but the VIB sale is coming next week, so no worries. Interesting to know that the Milani lipsticks performed better for you, I like them too, maybe should get more :)

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    2. Oh really? Makes me wish I was on Instagram.... I saw that the VIB sale is coming up, I'm not a VIB yet though so I might not be able to benefit, but I'm *this close* to getting VIB status (curse Sephora and all it's pretties! They're murder on the wallet ;) ) so I just might squeak into VIB status in time for the sale :)

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    3. You should absolutely get more Milani lipsticks ;) I have tons of them and a couple of the Nars Audacious lipsticks / velvet matte lip pencil. The Milani's aren't as good as those but they're darn close and considering you can get em for $4 when they're on sale, they're a steal!

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    4. I heard the sale includes BIs as well, don't know if you need to rush to become a VIB. I can order stuff for you too, if you like :)

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    5. Oh good!! I'm glad it includes BIs, too. Thank you for the offer to order stuff in case it doesn't include BIs! I'll keep that in mind!!

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    6. Sorry that they finally posted the info, only VIB Rouges and VIBs but I can always order stuff to send over your way

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    7. Darn! Thanks for letting me know :) I'll look over my wishlist and if there's something I *need* to have right now I'll ask :)

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