Recent Haul from Bath & Body Works and Ulta

Maybe I'm weak but the after holiday sales really get to me.  Even though I know 50% off isn't the greatest sale...I still find myself holding baskets of items.  Bath and Body Works is having their usual yellow tag sale and since I love their hand soaps I just had to get some for $2.75 each.  I got Winter Candy Apple and Ribbon Candy.  My favorite B&BW soaps are the foaming kind because they feel so gentle on your hands! 

I also picked some some of their new exotic island collection.  Fruity coconut scents are a fave of mine so I picked up both preview lotions Rio Rumberry and Bali Mango for $1 each.  How can you resist that price?!  I also picked up the luxirious shea cashmere hand creme in dark kiss. 

My last but not least purchase was Big Sexy Hair's Volumizing Spray Mousse at Ulta.  I've always wanted to try this brand but I am too poor to afford it.  Luckily this was on clearance for $3.99!  My hair is a lifeless dying limp mess...so hopefully this product will liven it up.

My last purchase for $.50 a pop - hand bacterial!  I can't tell you how many times I have seen people do the grossiest things with their hands and then proceed to touch every thing in sight.  Luckily these little suckers save me from a germaphobic melt down.

Sweet Pumpkin Spice, Winter Chiffon, Pink Sugarplum, OPI Navy Shatter Polish

Ulta is having a sale on their Shatter Polishes so I was able to pick up this polish for only $5.99 (compared to original price $8.50)  I don't know about you, but I'm still a fan of the shatter polishes.  They're a fun and easy way to spice up boring nails. 

While at Ulta, I saw Maybelline and L'Oreal's new long lasting eyeshadows. I decided to pick up Maybelline's Color Tattoo because they look and feel very similar to MAC's paint pots...but are half the cost!  L'Oreal's Infalliable eyeshadows remind me of baked mineralized eyeshadows...but are long last!

Maybelline Color Tattoo Bad to the Bronze, Maybelline Color Tattoo Audacious Asphalt, L'Oreal's Infalliable Iced Latte

Swatches

L'Oreal's Infalliable Iced Latte, Maybelline Color Tattoo Bad to the Bronze, Maybelline Color Tattoo Audacious Asphalt

I like the Color Tattoo since they are so pigmented and can be used as a base or simply alone as an eyeshadow.  The consistency is very creamy! I don't think I like Iced Latte as much simply because it looked less shimmery and less like a highlight color at the store. However, upon swatching the eyeshadow, it looks ideal for a highlight. 

What were your recent beauty purchases?  

Until next time,

Ulta Haul: Smashbox & OPI

Sometimes I feel Confessions of the Shopaholic is loosely based on my life.  Friends, I've been so good at not shopping 'til I drop, but recently I have fallen off the wagon.  It all started when I walked into Ulta.  I must enjoy torturing myself otherwise, I would not have gone into that store, but I had a 20% off coupon!  I just had to use it!  It would go to waste, so why not use it?  Talking myself into purchases is a piece of cake!

I caught my eyes on the Smashbox Burlesque box kit.  I liked that it featured full size products for a moderate price ($35) plus the eyeshadow colors were cute.  

The kit came with:

Limitless liquid eyeliner pen in jet black

Shadow & liner quad in risque

Loose shimmer in burlesque

Double ended lip gloss in peep/show  

My favorite item from the kit  is the double ended lip gloss, the red is pretty sheer and looks more cherry than anything! Loooove it!

I also purchased my favorite concealer which is Smashbox's High Definition Liquid Concealer in fair/light ($18). 

Luckily, all Smashbox purchases came with this handy Smashbox travel brush set.  The set includes a flat eyeliner brush, crease and a regular eye brush.  What I love most about the travel set is that it's a regular size.  It isn't tiny!  The cute golden clutch is also ideal for traveling with makeup brushes, it keeps them safe from getting all mangled and destroyed. 

I looooove mini OPI sets. As a glitter addict I knew I had to own this set. 

The 3 polishes from left to right are: Plum full of cheer, gift of gold, and all the berry best.  It also came with a rapid dry top coat

My favorite polish was the gold glittery one called Gift of Gold.  It looks super cute but the downfall is that it is extremely chunky.  This unfortunately makes your polish chip easily, even with a top coat!

This concludes my latest shopping confession!