An Unnecessary Haul

I Did More Shopping That Didn't Need To Be Done

The drugstore has been releasing tons of new stuff lately, and I wanted to try it all, but I restrained myself and only got a few of the new things. I went to WalMart for most of this, but I'll also be showing the stuff I got at Dollar Tree first. My justification for going to the dollar store is that I recently threw out tons of old nail polish, so I need new ones to replace what I got rid of, and the dollar store carries the L.A. Colors polishes I like.

I've been wanting to try the e.l.f. Lip Balm Tints, and my local Dollar Tree had a bunch in the shade Grapefruit. I've heard good things about these, and I wanted to see if they were comparable to the Nivea lip butters.

I'm running out of nail polish remover so I got some more, and I'm trying out the strengthening kind this time because I have the crappiest nails ever and I want to do something about it. I don't know how much it will help since in the past nail hardeners haven't done much at all but I'm willing to try it since it's a dollar and will still at least work for removing polish.

I don't tend to wear fake nails because I find them irritating, but I thought these ones were super cute and I could wear them for a special occasion if I wanted longer nails that day. They don't come with glue, but I already have some.

Since I got rid of so much nail polish, I figured getting three new ones wouldn't be excessive. The blue and coral seem like nice summer shades, and the red seems like a red I would actually wear since I don't tend to go for bright reds and this one is on the darker side.

I got more candles at WalMart! Because I totally need more candles! These ones smelled super good though, and they were on sale for $3.00 USD. I don't know if they'll actually make the entire room smell good like a Yankee candle does, but they'll be pretty.

This is the other candle I got. I like the first one a bit more, but I didn't want to get two in case I get sick of the scent by the time it's used up. Both of them are more summery scents, but if I like a smell then I'll like it all year long, so I don't pay much attention to whether or not a scent is seasonal.

I've really been wanting to try this Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water ever since it came out and everybody started raving about it. I have the Sephora Triple Action Cleansing Water, but that stings my eyes, not to mention that you get half the product for almost double the price. I'll probably do a post comparing them once I've tried this one out thoroughly.

I wanted to get an e.l.f. Lip Kiss Balm so I could try it out and make a post comparing it and the L.A. Colors Color Balms to the Baby Lips lip balms. It was only $2.00, and the L.A. Colors ones are just a dollar, so if they end up being dupes then that would be great. I got mine in the shade Bare Kiss. I wanted to get more makeup brushes from e.l.f. because I think they're fantastic but all of the brushes I wanted to get were sold out so I didn't end up getting any.

These Hard Candy Velvet Mousse Matte Lip Colors looked new and interesting, so I got one in the shade Sweet Pea. I'm not sure yet if they dry down to a matte, transfer-proof finish like I'm hoping they do, but a review will be coming either way. It was only $6.00 so if it's a good liquid lipstick then that's not a bad price.

I'm running low on my first Hard Candy setting spray, so I got a second one for when that runs out. For only six bucks, it's a really good setting spray that actually really helps my makeup last longer.

I've had my eyes on this palette for a while and I finally decided to get it because it's only $8.00 and I'm feeling a bit uninspired by my current palettes at the moment. It has a really pretty gold-ish shade that I can't wait to play around with. I'll probably do a review post once I've tried it out.

Another Haul

Another Dollar Tree Haul!

My final haul from my shopping spree is a Dollar Tree haul! I got lots of cool-looking stuff this time around, and I can't wait to try it all out.

First off, I got these White Rain body wash and lotions. I like my foot cream and body wash from the last Dollar Tree haul, so I decided to get some more stuff from White Rain.

Next I picked up yet another lip balm - and it's not the last one! It's a berry blue flavored one from Jelly Belly. It looked fun so I grabbed it.

After that I got some L.A. Colors Color Balms. I got three because I wanted to review them and compare them to Baby Lips.

Next I found some fun-flavored lip balms - chocolate milkshake, bacon, and strawberry cheesecake! I doubt I'll use the bacon one, as I'm vegetarian and don't like bacon, but look at the smiling bacon on it! Too cute to pass up.

Next I got a raspberry creme ChapStick. I don't actually have any ChapStick yet, so I figured this would be a good place to start.

After that I got a Colormates lipstick in Ruby Red. It comes with an invisible lipliner, which I think is an interesting concept. It's a darker red, and I don't have many of those, so I figured it would be worth a try.

Next I spotted this Lip Smackers birthday cake lip gloss. I've heard good things about the cake batter lip balm from ChapStick, so I wanted to try this to see if it was any good.

I got these two Wet' n' Wild eyeshadow brushes because I don't have enough eyeshadow brushes. You can never have enough, really.

Next I purchased a couple pairs of lashes. I've used the Wet' n' Wild ones before and I loved them, so I got some more. I've never tried the Colormates ones, so I wanted to test them out.

After that I got some skincare stuff I've heard good things about. I'm hoping the makeup remover wipes won't break me out because my skin is already being a little odd - I rarely get breakouts, but I've been having more than usual lately. I've heard that the facial brush is great for exfoliating, so I grabbed one to try it out for myself with my normal acne wash.

The thing I'm most excited about is these Essie nail stickers. I've tried some out now and I like them, so I picked up some more that I didn't have yet.

Lastly, I got this nail polish duo. The bottom color is a lot lighter in real life than it is in the picture - it's really more of a pearl color. Both of the colors looked nice so I got it.

Another Haul!

Dollar Tree Beauty Haul

I know that I said in my last haul I wasn't planning on buying any more makeup for a while, but then I heard that Dollar Tree had been selling brand-name makeup, and I didn't want to miss out on that! The makeup section in my dollar tree is pretty small, but I did find some of the brand-name makeup, including the thing I was hoping they had the most! Everything I show cost me a dollar USD at Dollar Tree.

First off, I got some Milani lip glosses. You can't find these on the Milani website, so they're probably discontinued. You may still be able to find them at your local Dollar Tree, though! There were only these three colors that I could see, so I got all of them. I've never tried Milani products before, but I've heard lots of good things. There were no color names on these.

These are what I was really hoping they'd have at my Dollar Tree, and they did! They only had two colors, but that's fantastic seeing as I didn't expect them to have any. The colors are 02 Pink Rave and 04 Violet Addict.

Next I got a tube of Carmex because I've heard it's good for chapped and cracked lips like mine. It seems like everybody but me has tried it.

I got these Dollar Tree brand (I think) lip glosses because they're colorful and the flavors sounded nice. I'm not expecting much from them, but they'll be cute to have on display at the very least.

After that I picked up a Palmer's lip balm to try out. I've heard it's good, so I wanted to test that out for myself.

Next up are these ChapIce lip balms that I got because watermelon and blue raspberry are two of my favorite artificial flavors. Plus it comes with three in a pack, which is a good deal.

Then I purchased a little Nivia cream tin because I love Nivea products and had yet to try this one out. Their body lotion and lip butters are great, so I expect that this will be too.

Next I got two Milani liquid eyeliners in 04 Emerald Glisten and 05 Sparkling Turquoise. I only have these colors of eyeliner in gel and pencil form, which I don't use as often as liquid, and I often find myself wanting fun colors of liquid eyeliner, so I got these.

After that I grabbed a pair of Sassy + Chic "fashion" eyelashes. I have enough false lashes already but I wanted to test these ones out.

Next up is this Milani nail polish in Canyon Country. I don't have a color exactly like this in my collection, so I decided to pick it up.

Here are the Essie nail strips/stickers I got. When I saw these I got super excited, because Essie nail polish is $8.50 USD a bottle, so these were probably originally somewhat expensive too. I can't find them on the Essie website, but I assume that they would usually cost more than a dollar.

Next I got some Sassy + Chic nail strips/stickers that I thought were super cute. I currently have a broken nail so I can't wear them yet, but I plan to as soon as it heals.

Then I got this Revlon nail art thing. The orange side is a bit separated but a good shake fixed that. Both of these colors looked nice so I decided to get it.

Next I got some Global Beauty Care cleansing cloths because although I'm not running out of makeup remover wipes quite yet, it's always good to stock up. I don't know for sure if these will remove makeup, but I hope they do.

Lastly I got some foot cream and body wash. My feet have been dry lately, and I wanted a new body wash, so I got these. The foot cream doesn't have a scent and the body wash smells lovely.