Collective Haul: Korean skincare and drugstore goodies

I know I need to stop with these hauls, I keep spending money but some of them were on sale!  still...I can't help myself >_<

Ebay
Holika Holika 3 Second Starter Collegen moisturizer and the Etude House Wonder Pore Freshner.  I really can't wait to try the Freshner, I heard so many positive reviews on it.

Tony Moly Egg Pore collections, I've been very curious on these products and since I have a lot of clog pores on my face I thought I give these a try.  Tony Moly packaging is absolutely adorable, I can see myself reusing them by adding other products in the future ^^

Etude House Face Color Corset blush in Lavender Veil and Tony Moly Crystal Blusher in Milky Violet.  I was inspired by the famous Japanese model Tsubasa Masuwaka blush style where she mix a pastel/milky lavender tone blush with a bright pink blush to achieve a youthful dolly look so I wanted to give these a try since I heard they were affordable dupes of her Dolly Wink blushes. 

Sasa
They were offering free shipping on any total so I end up getting this famous Laneige Sleeping pack a try. 

Urban Decay
I wanted to try all of their makeup sprays so I got most of them from their sale section on their site.  These were only $12 each compare to $29, it looks like they were getting rid of the old packaging.  So far i tried the All Nighter spray and it's actually pretty good. 

 Alpha Hydrox
They had a buy 2 get 1 free on their website so I got a A LOT of their 10% Glycolic AHA Treatment Gel which I tend to go through these stuff pretty quickly in my skincare regime.  I made a review on their lotion version (here) which is similar to the gel formula except it's lighter in texture and good for summer and I only use them at night. 

CCO
It's been awhile that I purchase something at the CCO let alone anything from Mac but since I'm in a lavender blush craze I found this one which looks really nice.  The shade is called "Full of Joy" from the Tres Cheek Collection.

Sears
ATTENTION if you live near a Sears department store that also includes an extended drugstore cosmetic area run to your local Sears because all makeup and skincare is 50% off!  Also Sears accept manufacturer coupons (on sunday papers) which they allow you to use them with your purchase, at least mine do.  
Now back to what I purchase, I got two Lumene makeup remover, a backup of the Physician's Formula Eyeliner,  Garnier Moisture Rescue Cream for Dry Skin, Rimmel Taupe eyeliner and Maybelline's Coral Lipbalm. 

That's all for the hauls, thank you for reading!

Disclaimer: I purchase everything.

Haul: The Body Shop, Sephora and Sasa

Sasa.com 
They had a lot of good sales at Sasa during after the holidays and I purchased mostly skincare.  I'm trying out as many skincare brands out there and see whats best for me.

1) Scinic Pore Toner
2) HadaLabo Rentinol Lotion
3) HARUHADA Collagen Moisture Cleansing Water
4) JUJU Cosmetics AQUAMOIST Essence Twin Pack - Hyaluronic Acid Essence and Whitening Essence
5) Naruko Rose Toner
6) JUJU Cosmetics Peach Spray Toner
7) De Herbs hyaluronic serum

I did purchase one makeup item, which is a liquid liner from Heroine Kiss Me Makeup, at the moment its okay, I still need more time in using it.  I also purchase 2 bags of the cotton puff, these are absolutely soft! 

The Body Shop 
I purchase more skincare from The Body Shop since they were doing a 50% off sale on everything plus I use my membership 10% discount on top of it.  It's been a while since I use their skincare so I wanted to give it a try again plus their customer service was excellent!   

(Left to right) Vitamin C Skin Boosting Capsule, Vitamin C Skin Boosting Serum, Vitamin C Facial Spray, Vitamin E Face Mist, Vitamin E Hydrating Toner an Tea Tree Night Lotion. 

Sephora
Since I had a gift card I wasn't sure what to get at Sephora, I have so much makeup already and I just purchase a lot of skincare products from Sasa and The Body Shop.  So I end up spending it on a lot of Shiseido cotton puff! lol  I heard so many great things about this so I wanted to give it a try.  Although that looks a lot I do use cotton puffs quite frequently so these will be finished up in no time.  

So far I'm very happy with my purchases, some items I already opened up and tried, I will give you reviews in the future on what I think of everything.  Thank you all for reading!

Disclaimer: I bought everything except for the Sephora, it was a gift card gift from a friend <3 p="p">

Haul: Korean Cosmetics

From Ebay I purchase some items I've been wanting to try from the seller RubyRubyshop.

1) Lioele Be My Skin Powder Pact Skinfix Oil Control Type #23
2) Etude House Lip Stain
3) Skinfood Salmon Dark Circle Powder 
4) Etude House Aloe Moistfull Gel Moisturizer
5) Etude House Aloe Moistfull Lotion

The Lioele powder compact is so cute!

I went to New York a while back and stop by The Face Shop store in Chinatown, these are the first The Face Shop products I tried before but so far I'm liking some of them!

1) Aqua Drop Sleeping Pack
2) Blemish Zero Lotion
3) 2 White Mud Nose Pack
4) E'thym Emulsion

Some samples I received from them also 2 cellphone ear phone jack, these things are so cute!!

Thank you for reading!

Disclaimer: I purchase everything

Haul: Inglot and MUA

More neutral eyeshadows to my massive collection, as if I don't have enough lol, Inglot and MUA had sale on their website so I couldn't help it ^^;; 

MUA
My first order was from MUA, they had a 20% discount including free international shipping on their online store so I went and order 2 palettes that I've been eying on for a while.  After I order I didn't receive any confirmation or status email if they receive my payment or even send my package.  So I tried to email the company from their website (they didn't leave any phone number for me to call ) and didn't get a response for a whole week!  Until I contacted them through facebook and finally got a response.  Other then that I got both my items unbroken so that's good news lol. 

INGLOT
On their website they also had a 20% on all their products in their website but shipping is not included.  It took me a while getting my order ready because I don't have a Inglot store near me so I don't have a clue what each of these eyeshadows look in person and we all know that the colors on their site are not accurate at all.  I had to spend at least an hour on google looking through swatches on blogs and youtube to choose the shades I want.  So far I am very happy with my choice!

As you can see I label the shade number on the palette with a white gel pen, that way it's easier for me to see rather then trying to get the pan out.  

Some swatches, I forgot to swatch 397 but it's comparable to Urban Decay eyeshadow in "Sin".

Just like MUA, this company was also very hard to contact.  After I receive my order the shade 397 was sold out so it was back ordered.  They wrote a letter asking me if I want to wait on it or get a refund so I tried to email them saying I would like to wait on it but have my address change since I won't be home to receive it. 
Once again I got not response in the email and not even on facebook, they had a phone number on the letter so I try calling them and no one picked up all day.  When they finally did responded TWO WEEKS LATER it said they just send the item but to the old address....  -_-  Luckily my mom was able to get the package for me. 

Overall I am happy with my order, if you never order from MUA or Inglot online and thinking about purchasing just keep in mind that it's difficult to get a hold of customer service lol.

Disclaimer: I bought everything

Collective Haul: Target, Sephora, Ross, VS

Stuff for my blog sale buyers
I got these really cute Plumeria candles that float on water from my sister because she don't want them. She doesn't mind if I give them away so I will give away one candle to each person who makes a $20 purchase (before shipping price) on my blog sale along with makeup samples, while supplies last.


Sephora
That's right, I purchase the Urban Decay Naked 2! I know I'm crazy but it's all neutrals and I can't go wrong with it :]
I also purchase the Josie Maran Argan Oil Moisturizer SPF 40 and got a free full size Ole Henriksen Sheer Transformation moisturizer. They had a promotion last week where you can get a free full size moisturizer from Clinique, Philosophy or Ole Henriksen with any skincare purchase and you have to have 100 points in your Beauty Insider card. You should sign up for Sephora email subscriptions if you haven't to get all the deals.


Target
In their intimates section they had a lot of sleepwear on clearance so I got four pairs of fleece bottoms, they were $4.49 each. I needed these because all my PJs were not warm enough so I was freezing my butt off in the house.


Ross
Ross had A LOT of stuff on clearance but the Ross close to my house had almost nothing in the store but I still manage to get 2 things for a good price. I got another fleece PJ but this one was a set (top and bottom) from Hello Kitty for $6.00 and a sweatpants which I don't remember how much it was :p


Victoria Secret
After my last Semi Annual haul I decided to go back last week to see if anything were additional off. I was hoping to get some yoga pants but it was mostly beauty items that were left so I got 3 loose eyeshadows for around $3.00 each

Haul: VS, Sephora and Missha

Sephora
Right after Christmas Sephora had a additional 20% off coupon code on sale items online and just so happen these mascara sampler set was in the sales section so me and my sister each got the set. This is a great deal IMO because I can try out the mascaras without paying full price and I never finished up a whole tube before it expires anyway. This set is still online at Sephora if you want to get it for around $32


Missha
Missha's US website had a 40% off sale on their entire site right after Christmas and I had a additional 20% coupon as their special gift to members so I took advantage of the sales and got almost their complete Misa skincare line which I ABSOLUTELY LOVE! Will do an extended review of these products in the future. Missha skincare really impressed me in 2011 and will continue to use their products this year.



Victoria Secret
Currently VS is having a semi annual sale on their store and online (if you get a chance to go the prices in store is so much cheaper). I didn't get any sleepwear or any undergarments this time because I still have a bunch leftover from their previous sale which I haven't get around to wearing yet. So instead I got some of their cosmetics I've been eyeing on since it came out before Christmas last year. The packaging is so cute and the quality of their makeup isn't too bad either, they were all 50% off.

Collective Haul: Missha, CVS, Sephora

Missha
Missha is currently having a 50%, 40% or 30% on the entire store so I took advantaged of the sale since it's waaay cheaper then getting it at Asian cosmetic shops.

I got a Misa Golden Snowflake Booster Essence, Time Revolution Serum and a free full size BB Cream.



I heard the Misa Snowflake Booster Essence is great for dry skin and on the box it claims it has "real gold" inside as you can see some gold flakes on the bottom of the bottle but I doubt it's real as long as it makes my skin looking nice :D


I also got two eyeshadow palettes, a blush and a waterproof liquid liner.

The packaging is gorgeous!



Milani
during black friday Milani had a huge 50% off sale + free shipping on their entire site and since I wanted to try their baked blush everyone was raving about I decided to purchase 3 of their most popular shades which is "Coralina, Dulce Pink and Luminoso"

I remember when the sale just started the site was slowing down really bad and people were complaining on their facebook page so Milani decided to extend their sale for 2 days and informing their customers to never fear if the items were sold out because they will have plenty in their warehouse and I have to say EXCELLENT customer service. Unlike the huge NYX sale fiasco during the summer, that was a total mess and unprofessional, I doubt anyone was able to order anything.



Sephora
On black friday Sephora was having a $10 sale on a lot of items including the Tokidoki quads and since I had to work on that day my sister manage to snag some of them for me including a sample bag, I was soo excited and thought she wouldn't able to get them since they were sold out online.


The Body Shop
I got 3 jumbo body butters for $30 because they were having a 3 for $30 on their site during black friday. Thanks to my friend Ashley who mention that it also applies on Jumbo body butters so I couldn't say no, it's such a deal because each of these usually cost $25 each. They're 400 ml each so they will last me for quite a while!


CVS
Thanks to the blogger "Nouveaucheap.blogspot.com" she mention that CVS is having another year end sale like they do every year where they get rid of old merchandise to make room for the newer ones. I got a Physicians Formula Powder with SPF 50 for $4.12, three 10 Professional nail polishes for $1.25 each and a brown Revlon Satin Eyeshadow for $1.37. My total with tax $9.80, what a deal!