Massive Mixed Shopping Hauls :)

I've somehow got lots of beauty shopping photos in a folder and yet no interesting story behind them. So i thought it would be fun to just throw them all together in a post :)

Firstly is the Lush Buttercup gift box which i got from a friend for my birthday a while back.

I love the smell of the Honey I Washed the Kids soap, but sadly it is a soap and the filmy feeling it has really annoys me. I'm too use to my Dove cream beauty bar and sadly soap will always feel grimy to me :(

Next up is the Shu Uemura Morphorium Blue Palette! I've been unattentionally trying to collect these lovely Shu Uemura palettes for a while now. I only had 2 so i was super excited to spot this at David Jones. It was reduced and on sale for around $60 also! I know the colours aren't colours i will use. And i would only be buying it to 'collect' it but i just couldn't say no! It was too pretty. And hunting down these palettes is hard work! I know because just a few days back i managed to score the Shu Uemura Reindeer Kiss XXXX palette. I found it online and i'm so glad to get my hands on it. The packaging is the prettiest packaging i've ever seen. It was not cheap on eBay but it is rare and i had to have it! Again, the colours i will be unlikely to use but it is too pretty to say no to :)

The swatches are amazing as well. Super soft silky powder and amazing pigmentation. Shu Uemura is definitely one of my favourite beauty brands.

Next is a lipstick i picked up from Chi Chi. I love Chi Chi products as well. They are an Asutralia brand and i've found their eyeshadows to be extremely high quality. That's why i decided to try their lipsticks earlier this year and got Hollywood Heiress. I love the colour and it is very moisturising on the lips. However it doesn't have very high staying powder as most cream lipsticks and tends to slip around during application. They retail for around $18.95. Target had a few shades on sale for $10 so i picked up the shad Flirt which is another cream lipstick. It is a lovely colour but sadly a little too dark for my liking so i don't see myself using it as much.

After my first TheBalm haul from David Jones, i was shopping with the bf and ended up getting the Down Boy Blush as well. Of course i got another sample goodie bag with my purchase :) This was all paid for by a giftcard so i didn't feel too guilty about it. I still had $4 left on the card so the week after i decided i might as well get the third blush and collect them all... sadly when i got there i realised they had the Hot Mama! blush too. I couldn't decided which i should i did what i always do, and got both lol Paid for them seperately and picked up another 2 goodie bag. At this point i realise i'm just hoarding but it's already done! hehe

TheBalm's Meet Matt(e) palette

David Jones Beauty Deluxe Sampler Goody Bag :D

These are the O.P.I minis i got from the goodie bags. I think i got a very nice selection. I'm super excited about the brownish one because Bobbi Brown has a limited edition polish out right now that's exactly the same! And this was the only one in all the goodie bags so i'm happy :)

I ended up picking up some more polishes with the $10 off Bourjois at Priceline this month. I stopped by Pricelines randomly to pick these up. As you can see i ended up getting 3 of the same shade because i wasn't keeping track. These were normally $12 each but i got them at $2 with the voucher. Amazing bargain i think :)

I also picked up 2 lipsticks. Both in the same shade 06 because it's super lovely. It is also 100% natural which means it does smell a little funny but nothing that bothers me. If you've used Dermalogica products and don't find them an issue then you'll be fine with this lipstick. Staying power is not too bad on this and goes on quite nice. Not too drying but nothing like a lipbalm of course.

During the adorebeauty.com.au sale a while back where they had 22% off. I did some hauling myself but because i'm on a tight budget, my bf offered to get the Clarisonic Mia for me which i really wanted. Normally RRP$150. The site sells it for $135 and with 22% off it came down to $105! So much cheaper than in store. I have used it once and am not too impressed yet. It doesnt feel like its really getting in there and scrubbing but i'm sure it's suppose to be gentle enough on the skin. I'll see after a few more uses :)

Lastly is some Essie value packs and holiday mini set i got from Myer probably 2 months ago. The value packs are definitely worth it at $17.95. Cheaper than the cost of one polish!

Also a random photo of my nails :) China Glaze Tinsel Town with O.P.I's Serena glam collection polish, forgot the shade name.. this was a bitch to take off and i got finger cramps doing so! I'm reluctant to wear glitter polishes for a while now hehe

Will be doing another post later tonight i think! See you soon :)