Haul: Dollar Tree & Target

Hello, my Pretties!

I have a small collective haul to share with you today. I had not bought anything in months until this purchase I made on September 27. It was a good run but I really REALLY felt like buying some makeup. Who knows, maybe this will be enough to hold me over another four months or so.

Dollar Tree Haul

I love Dollar Tree! Everything is just $1!! I usually buy all my L.A. Colors brand makeup here. This is actually where my love for L.A. Colors started in the first place. From my first purchase a long time ago, I fell in love with the colors and most of all the price.

L.A. Colors 3 Color Eyeshadow
BES502 Shooting Star
BES503 Southern Belle
$1.00 each

I really like the colors in these two trios. Even though the purples look similar and the green shades as well, I hope they swatch and wear differently. In the pan, these shadows look fab!

L.A. Colors 3 Color Eyeshadow
BES507 Grassy Knoll
BES508 Moon Rock
$1.00 each

These two trios are a little more understated than the first two. I'm not the biggest fan of green or blue eyeshadows (not on me, anyway) but I just had to have these. I think the colors are nice. I probably won't wear all three green eyeshadows at once but they might be good to mix and match with others colors already in my collection.

My beauty buddy, Kristen of Kristen for President, has a wonderful blog post on these L.A. Colors trios up on her blog. She has other colors that I don't have. Check out her swatches of Grassy Knoll, Lemon Grove, Tiki Punch, Shooting Star, and Sand Dune HERE!

Profusion Pearl Eyeshadows
(No names on individual palettes.)
$1.00 each

Months back, I bought some Profusion eyeshadows from Walgreen's only because they were on clearance and I fell in love with them. They are super pigmented and apply flawlessly. So when I saw these at the Dollar Tree, I needed them. They are in iPhone like compacts...cute. And the colors in these two palettes are very vibrant looking. I cannot wait to swatch them!

Target Haul

Now on to Target. I just went in for some solution for my contacts and nail polish remover but I got a couple other little things just for fun.

Hello Kitty Nail Polish, Decals, & Hello
Kitty Necklace
0.175 fl oz (5 mL)
$1.99

I got this for my daughter. She loves to paint her nails. And who doesn't love Hello Kitty! I like to reward her when she does well in school so this was her prize. It's large pink glitters in a clear pink base. Also included were some stickers to decorated the nails with and the Hello Kitty hold the bottle of nail polish which you can wear as a necklace.

NYC Long Wearing Nail Enamel
105 Starry Silver Glitter
0.45 fl oz (13.3 mL)
$0.94

I got this nail polish for me. I thought it was so cool looking. It's micro silver glitters mixed in with large hexagonal multi colored glitters in a clear base. Quickly swatched, it's alright. I'm sure it would look better over a colored nail polish.

Up & Up Multipurpose Solution
No-Rub Formula
4 fl oz (118 mL)
$2.24

Here is what I came for. I needed contact solution but I didn't have too much money on hand so I skimped a little buying this Target brand solution. I have never had a problem with the Target brand items so I don't expect to have a problem with this one. I have yet to try this solution out.

Up & Up Nail Polish Remover
Strengthening
6 fl oz (177.4 mL)
$0.97

I have used the Target brand nail polish remover before but the regular formula only which is great. This is the strengthening formula. I opted for this version because my nails have been chipping and breaking like crazy lately. I hope this well help.

Well, that's all for now, my sweets. For sure I will have swatches of the L.A. Colors eyeshadows and the Profusion eyeshadows up as soon as possible. I pinky promise.

Until then, take care, my dears.

Luv & Luk,
--L.

♥♥ All items mentioned in this post were purchased by me with my own money. ♥♥

Haul: Dollar Tree Part 2 with Swatches

So because I thought my first Dollar Tree haul from Saturday was a bust, I thought I'd check out another Dollar Tree and see what I could find.

I'm telling you, it was eating me up inside that I didn't find anything that I was all that excited about in my first Dollar Tree trip. Yeah, I'm like that.

I took off to another Dollar Tree with my girls and this is what I bought:

Dollar Tree Haul
Everything was $1.00!

Opened up so you can see the colors better.
I loved all of these colors!

E.L.F. Studio Single Eyeshadow
0.097 oz/2.75g

Butter Cream on left. Light golden yellow with shimmer.
Wild Wheat on right. Very light neutral with shimmer.

E.L.F. Studio Single Eyeshadow
0.097 oz/2.75g

Saddle on left. Shimmery dark brown with red undertones.
Pebble on right. Light brown, slightly gray without shimmer.

L.A. Colors Blush
0.13 oz/3.8g

BSB331 Peach Rose on left. Shimmery peach shade.
BSB335 Berry Plum on right. Mid-tone mauve shade with slight shimmer.

Swatches with flash. Left to right:
Butter Cream, Wild Wheat, Saddle, Pebble,
Peach Rose, and Berry Plum.

Swatches without flash. Left to right:
Butter Cream, Wild Wheat, Saddle, Pebble,
Peach Rose, and Berry Plum.

I redeemed myself! So in love with all of these products I bought during my second trip to a different Dollar Tree. I feel so vindicated now. Much, more happier now!

Luv & Luk,
--L.

♥♥ I bought these products with my own money. These are my honest thoughts and opinions. ♥♥

Swatches: Dollar Tree E.L.F & L.A. Color

I posted on Saturday that I had gone to Dollar Tree because my sister said that they had a lot of really cool L.A. Colors eyeshadow palettes. I went and did not see a single one.

But I did buy other beauty products. You can check out that haul HERE.

On Saturday, I posted the haul as soon as I got home so I hadn't even opened the packages yet. I did say I would post the swatches up later that day but, yeah, that didn't happen. And my Sundays tend to be even more busy than my Saturdays.

So, now it's Monday and here are the swatches:

Swatches.
Left to Right:
Liquid Makeup, All Over Color Stick,
Nail Polish in 247B (top) and
209 (bottom)

L.A. Color Pressed Powder in BPP321 Beige.
LOL, I just noticed I cut off the swatch of the pressed powder.
It blended in with my skin that I when I cropped out the picture,
I didn't see it and cut it out the photo.
Oops!
Note: This sponge is so super worthless. Super cheap quality!

E.L.F. All Over Color Stick
Golden Peach

L.A. Colors Liquid Makeup in BLM312 Creamy Beige.
One drop did this to my forearm.
ONE DROP!
Very runny and I thought impossible to blend out...

but it did blend in.
Very nicely too.
I just don't know if I want to blend it in for as long as it took.

N.Y.C. Nail Glossies
Nail Polish in 247B.
Dark teal with blue undertones.
Looks almost black.
Very runny, needs 2 coats.

N.Y.C. Nail Glossies
Nail Polish in 209.
Very pretty sheer peach.
Very runny, needs 2 coats.

So here, you go. Not may favorite shopping trip I went on but oh well.

Luv & Luk,
--L.

♥♥ I bought these products with my own money. These are my honest thoughts and opinions. ♥♥

Haul: Dollar Tree

Yesterday my sister told me that Dollar Tree had some really nice L.A. Color eyeshadow palettes and so of course I got excited. I have bought all my L.A. Color makeup from Dollar Tree and I'm really liking it so far.

First thing this morning, literally, I went to Dollar Tree. My sweets had to be at work at 8:00 so I dropped him off and went across the street to Dollar Tree. I was there before it even opened. Stalker!!

So I went in with my daughters and bribed them with some honey buns so I could browse in peace. But I was so disappointed. No L.A. Colors. Not even E.L.F. like she told me they had except one or two things. They were out of a lot of stuff. The shelves were pretty bare and what they had left was all damaged. Ugh.

But of course, you know me, I had to buy something.

This is what I got:

Dollar Tree Haul
All this for $5.00 plus tax.

E.L.F. All Over Color Stick
3105 Golden Peach
0.11 oz/4 g
$1.00

L.A. Colors Pressed Powder
BPP321 Beige
0.35 oz/10g
$1.00

Inside.

L.A. Colors Liquid Makeup
BLM312 Creamy Beige
0.42 fl oz/12ml
$1.00

Donna Michelle
Salon Basics Emery Boards
4 Count
$1.00

N.Y.C. Nail Glossies Duo
with Vinyl Shine & Pro Vitamin B5
247B and 209
$1.00

I have never tried any of these products before.

Actually, the only product that I have tried would be the E.L.F. All Over Color Stick but in another color (Pink Lemonade). I do like the E.L.F. All Over Colors Sticks very much and this color looks really pretty.

The L.A. Colors Liquid Makeup and Pressed Powder I bought just to try. I could always use a pressed powder to carry in my purse just to help fight shine when needed. As for the liquid foundation, I don't have one that I'm loving at the moment so I decided to give it a whirl. I don't know why but I liked the pump dispensing on it. Different to me.

I needed nail files so bad so I just grabbed these. I know that glass nail files are recommended over these cheapie ones but this will do for now. I hate having those little nicks on my nails that cling to everything!! But I fully intend on getting a glass nail file soon.

And the duo nail polishes, how could I resist? Two for a dollar! Good deal. I'm not too crazy about the dark blue teal one because I have other colors along those lines. But I did like the shimmery nude one. It looks sheer but I'm sure it will work for summertime.

OK, my Pretties, that's all for now. I should be back later for some swatches. My Saturdays tend to be busy having both my girls at home with me...all...day...long... LOL.

Oh yes, and don't forget, today is Subbie Saturday too. That post will be up later as well.

Until then, enjoy your Saturday. Be safe and happy!

Luv & Luk,
--L.

Haul: Dollar Tree Part 3

And last, but not least, here comes the last part of my Dollar Tree haul. FINALLY!

This haul also consists of L.A. Colors but this time I will be showcasing their 6 Color Eyeshadow pans. I bought a total of 5 of them.

L.A. Colors
6 Color Eyeshadow

0.14 oz (4g)
$1.00 each

Packaging is very simple.
Mine were extremely hard to open.
Nothing against sponge tip applicators,
but these sponge tip applicators are useless.

BEP 410 Dreamy

Dreamy swatches with flash.
Based on the swatches, this is my favorite palette.
All colors are pigmented.
All swatched the same as they appear in the pan.

BEP 411 Precious

Precious swatches with flash.
When I saw this palette in the store, it was the one palette I had to have.
Very disappointing. Colors were not pigmented at all.
The gold swatched great on my finger but would not transfer to my arm.

BEP 412 Hypnotic

Hypnotic swatches with flash.
Blues are NOT my favorite to wear but
this is a fantastic palette.
Period.

BEP 413 Sweet Pleasure

Sweet Pleasure swatches with flash.
Again, another palette that looked better in the pan.
The shadows apply too sheer for me.
I wanted more OOMPH!
But I can see how this might work for a sweet, innocent look.

BEP 415 Eye Candy

Eye Candy swatches with flash.
Sadly, another disappointment.
The blue shades were the only ones that "popped".
I loved that hot pink in the pan but it did not transfer well onto my arm at all.
The yellow appears more white.
The orange does not appear at all.

So...

Well, for spending $5.00 for 30 eyeshadows, I do feel like I got a good deal. While there were only a couple palettes that I liked ALL 6 shades, I did like a few shadows in the other palettes as well. I do not think that these palettes were a waste of money.

You do get what you pay for, so $1.00 per palette isn't going to get you MAC quality pigmentation but I am still happy with my purchase. The shadows were very smooth and soft. A couple of them were on the "powdery" or "chalky" side but a majority of them were very silky.

I am happy to add these to my ever expanding collection. Now, which palette to use first!

Luv & Luk,
--L.

♥♥ I purchased these products with my own money. These are my honest thoughts and my opinions. ♥♥

Haul: Dollar Tree Part 2

OK, so since my little munchkin is taking a nap, I'm taking advantage and posting Part 2 of my Dollar Tree haul.

This time I'm haulin' some:
L.A. Colors Mineral Eyeshadow

L.A. Colors Mineral Eyeshadow
Net wt 0.08 oz (2.3 g)
Price: $1.00 each

488 White and 489 Beige

Swatched in natural light.

490 Gold and 495 Teal

Swatched in natural light.

498 Purple and 499 Black

Swatched in natural light.

No flash.

With flash.

Every time I had been to Dollar Tree, I saw these eyeshadow singles and I wondered about them. I can't say I was weary of the price because one of my favorite brands is E.L.F. and I buy their $1.00 line a lot. I just had never tried this brand before. And just by swatching, I already have some shades I like more than others. I know I should have just bought one or two to try out but I'm the kind of person that if I see different shades of the same product, I want them all. It's strange, I know.

Full review coming up soon!

Luv & Luk,
--L.