April Hauls 2026

[SportyGirly125]

Sephora’s Savings Event is this month.  Yay!  I can’t wait to see what everyone hauls this month.

Happy birthday month to all the April babies! 

[itsfi]

Of course @lmaster, we are people who do what "makes sense" after all. 🤣 For science, for sicence. I'm excited for you to try it out and interested to hear your take on them. I should fast track going through the different scents, in case there's something I want to pick up in a full size before the sale ends ... she says at the end of just Day 2 of the sale. 🙄😂🛒

[Suzanne713]

@itsfi   Such great hauls! I absolutely love Skylar Fragrances (Salt Air & Coconut Cove)🥰

[itsfi]

Thank you @Suzanne713! I don't believe I've tried that one from Skylar but they do have some lovely scents in their collection!

[danielledanielle]

You got so many goodies @itsfi , very nice and very k beauty business as usual.  Buy one thing, a billion samples 😂

Yay fillimilli! 🙏🏽 @makeitup305 

I love that little lock design on the lip tint!  That's so cute, definitely had a zoom in on it moment! 

The little deodorant balms are cute.  Deodorant is already a balm, right? But so uncute 😂 as is, this is how I wanna fight b.o., cuteness

[itsfi]

Hahaha, 💯; they can be generous with their samples and do a good job of proving ones to suit me, both when they ask about particular skin, hair type or needs and when they don’t. I also love seeing their drawer(s) of samples - all so neatly organized etc. It was a fabulous store visit @danielledanielle - good selection and great company! 

They know what they’re doing with the lock design on the lip tint/stain. 🤣 Very cute! 

[CookieGirl1]

@itsfi I smelled SKYLAR Pomegranate Princess Eau de Parfum Travel Spray 0.33 oz/10 mL eau de parfum spray for the first time last week and now I'm convinced that I need it.  And did you get to go to Palace Beauty Galleria in person?!

[itsfi]

@CookieGirl1, that’s great you were able to smell the perfume; Skylar did a lovely job with it. Yes, a store visit was on the itinerary; fun to shop and compare it to local stores. 👍🏻 

[greeneyedgirl107]

Target haul.  Not pictured: Byoma face mist and eye cream.

 

[CorgiMommy]

Nice haul, enjoy!  @greeneyedgirl107 

[curlychiquita]

Great Target haul, @greeneyedgirl107!

[caitbird]

@greeneyedgirl107  great haul, hope you enjoy everything!

[lmaster]

Lovely choices @greeneyedgirl107 

[WinglessOne]

Ulta - found an unused gift card in my stash so let’s try some new-to-me skincare:

I swear the last iOS update did something weird to my iPhone cameras’ color filters, which were already kinda wonky to start with. I couldn’t post-edit that keychain photo enough to remove the tint without messing up any true color, and I didn’t feel like split-toning tonight.
Anua:

• Azelaic Acid 10 Hyaluron Redness Soothing Serum - one of the very few watery liquid azelaic acid serums I’ve seen* so far. Contains lots of stuff my skin loves and needs, in addition to the star ingredient: licorice, green tea, centella asiatica, allantoin, panthenol, zinc PCA, a ceramide, aloe vera, squalane, and niacinamide. It doesn’t dry out my skin, leave a weird filmy or grainy texture, or pill under sunscreen or moisturizer, even if I use a full dropper. And it’s fragrance free, hooray! I’ve used it all week and will probably restock; gotta use it a full month to see if it gets me the same results as my favorite azelaic acid serums.
  
  *Medicube makes one but I can’t try it because it contains lavender oil (my facial skin’s nemesis), plus I’m very skeptical of its 16% strength claim as an OTC azelaic acid sold in the US. 
  
  
• Heartleaf Low pH Deep Cleansing Water - I love COSRX’s micellar water but wanted to try this one since it contains another of my skin’s favorite soothing and hydrating ingredients, houttuynia cordata (heartleaf). This micellar water removes more makeup, dirt, etc. than COSRX’s without stripping my skin dry. It does irritate my eyes a bit, so I’ll keep using COSRX’s for morning eye area cleaning. But Anua’s will likely be a restock.
  
  
• GWP: a cute Kpop Demon Hunters keyring - I haven’t watched the movie… eh, K-pop’s not my thing and the movie premise doesn’t appeal to me. But I might try watching at least the first 15 minutes soon. 🤷‍♀️

Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion - took advantage of BOGO 40% off to get a travel sized moisturizer my skin will enjoy in hot weather. This might actually knock CeraVe Moisturizing Lotion off its pedestal for best not-winter facial moisturizer. 😅 Cetaphil’s is a bit richer than CeraVe’s and has performed very well during all the recent rollercoaster weather. (Midwestern spring is always ridiculous, but good grief.)

[CynthieLu]

It is a cute movie @WinglessOne 🍿🩷 let us know eh if you give it a go. 

[WinglessOne]

@CynthieLu  Will (try to remember to) do! 👍

[curlychiquita]

I hope you like the Anua products, @WinglessOne! I’ve been happy with mine.

[WinglessOne]

Thanks @curlychiquita ! 

[Ispend2much6]

@WinglessOne Your hauls are always so informative.  I might have to try the Anua products.

[WinglessOne]

Thanks @Ispend2much6 ! I avoided Anua for a while, after they pulled some Sunday Riley type shadiness at Reddit. But I decided to give Anua a chance last fall and tried their peeling gel. Ulta carries more of their products than I thought they’d get, so it’s easier to try ‘em out. Hope you like whatever you decide to try!

[caitbird]

@WinglessOne  great hauls, and thanks for sharing your thoughts! Glad the Anua is working well for you so far - the keychain GWP is cute, too (I haven't seen the movie, either, but I can appreciate a good animal sidekick character design 😂)

[WinglessOne]

Thanks @caitbird ! Good to know I’m not the only person on Earth who hasn’t watched the movie yet. 😂 If I hear “you haven’t seen Kpop Demon Hunters yet?!” one more time… I do kinda feel obligated to at least try watching it, if I’m gonna keep the cute keychain.