Astounding April 2023 Hauls

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Join with me please in sharing the love of beauty by posting your steals and deals scored from the Sephora savings event and all other hauls 🙌🎉

 

April is also autism awareness month, which is close to many of our hearts 

 

Happy Easter to those that celebrate and Happy birthday to my fellow April babies 🥳

[danielledanielle]

Is this a BLUSH BUFFET?!? I THINK SO! @Sunnysmom   🙌🏼 Love it 🤌🏼🤌🏼

[eshoe]

What a cute comment @danielledanielle @Sunnysmom 😄

[Sunnysmom]

It is indeed @danielledanielle !! 👏🏻👏🏻 And no calories! 🤓😬

[itsfi]

Your blushes are exquisite @Sunnysmom. 😍 How’s the formula on the Armani compare to the Hermes for you? Rare Beauty Wonder is beautiful. 

[Sunnysmom]

Thank you @itsfi I suspect we share a bunch of these! 😍 The formula of the Armani is lovely and soft/smooth but if I’m to be perfectly honest I prefer the Haus and Hermes. (Is it the H lol. ). Both the Haus and Hermes seem to melt into my skin seamlessly and give a little brightening lift as well. It’s funny because at first I thought I wasn’t going to like the Hermes and we know how that goes. 😆 The Armani is just a bit more flat/matte on me at least and not as lively. It feels nearly the same as Gucci to me which is also beautiful but again I find myself reaching for the other 2! Ugh. It could also be attributed to my more mature skin and it would work amazingly well on younger folks. Ahhh youth!! 😭

[itsfi]

@Sunnysmom, I only have the Hermes ♥️ and the Gucci 😍 but in a different shade. I suspect we may have more Chanel and Dior blushes in common. The Hermes is still one of my favorites. 💖 

[Sunnysmom]

Probably so @itsfi ! How do you think the Gucci compares to Hermes and others. Did you pick up any of the Armani? The Hermes is just such a terrific formula I think. 

[itsfi]

I like both @Sunnysmom, and wouldn’t want to be without either in my collection, but my preference is for the Hermes. Their blush has been my fave of all the Hermes beauty product I have tried. 💕 I passed on the Armani. I don’t reach for blush as often as others here so I’m trying to keep it to a smaller number. I have tried Armani blushes before, long ago, and the formula is lovely so I imagine the same to be true for this new range. 

[tsavorite]

@Sunnysmom ,

I love this photo!  Thanks for the swatches.  Comparing all the Blushes!  ❤️  🌼  🌺  💛  So many interesting items that I want to try!

[Sunnysmom]

Aww thank you @tsavorite you’re way too kind! All the blushers ! 🥰  (@danielledanielle this is your fault! 😆)

[SportyGirly125]

@Sunnysmom Beautiful haul!

[Sunnysmom]

Thank you @SportyGirly125 ! 🥰 

[itsfi]

Sephora - A pre-sale haul I forgot to post. Whoops.

This had a little bit of everything - some well liked beauties (GXVE & YSL) 😍😍😍, one I'm reserving judgment on despite a not so favorable first impression (Carolina Herrera) 🤔, and two items that surprised me - one in a good way (Sephora Collection) 🙂 and the other, in a way that makes my skin cry - and unfortunately, they're not happy tears (Clinique). 😢

Rhode Beauty - a restock haul 🛍 & a gratis package that completely took me by surprise! 🎁

I love these lip balms! They're repeated repurchases. These are the original three - unscented, salted caramel & watermelon. 

Spoiler

I was confused when I received a message that I had a package from Rhode in the mailroom downstairs. Confused because I had already received the lip balm trio and I had not received another shipping notification. More confused when I opened the box and while the items all looked familiar to me, I had zero recollection of placing an order for them. Even more confused when I couldn't find the tracking number in any emails or text messages. 

I didn't realize what it was until I finally noticed a notecard in the box - I probably should have looked to that first;  and oh. em. gee!!! 😲 I was not expecting this at all, and was stunned.Thank you to Hailey Bieber & Team Rhode for this fabulous surprise! 😍 I was, and still am, completely gobsmacked by this generous assortment of goodies. For the record, all 3 of these beauties are wonderful! The serum & cream have been included in a couple of my monthly favorites last year, and the passionfruit jelly lip balm, the newest addition to her fantastic line of lip care items smells amazingly fruity and juicy. 

[haleyvvvv]

Omg!! Congratulations on the gratis, @itsfi!! 

[itsfi]

Thank you! I was completely taken aback @haleyvvvv when I realized what it was. 😲 It was a very lovely surprise, and now I won't need to pick up back ups. 💝

[CookieGirl1]

Those lip balms sound so yummy, @itsfi, and congrats on the gratis!

[itsfi]

They’re soooo yummy! They are as good as they sound @CookieGirl1. 😍 I loooove lip balms and these Rhode balms rank among the tops in my collection. ♥️

[CookieGirl1]

@itsfi I know that they've gotten a lot of hype and I'm honestly not entirely sure why I haven't bothered grabbing one 🤔.

[itsfi]

@CookieGirl1, I do think you'd like these lip balms, the original 3 in particular. The consistency is on the thicker side, thicker than many balms, but not unwieldy or gooey. It's thicker than the OLEHENRIKSEN Pout Preserve Peptide Lip Treatment Original. I find the Rhode to be really moisturizing. The newest one is nice too, but the consistency is thinner and there's a certain grit to it (possibly the seeds from the passionfruit). My recollection is that you prefer the thicker lip balms so the unscented, salted caramel or watermelon might be better suited to your liking. The salted caramel and watermelon smell great. 

[CookieGirl1]

@itsfi Oooh, thicker than the Pout Preserve?  You're right--that's right up my alley!

[curlychiquita]

How nice! I'm happy to hear you like the Rhode products. Sorry to hear the Clinique didn't work for you. @itsfi