Delightfully Decadent December Hauls 2023

[JoSometimes]

T’was the week before Christmas and all through the malls, BIC’ers were shopping and collecting their hauls…

Happy December to everyone! There will surely be plenty of delightfully decadent December hauls as we all get ready for the holidays. Whether they’re gifts from loved ones or something for yourself, show of your holiday hauls for everyone to see!

Happy birthday to all the December babies! (If you’re like some of my relatives, I’m sorry you only ever got one present at this time of year… You are still very special!)

And Merry Christmas, Hanukkah Sameach, Habari Gani, and Happy Holidays to everyone!

[makeitup305]

@curlychiquita thankfully everything has been working out great so I can't feel too bad 😉

[CorgiMommy]

@makeitup305 great hauls

[makeitup305]

thank you @CorgiMommy !

[lmaster]

Wooooowza!!!! Stellar hauls @makeitup305 

[makeitup305]

thanks @lmaster !

[Buootiful]

Ho, ho, ho! Happy Hauliday to you! @makeitup305  Woah, I'm on a very low buy right now but I think I'll live vicariously through you😍. Everything you got looks so good. I love Rituel and didn't know they had a lip oil. Great gwps, Korean makeup remover, matching nail polish/Palette. I want the Xenon but I think it has too much Carmine. I hope one day you love the Yucca😍. Enjoy!

[makeitup305]

Thanks so much @Buootiful ! The RdF lip oil is quite nice. I don't love the smell since it's a little heavy on essential oil but it's quite hydrating and you can't taste it. Plus, they do have a pretty tint. I'm going on a low buy as my New Year's resolution. I'm going to try a "It has been _____ days since a beauty purchase" and see how long I can go. I should be really set on skincare, nevermind makeup, so I'll try to hold strong. Hang in there! 

[Sunnysmom]

Never @makeitup305 because you love it! Motherlode! 🥰 What is your favorite thing do you think ?! The Addiction blush looks perfectl! I love RdF stuff! 

[makeitup305]

@Sunnysmom It's hard to choose. The Addiction is up there because I was so amazed by the shine and quality of the products when I bought them pretty much blind (I mean I did research on shades and watched videos but couldn't try any in store). The RdF stuff is really fun and the colors are so pretty, I liked almost everything as well, and it was also a blind buy. Same with the INNBeauty and the Summer Fridays lippies. I love them more than I expected when I never even tried them in store and bought them because of the hype. Everything is mostly hits so I don't feel that bad 😉

[ather]

@makeitup305  wow great haul. Those SF balms are too cute! I need to try the Innbeauty lip tints!! 

[makeitup305]

@ather I definitely recommend both! The smell of the Summer Fridays Lip Butter Balm Treatment for Hydration + Nourishing Shine Brown Sugar - sheer nude and INNBEAUTY PROJECT Glaze Lip Oil Cookie as well as the other two in the set are scrumptious.

[Mellmars1185]

@makeitup305 Amazing hauls. I feel you on the shame part. I have been going overboard lately. Bht at least it was on sale. As long as everything gets used, there is no shame in that (to me). I got the SF set too! The Yucca palette is stunning. Please enjoy your items!! ❤️

[makeitup305]

@Mellmars1185 those SF sets were selling so fast! I ended up buying one not on sale just because it saw it was available and I'm probably giving it as a gift. I get the hype. I need to break into Yucca still. I'm not 100% convinced that I need it but I have almost all ND midis so it's hard to resist. Also, that chartreuse shade speaks to me.

[itsfi]

Excellent haul choices @makeitup305! Your Style Korean treats are fantastic! Will be interested in your thoughts on the CNP propolis ampoule - I've tried the spray and a sheet mask from the brand and they were good. Excited to see your Olive Young haul - they have a lot of good makeup and skincare options.

[makeitup305]

@itsfi K-beauty sites are super dangerous for me. I want to try all the products since I can't see them in store here. I don't buy that many color products from them just because they don't really suit my makeup style but I'm a lip tint fiend recently. I might open the OY stuff right away since I'm dying to try those Ceramide products. The humidity is <20% right now and my skin feels like it belongs on a mummy.

[itsfi]

Ohhh, humidity @makeitup305! I'm not used to that at all! We had a lot more of it this year; not a fan; definitely not a fan. During the pandemic, I learned that there was a Olive Young store a couple of cities over, but sadly they closed up shortly after I learned of its existence. Sigh. Probably better that way though. I would have been there all the time. 😂

[makeitup305]

@itsfi I miss humidity. When I fly to Miami or Costa Rica to visit family my skin is so happy. We got barely any rain this year, I miss a good storm. I would be in serious trouble if there was a K beauty store near me. I think there might be some products in the HMart but they're not gonna have the deals that they do online, which is what gets me every time.

[itsfi]

@makeitup305, the HMart near me has a really small beauty section - mainly no:hj sheet masks. The ones I've tried are good but I'm working on minimizing the volume of sheet masks I have on hand at any give time. There's a couple of stores in the Japantown Plaza in the city that carry skincare and makeup from certain Japanese and Korean brands. I was just there the other day and managed to not pick up any sheet masks (ha!) but the same cannot be said about makeup and hair care. 😂

[makeitup305]

@itsfi that would be a danger zone for me! I think there's one or two places relatively close to me that carry K- and J-beauty but I could get into some serious trouble there. My backup skincare drawer is overflowing as it is lol

[CynthieLu]

I know you said post of shame but everything you got was sooo satisfying too see in your hauls! 🤩 Oooh a box still on the way? 🙈 Dem deals make it so hard to resist. @makeitup305 We get it. 😉

The case on The What's Up palette is soo fun! And at 40% off too 😄

[makeitup305]

@CynthieLu the dragon packaging is what drew me in, ngl. The inside is pretty and the shades are great but that front packaging is what really got me.