Monumental March Hauls 2021

[SportyGirly125]

Spring is around the corner and hopefully the weather will get better for everyone. Please share your hauls for this month.

Also, Happy Birthday to all the March babies as well as Happy International Women’s Day! (March 8th). 

[curlychiquita]

I love your new eyeshadow colors, @missjeanie!

[missjeanie]

Thanks @curlychiquita , it's been an eyeshadow kinda year for me.... and lots of others too with all the masks I assume lol

[Loretta55]

I laugh every time I see a freckle pen @missjeanie . I am currently using Peter Thomas Roth PRO Strength Niacinamide Discoloration Treatment 1.7 oz/ 50 mL to help fade my freckles. Your nieces will be so happy to receive those palettes as gifts. Great hauls!

[missjeanie]

I used to laugh too @Loretta55 . Then my nieces who have tons of freckles used to ask me why I didn't have as many 'kisses from God' what they call freckles... I don't have anywhere near as many as they do, but I kinda got to thinking about it and decided it would be funny to fully load my face one day and let them know I must have been a very good girl! lol

[Kim888]

@missjeanie @Great haul! Such pretty packaging on the lippies 

[missjeanie]

@Kim888 The packaging was a driving force for sure!  But the product inside is great to boot!

[lmaster]

Love colourpop!!! The SC balms are great too 😊 @missjeanie fabulous hauls

[missjeanie]

I think I want to test out some of the CP lip products next @lmaster !  Though were I in an ULTA and saw a pretty palette it could be an easy way to satisfy the urge for palette newness without dropping a lot of coin!

[itsfi]

Pretty haul @missjeanie! 😍 Love those #lipstories balms, but you're right, they'll be around (and that's a good thing! ♥️) Kosas tinted oil is really good when my skin is really dry, which it has been more so than typical this entire week; I should pull mine out to use. Loooove the palettes you picked up for your nieces - they will love them!! 

[missjeanie]

Thanks @itsfi I've been talking myself in and out of balms for a few weeks now.... sale is only a few days away lol.  So hard to narrow it down to the best 10 to pick up lol. I'm also looking at more tinted oils/moisturizers... I think this is a make up buying year for me lol

[itsfi]

@missjeanie, “the best 10”!! Love your restraint! Hahaha!  

[Loretta55]

Well at least all SC items will be 30% off next week @missjeanie. 

[missjeanie]

I won't lie @Loretta55 the extra discount has made me peruse the SC page a bit more than I normally would.  I think there may be a couple of these on the way next week!

[Loretta55]

I knew that I you were going to tell that you were looking to add some SC items to your cart @missjeanie .

[missjeanie]

@Loretta55 I"m a sucker for a discount lol!

[missjeanie]

Gotta afford to stay in ice cream so I need to hold back a bit @itsfi lol

[itsfi]

I completely understand this @missjeanie!! 🍨 🍦 

[SportyGirly125]

@missjeanie Great hauls. Enjoy your goodies. 

[missjeanie]

Thanks @SportyGirly125 !  

[WinglessOne]

My Linda Hallberg (LH Cosmetics) sale order is here! 

The only product I'm already familiar with is the multi-use Crayon (pencil).

Details & swatches: 

Spoiler

Brushes - Having never tried Linda’s synthetic brushes, I chose the 301 Precision and 304 Blender. These are 2 shapes I should get lots of use from, if these brushes perform well. I like the wood handles but not the black permanent end caps: they’re not flush with the handles. 

Various Core, Flash, and Mood Crayons - I mean, they were on sale, so… how could I not stock up? I already had 3 of these shades, so I’ll dedicate my new duplicates to lip duty and keep using my original 3 as eyeliners.  

Seen in rather bright lighting. I guess you could say I really like Linda's Crayons, since I already had a handful of other shades. 😄

Infinity Power Brows Sketch & Sculpt Liquid Liner & Pencil, shade Almost Black - Such a long name for a dual-ended brow product. One end is a liquid brush and the other end’s a fine tipped pencil. I’ll have to test it against MAC Shape + Shade Brow Tint soon. 

Infinity Glass - Linda says this can be used as face gloss, lip gloss, eye gloss, and a glowy primer. Not sure how it’d work as a primer… that’s a claim interesting/crazy enough to test sometime in April. 

Fantastick Multi-Use Lipstick SPF 15, shades Cultured and Pop - These apply sheer and feel like a tinted balm. I figured both these shades would work well as cream blushes, so I’ll at least get some use out of them if I don’t like ‘em as lipsticks.

Yep, I sure am doing splendidly with my lipstick no-buy... good grief. But THESE CAN ALSO BE BLUSH, so it's okay!
I haven’t tried them on my lips yet because I’m currently testing the other lip product I bought… 

Latex Fever High Shine Multi-Use Liquid Lipstick, shade Wine Latex - I’ve worn this 4 hours so far. A single coat is demi-sheer on me and 2 coats are fully opaque. For the first couple hours, it wasn’t sticky at all. But the more coffee, water, and wine I drank, the sticker it became and the more it transferred. I still love this shade and the glass finish, but I’ll have to test if a few more times for stickiness. At first I thought this gloss would be a true rival of my beloved Lancome L’Absolu Lacquer in shade Not Afraid (have I mentioned lately that the L’Absolu Lacquers are my favorite glosses?) but nope, so far it doesn’t hold up nearly as well. Linda says this gloss can also be used around the eyes, or even as liquid blush if you want glossy latex cheeks. That’ll be an experiment for another day. 

The coffee cup transfer photo was taken after just 2 sips of coffee. Wish this gloss had stayed so transfer-resistant throughout my wear-test.

Oh, and my Rephr brushes arrived! 

Gotta take 'em out of the plastic and let 'em unfurl for 24 hours before I test them.

Thank you @haleyvvvv for the heads-up (inLove for Brushes ) about their concept store reopening! I bought the Core Eye Trio and brush 04. These are my first Rephr brushes. After watching other folks buy and try them for however long this brand’s existed (they’re still relatively new), I’m finally jumping in. I’d have bought the other eye brush set from their concept store had it not sold out. 

[haleyvvvv]

Yay, glad you were able to pick them up, @WinglessOne!! I hope you like them!!