Neoteric & Necessary November Hauls 2024

[danielledanielle]

It's the time for the haul of fall

Sephora Savings event, y'all
Show us your giftin'
Credit card limits be a-liftin'
As you're sifting through
And shifting to
The end of the year
Show us what you find dear.

Happy Birthday to the November BIC babes

Photo cred: little, brown young readers

[blackkitty2014]

Omg this is a fabulous haul @sister13 🥰

[sister13]

Thank you!! @blackkitty2014 

[danielledanielle]

(😁 Was waiting for the repost!) @sister13 , exciting stuff!!!

In the first two pics, everything is so aesthetically I'm pleasing, the light pink/mauve packaging and what not .  I miss elaborate packaging, so just seeing sets and coordination is just nice.   I'm holding into the Ami Colé box for just a little longer since it's velvet.

The Patrick TA glosses look so pigmented in your swatch, are they as noticable on or mild like the barbie one?

[sister13]

Thanks! The darker ones are definitely more noticeable on lips than the Barbie one. I did take this pic of For the Girls ( PATRICK TA Major Volume™ Plumping Gloss Duo For The Girls, Unavailable ##  next to the Barbie one - I’ll try to get some lip swatch pics today. @danielledanielle 

[SportyGirly125]

@sister13 @Stunning haul. You picked up so many pretty products. 😍

[sister13]

Thanks! So many it was hard to narrow it down to these but I love what I got! @SportyGirly125 

[itsfi]

A few small hauls from the week, mostly in-store Sephora purchases.

Sephora (Round 2), Ulta, Rhode

Spoiler

I had picked up a few things from Merit direct (to be posted another day) that included samples of the MERIT Retrospect™ L’Extrait de Parfum 1 oz / 30 mL parfum spray - my initial wear wasn't that great but I tried it again the following weeks and it grew on me enough to warrant picking up a full size. It's held out as a floral and musk blend and I can see that but there's a burst of crisp pear in the initial spritz that given a little time will temper the musk notes as it dries down with the floral scents. The bottle is gorgeous.

Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fenty Icon The Fill Semi-Matte Refillable Lipstick Scholar Sista - it was already marked down and then with the 20% off, it was a steal (though I am wondering if these are being phased out?)

SEPHORA COLLECTION Cream Lip Stain 10HR Liquid Lipstick 80 Honeymoon - this is the burgundy shade that's evaded me for the longest time. 💋 Will post swatch at another time.  Swatches in spoiler.

My skin has been enjoying the richer consistency of the new Rhode Barrier Butter. 💗
Loving Holo Taco Cappuccino - didn't even know about them being at Ulta until @RGbrown posted about it. Thanks, RGbrown!

Spoiler

Sephora Collection 80 Honeymoon

Fenty Scholar Sista

Thank you to the phenomenal Sephora Laurel Village crew for these amazing samples! ❤️

Another Sephora haul. I am fortunate to have multiple Sephora stores within a 5-mile radius. I occasionally make my way to every store during the annual savings events. I debated whether to do so with this event but since I was conveniently in the neighborhood, I stopped by. 

Sephora, Round 3

Spoiler

SEPHORA COLLECTION Booster Face Mask Soothe + Hydrating 1 mask / pack - well done, Sephora Collection! Well. done. 👍👍

Velour Lashes Effortless - No Trim - Natural Lash Collection Short & Sweet 

Lilly Lashes Self Adhesive Lashes RuleBreaker - these lashes are more intense than I normally go for but I was interested in trying the "self-adhesive band"

Two Touchland x Hello Kitty hand sanitizers - one to be gifted (it was very well received) and for me (it was also very well received 😆). I also picked up a pouch. The Touchland Peppermint Mocha was gifted to me by a friend and will be put to good use. I know the scent on it hasn't been for everyone, but I enjoy it - another scent added to the holiday rotation. 

Touchland direct

This was not planned. I saw on the app that this cute knit Sephora tote was a promo gwp with a $50 spend at certain participating Sephora stores. The $50 minimum spend is based on total after applying the sale discount.

Sephora, Round 4

Spoiler

Other than the Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fenty Icon The Fill Semi-Matte Refillable Lipstick Major Magnate (inspired by @danielledanielle picking up another Fenty Icon lipstick herself) and the tote, everything else will be put in a care package.

K18 Biomimetic Hairscience AirWash™ Dry Shampoo 

SEPHORA COLLECTION Booster Face Mask Soothe + Hydrating 1 mask / pack - I think it was @blackkitty2014 who mentioned in another post what I think is a brilliant shopping strategy - one to gift, two for me. I may have to put that into practice. 😍

[lmaster]

Fun haul for sure @itsfi 

[itsfi]

@lmaster, thanks so much. I haven't used everything yet but what I have has been good. 👍

[WinglessOne]

@itsfi  That’s possibly the best batch of samples I’ve ever seen offered at a Sephora store (aside from scheduled store event swag bags). I’ve wondered about that Merit fragrance, so it’s good to hear other people’s thoughts on it. Aaand you just reminded me that Ulta carries Holo Taco now… note to self! 😅

[itsfi]

100% agree @WinglessOne; I was taken aback. I thought she brought them out to let me choose a sample, which would have been very good of her to do, but then she started telling me a little about each of them as she was putting them into my bag. This is maybe my 2nd bottle of a Holo Taco polish - I'm quite happy with the formula and this shade. This feels like a rabbit hole I'll be falling down. 

[faeriegirl]

Nice sale hauls @itsfi ! The Merit bottle is beautiful!

[itsfi]

@faeriegirl, thank you! The bottle is a work of art - they put a lot of work into the design.

[curlychiquita]

Wonderful sale hauls, @itsfi! Amazed that you got a K18 sample! 

[itsfi]

Thank you @curlychiquita; they were beyond generous with their samples.

[Sunnysmom]

Good strategies @itsfi , love to see all you picked up! The Merit perfume sounds like a lovely scent and the bottle! At first I did a double take and went “is that a Sephora knit vest?!” 🥹😆 

[itsfi]

@Sunnysmom, thank you. It's been a fragrance hauling savings event for me this year. The bottle is really stunning.

[Samtian]

@itsfi your comments make me laugh, and I have a bad cough so it hurt lol. Great hauls!

[itsfi]

Oh no, I'm so sorry you're not feeling well @Samtian! Cold and flu season is in full swing!! Hopefully you're on the mend? I caught a little bug sometime Friday - I went to bed fell asleep at 7pm.

[peculiarzmakeup]

Gorgeous haul @itsfi  I’ve always wanted to try rhode skin how do you like what you’ve tried so far? The hello kitty touch lands are so cute! And I see you got the instore Sephora bag how cute it looks so adorable. Enjoy these and all the other wonderful goodies in this haul! ❤️

[itsfi]

Thank you @peculiarzmakeup; it's always so fun to shop this savings event. Ohhh, I've been happy with Rhode. I've tried pretty much every product in her lineup, though not every shade. Let's see, if I'm remembering right, you've picked up one of her blushes and tinted lip balms, yes? More of her color products. 

Skincare-wise, my favorites within her line are the non-tinted lip balms, the Peptide Glazing Fluid, and the recently released Barrier Butter. The first two have been repurchased repeatedly and I can see that being the case with the Barrier Butter as well. Her other skincare items are good as well; they're just not necessarily favorites of mine, for a variety of reasons.

- Peptide Glazing Milk - it's very similar, in my mind, to Kbeauty products like the Laneige Cream Skin and I'm From Rice Toner and I have a slight preference for those. I do, however, want to use the Rhode milk more consistently this winter though, to see how it performs in that situation.

- Pineapple Refresh Cleanser - this is very nice; it contains some ingredients that my skin prefers only using periodically so I can't use it everyday

- Barrier Restore Cream - another good one, but my now normal-to-dry skin needs something more in a moisturizer (which is where the Barrier Butter performs well). The Barrier Restore Cream is more of a late spring to summer moisturizer for me.

@ather is also a fan of Rhode skincare and can give you her take on the skincare products as well. If you have questions about a certain product, feel free to ask away!