The Amazing and Awe Inspiring August Hauls 2024 🌄🌟

[CynthieLu]

🌷🌸 It's time to share all of our Amazing and Awe Inspiring August Hauls! 🛍️

 

Summer is here in full swing for so many of us. ☀️  What are you purchasing to beat the heat, or to treat your skin?

Any special must haves or new releases coming home to you?

Big or small haul? We love them all! 💕

And of course, A *huge* Happy Birthday to every BIC beauty celebrating your birthday this month! 🎉🎈 Happy Birthday! 🍰🎉

And Happy Hauling Everyone! 

[Sunnysmom]

NLD plus the freebie lips courtesy Ulta plus 20% off. 💄❤️ 2 minis came broken but have been replaced. These Pat M are tricky lol. Also the fun Sephora Givenchy mini is broken but it’s ok, I can still use it. So cute! Included the 2 lips I got right before NLD too- the Nars and LM. The new Ilia highlighter is very subtle and pretty! Recommend if you like a soft look. 😊 Some comments below. (Also, anybody need tomatoes?! For some reason they’re really growing this year!! Can’t keep up! 🤣)

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Free Stila from Ulta, Chanel blush duo and fun aqua liner crayon and MAC new shade blush which is really great as a highlighter. Subtle shift to it and really pretty. The Chanel eye was a gamble but it’s really fun used lightly as liner over their Electric Brown stick. The Kylie Lip Tint feels decent but doesn’t show too much. This was a bunch of swipes. I expected a tiny bit more pigment but oh well. Lol , on sale. I really love these Clinique lips. Have another one and these are also terrific for pigment, long-lasting and comfort. The pink has a really good sheen to it with a little tiny sparkle but it’s pretty layered or on its own. It’s a great pink! Enjoying the new Nars- this shade seems more translucent and doesn’t last quite as long but it’s a nice weight. The Laura Mercier has more to it. Loving the Ilia highlighter! Not sure about the 12 hours but maybe?!  Bet the other shades and bronzers are also great! Very soft and subtle.  I’ve not tried this Oribe formula before. Smells great and I like the feel of it- my hair feels very clean afterwards. So good to try samples this way! 

NARS Explicit Refillable Satin Lipstick Unrestrained – 886 

Laura Mercier Caviar Smoothing Matte Lipstick 520 Scarlet Velvet ​ 

ILIA Lightshift Weightless Silky Cream Highlighter with 12-hour Wear Glint 

[caitbird]

@Sunnysmom  beautiful NLD hauls, and gorgeous swatches as always! Love how aesthetically your photos are staged too! Hope you enjoy everything!

[Sunnysmom]

Thanks so much @caitbird , I hope you’re finding some great new stuff too! 💞

[curlychiquita]

These are all so beautiful, @Sunnysmom! Enjoy your new lipsticks and gorgeous Chanel blush! 

[Sunnysmom]

Hi sweet @curlychiquita ! Thank you! It’s fun to try new stuff especially in mini form too! 🤗🥰 

[lmaster]

Those swatches are stunning @Sunnysmom 

[Sunnysmom]

They’re vibrant and fun @lmaster ! 💞

[Buootiful]

Thanks for the swatches, I was looking at the Chanel one I think between that and the purple. How does it stay on the lids. Do you have oily lids? @Sunnysmom 

[Sunnysmom]

The shades are all really pretty @Buootiful . I wouldn’t say my eyes are very oily no , pretty normal but I also use a creamy base shadow then a powder shadow before I apply these. That way they stay quite well. I really also just use a very thin line for the aqua shade so I think that helps too. But honestly it does stay for a bunch of hours if over a powder shadow. When I use my other shades of them I do the same thing, over a powder. If using alone no they wouldn’t stay very long even on my eyelids. Love to hear if you pick them up! 

[CookieGirl1]

@Sunnysmom I don't think that I've heard much feedback on the ILIA Lightshift Weightless Silky Cream Highlighter with 12-hour Wear yet but it looks pretty.

[Sunnysmom]

It feels very light and natural @CookieGirl1 . I’m not sure about the 12 hour part but it’s been pretty humid and hot here so I don’t think it’s a fair test yet! I will see in some more normal weather but I do really like the soft illuminated finish it has and it’s also really smooth. Not sticky a bit.  All shades looked very wearable as well. 

[CookieGirl1]

@Sunnysmom I was actually initially interested in the corresponding bronzers but after swatching them I changed my mind.  They seem to have light pigmentation with a LOT of glow.  The highlights look much prettier.

[Sunnysmom]

Me too @CookieGirl1 . I was surprised at how glowy the bronzers are. Ironic how the highlighters seem to have less! 

[Samtian]

@Sunnysmom Beautiful hauls and swatches, but I expected nothing less 😄 and I'll take some tomatoes. I really want to grow some. 

[Sunnysmom]

I learn from you @Samtian , thank you ! 🤗🥰 We have had limited success but for some reason this year they went nuts! I think the tips from the Armstrong’s folks really helped too! We just have about 4 different kinds in big pots. You can do it! 

[peculiarzmakeup]

Beautiful haul, seeing your pictures always lights up my day so I’m sure your haul is lighting yours up too! Love the lippie products you chose, your have an amazing way of creating the most magical collection that bag is so cute! Which one did you open first I’m so curious 🧐 @Sunnysmom 💄❤️

[Sunnysmom]

Aww thanks so much @peculiarzmakeup ! 🥰 I’m such an easy mark for cute bags, love them! I tried the Clinique lip in Bold first! It’s a really beautiful saturated matte. Highly recommend these! The minis included in the GWP are so nice to try too! 💞

[peculiarzmakeup]

That sounds amazing 🤩 I’ll definatley check it out 🙂 @Sunnysmom 

[CynthieLu]

Wow, this is an awesome haul 🤩 You pick the most pretty red lippies! Sorry to hear a few arrived broken to you. 💙

I got the same sample pack from Orbie (I do wish this sleeve had included the Mask as well 😉) It was surprisingly lovely. 💛 Your right! It is pretty great to get too try these things in a sample first. How else are we going to discover them? 

[Ispend2much6]

@Sunnysmom  So pretty!  I had Ulta points to spend, and had that same Chanel blush in my cart when it went OOS.  I may have shed a tear or two...

[Sunnysmom]

Oh did it @Ispend2much6 ? It’s still available elsewhere but I get it with the points. That’s a lot of points! Lol To be honest it’s very pretty but I prefer the holiday blush to this one. The highlighter has an iridescent shift if you love that but the others are just as good plus a full pan. Imo. The highlighter reminds me of White Opal a bit if you have that. Despair not. Lol. Plus all the new blush coming! 😭