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Free for Haul Friday, Volume #018

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Welcome to Free For Haul Fridays!

A play on Oh No They Didn’t's “Free For All Fridays,” every Friday is Free For Haul Fridays! Friday is a day for fun — whether you’re already off enjoying your weekend or if you just need a way to get through til the end of the work day, FFH is here for you!

Share your latest beauty hauls! Once you’ve done that… say anything you’d like. Tell us about the greatest thing that happened to you this week, why your pet is the cutest, what you’re doing this weekend… whatever!

First, I’ll share mine!

MAC Too Fabulous goodies (all of the lip pencils, Loud & Lovely cremesheen glass, Two Virtues mineralize blush); China Glaze polishes (too many to name, haha).

It’s been an incredible week, really…  Temptalia received 1,000,000 visits in the past month!!  It’s a huge, huge milestone for me personally (never managed or been a part of a site or had an audience so large before).  I remember when I did AOL ‘zines and 5,000 subscribers was impressive, ha!

Behind the cut, I included a photo of Willy (who I said goodbye to last weekend), and then Mellan in his St. Patricks’ Day garb… Mellan is such a good sport, letting me dress him up!

Now… have at it!

My pics for the week!

Mimi (rescued Pekingese – my “mom’s” dog, who is absolutely in love with my Dad);
Willy (technically was my dog, but more my dad’s/the family’s, R.I.P.; mixed terrier);
Kelly (my sister’s dog, mixed terrier)

“No, don’t take photos! That’s blackmail!”

“Only ’cause I love you, Mom! Oh, and you give me treats…”

I was going through old photos last night, and I found this one of me & Mellan when he was just a mere six weeks old… oh, a lifetime ago!

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I actually did a huge haul on Friday at the warehouse sale.. but my fave by far were the old style pigments: Golden Lemon, Mega Rich, Tan, Rose, Frozen White, Spiritualize, Deep Blue Green, Copperize & Chocolate Brown. I was called into work Saturday, but today I plan on just relaxing and playing with my new goodies. :] I love the photo of Mellan as a puppy, so adorable.

mac mineralize eyeshadow trio in danger zone mac silver glitter mac wedge eyeshadow mac hello kitty nail polish - vestral white all discounted from a cosmetics outlet! and i got some urban decay big fatty mascara in electric blue and chanel nail polish in dragon

This was a lean week for make-up purchases. I bought my first paint pot in Bare Study and brush 249 - thanks to Christine for the recommendation!

Congrats, Joanna ;) Hope you like it!

i finally picked up the ud alice in wonderland palette, show orchid and a couple of blushes from colour forecast (ripe peach and azalea blossom). i haven't tried the blushes yet as i just picked them up today, but i'm kinda struggling with the ud palette....i guess i'm not use to the texture and the shimmer factor...they end up havng a massive glitter fallout on my cheekbones so not the best for the office....oh well, at least the shades look nice in the pans...! nice to see the pics of your dogs and really sad to hear about willy...

Aww! I find that some of the more glittery shades I just can't use... like Midnight Cowboy Rides Again is one of the worst eyeshadows I've ever used. EVER!@

AWWWW PUPPIES!!! Mellan is so sweet! I like when he's giving you the 'evil squint' eye! Again, I'm so sorry for your loss with Willy :( Even though it's Saturday, I cannot resist a good FFHF comment :) I love this part of your blog and look fwd to posting my goodies to people, I think, can actually appreciate it and read what other goodies everyone has picked up! Here we go... This week I picked up: - OPI's Suzy Says Fung Shui - Essie's Chinchilly and it came with a little bottle of Matte About You - Orly's Foil FX in Rose - MAC's Cremesheen Glass in Fashion Scoop - MAC's Paint Pot in Bare Study (gift for my mom) - Gosh's Lipgloss in #0075 (no name but it's a pretty light-shimmer purple-mauve. The best part is that it has great colour payoff with a NON-sticky formula!!! Almost like a lipbalm with wet feeling... lol. I will definately try more of their range. They are $15 CND for 8ml 0.3 fl oz) Went to a Raptor's vs. Knicks game last night. My first professional b-ball game and it was fun. :) Just had lunch with my mom and we did home-style mani/pedi's. Not much else planned for this weekend. Maybe check out Alice in Wonerland tonight if I can convince the bf. Oscar's Sunday night most likley. Hope everybody has a great weekend :) Enjoy the sunshine and +8C weather for those in the GTA!

BTW... Congrats on the million views!! That's incredible but honestly, I am not surprised! Your website rocks! I check it daily, sometimes more :)

Basketball is a really fun sport to watch in person! I can't watch it on TV, my heart can't take it, LOL! Have a great weekend, Cherie! :D

Christine! I love ALL of your dogs!!! You're such a good Mommy! I'm so sorry about Willy, he was adorable. He knows you loved him. I lost two cats in one year, one was 12 and one was 20! That's right, 20 years old - and I had her from the time she was 6 weeks. I try to focus on happy times and that helps me tremendously. My babies will live forever in my heart and memories. Thanks for sharing your babies. Personally, I'd love to see more pictures of Mellan on the site, cuz he is GORGEOUS! Congrats on the 1,000,000 mark too! Fondly, Wendy

I forgot to add my hauls. Estee Lauder Exotic Bronzing Blush and Estee Lauder Pink Kiss lipstick. That's all for this week, but next week I'm waiting for the MAC Give me Liberty of London.

Aww, thanks! Wow, 20!! That is major! LOL, Mellan used to have his own "column" on the blog, but it was the most hated type of post on Temptalia so I pulled it!

This week I bought:- Nars orgasim illuminator 2 lancome lipsticks (cant remember the numbers/colours) Retrospeck pro pan Omega pro pan Romp pro pan Soft & gental MSF Velvet Teddy lipstick Plink lipstick a lip gelee (cant remember the name) Turkish Delight lipgloss A Nars highlighter (again, cant remember the name, but apparently its a new one!) Skinny Jeans by Benefit Strut by Benefit It was my birthday on Wednesday, so I got all this with my birthday money woooohooo.

Happy birthday, Jaqueline!

My haul includes: Clinique Even Better Skin Tone Serum; MAC Blush in Two for Rhapsody; and MAC Nailpolish in Blue India.

ok so I went a little crazy.....NARS crazy! I purchased a few new blushes LoveJoy, Taos, Sin, and Exhibit A. Also Kuala Lumpur eye shadow and Scortching Sun. Then I wanted to try Tarina Tarantino so I purchased a cute little eyeshadow in Rivet (a rich plum) its really pretty. I also picked up a Sally Hansen nail polish in Fairy Teal and the best is yet to come.....On Sunday I'm going to a MAC launch party at my Nordstroms so I'll be able to pick up more goodies from the Give Me Liberty collection..........YAAAAAAAY!

I picked up 2 items from Too Fabulous: cremesheen glass in fashion scoop and mineralize blush in rhapsody in two. i was trying really hard to be good on my wallet, but i got tempted and did pre-sale for shell pearl beauty powder from Liberty of London.

I went to MAC (duh?!?). I got Naked liner, In Sync liner, Buddy Up mineralize blush, Bi-Tone mineralize blush, Boughs & Berries eye Shadow, Prim n Proper eye shadow, Bough Grey eye shadow, Birds & Berries eye shadow, Blue India nail polish, Perennial High Style, Ever Hip lipstick, Frankly Fresh lip glass, an empty 15 pan palette and the Cyndi Lauper Viva Glam lips bag. The bag is huge, I think I may use it for going out :)

I can't wait for Give Me Liberty to come out! Then I can finally place my order on MAC (I've been loading up my cart for a while, lol).

Did a little Sephora hauling this past week -- had to check out the Tarina Tarantino collection! From the Tarina collection: -Dollskin Powder -Pearl Glow Primer -Conditioning Lip Sheen in "Showroom" -Eye Dream Hypershadow in "Cord" So far I'm really impressed with the quality of these -- especially the eyeshadow. UNBELIEVABLE pigmentation and a great color selection, too! I also got: -Urban Decay Matte eyeshadow in "Narcotic" -YSL Teint Resist Foundation in No.3 Opal Happy weekend, everyone!

I've been really good in the past week...my only haul was to MAC for Rhapsody in Two mineralized blush and InSync lip liner....a weeks' haul for $36.00......who knew I could be so FRUGAL ?!?

I got: MAC MSF Natural (the person at the counter gave me a wayy too dark one for my skintone... i looked like an orange wen i put it on lol) MAC Studio Moisture Tint (again it was too dark) MAC Brownboarder technakohl (amazing brown eyeliner! wore it everyday this week it think... looks less harsh than black) MAC Malibu Peach Nailpolish (good spring color) Also my Vintage Sister Lip Lickers/Indulgences finally came in! I got... Gummy Bear Lip Licker (THIS ACTUAllY SMELLS LIKE LEGIT GUMMY BEARS NO JOKE!!) Strawberry Lip Licker Caramel Indulgence I think they might be my new favorite lip balm... I think I might do more damage either ordering makeup online or going to da CCO this weekend lol :D

oh also i forgot to mention that i have a 5 year old maltese named Sugar (i call her Sugy) and she's overweight :( shes 14 pounds and shes supposed to be 10... the vet sed shes da equivalent of an obese person and if we dont get her fit then she could have health problems in the future :( but now i put her on an all kibble diet and it seems like its working out for her lol congrats on bajillions of views!!!!

Aww, you can get her down, I am sure!! Good luck :)

Awwww Doggies are the best! Anyway, I went to MAC today and got Fashion Scoop, Richer Lusher, and In Synch lipliner. I love all three! I am obsessed with Fashion Scoop, so I got another back up. And Richer Lusher is so beautiful Christine, thanks for your review. I am going back next week to check out the Liberty of London collection, and I'll probably end up getting another cremesheen. I'm thinking Loud and Lovely will be great for Spring or Summer.

Urban Decay Bakes and Foreshadow palettes!

Congrats on 1,000,000 hits Christine! With such a great website, it's no wonder you have so many avid readers though:) I am in love with your sweet Mellan- he's ADORABLE!

Thanks so much, Stephenie :D

Thanks for the doggie pics, Christine. They are all super cute. I bought: Rhapsody in Two Two Virtues In Synch x2 Naked Mough Off #130 brush

I finished my tax and was pleasantly surprised to find out I am getting a refund so off to MAC in Nordstrom downtown SF I went and got another nice surprise - they do palettes! So I picked up smut e/s, satellite dream e/s , humid e/s, laugh a lot l/s and the 116 brush!!!! Love child was sold out so I was a bit frustrated! :( Yay for the megavisits you got! I'm not surprised - your site is the best! Love the pics of the doggies!!!!! Week-end!!!!!!! yay to infinity!!!!:)

Congrats on the refund, Malen! :) Thank you!

OMG such cute photos!! I am so sorry for the loss of your doggy - we lost a cat almost 18 months ago (he was hit by a car) and I am still really struggling to come to terms with it. It's so, so hard losing a pet :( In terms of make-up, I have been *awful* this week. Spring Colour Forecast and Too Fabulous just came out in the UK and I got: In Synch Lip Pencil Trimmed in Pink (?) lip pencil - whatever the bright pink is called Very Violet e/s LaLa e/s The purple/pink stacked pigments Colour Me Coral lipstick Pink Burst lipstick Radiccio lipstick Fresh Salmon lipstick Rose Maiden lipstick Electric Fuschia lipglass Cultureclash lipglass Cha Cha lipglass Hush Hush Rose lipglass Ripe Peach sold out in my city within a few hours, but my mum grabbed me one on ebay (I know, I know, but it was quite cheap!) so I owe her for that too... Plus I got Lucky Green, Fig 1 and Plumage eyeshadows, and a 15 pan palette. I also bought some eyeshadows and MSFs off LiveJournal sales. I'm on a strict "no buy" for the rest of the month!

Awesome haul, Laura!! So sad to hear about your cat :(

seeing them all written out makes me feel a little crazy! this week i got a couple eos lip balms, up & up make up remover, queen helene mint julep mask, nars penny lane cream blush, and my hg toner lush breath of fresh air. online i bought the skinfood rice mask and avocado lip balm on ebay and did a huge haul on allcosmeticswholesale.com (my first purchase from them): lancome bi-facil, bobbi brown lip liner, lancome high resolution collaser serum, lancome artliner, stila concealer, two mac lip products, two pigments, and two palettes. and i'm thinking whether i should wait to buy the american apparel nail lacquers because they finally put them back up on their website! but i really need to concentrate on my school work this weekend! i have two papers due tonight, and a calculus and chem midterm next week! i don't even know when i'll have time to watch alice in wonderland :(

Good luck on your midterms!

I only got a couple of things this week, both from MAC. I got the blush ombre in azalea blossom and the crush metal pigement set in Stacked 2. I love both of these products so much! The pigment set is beautiful...exactly my type of colors.

OMG! my pekingese looks just like your Mom's! who also is in love my Dad:) no haul this week, I am saving money for the Liberty Of London:) have a great weekend, Christine!

Aww ;) Enjoy your haul next week then, Megan! I expect you to report back!

I got guerlain's kiss kiss lipgloss in figue plaisir and it is great! It smells so good and the color is very flattering, even on my skin [i'm very pale]. I think it could go well with a lot of skin colors. Also, my cheeks and nose are dry, and I started to put egyptian magic on them... it works so well!! AND if I could right now, I would buy the chantecaille dolphins palette. It's so pretty -- but $77 is not ideal!

Oh, and about my pet... My westie Maximilien is getting older [10 in May YIKES!!] but he still is like a puppy. But lately he just groans when he moves or if you pet him too hard. It's kind of funny, and he doesn't seem to be doing it out of pain, but it's odd seeing him become senile. Last night he was sleeping in his bed and whenever he rolled over all you'd hear is "grrrrrrruuummmpphhhhhhhh" haha

Aww! We almost got a Westie once, they're so cute! :) LOL, Willy was like that a lot. He got all set in his ways and was like "NO, this is my spot and I'm not moving!!"

Really shouldn't be hauling since I should be saving up for the MAC london collection. -____- but I couldn't resist. Just bought two things though, Honesty e/s and naked liner l/p.

i was actually good this week lol. i only got the China Glaze Up and Away Collection from 8ty8beauty. love that they are so cheap on that site but hate how long they take to ship! cant wait for the Liberty of London collection to come out. im in love with that packaging : )

Oh, forgot my highlight. Alice In Wonderland 3D. So awesome!

Short list this week. OPI "Jade Is The New Black" and "Gargantuan Green Grape" and UDPP.

My haul is from Sunday actually :D I haven't had a chance to get to MAC for any of the new launches, but i will soon! On Sunday i got the following: Inglot 10 shadow palette :D Yaby Best of Both Worlds Naked Cosmetics 3 pigment stackers :D

Your doggie is too cute!! Love the St. Pattie's Day get up.. not sure he does, LOL! I'm so sorry about the loss of your longtime family pet! It's amazing how they become part such an important part of the family. As for my shopping this week, I'm trying to just buy what I will actually use.. but I as I drove down to Monterey to visit my family I had to stop at the CCO in Gliroy! I bought Enough Said BPB, a tinted lip conditioner in stick form "Strobe Blossom," and a lustreglass from Naughty Nauticals in Ensign! I just love buying makeup too much. LOL

LOL! He never does, that sour puss!! Anything good at the Gilroy CCO? How funny - the boyfriend and I went down to Monterey on Tuesday!