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Free for Haul Friday, Volume #229

Welcome to Free For Haul Friday!

  • Haul: A few things from Dior Transatlantique
  • Weekend plans: I’m SO SO behind on reviews right now, so I’m hoping to spend some extra time getting through those.
  • What was the last movie you watched?:  Frozen!

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This week’s Mellan photo/video…


Just a happy dog!

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Megan Avatar

Haul: Boots Botanicals Colour Adjusting Foundation and (finally) the Naked 2 palette!
Weekend Plans: Friend is coming to visit me from Massachusetts, we’re going to Mohegan Sun.
Last movie I watched: Wreck-it Ralph, I think.

Rikki Avatar

Happy Friday, Christine!!! 🙂
Haul: Nothing beauty related this week. I am waiting on the Sephora sale next week and I plan to have a huge haul to report next Fri!!!! x) I did order a new bathing suit from VS- but it is backordered, so I wont have it for another few weeks. Since it’s snowing in Spring where I live (NJ), I am ok with the backorder! LOL.
Weekend plans: Going away tonight just to get away, and am throwing a baby shower for a friend of mine on Sunday. Here’s hoping it goes as well as we hope!!
Last movie: Most likely Wreck it Ralph… it’s my go to movie when I need a pick me up, or if I just want to watch something cheerful!!! I love it… my husband and I dressed up as the characters last yr!!!

Chris Avatar

Haul: Several NYX Matte Creams and skincare products
Weekend Plans: My daughter is featured in her school’s production of The Little Mermaid, Jr.
Last Movie: 12 Years a Slave

Larissa Avatar

Haul: MAC Pink Nouveau, MAC 226 brush, Sleek Sunset Palette. Electric Palette is coming once Chic Week begins… but not yet.
Weekend plans: My father-in-law is visiting! Today I’m making a Texan-inspired bean and sausage dish with cornbread and a side salad… and his favorite, carrot cake for dessert. And I have to watch Hannibal because I can’t deal without watching that show every week. Tomorrow we’re planning on touring a local distillery (with delicious tastings included) and being a tourist in our hometown by checking out the archaeologic museum at the university. We’re also going out to a Chilean restaurant for dinner. Should be really fun!
What was the last movie you watched?: … Actually, it might be Frozen for me, too! But we’re planning on seeing Noah and Captain America: The Winter Soldier next.

Nicole Avatar

I ordered and am eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Tom Ford Traceless Stick Foundation and the Sunday Riley Effortless Breathable Primer. I agonized for weeks over whether to purchase the TF foundation and cannot wait to try it.

beka Avatar

i’m going to phoenix in a few weeks. the thing i’m most excited for the the Tom Ford counter!!! i really want to try the foundation stick.

Veronica Avatar

Haul: A few items from the Revlon Electric Chrome Spider Man collection – Super Lustrous glosses in Sparks Fly and Electro-Shock, nail polishes in Superpowered and Spidey Sense. I wish I could I say that I wasn’t such a big dork that I practically had a nerdgasm in store when I saw Revlon had done a comic book movie collection, but that would be deceitful.

Weekend Plans: Getting hair dyed, shopping wedding makeup with mom, and working. Ugh.

What was the last movie you watched? Hmm, I boycott the majority of Hollywood films, so it’s been awhile…I think it was probably the Hunger Games: Catching Fire film.

tessie84 Avatar

Haul: Lipstick Queen’s The Metals Red and Chanel Rouge Allure Melodieuse lipsticks, as well as Chanel’s cream blush in Chamade

Weekend plans: Taxes and vet visit :-/

Last movie: Wadjda — a great Iranian film!

Precious Avatar

Haul: Where shall I start? 😀 I got Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Diffused Heat, Mood Exposure, and Radiant Magenta; Givenchy Le Rouge in Brun Cachemire and Rouge D’Exception; Real Techniques Blush Brush, Expert Face Brush, and Stippling Brush; Tom Ford Cheek Color in Frantic Pink, Lovelust, and Ravish, Lip Color in Bruised Plum, Indian Rose, Violet Fatale, and Wild Ginger, Lip Color Sheer in Firecracker.

Weekend plans: None yet. I’d rather stay at home, it’s too hot to go out. 🙁

What was the last movie you watched?: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

AmyBS Avatar

Haul: Just ordered a few things yesterday on All Cosmetics Wholesale – got 10 BabyLips for $3.49! Along with a few other treats..

Weekend: Going to see the play Once on Sunday, and then out for BBQ

Last movie: Documentary called “Somm” about the master sommelier exam, very interesting!

Happy Friday all!

Lily Avatar

Clinique skincare and 2 chubby sticks was the only thing I bought.
Take Rowdy and Bandit to the park and give Rowdy a bath!
Dirty Dancing and the Heat.

Give Mellan a huge hug from my boys! xo!

Wendy Avatar

Haul: Urban Decay lipstick in Gash, old glitter liner in Metalhead, and Electric mini polish trio, OPI polish in Gaining Mole-mentum and Glitter Off base coat

Plans: Continue to make my little man happy. He had his 1 year check up this week. He went in happy and healthy and left with three shots and a cold. We’ve been watching a lot of Disney Junior.

Movie: …

Hima Avatar

Haul: I got two of those new spring Maybelline color tattoos in caramel cool and sleek and spice, two Color show nail polishes in gilded rose and deep in violet, a vaseline spray & go in cocoa butter (love this stuff), and a terrible revlon just bitten lip stain and balm in beloved. I wish i had seen the reviews for the lip stains before I got them. They were 50% off at walgreens so I just picked one up. And I just bought the too faced chocolate bar palette with shadow insurance primer off HSN because they had a $20 off coupon for new customers. I’m so excited to get it!

Weekend Plans: I have my yoga class tomorrow and my best friend is coming over to play some video games, probably uncharted 2, and we’re making baked ziti! So excited! 😀

Last movie I watched: I’m pretty sure mine was Frozen too. But that was also 3 weeks ago I think. xD

Ilovemakeup Avatar

Haul: I found a coupon for L’oreal eye products so I’ll be picking up some mascara and possibly an eye liner. I cannot convince myself to buy expensive mascara anymore.
Weekend plans: cleaning, napping
Last movie: “Catching Fire” which was SO much better than “The Hunger Games”

Ilovemakeup Avatar

I got the Voluminous Butterfly mascara in blackest black! I was going to get the Telescopic one, but the VB one was already on sale plus I had my coupon, so I figured I’d try it out. I also sneaked a tube of Maybelline Age Rewind under eye concealer into my basket 😉

Chanel Avatar

haul: Buxom show skin weightless foundation, the urban decay ultra definition finishing powder smashbox primer and 2 of the Milani lip intense liquid color (would love if you did a review on that want to see your opinion)

Weekend plans: do some homework

Last movie I watched: Justice league Flashpoint paradox

CKG Avatar

HAUL: Illamasqua Lover Blush/ MAC Be a Lady/ YSL Fuchsia in Rage/ Chanel Seduisante, Enjouee and Excentrique/ Too Faced Bon Bon lipstick and two EOS balms :”-)

WEEKEND PLANS: It’s a long weekend and then it’s our anniversary so we’ll be all over 🙂

LAST MOVIE: Can’t even remember lol

CKG Avatar

Btw I “un-hauled” my Burberry Trench Kiss no. 216 to a friend of mine who loves the packaging and can work it sooo much better than me.

Aida Avatar

Haul: I got two more Chanel polishes: Taboo and Blue Satin (love them both) and a new set of the L’Oreak gel system (base and top coat) – I use these with all my polishes and they work great.

Weekend plans: Nothing planned

What was the last movie you watched?: Day of the Dead

Rachel Avatar

Haul: Nail polish remover and cuticle remover (i keep losing or misplacing the bottles i buy, good thing they’re not expensive!) from my local beauty supply store. Givenchy Noir Couture Waterproof Mascara and a mini Smashbox Photofinish Light primer from Sephora. Two candles from the BBW two for $22 Candle Sale (London Calling – an earl grey and lemon scent and Cheers to Capri – a limoncello scent), a mason jar soap dispenser from BBW, and the Market Peach soap to go in it. Then I got a shirt at F21 (a long sleep shirt that i’ll wear as a regular shirt that says “I need coffee” in big letters), and a canvas tote bag that says “Totes Magotes” in smallish black lettering on the bottom of the bag, also from F21. Last, I also got the basic bamboo jersey top from Angl in grey and a dusty rose color.

Weekend Plans: Homework (grad school life, ugh), mystery date night on Sunday evening, and then the Walking Dead season finale Sunday night!

Last Movie You Watched: Perks of Being a Wallflower. I think it might be one of my favorite movies of all time. Such a beautifully done story, and beautifully written script.

Zia Avatar

Haul: I haven’t gotten new makeup in MONTHS!! And I haven’t worn makeup in like two weeks!! How unlike me!
Weekend plans: Grad school work. All weekend. I was invited to go out to sushi but not sure I can manage the time.
What was the last movie you watched?: Probably some silly and dramatic Lifetime movie 😛

Mariella Avatar

Haul: Sephora Double Contouring Cream Blush in the shade Flashy Fuchsia (I don’t get the name “double contouring at all!) and I know I bought something else but for the life of me I can’t recall what and I’ll have to go check the Sephora bag as I didn’t empty it

Weekend plans: well, sad as it sounds, the Sephora VIB special event on Sunday looms large in my plans for the weekend. Other than that, I want to make a big vat of chili to freeze for lunches.

Last movie I watched – I can’t even remember!

Leticia Avatar

Haul: Nothing yet!
Weekend plans: Sleep as much as I can…..I had a crazy week at work!
Last movie I watched: The Skin I Live In (Pedro Almodovar), in DVD

Mellan is such an adorable, handsome and happy boy!! Happy weekend everyone!!

Amanda Avatar

Haul: L’Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Amber Rush, Biore Charcoal Face Cleanser, L’Oreal Sensational Cleansing Oil…lots of skincare this week!
Weekend plans: Essays, just like last weekend. Sigh.
What was the last movie you watched?: The new Muppet Movie. It was really fun.

Sylirael Avatar

Haul: It’s not technically my haul but, the Revlon matte and lacquer balms FINALLY came out here!! My mum and my sister were using up a whole bunch of Farmers points, and they got me the lacquer balm in demure and a Clinique cheek pop in peach pop!! I’m so excited I can’t even!! 😀 *passes out*

Plans: ballet as usual, thesis, trying out new beauty products!

Last movie: actually, Star Wars IV! We have it on DVD, and had a movie night at home 😀 what did you think of Frozen?

Denise Avatar

Haul: I finally found a MLBB lipstick that doesn’t make me look like a corpse: Chantecaille Lip Chic in Tea Rose! Yesss! She shoots, she scores!! woohoo! Been looking for a long time and this is it, so pretty chuffed. Also got a Nars eyeshadow duo in kalahari and a Jo Malone perfume for winter (which we are on the cusp of in NZ) called Dark amber and ginger lily.
Weekend Plans: for the first time in weeks and weeks, we have no plans. Just ironing. Boo!
Last movie I watched: Thor: the dark world, which I got on DVD last week. (Am I weird for thinking that as gorgeous as Chris Hemsworth is, me likee Loki?!) Its been a while since I’ve actually been to the movies I must say.

Nikki Avatar

Haul: Package of three Treat lip balms. Can’t wait to have them in my hands! I just ran out of my last one, so they will be a much welcomed addition back into every possible place I can stash them.

Plans: Hang out with the hubby.

Last movie watched: Frozen as well! I just loved it, what a great movie. What did you think of it, Christine?

CeeBee Avatar

Haul: Oooh, so much – had a shopping trip to Melbourne… NARS Kauai and Charade duos, BareMinerals quad (the purple one), 3 Marvelous Moxie lipsticks, Physicians Formula Happy Glow Booster Blushers in Natural and Rose, nearly the entire set of Rimmel Colour Rush Lasting Balm gloss pencil things, elf Long Lasting Lustrous eyeshadows in gold, berry and brown (I’ve ordered all the other shades as well, because they are AH-MAZING), a couple of mascaras from elf and Sleek that I have yet to try and… Guerlain Cruel Gardenia from the Melbourne airport duty free – I nearly DIED when I saw it and I;m pretty sure my credit card has scorch marks on it from how fast I whipped it out, LOL.

Weekend plans: Coffee with my mum then a BBQ dinner with friends on Saturday, Sunday is a quiet relaxing, stay-in-pajamas-all-day day for me 🙂

Last movie I watched: The last one I remember was Pacific Rim – it was terrible and I totally loved it.
“Lets take these flare guns and go do something really stupid…”

Chris25 Avatar

Haul: Jewelry from Etsy, some pajama pants, two tank tops and some Ciate nail polishes.

Weekend plans: I really need to organize my workspace!

What was the last movie you watched?: Chicago.

Erica Avatar

Haul: I bought the Real Techniques blush brush and stippling brush at my favorite drug store. They were unmarked and the Manager isn’t familiar with makeup brushes so she charged me $5.99 for each brush (ha ha)! Today I noticed they were marked up to $9.99. I also bought the Almay eyeshadows to try in Lilac and Hot Fudge for $2.49. Another steal, so I’ll try them out.

Lastly, I went to the Nordstrom triple point sale and bought some coral lipsticks at the MAC counter: Ravishing, Vegas Volt and the Mineralize lipstick in Style Surge. I’m ready for Spring!

No plans, just happy there are no snow storms in the NYC forecast!

Last movie I watched was a great documentary called “20 feet from Stardom” about unheralded and super talented backup singers, past to present. Fantastic documentary that won an Oscar this year. (The Oscars seem so long ago!). Singer extraordinaire Darlene Love is so pretty and awesome.

Brenda Avatar

Haul: Lush stuff (Lord of Misrule bath bomb, Godiva Shampoo, the easter carrot soap and Miranda soap) , MAC Duck powerpoint eye pencil (finally replaced a lost one after 3 years LOL) and MAC Extended Play Gigablack lash.

Plans: work work work boo.
Last movie: American Hustle

Kitsch Avatar

Haul: I’m waiting on a hula-hoop and some arm hoops. 😀
Weekend plans: The Far East Bazaar is happening on base this weekend and I’ve already gone to the park to take pictures of the cherry blossoms! Other than that, writing up more blog posts and editing the hundreds of pictures I took this week of my newest beauty stuff.
What was the last movie you watched?: Safety Not Guaranteed

Kitsch Avatar

The weighted hoops do cause bruising, but once your form is perfected and after you use it for awhile, you can start using Poly Pro hoops which are much lighter. Unfortunately, bruising is inevitable because of the weight of fitness hoops. 🙁

Vi Avatar

The IT Naturally Pretty matte vol.1 palette, Too Faced’s a la mode palette, .5oz of Philosophy’s Loveswept and Lorac’s porefection powder. 😀

Nicole Avatar

Haul: I placed an Clinique order of my take the day off cleansing balm
Weekend plans: Continuing to plan my apartment reconstruction. This takes so much time.
What was the last movie you watched?: Saving Mr. Bankes – beautiful.

Helene Avatar

Haul, MAC Cork, All that Glitters, repurchase of Brulée, Girl About town and Up the Amp. also an empty palette. Spent yesterday afternoon depotting older MAC eye shadows. Feels as if I had bought a new palette. My MACs have been in the bottom aof my eyeshadow pile with loads of palettes on top, so I kept forgetting about them.
I love the new shadows aI got, so versatile. I also love, love the lipsticks. I wear Girl About Town a lot, Up the Amp feels a bit more like a statement lip.
The weekend plans are celebrating the dog on his second birthday, on Saturday and just relaxing on Sunday.
Last film, not sure about this, I watch a lot on Netflix, and films I’ve TIVOed.It was a really long time since I went to the cinema to watch a film. I think it might have been the first Hobbit movie.
Mellan is really handsome on the photo.
Have a good weekend, you all!

Kat Avatar

Haul: ELF Studio brushes, OCC Lip Tar Primary set, Urban Decay Perversion cream eyeliner, Mac Sculpt powder
Weekend plans: Return a few items to Ulta, errands at the Fedex store, maybe groceries (I’m so cool, right)
Last movie watched: I think American History X

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