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Free for Haul Friday, Volume #096

Welcome to Free For Haul Friday!

  • Haul: Blister bandages and remedies and foot soles aplenty! I am determined NOT to get blisters this trip!
  • Weekend plans: ย Lots and lots of writing!
  • Scent you’re wearing right now: ย  Tom Ford Santal Blush

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This week’s Mellan photo…


Sometimes, I swear, it’s like he’s attempting to speak. ย His lower chin always wobbles!

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Ani_BEE Avatar

Haul: MAC Avenue Fluidline, total HG liner being so fair and I got it just before leaving for last weekend vacation. Hot topic feathered false lashes I pick up last weekend in the discount bin at FanExpo. ^_^

Weekend plans: Helping my mom sort out books to sell at a fleamarket next weekend.

Scents youโ€™re wearing right now: Ojon conditioner (I get compliments on it lol)

Noga Avatar

Haul: Mac haul, some from the Mac Me Over collection and some other things – 226 and 109 brushes, Seaside CCB (though i’ll probably take it back and get Stunner blush instead), Midnight Blues fluidline, Soft Ochre paint pot, High Tea lipstick and Knight Divine eyeshadow (for my lil’ sister).
Weekend plans: study, cook (cookies will have to wait till next week I’m afraid, no time!), visit my granny.
Drugstore products I’ve been enjoying lately: One by One mascara by Maybelline and Nivea DNAge 50 spf Facial Sun Cream.

Sarah S. Avatar

Mellan is smiling! Soooo adorable! Hugs for Mellan!

Haul:New Revlon nail polishes in Facets of Fuchsia (yay bloggers who tipped us all off to the dupe for Deborah Lippman Bad Romance!) and the milky pink with silver hexagonal glitter (name forgotten).

Weekend Plans: Get over this cold ๐Ÿ™ Lots of laundry ๐Ÿ™ Cheese pizza ๐Ÿ™‚

Scent: Harajuku Lovers Mermaid G

Carrie Ann Avatar

Aw, he’s so cute! What a handsome boy. ๐Ÿ™‚

Haul: From MAC Me Over, I got Creamy Bisque, Moleskin & Outre e/s, Heirloom & Butternutty Shadesticks, the Lady Grey quad, Equilibrium blush and Offshoot l/s. At the drugstore, I got NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in French Fries, Revlon Illuminance Creme Shadow quad in Not Just Nudes and Wet n Wild Coloricon single shadows in Sugar & Penny (on sale for 99 cents!).

Kelsie Rose Avatar

Haul: MAC Avenue Fluidline, NYX Brown Sugar lipstick, and an Elf Stippling Brush

Weekend plans: Ole Miss Football HOTTY TODDY! and my family is coming in town

Scent youโ€™re wearing right now: Armani Code

Chris25 Avatar

Haul: MAC Carbonized e/s, Dark Diversion fluidline, Wet n Wild trios on I’m Getting Sunburned, I’m Feeling Retro, The Gilded Age and Sweet as Candy.

Weekend Plans: photographing and writing blog posts. And giving the cats a bath. That’s going to be fun.

Scent you’re wearing right now: Does kitty smell count? LOL.

Jane Avatar

Ha! I glossed over the word ‘scent’ in your entry and got very, very excited that you had one of Tom Ford’s new blushes to preview. I think I’m too excited about that collection launching; had the Neimans lady not acted like I was such a chore, Casablanca would be on my lips right now.

SatelliteDreamer Avatar

Awww! I love it when dogs make that face ๐Ÿ™‚

Haul for this week: NARS Pro Prime Foundation Primer and Rated R duo.

Weekend plans: It’s a long weekend, but we have lots of yard work to do, so that is the priority.

Scent right now: Nothing, but I’m using a Cake Beauty body lotion, that smells orangey.

Have a nice weekend everyone!

Courtney Avatar

HAUL: a wooden pen that is whittled into the shape of a shark for some flare in class. also my boyfriend got me a t shirt that says “dear math, i love you (infinity sign)”!! doesn’t pertain to beauty but i’m excited all the same.

WEEKEND PLANS: enjoying an adult beverage as a reward for getting my absurd amount of work in on time for my classes! writing a computer program, a physics II lab, and a physics II assignment on top of daily calc III and probability quizzes plus my work schedule = very stressful! if this is an indicator of how every week will be this semester i’m going to need retail therapy!

SCENT YOU’RE WEARING RIGHT NOW: probably body odor. i just got back from the gym, haha.

Inga Avatar

Haul: A small tube of Estรฉe Lauder DayWear Tint, trial size of John Frieda Sheer Blonde shampoo and conditioner, Mac Factor Liquid Effect Pencil in Lilac Flame, Gosh Mat Duo Eye Shadow in Melting Pale. Debating if I should get Estรฉe Lauder Simply Pink lipgloss… someone please talk me out of it, I have too many lip products!
Weekend plans: Schoolwork.
Scent youโ€™re wearing right now: Calvin Klein CK Summer.

Rita Avatar

Haul: After a more or less quiet month I got a lot of stuff.
– 2 e/s, 3 nail polishes, hand creme, nail file, and makeup bag from Paul & Joe
– Double Feature 4
– Social Light and Plum Fun l/g, Runaway Red and Oh, Oh, Oh l/s, Creamy Bisque, Outre, Mythical, and Carbonized e/s, Dark Envy and Avenue Fluidlines, Stunner and Equilibrium Blushes from Mac Me Over
– One to Watch e/s and Ready of Not! l/g from Styledriven
No plans yet for the weekend.
I’m wearing Pamplelune by Guerlain.

Nicole Avatar

Haul: I ordered the Lady Grey Quad yesterday, but haven’t received it yet.
Weekend plans: Just a lazy weekend with some reading.
Scent youโ€™re wearing right now: Truth by Calvin Klein, the only fragrance I have bought since 7 years.

Laura Avatar

Haul: Got some Butter London polishes in the mail: Dosh, Wallis, La Moss, Saucy Jack, Marrow and Victoriana. Also hauled from the MAC Me Over collection: Lady Grey quad, Outre eyeshadow, Social Light lipglass, 226 brush, Stunner blush, Avenue, Dark Envy and Midnight Blues fluidlines and Runaway Red, Oh Oh Oh, Prince Noir and Smoked Purple lipsticks.

Weekend plans: Sadly there’s a serious illness in the family so everything is up in the air this weekend.

Scent youโ€™re wearing right now: Versace Bright Crystal

Sarah Avatar

I hauled a ton of stuff from the balm!!!! If people don’t know TJMAXX is selling the limited edition and sold out pallettes, blushes, lip glosses, nail polishes and bronzers for 10-20 dollars!!!!

Yazmin Avatar

Haul : 15 Pro pallette, 226 brush must get another one! amazing brush, cherish lipstick. false nails, gorgeous heels

weekend plans: my best friend is doing teeth whitening sessions, and i get free sessions yay, so tomorrow i shall be having my teeth whitened

scent: dkny woman, the limited edition fragrance

Yazmin Avatar

Oh yeah i forgot to mention, chrisitne ive been meaning to ask you, i know this is completely off topic, but why has the look of the new mac brushes changed? like the metal part of a permanent brush isnt the same to anything in the limited edition collection, i noticed in the brushes that were released in the last collection and 226. They are now very similar to the fake mac brushes. not that i am interested in buying mac brushes on ebay, but what if someone wanted to sell a genuine mac limited edition brush, they wouldnt be able to due to the fact that there is no difference between them to make an informed decision?

Yazmin Avatar

Like the permanent brushes, the metal part has deep indentations in the metal, and on the fake brushes, its only what looks like an engraved line, but now the new brushes have the same engraved line. Ive included a link below to a blog that better explains it. I saw the difference in the video of one of the recent videos, but i thought it might be because of the fact that you might have recieved a sample?

http://comatose-bunnies.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-to-spot-fake-mac-brushes-187.html

NeenaJ Avatar

Mellan’s saying “Lemme at that crappy retailer that made you feel so bad!”

Haul: Too busy at work to haul during the week, so tomorrow I’m planning to nab the WnW Silent Treatment palette since I just found out the purple taupe in it is a really decent dupe of Chanel’s Fauve and the Revlon Lippmann dupe!

Weekend: Off to visit my parents for a long weekend of relaxing while they get to indulge their grandson. Win-Win-Win.

Scent: Le Labo for Anthropologie in Bouquet Blanc. It smells like lilacs to me. Love.

Courtney Avatar

Haul: A pair of Gunnar Phenom glasses in Graphite gray.

Weekend plans: Hair cut/color, converting my spare bathroom into a costume closet, video games, writing.

Scent I’m wearing: Jill O’Lantern by Blooddrop.

Luna Avatar

Haul: Mac Runaway Red,Oh,Oh,Oh and Rebel lipstick
and Typographic eyeshadow. Too Faced Matte eyeshadow pallet.
Weekend Plans: visiting the in-laws
and scent I’m wearing is MangoMandarin by bath and body works

Mariella Avatar

Haul: Elf C eyeshadow brush and the new cream eyeshadow from L’Oreal – Couleur Infallible in Kaki (yes, that’s how it’s spelled and they’ve also got the grammar wrong – “La Couleur”???) Anyway, it’s a nice mossy green and it was cheap and seems to last pretty well though it rubbed off my hand in no time flat!

Weekend plans: gym tomorrow morning and then packing up a truckload of stuff to take my youngest off to university on Sunday.

Scent I’m wearing now: Fresh’s Cannabis Rose

Joyce B Avatar

I had a great stash week. I finally made it to Nordie’s for MAC Me Over. I bought 2 lippies- Offshoot and Oh, Oh, Oh. 3 of the 4 Fluidlines- I didn’t buy Dark Diversion and when I went back to get it 2 days later it was sold out. And I bought Mythical e/s. Oh, and Stunner blush.

jen Avatar

Haul: Sadly nothing this week. Though I am on the hunt for Rimmel London Lash Accelerator Serum. And I want to pick up a L’oreal leGloss.

Weekend Plans: Maybe a birthday party, maybe a bbq, maybe having a baby (due date is 9/14 but I keep hoping she comes early).

Scent I’m Wearing Right Now: I threw on Sinful Vanilla lotion from B&BW before I ran out the door to pick up my Kindergartener.

Alicia Avatar

Haul: MAC: Pro Longwear Foundation and Concealer, 2 15 Pro Palettes, and I got 3 eyeshadows from Back2Mac: Da Bling, Swish, and Gleam.

Weekend Plans: It’s my 1 year anniversary with the boy so I’m surprising him with his gifts tonight. Dinner tomorrow night at the Cheesecake Factory.
Sinday his friends are coming over for some geeky stuff!

Scent: Burberry Sheer. It’s my favorite!

Lisa G Avatar

Haul: Mac 226 brush, Stunner blush, creamy bisque, moleskin, outrรฉ, mythical, carbonized from Mac me over collection and bright sunshine e/s. A Bobbi Brown pinky blush and beige shimmerbrick. Dior vintage pink blush.

Weekend plans: family time with our new baby girl.

Scent: Eau de Sweat- just finished a workout- gotta lose that baby weight!

Sosha Avatar

I hauled: BH Cosmetics 88 Matte Cool Palette, Revlon Matte Lipstick in Stormy Pink, Stila Custom Color Blush in Coral, and a new tube of my beloved Skin79 BB Cream

Weekend Plans: I’m sick with tonsillitis :(, so I’ll be staying inside watching movies and blogging.

Scent: Loving the new Paris Amour scent from bath and body works. My favorite scent from them ever!

Edani Avatar

Mellan’s sweet disposition *always* makes me smile!

Haul: “Rock Solid” and “Rock the World” from Orly’s Mineral FX collection (LOVE these so much! putting swatches on the blog soon), and Nina Ultra Pro in “French Roast” (haven’t used this yet).

Weekend plans: Dungeons and Dragons on Sunday, some World of Warcraft tonight, maybe bake pink cupcakes tomorrow, and I want to get in some practice with my Konad stamping kit (I can’t seem to get the techniques down).

Scent I’m wearing: Miami Glow by JLo, savoring a last bit of summer ๐Ÿ™‚

Dawn Avatar

Haul: Lots of collections and things arrived on the MAC UK website this week. From MAC Me Over, I got Oh Oh Oh lipstick, Mythical, Creamy Bisque and Moleskin eyeshadows, Avenue and Dark Envy Fluidlines, Stunner Blush, Seaside CCB, 226 brush, 211 brush, and Shadesticks in Heirloom, Cakeshop and Street Cool. I also got Hot Paprika eyeshadow from Styledriven, 128 brush, and the Prep + Prime Pressed Transparent Finishing Powder.

Weekend Plans: I have to sew my daughter’s initials on her school uniform, and I want to get as much sleep as possible since once Monday comes I’m back to getting up at 6:30am to get my daughter to school on time. It comes hard after the school summer holidays.

Scent: Purr by Katy Perry. I’m not normally into celeb perfumes, but this one smells great, and the bottle is cute too (even though I’m not a cat lover)

londonhermit Avatar

My haul this week MAC: 226 brush, antiqued, plummage, and a double feature 3. Nail polishes OPI a french quarter for your thoughts and I break for manicures and under my trench. From Essie little brown dress, case study, and very structured. Clothes and accessories. From Sephora smashbox eyeshadow trio. Finally 3 of the milani blushes and a body spray from victoria secret.

My plans for labor day weekend are to hang out at a lake with a friend.

Perfume Im wearing is Stella McCartney in two Peony.

Maya Avatar

Haul: MUFE Aqua Cream in #13, Wet n Wild Trio in Dancing in the Clouds

Weekend Plans: GRE studying and football!

Scent You’re Wearing Now: Dolce & Gabbana The One

Kirstie Avatar

Haul:
CG In The City, City Siren, Street Chic & Trendsetter (China Glaze)
Urban Decay Super-Saturated High Gloss Lip color in Crush
Urban Decay Book of Shadows IV (ordered today)
NARS lipstick in Heat Wave
NARS Smudgeproof eye primer
Sephora Ultra Vinyl Lip Pencil in Miami Pink & Fuchsia Fever
Benefit’s The POREfessional
Benefit’s That Gal primer

Weekend Plans: Celebrating my best friends birthday. Going to Puerto Rico with her, hubby & some friends :)!

Scent: Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy

Becca Avatar

Haul: Tarte Trueblood palette, H&M melon scented wet wipes, H&M jeans, wet n wild waling on eggshells and knock on wood palettes, stila barbie loves stila paint can #1 (1959 barbie), beachcomber “perfume”, how to kill a mockingbord book, narnia series, pretty dead and marked.
Weekend plans: two slespovers and hopefully I’ll get some writing done and finish my application form.
Scent youโ€™re wearing right now: dior j’adore

Jewel Avatar

Haul: Fresh Tinted Lip Balm(I’ve been stalling on buying it but finally picked it up) Makeup Forever kohl liner in 4k, Anastasia eyeshadow in At Chateau.

Weekend Plans: Hair done, eyebrows done, and then BBQ with friends!

Scent: Marc Jacobs Eau so fresh-looove it

Katie Avatar

Haul: CVS clearance haul: Sally Hansen nail files, 3 Wet n Wild polishes, lip exfoliator, 2 Essence of Beauty brush cleaners; 2 of the Wet n Wild duo sets from Walgreens for $0.99 a piece!

Weekend Plans: Working Saturday night =/.

Scent I’m wearing: Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb!

Jill Avatar

Haul: MAC Lipsticks Plumful & Runaway Red, Lipglasses in Social Light and Plum Fun. The Muppets Palette! I ordered it last week, but it finally came ๐Ÿ™‚ Rockin’ #282/1000! I also bought some home-made freedom palettes on Etsy because they inspired me to depot some of my shadows! I’m excited to get them ๐Ÿ™‚

Weekend Plans: Just a good mix of chilling and work (No Holiday off for me, but I will enjoy the cushioned paycheck which will undoubtedly go toward future hauls ๐Ÿ˜‰ )

Scent I’m wearing: DKNY Golden Delicious. It’s Heavenly!

Kat Avatar

Haul: MAC 226 – I love it! The 217 is too big to be a crease brush for me, so I use the 226 to apply crease colour and then the 217 to blend.
Weekend plans: Working! I work all 3 days. However, I’m also hoping to sneak out to go kayaking since I’m not working all day.
Scent youโ€™re wearing right now: Nothing…this is why I don’t buy perfume anymore, I never wear it!

Kathrina Avatar

Mellan has become a real pro!

My Haul: MAC Midnight Blues Fluidline, lipsticks in Peachstock and Oh Oh Oh, the 211 brush and Chanel’s Inimitable Intense Mascara.

Plans for the weekend: house-cleaning, studying for an exam, baking some muffins and inviting friends for sunday afternoon.

Heather Avatar

Haul: Got some ELF products, two nail lacquers (they changed the formula, it’s so awesome!) also picked up some Studio brushes since they had half off Studio line sale. I ordered 3 Chanel Illusion D’Ombre shadows (Fastame, Illuiore, and Epatant) along with Quartz and Peridot. Also ordered some Tarte items while their sale is going on.

Weekend plans: Laying low, about to order a pizza and find a movie on Netflix, and I had a class today so I might use tomorrow to get a head start on my homework.

Scent youโ€™re wearing right now: Benefit’s So Hooked on Carmella.

PS – Mellan might be trying to say “Take me to the pool, Christine! Pleaseee!” ๐Ÿ™‚

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