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Free for Haul Friday, Volume #098

Welcome to Free For Haul Friday!

  • Haul:  Posh Paradise paint pots/mattenes
  • Weekend plans:  Fingers crossed that some personal (well, family) matters turn out all right and that it will be a happy weekend, but we will have to see.
  • Ready for holiday launches?:  Nooo, not at all!!

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This week’s Mellan photo…


Dignified dog is… dignified.

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Georgina Avatar

Haul: MAC Pinch O’Peach blush. I hate to say it but I’ve been rather good lately. As my collection grows I realize that I’m satisfied with what I have and only add bits here and there which are must-haves and shades I don’t already own. I miss big hauls though…

Weekend plans: My husband has come down with the flu so we’ll be having a quiet weekend. On Saturday a friend and I will be heading for an hour to the spa. Everything else depends on how the hubby’s feeling!

Ready for holiday launches? I’m ready for Autumn/ Fall collections but it’s strange to think of holiday collections in September! I feel like I’m being rushed! 🙂

Ana G. Avatar

Haul: Nothing..still in no buy policy – waiting for the arriverl of the new Chanel Collection
Weekend plans: Just family stuff and a nice, quiet dinner with my husband…and no son!!Romantic….
Ready for holiday launches?:Still 30ºC in Portugal so, not at all!!

Rita Avatar

Haul: This week I finally got my second Bloggers’ order, the rest of the e/s (I already had JW). I also got Prep + Prime Skin and Grapefruit + Chamomile Essential Oil.
Weekend plans: Vacuuming 🙁
Ready for holiday launches?: Oh no, I have many collections to go through before that, and there’s no info on Mac yet!?

Kelsie Rose Avatar

Hope everything goes well for you this weekend Christine, my fingers are crossed for you 🙂

Haul: Clinique Haul-Moisture Surge Moisturizer, Lash Doubling Mascara, Step 2 in the 3 step skin system and got a gift bag of goodies with purchase. I want to get a MAC paint pot but not sure which one yet.

Weekend plans: Nothing major. A little homework a LOT of rest, maybe catch a movie.

Ready for holiday launches?: I am but my pockets are not 🙂

Faye Avatar

Mellan looks like he’s posing for the canine version of Rodin’s “The Thinker” in that pose :).

Haul for the Week: YSL’s #43 nail polish from the fall collection(yay for Nordstrom’s for finding it for me!), 2 NARS Night Breed polishes, Bobbi Brown eye shadows and 1 lipstick from the Marrakesh collection.

Holiday collections? Heck no, I’m still trying to get used to the idea that it’s fall.

Hope everything turns out okay this weekend, Christine.

NeenaJ Avatar

Haul: Idyllic paint pot; Paula’s Choice Super Antioxidant Serum & Moisture Boost Cream (15% off on her site). Need to decide between LMDB and Kevyn Aucoin’s eyelash curlers to replace my busted Shu.

Weekend: The local fire dept. is hosting a public safety day, so we’re taking our toddler to climb around on fire engines, police cars and a helicopter. Should be fun.

Holidays: No way!

Ani_BEE Avatar

Haul: Annabelle Smoothie Eyeshadow Pencil – Acaidasiac! Shame on you UD for charging $24 CAN for yours. XP
Weekend plans: I hope nothing!
Ready for holiday launches?: Yes!! But only to know whats coming up to save for.

heidi Avatar

My cherry culture order arrived I got
Nyx fly with me mascara
Nyx the makeup foundation
And nyx slide on eyeliner in golden olive. We also got a puppy 🙂

Yazmin Avatar

Haul : nothing as im trying to save money for driving lessons
Weekend plans : cleaning and typing up a training program for someone to take over my job, so i can get promoted asap 🙂
ready for holiday launches: No i never am! i always plan ahead but swatches online and swatching in person are never really the same and i end up overspending, or i end up not buying anything i want and splurging elsewhere!

Heather Avatar

Haul: I have my baby shower next Saturday so I’m already starting practicing my makeup for it. I’m trying to dupe a look from Too Faced (hey, diapers aren’t cheap!) So I went drugstore with everything and I love how it came out! Very close! I got: WnW palette in Vanity, ULTA eyeliner in chocolate, NYC blush in Central Park Pink, Revlon ColorBurst lipgloss in Peony, more of my orig UDPP. Also got Neutrogena shampoo/cond and Neutrogena anti-residue hair stripper shampoo. Got some WnW coupons to use at CVS so I’ll probably pick up some Color Icon singles and I’m trying to restrain myself from going back to ULTA for more Colorburst glosses (I’m hooked!)

Weekend plans: practice makeup/hair, clean my house up, pick paint for the nursery

Lauryn Avatar

Haul: No Idea yet!!! See “Weekend Plans”

Weekend plans: Estee Lauder Warehouse sale! and working saturday night.. but my haul depends on the sale.. which is always a fun time.

Ready for holiday launches?: OMG.. I can’t even imagine them right now.

Natalie Avatar

Haul: Nothing besides my Birchbox! I’m on a self-imposed ban and have been quite the good girl at it! I’m so proud.

Weekend plans: Going shopping at the Pier in Atlantic City. I miss the shore! I’m close enough that it’s pretty easy to run down just for a couple hours, so even though summer is gone it’s nice to have the beach all year!

Ready for holiday launches?: I am! For some reason, I’m really ready for December this year, too!

Janna Avatar

Haul: Tons of stuff I convinced myself I need, and a few things for my kit – Posh Paradise PPs (7 of the 8) and Mattenes (6), brush cleaner, and a new Lingering brow pencil, Guerlain Lingerie de Peau and two Rouge Gs (thanks for this bad habit, Christine!), and a few OCC LCCs and Lip Tars
Weekend Plans: Jetting off to Paris to meet my husband for two weeks – haven’t seen him since June!
Definitely not ready for holiday launches – I’ve got to recover from this trip!

Polly Avatar

Haul: Nothing. As last few weeks I did BIG spending, so no budget left. Sad. T-T

Weekend Plan: Spend more time with family and the boy, since I just got a job and has been working hard…and shopping harder! lol. Need to catch up with people around.

Ready for holiday launches?: My heart says yes, my wallet says no.

Alex Avatar

Haul: MAC Hocus Pocus after some enabling on Twitter!
Weekend plans: relaxing, a photoshoot and a hike!
Ready for holiday launches? Absolutely! Anxiously awaiting swatches and reviews 🙂

SatelliteDreamer Avatar

Aww Mellan! Always so handsome!

Haul for this week: Potent Fig Mattene

Weekend plans: Keeping it simple, dinner and a movie.

Holiday Launches: Not ready at all. Too.Much.Stuff! I don’t usually haul around the holidays anyway, because I’d rather spend on gifts for other people.

Christine, I hope everything works out with your family matters.

Have a nice weekend everyone!

Kristabelle Avatar

* Haul: UD 15th anniversary palette (obsessed with Omen and Deep End- sooo pretty!), UD cream shadows in Mushroom and Midnight Rodeo.

* Weekend plans: work, spending time with my cousin who’s here from the East Coast.

* Ready for holiday launches?: some of UD’s holiday collection looks nice but I’m not that interested right now.

sam Avatar

Haul: 2 elf orders and meet matt(e) palette
Weekend plans: work, work, work
Ready for holiday launches?: yes!! i love when a bunch of new products come out all at once

Banafshe Sharifian Avatar

Haul: Waiting for my posh paradise paint pots!!!

Weekend plans: Following my kid around on play dates and soccer matches. 🙂

Ready for Holiday launches? I am but my wallet isn’t. 🙁

Haley Avatar

a few Lorac and Urban Decay things from Hautelook, MAC Posh Paradise Paint Pots in Nubile and Genuine Treasure, Mattene lipstick in Naked Bliss, MAC eye makeup remover, 5 MAC shadows, new YSL Rouge Volupte Perle in Celestial Mauve. eeeeek! I have a problem. Would love to hear your take, Christine, on the new YSL Midnight Garden collection though.

Catherine Avatar

Haul: Chanel dragon that a friend of mine is getting for me in Mtl (we only have Chanel makeup in Montreal or Quebec here sad)

Weekend plan: lots of reading for university and going to the movies with my BF

Not ready at all for christmas, halloween is not over yet! Someone has a nice idea of costume for Halloween? It is my b-day and i want a nice costume 🙂

Jamie Avatar

Forget the haul, I just want to snuggle your puppy! 🙂 LOL…I did get some things this week though…a couple of makeup cases from the Missoni for Target collection, TimeBalm concealer from theBalm [new product for me], the ELF Studio Makeup Remover wipes, and a couple of brushes [trying out the Target brand…we’ll see how the hold up]. I’m getting paid today, so there will probably be more stuff added to this list…lol

Courtney Avatar

I picked up Half-Wild and Hyperviolet paint pots and Rare Exotic mattene from MAC. Also received some new foundation and highlighter from Lumiere. Bought some new fall tops too.

Carrie Ann Avatar

Haul: From MAC, I hauled Genuine Treasure, Nubile & Treasure Hunt Paint Pots, Naked Bliss & Deliciously Forbidden Mattenes and Supreme Style Sheen Supreme.

Weekend plans: None yet.

Ready for holiday launches? Not really. I just hope things don’t sell out before I can get my hands on them.

Maya Avatar

Hope everything is ok, Christine!

Haul: Clinique Eye Makeup Remover (in the purple bottle), YSL Rouge Volupte in #1

Weekend Plans: Celebrate my boyfriend’s birthday, get ready for school

Ready for holiday launches?: Definitely not!

Mariella Avatar

Wishing you well, Christine, with the family issue. My husband is waiting for some test results and undergoing more tests (medical) tomorrow, so I sympathize with your situation!

Haul: MAC Carbonized e/s (my new HG/favourite) and the pressed Prep+Prime finishing powder; Bare Escentuals Urban Nature cream eyeshadow (all Christine’s fault) and Benefit’s Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow in Tidal Rave (a Sephora exclusive; decided to treat myself when I was visiting my son last weekend out of town and we had to go to a mall that just “happened to have” a Sephora!)

Weekend plans: My daughter, her boyfriend and her roommate are coming for dinner tonight so I’m putting on a bit of a splash; gym with my trainer tomorrow morning and then medical tests with my husband

Ready for holiday launches?: Have to get through my birthday, Thanksgiving, Hubby’s birthday and Halloween before I can eve start thinking about Xmas (and 30 or so people for Xmas dinner!)

anna_a Avatar

haul: Chanel rouge allure velvet in #40 La Sensuelle. Fantastic feel for a matte lipstick. And now I want everything else from this series…
weekend plans: clean the house, and buy some fall clothes at H&M with my 20% discount coupon (can’t miss this). Hope to make it to the premiere of “We Were Here”.
holiday launches: oh,no! Not yet! Is it just my idea, that this fall brought us too many collections to covet? Besides, here in Greece, holiday launches are in early December (fingers crossed economy gets better and we still have real money by then. Imagine having to swap a sack of potatoes for a Guerlain palette…)

Lynn Avatar

Haul: Missoni for Target shoes and tights, MAC Posh Paradise in Nubile and Lipstick in Unknown Pleasures

Weekend Plans: Packing for Sydney vacation next week (YAY) and going to Sydney IMATS the following saturday!

Ready for Holiday Launches? Not yet!

Ria Avatar

Haul: Max Factor mascaras in the Boots 3 for 2 offer. Lash Extension Effect Mascara is amazing, for anyone who can get hold of it!

Weekend Plans : Packing to move back to London.

Ready for the holiday launches: No, I can’t believe summer’s gone already.

Dogs with floppy ears rule! : )

Russel Avatar

Haul: MAC all that glitters(I’m so late on this) MAC Pro-Longwear concealer, Revlon Color stay, NYX Fig lipstick, Philosophy Cleanser and Korres Mineral Finishing Powder.

Plans: Studying, not very eventful there.
Not ready for holiday collections at all, not even ready for fall.

Tammie Avatar

Haul: I returned the MUFE HD blush I got and bought Tarte Amazonian blush in Dollface instead~.

Plans: Buy more makeup of course 🙂

Holiday: I think it’s too early, but I am curious about them. So far the only one I want anything from is the RAs from the Guerlain collection.

Chris25 Avatar

Haul: MAC Nubile Paint Pot. I was lucky to get the last one!

Weekend Plans: Putting together more blog posts, catching up on reading for anthro, writing a few assignments.

Ready for holiday launches?: Heck no, but I might prepare by selling an organ. There are so many pretty things to buy! I need more cash. LOL.

Mellan looks much more dignified than my brother’s puppy Zoe. She nearly knocks me down every time I go visit. I spend a lot of time in that apartment looking at the ceiling, because she always pushes me onto my back!

Heidi Avatar

Haul: 2 Tarte gifted mascaras, MAC paint pots in Genuine Treasure, Nubile and Idyllic.

Weekend plans: Purging out old makeup and clothes, going shopping for new fall items. Other than that, I just plan to hang loose. It’s getting cold here in Ohio so I also plan to cook up some food, make some tea and get lost in some Netflix movies.

Ready for holiday launches?: Actually I am, even though I don’t purchase from many collections or launches, I’m always hoping for something original and I’m anxious to see what new things they will come out with! Loved the Chanel Illusion D’Ombres this fall and the new MAC paint pots!

mumtaza Avatar

all of the posh paradise paint pots. i kind of tried to narrow it down in store, but i was so tired and hungry, i just said “if i hate it, i have a month to return it.” i lllovvve paint pots though and in the past have made roadtrips to CCO’s for them and called MAC’s gone but not forgotten and paid out on ebay, so i figured it was a safe bet. they seemed to all be pretty good colors for someone with cool/neutral skintone. would anyone agree? also does anyone think getting Nubile paintpot is redundant if I already have Girlfriendly and Painterly?

mumtaza Avatar

oh yeah, i forgot hautelook. i got Lorac 3D palette and tantalize palette and a Lorac face compact with foundation and two concealers in it.

weekend plans: play with makeup!! i’m a taxi widow. on the weekend my hubby is out servicing the drunks of America, one safe ride at a time. might have a tiny fashion show with my mother.

fall collections: i am ambivalent. i have so much new stuff right now, it would have to grab out and bite me for me to buy it. or be on sale like crazy.

londonhermit Avatar

This weeks haul: pants from Forever 21 and a pair of shoes Marshalls, two blushes from MAC Love Thing and Ambering Rose and two shadows carbonized and woodwinked. I brought a bunch of polishes OPI suzi loves cowboys, vodka and caviar, suzi takes the wheel and a back up of color so hot it berns. I brought from Essie carry on, angora cardi, and very cranberry and finally China Glazes concrete cat walk.I also picked up two limited edition shades from loreal’s collection.

This weekends plans: I have no clue.

I’m semi ready. I haven’t really splurged on a limited edition MAC collection in a long time. So I’m staying positive that MAC will do something awesome for the Holidays.

ManicuredSlayer Avatar

Haul for the week:
Sephora (including Who Let the Dorks Out polish)
Beauty.com (Vincent Longo eyeshadow, Too Faced shadow insurance sample!)
Dr.’s Remedy polish in Tranquil Tangerine
Ahem. 20 KleanColor polishes & 6 KC nail art polishes from BeautyJoint. DUDE.

Lumi Avatar

I hope everything will be okay, Christine!

Haul: Nada. D=

Weekend plans: Gonna check out Sephora on Saturday!! -excited- There will be a Dior event thing, but I mostly want to visit Sephora again (I just went last week XD). Sunday = Football!

Holiday Launches?? Mmm, nope not really. I’m still new to collections. I’m not sure if I want to splurge on anything.

Leticia Avatar

Haul: MAC Moleskin and Mythical Eye Shadows, Offshoot Lipstick, 226 brush (yay! I was so lucky to find it!) and Clinique Lid Smoothie in Impromt-blue
Weekend plans: today was a National Holiday (Independence Day in Mexico) so I am enjoying a long weekend!
Ready for Holiday Launches? Not at all – hey, it`s not even Fall yet!

All the best, Christine – hope everything is going well for you!

Dawn Avatar

I hope things turn out alright for you, Christine xxx

This week I hauled MAC Prolongwear Eye Shadows in Plush, Tease With Ease, Thru The Night, Legendary Black and Weathered. I also got some Halloween nail polishes – OPI’s Pair’em Scare’em duo (glow in the dark “Zom-body To Love” with Black Shatter) and China Glaze’s 4 piece set of It’s Alive glitter polish, Ghoulish Glow (glow in the dark), Black Mesh crackle and Fast Forward top coat.

Dawn Avatar

As for holiday launches, I think MAC are bringing out too many collections at once lately, and it’s hard to be able to afford everything I want from them because of this.

Nicole Avatar

Haul: No make-up or skincare related products.
Weekend plans: Some private lessions, reading and tomorrow I go to Frankfurt to visit the IAA International Automobile Exhibition.
Ready for holiday launches?: Not really. But I am looking for a nice duocrome plum nail polish by OPI.

Kat Avatar

Haul: Nothing! I might check out the Posh Paradise paint pots, though last time I was at the mall I didn’t see them in the store.
Weekend plans: Work both days, 2 articles and a ton of reading to catch up on. And sleep. That’d be nice too 🙂
Ready for holiday launches?: No! I’m still pissed about the northwest’s lack of a summer. We had nice weather for maybe 2 weeks at the end of August and now it’s back to being gross as per usual.

I hope everything turns out okay, Christine.

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