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Free for Haul Friday, Volume #125

Welcome to Free For Haul Friday!

  • Haul:  I’m trying to be REALLY good and not buy anything additional to review until I’m through my backlog unless absolutely necessary!
  • Weekend plans:  Going through all the photos/swatches I’ve done and getting them ready to include in reviews.
  • Favorite childhood movie?:   Cinderella

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This week’s Mellan photo…


Trying to teach Mellan the names of his toys… until he starts throwing toys at me.

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Ani_BEE Avatar

Haul: China Glaze Luxe and Lush, Cling On, You Move Me and the magnet for them. Estee Lauder Pure Color Five Color Gelée Powder EyeShadow Palette in Bronze Sands. Urban Decay Super-Saturated High Gloss Lip Color in Lovechild.

Weekend plans: More work and try to finish something off.

Favorite childhood movie?: Ariel ~ The little mermaid

Geo Avatar

Haul: I had some good coupons, so I got the new Suave Everlasting Sunshine body wash, lotion, and deodorant. I also got the same three things in the Sweet Pea & Violet scent. Yummy! 🙂

Weekend plans: None yet. We’ll see what comes up.

Favorite Childhood movie: It’s a tie between Beauty & the Beast and Return to Oz.

Have a great weekend, Christine!

Jennifer Avatar

Hooray FFHF!

Haul:
Konad nail stamping kit including image plates M57 & M19
Bundle monster nail image plates
Nothing else for now since I’ll be attacking that Zoya collection with full force when it is released! 🙂

Weekend plans: Work, as always. Going to the SF symphony & maybe going to see hunger games.

Favorite childhood movie: That’s a toughie. Anything Disney, haha. Early childhood, the Little Mermaid. Late childhood, probably Hercules! 🙂

Emi at Project Swatch Avatar

I went on a mini blush buying spree – MAC Blushbaby, MUFE 75, and Illamasqua Tweak!

No specific plans for the weekend. Studying I guess.

Favorite childhood movie is a tough one – I was more of a book person. I’m drawing a blank!

Melody Avatar

D’awww Mellan. Such a cute, funny doggy. I haven’t hauled anything yet, but I’m thinking of looking around for the China Glaze prismatics polishes or the wet n wild dupes.

barbara Avatar

haul; loreal stuff like telescopic lens mascara, two infalliable eyeshadows, their pencil eyeliner that doesn’t smudge! (excellent btw) one of the maybelline color tattoos, some e.l.f. stuff, and 6 sigma brushes

plans; homework, homework and homework

movie; toy story!

artemis Avatar

Haul: Vichy Dermablend foundation 😀 I’m really curious if it worths the hype

Weekend plans: Copy the written lessons I missed at Sociology, do my hw, start a project at English

Favorite childhood movie: Titanic <3

Sunny Avatar

Hahaha I had to laugh! Mellan is so smart, but it mustn’t have been fun when he started throwing stuff at you! The Belgian shepherd I used to live with can tell the difference between “bone” and “toy,” but there’s no guarantee which toy she’d come back with!

Haul: Bioderma Sensibio, Caudalie grape water, Caudalie beauty elixir, a L’Occitane kit that has 5 travel-size products from their almond line, Darphin chamomile oil. What’s worse than setting Sunny loose in Antwerp? Setting Sunny loose in Antwerp with money and a skincare blogger! That was a TOTAL blast :p

Weekend plans: We have friends over for dinner tomorrow, and on Sunday it’s probably blogging and more blogging!

Favorite childhood movie: Pocahontas. That’s the movie that taught me nothing lasts forever (what a pessimistic and depressed child I was lol)!

Eugenia Avatar

Hahaha! My Rocky “kills” his bear the same way Mellan does his bunny! I was listening to this clip and when you told Mellan to go get his rope, my dog perked up, ran out of the room, and came back with his own rope! I haven’t stopped laughing! Gotta love these pooches!

LJ Avatar

Haul: The UK finally got Maybelline Tattoo cream eyeshadows! So I bought three of those, as well as two Paul & and Joe nail polishes which I adore.

Plans: Revision and dissertation 🙁

Favourite childhood movie: Basil the Great Mouse Detective! If you’ve never heard of it or seen it, I massively encourage you to check it out – I’m not ashamed whatsoever that it’s still one of my very favourite films aged 21 ^_^

Joyce Avatar

Does Mr. Mellan have his own room? So many toys!! It would be a bloodbath of stuffed animals at my house with my dog! He’s only allowed one stuffed animal every couple months 😛

Haul: some theBalm goodies at TJ Maxx.

Weekend plans: I think a double date tonight, packing and errands tomorrow, then church on Sunday 🙂

Favorite childhood movie? Parent Trap with Lindsay Lohan. It’s still my all-time favorite movie!

Laura R Avatar

Haul (I started Thursday, and I’m done for the month already because last week I bought about 6 lipsticks and a MUFE eye shadow):
-Urban Decay Afterglow Glide-On Cheek Tint in “Crush”
-e.l.f. High Definition Powder
-Sephora blush in “Peach Fusion #13” and “Rose Frais #9”
-NYX stay matte but not flat powder foundation in #4 “Creamy Natural”
-MAC lustre lipstick in “Lustering”
-NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils in “Milk”, “Strawberry Milk”, “Cottage Cheese”, “Sparkle Nude”, “Lime”, “Purple”, “Rocky Mountain Green” and “Sparkle Green”.
-Avon ULTRA LUXURY Eye Liner in “Eggplant” and “Midnight Blue”
-Avon GLIMMERSTICKS Eye Liner in “Starry Night Blue” and “Emerald”
-Avon Big Color Eye Pencil in “Vanilla” and “Celadon”
-Maybelline Color Tatoo in “Too Cool”, “Fierce & Tangy”, and “Painted Purple”
-Maybelline lip liner in “Clear”

Yeouch. I’ve never written it all out before. OK, time to cut back!

Weekend Plans: Go to dinner with my hubby and then see Hunger Games. Unpack from my recent move.

Favorite Childhood Movie: Beauty and the Beast

Chris25 Avatar

Haul: MAC pigment samples in Mega Rich, Rose Gold, Vanilla, Naked,& Melon; L’Oreal HIP Duos in Cheeky & Showy; Lancome quad in Daylight Colour du Jour; Korres eyeliner in Blue Petrol.

Weekend Plans: Cleaning, homework, and getting some photos in for future posts.

Favorite childhood movie: The Little Mermaid and Peter Pan (I thought mermaids were real and I wanted to go live with them) 😀

Mellan picks up instructions better than Zoe. If I ask her to get her toy, all she does is look at me then runs away! LOL.

Mai Avatar

Haul: After wanting it for quite some time I finally gave in and bought the 182 Buffer Brush by MAC. Also picked up the Crème in Your Coffee lipstick, which I’m really in love with now!

Weekend plans: I’m working on Sunday. Otherwise I’ll be studying and maybe finally starting to read The Hunger Games tonight.

Favorite childhood movie?: Hmm… that would probably be Disney’s Mulan. 🙂

Cat Avatar

Haul- Clarisonic, Olay Thermal Mini Peel, Orly Polishes, and some Japanese skin products

Weekend Plans- Take my sister to the airport, study, play at night

Favorite Childhood Movie- The Little Mermaid

Lynn Avatar

Haul: 2 Dior Vernis in St. Tropez #401 & Incognito # 257, CG Hunger Games polish in Riveting, Smoke and Ashes, Harvest Moon and Fast Track, Dior Addict Extreme Lipstick in Lucky #536 and matching nail polish in Lucky # 659 and Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess in Capri! Whew! LOL

Weekend Plans: Friend’s baby shower tomorrow and BFF’s son’s birthday party sunday!

Favorite Childhood Movie: The Never Ending Story and Sleeping Beauty

Love videos of Mellan …he’s soooo cute!

Karen Avatar

Haul: China Glaze Luxe and Lush, Riveting, Fast track, Agro and Harvest Moon, Marc Anthony hair stuff and Revlon Lip butters in Lollipop and Sweetart. Also the Hunger Games soundtrack 🙂
Weekend Plans: seeing the Hunger Games tomorrow night!
Favorite Childhood movie: When I was 5, I had heart surgery and in recovery I watched Cinderella forwards and then rewound the tape (haha that sounds weird) and watched it backwards while it rewound. I repeated this for 3 days. My parents hated Cinderella after that!

Miss J Avatar

Haul:

– China Glaze 4pc Mini Pack Electropop Lights. Kept Dance Baby and Gothic Lolita. Gave Fuchsia Fanatic and Electric Beat to S-I-L.

– NARS LTL Eyeliner Rue Bonaparte

– Pro Longwear Concealer, Lingering Brow Pencil, and Half Lash Curler all from MAC.

Weekend plans: Possibly going to a movie. I also have the urge to shop more…kind of want the LORAC Unzipped Palette, but I’m trying to be good and not buy so much damn crap all the time.

Favorite childhood movie?: Beauty and the Beast.

Adrienne Avatar

Haul: turbo c booster and dr perricone hypoallergenic cleanser

Weekend plans: nothing planned

Fav childhood movie: I liked everything. Mostly watched tv though

Nicole Avatar

Haul: Just some bubble bath products
Weekend plans: Going to the theater tomorrowevening, looking for a new apartment and doing nothing.
Favorite childhood movie?: Mary Poppins

fabiola Avatar

Christine I love Mellan playing with his bunny, he such a big old baby. Super cute.
My haul: finally bought 2 urban decay 24/7 eyeliner in mildew and rockstar.
MUFE eyeshadow # 92, 5, I am really loving how pigmented these eyeshadows are.
Tarte amazonian clay blush in dollface, I saw it on you and loved it Christine, it gives me a nice pink flush on my cheeks, is like an everyday blush.

Sara Avatar

This week, I hauled the new Dior BB cream and incognito addict extreme lipstick with the matching polish! I’m such a sucker for matchy things…

Rachel Avatar

Haul: Liz Earl skin care goodies (Instant Skin Boost Tonic, Skin Repair Light Moisturizer, Deep Cleansing Mask, Intensive Nourishing Treatment Mask)

Weekend Plans: The Hunger Games, studying for Statistics final.

Favorite Childhood Movie: The earliest one I can remember loving is The Secret of Nimh. Of course The Little Mermaid, and the Rescuers. Also all Disney movies; I had those video casettes in the big plastic boxes.

Esther Avatar

Haul: I’m trying to save rather than spend, but I couldn’t resist a cheap NYC lipstick in an almost blood red shade. when I got it home, I swatched it on my finger, and it looked like I was bleeding haha
Weekend plans: I should clean my apartment, but I’ve been saying that for months and haven’t done it, so I’ll probably study/procrastinate on studying.
Favorite childhood movie?: I really like The Brave Little Toaster!

Em Avatar

Haul: A curling iron. I broke down and bought one by hot tools. I’ve never really curled my hair much because it’s always been short, but it’s getting long and I’ve been wanting to try some wavy styles. I’ve heard good things about hot tools, so…fingers crossed.

Weekend Plans: Not much. I really want to go see the Hunger Games, but my mom wants to go with me so I have to wait until next week 🙁

Favorite Childhood Movie: Beauty and the Beast

Claire Avatar

Hahaha, love the “Oh God” at the end! You know why he did that don’t you? He’s thinking “well if you want the rope so much you can have it!”

Too cute!

Haul: A ton of Nails Inc, Revlon Lip Butters and L’oreal Rouge Caresse lipsticks

Weekend plans: Rushing around picking up a few things I need + food shopping

Favorite childhood movie?: Probably Bambi, but it made me cry everytime. I’d probably still cry if I watched it now!

amy Avatar

NARS Duo in Bellissima
Wet N Wild Idol Eyes creme shadow pencils in Distress, Envy, Pixie, and Techno
Sonia Kashuk Eye Definer in Purple Passion
Rimmel Special Eyes liner pencils in Navy Blue, Ivy, and Burgundy
500 point perk from Sephora, an awesome collection of primers

No weekend plans

Peter Pan-I still have a soft spot for Tinkerbell!

Dusty Avatar

Haul: One of the new YSL Gloss Stains, Armani’s Blushing Fabric (LOVING), some single eyeshadows from hither and yon… that’s about it.

Weekend plans: More computer issues mean that I’ll be working all weekend on THAT stuff. Not much fun. Went to the midnight showing of Hunger Games last night/this morning though. That was my weekend fun 😛

Favorite childhood movie?: Probably The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas or Victor/Victoria. I used BEG my parents to rent those for me when I was a kid! Had no clue what they were about – just liked all the musical numbers… and the glitter!

Laurence Avatar

Haul : Nars Gilda blush, Mac Peaches blush and that’s it I think 🙂

Weekend : I just went to see the Hunger Games yesterday LOVED IT !I want to see it again haha, I know I know I’m bad but I’ve been waiting for the movie to come out for soooo long

Childhood movie : Parent Trap and The Lion king 🙂

Joan Avatar

My husband wants to know what’s fueling my weekly requests for a dog. I said Mellan and gave no further explanation. He just looked at me rather puzzled. 🙂

Haul: Dior BB Cream, Bliss Lemon & Sage Body Scrub

Weekend Plans: Hanging with the family, formal Sunday dinner

Favorite childhood movie: Wizard of Oz

Kristabelle Avatar

Haul: Revlon Lip Butter in Cotton Candy, Sugar Frosting, and Strawberry Shortcake. and my theBalm order came…Mary Lou-manizer (oh my god in loveee) and a backup of Mai Billsbepaid (perfect nude).

Weekend plans: I can’t remember the last time I had those haha. Working early every day as usual.

Favorite childhood movie?: Beauty and the Beast. I used to pitch a fit if I couldn’t watch at least part of it every day haha.

Abbey Avatar

Haul – I picked up a new tube of MAC Prime and Prep Lip and got Lady Danger as well.
Weekend plans – I’m visiting a friend for spring break, we saw The Hunger Games, and we’re going to do some shopping today.
Favourite childhood movie – Beauty and the Beast. It says a lot about me that I was SO EXCITED when Disney had a nerdy heroine, haha.

Awww, Mellan is a clever fellow! My black lab Raven throws her toys just like he does. She likes to throw her Kong, and chase it when it bounces.

Heidi Avatar

Haul: nails inc flake polish duos in “Old Vic” and “Wydham”, a big bottle of Jack Black Shave Lube, and two more boxes of Bliss Incredi-peel (which I love) and a toofruit bisou doux lip balm to put it over $100 so I could get the Youth as We Know It Starter Kit for free. I’m always losing lip balms so it’s a good them for me to have anyway!

Weekend plans: I went to the zoo and did my taxes.

Favorite childhood movie: Sleeping Beauty

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