A Haul, How Fun...

As a newfound love of coupon-clipping has hit me like a typhoon, a trip to Kmart this past week was completely and utterly necessary.  I scored the sunday P&G ads like nobodies business and clipped (well actually ripped, I was too lazy to go upstairs and get scissors) coupons like there was no tomorrow.  As I made my way through the ads that sell cosmetics, my eyes fell on a little gem of a deal at Kmart- 40% off all Almay and Revlon cosmetics.  In my mind 40% off drugstore makeup equals nearly free, so I high-tailed it there as soon as I could.  And here, my lovelies (i feel like Gollum, when I use this term of endearment, but what's done is done) is the wonderful little haul I procured from Kmart, and a little random deal I found from TJ MAXX.

                                                    Here are all the goodies I picked up.

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in 035 Charm I initially went to Kmart solely to purchase this item.  I have become addicted to these minty stains and have two in the more nude/pink colors.  I wanted to buy this more peachy shade because ever since I bought NARS' Barbarella, I have fallen in love with peach colors.  I still haven't tried this shade on and wore it all day, but I have swatched it and it has a beautiful peachy, nearly true orange color.

NYC Smooth Skin Liquid Makeup Foundation in 679 Soft Beige I decided to buy this because it had the minuscule price of $2.99.  What a steal!  I have yet to try this foundation, but I saw a tutorial on Youtube using it and it seemed nice.  I also have a foundation addiction and love to try new ones out. Come on, any product that claims to perfect skin and cover imperfections is so tempting to buy-especially one with this amazing price tag.  Hopefully it's a nice foundation and matches my skin tone. Fingers crossed!

Maybelline Dream Fresh BB 8-in-1 Beauty Balm Skin Perfector in Light/Medium Sheer Tint Whoa, what a long name! This was another reason I wanted to stop at Kmart so I could fill a makeup void.  I have heard mixed reviews about this BB cream and wanted to test in out for myself.  BB creams are great for early mornings and short prep time before class, and I have been trying out many in my spare time.  I have been scouring drugstores and grocery stores alike for this product but I couldn't find.  Luckily, I found it at Kmart, but they didn't have the shade I wanted.  I was looking for the medium shade because I heard this BB cream runs fairly light.  But, they had the shade below in light/medium, so that was good enough for me.  I also didn't want to wait to buy it elsewhere or see if the medium shade cropped up because near the Maybelline display there was a $2 off coupon for any Maybelline Dream product.  Score! I ended up paying $6.99 for the BB cream, so all in all I am pretty happy.  I have yet to try it, but I really hope I like this BB cream because it is such an affordable price compared to many of the better working brands sold at Sephora or Amazon.

Revlon Polish in 230 Popular

                                                        Revlon Polish in 925 Gold Coin

Revlon Polishes in 230 Popular and 925 Gold Coin Both of these polishes were inputs buys.  I saw the Revlon display and just could not help myself.  I bought the pink shade with silver glitter because it reminded me so much of Elle Woods mixed with Glinda the Good Witch from Wicked.  The name-Popular-sealed the deal for me. It is the classic song that Kristin Chenoweth sang in Wicked on Broadway. Come on- how perfect is that?!  I purchased the metallic silver because it looked very chic, but yet more exciting than my usual sort of dirtier, muted grays.

Elf Makeup Mist and Set in Clear This was also another impulse purchase but very predictable.  It seems I am never able to leave Kmart without purchasing at least one Elf product.  I bought this because I have never tried a makeup setting spray.  I usually just use some sort of powder to set my makeup, but I have been wanting to try one of these setting sprays. I was planning on purchasing the one from Urban Decay, but with this being $3 and so convenient to purchase I decided to buy it.  I am not expecting miracles, but I am assuming it will at least extend the life of my makeup just a tad.

I also went to TJ MAXX for the reason of buying some decor for my room in the sorority house.  I purchased two, vintage-inspired signs that will look so cool with my bohemian/European/shabby chic theme.  As I was looking throughout the store, I passed by the sunglasses and had remembered I had lost a pair of aviators at the beach- a wave hit me and they flew off to be kept by the foaming sea forever (me being overdramatic).  I decided to try on a few pairs and only buy a pair if they were aviators that would replace the ones I lost.  Now, for some reason my TJ MAXX has an amazon selection of sunglasses, so, as a result, I am always tempted to buy so many.  I tried on a few Cole Haan pairs, a surprisingly cute pair of Baby Phat ones, and an adorable pair of Coach sunglasses with a wayfarer style for a cool $30.  But, I restricted myself and as I was putting those down I found a pair of gold, Steven Madden aviators: a perfect replacement for mine bobbing around in the churning Atlantic! I put them on and thought they were adorable and fit my face perfectly; they were a match made in heaven. Also, the pair was a steal- only 10 bucks! I have been wearing them ever since and love them.  They are easily mistaken for the Ray Ban aviators, but not an exact dupe.  Here are a few snaps of them.

All in all, I really scored.  I didn't necessarily "need" any of the things I purchased, but I bought a few items I have had my eye on for a while.  For my first haul blog post, I think I do ok.  Camera quality isn't the best simply because as of right now I'm using my iPhone and do not have the best of light.  As I type this I'm listening to Happy Together by the Turtles, and I feel like me and my purchases will be very happy together.  I'll leave you with this:

                                                If I should call you up, invest a dime
                                      And you say you belong to me and ease my mind                                                                       
                                          Imagine how the world could be, so very fine
                                                                So happy together