Collective Haul

I have been hoarding like a mo fo lately, makeup & other beauty related things are more dangerous than drugs, I'm telling you.....not that I've done drugs or anything. I decided to just do a collective haul post, showing you everything and see if there's anything you'd like me to review.

My Cleanse Your Soul order came too but I am going to do a separate post for those, in the mean time, here are what I've gotten for the last couple of weeks.

Nail Polishes
I went to a beauty supply store in downtown Honolulu, I think it's called Hawaii Beauty Supply and they have tons of OPIs, China Glazes, Color Clubs & so on. I wanted to get OPI Done Out In Deco but when I saw it in person, it reminded me of the China Glaze Agent Lavender that I was still wearing on my nails, so I skipped on it.

Instead I snatched these two gorgeous colors called Gargantuan Green Grape (what a crazy name!!) and Dating a Royal. I don't have blue polish like this and it amazes me how vibrant the color is, it's even prettier in person.

Gargantuan Green Grape is a more green & less whited out version of China Glaze Groovy Green. I think these two colors are perfect for summer =)







Longs was having a sale on these two brands and I just had to get Rimmel Black Satin polish, I absolutely love this new line of Rimmel nail stuff because they dry so quick and the color consistency is just as great as a higher end brand.

N.Y.C is what you need if you need a cheap basic color, like French White Tip right here. I would be using it to tone down my loud colors as well as wearing it alone. For 98 cents, I can't stress it more that this is such an amazing deal.

Besides, black & white polishes are a must have, right?








Good Smelling Stuff

From swap, I got a Because I'm The Princess Aloe Body Mist in Believe (by Britney Spears). I wa strolling around Macy's when I skeptically spritted this perfume on my wrist, thinking I'd hate it like other of her too candy-ish smelling fragrance, but HOLD UP! I could not get over how sexy this one actually smelling....I kept sniffing my wrist on the way home and decided to get the dupe of it.

BITP is one of my trustworthy place to get a dupe but I saw someone on MUA had it on swap so I did that instead. She nicely included the BBW Iced Tea Twist 3 in 1 as freebies, I'm crazy about this scent and as we will be approaching summer soon, I'm happy that I have this.

Next it was a bottle in the middle which was a Daily Replenishing Conditioner by Skindecent. Someone in LUSH forum sent it to me because she's quit conditioner with cone, I tried this conditioner and it's amazing. The scent is in Heavenly (by Victoria Secret's) and it's so fresh & sexy.

The one on the very right is again, a conditioner from Get Whipped. Melissa (the owner) hardly opens her store so when I saw she did, I just have to order her famous products. I love love love my Valerie's Uncommon Scents conditioner in Dark Chocolate but I'm running low so I was looking for a substitution for warmer days. I saw she has a scent in Blackberry Blood Orange (how good does that sound, huh??) and I was like......OMG I want to try.

So I convo'd her & place an order, she sent it out the day after. Her CS & products are AMAZING, I've heard nothing but rave, but unfortunately couple days ago I saw an announcement that she wouldn't be available anymore due to her health & family issue. She said she would have a quick-to-make items once in a while on her store but most of the times she will be taking a time off.

='( This is the 2nd time it happens to me, the first time was Rainforest Soap Shack...after my 1st purchase I was like "Damn these are so good, I'm so gonna place another order"........but then the store was closed for good. *sigh* but having said that, I'm glad I got a chance to try them, same thing with with Get Whipped.


Etsy Love
Ok, I'm an Etsy addict, I can spend hours & hours browsing on Etsy, it's trully dangerous. I came across this site that sells jewelry with great prices. The owner is a 21 year old named Ashlee, her store is called AshleeBonaparte1 and she's very friendly. She quickly shipped my item the next day I made a purchase.

I got this silver necklace, it was on sale and only costed me less than 5 bucks, shipped.
Great deal or what???!!!


*pheeew* quite a long post, eh? anyway..thanks for reading =)
have a nice week, everybody~

Step Aside, LUSH....Here Comes SKINDECENT

Is it Strawberry Sorbet? Is it Raspberry Ice Cream? It's SKINDECENT Body Buffer Scrub !!!!

I feel like I need to do this rave post because I have yet to be disappointed by company. This would be my 2nd order but it's probably the e-tailer that you will always like everything you get on your haul. Anyone who loves ordering bath & body products online must know it's TRICKY to choose what scents because of course, we don't have Smell-o-vision YET.

Now, SKINDECENT or SDE is a Canadian-based company, the owner Marliss has 10 hands. Nah, not really, but she works super fast...her turn around time is always under 5 days, I've gotten mine in 2-3 days from I ordered to when they were shipped so no 3 months waiting drama like some e-tailer *cough cough*

Her products are freshly made, and she doesn't use weird smelling base which most of the times, flunk e-tailers to be a HG material. All the products are wonderful but SDE has gotten many raves on their Dry Oil Spray, Eau de Parfum, Body Buffer (scrub), Hair Conditioner, Dream Cloud Body Mousse, Manicure in a Minute, Bath Bombs, Elixir (moisturizer) and Peppermint Rescue (for massage).

Another thing I like about SDE other than wonderful products, wonderful customer service and wonderful scent selections, is the presentation. I never sweat it but I know many ladies out there choose not to order from e-tailer because they don't look good. I think it's kinda shallow *yes, hate me for this* but for me it doesn't matter if the label is too plain or no fancy jar as long as it's clean and the product is good.

So here are some porn for you,

The 'Lovely' Presentation

(she even prints everyone's name on the card & wrap everything in sealed bag)

My order(s)




The freebies

Product Review

• Dry Oil Spray: I love this, very moisturizing & absorb quickly on skin so it doesn't feel greasy.
  
• Eau de Parfum: Very long lasting and strongly scented. I only order the purse pack and they last because it only take one spritz each application.
  
• Moisturizing Body Spray: Oh I loooove this, you can use it for hair & room spray too, very highly scented, not as long lasting as EDP.
  
• Dream Cloud Body Mousse: SUPER moisturizing and no weird base smell, I can see why it's popular.
  
• Soft as Silk Hand & Body Lotion: How I love this thing, I ordered the small travel size on their Clearance section and it keeps my hand from dryness during winter.
  
• Scented Body Powder: This is slightly 'less' scented but I adore how soft my skin after I put this on, I have the one in Eggnog Cupcakes and it's so yummy as powder.
  
• Body Buffer Scrub: L.O.V.E.! Those of you who look for similar texture with Isle of Eden scrub, here's one you need, it's nicely moisturizing too (pic above)
  
• Peppermint Rescue: I just tried this and it made my headache go away, so it does what it promised!
  
• Fragrance Oil: Got these on freebies and I can make my own spray with them because they're very rich & strong.

Scent Review

• Cake Batter: very light yellow cake batter scent
• Celebration: the truest fluffy white frosting with white cake, frosting is heavier, great for layering, this is my fav !!!
• Crisp Sugar Waffer: YUM, crispy vanilla waffers.
• Eggnog Cupcakes: this is my fav holiday scent, buttery cream cupcakes with spice
• Fresh Vanilla: very pure vanilla, just what I hoped for
• Fresh Waffle Cone: lived up to the rave, a great warm & fresh waffle scent
• First Kiss: mix of fruit & floral scent, on me smells like body wash, nothing special but still smells great & fun
• Frosted Carrot Cake: surprisingly spicy, but very true to it's name...warm & yummy
• Fruity Marshmallow: fruity, sweet, and sugary..not too crazy abt this but it's popular
• Lemon Marshmallow Cake: i love this blend, creamy vanilla mixed with lemon pound cake
• Licking the Beaters: a strong vanilla with *surprisingly* floraly-fruity background, I like this
• Oatmeal Raisin Cookies: ohhh this one is YUMMO. lovely warm cookies with spices & raisins, very realistic
• Pink Ambrosia: creamy blend of vanilla, marshmallow and coconut milk...I let it cured for couple of weeks and it smelled better!
• Pink Caramels: mix of Pink Sugar and Vanilla Bean Noel, super yummy especially in scrub
• Pink Carnation: a strong floral 'carnation' scent with a spice note, somewhat reminds me of a chinese balm, not really a fan
• Pink Vanilla Tiger: a perfume-y floral note, I like this, it's complex & pretty
• Purple Cotton Candy: this scent is sweet & fun, fluffy cotton candy mixed with grape
• Sweet Tooth: sweet marshmallow with cotton candy & toasted marshmallow, only for sweet tooth !! : )
• Tihota (dupe): a very sexy vanilla, mix between warm vanilla & musk
• Tropical Salsa: this one is a tropical & fruity scent mix with pink sugar, awesome!
  

SDE Sale & Rain of Orders

Skindecent (SDE) is having an anniversary sale until October 10, this Canadian based company has been known by its delicious blend and top notch product, I have heard so many rave about them, scent wise & product performance wise, especially from my B&B addict friend, Ana.

She resides in Jakarta and shipping from Canada could kill her..but she loves it so much, she just kept ordering. It made me wonder if that's really worth the price & waiting (Oh I know Post mail back home is ridiculously slow, sometime they lose stuffs too T_T)

So when I heard SDE is having a shipping sale, I went ballistic & just had to order some raved products & scents.

I ordered:
* Soft as Silk Lotion: Celebration
* 1 oz Dry Oil Spray: Pink Ambrosia
* Eau de Parfum Purse Pack
- Scent 1: Cake Batter
- Scent 2: Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
- Scent 3: Sweet Tooth
the shipping costs me $4.74 whereas normally it's more than $9.00, so the shipping sale is 50% off!!!

If anyone's interested, the recommended products are:

• Dry Oil Spray
• EDP
• Dream Cloud Body Mousse
• Whipped Moisture Cream
• Satin Sensations Body Butter
  
• Body Elixir
• Conditioner
• Scrubs

Yeah, I've been a bad bad girl...my bath & body product addiction has grown violently and besides SDE, I am also waiting for some orders coming my way from

1. Isle of Eden : my Halloween order since August...yup, it's been 2 months! >.< holy mother of long TAT ! I ordered Halloween Frosting Sugar Scrub & Her Name Was Lola Dream Cream.

2. Earthen Treasure : quite large order I made on mid September, the site is currently closed due to long TAT, I'm hoping to get my order ready within a week tho. I have Firefly, Macintosh Apple, Misbehavin', Blackberry Musk, Thai-tini, Coconut Creme Cake, Granny's Pumpkin Pie, Cake Batter, and Irish Mocha on my way : )

3. Cleanse Your Soul : since my She Walks in Beauty roll on from previous order leaked out, Judy insisted to replace it and I asked for another scent instead (Pumpkin Whipped Cream) while ordering another Caramel Apple 3 in 1.

4. Bissy's Boutique : yup, I ordered another Boo Bag, can't wait & very anxious ; )

5. Valerie's Uncommon Scents : Ebay store, I ordered Dark Chocolate 3 in1 and fragrance oils in Cake Batter Ice Cream, Raspberry Cream Cupcake, Waffle Cone, and White Truffle Raspberry.

6. Skindecent : see above : ) oh, I asked for free samples and I got to choose the scent, so I chose Fruity Marshmallow, Eggnog Cupcake, and Fresh Waffle Cone.

7. Swaps : I'll be getting BITP Winter Candy Apple, GAP Dream-more, B&BW Temptation 3 in 1 in Cinnamon Bun Heaven, Sugar Wafer & Crazy Caramel Corn.


Hmmm...I think I should declare my no-buy flag for now. Should I?