Sunday’s Target Bath/Body, Makeup Storage & Lamp Haul

And when this post goes up it will be a week from last Sunday when I did this haul, but here is all I bought on my visit to Target (again – because I love Target) and let me explain it all below…

First off, I picked up this funky black pearl beaded lamp (I made that up ha!) for my vanity and I picked it up because it is SO me.  It’s dark, it’s unusual, kind of vampy, out there and it’s different…that’s me.  The beads are all different sizes, are all black and they shake when you move it because they all live on these black strings which are stuck onto the frame of the lamp shade. I’m working on getting a desk to match this lamp…I’m looking for a whole new setup actually and a brand new makeup and beauty storage system (complicated).

I love it and when I saw it my mouth dropped.  Hubby didn’t even see me, but saw the lamp first, picked it up and put it in the cart…he said, “this is all you.”  I had to laugh because it’s true.  I don’t know what it looks like lit up because I don’t have a light bulb for it…heh.  Here is the lamp itself and the beads up close…

Next, I picked up this shaving kit by Schick which is great for Summer because I’m a beacher and I was happy to see a few cents off of it since I ran out of shaving cream the other night.

The kit comes with three products and the first one is a Quattro for Women Trimstyle Razor and Bikini Trimmer (yay), a good size bottle of Skintimate Moisturizing Cream Shave for Dry Skin (which I’ve never used before – I have only used Gilette Satin Care for Women) and a lotion called Hawaiian Tropic Sheer Touch Creme Lotion which has SPF50 in it – nice!   I have yet to try out this lotion since this is the first time I’ve seen it.  I hope I like it both the shaving cream and the creme lotion.  I paid $7.64 for the kit.

And then I needed some lip maintenance stuff because my little one destroyed my Yes to Carrots Lip Butter that I got on clearance a while ago at Target.  Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!  Target no longer carries that brand which sucks so I can’t get another one right now.    So I picked up some beeswax from Burt’s Bees called Beeswax Lip Balm ($5.07 for 2) and since the Blistex Lip Massage was on clearance and cheap ($1.81 – a few cents off) I picked up a bunch of those – one for me and a few for hubby.  The Beeswax doesn’t go on as buttery like the Yes to Carrots, but it will do because it moisturizes well – plus the SublimeAgent from Youtube says that beeswax is better to ingest than petroleum jelly – Hi Michael!).  It also lasts longer on my lips than the Lip Butter so that’s a good thing.

And here is a pick of my demolished Yes to Carrots Lip Butter in Berry…grrrrrrrrrrrr…

Lastly, I picked up these flat storage containers with compartments in them from the Target laundry storage aisle in the red world section, I believe.  I got the big one for $4.99 and the small ones for $2.99 each.  I’ve bought these before and found I needed some extras for my  makeup box (my Snap On Tool chest hubby got me) and they fit perfectly in the drawers.  This storage solution works for me and may not work for everyone else.  They stand about 2 inches tall and are about 12 inches long (correct me if I’m wrong).  Here are some up close pics and how I store some of my makeup in them…

And that’s all folks!!!!

My Target Clearance Bin Haul

And I did very good this time around too.  I was happy to find everything in the clearance shelf  at Target that my wonderful hubby located this past Saturday.  Here is my haulage…

Well, I was gawking at this mascara (yep I’m late) called Telescopic by L’Oreal when Hubby came to me with this Eco-Tools brush set and my face lit up like a full moon because I love my Eco-Tools Powder brush and angled liner brush A LOT.  It was the limited edition Alicia Silverstone brush set that I wanted to get when it first came out, but I wasn’t able to find it at my home Target.  The box was a little bit beat up so I opened it up to check out the condition of the brushes and I found that the stippling brush was twisted and kind of damaged.  Hubby came back with another box and so we checked it out and switched the bad stippling brush out for the good one in the other box so it worked out perfectly.

The brush set came with a brush bag and four brushes (blush, stippling, angled shader brush and lash/brow comb brush).  I was happy to have come into this because I was debating on whether or not to purchase a MAC 187 brush which I don’t have, but need.  I have yet to try this brush out, but I hope it works just like the MAC 188 that I do have.  I don’t know the original price of this set, but I got it for $3.47!

There is also a bookmark that came with it that has Alicia’s picture on it that explains what she uses each brush for.  Included is a dollar off coupon on any Eco-Tools product.  I’m not sure what I’ll use it on…maybe another liner brush.

This brush I’m very excited about…the Eco-Tools Finishing brush (stippling) which is dense, firm and very soft.

I also picked up the limited edition Eco-Tools Earth Friendly Train Case which I love and what I’ll be taking with me on vacations.  I also go this lovely case for $3.74!

Another coupon…

Yes To Carrots…a brand I had never heard off until I spotted it on the clearance shelf.  I was able to get a stick of C Me Smile lip butter (berry flavor), a squeezy tube of C Me Shine lip gloss (flirty pink flavor) and a tube of C Me Blush lip tint (sunset pink flavor).  These products are 95% organic USDA approved (it says it on the products)…ummm ok.  LOL!  I never heard of that before.  Something is either organic or not, but anyway I am happy to try out these products.  The packaging also says, ” All Natural.  Free of  Parabens.  Three delicious and organic ways to nourish your lips.”  I’m not really into flavored lip products, but I’ll give them all a try for $2.48.

I also picked up two eyeshadows by Almay Pure Blends in Steel (a silver color) and Ivory (an ivory color) to try out because the price was so good on them. I never thought to look at these shadows before, but I’ll see what I can do witth them.  I swatched them and they come out a bit ashy.  I will let you guys know how it comes out on the eye when I get around to using them.  Price: $1.61 for both.

Swatches!  The top color is Steel and the bottom is Ivory.

Last, but not least, I got a Rimmel Shock32 Magnifying lip gloss in Amp’ed for $1.48.