Black Friday, Cyber Monday Hauls and Disappointments

I'm back again! Thanksgiving was hectic, as I was cooking all Thursday. I got to break my meat fast for a bit by nomming on some turkey. I hope everyone got to spend some time with other loved ones! :)

I didn't think I spent that much money until I tallied it all up just now, lol. 

Here goes: 
I didn't buy much on Black Friday. I am super scared of big crowds and the cold. Black Friday's for the true fanatics! I stayed warm all day and ventured out to my local stores just to browse around. I picked up the N.Y.C. limited edition rose glosses Rite-Aid. Learn more about the collection here. The collection never showed up in the East Bay, but they found their way to my hometown. I was so excited to find them, because it's been a while since they've been released. And there was still one of each! I felt soo excited... until I got them home and realized that someone broke the safety seal on one of them and swatched it. Gah, but I decided to keep it and sanitize it with rubbing alcohol on the surface. Check the safety seal, it should be on all unopened rose glosses!

After dinner, I check out the local Ulta. They stocked some new Freeman products, so I, of course, helped myself to a new clay facial mask. I glanced over the ingredients for this one and I see no parabens, woot! (EDIT: I didn't looked closely enough, it does. :/) I'll get a new review up for this one soon. 

When I got back to school, I proceeded to haul some L'oreal products that have been heavily discounted. Thanks Gianna and Lisa for the tips! Another thanks to Gianna for alerting me that the new Sally Hansen Nailgrowth Miracle nail colors were available at CVS.

CVS Haul

Here's the breakdown (yes, I made a chart)



I saved tons of money on the L'oreal sale, though I'm not a fan of L'oreal skincare or cosmetics. I've looked through the labels: way too much mineral oil/petrolatum and alcohol. But I'm pretty happy with my purchases nonetheless. Save even more money by printing out some L'oreal coupons. I found mine here. 

I kicked off Cyber Monday with e.l.f.'s 55% off sale on Sunday. It bugs me that it doesn't include free shipping, but $6.95 is manageable. Here's my forthcoming haul. 

The sale has been extended, so you still have a chance to get your haul on! Another way to save money is to spend over $30 on e.l.f., not including tax and not counting coupon savings. You'll then be eligible for a magazine. But if you forgo the magazine, you'll receive $12 rebate back. That's like super savings! Click here for more deets. 

Rants follow

Daamn, R&R Sale Back with a Vengeance / How to Buy 2 R&R Blushes for $18.16 or Less

Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in with the infamous sale!

It's back, hide your wallet!

The best part is you can stack a $25 credit on top of the 50% off you'll receive for signing up with R&R after you have been referred by someone else. For people who have been having issues with using the $25 credit, myself included, it seems that the R&R site has fixed that bug and the $25 credit will show up in checkout, where it previously disappeared.

I just completed my last R&R blush haul by buying Shameless and Seduce tonight for $18.16. You can buy them for even less, if you don't live in California since they won't charge you sales tax.


I was referred by Tao and that how I found out about this fabulous offer. I'd be happy to refer you. I would get a $25 credit if you make a purchase. You could also ask Tao, since she should get the credit for informing me of the ingenious savings idea. For some reason, she deleted that post.  

The cosmetic line must be really in trouble, if the sale has been on-and-off. So I guess haul while this still exists, if you're interested. You could also wait for the designer sales sites to restock them, but the $.99 shipping and $25 credit is pretty handy. At this moment, all blushes except Call Me (of course) and Spank are in stock.  Click here to see the blushes.

If you would like a referral, comment on this post with your email. I've set commenting to mandatory moderation, so I will delete your email after I sign you up for a referral and it will not be visible to others.

I think this might be my last post on R&R since it's saturated my blog for a while... unless something crazy happens. Let me know if you would like a review on Shameless and Seduce.

Happy Hauling!

New Rock & Republic Coupon Code

I got an email from R&R yesterday, but haven't checked my email until now. But there's a Friends and Family sale ending today. You get 30% off of your purchase (not including new arrivals and sale items) if you use the coupon code "FF30". It`s a great way to spend less on cosmetic hauling now that the 50% sale is over. I've gotten my haul (it`s a big one), so be on the lookout for my R&R blush review this week. 

Happy hauling!

Rock & Republic Blushes Back in Stock and On Sale :O

Like everyone in the blogosphere, I've been eying the R&R blushes since they've been raved over by so many bloggers in late August. I was super bummed when they went out of stock so quickly! I tried looking for it on HauteLook, Editors' Closet (and getting bombed with their emails), Ebay, and MUA swap. I went to Nordstrom Rack to look for it since Catherine said she found All Nighter there. But no luck, though I picked up a Paula Dorf red blush and a Stila smudge pot.

I even contemplated making a dupe with TKB Trading pigments, despite having no knowledge of cosmetic formulating or knowing what the blushes looked like. :P Yup, I went nuts.

But I maintained self control, even when the last blush went out of stock on the R&R website last night. (I did whimper a little)

I was rewarded for my patience. :)

Now the full range of R&R Pressed Blushes (except Call Me) is back in stock today (for now) and with the coupon code "rockcosmetics" is 50% off plus $.99 shipping. Thanks to Muse for providing the code! <3

Click here for the page.

I've placed an order for:
All Nighter because of Catherine
Immoral because of Tao
Kinky because of Lulu
X-Rated because of Tao

Thanks, ladies! Even though my wallet is significantly lighter at the moment. ;) I went for the cra-zazy colors, since the other colors will probably be dupable in a cheaper form. I really hope it's not all hype.

Now you don't have to subscribe to those invitation-only online sales that spam your email like I did, lol!

Will you be hauling any R&R?