end of may to mid-june hauls

hi all! we are getting this post up early..or is it late? lol. so i ordered a few things to the in-laws' house while we were gone, plus i've got a few things i picked up before the trip until now. i wanted to get this post up because i've got a swatch of a new loreal color riche quad in absolute taupe, a new maybelline leather color tattoo in chocolate suede, and a maybelline baby lips crystal in mirrored mauve. later! ~Lin-chan ^.~

candles by victoria ($1.50 shot sale): create a scent 16oz country jar (lovin lemon + garden mint), scent shots in bergamont & herb and sweet angel dust (freebie), soap shots in vanilla sandalwood & rosemary mint

• i was hoping the lovin lemon and garden mint mixed together would somehow be bbw lemon mint leaf, but it's totally off. i'll still burn it anyway, but i don't recommend this combo.

swatched without primer

• loraccosmetics.com: little black palette (on clearance)
• sephora.com (multiple orders): clinique great skin great deal set, samples: alterna bamboo kendi oil dry oil mist, benefit fake up in light (fully dispensed), first aid beauty skin rescue deep cleanser
• the great skin great deal set is $26, which is the cost of a 4.2oz of the ddm gel anyway, so why not get a mini of my toner and a meh face wash for free?

(swatched dry)

charlotte amalie, st. thomas, us virgin islands
duty-free store: loreal color riche quad in eau de rose
del sol store: blue dolphin keychain

orlando, fl

h&m tops

container store: lip spatula

shimmering sands trio, absolute taupe quad, hocus pocus (1 swipe!) [all swatched dry]; chocolate suede, mirrored mauve

walgreens/bbb: nyx angel veil primer, covergirl shimmering sands shadow trio & #midnightglow glosstini (not pictured, see notd post here), loreal color riche quad in absolute taupe, total intensity by prestige shadow in hocus pocus, maybelline color tattoo in chocolate suede & baby lips crystal in mirrored mauve, the shine brush by wet brush -- supposedly good for dry shampoo..we'll have to see!

• holy cow that hocus pocus swatch is amazing. for reals that is one swipe, dry. no primer. nada! that's exciting!
• mirrored mauve has a slight shimmer to it, but it's almost negligible and gets lost in the shine from the glossiness of the balm
• angel veil is ok. makeup seems to last all day. but i'm not a huge fan of the texture and for the price, i'd rather get the black radiance primer. $16 (1oz) vs. $6 (.84oz).