what i got for christmas!

hi guys! so here are some of the things i got for christmas! some i asked for, some were given, but since we've got the new house, we got a ton of house stuff! i decided against photographing those items because they're random household things, like kitchen stuff, organization stuff, new home owner-y things. there were some decor items too which i will probably photograph at a later time, when the walls are less barren. ~Lindsay
so let's start this on a totally fun and awesome note. my uncle found this at a candy store in a local outlet mall, and knew this was perfect. and i was pretty impressed and surprised by the find. it's a it'sugar crave japan snack box, and it's pretty great. it came with a card with some descriptions of each item, each item has a translated nutrition facts label, and it came with a discount card, $5 off 'your next subscription' at cravejapan.com, code: DINOFUEL (exp. 3/25/18). i am kind of sad that 5 or so items are chocolate, but paul can enjoy those. either way, i thought it was pretty cool to try a bunch of snacks i've never seen in stores before. so far, i've consumed the melon ramune, kanro pure gummies, and uha shigekikkusu soda candies. melon ramune is one of my favorite flavors of ramune, and the pure gummies were really good. the soda candies were kind of weird, like they reminded me of pine brothers throat drops in texture and i was pretty indifferent about the taste.

next, let's go to the random side of things. i asked for a few (4) pairs of smartwool socks. and i ended up with not four, but NINE pairs of wool socks. i think i won't need new ones for a while...

ok, i lied, but only a little. decor. my mother in-law went to target and got two bird armies (sets for each of us) because $2.50 each. uhh yes. also, sidenote, they all have names on their tags. so cute!

so, the things you may be here for. the actual makeup/skincare things.
first and foremost, because they're in the photo... my brother in-law bought me a slidebelt a few years ago because i thought they'd be cool, and i wanted to get a different color this year, so he got me this one! second, T got my ReLife because it's amazing and the manga is amazing, and (mini rant and sidenote) how are they going to do the finale in only 4 episodes?! ugh. anyway i can't wait til they're released. and lastly, sky organics (kids) bath bombs, because the adult set was nice and i want to be a kid again, lol. no not really, but i think i'd be more inclined to like these scents because they're more kid-friendly. not only that, i'm interested in the pokemanz toys that are inside. 😆

a few makeup-y things that i asked for were the em cosmetics illustrator collection, which is their new eyeliner set (pencil, felt and brush tip liquid liners). i also got a few makeup geek eyeshadows. i didn't swatch havoc below because i'm pretty sure i've got swatches of it a few times in random posts on here, and the swatch photos on the site are pretty good too. from sigma, i'm running low on sigmagic which is actually pretty good, despite feeling kind of underwhelmed by it initially. and i also got the 3DHD brush because it's massive and intriguing? lastly, we've got some mineral fusion nail polishes, a top coat and the shade brick.

em pencil, brush liner, felt liner; mug sand dollar, pillow talk