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US Bath & Body Works New Year Shower Gel Haul

Posted in Bath and Body Works, Body Wash & Shower Gel, Haul, Holiday Collection, Review, Sale by

These are the Shower Gels I purchased on New Year’s (here).

I’d fallen in love with Little Black Party Dress (so sexy!) and Snowy Morning (so fresh!) and Coconut Lime Breeze (Skittles!) all purchased in My 2nd U.S. B&BW Haul (here) and definitely needed to repurchase them not only as Shower Gels, but also as Body Lotions and Fragrance Mists!

Sadly, once the prices got slashed, they went out of stock pretty quick. I’m sooo happy I managed to get a back-up of Little Black Party Dress and Coconut Lime Breeze as Shower Gels though ^_^

The rest were all new to me, granted I had seen Under Water Oasis in our local stores back in Summer.

Apple Blossom and Black Amethyst and Night Blooming Jasmine were clearly florals. Honestly, I thought they were all new because the U.S. B&BW tend to roll out the Spring/Summer Collections 2-4 months in advance, but apparently the latter two were “retired fragrances” that had been brought back for the semi-annual sale.

Rose Water Meringue and Pink Velvet Cupcake appeared to be gourmands from more recent collections, in addition to Christmas Cookies.

Mineral (Men’s Collection) and Under Water Oasis were some nice freshies, to round everything out.

They all arrived sealed ♥

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Bath and Body Works The Big Sale Body Care Haul

Posted in Bath and Body Works, Body Moisturizer, Body Scrubs & Exfoliants, Body Wash & Shower Gel, Fragrance Mist, Hand Creams & Moisturizers, Haul, Perfume, Sale, Steals'n'Deals by

Also during The Big Sale, I stocked up on some Shower Gels (top photo) and Body Scrubs (bottom left) and Moisturizers (bottom right) and even a single Fine Fragrance Mist.

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Bath and Body Works Haulage (August)

Posted in Bath and Body Works, Body Wash & Shower Gel, Haul, Room Sprays & Mists, Soap, Steals'n'Deals by

As I mentioned earlier (dis) Bath & Body Works were having a “Buy 2, Get 3 Free” promo going on, at the beginning of August.

Between the “Buy 3, Get 3 Free” promo over at Boots (dis) and the “Buy 2, Get 3 Free” promo over at B&BW, I wasn’t sure what was going on (is this even Kuwait?), but I strongly approved! Since I’d just recently decluttered my bathroom (dis), I figured I had room for some new clutter (logic!)

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Boots Hair Care Haul (August)

Posted in Boots, Charles Worthington, Conditioner, Curls, Drugstore Finds, Frizz, Hair Serum, Hair Styling Mousse, Hair Treatments, Haul, Heat Protectant, Leave-In Conditioner, Multi-purpose, Shampoo, Shine, Soap & Glory, Steals'n'Deals, Texture, Umberto Giannini, Volume, Wave Cream, Waves by

– Umberto Giannini “Mermaid Hair” Volume Mousse
– Soap&Glory “Junk The Gunk” Deep Cleansing Shampoo
– Umberto Giannini “Beach Care” Coconut Oil Conditioner
– Umberto Giannini “Pool Proof” Leave-In Hair Protection Cream
– Soap&Glory “Control Sleek” Heat-Activated Smoothing Cream
– Charles Worthington Volume & Bounce Express Blow Dry Primer

Boots (Avenues) had a “Buy 3, Get 3 Free” promo going on, around the beginning of August. Since my latest obsession seems to be Hair Care, I decided to take advantage of that opportunity and snag some things from the new “Beach Collection” from Umberto Giannini. I also got some stuff from the all new Hair Care Range from Soap&Glory and just the one thing from Charles Worthington.

I didn’t do any “research” beforehand and just grabbed stuff based on the cutesy packaging and fun names, and what they claimed to do. As such, I found some of them kinda’ disappointing. That said, I’m not about to open up all of them in one go (not that crazy) so I’ve only gotten around to using 3 out of the 6, for now.

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Saveco Haul

Posted in Baby Foot, Banana Boat, Biscuits & Cookies, Body Wash & Shower Gel, Brightening, Brite, Calluses, Candy, Chips & Crisps, Chocolate, Classics & Cult Following, Coil Custard, Condiments & Sauces, Conditioner, Curls, Dark Circles, Deodorant, Depuffing, Drugstore Finds, Evian, Eye Masks, Eye Treatments, Face Mist, Foot Care Tools & Accessories, Foot Creams, Foot Scrubs & Exfoliants, Frizz, Gloves & Cloths, Hair Treatments, Haul, Japan, Korea, Leave-In Conditioner, Loofahs, Sponges & Poofs, Nivea, Pantene, Purederm, saveco, SheaMoisture, Spongeables, Spot Treatment, Sun Protection & Care, Tesco, UK by

I accidentally spent KD 75 (almost $250) at Saveco! lol

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Nordstrom Fragrance Sample Pack (April)

Posted in Antica Farmacista, Atelier Cologne, Bags, Body Moisturizer, Candles, Clinique, Dolce & Gabbana, Haul, Lancome, Lanvin, Nordstrom, Perfume, Reed Diffusers, Versace, Viktor & Rolf, Voluspa by

Choose a Free Gift with Your $85 Women’s or Men’s Fragrance Purchase. During our Scent Event, try samples from Jo Malone, Atelier Cologne, Voluspa and more. Promo code (PINK or YELLOW) required. Plus, when you spend $100, you’ll also get a “bonus” gift.

Nordstrom were having yet another Scent Event and giving away x2 Fragrance Sample Packs (your choice of Yellow or Pink, each with different fragrance samples) during the month of April. I’ll list everything included in both packs below. Both packs included several items that I already own, but as you can see, I decided to go with the Yellow mainly because the adorable, itty-bitty Yellow Cosmetics Bag looked more appealing to me lol I’ll also be listing all the notes below (if I can find them) for everything that came with the Yellow Pack. Lastly, since I spent well over $100 I also qualified for the “bonus” gift which was a Nest Grapefruit Reed Diffuser!

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Nordstrom March Fragrance Haul

Posted in AmorePacific, Anti-aging, Anti-aging, Blush, Body Moisturizer, Brightening, Charlotte Tilbury, Clé de Peau, Darphin, Erno Laszlo, Essence, Eye Creams, Eye Serums, Eye Treatments, Face Cleanser, Face Masks, Face Moisturizer, Face Scrub, Face Serum, Face Toner, Face Treatments, Facial Peels, Filorga, Fresh, GlamGlow, Haul, Jack Black, Jo Malone, Kiehl's, Kilian, La Mer, Lancome, Le Labo, Lip Balm & Treatments, Lipstick, Maison Lancome, Makeup Remover, Mascara, Microdermabrasion, Moisturizing, Night Cream, Nordstrom, Origins, Paula’s Choice, Perfume, Shiseido, Skin Inc., Storage, StriVectin, Sulwhasoo, Sun Protection & Care, Supergoop!, Tom Ford, Yves Saint Laurent by

– Kilian Black Phantom (Memento Mori) Body Lotion
– Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum Intense (arrived already opened)
– Maison Lancome Oud Bouquet Eau de Parfum (x2 travel-size)

While I busy at work not working, I noticed that Nordstrom were now selling my beloved Black Phantom (Memento Mori) (haulage here) as both a Body Lotion and a Shower Gel! Also new to Nordstrom was the latest take on the infamous Black Opium, which was Black Opium Intense. I was still debating whether I should purchase yet another Body Lotion and Perfume, when I happened to notice that the travel-size version of the ever elusive Oud Bouquet was back in stock! That settled that!

As soon as I got home, I hurriedly placed my order. As per usual, there were a ton of Gifts with Purchase and Samples that came along with the order, and everything arrived safely (not a thing was damaged)!

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L’Occitane Haulage

Posted in Anti-aging, Bags, Body Moisturizer, Body Oil, Body Scrubs & Exfoliants, Body Wash & Shower Gel, Brightening, Face Moisturizer, Fragrance Mist, Hand Creams & Moisturizers, Haul, L'Occitane, Perfume, Sale, Soap, Steals'n'Deals, Storage by

I was looking for a gift for a friend who’d just found out she was preggers and usually L’Occitane has what I’m looking for, but this time, the products I had in mind were only available in a travel-size set (and were consequentially much cheaper), so I ended up getting her something else, from somewhere else. However, I did end up hauling some more of that divine Verbena goodness for myself to use during the upcoming Summer!

Longtime readers of my blog, already know that I stan the L’Occitane Verbena range hard! And to think… it all started when I raided the bathroom amenities at a certain hotel abroad (reviewed here) lol Like I said, the scent was fresh, crisp, citrus-y, uplifting and most definitely unisex! As such, I’ve been a big, big fan of the line ever since! They had other Larger Gift Sets and Smaller Gift Sets and even Travel-Size Gift Sets and everything in-between, but the ones shown (pic, above) were the ones that appealed to me the most.

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Victoria’s Secret Mini Hand Cream Haul

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Not quite sure what I was doing on the top floor of the Avenues (took the escalator sorta’ facing Carrefour), but I stumbled upon yet another Victoria’s Secret store (which makes about 500… in the same mall). They mostly had Fragrances and Moisturizers and a few Face Masks. They also had some Makeup (mostly Lip Stuff) and a whole bunch of Bags (Handbags, Backpacks, Wristlets, Makeup Bags, Wallets, etc…).

I literally spritzed every single Perfume in there, on a paper card and gave it a sniff. Unfortunately, none of the scents appealed to me (too floral). I was actually hoping to find the Ocean Collection (spotted here), but no such luck. Just as I was about to leave, I glimpsed a rather large jar at the cash register, that was overflowing with a bunch of these tiny Hand Creams from the PINK range. They looked pretty cute and I really didn’t wanna’ leave empty-handed, so I bought the two that seemed to smell the nicest out of all of them!

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Clarins Mini Haul

Posted in Clarins, Face Primer, Lip Balm & Treatments, Lip Stain, Lip Tint, Neutralizer & Corrector by

I was at the Clarins booth at the Perfume & Makeup Exhibition (here) and I believe they were having a discount (I wanna’ say either 15% or 20%) in addition to another promo (where if you bought any 2 Makeup Items, you got to pick an Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector for free). I’d been lusting after the Water Lip Stain for a minute, so when I saw that they had all 4 on display, I had to snag at least 1. Since I was buying something anyway, I figured I might as well pick up something else to score the free Lip Perfector. As I mentioned earlier, the sales assistant was incredibly annoying which was exasperated by the fact that the entire Perfume & Exhibition was going to end in a few minutes (let’s say 15) only to start back up again in March… of next year. She was wasting time I didn’t have. The worst part was she had no clue what she was talking about, for the most part. Somehow, I made it outta’ there in time to hit up a handful of other booths, despite her best efforts lol

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