Monthly Beauty and Book Haul ~ May 2024

Back in 2022, I set a monthly beauty and books budget at $200 per month and I've been pretty good about sticking to it! I am trying to be thoughtful in my purchases, so this has been holding me accountable for being reasonable with my spending. Since it worked so well last year, I'm really trying to do the same thing this year! 

I do always love my Monthly Haul posts - it's a good way to keep track of everything that I picked up each month. I don't always blog about everything I pick up (I try to), but if you ever spot anything in here that you really want me to talk about, let me know! 

I purchased everything, except a few my sister gifted me

Bookoutlet Order ~ $74.08 CAN. Bookoutlet had a few books on my wishlist on sale, so I picked them up - Foxglove, The Weaver and the Witch Queen, The Neverending Story, Frankenstein, Half A Soul, Mary Poppins, 84 Charing Cross Road, and Be Sure! I have only read Foxglove and loved it! 

November 2023 Ipsy Icon Box Unboxing

I just unboxed my October Ipsy Glambag and in that post I mentioned in that post that I re-signed up just to try out this new version of Ipsy - the Icon Box! 

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The Ipsy Icon Box is a new version is a special curated box that you can upgrade to each quarter (Nov, Feb, May and Aug) and you get 8 full sized products curated by a makeup professional or celebrity worth up to $350! Each time, Ipsy will select 5 of the products for you and you get to select the other 3 products. 

Monthly Beauty Favourites - February 2023

Here's a look at what I was loving this month:

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Last year I started just picking any number of products I'm loving, instead of trying to find 5 each month (which I did previously!) So, whatever number of products I'm loving, that's what I will be sharing. 

Monthly Beauty and Book Haul - February 2023

Last year I set a monthly beauty and books budget at $200 per month and I really stuck to it! I am trying to be thoughtful in my purchases, so this has been holding me accountable for being reasonable with my spending. Since it worked so well last year, I'm really trying to do the same thing this year! 

I do always love my Monthly Haul posts - it's a good way to keep track of everything that I picked up each month. I don't always blog about everything I pick up (I try to), but if you ever spot anything in here that you really want me to talk about, let me know! 

I purchased everything in this post

Sephora Haul ~ $120.75 CAN. There were a few new releases that came out this month that I was really excited about - the Urban Decay Quickie concealer and the Fruit Babies set really caught my eye! I have already reviewed and tried the makeup products - you can see my full post here! The Makeup By Mario lip balm came highly reviewed and the Olaplex was the coupon code, with a couple of foil samples. 

New At Sephora Haul, First Impressions and Swatches ~ Urban Decay Quickie Concealer, Makeup By Mario MoistureGlow Lip Serum, Danessa Myricks Blurring Balm Powder Flushed, and Glow Recipe Fruit Babies Set

Okay, I really enjoyed doing this last month with my Sephora haul last month - I've picked up a few new goodies this month again and instead of doing individual reviews on each of them, I thought doing a collective haul, thoughts and swatches here! 

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Like last month, there were a few new releases that have caught my eye - the new Urban Decay concealer (they used to make my favourite concealer and then it got discontinued), the new Danessa Myricks Yummy Skin Blurring Balm blush also caught my eye and I'm so excited to try both of them! 

Monthly Beauty Favourites - July 2022

Here's a look at what I've been loving this past month:

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I used to always have pick 5 products each month for my Monthly Favourites, but that is one thing I'm changing this year - whatever I'm loving, I will share whether it's 2 or 10 products!

Monthly Beauty & Book Haul ~ June 2022

I'm switching up my Monthly Haul posts a little bit this year, because I'm actually *trying* to stick to a bit of a budget! I've been going a little crazy on the beauty and books front, so I just want to be a little more thoughtful in my purchases. So. I'm trying to keep my beauty and book purchases to $200 a month - we'll see! 

I do always love my Monthly Haul posts - it's a good way to keep track of everything that I picked up each month. I don't always blog about everything I pick up (I try to), but if you ever spot anything in here that you really want me to talk about, let me know! 

Shoppers Haul ~ $11.58 CAN. Okay, what better summarizes my haul posts up - I can get books and beauty at Shoppers! Okay, I went in for mascara and ended up with a whole body line from a new Shoppers Brand, Truly, some lip balm, a dry shampoo, and a couple of Summer books! 

Monthly Beauty Haul ~ November 2021

I always love these haul posts - it's a way to keep track of everything that I picked up every month. I don't always blog about everything I pick up (I try to), but if you ever spot anything in here that you really want me to talk about, let me know! 

Last year, I got a little crazy about trying to stick to a crazy budget and this year I'm just going to buy what I want and try and be reasonable about my purchases! 

I purchased everything in this post

Adrienne Furrie ~ $90.30 CAN. I went to a beauty and fashion event in Calgary with a local makeup artist and designer - I had never heard about the brand before, but I'm so excited to try these products out. I picked up a concealer, cream blush and liquid shadow and hope to try them right away! 

Five on Saturday - December 4, 2021 ~ Monthly Makeup Baskets, Santa's Reindeer, Nintendo Switch Lite, and Monthly Declutter

Happy Saturday - I hope you all had a great week! Mine was pretty good - I took a day off to get to my Christmas shopping (I'm very close to being done!)

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I purchased all the products in this post

I have been keeping up my Monthly Makeup Baskets throughout this pandemic; but, I think after curating my collection a little bit better, I will probably stop doing these next year! So, this might be my last Monthly Makeup Basket for a while! (Also, should I just call this the month of Sleeping Beauty products?!)

Trendmood Box Vol. 13 Unboxing

I will always have such a soft spot for beauty boxes, so whenever I see one that catches my eye, I have to pick it up! 

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The Trendmood Box isn't technically a "subscription box", but it's pretty similar - every couple of months, she releases a curated box with new items or full brand boxes, etc. So once you buy one box, you still need to continue to buy them every time they are released. Or like me, you can just pick the one that interests you! 

Five on Friday - October 1, 2021 ~ Monthly Makeup Baskets, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September Scratch Monthly Mani Kit, and New Vacuum!

Happy Friday everyone - hope you all had a great week! I've been in Edmonton most of the week for some work training, so it's been a pretty quiet week for me! Also, How tf is it October already?! 

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I have been keeping up my Monthly Makeup Baskets throughout this pandemic; but, I am finding it a little hard to use everything in a single month as I am wearing masks all the time. So, for now, I am going to do bi-monthly baskets just so I can get a little more use out of the products that I'm using! 

Danessa Myricks Beauty - Colorfix Cream Pigment and Vision Flush Try-on and Thoughts

I was very excited when I saw not too long ago that Danessa Myricks Beauty announced that they were coming to Sephora Canada! Danessa Myricks is an international makeup artist and her brand has really unique and innovative formulas that really stand out as something new on the market, which I love! 

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The range of products include a dew wet hydrating balm, beauty oil, adjustable coverage concealer and foundation and more. What I love about the products is that all seem to be multi-purpose and work in a variety of ways - I appreciate that for working makeup artists, but also for the convenience of regular makeup wearers to have products that cover multiple areas! 

Monthly Beauty Haul - April 2021

I always love these haul posts - it's a way to keep track of everything that I picked up every month. I don't always blog about everything I pick up (I try to), but if you ever spot anything in here that you really want me to talk about, let me know! 

Last year, I got a little crazy about trying to stick to a crazy budget and this year I'm just going to buy what I want and try and be reasonable about my purchases! 

(Also, I'm only sharing what I received every month now since I'm not trying to stick to a crazy budget, so some things I ordered in April will show up in my May haul now if they don't show up on time, ect!)

I purchased everything in this post

April Lush Kitchen Subscription Box ~ $95.68 CAN. I love getting this fun subscription from Lush every month - you can check out my blog post here to see a little bit more about everything in this month's box! These are pricey with the exchange because of shipping from the UK, so how do we get Lush North America in the subscription business!

Monthly Beauty Haul - March 2021

I always love these haul posts - it's a way to keep track of everything that I picked up every month. I don't always blog about everything I pick up (I try to), but if you ever spot anything in here that you really want me to talk about, let me know! 

Last year, I got a little crazy about trying to stick to a crazy budget and this year I'm just going to buy what I want and try and be reasonable about my purchases! 

(Also, I'm only sharing what I received every month now since I'm not trying to stick to a crazy budget, so some things I ordered in February will show up in my March haul now, ect!)

I purchased everything in this post

Sephora Order ~ $50.40 CAN. I was so excited to see Danessa Myricks in Sephora now, so naturally I had to pick up a foil multi-use products! I can't wait to use this! I also picked up a new set of the Ciate nail stickers and I can't wait to use them. The Kate Somerville was a free sample!