Small Haul

So we're all home today, Good Friday, due to the holiday.  My husband (of all people) suggests we go to the Mall of America!  I'm like, "Yes!".  ;-) 

I finally got to go to Sephora and The Body Shop, and discovered while there, that MAC is there too.  Ahh!  Well, I only had so much money, but I did get a few things.  The most exciting is the Naked 2 pallet.  Initially I just wanted the Basics - those are great as well and I'll probs go back and get them too, but the colors in Naked 2 were too gorgeous to pass up.   I'm a little worried about the shimmer, but I'll make it work. 

B&BW had a sale on body creams - my favorite-not as drying as the lotions.  They were only $5 (normally $12.50).  So I bought the new one - Beautiful Day.  It reminds me of a summery shampoo scent.  Very green apply.  Num. 

At Lush I just got the babies a play-doh/soap thingy.  No preservatives and it smells lovely.  They can play with it in the tub. 

The Body Shop was fun.  I got to play a Plinko type game for coupons.  I got the Get $10 off a $30 purchase so I bought a perfume - Indian Night Jasmine and a candle - Sandalwood and Ginger.  The candle's scent is bizarre-but in a good way.  It reminds me a lot of a tobacco plant...even though I've never actually smelled one.  ha 

A couple nights ago I picked up a 1 1/4" curling iron - I love that thing.  Nice and loose waves.  Grabbed some Elf blushes too.  One in Candid Coral (my favorite) and Mellow Mauve.  I love that too - but a little dark for my skin.  Only for nighttime. 

Naked 2 pallet colors and Candid Coral on left, Mellow Mauve on rt.



Overview of the small haul from MOA. 

 

And last weekend Yankee Candle started their awesome $1 tart and votive sale. I got my daughter 12 and another 5 or 6 for us. 

 

Ok, well, Easter's in two days.  I still need to plan the details.  Better get hoppin' - ha!  Get it?  lol  Bye all, happy Easter.

Rainy Day in Minnesota

Yay!  After over a year of looking for new flatware, (and just being sick and tired of the topic), we found it!  And for only $69.79 at Costco including a 5 pc. serving set.  !!  Which is $310 less than what we were going to spend @ Pottery Barn or Bloomingdales.  Very cool. 

In funner news, our ds flew out, at 3:15 a.m., to D.C. and NYC this morning.   He's with 12 other kids from his school.  I'm so excited for him.  He's going to so many incredible sites.  Particularly the Holocaust Museum.  He's been wanting to see that for a few years.  He'll also be heading to a play on Broadway.  Disappointingly, it won't be a classic like Phantom of the Opera, but SPIDERMAN!  Oh please!  Blech.  lol  Like his generation hasn't seen enough of that show/movie/cartoon/t.v. shows. 

Hopefully, he'll take lots of pics to post later.  Gonna go have a 'date night' with husband watching t.v.  :-(  lol 

Hello - or should I say good evening?  It's 11:30 p.m. where I am.  Just got off the treadmill.  Only 15 minutes - but vastly better than what I'd been doing - nothing!  lol 

Tonight I went to see a cellist - but left early.   I headed over to Bath & Body Works to use my coupon before it expired.  I bought some body cream in Paris Amour - love it! - which is odd since it's not my usual "brown-monochromatic-amber-almond scented usual.  But then I found this:

OK - now, I've had the lotion and oil in this scent - sitting on my bathroom shelf for 9 years!  (What can I say?  I love the glass bottles/packaging.)  But now a candle?! - I am so excited to use it - I'll wait til after my shower while I'm putting on my lotion.  Why do I get so excited by this type of stuff?  ?  I truly don't understand it.  It's like a mini vacation.  Do you get all girly? 

Here's one of my new makeup organizers (I have a couple other things but haven't put anything in them yet.)  I got them at The Container Store.  Much cheaper than I anticipated.  :-)  That's always a good thing.  The pictured one though, is by Caboodles, from Target for $15 something.  There was one like it at Ulta that I'd bought an hour earlier.  It was TWENTY SIX DOLLARS.   I used a $5 coupon on it, but it was still $6 > this one.  I returned it and used the coupon on more makeup.  :-)  Alas, I digress...

I also bought a 3 tiered, 24 sectioned lipstick holder which I adore ($7.99).  It's the only way to really keep them organized.  Also a cute little canister (they're all in clear, thick, acrylic) with a smaller cylinder inside it for Q-tips, then the surrounding canister area is for cotton balls I suppose.  Think chip 'n' dip bowl with an attached salsa cup in the middle.  Cute.  ($7.99 too)  Not bad really.

 

Gotta head up and use my new candle.  Have a great weekend.