Hauls: B&BW, Sephora, Kiehls

I have been blissfully relaxing at my parents' house for the past two weeks and spent a lot of quality time with the fam.  Now I have to fly back to Cali tomorrow and start work on Monday T_T.  

I have been doing a lot of shopping, but mostly online.  I checked out the Bath and Body Works Semi-Annual sale and while most of the stuff were pretty disappointing, I managed to find some awesome products at 75% off!

Here is the collective haul~

I don't really like the B&BW in-house line, so I picked up some goodies from C.O. Bigelow and True Blue Spa.  

I got a C.O. Bigelow Cucumber Skin Tonic.  It's basically a toner that has a slightly gel-like consistency.  It's alcohol-free, which is a MUST for me when it comes to toners, and it's targeted for dry skin.  Contains witch hazel and cucumber extracts, and smells like fresh cucumbers!  Not a fan of the packaging though, I wish it came in a pump.  But for $3.75 I can't really complain haha.  Will try this and report back!

Also picked up this interesting product, True Blue Spa's For Heaven's Sake Super-Softening Oil-to-Cream Bath & Shower Wash with Sake.  Haha what a mouthful.  I looked at the ingredients list and it actually contains real Sake!! It smells delicious, kind of fresh and fruity.  It's like an oil that emulsifies into a creamy lather when you add water, pretty much like a cleansing oil but for your body!  Can't wait to try this in the shower~

Picked up another True Blue Spa product, Self Meditating Body Butter with Rice Bran Oil & Green Tea.  This smells really really good as well, and contains a high amount of Shea Butter (3rd on the ingredients list) so it must be very moisturizing! I used it yesterday after my shower and it applied very smoothly and sank into the skin without too much oily residue.  The texture is really similar to The Body Shop Body Butter, those are my fave's but this one is pretty good too.  Very moisturizing!

Then stocked up on some travel sizes of the C.O. Bigelow Protein-Enriched Conditioner for only $1 each!!  This is hands down the BEST conditioner that I've used.  It's sooo extremely hydrating, it makes my hair incredibly soft and shiny afterwards.  I actually just finished a travel size bottle of this not too long ago and was about to go and buy the full size until I came across these little bottles on sale at B&BW!  I highly highly recommend this conditioner to anyone with dry and over-processed hair.  It worked wonders for me when my hair was permed, it made my curls soo shiny and luscious afterwards!  It also smells like fresh pears.  

The Semi-Annual Sale is still going on!! So go and grab these goodies while they're still available!  

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Then I stopped by Sephora to browse around and to repurchase the Shiseido sunscreen.

Just stocked up on the Shiseido sunscreen and got a deluxe Stella McCartney perfume sample. 

I finished my first bottle of the Shiseido Sun Protection Cream and this is my second bottle!! This stuff is awesome.  Not sticky and not greasy, smells good, absorbs well, and has SPF 55 PA+++ protection!! Definitely one of the highest protection that I've seen in a facial sunscreen.  

Got this deluxe sample for hitting 100 points.  It smells really good, like roses!! I'll be carrying this in my purse~

The latest Sephora products are looking rather lackluster.  Nothing seemed to really interest me, or maybe I just have too many products already haha. 

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I decided to pick up the Creamy Eye Treatment from Kiehl's.  This is my first Kiehl's purchase! I needed a very moisturizing nighttime eye cream, and this was actually recommended to me by my boyfriend's roommate LOL yes he is straight and uses eye cream! haha.  

Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado.  It comes in a pretty heavy glass (ceramic?) jar.  Yea I know jars are yucky for eye creams!! I'm going to see if I can get a little spatula to scoop it out instead of using my fingers.  

It contains lots of moisturizing ingredients like shea butter and avocado oil.  The consistency is a very thick cream.  

There is actually a trick to applying this! 

What you have to do is first take a little blob of the eye cream and put it on the back of your hand~

Then use your ring finger to blend it and warm it up, because the texture is so thick it cannot be absorbed unless you blend it a little bit.  As you keep on blending it will begin to change texture and start to emulsify, it's actually kind of cool, because you rub rub rub and suddenly the cream becomes very liquidy.  

Then you take the liquified cream and dab it around the eyes.  It definitely feels very moisturizing when applied.  I've only used it for a few days so I can't tell if it's really working, but I will report back!

I'm also expecting some packages coming from Imomoko and Sasa!  Some Beautymaker stuff and lots of masks!  I've been on a skincare kick lately.  

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Finally I wanted to show off my tiny little "pan" collection haha.  It feels so good to hit pan!

Clinique Butter Shine in Poppy Love, Becca cream shadow in Quartz.

I've actually hit pan on this some time ago...but the pan is bigger now!! :P

I actually finished all of this lipstick!  It used to be my favorite lippie because the color was so flattering and the texture so soft and smooth.  I think this product is very underrated, and deserves more love!!  I highly recommend Clinique Butter Shines.  They're very very comparable to the Dior Addict High Shines, they have that same buttery texture and glossy finish at almost half the price!  These are a great dupe for the Dior lippies if you are on a budget :)  

So which makeup products have you finished lately?  I'd love to see other people's pan pr0n haha.