Haul | Bountiful Bargains

Another haul so soon? Well, I went shopping and encountered a number of awesome bargains that I wanted to share!

First up are the L'oreal products I picked up from Myer. It might just be mine, but Myer had a bunch of L'oreal products for less than half price!! They had a number of foundations, heaps of mascaras, a few eyeshadows, nail polishes and lipsticks. I did however go to another Myer and they also had cleared out a lot of their L'oreal stand and had it on clearance too! I have no idea why they are being clearanced and why Myer is the only store doing it! I'd recommend checking out your local Myer in case you find some products you like! Whew, anyway, I bought two lippies and a mascara. I got one of their Nutri-shine lipsticks in the shade Pink Nude for only $11 (Full price ~$23). These lipsticks are very similar to the Revlon Lip Butters. I also got a Nutri-shine lip balm in the shade Nudy Coral for $6 (full price $12.95). It's just a very sheer tinted lip balm. The Telescopic waterproof mascara was $13 (full price $26.95) and I've been wanting it for a little while because of Viviannadoesmakeup's constant raving! 

I also picked up a Maybelline Color Sensational Vivids lipstick in the shade Vibrant Mandarin for around $8 (full price ~$16) from Chemist Warehouse.

Next up are some truly bodacious bargains from Kmart! As you may or may not know, Revlon released a new formulation of their very popular Colorstay foundation with a pump! This, of course, meant they were clearancing all of their old ones! Originally they had them half price but there were only two left at my Kmart and had been further reduced to only $10! I thought that was a bargain as I have been wanting to try this foundation for a while. I would have preferred the pump packaging but you can't beat $10! Also, I was super lucky that there was one left in my shade 320 True Beige with the Oily/combination formula. I won't do a review on this since this formula has now been discontinued, but first impressions are that it has good coverage (medium-full, buildable), matte finish, clings slightly to dry patches, does not have a natural look on the skin and smells of paint (not too appealing...).

The other thing bought on clearance is the Australis double decker eyeshadow in the shade Supernova Casanova for only $4. It contains a dark bown cream shadow with copper flecks and a peach-champagne, rose-goldy loose powder shadow. Likewise with the foundation, I won't do a review since it's been discontinued. First impressions are that the cream shadow is very creamy feeling and applies pretty easily with the warmth of my fingers almost 'melting' it. It did crease quite quickly on me, though it's not marketed as a creaseless formula. The loose shadow is absolutely stunning and I love the colour. It's quite glittery and pretty. These probably look best layered together, loose shadow on top.

Cream, Loose powder, layered together

I really love how Kmart discounts their products accordingly and keeps reducing the price as time goes on. For example, Target had one of the double decker shadows left, but it was still $7. 

But wait, there's more!

I couldn't not mention this little steal right here! This pair of black, faux suede wedges from Kmart (they have the best bargains!) were only $2 reduced from $25. $2!!!! I thought that was a bargain I could not refuse, especially as they were the last pair and in my size! The universe is sending me all the signs! Though they aren't of the best quality, they are decently comfortable. They had a bunch of heels and wedges for $2, so if you fancy a new pair, or an amazing bargain, check out Kmart!

Well that was my bountiful haul filled with my bodacious bargains (loving the alliteration?). Hope you guys weren't too overwhelmed with all of the words, haha. I'll have reviews most of the products up in due time (the mascara probably won't be for a while). I won't be buying much more anytime soon!