December Haul

December is the month of bazaars and endless sales in the Philippines. Although bazaars usually start as early as November, it is (usually) still the (best) time to go shopping for gifts for yourself and for your loved ones when sales are up and when bazaars are left and right. That is, of course, if you'd discount the traffic. Though I didn't really do that much Christmas shopping, I pretty much hit the biggest bazaars in the metro and took advantage of the sales. I didn't score that many great deals at the bazaars that I went to because nothing really caught my fancy apart from the vintage-y accessories that I spotted. So when L'Oreal and Maybelline announced a sale in mid-December, I knew I had to take advantage of it. Revlon didn't announce a sale but they slashed off 20% off of selected items.

So without further adieu, here's a photo of my December haul (not in it's entirety, though). I didn't include the accessories, nail polishes, some random hauls from The Face Shop and my Etude House haul, coz I was too lazy to take out everything that I got in December just for a photo.


So what did I get?

• Four different foundations. Three from Revlon and one from Maybelline.
  
• The Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Liner. I got it in both black and brown.
• Maybelline Cats Eye Hypercurl Volume Mascara. What a mouthful!
  
• Eye Pencils from Maybelline and Prestige.
  
• Revlon Matte Lipstick in Nude Attitude.
  
• Revlon Colorstay Mineral Lipglaze. I love this! This is actually my second tube and I think I'll be getting the other shades, too! Oops, my wallet just ran away from me.
  
• Some ELF False Eye Lashes. I was looking for some more items from the ELF Studio Line but it seems like Robinson's Department Store isn't carrying most of the items.
  
• Some mineral makeup from Pureglow Mineral Cosmetics. Jamie, I love your products!
• Vintage accessories (not in photo).
• Nail polishes from The Face Shop and Elianto.
  

Ah! I can't remember all that I got. I spent quite a lot in December but I justified my spending as "a way to treat and reward myself for all the hard work."

Anyway, I didn't really feel guilty after spending so much coz I got a good 20%-30% off of some items. Revlon slashed off only 20% while Maybelline gave me 30% off of every item I got (which is around 6. haha!).


As of this writing, the only thing I've purchased is the Romantic Beauty Stand from Etude House. I got it the other day when I returned the tester bottle of the nail polish that I talked about here. I would've gotten more than the beauty stand but I'm still waiting for them to stock up on their duo fiber brushes. Besides, I was running late for work that day. So technically speaking, I think I've been a pretty a good girl so far. We'll see how long I'd be able to keep this up.

So have any of you beautiful ladies hauled yet?