It’s the most fabulous haul of the year!
That’s right, it’s Black Friday haul time once again. I have done a few of these now (you can find my previous hauls here and here). And these are honestly some of my favourite posts to do. Mostly because I’m nosy like that.
Now, unlike previous years where I have just kind of bought things because sale. This year, I went in with a plan. With the exception of one or two things (because I still have to treat myself), all of the products I bought were replacements for products I loved and used up throughout the year. A lot of this is skincare. And some of these are probably going to feature on my Best of the Year list. So, enough dilly dallying, let’s get into the haul!
My first pick up was from Sephora, who was doing 20% for Click Frenzy back at the start of November (they did do a Black Friday sale as well, but I skipped that). I did a restock of my favourite shampoo and conditioner from Olaplex. The OLAPLEX NO. 4 BOND MAINTENANCE SHAMPOO – $54.00 and the OLAPLEX NO. 5 BOND MAINTENANCE CONDITIONER – $54.00. I also grabbed a bottle of the OLAPLEX NO. 4C BOND MAINTENANCE CLARIFYING SHAMPOO – $54.00 to test out as well. I use a lot of product in my hair between washes. And it can get gunky and loaded with build up quickly. So, I’m hoping this will help fix that.
Next up was a restock of my beloved TBH SKINCARE X HANNAH ENGLISH REBOUND SERUM – $68.00. I actually bought two of these because the discount was really good. I gave one of them to my husband (after 13 years together, he’s finally getting into skincare). And obviously, the other one is for me!
After almost two years of using mediocre cleansing balms and oils, I took Black Friday as an opportunity to do a restock on my favourite cleansing balm of all time. I picked up two tubs of the GUNK OFF CLEANSING BALM – $48.00. These tubs are gigantic and they will last me a while because you only need a little bit to remove your makeup. Gunk Off really is the GOAT.
Naturium was also doing a sale. Which was surprising because I wasn’t sure if they were or not. In any case, I bought another tube of the NATURIUM MULTI-PEPTIDE MOISTURISER – $36.95. This is my favourite daytime moisturiser and I’ve already gone through two of these this year. I also, on a whim, bought the NATURIUM THE SMOOTHER GLYCOLIC ACID BODY WASH – $30.75. My fellow blogger Jarrad Marc raves about this one. And as someone who deals with KP, this will be a great addition to my shower routine.
Now, this wasn’t exactly a repurchase. But I had seen so much hype around this particular product as of late. So I had to try it for myself! This is the FOR FACE SAKE MULTIMASK – $54.00 from the new Aussie brand, Boring Without You. Their whole gig is that they do skincare exclusively for those who have combination skin. My skin is combo/dry. I was immediately interested. One side of the mask is a jelly formula that is designed for the U-Zone (cheeks and jaw). And is loaded with AHA’s, Centella Asiatica and Hyaluronic Acid. The other side is a whipped texture for your T-Zone (forehead, nose, and chin). And contains Niacinamide, Colloidal Oatmeal, and Salicylic Acid. I’ve used this a few times now and I can already tell that I’m going to love it!
The final thing that I have to talk about is from Trixie Cosmetics. Now, I had zero intention of picking up anything from Glamraider (even though they were doing a really good sale). But then Trixie had to go and announce their holiday collection. Which was so cute, I think my brain short-circuited. This is the TRIXIE COSMETICS SWEET TREATS HOLIDAY COLLECTION – $115.00. Which contains three 4 pan eyeshadow palettes (they are called Sugar Cookie, Jam Filled, and Gingerbread). And three corresponding lip oils. I picked up the PR Box (it was shaped like an Easy Bake Oven!) Which has long since sold out. But the individual pieces are still in stock at the time of writing.
And that is everything as arrived at the time of writing! I do have one other order on it’s way to me. But It’s taken longer than I expected to arrive. And I didn’t want to leave this post for too long. I’ll let y’all know when it arrives! What did you pick up during Black Friday? Let me know in the comments.
Cheers and love
Emily xo