I'm not a big purse fanatic, but when I saw TeriGigi do a video about his one, I knew I had to have it. It is the Micheal Kors Susannah Quilted Leather Large Tote (not to be confused with the Large Shoulder Tote). It is made with a luxurious soft leather. It has lovely accents and is very roomy.
The straps have chain woven with leather.
The back pouch has a zippered pouch and two pockets.
The center has a zippered pouch. There are two more pockets in the front pouch.
The bottom of the bag has gold metal feet.
This has turned out to be such a nice bag. Now, if you like this and think you might want to get it, be aware that there are two bags in the same style. The other one is far more shiny. The only way to tell them apart if you're looking online is by the product number. The number for this one is 30H3GAHT3L.
I love that so often I can do a "haul" on Ulta.com and get a bunch of great stuff for not a lot of money. My most recent purchased involved a bunch of "buy one get one" deals and a gift with purchase. The entire purchase after deals, a discount code, $12 off using Ulta points, and tax came to just over $43! Take a look at the video and photos below!
First I got Tree Hut shea sugar scrubs in Pomegranate Acai and Tropical Mango. These were buy one get one half off, so $7.95 for one and $3.50 for the other.
Next, I got three Ulta sugar scrubs in Melon Slice, Passionberry Vanilla, and Fresh Berries. These were buy one get one free, so I paid $12 for two of them and got one free. The other free product is next.
This Beauty Smoothie Go Go Guava Swirl Body Cream ended up being free.
I paid full price for this Ulta eye shadow palette called Gilded Gold. It has ten shadows. Five are matte and the other five are shimmer (the lighter shades) and sparkle (the darker shades). This is a stunning palette and it was only $20 and resulted in a free gift with purchase.
My free gift with purchase was this fun makeup bag filled with 15 products, including makeup brushes, a mini nail polish, shadows, blush/bronzer, mascara, lip gloss, lip stick, and concealer. A great deal!
I love Ulta and the deals on Ulta.com are amazing. I love quality products, but I hate breaking the bank. I got the best of both worlds this time!
I placed a small, but fairly expensive order on Ulta.com, but ended up with a lot of cool freebies. Be sure to check out the YouTube video linked below.
First, I purchased a 2-pack of Radiance Clarisonic brush refills. These are supposed to polish as well as clean the skin.
Then I wanted to get a Juicy Couture perfume called Viva La Juicy. I had planned to get a small one, but buying a bigger one got me two freebies—a necklace and a bling-y bag.
For spending more than $50 (and I spent over twice that!), I got a makeup bag filled with good stuff. It was a $50 value. All in all, a nice haul, even though I only actually bought two things!
I must admit, I am not a big fan of Black Friday shopping. What? Really? It's true, but I do love a good sale, so this year I took advantage of the Black Friday sales that took place from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday. I bought things from several places. ***Be sure to check out the coordinating YouTube video linked at the bottom of this post.***
Some CeraVe facial moisturizer, Nyx Butter Lipstick, a curling wand, and three bottles of Root Pump by BigSexyHair. I also got a free makeup bag and an assortment of stuff for spending $40.
Heartworm medication from 1800petmed.com
Two running skirts (one with capris/one with shorts) from runningskirts.com
And I also got some walls of water and several packs of seeds from Pinetree Garden Seeds.
Now, I'm all stocked up for a while! Be sure to watch the coordinating video below:
I love having wonderfully smelling candles, melts, Wallflowers at anytime of year, but even more so at the holidays. Here are a few things I recently got. Be sure to check out the coordinating video linked below.
First, I bought several Scent Shots from Candles by Victoria. These are HIGHLY scented and need to be burned in a well-ventilated area. Even burning them in my kitchen, dining room, family room area last year caused my two dogs and cat to come down with cold-like symptoms. When I stopped using these, they all cleared up. So, now I burn them in my loft area that has a super high ceiling and the scent wafts throughout the house. The scents I got were Holiday Wassil, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Pineberry Bough for the holidays and Apple Martini, Pineapple Cilantro, and a few others for after the holidays.
I also got two candles from Bath and Body Works. The first is Harvest Gathering and the second is Cranberry Woods. Both smell amazing.
I picked up some Wallflowers at the last semi-annual sale in Leaves, 'Tis the Season, and a few other really nice scents.
Finally, I got some yummy smelling hand soaps from Bath and Body Works (Fall Cranberry Harvest and Twisted Peppermint) and hand sanitizers (Winter Cranberry) in holiday fragrances.
Be sure to check out my video that provides more detail about each of these and don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel!
Well, I bought a bunch of stuff last week. Some of it I bought in brick-and-mortar stores, some online. Although, I didn't intend to buy any of it online. My husband and were going to Phoenix for the day and I had a little bit of time before my niece's birthday party. Well, before I tell you about the online purchases, let me tell you what I bought in person!
First, I went to Target and I got 4 ELF makeup brushes (a contour brush, an eyeshadow brush, a smudge brush, and a concealer brush) as well as a shimmery gold pot of eyeshadow. ELF products are so nice and so inexpensive. The black brushes were a dollar each and the white ones were three bucks each. The eyeshadow was also three bucks.
Then I went to Lush and got two tubs of Ocean Salt Face and Body Scrub. I love this stuff.
Now, to the online order. I was planning to go to an Ulta store in Phoenix, since we don't have one in Flagstaff. I get overwhelmed with all the choices at Ulta, so I decided to go online first to decide on what I would buy when I made my trip. Then I realized that there were all kinds of great deals that were online only. So, online order it was!
I got my favorite foundation—Lorac Natural Performance Foundation:
The next thing I got was a primer by Benefit called Stay Don't Stray:
Then I got two containers of CeraVe Facial Moisturizing Lotion for PM. I got two of these because they were on sale—buy one get one 50% off.
On to the next two things and the last two things I actually bought. One is Nyx Butter Gloss lip gloss in Creme Brulee and the other is Nyx Butter Gloss lipstick.
Well, as always, Ulta sent three samples and I got packets of shampoo, body wash, lotion, and hair gel:
And for making my purchases, I got a free makeup bag filled with 15 different products:
Talk about fun! This was such a great group of stuff and I'm excited to use them all.
It seems that most of my "hauls" are on Amazon.com. It's kind of dangerous, actually, casually shopping in my home. Amazon Prime makes it even easier with no shipping charges. Anyway, I placed a small order of a bunch of different stuff recently, so here's what I got:
First, I got this Mr. Coffee Mug Warmer. I like this one because the switch is on the top and not down on the cord. It was just under $10 and has been doing a nice job of keeping my coffee and tea warm when I get busy and forget about it.
I also got a two-pack of glass nail files. These are very small--just 3.5 inches and do a nice job of smoothing out snags.
I love these new lunch boxes by EasyLunchBoxes. It's so nice to have one container and one lid that keeps all the sections separately sealed.
I picked up one extra set of dishes to keep on hand in case any of the ones I have get chipped. This set is by Pfaltzgraff and is so perfect for fall.
And, finally, I got a double pack of Guerlain Meteorites Light Revealing Pearls of Powder. This adds such a nice finish to makeup and I love it. You can still get this on Amazon.com, but the great deal I got is no longer available, so I don't want to link it. I recommend going to Amazon.com and doing a search for the product name to see the deals they currently have.
If you want a more detailed look at each of the things I got in my mini-haul, check out my YouTube channel and don't forget to subscribe!
I usually don't blow a lot of money at one time and I'm pretty much a planner when it comes to spending money. Even still, I accidentally ended up with a haul from Ulta.com. All I set out to get was foundation, eyeshadow, and eye cream. The haul comes in with all of the amazing extras Ulta threw into my order. (Be sure to see the whole thing on the video linked at the bottom of this post.) Here's what I intended to get.
I got Lorac Natural Performance foundation in the shade N4. I also got Olay Regenerist Eye Lifting Serum and Urban Decay Eyeshadow in the shade Naked. Ulta is always great about send samples with every order, so here is what I got:
They included a Lorac mascara, Biolage shampoo, a sample shampoo and conditioner by AG and a Coconut Nourishing Body Cream by 100% Pure. THEN, I had a code to receive a $100 value bag of goodies for a $60 purchase (my original three items came to about $65).
There were so many things in this cute, pink makeup bag--BB cream, serum, perfumes, hair spray, shampoo, hand sanitizer, eye liner, mascara, lip gloss, etc. So, what a deal! I bought the three things I wanted and ended up with over $100 in free stuff. Now, that's my kind of haul!
I'm a recently retired college professor and freelance writer with far too many interests on the side. My blog and YouTube channel are about those interests--natural beauty and bath products, organizing, vacation planning, and trying to keep all things balanced.
