Ulta Haul! (Feb. 2015)

Lately, I have been buying far too much makeup, but I felt like my most recent purchases were worthy of sharing. A few days ago I received a magazine in the mail from Ulta telling me all about their upcoming sales and promotions. I ended up going because I saw they were having a promotion where if you buy $19.50 in Ulta brand cosmetics you get a 15pc. gift set that is worth $88 and I couldn't pass that up!

Here is a look at my Ulta Haul!

This is a full picture of all my purchases, the only things I paid for were the Rose Gold Ulta Palette and the Glittery Gold Palette on the right. The small purple bag and all of the other products were a part of the 15pc. gift set I received! (The bag is also available in pink)

15 Piece Free Gift Set:

(Keep in mind that all products are Ulta Brand Cosmetics)

• Eye Shadow Quads- I received 3 of these in my gift set and they are labeled: "Natural", "Romantic", and "Smokey". All three look very nice but are quite shimmery and I am not a huge fan of having glitter all over my face by the end of the day. I also have a lot of eye shadow because of the palettes I purchased, so I might be giving these as gifts!
• Color Pure Loose Eye Shadow: This is a mini loose shadow in the color "Yolo", it is a beautiful golden shimmer shade, but again is far to glittery for my liking and will most likely be a gift!
• Full Sized Ulta Amped Lashed Mascara: I am super excited to try out this mascara and will be using it as soon as I run out of my current one (feels wasteful to have a bunch open). I really love mascaras and would be happy to find a new favorite! This is supposed to be volumizing and defining. 
• Dual Ended Eye Liner: Another product I am super excited to try out. This product is a pencil liner that is black on one side and dark brown on the other. I swatched these on my hand and they seemed very smooth
• Butter Balm Lip Gloss: This gloss is in the shade "Thumbelina", at first I was skeptical of this bright pink shade, but I really like it more than I expected. I am also not a gloss lover, but this formula is not super gross and sticky and doesn't have glitter in it. Win!
• Lip Crayon: I had never tried a lip crayon before but I am pretty impressed with this one, it is in the shade "Oh!", but is really a peach color with quite a bit of sparkly sheen, but no glitter. 
• Mini Nail Polish: I love nail polishes and am happy that this is a small bottle because I have so many polishes that I never finish! This is in the color "Peach Parfait", but is more of a light pink with a slight peach tone.
• Small Brow Compact: I have never really been into the thick brow fad, but I am pretty happy to get this. I will give it a try, it includes a light brow powder, medium powder, and wax
• Blush and Bronzer Compact: Nice little compact with a rosy blush that has some glitter and a bronzer with some glitter as well. 
• Small Lavender Cosmetic Bag and 3pc. Brush Set: I don't particularly like the little bag that came with the set, but I am happy to have a few more brushes!

Ulta Eyes and Cheeks Collection: $7.97 (originally $14)

This was one of the many Ulta brand collections that were on clearance because they did not sell during Christmas. Fortunately for me, that meant that I only paid half of the original price! In this set there are 20 eye shadows (which are almost all glitter shadows), a black eyeliner, 3 brow powders, 2 gel eyeliners, 2 blushes, and a bronzer highlighter.I thought that was an incredible deal for $8 and so far I think the shadows, blushes, and gel liners are of pretty decent quality! Check your Ulta to see if they have any clearance products like this!

Ulta Rose Gold Natural Eye Shadow Palette: $20

This is the gem of all my purchases and the main reason I entered the store. This is one of Ulta's two new palettes and reminds me a lot of the Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette (but at half the price)! This palette has 12 shadows, 6 glitter and 6 mattes, and a very nice shadow brush. I will say that some of the lighter shades are hard to see, but I am in love with a lot of the darker shades. I am soo happy with this purchase and and considering getting its sister palette the Gilded Gold Palette.

I also had a coupon for $3.50 off any $10 purchase of Ulta cosmetics (which you can find in their current ad) and my total came to only $26.12! If you add up the total cost of these products, including the $88 value of the gift bag, I should have paid $122! That is a savings of almost $100, which is absolutely incredible in my opinion, I totally suggest that you stop by Ulta soon! The free gifts are only availiable while supplies last or until March 14th! Good luck shoppers!