Sensible Mode Living

Before I say anything, this is not one of those beauty bags which you have to subscribe to by paying every month and then get worthless samples that you cannot even use (what a rip-off!). I'm not saying all of them are bad but there are quite a few which I find are not worth the money. The Target beauty bag however is a free bag (Yes you heard it right, its totally FREE, no conditions). At the beginning of every season, Target gives away these bags full of generously sized samples in a cute makeup bag to thousands of fans who send in a request. This year they posted a link to it on their Facebook page and they had more than 400, 000 of these bags to give away for free. I was lucky enough to know about it on time and I ordered mine immediately. It takes about 6-8 weeks according to them but I got mine in 4 weeks. I loved the pouch. It's a decent-sized makeup bag that you can fit in your handbag. And boy was I surprised to see all these samples. They are a lot for something ...

I think everybody and their cat knows by now that Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works are having their semi-annual sales going on. I'm not sure how long they're going on as there is no mention of the end date on either of the websites or the stores. For now, it is still on. There is no way I can miss a good sale when I see one. And 50% to 75% off is THE sale that no bargain lover would miss. But I also want to stress here that just because it is on sale I did not just mindlessly go and buy a bunch of stuff I do not need. I only got stuff that I really did need to re-stock. Here's everything I got from these sales in-store. I have to admit that not all the stuff I got is for me alone so you might not find this haul interesting. I got 8 items in total from both stores; 4 for me, 2 for my husband, 1 to gift someone, and 1 was free. So the list of things I got for me: - Bath & Body Works Fragrance Mist Be Enchanted (75% off, original $12.50): I love th...

This post has been long overdue; I wanted to post it last month but somehow I just wasn't up to it and kept postponing it. Anywho, am glad I'm finally doing it and letting you know how this affordable cracked nail polish by 20I2 Cherimoya has been working for me.  It's really nice when cracked nail polish bottles come with the cracked design on them, easier to identify when you're browsing through tons of beauty aisles. Usually, with other polishes, the caps show the cracked design but with this brand it's different and though I don't really mind, it would have been better if they'd gone with the flow. The brush is pretty much your average nail polish brush, nothing fancy. The nail polish is an oil-based formula, as shown on the bottle, and hence looks a little goopy and thick but while applying it, it goes on smoothly. All you need is a little amount of polish and a single coat to get a good cracked effect. I applied it on top of my Wet n Wild MegaLast...