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August 2018 Budget

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Well, I went a little nuts in my birthday month! šŸ˜¬ It was also an emotional rollercoaster of a month, and I was not as disciplined with the retail therapy as I have been in months past whoops.

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  1. ā€œIntrovertā€ t-shirt (Target): $15

  2. ā€œLove you to the moon and backā€ tank top (Target): $15

  3. Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG (The Ordinary): $7

  4. Azelaic Acid Suspension 10% (The Ordinary): $8

  5. Glycolic 7% Toning Solution (The Ordinary): $9

  6. Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA (The Ordinary): $6

  7. Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% (The Ordinary): $6

Not pictured:

  1. A New Day Heartly sandal (Target): $20 on sale for $14

  2. High-Waist Moto Leggings (Target, sold out): $15 on sale for $7

TOTAL: $87

In comparison to the months where I spent hundreds of dollars shopping, $87 ainā€™t bad. And I LOVE the Target shirts and have already worn them several times! I usually try to wait for sales there, but the ā€œIntrovertā€ shirt just spoke to my soul, and Iā€™m really feeling a space/lunar vibe these days (plus purpleā€”how could I resist?). I also really appreciate that the text ā€œLove you to the moon and backā€ is really small (itā€™s not my favorite saying)ā€¦ although that has caused several people to go ā€œWait, what does your shirt say?ā€ and make more of an effort to read it! Kind of opposite of the effect Iā€™m going for haha!

Itā€™s a shame that the moto leggings from Target are sold out because they are super soft! I legit tried them on last September and had self-control for 11 months! šŸ˜‚

The sandals were an unexpected purchase back when Karuna and I raided Targetā€™s shoe section! Theyā€™reā€¦ okay. I wanted a flat black sandal, so they definitely fulfill that need, but theyā€™re not the most comfortable, and theyā€™re a little bigā€”I probably should have gone a half size down. (My feet are super narrow, so Iā€™m only a 7 in theory haha.)

Lastly, I had been wanting to try The Ordinary for awhile, and I feel like the last time I looked them up, they would have been shipped from another country. But now that theyā€™re on Beautylish, theyā€™re so easy to buy! The products I picked were all geared to my skin concerns: redness, enlarged pores, uneven skin tone, and dark under-eye circles. I donā€™t know that Iā€™ve noticed much in the way of changes, but I have sensitive skin, and no product has irritated it or made anything worse, so thatā€™s a win! And none of the products has an annoying smell, which I deeply appreciate!

What did you buy last month?