Sticky Fingers

Let’s call this “the things Iifted on vacation” haul (all in USD, converted to CAD for reference after total)

*none of these are duplicates, I just wrote this out on my phone day-by-day* **Starred items aren’t pictured

- Anastasia Beverly Hills brow wiz - $21.00 - Lorac pro contour palette - $45.00 - Too Faced Born this Way foundation - $39.00 - Tarte Amazonian clay foundation - $39.00 - NYX soft matte lip creams x2 - $5.99 each - Smashbox pore reducing primer - $39.00 - Laura Geller “supercharged” primer - $30.00 - ELF loose setting powder - $6.00 - ELF foundation - $6.00 - Clarisonic brush head - $30.00 - earrings - $10.00** - L'oreal infallible liquid lipstick x2 - $12.99 each Subtotal: $302.96USD

- Anastasia Beverly Hills brow wiz - $21.00 - Anastasia Beverly Hills dip brow pomade - $18.00 - Lorac tantalizer bronzer (travel size) - $8.00 - the Balm Bahama mama bronzer - $20.00 - Stila contour duo - $40.00 - Lorac pro mascara - $23.00 - the Balm cheater mascara - $18.00 - Lorac unzipped gold - $42.00 - Lorac pro 1 - $42.00 - Mally shimmer, shape and glow trio - $40.00 - Tarte foundation brush - $34.00 - Tarte Amazonian clay foundation - $39.00 - Tarte concealer - $29.00 - the Balm the manizing sisters highlight trio - $28.00 - real techniques duo sponges - $10.99 - real techniques setting brush - $7.99** - shape wear - $33.00 Subtotal: $453.98USD

- soft matte lip cream x4 - $5.99 each - ELF natural matte lip colour x5 - $3.00 each** - ELF powder brush - $3.00** - ELF eyebrow kit - $3.00 - ELF lip exfoliator - $3.00 - ELF kohl eyeliner - $3.00 - watch - $20.00** Subtotal: $70.96USD

- too faced cocoa contour kit - $40.00 - Ardell 5-pack lashes Demi wispies - $15.00 - Tarte the slenderizer brush - $34.00 - Tarte bronze and glow brush - $34.00 - it cosmetics brow pow x2 - $24.00 each - Stila liquid lipsticks x3 - $24.00 each - revlon BB cream - $11.00 - clarisonic brush heads Acne cleansing - $27.00 Foot brush - $32.00 Body brush - $32.00 Pore refiner - $27.00 - benefit high beam highlighter - $26.00 - Tarte the tastiest eyeliner - $24.00 - too faced hangover rx primer - $32.00 - too faced lip insurance - $20.00 - it cosmetics bye bye pores pressed powder - $29.00 - it cosmetics flawless brush (227) - $28.00** - it cosmetics blending crease brush (105) - $14.00** Subtotal: $555USD

- Lorac alter ego lipstick x6 - $16.00 each - boyfriend t-shit x3 - $20.00 each - Almay smart shade loose finishing powder - $12.99 - maybelline master fix setting + perfecting loose powder - $9.99 - L'oreal hydra perfect perfecting loose powder - $8.97 - hard candy glamoflauge concealer x2 - $6.00 each - hard candy foundation - $7.00 - hard candy sheer envy concealer palette - $6.00 - maybelline vivid matte lipstick x2 -$7.99 each - maybelline lash sensational luscious mascara - $7.99 - light up selfie case - $5.00** - dual port car charger - $5.00 - too faced primed and poreless - $30.00 - Stila one step corrector - $36.00 - Stila stay all day foundation - $ 40.00 - Lorac porefection foundation - $36.00 - benefit hoola bronzer - $28.00 - Laura geller gilded honey highlighter - $26.00 - it cosmetics bye bye pores loose powder - $24.00 - Tarte Amazonian clay foundation - $39.00 - smashbox studio skin foundation - $42.00 - butter London lippy liquid lipstick x2 - $18.00 each - Tarte blush - $28.00 - it cosmetics smokey liner brush (125) - $12.00** - it cosmetics angled shadow crease brush (117) - $13.00** - it cosmetics precision smudger brush (124) - $12.00** Subtotal: $668.92 USD

GRAND TOTAL: $2,046.82USD = $2,829.16CAD

Welcome! :) For Sephora it all depends on the location. Some are super easy and have a ton of blind spots while others are near impossible and have cameras everywhere. Look for blind spots!!! If you can’t find any, make your own by bending down to look at something while concealing something else. Here are a few links that have guides to it:

http://shliftwithme.tumblr.com/post/135270294169/ultasephora-guide

http://shliftwithme.tumblr.com/post/133137109889/sephora-tips

http://shliftwithme.tumblr.com/post/131432155209/sephora-tips

Today was my first lift since being caught. Talk about PARANOID!! It took me 5 HOURS to hit 3 stores in the mall.  

Pre-Caught, I’d hit about 5-7 stores in less than 2 hours and get 10x the amount!  I miss the confidence, adrenaline and FUN I had. I see it in you guys now.  Enjoy every minute of it people. I really hope to get it back one day.  Baby Steps….Or, baby hauls. 

So I thought several people were LP in any and every store I went into today. I was crazy paranoid!!!  ANYONE who made eye contact with me, pissed me off.  Especially MEN in Victoria Secret. Mind your own business Asshole!!! Constant staring, constant looking. A lifters pet peeve! Especially today.

So one mistake I made when I got caught was I paid zero attention to the two LP that were following me on foot. I kinda noticed them, but it wasn’t until afterwards that I kept kicking myself for not paying more attention.

After you leave a dressing room, walk away and then quickly go back as if you left something in it…because hopefully you did leave a few items behind so you have an excuse. Anyone rush in there? Pay attention.

You finally get into a dressing room to conceal and hear someone  go in the room next to you. If it’s not that busy, be very suspicious! Look underneath if you’re able to. Not completely underneath, Hahaha, but at their feet. Are they doing anything or just sitting there? If they’re not trying on clothes or seem to be trying on 1 item for 10 minutes, be careful.

Go to random areas of the store and reach into a pile of jeans and move them or re-stack a couple shirts. That person who followed you, do they go there too and pretend to look at the same stack? How convenient.

Do they get in line behind you? Not just anyone, but a person who’s been following you, checking your dressing room or constantly on their cell phone and watching you? Watch for this.

·       Get out of bed. Do that now.

·       Go into the bathroom and remove all of your clothing. I have fat that gathers into massive love handles, stretch marks on every bit of skin that isn’t flat. But when my clothes are all off, with no fabric to bother me, no illusion of what my body looks like and all I can see is myself, I feel better. I feel more wholesome. Maybe you will, too.

·       Run your hands over it, turn around. Have no illusion of what your body looks like. It’s not as bad as you think. Get a good picture in your mind of anything you want to attend to. Make a list if you need to, only about your body.

·       Brush your hair through, if you have it.

·       Put your hair up and out of the way, if it’s long.

·       Floss and brush your teeth very well. Take your time on this. Do it twice if you need to. Your breath won’t feel as thick, you won’t feel as heavy.

·       Put on lots of chapstick or balm right afterwards

·       Wash any parts of your body that you need to.

·       Blow your nose until there’s nothing left, get it all out. You’re probably clogged up.

·       Clip your nails, take off any old polish. Push your cuticles back.

·       Wash your hair, if you want to.

·       If you (like to)shave, shave everything. You’ll feel weightless. Only fill up the bath a little bit and do it over the edge. You’ll just feel dirty if you sit in hair.

·       Drink a full glass of water. Don’t sip, don’t chug. Just don’t set it down until it’s gone.

·       Dress yourself in whatever way you feel ready for the day. Yoga pants, sweatpants, t-shirts, dresses, shorts. Whatever way that makes things easier.

·       Eat. Eat something. Don’t pull random bits of food from random boxes. Prepare it at once and sit down. Take this time to rest.

·       Get a drink of your choice, as long as it isn’t alcohol. As a matter of fact, if there’s alcohol on the counter, put it away. Don’t look at it. It will only give you a headache. Make yourself chocolate milk, water, a smoothie, a soda, whatever sounds nice.

·       Sit on the floor and forget about everything you need to think about. Set a timer for exactly one minute. Close your eyes, and during that one minute, pay attention to how your body feels. Ask yourself these questions. Am I sore anywhere? Stretch this bit out, put more pressure on it. Focus on your muscles. Keep your back completely straight. Did I eat enough? Think about your stomach. Focus on your breathing. Listen to the air. Can you hear the sound of your lights? A ceiling fan? Your joints? Don’t open your eyes until the time is up. This minute will pass very quickly.

·       Get a good old fashioned piece of notebook paper and a pencil. If you don’t have that use your phone or computer. Make a list of every little thing you need to do. Everything matters. Every errand, homework assignment, thing that needs cleaned, health issue… all of it.

·       Do it now. Check things off as you go. As you see things disappear, your head will be more clear.

·       Don’t forget to take your pills.

·       If you’ve been putting off your homework, fix yourself a snack and a tall drink of something warm. Get all of the supplies you need. Sit down and plow through it. If you need help with homework, message a friend, a family member, even message me. I’ll try and help you. It won’t take as long as you think, your mind is just cluttered. Repeat to yourself “this is what I am working on now. This is what is important now. I will feel lighter when I am finished.” Even if the assignment is due in a few weeks, more than likely it is too much to do in one night. Split it up into quarters. Work for one hour, and if you’re close, finish it off. Give yourself this one hour.

·       You don’t have to make your bed, but take off the blankets and shake them out. If there’s crumbs on the mattress, vacuum, or wipe them off. If you have dirty clothes, put them in the hamper.

·       Now that your day is free, deal with your social problems. Is there someone you’ve been meaning to apologize to? Something you’ve upset? Something you’re unsure of? You have all of the rest of the day to deal with it. Take your time.

·       Before bed, pay special attention to your face. Wash it, clean your ears, put on acne medicine, moisturize it. Anything on your face that needs to be attended to. See how beautiful you are? Your skin will drink it up, it will look better tomorrow. Do this constantly.

·       Listen to songs you haven’t in a while. You forgot that one verse, the reason why you kept it.

·       Make a list of questions. How does a remote work? Why do we have toenails? What is this word? Look them up. They’re right there to know.

·       Ask for help

·       It’s fine to cry. I feel warm in the face afterwards. I feel smaller afterwards, less huge. Less of a problem. You need to understand that we want to matter, but when we mess up we don’t want it to matter. It goes both ways. You are the most important person. Your mistakes only have weight to you. Nobody minds as much as you think they do.

-being loud -having more than 1 other person w/ u -looking like ur a teen -looking around too much -touching everything in sephora/ulta -being overly friendly -being less than friendly -playing around w/ ur friends -not looking at tags -making 10000 trips to ur car to drop ur hauls off -stuffing an already stuffed bag w/ more shit -flirting too much w/ an SA (they gonna remember ur ass next time u come in) -concealing in front of anyone (SA, customer, whatever, that cat is probably okay tho…)