Tuesday 29 April 2014

Garnier Clean+ Balancing Gel Exfoliator*

*Press Sample

(Unfortunately photos in this post were lost due to The Great Deletion of 2014. Some efforts to re-do photos will be made but not all posts will be redone.)


Garnier Clean+ Balancing Gel Exfoliator review

Learning that exfoliators are an important part of keeping the pores unclogged is a relatively new discovery for me. I knew exfoliation was something I should do now and again but I always forget.

Sunday 27 April 2014

Garnier Clean+ Nourishing Cleansing Oil*

*Press Sample

(Unfortunately photos in this post were lost due to The Great Deletion of 2014. Some efforts to re-do photos will be made but not all posts will be redone.)
Garnier Clean+ Nourishing Cleansing Oil review

Finally, someone in the West is trying their hand at creating a drugstore cleansing oil. Since I always go in for the double cleanse, I'm always on the look out for affordable cleansing oil options.

Saturday 26 April 2014

Desert Essence Lemon Tea Tree Deodorant* (or Adventures in Natural Deodorants)

*Press sample

Desert Essence Lemon Tea Tree Deodorant review

Since my little "to be or not to be" conundrum surround natural products, I've been open to pushing the boundaries of my man-made-product dependency. I've been curious about making the switch to aluminum and paraben free deodorants except the fear of excessive sweating and strong odours have help me back. Thankfully, Desert Essence gave me a gentle shove by sending this deodorant my way.

Thursday 24 April 2014

Guest Post: Olay Fresh Effects Va-Va-Vivid Cleansing Brush

Hi Everyone! My name is Chelsey and I write the beauty blog My Beauty Full Adventure. My Beauty Full Adventure is a Canadian Beauty Blog out of Windsor, ON. Here you will find beauty box reviews, NOTD's, beauty deals & steals, and much more! I am so excited to be guest posting here today! Our Guest Post theme for April is Beauty Tools and today I will be writing about the Olay Fresh Effects Va-Va-Vivid Cleansing Brush. 


Olay Fresh Effects Va-Va-Vivid Cleansing Brush

Wednesday 23 April 2014

Quick Post: Versatile Blogger Award

Well, Shelby from Biffsquiggled nominated me for a the Versatile Award. Easy enough, its just 7 things about myself so here's a quick mid-day words only post.

1) I have wide feet. It sucks for buying shoes.
2) I'm hella excited about the Alexander Wang x H&M collab coming out in Nov.
3) My "I've had a bad eating day" dinner is two eggs and lots of greens.
4) I have a stuffed giraffe named Martin and a stuffed bunny named Worry Bunny.
5) I can't say no to sweet things. I joke I have a hollow leg that allows space for dessert.
6) I'm loving the opening sequence from "True Detective".
7) The Man Repeller is awesome. The writing tone is what I not so secretly aspire for with this blog. Still working on it.

Tell me one weird/interesting/whatever thing about yourself.

Tuesday 22 April 2014

Pacifica Solid Perfumes*: Island Vanilla and Hawaiian Ruby Guava

*Press Samples

Pacifica Solid Perfumes:Island Vanilla and Hawaiian Ruby Guava  review

If you're into the "good for you" brands, Pacifica is definitely one to check out. My first encounter with them was via the many (now 18!) perfumes that they have. I highly recommend giving those a sniff when you spot them. They come in roller ball, bottles and solids!

Saturday 19 April 2014

Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge* and Silicone Liner Brush*

*Press Sample
(Unfortunately photos in this post were lost due to The Great Deletion of 2014. Some efforts to re-do photos will be made but not all posts will be redone.)
Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge and Silicone Liner Brush review

 In general, the Real Techniques brand has produced some stellar brushes at affordable prices. In fact, I love my Expert Face Brush so much I bought another just because I didn't want to go without one between washes. I'm often curious to see what other options this brand will come out with.

Thursday 17 April 2014

Eyes on Pacifica*: Stellar Gaze Mascara and Fringe, Gun Metal and Bare Eye Pencils

Pacifica Stellar Gaze length and strength Mascara and Fringe, Gun Metal and Bare Eye Pencils review

Pacifica has been slowly branching out of their body care products to produce makeup and recently they launched a few new eye products. Firstly, can we just give some points to the graphic designs? 

Pacifica Stellar Gaze length and strength Mascara and Fringe, Gun Metal and Bare Eye Pencils review

Tuesday 15 April 2014

Brightening up!

products for brightening skin

As far as skincare goes, though there are still some nagging skin issues, I've pretty much moved up the hierarchy of Maslow's Skincare Needs. The basic cleanse-tone-moisturize stages have more or less been fulfilled and now I'm searching for full skin-actualization.

Saturday 12 April 2014

Garnier: Deconstructed Line (Beach Chic Spray, Move It Gel, Pixie Play Cream)*

*Press Samples

garnier deconstructed beach chic hair spray pixie play creme move it gel review

 Garnier's new Deconstructed line promises a done-yet-undone look with 24 hour touchable, deconstructed style with a soft satin finish. Having tried a pseudo-perm (where I waffled for about 20 mins at the salon and the dresser decided to finally imitate a perm by blowdrying so I could get a sense of how it would look before I committed....) I realized I wanted to do something NEW with my hair. I like my hair generally but I just wanted something different so instead of opting for the perm (though I still just may) going with styling products seemed an inexpensive alternative.

Thursday 10 April 2014

Swapping the Stash with Citron and Guavaberry

sleek rose gold blush, tarte off the cuff palette, chanel intonation blush, clinique peach pop blush swatches

Let's be honest, sometimes we just want to try something without committing to the purchase. Thankfully, blogger friends makes this easy enough and so  Vanessa from Citron and Guavaberry and I had a little get together over the weekend, where not only fun times were had but also some blush swappin' was done.

Tuesday 8 April 2014

L'Oreal Extraordinaire Gloss (Orange Tempo/Rouge Allegro) and Maybelline Elixir Comparison

If you're seeing this twice, its because it's also guest posting on Alicia's blog right now. 

(Unfortunately some photos in this post were lost due to The Great Deletion of 2014. Some efforts to re-do photos will be made but not all posts will be redone.)

L'Oreal Extraordinaire gloss Orange Tempo rouge allegro swatch review

Since I loved the Maybelline Elixir gloss I picked up, I wanted to try out the L'Oreal versions as a comparision. Thankfully Shoppers was quite happy to help me out with this since they went on sale a few weeks ago.

Saturday 5 April 2014

Spring with Lush*!

*Press Samples

(Unfortunately photos in this post were lost due to The Great Deletion of 2014. Some efforts to re-do photos will be made but not all posts will be redone.)

LUSH spring 2014 collection

I'm a huge LUSH fan and have converted more than a few people into LUSH lovers as well. Their Spring collection just launched and there are more than a few interesting goodies to pick up! I won't be able to test out the bath stuff just yet but am super excited to soak in the bf's tub at the end of April when I'm back home.

Thursday 3 April 2014

Current Face Favorites ft Clarins Instant Light Radiance Boosting Complexion Base (02 Champagne)*

*Press Sample
Clarins Instant Light Radiance Boosting Complexion Base (02 Champagne) swatch review

Very rarely have I rounded up "favorites" or really stated that I've been consistently loving something. Daily, I flip between so many products that having "weekly favorites" or even "monthly favorites" isn't quite possible. But lately, I've seriously been enjoying the Clarins Instant Light Radiance Boosting Complexion Base.

Tuesday 1 April 2014

In the Moment #6: OOAK Spring Picks


 Yet another One of a Kind Show. Modelling my post off Julie from Swatch and Review, here are some of my favorite exhibitors. Even if you couldn't go, check out their websites and my SHOW FAVORITE!!!! (yes caps because she's so awesome)