In the Moment #19: Unilever 2015 Preview

Usually shiny new color products get me more excited than the stuff I need and use everyday. Shampoo, body lotion....toothpaste, that's just so pedestrian. But Unilever is capitalizing on the fact with their new "People are Beautiful" focus for their brands. The mundane, the everyday, the every one, is unique, interesting and beautiful.

Maybelline The Nudes Palette Review

Maybelline has come up with their drugstore answer to an everyday nude palettes with The Nudes Palette. I bought this for $15 at Rexall just out of pure curiosity to see how well Maybelline succeeded in creating an affordable, multifunctional eyeshadow palette.

Annabelle Giveaway!

This year has been an amazing journey where for the first time, companies have reached out to me and my blog. Having been able to attend an Annabelle event and rediscoving Annabelle has made Canadian drugstore options that much more appealing, to share some love and appreciation, here's a chance to win a prize pack of Annabelle items!

There are a bunch of eyeliners in various formulas, a blue mascara (!) and a couple of Twist Ups as well.

This is opened internationally and will run until December 18th, 2014

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Estee Lauder Daywear BB Anti-Oxidant Beauty Benefit Cream SPF35*

*Press Sample

The Estee Lauder Daywear BB Anti-Oxidant Beauty Benefit Cream SPF35 ($40, 30ml, longest name ever) is supposed to protect, perfect, tint and moisturize the skin. It's formulated to help control excess surface oil and to offer hydration while providing anti-oxidant protection.

Sephora Brush Sets*

*Press Sample

Again, if you're on the lookout for some brush sets, you always know that Sephora is going to have a couple of options. Specialized brush sets like the All a Glow set are great for those looking to fill in brush gaps while focusing on specific tasks and tiny traveller sets like the Touch and Gold set might be good for minimalistic jetsetters. And of course, a generalized set like the Gold Star Skinny set is great for beginners looking to build up their collection.

Clarins HydraQuench Cream*

*Press Sample

Has the winter really descended on us already? Are we in a Polar Vortex yet? Lay aside fairytale visions of glistening snow in romantic windswept wintery scenes and clue into the realities of awful commute times, masking as a jeong (gluttinous rice dumpling) with your parka and tackling your drying skin. I've been saving the Clarins HydraQuench Cream specifically for this weather.