A Few Things I've Bought This Month

 I tend to go through periods of ups and downs with my shopping... sometimes I buy next to nothing and other times I buy whatever the hell I like! It's not much, but it's mostly because I'm not posting everything that I've bought this month but these are my favorites so far :)

Vero Moda Sweater, Expression Necklaces, The Body Shop Foundation Brush

L'Oreal Magic Smooth Souffle Foundation in 522. 

This foundation is sooooooo smooth and silky, I think it already has primer in it? The texture really feels like there's silicone in it ... maybe thats why it's so smooth. This is the perfect shade for me but too bad it's being discontinued and this was the last one at work :( I got it for 50% off and an additional 10% employee discount. 

LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL!!

I finally ordered Star's new album "The North"... I don't know why it took me so long, I love them! If you're into indie-pop then try listening to them. I recommend "A Song is a Weapon," " The Theory of Relativity,"  "Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When you Give It."   And that infrastructure on the cover? It's located in Montreal :)
My sister and I were randomly singing some songs one night... and realized we didn't have this album! A Walk to Remember was my favorite film, I enjoyed all the songs in it... and lo and behold there's an extended version of it on Amazon! So I ordered it, and I think my music life right now just might be a little more complete...(and if I also steal the Of Monsters And Men CD I bought for my boyfriend for Christmas...)

Revlon Selects Products Review Part I

I was selected to be a Revlon Select and got my package about a month ago. Being in the middle of exams, work, the holidays and now back to school, I hadn't really had time to blog. Now I'm trying to get back into the swing of things and I'm back!

My package came with these five products, I haven't had time to try out the Nail Art Expressionists and the Ultimate Suede lipstick yet.. I'll get onto that! First I tried out the eyeshadow palette. I wanted to get this out of the way since I'm not an eyeshadow girl; I only apply eyeshadow on my lower lash line. The palette I got is named "Metropolitan."

All the colors here have a little shimmer to it. They're all super soft and quite pigmented. I love these colors! I use this everyday on my lower lash line. I never really liked pink shadows, but the top most pink was light enough to used in the inner corners. The taupe-y silver shade is a little misleading, when swatched, it looks like a shimmery shade of the lid color with alot more silver pigmentation. Nonetheless, it's amazing to use as a blending shade. The sparkle in the eyelid brown shade is quite unnoticeable and looks quite matte swatched. I'm not too sure if the champagne pink primer, in the rectangle, was useful or not. I don't use these eyeshadows on my eyelids, so I don't need priming. the gold glitter shade gives such sparkle to draw attention to my eyes rather than my under eyes! I've been using this as a replacement for Wet N Wild's Comfort Zone palette for a more natural look..

Should you buy this? Probably not, the colours aren't spectacular, and you probably have these shades already if you're not a makeup newbie. Do I recommend it? Yes I do, it's a nice everyday neutral palette if you're in the market looking for a simple one. I was going to post a picture up with me wearing it, but I need to learn how to take better pictures before doing that :P

I then tried the Revlon Nail Art Moon Candy nail polish because the glitter side was just too adorable! The blue-ish pink speckles reminded me of moon rocks or something. I was a bit skeptical at first with the base navy shade containing the same amount of polish as the glitter side. Nail polish usually needs two coats to get a decent opacity.. and I would need much more than the provided Navy shade to use up the glitter.... But to my surprise the Navy was incredibly opaque. One coat was all it took to look like the shade in the bottle!

Though my problem with this product was with the glitter polish side... as cute as the concept was, I did not find the combination to be worth it. I applied the glitter polish on top of the navy and honestly, I barely saw the glitter. I can barely see the flecks... cute concept but the results were a little disappointing. Great pigmentation on the navy shade but the glitter didn't do it...I'll pass on this...


Part II coming shortly

Collective Haul

Forever21 Nail Polish in Taupe, The Body Shop Loose Powder in 01, Revlon Lip Butter in Cupcake, The Body Shop Carrot Cream, Cover Girl Waterproof LashBlast in Very Black, Milani Liquif'eye Pencil Eyeliner in 01Black, The Body Shop Perfume Atomizer, Hard Cardy Mini Mouthing Off Lipglosses.

Since I haven't done one of these in a while, I decided to just grab everything that I've gotten recently and show a collective haul. I haven't really touched much of the items that I just got. These were all mostly just impulsive buys :P

Revlon Lip Butters are everywhere right now... I couldn't not join the hype. But after purchasing this I feel like I'm paying alot for the amount of product I'm getting. 2.55g for $8+tax? I'm a little iffy on repurchasing this. We'll just have to see of I absolutely adore this.

The Forever21 Nail polish has got to be my current favorite nail polish right now. I want to wear it everyday. Its a muted purple-grey with a tiny bit of unnoticeable shimmer. It's a great color for school or work. I'll have to show you how it looks on the nails (this photo doesn't do it justice at all.)

I'm trying out new mascaras, and Cover Girl was on sale at work! 50% off a two pack! People love this so I might as well try it... I wasn't too keen on getting on the bandwagon but I couldn't pass up on this deal. I love trying out new mascaras :) So far it hasn't been disappointing me.

I won't even try to take pictures of the clothing I've bought over the last month. I might start doing OOTD or use Polyvore. I just need to find the right place to take pictures!

Haul + Physicians Formula Eye Booster Eyeliner Review

I've been meaning to write a post in a while but I wasn't compelled to do anything other than sleep. But here I am, finally fully rested with a little haul and review!


Left to Right: Physicians Formula Eye Booster Eyeliner in Ultra Black, Batiste Coloured Black Dry Shampoo, Revlon Colorstay Lipstick in Soft Nude, Philosophy Vanilla Birthday Cake (Sephora Beauty Insider Birthday Gift) and Herbal Essences Tousle me softly spray gel.

I went into Winners hoping to get some exercise equipment but saw this instead. Batiste's Coloured Black Dry Shampoo! I've been trying to get a dry shampoo for a while and read reviews describing a not so pleasant scent in the Tresemme's Dry Shampoo so I didn't buy that. The packaging is quite unique and would really stand out on store shelves. Whenever I feel like my bangs are greasy, I spray this one and it instantly looks better! This has become a necessity in my life ever since I picked this up!

I also picked up Herbal Essences Tousle Me Softly Spray Gel for 50% off at my grocery store. I've been trying to get messy hair for a while now but my hair is stubborn and wants to stay a in between straight and horrendous kinks. So I'm hoping this will help me achieve a messy look.


I've been contemplating in buying a liquid eyeliner over the past few weeks and considering the drugstore and department store options out there for me. I decided on this one because it came with a FULL price mail in rebate, so I literally get this for free and if it doesn't work out, I wouldn't regret it one bit. And I have to say, this eyeliner has holy grail potential!

Physicians Formula's Eye Booster Eyeliner boasts of 24 hour wear, water and smudge resistant. Supposedly it has lash serum incorporated into the formula that will enhance lash growth when applied to the roots of the lashes. The packaging is quite nice, the sleek metal tube doesn't look or feel cheap. This retails for around $15 CAD and is well worth the price for an eyeliner and lash growth stimulator (which is a plus if it does work!)

The fine brush tip is amazing, unlike the hard tip in Revlon's Colorstay liquid pen eyeliner. This brush tip is flexible and allows for precise application and dispenses a good amount of product with each swipe. I've had no difficulties with the amount of product coming out. I used to like felt tip brushes from L'oreal's liquid eyeliner but the formula wasn't waterproof so I didn't repurchase it. Revlon's liquid eyeliner pen formulation was horrid and the brush was so hard I could've poked my eyes out.

It promised water and smudge resistance but I was a bit skeptical because water resistant doesn't technically translate into waterproof. This eyeliner is amazing! I was blown away at how waterproof and smudge proof this was! It doesn't budge one bit, looks just as fresh as when you first applied it... unless you rub it really hard underwater with soap. Color intensity is really good, I wasn't expecting this much out of this product. Revlon Colorstay was a complete disappointment against my teary eyes; it wasn't waterproof at all and stung when it got into my eyes. This is a definite favorite of mine! I don't think I'll be venturing out to find a better low or high end liquid eyeliner other than this!

Clarins Montreal Annual Warehouse Sale 2011

Sorry for the late post. Every year I wait for Clarin's to hold it's warehouse sale. This year it was held on June 3rd and 4rd. They not only carry their own line of discounted products but there are many other brands available for lowered prices!

This sale is my favorite along with the L'oreal bi-annual sales. They sell numerous brands: Burberry, Lanvin, Thierry Mulger, PurMinerals, Anna Sui (you might have noticed,) Kibio, Azzaro, Roxy, etc. And since this sale is open to the public, it might get a little crowded and hard to get to skincare and makeup products, perfume wise it wasn't hard to get a hold of.

There was a lineup and I waited an hour to get in on the first day. It wasn't a too bad a wait. I keep forgetting to bring my camera with me and take pictures of all the action but here is what I hauled from that day!


Left to Right: Anna Sui Whitening Moisture Mask, Anna Sui Dolly Girl Lil' Starlet Nail Color in 03, Anna Sui Nail Color in 619, Anna Sui Super Mascara Waterproof in 001 Black, Clarins Pure and Radiant Mask with Pink Clay, Clarins HydraQuench Cream, Anna Sui Nail Color in 608, Anna Sui Secret Wish Magic Romance 75mL

I love this sale because they have Anna Sui products up for grabs. I immediately went to Anna Sui's perfume table when I got in and grabbed my HG perfume, Secret Wish Magic Romance. I bought the largest size that I could, 75mL! It's a sweet floral scent that I adore. Like all Anna Sui perfumes this is a younger scent and probably not meant for those who want a more sophisticated scent. I find other Anna Sui scents to be a little too sweet for my liking.

I adore Anna Sui's nail polishes. They're packed with glitter and have a rose scent to them. Its the same rosey scent in all their makeup products that make me drawn towards their them. Might I add that Anna Sui has awesome designs for the packaging? I'm obsessed with mascaras, COMPLETELY infatuated with mascaras. I've tried Anna Sui's mascaras before but that was a while back when I started using makeup and I don't remember if they were waterproof or not. So I bought the Super Mascara in waterproof to actually test it. This review will be up shortly along with other mascara comparisons.

I accidentally bought the Clarins HydraQuench Cream instead of the HydraQuench Cream-Mask. I was too excited and mixed the two up. Clarins and their wording.... oh well, I need a better moisturizer too.

Anna Sui lipsticks were very sheer so I skipped on those and there were alot of gimmicky lip gloss necklaces and what not that I didn't care for. I didn't get much. I was careful with my spendings this time around.

Revlon Lipstick Haul

I was browsing through the weekly flyers looking for deals on makeup. Pharmaprix was having a Revlon lipstick sale Saturday and Sunday only for $3.99 each! I missed out on the sale last time and I couldn't resist, I had to get them this time!

I went to work from 8am-1pm on Saturday and went straight to Pharmaprix afterward. I picked up Revlon Matte Lipsticks in Nude Attitude and Pink Pout and a Revlon Moon Drops Lipstick in Blasé Apricot. I could have bought more but I was thinking more about my wallet, but these were essentially the colors I've been wanting for a while now. I also wanted a dark violet color but that wouldn't have been suitable for the spring and summer. I'll just wait til the next sale!

Swatches and Reviews Later!

Makeup Routine

These are some of the products I use, if not daily, then very often, interchanging between for my morning makeup routine!

Diorskin Nude Foundation in 20

I never liked the feeling of wearing a liquid foundation and was convinced mineral foundation was the answer until I found this! I absolutely adore this foundation, it's lightweight with light to medium coverage. The added SPF 15 is a plus. The packaging is luxurious and beautiful, I feel a bit old Hollywood whenever I pick this up. I've converted to liquid foundations and will keep repurchasing this one!

Anna Sui face Powder in 002This is a light purple loose powder with shimmer. I lightly apply this to set my foundations or BB creams. Be careful with the shimmer! The packaging is gorgeous, it looks lovely on my vanity. Anna Sui products totally suck me in with their lovely packaging!

Estee Lauder Artist's Eye Pencil in Softsmudge Brown Glides on very smooth and stays put. I have nothing to complain about this! Technically not waterproof but I've never had problems with it in the wet weather.

Clinique Colour Surge Eyeshadow Duo in Coffee ShopI use the darker shimmery brown of the two shades to set my eyeliner. Smooth and just an amazing dark chocolate brown. It gives a natural look. This is my go to eyeshadow whenever I don't know what to wear.

Shiseido Majolica Majorca Lash Expander Frame Plus in BK999 (Asia Exclusive)

This mascara is my HG! Pretty much all the mascaras from Majolica Majorca is my HG! Separates and lengthens my lashes with fibers, waterproof and smudge proof, what else can you ask for in a mascara?! Volumize your lashes with the wider toothed brush side, lengthen with the fine combed side. It's a bit tricky to take off, but as long as you use an oil based makeup remover, all is fine.