I’m sure you’ve all heard of the Konjac sponge by now. I first learned about it online last year and was curious to try it. While browsing at TheFaceShop, I came across their version, retailing for $5 so I decided to give it a go. Never did I think that I would come to love it, and in honour of Earth Day today, I thought I’d share with you a little more information on this little natural beauty wonder.
I was tagged by the lovely Ryane Zamora Beauty to do this. Little did she know that I secretly was going to do this tag even if no one tagged me (but now I look like I have friends, and I’m cool. Yeah.) I’ve seen this tag called “Get to Know Me Tag” but Ryane called it the “Beauty Blogger Tag”, but I didn’t want to confuse it with the “Confessions of a Beauty Blogger Tag“, so uh I’m just going to mesh the two titles.
So it was suggested that I put my skincare routine up for scrutiny since I was so ruthless in my grading of my friends’ skincare routines. No problem, I’ve not nothing to hide!
Skin type: combination (slightly oily t-zone, normal cheeks), with hormonal breakout on chin. I also have skin sensitivity and tend to break out in hives randomly (allergies, cold/hot weather). My skin also doesn’t tolerate too much manual manipulation (ie scrubs) I’m a delicate flower, what can I say? Continue reading
I bought this set on clearance at Sephora last December, and I’m just getting around to opening it up to try – story of my life! Imagine if I was actively purchasing new makeup – this probably wouldn’t get opened until next Christmas. I paid $13 for this set, half price of the regular $26.
From Sephora:
A tasty trio of adorable Hello Kitty apple lip balms that nourish and hydrate while delivering intense color. What it does: Bring intense color and kissable flavor to lips with these apple lip balms. Featuring three vibrant shades in hot pink, natural nude, and candy apple red, each lip balm is infused with extracts of lemon, strawberry, vanilla, apple, and coconut oil for intense hydration. Portable and covetable, a tiny mirror is tucked into each lip balm so that easy application is at your fingertips. What it it – 3 x 0.13 oz Lip Balms in Think Pink (hot pink), Natural (nude), Red Delicious (candy apple red) What it is formulated WITHOUT:- Parabens- Sulfates – Phthalates
It’s super cute, but how does it perform? Hello Kitty knows, an Apple a day, keeps your lips yummy! Keep reading…
Relax, relax, I didn’t break my No-Buy. I didn’t want my VIB discount to go to waste so I offered it to my friends and co-workers. I did end up buying 1 item for myself, but it’s within the allowance of my No-Buy, since it is a replacement item. First, I placed an order online, for the following:
Purchasing that Nars concealer for my friend was gut-wrenching for me because I really wanted to buy it for myself too! (I would need the shade “Custard” for myself). Keep reading for more Sephora VIB sale haulin’
As mentioned in my previous BBW post, I’m a big fan of BBW’s Foaming hand soap – I find the Deep Cleansing Hand Soap (formerly Antibacterial Soap) to be too drying and the cream-based ones not to rinse well (and it seems like they’ve discontinued now? – I don’t see them anymore). The Foaming Soap, on the other hand (see what I did there?), cleans well, but doesn’t strip my skin raw. I stock up whenever there’s a sale, and I also put them on my Christmas wishlist. This is how my current BBW Foaming Soap stash came to be:
Have you tried any of these scents?
I’ve been accumulating a bunch of cosmetic items that I’ve received for free recently. Here’s what I’ve been given in the past month or so:
I have what I describe as, “meh”, lashes. They’re short and wimpy, but they do have a bit of a curl. I’m forever trying new products to help them grow or make them look fuller. Now, I’m not one to use hardcore lash growth serums like Latisse or its generic version, Careprost, for fear of the potential side effects (they state that approx 4% of clinical trial patients reported darkening of skin, redness, dry eyes – with my luck, I would be in that 4%).
A couple of years ago, I started using Cargo’s LashActivator Night ($29 for 11ml, select Rexall, online):
Cargo describes it as:
…a revolutionary nighttime elixir clinically proven to stimulate lashes at the lash bed for visibly longer, fuller and more lush lashes. This safe, non-irritating formula shows a 169% improvement over natural growth rates.
Besides my HG night lip balm, there are just 2 other items I really enjoy – and hoard – from Bath & Body Works: their Foaming Hand Soaps and the Wallflowers. More than the Wallflower fragrances themselves, I LOVE collecting the seasonal Wallflower fragrance plugs – but very specifically, I only buy the designs that light up:
I’ve embraced using oils for just about every part of my body – from head to toe – for some years now. I was using oils way before this whole argan oil rage, let me tell ya! Before argan oil was readily availalbe, I was routinely using rosehip oil on my face (I still mourn the discontinuation of Burt’s Bee Repair Serum in Canada).
So what do I use oils for?
stash matters 