Vincent Longo Water Canvas Foundation

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The Vincent Longo Water Canvas Foundation had been on my wish list for a while now. I was really excited to learn that Hudson’s Bay started carrying this brand in their stores, and I purchased it during Hauluary:
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I purchased the Water Canvas Foundation ($63 for 11.5g) in #4 Soft Amber and the corresponding Water Canvas Travel Compact ($18).  The Water Canvas Foundation is definitely the most well-known item from the Vincent Longo (VL) line and I wanted to see what the hype was all about.

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China Glaze Choo-Choo Choose You

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I bought this in January as part of my NailPolishCanada order at the beginning of my month-long nail polish acquisition madness. 😉
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How could I refuse a nail polish that may or may not be named after a Simpson’s reference?
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Project Focus 10: Clinique Pop Lip Colour in Bare Pop

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Today’s Project Focus 10’s review product is Clinique Pop Lip Colour in #02 Bare Pop:
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I redeemed Optimum Points for this lipstick – normally it retails for $22 for 3.9g of product.focus10_clinique_lip_pop_3

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eBay Finds: Discontinued Burberry & Hourglass

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I get a bit obsessive about discontinued makeup items.  I kick myself for not buying them when they were readily available.  And when they’re gone and difficult to acquire, their lure becomes even greater!  I start plotting ways to get my hands on them.  Enter eBay.  I know some people are uneasy about being off eBay but I’ve never had any issues – just do your research, if something seems to good to be true, it probably is.
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In January I was lucky to find TWO discontinued items that I had put eBay alerts on: Burberry Sheer Eye Shadow in Pale Barley No. 22 and Hourglass Visionaire Eye Shadow Duo in Exhibition (Rosewood NO. 09 wasn’t on my original alert, it just came along for the ride 😛 ).  These were purchased in late January and arrived recently.

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Surratt Beauty Review

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I’ve been wanting to try Surratt Beauty ever since I learned about the Relevée Lash Curler, way before the brand became available in Canada. I toyed with paying the hefty prices to purchase it online. I was then so annoyed that when the brand did become available at Sephora, and it was constantly sold out!  Finally I got a notification in January to advise that the curler was back in stock so I decided not to wait for the VIB sale in April to buy some Surratt items:
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These were purchased in my Sephora haul and I’ve been testing them for the past month – here are my thoughts.

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February 2016 Low-Buy Accountability

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This is the first check-in for my 2016 Low-Buy.  For February, I allocated $50 to spend on makeup.  I managed to stay within my budget! 😀
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My first makeup purchase of February was in my LUSH haul at the beginning of the month where I bought the Sophisticated Cream Eyeshadow for $19.95
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I had $30.05 left after that.

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Project Focus 10: Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Water

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Happy Leap Year Day! 😀
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Last year the Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Water seem to take the makeup world by storm. Everywhere I turned, I saw people posting rave reviews about it. I love facial mists so I was intrigued by one that claims to provide hydration and acts as a primer.
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So in November, I redeemed some Optimum Points for it:
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It normally costs $37 for 116ml bottle.

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Saje aromaBreeze Ultrasonic Nebulizer

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I received this nebulizer from my SO for Christmas and a few of you were curious about it, so here are my thoughts:
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Saje sells various models of nebulizers, ranging from $60 to $120. The aromaBreeze model retails for $74.95.

Feature images from Saje.ca

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An Unexpected Gift from fivezero (we met up!)

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I’m sure you’re all familiar with Chris of fivezero – she of the nail swatches that launched a thousand lemmings – she was also one of the winners from my giveaway.  When I sent her the notice to claim her prize – I tossed out a suggestion: perhaps we could meet up, since we live in the same city. And to my delight, she accepted – it was a date! 😀
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This was the very first meet-up that either of us have ever done with a fellow blogger…

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