Today marks my 250 Days of No-Buy! 😀
Fun fact: As a Mandarin slang term, the number “250” (二百五 èrbǎiwǔ) is an insult meaning “stupid person” or “simpleton”. 😕
I was nominated sextuply (yes that’s the word) recently for the Blogger Recognition Award – first by Katie of Plus+Beauty, secondly by Chris of fivezero, thirdly by Janella of Skin Diary, fourthly by Joy of StyledWithJoy, fifthly by Chic and Polished, and finally by Polished and Inspired! 😀
As you know last week I was away on a trip to the East Coast of Canada, for a good friend’s wedding. The wedding itself was in Labrador, but we took the opportunity to travel to Newfoundland prior to the wedding day. Here’s a map to help orient you, Newfoundland is the most eastern province of Canada and is about 2 hrs and 30 mins by flight from Toronto (A):
We spent 4 days in Newfoundland (B) and then 2 days in Labrador (C) for the wedding, in quite a remote place. Today I’ll share photos from the 4 days we spent in parts of Newfoundland.
Say you’ve just decluttered a whole bunch of your makeup, and you’re planning on giving them away. Or conversely, you participated in a swap, and you received gently used makeup – how do you sanitize makeup?
I’ve participated in MUA swaps way back in the day, and have given away lots of my makeup to friends. I generally keep my makeup in very clean condition, but it is still prudent to sanitize everything before you give them away. Here are some items you will need:
Hello! I’m back from vacation – I’ll post some pics from the trip by the end of the week. Today I’m back with a bang! Over the Labour Day long weekend, I spent hours going through my stash to declutter items that I no longer use. Today, I bring you: The Purge! I toyed with doing an elimination style competition for items in my makeup stash, but decided it would take too long. And like removing a Band-Aid, makeup purging – while painful – should be done quickly. Many of these items had been contemplated before and made it back into the fold because I had talked myself out of purging them. This time, I’m being ruthless! These are all being purged from my stash:
Today’s post is a collaboration with StyledWithJoy! We both received the Collection Lasting Perfection Ultimate Wear Concealer a couple of months ago. As we’re both in North America (her in the US, me in Canada), neither of us have direct access to this cult beauty item which is exclusive to shops in the UK. Luckily for us, we finally got our grubby hands on this from our respective fairy godmothers (her sister in her case, and through my lovely swapper Nicola, in my case).
This tag has been going around so I’m (finally) jumping on the bandwagon!
Like the Book of Awesome, I’ll just be naming random things and not family & friends because that’s just obvious. I’ll also not be naming makeup stuff because, well, it’s understood that makeup makes me happy, mkay? 😉
50 Things That Make Me Happy
1. Creamsicles
2. Scalp massages
3. Peeking through people’s houses from the street when they don’t draw their curtains
4. Snagging the last sale item on the shelf
5. Books on knitting
Since I’m guilty of buying new foundations instead of using up my current open bottle(s), typically I have at least 12 different ones on the go. Some of them are better suited for the summer, while others are only used during the winter months. My skin tone often straddle between light and medium shades, so I typically mix 2 different shades to get a suitable colour match. In addition, mixing different foundation formulas helps to get a finish that works better for my combination skin type.
Typically, I like to mix foundations to both colour match and improve on the formulations to my liking.
Today’s entry was prompted by THIS post from fivezero, showing the new Deborah Lippmann Fall 2015 collection called “Undressed”, which caused my face to go like this:
Just look at this range of neutral gorgeousness:
A couple of weeks ago I asked for recommendations on which MAC lipstick to trade in for, and a number of you chimed in on your recommendations.
The big reveal!
On this Labour Day holiday, I thought I would examine where in the world our cosmetics are made. It’s something that I always take note whenever I buy a product – I like to turn over the compact or box to find that fine print: made in xx / fabriqué au xx. For me personally, of the typical cosmetics producing countries, here’s how I rank them in terms of quality, from high to low: Disclaimer: this post in no way is a reflection of all qualities of products made in each country. I understand that there are high and low quality products made in every country. This is a generalized overview, and as such, there will be exceptions.
France – most notable for perfumes and skincare. Certain brands exclusively produce in France, staying true to their origin, such as Guerlain, Chanel, and Bourjois. I feel that these brands focus on controlling both the heritage and integrity of their products. There are also excellent pharmacy skincare brands like Nuxe, Avene and Bioderma – luckily in Canada we have easy access to these brands!
Interestingly, I noticed that my Benefit Boxed Powder Blush changed from “Made in USA” (in the shade Dallas) to “Made in France” (Hervana) and 4g less product!
stash matters 