There’s literally a day for everything. Last week it was Hot Dog Day, and today apparently it is International Lipstick Day! 😀
So in honour of today, here are a few posts on the topic of lipsticks (and lipglosses and lip balms – can’t leave those out!) that I’ve made:
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How are you commemorating International Lipstick Day? Link me to some of your favourite posts on lip products! 🙂
I’ve recently been receiving samples of the Nivea In-shower Body Milk enclosed in magazines. I’ve never tried an in-shower moisturizer before, so I decided to give them a try. The packages come with $1.50 off coupons so I figured that if liked the product, I could redeem the coupons before they expire (I am cursed with coupons, I always only remember about them the day after they expire! Anyone else?)
This is what I received in the magazines:
I haven’t done a tag / award in ages! I’m so backlogged but I’m going to do one of the more recent ones I’ve been nominated for by StyledWithJoy, the Beauty Blogger Award. Thanks girl, told you I’d do it soon. 😉
The Beauty Blogger Award Rules:
1) State the name of the blogger that nominated you.
2) Answer the questions you were given.
3) Nominate 10 people whose blog is about beauty or fashion.
4) Make 10 questions for your nominees to answer.
5) Let the bloggers know that you nominated them.
I’ve never attempted get polish removal by myself before – I’ve always gone back to the salon where I had the gel polish applied and paid the $10 to have someone else to soak off them for me. I was curious in trying to remove them myself and found this wikihow article – it doesn’t seem that difficult!
First, this is what my gel nails look like exactly 2 weeks after I had them applied:
Not bad huh! I only had a tiny little chip on the tip of my right thumb where I caught it on a zipper accidentally. I do have quite a bit of nail growth though. The method I’m showing you will also work for stubborn glitter nail polishes too!
Now go check out what I sent to Nicola of Beauty As I Know It! 😀
So for a very long time I have been thinking about doing a makeup swap outside of the UK but I needed to wait until I had found someone who I vaguely knew before I “popped” the question, mainly for their own peace of mind. For some some months on my blog the lovely Stashmatters has been one of my most active followers I always receive lovely comments & I truly appreciate not only what she has to say but interacting with someone so far away from me, for those who may not be aware of Stashmatters she is Canadian 🙂 https://stashmatters.wordpress.com
So I finally plucked up the courage to ask if she would like to do a swap with me & trust that I was a genuine person who wouldn’t let her down & I was so chuffed when she said yes – wow I really do feel like…
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I went to Sephora with the intention of picking up my “free” birthday present. And maybe if they had the Surratt Relevée Lash Curler, I would pick it up, cause, you know:
The Surratt curler wasn’t in stock but the “Hot Now” display was screaming out at me – they were featuring the new hakuho-do + Sephora Pro brushes with the red lacquered handles:
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For the road trip, I brought along 2 of the items from this 3-pc kit, which I got for $5 as a purchase with purchase last year when I bought some skincare at The Face Shop.
The kit includes:
• THE THERAPY Essential Formula Emulsion – $40 for 130ml (Deluxe sample is 32ml, worth $9.85)
• THE THERAPY Secret-Made Anti-Aging Cream – $45 for 50ml (Deluxe sample is 10ml, worth $9.00)
• THE THERAPY Essential tonic treatment – $35 for 150ml (Deluxe sample is 32ml, worth $7.47)
The total value of the kit is $26.31, which is definitely worth the $5 I paid for it.
Let me get back into beauty blogging with a bang – I got new makeup! Huh? But aren’t I on a No-Buy? Allow me explain. Nicola of Beauty As I Know It contacted me to ask if I’d be interested in doing a swap – she’s in the UK, and I’m in Canada. I contemplated this: was this a violation of my No-Buy?
Let’s weigh the facts:
• I’m not buying makeup for myself, but rather, buying makeup for someone else, like a gift
• I’m receiving makeup in return – but I didn’t pay for them!
My friends are 80/20 split in their opinion that I’m an horrible dirty cheater vs I might have found a loophole in my No-Buy. 😛
Regardless, I went ahead with the swap because, hell, what’s the fun of having a blog if I can’t connect with amazing people from all over the world? Nicola and I set out some parameters for the swap:
• focus on makeup / skincare from drugstore
• target total of £30 / $55 CAD
I also sent out a little questionnaire to help each other narrow down our preference, here are my answers to the questions:
1) Are there any brands that may not be available in your country that you’re interested in?
Natural Collection (Boots), Sleek, Makeup Revolution, Soap & Glory (we have the skincare but not the makeup), MUA, Barry M
2) Skin type / skin tone / eye colour / hair colour / allergies?
Combination / NC25 I’m usually in the shade range light/medium or “Buff” shade / brown / brown / no allergies
3) What are your top 3 favourite makeup / skincare categories?
eye shadows, blush, concealer (I’m particularly interested in the Collection’s Lasting Perfection Concealer [I would be in Warm Medium] hint hint!)
4) Do you like sweet or savoury snacks? Any candies / chocolate that’s not available in your country that you would like to try?
I love sweets! I know there are loads of UK sweets – most of them are available in Canada as well in specialty British shops.
Here’s the parcel I received!
She included a lovely handwritten card and put little star stickers on the items to indicate her personal favourites!
Helloooooo! I’m back from our little road trip across our province! Firstly, THANK YOU for the birthday wishes here and on Instagram! I really appreciate it! 😀 I spent my birthday hiking through a Unesco World Biosphere Reserve, so it wasn’t a bad way to spend the day. 😉
I know the American Independence Day was a few weeks ago, but once you watch this video, you’ll understand the meaning of the title. I’m not usually into baby videos but this little Korean girl is just too cute!
Except for the part where she wipes out at 0:19… 😛
This is the last video of my vacation hiatus – back to regular scheduled programming tomorrow! 😀
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