Christmas Wishlist

This is my DREAM bag. I mean it's got everything I've ever looked for in a bag...
Shoulder strap, check. Zippered closure, check. Not everyone's carrying it, check. Classical designer house, check. Timeless design, check. Small but big enough for the essentials, check. Good quality and durable, check.
I love it equally in red and black, so hey... I'm not picky ;)


Ok Victoria, back to reality...

I've tried to think of some more reasonable items and it was hard to think of anything other than that bag buttttt I've found some things that I may buy with giftcards or ask for if someone asks.

......

couple of MAC brushes

I'd love to invest in couple more good MAC eye brushes because most of my brushes are crappy and falling apart.

Sigma eye brushes.

I really wanna try Sigma. These 6 make me excited. I'm not sure why lol.

I've recently thrown out most of my closet because it was either really dated, destroyed, or way too big. I used to buy a lot of crap at Urban Behaviour and Costa Blanca etc, now I just want to get fewer but nicer items. I love Aritizia clothing. Their stuff fits me, is flattering, and good quality. Oh, and they sell Rag and Bones, which I'm in LOVE with... and that's probably what I'd blow a giftcard on...

I also like Topshop!

If only I took a picture of my boots before my mother threw them out...

The only boots I have now are my Choo biker boots which I don't want to wear everyday. I'd like to get pair of everyday riding boots. I don't particularly want these ones, but I do like the duo colour of black and brown on these so that they go with everything, but comfort's the most important thing.

Beats headphones because they're amazing and red and my headphones are breaking.
*UPDATE: my dog has now chewed mine, so now I have NO headphones...*

Car key. Because if I don't ask for it, there's zero chance of me buying this for myself and I will continue to torment myself with my broken one.

And now some stuff that isn't because my things are broken...

YSL lipstick in 13 Peach Passion, just because I really like that colour. LOL

And I'm literally obsessed with lush...

The last 3 are probably the most practical because I'll admit the last time I actually took a bath was probably 5 years ago... but I guess the bathbombs are fun to smell...

so mainly I'd like to get a big Snow fairy shower gel and grease lighting :)

Also, every year I give myself something from myself. It's corny but I really think everyone should do it, just to celebrate your successes as the year ends. 

Two days ago I actually won a pair of Rihanna concert tickets on the radio. 

It's actually a crazy story for multiple reasons.

I'm a huge Rihanna fan so my boyfriend gave me tickets to her show for back on our one year anniversary. I was ecstatic and a few (long) months later we had a really good time at the concert. Well... the tickets that I just won happen to fall on the actual date of our 3 year anniversary. I thought it was a cute coincidence :)

Also, I've never won anything before (not for lack of trying), so I still can't believe I actually won.

I actually tried reallllllly hard to win these tickets. About a month ago another station was giving them away all week. Well, we checked online for all the times and called at almost every time. I woke up brutally early for some, missed class and ran to my car in the middle of class for others... for some we even had 3 or 4 phones going. We didn't get through till the very last contest time of the week. I called during the middle of showering and was caller #34 instead of #35...

Then 2 days ago I was driving and listening to another station. They said that after this song would be a chance to win Rihanna tickets so I pulled over and got their phone number ready. 

First few times was busy and then on my 5th try it rang. Well the guy picked up and started talking to me about Rihanna. I kinda knew at this point that I had won because otherwise they just tell you to try again. I was so jittery and excited, and really quite embarrassing but it's definitely worth it!

So, since I'm broke and will be even broker after buying other people's gifts, I'm going to consider this my Christmas gift to myself :)

And I just want to say that I think "bad luck" is only a frame of mind. Never give up because one day it really will all pay off. I'm really glad I kept trying, because sometimes it only takes one more time. 

Until next time,

xoxo V

My MAC neutral eyeshadow palettes

I got my first MAC eyeshadow in grade 7, which is now also 7 years ago. I went into MAC with, I believe, a giftcard and picked out All That Glitters, a kohl eyeliner, a lipglass and the worst mascara ever (but more about those things later). All That Glitters was my favourite shade the moment I saw it, and still is. I carried it around everywhere with me. I was the first girl to own any MAC makeup in my grade, so girls liked to play around with it too. Well, one girl dropped my beloved eyeshadow and shattered it. Ofcourse I had no idea about pressing broken shadows so with my next Christmas giftcard I bought a new one. This time I decided to get a quad 4-palette and the pro palette form of the shadow. I also bought my second shadow, a darker crease colour which was Satin Taupe. I lived with those two shadows till grade 11 when I asked for Carbon and Crystal Avalanche from my boyfriend for Christmas. He also got me a backup of All that Glitters which is actually the one in my palette currently, that I'm almost out of again.

Anyways, beginning of grade 12 I got my first job working as a hostess at a restaurant. I started making money, and it was downhill from there LOL. I decided to buy the bigger pro palette and expand my shadow collection. I started out buying ones I saw and liked after swatching but being a bit OCD, I needed to have the whole palette full asap. So after way too many trips to MAC and way too much time looking at swatches and eye combos online and a couple hundred dollars later, my big and small palette was full and I was content.

I mentioned in my last haul I bought another pro palette from someone once I found out they were selling a new, different style in stores. I put the 4 shadows that were in my smaller palette in there but being me, the empty spots were bugging me. So over the past week or so, I've bought another 5 or  6 shadows. I'm trying really hard to fight the urge to fill it now!  I'd really like to wait till I really fall in love with a color first.

I'm sorry if that was way too long of a story! I guess I just find it interesting to know how other people's makeup addictions get fueled, because that's definitely where mine began LOL

So on to my collection....
I only wear neutral colours so all of my shadows are neutrals, but I tried to buy a variety of shades.

L-R:

First row: empty, Ricepaper, Naked Lunch, All That Glitters, Electra

Second row: Amber Lights, Woodwinked, Patina, Shale, Club

Third row: Antiqued, Bronze, Sable, Satin Taupe, Knight Divine

These are pretty much all my shimmery lid colours.

In the other palette I have my two inner corner colours, and my mattes.

I also have 5 empty spots.

L-R:

Top row: Crystal Avalanche, Cork, Swiss Chocolate, Blanc Type

Second row: Nylon, Texture, Mystery, Copperplate

Third row: empty, Saddle, empty, Carbon

(** swatches coming soon **)

I'll list them here grouped by finish alphabetically with the MAC's website's description:

Amber Lights - Peachy brown with shimmer (frost)

Bronze - Gold bronze with gold-bronze shimmer (frost)

Electra - Silver with icy shimmer (frost)

Naked Lunch - Minimal pink with shimmer (frost)

Nylon - Pale gold with icy shimmer (frost) 

Patina - Taupe brown with golden pearl (frost)

Ricepaper - Peachy gold with shimmer (frost)

Satin Taupe - Taupe with silver shimmer (frost)

Saddle - Golden orange brown (matte)

Carbon - Intense black (matte)

Swiss Chocolate - Muted reddish brown (matte)

Blanc Type - Creamy beige (Matte2)

Copperplate - Muted mid-tone grey (Matte2)

Cork - Muted golden brown (satin)

Club - Red-brown with green pearl (satin)

Mystery - Muted plum brown (satin)

Shale - Mauve plum with subtle shimmer (satin)

All That Glitters - Beige with gold pearl (veluxe pearl)

Antiqued - Ash brown with bronze (veluxe pearl)

Crystal Avalanche - White with reflects (veluxe pearl)

Knight Divine - Black with silver pearl (veluxe pearl)

Woodwinked - Warm antique gold (veluxe pearl)

Sable - Gold plum with bronze pearl (velvet)

Texture - Peachy brown with shimmer (velvet)

My favourites:
Inner corner: Nylon, Crystal Avalanche
Highlight: Naked lunch, Blanc Type
Lid: All That Glitters, Woodwinked, Ricepaper
Blending: Saddle, Cork
Crease: Texture, Copperplate
Liner: Carbon, Mystery



I don't own shadows in 2 of the MAC finishes, but here's my little "MAC eyeshadow finish 101":

Frost: These are decently pigmented and very high metallic shadows. There are no obvious glitter chunks, just lots in the tiniest form to really deliver that frosty sheen. In my opinion, these go on smooth and can be really fun to create looks with.
Lustre: I don't own any of these. I did at one point and probably never will again. These shadows have almost no pigmentation and barely go on. Despite having large chunks of glitter, the glitter is barely visible once applied. Many people say this is MAC's worst eyeshadow formula, and I tend to agree. If it's glitter you sought after, you are much better off buying a glitter pigment.
Matte: No shine, completely flat. These are great for placing in the crease, or if it's a more professional or natural look you desire. There is a really large selection of Matte formula shadows and as much as I love a lot of the colours, I try to stay away from these...
Matte2: These are everything that the Matte formula should be! Like the Matte formula, they are also completely flat without any sheen or glitter. However they are sooo much more pigmented, and easier to blend. You don't have to pack on nearly as much and they are just so smooth that you don't get that patchiness that the Matte shadows sometimes give. One of my favourite formulas by far and if I'm looking for a matte colour I always try to find it in the Matte2 formula.
Satin: No metallic finish, no glitter, just the tiniest amount of sheen. I own 4 shadows in this finish and if I had no idea that they were all Satins I would have never ever have guessed it. Two of them fit the Satin description and two are pretty high in shimmer and sheen. Despite that, all 4 are good shadows. Decent pigmentation and easy enough to blend.
Veluxe Pearl: My favourite formula (may or may not be because All That Glitters is in this formula *winkwink). These shadows go on like butter. These are high in sheen but without the frosty-metallic finish that the Frost formula has. They are also high in colour payoff and MAC has a large selection of shadows in this finish.
Veluxe: The Veluxe formula is the same butter-smooth formula as Veluxe Pearl minus the sheen. I wish MAC had more than 3 shadows in this formula because it would probably be another favourite of mine, but as of right now, I don't own any.
Velvet: Another favourite of mine. In my opinion the Velvet formula is like Matte2 with a bit of a glow.  My absolute favourite crease colour is in this formula. The Velvet formula delivers high color payoff and an extremely smooth "velvety" finish.

In Canada, you can purchase each shadow in a pot for $18 at any MAC store or counter, and at most MAC individual stores you can purchase the pro palette form for $14.
To buy a full palette is $234.50 CAD plus tax. It's bit scary to think that once I have filled two, I will have spent exactly $530 total with tax but I absolutely adore my shadows and use them everyday so I'll try to ignore that.... :/

On a more positive note, what are your favourite MAC shadows? I would love to know! :)

Until next time,
xoxo V

Haircare routine

I have recently found a haircare routine that works for me. All my life I've had long hair. Ofcourse, long hair leads to a few common issues- split ends, tangles galore, and dry ends. I wash my hair every other day so that I allow at least one day for the "body's natural nutrients and oils" to work their way down my hair. However, with one day, really all they reach is my roots- leading to greasy roots and dry ends. On top of that, I also blow dry and flat iron my hair after almost every wash and made the mistake of frequently dying my hair when I was younger. So now I've found products to nourish and "trick" my hair into being soft and healthy. But it appears to have stopped tricking itself and now hair actually IS healthy and soft. So here's a peek into what I've used along this journey to healthy hair.

My daily shampoo and conditioner. The Redken along with a Nexus shampoo that I used before this are the best ones I've ever had. I'll probably start to rotate between the two. This Redken one is the all soft shampoo. It's for dry hair like mine, and it has the amazing argan oil in it. It nourishes my hair while still making it really clean.

This Wella hair mask= holy grail. Man I love this stuff. I use it in place of a conditioner and leave it in for about 10 mins in the shower while I wash my face and body and such. It's saved my hair and unless my hair mysteriously grows immune to it, I'll never buy anything but this. If you can find this somewhere, buy it!!

I was previously using the Macadamia Deep Repair Masque. It's good but not nearly as good as my Wella one. I still have most of this left but I don't want to switch back to it.

Next, while my hair is damp, I use these 5 products.

I love, love, love these two leave-in conditioners. 

First I'll spray this Milkshave leave-in all over my hair. Then I rub a pea-size amount of Redken's anti-snap leave-in into my ends. Together they make my hair soft, shiny, frizz and tangle free. The better of the two is probably the Milkshake one but I'll definitely continue to repurchase the both of them because I think they work great together. 

Some may say it's crazy to use 3 heat protectants, but they all serve different purposes and a little bit of each does an amazing job. All 3 smell good and don't weigh my hair down or make it dirty. The got2B guardian angel makes my hair shiny and ready for the flat iron. The got2B crazysleek blow dry lotion makes my hair dry really fast when blow drying. And the Tresemme heat tamer is good for all-around protection. 

These are my two favorite volumizing products. When my hair is damp I'll put some of this LaCoupe thickening mousse into my roots and after styling I'll use the got2b powder'ful volumizing styling powder to keep the volume. No nutrients value here, but I love these both and I think my hair can handle a couple of styling products. 

 Those are my everyday products. Then there's the occasional products.

When my hair gets tangled, I brush it out with these Suave Kids detangling sprays. They're gentle, cheap, effective and smell soooo good!

I rarely use hairspray but I like the smell, size and hold of this Tresemme #4 Climate control finishing spray. It's good for humid summer nights, rainy days, and for when I curl my hair.

In between washes I use dry shampoo. I've tried a bunch of brands but by far the best is Batiste Dry Shampoo. They have lots of different flavours too. Currently I have the Tropical and Blush one but my favorite is actually the original. 

Serums... 

From left to right:

Garnier Fructis sleek & shine anti-frizz serum. I've been through so many bottles of these. I love this product, especially in the summer, and even raved about it in a previous post. However with each bottle I got, the smell I adored so much got tamer and tamer and now the ones in the store have a completely different scent. I am so upset. So upset, that I don't want to use this up and have now taken it out of my daily routine. To make matters worse, my boyfriend used a whole bunch of the little I have left thinking it was hand soap....

Sebastian Liquid Gloss. This did nothing. And the bottle leaks like crazy.

Organix nourishing Coconut Milk anti-breakage serum. This is a new purchase, bought off a friend's recommendation. Still not sure if this is making any difference since I've only used it twice. So far, I think it's made my hair softer and also heavier. I may still look for a good serum.

Hair tools.

My blow dryer was my mom's and it is soooo old but still works so well. The name and brand is completely worn off.

My beloved NP flat iron I got for Christmas in grade 8... 6 years ago now. If it ever breaks I'll probably rebuy it or get an infamous GHD one. 

And this Amika curling iron was somewhat of a recent purchase from Winners. It was too cute and had good reviews. It also has a big barrel for bigger waves, which I like and no clamp. I've tried it a couple of times and love it. 

pink and leopard <3

So that's everything I use. Hopefully this was helpful if you also have dry, damaged, long, and/or tangled hair and need some remedies.

Until next time,

xoxo V

Skincare Routine

So I have fairly decent skin and people often ask me to recommend products that I use. Maintaining good skin takes constant work and it's something I deem to be quite important. My skin now is quite clear and healthy looking but it wasn't always that way. During my early teens I, like many people, developed acne. I had an oily t-zone so my acne developed there. Lots of blackheads on my nose, and little red dots along my forehead and occasionally my chin. My father liked to call me "pizza face" because he said the tiny red dots looked like pepperoni. Cruel, I know. But he's also the one that bought me all the products that fixed me up. So now I have him to thank.

He bought me my first Biore pore strips to try get rid of all the blackheads on my nose. To this day, I still use them. They aren't miracle workers and are a bit harsh to remove but they definitely take quite a bit of gunk out of your skin, which you can see on the strip once it's removed. I really do recommend them, and I like to try to use them once a month. The package of strips that we bought came with a sample of a Biore cleanser. I decided to try the cleanser and I haven't looked back. This is what cleared my pre-teen skin and I continue to use it to this day. 7 years later, and a few bottles down, I'll never look for another cleanser as long as skin continues to stay the same. Which by the way, currently I have combination skin. An oily t-zone, more so in the warmer months, and dry patches, more so in the winter. My skin is clear, aside from the one pimple I get right before "my time of the month." However I'm also highly sensitive to skincare products, particularly makeup remover. I've had no problems with makeup breaking me out till recently--- needless to say, I will now be staying away from MAC liquid foundations. So all the products that I'm about to mention are for combo sensitive skin. If you have the same issues then I highly recommend you check these out.

I'll start from the beginning of the process. Removing makeup:

Like I said above I am extremely sensitive to makeup removers. It took me quite a few products to find ones that didn't burn, make me itchy or, in the case of the Equate Walmart wipes, break me out in hives (never buy those!!!). So I have now found my dream team of makeup removers. For my face I use the Bioderma Sensibio sollution. It's gentle, it cleanses, it's fragrance free, it really takes everything off, it's a bit more expensive than I'd prefer, but I'll never buy another. Even though it can be used on the face and eyes, I have a separate eye makeup remover which I really love. The body shop camomile gentle eye makeup remover is everything it should be. Again, I'll never buy another. I use cotton pads with the both of these. Out of all the makeup wipes, these are my favorite. They are the Neutrogena deep clean oil-free makeup remover wipes. I will probably repurchase these for traveling, short trips etc 

 Cleansing:

The Biore cleanser I mentioned previously is the pore unclogging scrub. It cured my teenage problem skin and continues to keep it clear. This is definitely my secret to clear skin and what I recommend to everyone. It is a bit drying, but a good moisturizer solves that, which is mentioned later in this post. A few months ago, in April I believe, I got the Clarisonic Mia with a Sephora gift card from my boyfriend for our two year anniversary. I really do like it. It makes me skin soft and ready to absorb skin care products. It broke me out at first during the "purging" phase that many people experience but now it's ok. After playing around, I have found that it works best for my skin to use about 3 times a week, not every day as recommended. 

Toners:

Since I have not found a toner that works for me I have decided to include what hasn't worked. (From left to right:) The body shop seaweed clarifying toner made my skin feel a bit itchy and sticky. The Lush tea tree water (one from Ontario and one from Quebec, hence the French) didn't do a thing, I just felt like I was spritzing scented water on my face. And the Neutrogena oil-free acne stress control triple-action toner (wow what a long name) was too harsh and drying, probably because it contains a high percentage of alcohol. 

Kristin Cavallari uses this toner and it really seems to suit all my needs, however it's quite expensive for so little product. My other alternative is a Mario Badescu one, which isn't as expensive but also not as natural. I think I am leaning towards the Suki skincare one.

  The last step in my everyday routine, moisturizers:

I found my holy grail moisturizer the same way I found my holy grail cleanser- through a free sample. I got a couple of free samples of the Ole Henriksen truth creme advanced hydration facial moisturizer in Sephora awhile back and bought the full-size along with my Clarisonic. This has changed my skin and I will be lost beyond belief if they ever discontinue it. I think this is a product that will benefit almost anyone and trust me,  it's worth every penny of the $60. Since I loved the moisturizer so much I decided to get an eye cream from the same brand. The Ole Henriksen eye cream isn't holy grail, but it does a great job and I will also continue to repurchase this. I use just the original Nivea cream as a moisturizer for my neck, because it makes the skin on my neck soooo soft! There's not much in the container but you don't need much product because it's so thick. I searched long and hard to find this formula made in Germany because most of them are made in Mexico. The German formula doesn't contain the harsh chemicals that the one made in Mexico has. If anyone is wondering, I found it at Starsky, a local polish grocery store and it was really affordable at around $3. I would look on amazon, ebay or any European store if you want to find it.

I'm also interesting in finding a night cream for those winter days when my skin is really dry. I'll probably try an infamous Mario Badescu night cream.

Pampering:

When my skin isn't looking the best I'll pamper it with some masks and pore strips. Since I already shared my opinion on the strips earlier in the post, I'll focus on the masks. The Freeman cucumber peel-off mask doesn't make much of a difference but it is refreshing and fun to apply and peel off. Masks that really do make a difference in your skin are the ones by Lush. I love, love, love their masks. I've tried a few and currently I'm using the Cupcake one which I'm on a second tub of. This cupcake one is great for controlling blemishes, but it's pretty much a guarantee you can find a Lush mask to suit any of your needs. Make sure you store them in the fridge though or they'll go rotten!

Before I apply the Lush masks I like to steam my face with these Lush tea tree toner bombs. I just boil a pot of water, drop one of these in and then sit with my face over the pot and a towel over my head for a few minutes. This allows you to sweat out all the gunk in your skin and opens your pores to really let the masks do their work. 

Suncare:

I barely barely use these products but if I were to reach for these types of things, they would be these ones. I like the Aveeno continuous protection sunblock lotion spf30 for my face. It's not too greasy and it's specially made for the face. I don't really wear spf, probably because I'm naturally tanned and don't burn (naughty, I know) but I like this if I'm going to be spending a lot of time in the sun, either at the beach, on vacation in Cuba etc. After I'm sick, if my face is looking a little pale, I may use the L'oreal sublime bronze self-tanning lotion to restore a little bit of color and glow to my face. 

So that's basically my entire skincare routine! Like I said, I'm still looking for the right toner for me and will probably be adding a nightcream. As well, I always like trying out new Lush face masks, but rather than that everything else will be staying exactly the same. I hope this was helpful for anyone looking to try out new skincare products,
until next time,
xoxo V.

Major product haulage!

My boyfriend told me today that he's noticed a shopping trend with me. I get obsessed with makeup for about a month, during which I do a crazy amount of "research" (aka makeupalley, sephora reviews, youtube, and makeup blogs ofcourse...), make a shopping list, go to sephora and swatch everything I picked out and then because I'm too scared to ringup a high number at the cash, I'll only buy a couple of items. However, since I repeat this process almost every day my fear is completely invalidated. To my boyfriend (and probably the rest of the world) it probably makes very little sense why I would buy only a couple of items... almost every day, but I really like it that way. Each day after a tiring day boring of lectures and tedious assignments I get to go to the mall, play around with makeup and choose a "treat" for myself to bring home. Am I really the only one that does this!?

Anyways... the whole point here which I've completely missed-- the trend my boyfriend pointed out today. He says he sees this pattern happen for about a month and then I start to feel as though I own too much makeup and I switch to clothes. From all the products you're about to see it is pretty clear what phase of the trend I was in this month.

By the way, I completely denied any such trend existing to my boyfriend but I can't help that admit that my Sephora list is starting to look like a Zara list. I also purchased my first clothing item in a couple of months today. Well, it was a scarf, but hey I'm just entering the next stage according to his theory.

So here are the products, which I'm thinking of doing in-depth reviews for some of them, we'll see because I have so many ideas for future blog posts already!

I'll start with Sephora.

As of today, it was the last day of the VIB weekend. All members got 20% off on everything in the store. I bought a lot of these products during the sale, but also quite a few before. (I'm an idiot.) However, everything here I made sure I really loved before I purchased it. I'd recommend every single one of these products. I'll include all the Canadian prices since I live in Canada where everything is more expensive. Because we suck. 

I bought some nude lipsticks- my absolute fav.

Benefit: Lady's Choice $23CAD

YSL Rouge Volupte #1 Nude Beige $39CAD (with VIB 20% off)

Tarina Tarantino: Leatherette $16CAD (on sale because this brand is being discontinued)

Tarte Park Avenue Princess Mineral Powder Bronzer $38CAD

Dior Blush: Pink in Love $42CAD (with VIB 20% off)

Philosophy the Present clear makeup (primer) $28CAD

Bobbi Brown corrector- peach $30CAD (with VIB 20% off)

Anastasia brow powder duo in Brunette $29CAD (with VIB 20% off)

Lancome Juicy Tube- tickled pink $22CAD (with VIB 20% off)

 I also got a couple of freebies- a VIB sephora tote, some samples, and I redeemed 500 points for this awesome Urban Decay set. It came with a FULL SIZE 24/7 glide on eyeliner in zero, a FULL SIZE original primer potion and a travel size all nighter setting spray. Best point award gift so far.

I got two items on sale. A sephora brand silver glitter eyeliner $7CAD (with VIB 20% off)

and a sephora brand travel cosmetic case $11CAD. 

This case is amazing- so much space and it has a convenient hanger attached. 

This is everything I bought at Sephora. 

I also stopped in Holt Renfrew and picked up the Armani light primer to go with my foundation.

It was $62CAD, a bit of a splurge but I love Armani face products. 

I also was given some samples of the Michael Kors body lotion. It smells AH-MAH-ZING.

I was lusting over Laura Mercier's Creme Brulee Body Soufflé but I love this equally.  

This combination of my Armani foundation with the primer makes my face look like a million bucks.

On to MAC...

MAC changed their palettes but I prefer the older version. I already had one and I wanted another one of the same form to put my leftover shadows in so I tracked someone down selling her used ones nearby and I got this one for $15. Now I have room for more shadows ;)

Here's what I bought at actual MAC stores.

I bought the Easy Manner blush from the holiday GlamourDaze collection, loved it soo much that I quickly went and got a backup of it. $26.50CAD each

Today I also went to the only MAC Pro store in my province and picked up the pro sculpting powder in Shadester. $18.50CAD

Only problem is it only comes in refill form so I'm not sure how I'm going to store this...

Went a little lip crazy...

Rebel lipstick

Freckletone lipstick

Peachstock lipstick (also from the pro store today)

Underage lip glass

each $18CAD

And then Fashion Whim cremesheen lip glass $22.50CAD. 

Funny story here. I was browsing MAC when I saw this. This originally came out with a limited edition collection and then disappeared when I wanted to purchase it. The second I saw it in the store the other day I thought it was a fluke or a miracle so I immediately purchased it, only to learn later this has been brought back to the permanent line...

My uncle actually got me this for helping him choose some things for someone. So sweet thank you! <3

It's so perfect and yummy looking I'm afraid to use it. It's my favourite body butter scent by Bath and Body Works.

A few drugstore products. 

Neutrogena Body Oil. $10CAD. This is pretty hefty for a drugstore product. ULTA has a bigger version of this and it goes for $32. But I can see why, so far I am really liking it.

Freeman Peel-off cucumber facial mask. I ran out one late night when my face was feeling irritated and clogged. I think it was like $3. It didn't really change much but it was fun to peel off and definitely felt refreshing. 

Organix coconut milk. I wanted to add an oil to my hair routine and was leaning towards the infamous Moroccan oil until my good friend recommended this and said it cured her tangled long hair. I've only tried it once but so far I was really unimpressed. Her hair is gorgeous but it just didn't work for me. The only difference I noticed was weighed-down and heavy feeling hair. It was only around $7 but if I try it again with equally bad results I'll probably return it just because I hate having around products I'll never use.

And the scarf from Zara that I mentioned earlier lol. It was $20CAD

I also got matching bracelets with my friend from Juicy Couture. It's just their signature gold charm bracelet. It was on sale but I can't remember the end price. 

Well that's it for the haul, I am going to try post some other posts in the very near future!
Until next time,
xoxo V