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How to get the most out of Drunk Elephant skincare products

I will start by saying that I absolutely love the Drunk Elephant products that I have been using. My favourite Drunk Elephant products are C-Firma Day serum, Shaba Eye Serum, TLC Sukari Babyfacial, and Umbra Tinte physical daily defense. I bought most of my DE products during the Holiday VIB sale in November, so many have been recently running out one by one. Purchasing a clean, high quality skincare routine can be quite the investment, so it's best to get the most out of it when you can! The products are packaged in Instagram-worthy white plastic containers with various coloured lids depending on the product. This packaging is genius for many reasons: It looks amazing on your vanity The serums and lotions are housed in airless pump mechanisms to reduce the oxidation of your products The packaging is completely opaque, so light-reactive ingredients will not spoil as they would when housed in something transparent The pump twists in and out of ...

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My trip to LA with Pixi Beauty and Dulce Candy!

I recently visited Los Angeles, California to visit the Pixi Beauty Boutique! A few months ago, I entered a giveaway they were running to promote the Pixi Pretties collection that they released for spring in collaboration with Dulce Candy , Weylie , and Chloe Morello . Amazingly, I was contacted by Pixi and found out that I had won! The prize included a makeover at their Venice Beach boutique, followed by a photoshoot and a meet and greet with Dulce Candy, one of my favourite Youtubers! There was a giveaway winner selected for each of the #PixiPretties collaborators. I went at the end of May and had such a wonderful time! I arrived to the Pixi Boutique and was immediately in my happy place. Their boutique is absolutely adorable, everything you'd expect from Pixi! Everything was super girly, with white vintage furniture, their signature pastel green, and pops of pink throughout. Their products were gorgeously displayed across the store! When I arrived, I had my makeup ...

#FabFinds: Anastasia Beverly Hills at Marshalls and Winners

February 23, 2018

If you have been to a Winners or Marshalls store lately (or TJ Maxx in the States), you may have notice an influx of high-end beauty brands. Specifically, I have seen items from Anastasia Beverly Hills, Too Faced, Kat Von D, Kevin Aucoin, MAC, Bobbi Brown, Lipstick Queen, Dior, Burberry, and more. Not to mention a wide range of fragrance, skincare, and haircare. These products are the real deal - they are usually from past seasons or overstock. The trouble with purchasing makeup products at these stores can be due to hygenic issues. Often time when you find a coveted item, it has been opened and swatched. Some products are easy to tell if they have been dipped into, such as cream products or powders. Some products, like liquid lipsticks or mascara, are not. Personally I wouldn't suggest picking up these products if they do not have a protective wrapping and look like they've been tampered with. Use your discretion. A brand that I have seen consistently from store-to-sto...

Bite Lip Lab Toronto - Experience and Review

Last month I went to the Bite Beauty Lip Lab on Queen Street W in Toronto to create my own lipstick shades. The experience was a Christmas gift from my Sister-in-Law, and I was so excited to go! Bite is a Toronto-based (and founded) brand that that creates lipsticks made with entirely food-grade ingredients. Good products that are also good for you! Love Bite? You can join their Ambassador Program and enter to win some of their amazing products by clicking here ! We went for the Bespoke Service, which includes 2 fully customized lipsticks and a gift set of lip care essentials, priced at $150. They also offer a Custom Service, where you can select a pre-existing shade and customize it with your favourite finish and scent. The custom service is priced at $55 for 1 lipstick, or $80 for two. The Lip Lab also stocks their entire collection, so you can shop your favourites while you're there. Heres how it works: 1. Create your unique shade 2. Choose your fini...

Makeup News: Anastasia Beverly Hills Subculture Palette + Swatches

Anastasia Beverly Hills has finally released official photos of the brand new Subculture palette. The palette is part of their Fall 2017 collection and is set to release on July 25, 2017. Photos of this palette were leaked on Reddit about two months ago, and set the internet on fire! Apparently a friend of an ABH employee stole her prototype and leaked the photos. I'm glad ABH has made their press release, on their own terms, in the form of an instagram post . The brand stated that their instagram account, created in 2012, has always been a place for makeup lovers to come together and celebrate the subculture that is beauty. They created this palette with that subculture of beauty junkies in mind. It has been rumoured for months that the brand was creating a "sister palette" to the amazingly popular Modern Renaissance palette, which took the beauty community by storm last summer. I couldn't even get my hands on the palette until September! It was sold...

Bridal Beauty & Wedding Day Glam

November 20, 2017

I have had a long pause in my blog posts recently, and that is because I was really busy with wedding planning and working on my PhD dissertation. I got married on September 29th, and it was the most perfect day ever!! All of the hard work and planning was totally worth it! [Although I will give a word of warning if trying to plan your wedding while in grad school... just don't]. Now that the wedding is over, I thought I would share my beauty process from the big day! Finding good hair stylists, makeup artists, and the perfect accessories was tough, but definitely worth the effort! I decided to go with Fancy Face Inc. as my glam squad... and I'm so glad I did. Their work is just impeccable! If you are getting married and need some inspo, check out their instagram account here . They are a full-service mobile beauty squad based in both Toronto and Vancouver. They will come to you to beautify you and your sparkle squad on your big day, bringing a team of tal...

February Lip of the Day

For the month of February, I challenged myself to wear a different lipstick each day. I posted each look in my Instagram Story that day. I tried to pick as many different brands, finishes, and shades as I had in my collection. The funny thing is I could probably do multiple months of wearing a different lip product each day... I didn't even come close to maxing out my collection! There are also a few formulas that I have in multiple shades. Thats the life of a makeup lover, I guess! Take a look at each of my February #lotd pics below! Overall, I loved wearing lipstick every day. I am in grad school, so it's really easy to not wear makeup and to dress down on school days. This challenge gave me an excuse to do my makeup every day and really think about budgeting my time to get ready in the morning. I also loved that I had...

Sephora VIB Rouge Sale 2017 Wishlist!

November 02, 2017

Its the most wonderful time of the year... The Sephora Beauty Insider sale is fast approaching, that means the holiday season is here! Sephora is having their annual sale for Beauty Insider members, starting on November 3rd for Rouge members and on November 10th for VIBs and BIs. Rouge and VIB members will receive 20% off and BI's will receive 15% off. Another great way to save during the sale is to make your purchases through Ebates . You will get an extra 2.5% cash back! You can signup for an account here . Discount codes to use during online checkout: Rouge - 20FORROUGE active Nov 3-6 and Nov 10-15 VIB - 20FORVIB active Nov 10-15 BI - INSIDER15 active Nov 10-15 **Also, make sure you mention the discount to the cashier in store. I learned last year that the employees aren't allowed to offer up the discount without you prompting it. Many of them will ask "have you gotten any emails ...

Revlon Mega Multiplier Mascara Review

I received the new Revlon Mega Multiplier Mascara complementary from Influenster to test and review. It came in a standard Influenster style box, covered with the Revlon logo. This mascara comes in 4 shades - black, blackest black, blackened brown, and plum brown. I received the shade 803 "Blackened Brown". This mascara is advertised to provide extreme volume and length, from their 360º fibre tube formula, that gives flake-free, smudge-proof all-day wear. The formula is a really unique aspect of this mascara since it is a "tubing" mascara. This means that the formula coats each lash with a sheath (or tube) of product, fully encasing it. When these tubes have been saturated with warm water, they will completely slide off the lashes, for easy removal. I was really excited when I found out that this was a tubing mascara, because I used to love the Blinc Mascara , which I would attribute to having the original lash-tubing formula. This is the first tubing masca...