November Favourites 2013

My first favourite product is a cashmere scarf I ordered off of Zulily. It's super soft, stylish and warm. I love the houndstooth pattern and it looks great with my black jackets.

My next favourite is the holiday ornament nail polish from formula x. I wear it on its own with two coats and my nails look like they've been covered in gold it's so stunning.


I have also been loving Josie Marans Vanilla Apricot body butter. It smells amazing and is by far the most moisturizing lotion. The next day my skin still feels very moisturized.

My next favourite is a very recent purchase however I adore them. They are dark leopard gloves with a faux fur trim. They look great and they keep my hands warm in the cold weather.

I of course had to add my favourite candle and that has been hot buttered rum by bath and body works. It smells good enough to eat!

The next product is what inspired me to purchase the Bobbi Brown Old Hollywood Eye palette. It's the 500 pt perk palette at Sephora by Bobbi Brown. I love this palette because it comes with four neutral shadows that look great together and you get a gorgeous bright pink blush that is universally flattering.

The last product is Stila's Magnificent Metal in Comex Gold. I bought this during the Sephora friends and family sale and so really like it. I wasn't sure if it would flatter my skin tone but it actually looks good when I apply it to my eyelid and smoke out the crease.

Sephora VIB Rouge Lipstick by Bite

I've been enjoying blogging lately so I'm going to try and keep it up :)

Today I'm reviewing the VIB Rouge Bite lipstick. Once you spend $1000 at Sephora in a calendar year you earn VIB ROUGE status. One perk of earning this status is you get a special red lipstick from Bite cosmetics.


This lipstick is opaque, creamy and it leaves a stain. I found it very long wearing and a tad bit drying. The one thing I strongly dislike is the cheap lipstick smell.

Overall I would rate this a 7/10. The scent and drying properties is what took away from the lipstick.

To all Americans Happy Thanksgiving, I'm Canadian and celebrated Thanksgiving early October and it was lovely. I am very excited about Black Friday and I will probably post up a beauty haul ;)

What are your top 20 Makeup Products?

Face-
Clinique's almost powder foundation
Too Faced chocolate bronzer
Benefits watts up cream highlighter

Brows-
Kat Von D's Leather eyeshadow

Lashes-
Too Faced better then False Lashes
Make Up Forever Smokey Lash

Liner-
Urban Decay Perversion eye pencil
Essence felt liner

Primer-
Urban decay eye primer

Palettes-
Bobbi Brown Old Hollywood
Urban Decay Naked original
Urban Decay Vice 2
Lorac pro palette

Single shadow-
Stila black gold Magnificent Metal
Urban Decay Zodiac

Pigment-
MAC old gold

Lipstick-
MAC bare again
Urban Decay Catfight

Gloss-
Buxom White Russian

Lip Balm-
Niva Vanilla Macadamia lip butter

Sweater Weather Tag

1. Favorite candle scent?
Bath and body works came out with a sticky toffee puffing candle a few years ago and I would say that was my favourite. My favourite current candle they have out for the fall is marshmallow fireside however I don't have it but I have been liking hot buttered rum.

2. Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate?
I hate tea. I love coffee but it makes me feel sick 90% of the time. I like hot chocolate occasionally.

3. What's the best fall memory you have?
I would have to say this year would be the best fall because I have both of my babies. Taking my son trick or treating is probably going to be very memorable because Devon & I decided to take him out despite the rain. We bundled him up and our daughter. She stayed in the stroller with blankets and slept during most of it. He had a blast and understood knocking on doors saying "treat treat" means candy lol

4. Which makeup trend do you prefer: dark lips or winged eyeliner? Both :)

5. Best fragrance for fall? I love David Beckham's women's fragrance.

6. Favorite Thanksgiving food? Ham with maple syrup.

7. What is autumn weather like where you live? It can be warm but its usually cool.

8. Most worn sweater? I have a yellow wildfox dupe from forever 21 that I've worn a lot the past couple of years. I have a YouTube video featuring it.

9. Must-have nail polish this fall? I would say any of the new formula X polishes. I really love the blood red one I can't recall it's name.

10. Football games or jumping in leaf piles? Neither lol

11. Skinny jeans or leggings? Leggings

12. Combat boots or Uggs? I like both a lot actually. Thrown out both of mine last year though because they were beat up.

13. Is pumpkin spice worth the hype? I've tried the Tassimo version of it and I really liked it.

14. Favorite fall TV show? The originals, extreme cheapskates and lost girl. Vampire diaries is good too!

15. What song really gets you into the fall spirit? Not really into music at the moment.


Feel free to leave a response in the comments :)

Scale VS Clothing size

I don't know why but my weight on a scale horrifies me and my clothing size doesn't scare me that much.


Today was the first time in months that I tried on a pair of actual pants. To be fair they're stretchy. I probably won't dare try on jeans until next fall to be honest.

I had no idea what size to grab. I walked past the size twos and fours and I found myself in front of the 6's. I found a cute pair by Nine West. They were black and simple. They felt like they would keep me warm and the cut looked flattering. I sized the pants up to me and thought hmm this probably won't fit but I guess it's worth a shot.


When I entered the dressing room I looked in the mirror and thought ugh I will be lucky if these even go up my thunder thighs but you know what they did! Not to mention they also zipped up and felt great so you know what? I bought them.


I can't believe I was silly enough to let a number on a scale weigh me down. I went into that store so scared to try on clothes but when you find a great fit you feel great despite the size. I use to be a size 1 before kids and I don't expect to ever be that skinny. I would like to lower my bmi and get down to a 4 but I'm not going to starve myself over it.



Remember extra weight is a first world problem. We're lucky enough to have extra fat when there are those that have close to none and not by choice.

Stay positive because happiness is beautiful! :)

Bobbi Brown Old Hollywood Eye Palette Review

For swatches check out my last post about this palette. This post is a review on how the shadows wore and pictures of the palette :)

The matte shadows were lovely they blended easily and the coverage was build-able. Bobbi Brown designed the shadows to not be overly pigmented so it makes them easy to work with and more old Hollywood looking.

The glitter shadows surprisingly didn't have any fall out. I used a synthetic brush and tapped out excess product. They looked lovely however they are on the sheer side as they are designed for layering. I wore them alone and layered and personally I thought they looked stunning.

The shimmer shadow was creamy, pigmented and a joy to work with however the metallic shadow did have fallout and applied unevenly. For a easy fix I will use MAC's fix+ next time (I used UD original primer).


Overall I love this palette. The shadows wore great with a primer and I like the diversity to the palette. I think this palette is for you if you like glitter and neutrals. If you don't then I would stay away ;)

Glamglow Review part 2

After 20 minutes of having the mask on my face felt very taut and it was a horrible site with what looked like a million dark dots amercing from a grey face.

Once I washed it off with a wash cloth my skin felt very "clean" it did appear more even thus glowy and my acne seemed less red and swollen.


I then put on my Mario Badescu anti acne serum and went to bed. When I woke up I noticed my skin was extremely oily which is unusual. It was like my skin felt so deprived of moisture from the mask that it over produced oil during the night.

I feel very conflicted over this product. I don't love it but I don't hate it.

Would I purchase the jar? I really don't know.
Do I think it's worth picking up a sample and testing it out yourself? Absolutely. I believe it's a product you'll love or hate or you'll be like me stuck in the middle and you'll eventually decide.


I hope you found this review helpful :)

Glam Glow Mask Review Part 1

So I just applied the mask and my face feels super tight. It looks disgusting and I am hoping for a miracle lol

I'll let you know tomorrow if I noticed a difference :)

Bobbi Brown Old Hollywood Eye Palette

I will have up a full review once I've worn it out however I have some swatches for now :)

My initials thoughts are that the shadows are silky to the touch and build-able. I was hesitant on purchasing this palette because of the high cost but when I saw it in person I couldn't resist.


I forgot to take pictures of the palette so I'll include that in my full review. It should be up by the weekend. :)

Revlon by Marchesa

Hey loves so I am absolutely horrible and haven't made a YouTube video in forever because I have been sick however I have a review on the new Revlon designer nail art by Marchesa.


I decided to use two stickers as accent nails. I used Gilded Mosaic. First of all these "decals" are absolutely stunning. They are inspired by Beautiful Marchesa dresses that I could only dream of wearing. So if your like me and can't afford those stunners then these decals are a great alternative.

Now as stunning as the decals are they will only last 3 days and they will have noticeable wear by the second. Personally I would only use them for special occasions because they don't last long. However I am sure there are bases and top coats that could prolong the wear.


My overall rating is 10/10 for looks
6/10 for how they wear, it is a tough score but the Sally Hansen polish strips last a week on my nails with noticeable wear after 4/5 days and to me that is reasonable expectations. I would love to see Revlon switch to a dried polish formula. I've never had success with nail stickers, as gorgeous as they are they just don't work as well.


I hope you found this review helpful. It was my honest opinion. Personally I would purchase this product because I think they are gorgeous however I wouldn't buy all of them.


Disclaimer. Revlon did send me two sets to review. I was not paid and I provided my honest opinion :)

Wet n Wild In the Spotlight Collection

I love drugstore makeup however I don't talk about the products I like often. I was waiting for my Revlon nails strips to arrive to do a post on them however I came across the new Wet n Wild In the Spotlight Collection so I decided to pick up a palette and share it with you guys for now. I purchased the "No neutral ground" palette. I liked this palette because its warm toned, neutral thus great for travel and the shadows are buttery soft. The pigmentation is fantastic as long as you use a primer. I have not worn them out and blended them together so my initial review is 8/10. The colours are great for the fall and winter however there's only one true matte shade and there's not a basic matte highlight shade.

My lash routine picture

This connects to my lash post. Sorry for the crap picture but I'm pretty sick but hopefully this gives you an idea.

Too Faced Better Then False Lashes Mascara & October Favourites

I have been horrible with updating on YouTube and my blog. I've been using some fantastic products but my memory chip for my camera needs to be cleared up and I guess I've just been lazy with my blog.

Anyways I want to talk about a product that I completely hated but now I absolutely adore it. The product I'm talking about is Too faced's Better then False Lashes mascara. Now I hated this product because it gave me the most luscious long lashes but then my top lashes would stick to my bottom lashes! Ugh it was a nightmare and it would loose some length however it still looked better then most mascaras.

I did some research and found out that the mascara is quite sticky (you get a mascara and fibres, the directions tell you to use the mascara, fibres then the mascara to cover them and give you a completed look). I decided to use the mascara, fibres then I used the Too faced better then Sex mascara. It look good but not as good so I layered on a Lancôme volumizing mascara and bam my lashes looked long and thick almost like false lashes. I was amazed. I will post a picture this week so you can see. I will not be making a video because I would never purchase $100 worth of mascara for this look however if you have the same problem I did then I suggest you play with some other mascaras for a finishing top coat.

I will have up a YouTube video this week however I have no idea on what I've been loving soooo many products.


My October favourites-

- Josie Maran Infinity creamy oil
- Vice 2
- My lash routine
- Cashmere scarfs
- Origins eye cream (Ginzing)
- Nivea Lip Butter
- Nars lipstick Dolce Vita
- Formula x nail polish from Sephora (Dare Me)
- Josie Maran body butter (vanilla apricot)
Lastly I've been loving all of the one n' only argan products my top picks are the conditioning mask, treatment spray a d the oil.


I hope everyone had a fun Halloween & I highly suggest you check out my favourites the next time you go shopping.


I will be viewing Revlon's new designer nail art by Marchesa and I'm super excited so you can expect to see that post in the next couple of weeks :) <3