NOTD: Match 16, 2014

This mani is 2 coats of butter London Branwen's Feather (from this haul) over my butter London Nail Foundation and under my Revlon Multi-Care Base+Top Coat.

This colour is a great autumn/winter colour, but I don't think I'll get much use out of it once spring finally arrives. I also wish the shimmer in the bottle was more evident on the nail.

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NOTD: March 12, 2014

A new favourite neutral! This is two coats of Color Club Sugar Rays (from this haul) over my Orly Top2Bottom base coat.

I love the shimmeryness and slight duochrome of this polish, definitely recommend!

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March 11, 2014 Haul!

Back row L to R: Nails Inc. The Special Effects Collection, butter London Branwen's Feather, butter London Jack the Lad, Origins Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask

Front row: Kat Von D Autograph Pencil in Rhi-venge

These were all on sale, the nails inc and Kat Von D I picked up from the clearance section of Sephora, and I snapped up the 100 pt Origins mask while there. The butter London I found at Winners and couldn't resist these wintery shades!

Nail polish L to R: Nails Inc. Marylebone, Nails Inc. Electric Lane, Nails Inc. Stratford, butter London Branwen's Feather, butter London Jack the Lad

I've been loving these polish, you will definitely see these in NOTD soon!

Have you bought anything recently?

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NOTD: March 9, 2014

A much more subtle nail of the day. This is Nails Inc. Porchester Square with Nails Inc. Sloane Gardens as the accent (both from this haul). I used Orly Top2Bottom as the base coat.

I really love Porchester Square, although I'm not sure how flattering it is with my skin tone, it's a great neutral that was easy to work with. Sloane Gardens is a very rough glitter although it was pretty much opaque in 2 coats, I would recommend a thick top coat over this one since the roughness did bother me throughout the day. If you're interested in these colours they're both in the Nails Inc. Autumn Winter Collection still on sale at Sephora.

What do you think?

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NOTD: March 6, 2014

A fun mani for today! This is two coats of Sephora by OPI All That Jasmine (from this haul) over my butter London Nail Foundation. I then applied one coat of Wet N' Wild Fast Dry in Party of Five Glitters (from this haul) and finished with my Revlon Multi-Care Base+Top Coat.

I really liked this one! These minty green tealish colours look pretty good on me, and the glitter added some extra sparkle and colour!

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NOTD: March 4, 2014

My first magnetic NOTD! This is Orly Opposites Attract (from this haul). As you can see the magnetic effect didn't work for me. I'm not sure if I didn't go fast enough or if using a base coat messed this up.

Anyways, I do really like this colour, regardless of the magnetic effect and it had the added bonus of drying quite quickly!

Have you successfully used magnetic polish? Any hints?

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February Empties

I think I did pretty well with this month's empties!

L to R: Too Faced Primed & Poreless Primer, Compliments Premiere Quality Cotton Pads, Smashbox Hyperlash Mascara, Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash Pink Grapefruit Foaming Scrub

Too Faced Primed & Poreless Primer: This was my first ever redemption of points at Sephora. I was really pleased with this primer, I feel it does help reduce the appear of pores and it left my face feeling super smooth. This is one of my fav primers I've tried so far!

Compliments Premiere Quality Cotton Pads: See review here, my feelings have not changed.

Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash Pink Grapefruit Foaming Scrub: See review here, the only change is that I do not have a back up on hand as I'm giving a few other exfoliants a try and will let you know how those measure up against this one.

Smashbox Hyperlash Mascara in Blackout: I purchased this as part of the Smashbox Try It Kit (which is still available for purchase at Sephora and Shoppers Drugmart), I found this did a good job adding volume to my lashes without the clumps. This isn't the best mascara I've ever tried, and at $25 I'd rather stick with Lancôme Hypnose Star Mascara.

Compliments Nail Polish Remover: All my NOTDs have helped me finish this bottle of polish remover (purchased in April) off. This was quite effective at removing nail polish (even glitter), however my nails have weakened noticeably from the heavy use of this remover (since it's acetone-based). So I'm trying my hand out (haha) at a few other non-acetone removers.

L to R: Make Up For Ever HD High Definition Primer, Philosophy Hope in a Jar High-Performance Moisturizer for all skin types

Make Up For Ever HD High Definition Primer: I received this as a free sample with a Sephora order back in December 2012 (yikes, more proof I need to get going on these empties posts!) Because of the small size of the foil packet this isn't the most informed review. I felt this primer was more similar to a moisturizer than the other primers I've used (so it felt fantastic) and I do honestly think my foundation lasted longer with this underneath it, however I think I overall like the Too Faced product better. Will not repurchase.

Philosophy Hope in a Jar High-Performance Moisturizer for all skin types: I received this as part of a gift with purchase from this haul. Although I liked the way this moisturizer felt, the smell of the moisturizer (others have likened it to smelly socks) is a bit of a turn off for me. Will not repurchase.

What products did you use up in February?