Winners Haul!

L to R: Zoya Crystal, China Glaze Seduce Me, Zoya Anastasia

Look what I found! More pretties to play with! Gotta love Winners! These three were only $15 including tax!

Expect some NOTDs featuring these coming soon!

Have you found any great deals recently?

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The Bay Mini Beauty Haul!

Recently The Bay had 10-20% off all make-up items, being the hoarder that I am, I couldn't resist!

L to R: Si Giorgio Armani, Always Red Elizabeth Arden, Clinique Cheek Pop in Heather Pop, Philosophy Renewed Hope in a Jar

As everyone is raving about Clinique Cheek Pops I had to try it out for myself! Not only is it the prettiest blush I own, it lasts long and I love the earth-tone pink of Heather Pop! Win!

Did you pick up anything from The Bay recently?

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January Winners Haul!

A recent trip around Winners had me snatch up the following polish!

L to R: Barielle Autumn in Seoul, Barielle Rain in Spain, Barielle Jess' Champagne Toast, Barielle Midnight in Paris, Barielle Taupe Notch, and Eve Snow London Alter Ego

I look forward to trying out these two new-to-me brands!

Did you pick up anything in the after-Christmas sales?

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Sephora Haul!

With all the sales and promos on, I figured it was a good time to pick up some new stuff from Sephora

L to R: Tarte Noir Necessities To-go Kit, Bite Beauty Best Bite Rewind, Buxom Tokens of Temptation Mini Lip Collection, Tarte Power Pigment in True Love, Tarte Easy Glowing Deluxe Cheek Set

Here's a closer look at the sets:

First up Noir Necessities 500 point perk

L to R: Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara, Opening Act Lash Primer, Best in Faux Extending Fibers, Lipsurgence in Classy, Lights, Camera, Lashes Closeup Lash Liner

Best Bite Rewind: 4 Mini-Matte Creme Lip Crayons

L to R: Aubergine, Coulis, Torte, Cafe

VIBTOKENS Promo Code: Buxon Tokens of Temptation

L to R: Full-On Lip Polish in Erin, Full-On Lipstick in San Francisco, Full-On Lip Cream in Berry Blast

Tarte Power Pigment in True Love

Easy Glowing Set

L to R: Cheek Stain in Dazed, Amazonian Clay Blush in Enthused

Free samples:

L to R: Tokyo Milk Dark Tainted Love, Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine, Giorgio Armani Fluid Sheer

All in all, I think this was a good haul! Picked up some great products that I really like: Classy, True Love, Dazed, and Torte!

Love the formula of the Bite products, Aubergine lasted almost all day on me - through drinking and eating even!

Winners Finds!

More Winners finds! This one was pretty good in my opinion! Great deals! 

L to R: Rusk Sensories Brilliance Color Protecting Shampoo in Grapefruit and Honey, Stila Creme Bouquet, Ciate Velvet Tuxedo, Laura Geller Color Drenched Lip Gloss in French Press Rose, Raspberry Roast, and Melon Infusion

The shampoo was $7.99, smelt fantastic AND I needed colour protecting shampoo as I have recently begun colouring my hair!

I couldn't pass up Stila Creme Bouquet as Musings of a Muse describes it as her favourite vanilla scent, I love vanilla and this was $24.99 - it had no price tag and I spent about 15 minutes waiting for the price and felt bad leaving without it. Love it! More of a warm vanilla and honey scent to me! Perfect for fall and winter!

The lip gloss set was $14.99, and I love Laura Geller's formula so of course I bought it too!

What have you picked up recently at Winners?

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Arbonne Haul!

A friend of mine recently started selling Arbonne products. I was invited to a product party, and despite my hesitance around the whole network marketing aspect of it. I decided to put in an order.

For those who want to make up their own minds google the company, honestly it seems like a bit of a pyramid scheme in my opinion, and I was hugely turned off by having to pay for shipping (that goes against my morals!)

L to R: Pure Mint Deodorant, FC5 Cooling Foot Cream, Lip Save Sunscreen

I've been interested in testing out all-natural deodorant for a while, however I'm concerned about how smelly I'll be, so I'm saving this out for when I have limited exposure to people and it isn't so hot out!

Foot cream is something I know I need to add into my at least weekly routine to keep my feet soft and supple. I'll let you know what I think of this one!

And of course lip balm, because these are essential to nice smooth lips! Bonus of spf 30!

Keep your eyes out for these products in empties posts in the future!

Have you tried Arbonne? What are your thoughts?

September Maven Box

Another month where I was tempted by Julep! It likely helped that my pile of untried was looking pretty small too! Such a hoarder :P

For more information on the Maven program, click here.

This month I opted for It Girl

L to R: Aubrey, Zoey, Delores

Love Delores - who can resist a purple holo?!? Aubrey also looks unique to my collection. And therefore by default I got the more boring Zoey as well. I refuse to switch to the $25 customizable box!

I also chose 3 add-ins, as there was a bonus gift offered this month, and a number of the add-ons where items I was interested in in the past

L to R: Sawyer, Paula, Casey

Paula I remember tempting me the month it was released, I'm a sucker for teals so Casey was an easy pick. Sawyer was my attempt at something different, we'll see if it works with my skintone!

L to R: Julep, London

Julep was the freebie added to everyone's boxes, and I love it! A perfect purple/pink hybrid! London was my bonus for 3 add-ons, and I am happy with the shade as well!

All in all I think I got a great deal with 8 polish for $47 (CAD). Look for these in upcoming NOTD!

Did you opt in this month? Will you be picking up the October box?

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Rexall + Winners Haul!

A mini haul for you!

L to R: Squanorm Shampoo, Aussie Hair Insurance Heat Protecting Shine Spray, Essie Suite Retreat, Orly Pink Lemonade

As I'm sure you know, Squanorm is a staple for me to help control my scalp.

The Aussie heat protecting spray was on clearance for $6.20, I've been putting more effort into my hair recently, which does involve a fair amount of blow drying and straightening, so in order to keep my hair healthy, I figure this couldn't hurt!

The nail polish were $5.99 at Winners, and they both seem unique enough from the rest of my collection, I'm sure you'll see them in NOTDs soon!

Here's a closer look at them:

Have you picked anything up recently?

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July Sephora Haul!

Sephora recently had some nice promo codes plus exciting deals in the sale section, so I hauled the following:

L to R: Urban Decay After Dark Travel Pencil Set, Tarte Amazon Double-ended Lipstick and Lip Creme in Neutral Peach and Rosy Mauve, Sephora Smoothing Body Scrub in Coconut, Bite Beauty Luminous Creme Lipstick Duo in Fig/Date, and Tarte Magical Moments Deluxe Best Sellers Essential Set

I was so excited to have a second chance at picking up the Tarte Black Friday set that I set my shopping cart up immediately! I've tried Sephora's body scrubs in the past (I had the Mango scent previously), that I had to snatch this up while it was on-sale! The Tarte double-ended lipsticks were on-sale as well with the 2 for $24, I couldn't pass up that deal (they sell for $29 each on Tarte's own website). I've been interested in trying Bite's lipstick formula, having read so many rave reviews, for $12 I figured now was the time to pick it up. And the Urban Decay set I probably didn't need (since I have like 100 eye liners already), but I wanted to hit the free shipping minimum, and I don't have Voodoo or Corrupt, and love the UD formula.

A closer look at the Tarte double-ended lipsticks and UD pencils:

Lipsticks L to R: Neutral Peach, Rosy Mauve
Pencils Top to Bottom: Zero, Voodoo, Corrupt

I've tested out the lipstick side of these and have been impressed. They're creamy and non-drying, with a nice vanilla scent to them! Given my eye liner overload, I've yet to try these out, but I'm sure I'll like them!

A closer look at Bite's double-ended lipstick:

L to R: Fig, Date

Loving the formula of this, super creamy and non-drying! And the colours aren't as dark as they seem here, which is good for a fair skinned girl like me!

A closer look at the Tarte set:

L to R: Amazonian Clay Blush in Magic, Lipsurgence Lip gloss in Magic, Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara

I like the formula of all three products here having tried them out in the past. The blush is a nice peachy-pink colour, and the lip gloss is light pink with shimmer to it!

I used the promo code JETSET and picked the following three deluxe sized samples:

L to R: Fresh Sugar Lip Polish, Dolce & Gabbana Passion Eyes Mascara, Buxom Full-On Lip Polish in Sophia

I haven't had a chance to try out the mascara or lip gloss, but I've used the Fresh Lip Polish in the past and this deluxe sample will last me a long time!

For my 3 free normal samples I picked:

L to R: Dolce & Gabbana Intenso (didn't choose this, extra sample thrown in), Laura Mercier Foundation Primer in Radiance, Philosophy Live Joyously, and Dior Diorshow Mascara

Super excited to have so many new goodies to play with!

Have you hauled anything recently? Share!

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Sephora Haul

Make up addicts will know that Sephora recently had a 15% sale for Beauty Insiders, VIB, and VIB Rouge Members. Not one to pass up a sale, here's what I hauled!

Top row L to R: Omorovicza Queen of Hungary Mist, Hourglass Immaculate Liquid Powder Foundation Mattifying Oil Free, Ole Henriksen Nurture Me Cleansing Cloths: Makeup Removing

Middle row L to R: Kat Von D Lock It Foundation, Sephora Collection Colorful Blush in Raspberry Sheen, Sephora Favourites Lash Stash To Go, Sephora Favourites Time to Prime

Bottom row L to R: Sephora Collection Glossy Gloss in Night Out, Sephora Collection Rouge Infusion Lip Stain in Red Essence, Sephora Collection Glossy Gloss in Berry Shake

This Sephora Collection Set is called the Berry Lip & Cheek Kit, and I thought it was a steal at $20! I have at least 2 other Sephora Collection blushes, and am always looking to expand my blush collection, I also have a Glossy Gloss from one of the lip kits and found it quite good, so I'm happy to have 3 new deeper lip colours!

Lash Stash To Go Top to Bottom: Josie Maran Argan Black Oil Mascara, Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara, Tarte Lights, Camera, Flashes Mascara, Blinc Amplified Mascara, Too Face Better Than Sex Mascara

I love these mascara sets as you get 3 samples (which last me anywhere from 2-3 months) and a voucher for a free full-size mascara of your choice! Before purchasing this I already knew I liked the Lancome and the Tarte, so it's just a bonus to try out new mascaras! I will say the first one I've tried is the Too Faced, and I'm a bit disappointed, the volume and length wasn't the best I've seen on my lashes and by 5 pm I had raccoon eyes. Mind you the day I tested this was a long and exhausting day, so I will give it another shot!

Time to Prime L to R: Formula X Prime Base Coat, Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer, Smashbox 24 Hour Photo Finish Shadow Primer, Urban Decay Subversion Lash Primer, Bite Beauty Line & Define Primer, Living Proof Prime Style Extender

I was sold on the variety in this collection, a nail base (which I can always use more of!), a face primer, an eye shadow primer, a mascara primer, a lip primer, and a hair product! I'm particularly interested in trying out Hourglass (which I hear great things about), Bite (as anything that makes my lips look better I'm down with), and Urban Decay (who doesn't love a good lash primer?)

So that's what I picked up, I'm happy with the variety and having more new goodies to play around with!

Did you pick up anything from Sephora during their recent sale? If so what?

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Marshalls Finds!

L to R: Lavanila Vanilla Passionfruit, Lavanila Vanilla Blackberry, Seche Nostalgic, Stila Smudge Crayon in Antique

These were all great deals! The full-size rollerballs were $12 each, the Seche was on clearance for $3, and the Smudge Crayon was $10. All steals!

I am loving both scents! Vanilla Passionfruit is right up my alley with its sweet, fruity fragrance, however I find the scent fades away quickly on me. Vanilla Blackberry is darker but still fruity and sweet and it will last a lot longer with my body chemistry. The first day I wore Vanilla Blackberry I got so many compliments!
The eye crayon is nice, the colour is less rose gold than I expected, but it lasts all day and doesn't have creasing issues so it's a winner!

What amazing deals have you found lately? Gotta love Marshalls!

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Mini US Haul

On a recent trip to Buffalo I picked up the following items from Ulta

L to R: Laura Geller Beauty Just Berry 2 Piece Set for Lips and Cheeks: Color Drenched Lip Gloss in Berry Crush, Blush N Brighten Baked Blush in Roseberry, NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Iced Mocha

I'm quite happy with this mini-haul. The blush is amazing - very pigmented and easy to blend. I was worried the colour would be too much on my fair skin, but I quite like it! The NYX pencil is another nice neutral addition to my eye shadow pencils and is borderline work and going out appropriate!

What have you picked up recently?

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March Winners Haul!

I had a quick browse through Winners and came away with this haul!

L to R: Deborah Lippmann Forsaken True Blood Set: Bad Blood, Strange Love, and New Flesh, Orly Matte FX Green.

As a fan of the series and Deborah Lippmann - I couldn't resist this nail set, and I've read rave reviews online about the Orly Matte FX polish so couldn't resist this on sale for $3!

Have you picked up anything lately?

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Makeup Haul from The Bay

I was tempted by several items on sale at The Bay recently and put in an online order!

Top L to R: Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation in 07, Lancome Visionnaire, Shiseido Benefiance Extra Creamy Cleansing Foam, Calvin Klein Enless Euphoria

Bottom L to R: Origins Let Us Glow Set, Clinique Party Lips and Nails Set

Here's a closer look at the sets:

L to R: Chubby Stick in Pudgy Peony, Different Nail Enamel in Hi Sweetie, Different Nail Enamel in A Hot Date, Chubby Stick in Voluptuous Violet

L to R: GinZing Energy-Boosting Moisturizer, GinZing Refreshing Eye Cream, DrinkUp Lip Balm in Berry Splash, and GinZing Brightening Mascara

I'm saving the foundation for the summer when my skin is a bit darker, as the shade looks darker in real life than it did online. I love the Clinique set - chubby lip pencils + nail polish - I'm always in! And the bag is super cute! Also I love that the Origins set is the same cost as just the GinZing moisturizer is normally - what a deal!

Have you picked up anything recently?

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Julep February Maven Box

I loved the polish colours offered for February so redeemed my points for a box!

L to R: Hazel, Brandis, Hartleigh, Glow Highlighting Powder

Here's a closer look at the highlighter

I love turquoise polish and don't have nearly enough and Hazel sounded interesting as a violet and bronze duochrome.

I have a Valentine's Day manicure planned for tomorrow using Hartleigh!

Did you opt for a February box?

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Johnson & Johnson Haul!

I'm back with another J&J haul! Excited to try out these products!

L to R: Clean & Clear Night Relaxing All-in-One Cleansing Wipes, Neutrogena Healthy Skin CC Cream in Fair to Light, Korres Greek Yoghurt Nourishing Primer, Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash, Clean & Clear Morning Burst Hydrating Facial Cleanser

I'm waiting to finish up my current on-the-go tinted moisturizers, primers, and face washes, but have already started using these makeup removing wipes and love them!

Have you picked up any drugstore basics recently?

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Julep Cyber Monday Haul

Sorry these haul posts are so out-dated, December was a busy month for me. I figured better late than never!

L to R: Nancy, Jinx, Belle, Wink (Dashing Lipstick Trio)

I got all of this for $15.50 plus free shipping! I love the other Lipstick Trio I have from Julep (from the Gatsby Maven Box a few years ago) and I really like how comfortable the formula is so I couldn't resist this more neutral colour selection (Dancing was too red). And Nancy looks interesting similar to a non-matte Nora.

Did you pick up anything from Julep lately?

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Tarte Cyber Monday Haul!

Tarte had some amazing deals in it's online store on Cyber Monday, I had some gifts to pick up, and couldn't resist picking up a few things for myself!

Amazonian clay 12-hour blush in Fearless and Kiss & Belle Lipsurgence Set.

I love the Lipsurgence formula and couldn't say no to the $31 price tag!

Did you pick up anything on Cyber Monday?

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Sephora Black Friday Haul!

A bit delayed, for that I apologize, but here's what I hauled from Sephora's Black Friday sale!

Deborah Lippmann Party Mix Set L to R: Fashion, Whatever Lola Wants, Let's Go Crazy, Between the Sheets, Good Girl Gone Bad, 99 Luftballons, It's Raining Men, Through the Fire, Boom Boom Pow

For freebies I received my Sephora birthday gift, the Pampered Party Prep Code, as well as the usual 3 free samples. There were so many freebies that I had to take 2 pictures!

L to R: Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb, MUFE Rouge Artist Natural in N9, MUFE Smoky Extravagant Mascara, Benefit Stay Flawless Primer, CoverFX Calming Primer, Glamglow Powermud Dual Cleanse Treatment, Lancome Advanced Genefique Youth Activating Concentrate, Dermadoctor KP Duty Exfoliating Body Scrub, BECCA Ultimate Coverage Complexion Creme in Fair and Light

L to R: Living proof Satin Hair Serum, Laura Mercier Flawless Skin Face Polish, Fresh Seaberry Moisturizing Face Oil, NUDE Perfect Cleanse Omega Cleansing Jelly

I also picked up some gifts for friends and family for Christmas! I'm definitely excited for expanding my DL nail polish collection, and actually like all of the shades! I'm also excited to have a new lippie to play with as well as a few more primers to try!

Which sample should I focus on using up first?

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Indie Polish Black Friday Haul!

Here's what I picked up during Harlow & Co.'s Black Friday sale:

L to R: KBShimmer Sugar Plum Faerie, Vanilla Fragrance Nail Polish Remover Pads, Kolt HD Key Pad, Arcane Lacquer Erudite Charm

This was only $25! What a steal! Excited to try 2 new indie polish brands! And am hopeful that the nail polish remover pads actually smell like vanilla and also work!

Have you bought anything from Harlow & Co.? Did you buy any indie polish on Black Friday?

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