NOTD: December 15, 2013

This is two coats of L'Oreal The Mystic's Fortune (from this haul) over and under my Revlon Multi-Care Base+Top Coat.

I love this blue-toned dark purple, but was sad that the shimmer in the bottle didn't translate on my nails.

To me purple is perfect as a winter appropriate mani choice and this is definitely vampy!

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NOTD: December 14, 2013

Since it's so snowy here today's mani is simple and timeless.  This is three coats of Sephora by OPI A True Romantic (from this haul), I also used my Revlon Multi-Care Base+Top Coat to start this mani.

Hope everyone is keeping warm!

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December 12 Haul!

Back row L to R: Holly Jolly Nourishment Sample Bag, Sephora Collection Rose Gold Mineral Brush Set
Front row L to R: Sephora Collection Instant Radiance Foundation in Ivory, Tarte Thoughtful Treasures Bestseller Kit

My main reason for the purchase: the Tarte Thoughtful Treasures Bestseller Kit which includes Tarte Pur Maracuja Oil (which I already have a sample of and really enjoy), Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-Hour Blush in Thankful, and Tarte LipSurgence Skintuitive Lip Tint in Energy.
I love the LipSurgence products so wanted to test out this unique colour that changes colour based on your skin chemistry and body heat, and I've heard so many great things about Tarte blush so I knew I couldn't pass up this kit!

Sephora Instant Radiance Foundation in Ivory, this was on sale for $11 so I figured why not try it out.  I've yet to open it since I'm trying to finish up other face products first.

My brush kit case: isn't it pretty?

The contents L to R: Stippling brush, powder brush, eye shadow brush, smudge brush, eye liner brush.
These are all super soft, I'm definitely impressed with the quality!

Holly Jolly Nourishment Sample Bag L to R: Living Proof Nourishing Style Cream, Fresh Sugar Lip Balm in Petal, Origins Plantscription Anti-aging cream, Urban Decay Vitamin-infused Complexion Prep Spray, Too Faced Tinted Beauty Balm, Peter Thomas Roth Oilless Oil, Clean Perfume, Buxom Lash Mascara

So many new items to try! I'm definitely excited and will let you know my thoughts!

Free samples: Prada Candy, Korres Greek Yoghurt Advanced Nourishing Sleeping Facial, Perricone MD Photo Plasma

Great haul right! In the holiday spirit I have quite a few more goodies to show you in the coming weeks!

Have you bought anything lately?

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NOTD: December 6, 2013

Another perfect winter mani!

This is two coats of Sephora by OPI On Stage (from this haul) with two coats of Sephora by OPI Metro Chic (from this haul) as the accent nail.  I used my Revlon Multi-care Base + Top coat to start off this mani.

What do you think?

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NOTD: December 3, 2013

This is 2 coats of Wet N' Wild Silvivor (from this haul) over my Orly Top2Bottom base coat.

I think silver is perfect for this time of year because not only does it look like snow, as I've said earlier, metallic just seem Christmas-y to me!

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NOTD: December 2, 2013

This is 2 coats of Julep Cleopatra (from this Maven box) a latex finish black polish (similar to matte in that it dries quite quickly without a shiny finish). I then used a coat to Wet N' Wild Psycho over all but the accent nail. And of course I used my Orly Top2Bottom base coat.

I really like the way this turned out! I don't own any other black polish, so this gives me the versatility of a matte or shiny finish!

Also I wanted to point out that in the bottle, Wet N' Wild Psycho looks white with hints of blue and green, but here it's completely blue and green...interesting!

Do you have any surprise glitter polish that change shades?

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December 1, 2013 Haul!

 

A few weeks back I did a one-day shopping trip in the States with a friend, these are the goodies I came back with!

L to R front row: Nails Inc. Topping Lane, Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Maya, Sephora Collection False Eyelashes in Paparazzi

L to R back row: Butter London Backstage Basics, Urban Decay Book of Shadows IV, Wet N' Wild Mini Fast Dry Nail Collection 

 

 

This is Nails Inc. special effects nail polish in Topping Lane, isn't it adorable! Found this is the clearance section of a local Shoppers Drugmart for $5, not bad considering Sephora sells this brand for $11.50 a bottle!

Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Maya, I have a mini of Trooper (the black shade), and it helped me overcome my fear of liquid eyeliners, so when I found Maya (chocolate brown) for sale for $4.99 at Sephora in JCP I snatched it up immediately! I love this eyeliner, I was slightly worried that it would be dried up since it was in the clearance section, but it isn't! Gorgeous chocolate brown shade perfect for a more work appropriate cat eye!

Sephora Collection False Eyelashes in Paparazzi, were also kicking around the clearance section of Sephora in JCP for $2.99! I couldn't resist, even though I've yet to wear them. I'll have to figure out more places to go to get some use out of these!

Butter London Backstage Basics set includes L to R: Hardwear PD Quick Dry Topcoat, Nail Foundation Flawless Basecoat, Powder Room Lacquer Remover, Rosie Lee, and a nail file.

I'd been humming and hawing on this set for a while, the Canadian price always seems too high, so when I was browsing a Macy's and I was told there were only 2 more of this set left, I grabbed it and proceeded to figure out which polish I'd add.  Rosie Lee has been on my list for a while, and I don't have other rose gold type polishes so that's what I went with!

Wet N' Wild Mini Fast Dry Nail Collection Includes: Everybody Loves Redmond, The Gold & the Beautiful, SaGreena the Teenage Witch, Saved by the Blue, Buffy the Violet Slayer, Silvivor, Party of Five Glitters, and Clear Coat

This was $9.99 at Wegman's and since Wet N' Wild are scarce here in Canada I picked it up.  My experience so far is quite positive, as the colours I've tried have been fast-drying and pretty long-wearing! This set would be a great gift for a nail polish lover or a teenager just getting into makeup!

Finally from Ulta I picked up the new Urban Decay Book of Shadows IV, isn't it gorgeous?

It includes 16 eye shadows, liquid eyeliner in black, a deluxe size mascara, a deluxe size primer potion, and a mini-speaker key chain.

I'm loving the eye shadows here and finally understand why everyone raves about the quality and creaminess of these shadows! I also like that this is a more neutral palette, since I don't find myself using bright colours too often for eye shadow.

What have you picked up lately?

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