One for lazy mornings when even using a steeper is too much work. I have to admit, as much as I love loose tea, bagged teas are my morning go-to. Teapigs brings the best of both worlds. You get an easy to use bagged tea but with good quality loose leaf tea. English Breakfast tea […]
Author: Tea & Nail Polish
Beyond the Nail Hallo-Scream Halloween Nail Art

A late #CBBxManiMonday as our internet has been out for hours. Since it is Indie Month at the Canadian Beauty Bloggers, I decided to use two Canadian indie nail polish brands for my look. This week I used Beyond The Nail Hallo-Scream as my base with My Indie Polish Liquid Chrome stamped over. The stamping […]
Canadian Beauty Advent Calendars 2018

Gone are the days of a cheap plastic tasting chocolate advent calendars. Treat yourself to a beauty advent calendar for 2018. From perfume, makeup, skincare and nail polish, there are many options to treat yourself to 24 (or 12) days of beauty for advent. Growing up, I loved those cheap Advent Calendars with a mini […]
Sephora Collection Once Upon A Castle Beauty Advent Calendar 2018

The Sephora Collection beauty advent calendar is one that I have never managed to snag but found it available online today. It is not sold in stores and retails for $56 CAD with free shipping. You can buy the Sephora Collection Once Upon a Castle Beauty Advent Calendar here. It is an enchanted fairy tale […]
The Body Shop Beauty Advent Calendars For 2018

As in previous years, The Body Shop has a number of beauty advent calendar options for you. Starting at $69, these calendars include 24-25 goodies so you can enjoy one for each day of Advent. They also have a Countdown to New Year calendar that you can give as a gift on Christmas Day to […]
Charlotte Tilbury 2018 Beauty Advent Calendar Now Available!

It may only be October but beauty advent calendars for 2018 are already available. If you want to really treat yourself this year, splurge on the 12 day Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Universe Advent Calendar. No tiny samples in this one, the Charlotte Tilbury Advent Calendar for 2018 comes with 12 full size and generous mini products […]
Top Avon Lipstick Shades For Fall 2018

Fall is my favourite time of year. It cools down, you can wear cute sweaters and you can get away with bright or vampy colours. Each season, Avon chooses a few shades that work for the season and I am loving their Fall Lipstick Report shades. They are all so wearable on most skin tones […]
I Visited The New Mapleview Citizen Tea Store

Citizen Tea recently opened their fourth retail location. Great for me as the newest one is in Mapleview, a reasonable distance from my place. I prefer buying tea in person, you can see and smell it before purchasing. If you are not familiar with Citizen Tea, it comes from the founder of Teaopia so isn’t […]
Shop Local at the Etsy Made In Canada Hamilton Show

With Indie month coming up for the Canadian Beauty Bloggers, it is a great time for the Etsy Made in Canada shows being held all over the country tomorrow. My local one is the Hailton Made in Canada show at the Lincoln Alexander Cntre in downtown Hamilton. It starts at 10am and entrance is just […]