Primer Comparison: Smashbox, MUFE, Maybelline & Hard Candy

Primer Addict Smashbox Maybelline MUFE Hard Candy

I am not lucky enough to have that flawless skin where you can just slap on some makeup and look great.  I have an oily t-zone, dry pigmented cheeks and some rough areas around my nose where foundation always settles.  So, I need primer and I have quite a few that I use regularly. Smashbox […]

My THEFACESHOP Advent Calendar Days 7 to 12

TheFaceShop Advent Day 10

Last week, I posted the first six days of my THEFACESHOP advent calendar.   I was fairly impressed with the samples from the first six days, with the exception of the nail polish (I like their polish, just not that colour) they are all items I would have picked up in-store.  Now I have the […]

Steel City Reflections Winifred Sanderson Swatches

Steel City Reflections Winifred Sanderson Swatch 1

When Sarah from Workaday Beauty posted a swatch of Steel City Reflections’ Winifred Sanderson, I had to have it.  Not only is Steel City Reflections local, but blue and green holo is beautiful. Steel City Reflections made The Sanderson Sisters based on the Hocus Pocus movie.  I have had them for a while but only just […]

Almay Makeup Clearance Haul

Almay Makeup Clearance Haul

It has been a while since I posted a Thrifty Thursday post, and Blogmas is the perfect time to get back into it.  Shoppers Drug Mart is clearing out Almay Cosmetics.  They are not going to carry it anymore (rumour is that they are making space for NYX which is awesome but my local store […]

THEFACESHOP Trendy Nails PK03 Swatches & Nail Art

THEFACESHOP Trendy Nails PK03 Winter Pink Nail Art Snowflakes Swatch

As mentioned in my round up of days 1-6 of THEFACESHOP beauty advent calendar, day two brought me a bottle of nail polish.  THEFACESHOP Trendy Nails in PK03.  While they do have some more expensive polishes, this is one of the basic original polishes from the Trendy Nails line and they cost around $3 in […]

THEFACESHOP Advent Calendar Days 1-6

TheFaceShop Advent Day 3

So only a week in and I already suck at the Blogmas goal of a post a day until Christmas, this should have gone up yesterday but someone has man flu and needed looking after all day.  You know, because when normal people don’t feel great, they still have to get things done.  But when […]

DAVIDsTEA Advent Calendar Days 1-6

Davids Tea Day 2 mango madness

It may be getting colder, but December has been a little warmer with my DAVIDsTEA 24 Days of Tea advent calendar. DAVIDsTEA Advent Calendar Day One Day one of the calendar started with Sleigh Ride, one of the Christmas Teas.  DAVIDsTEA describes Sleigh Ride as cinnamon, apples, raisins, almonds, and hibiscus combine for a tea that is […]