Korean beauty is really popular right now, and Laneige is one of the better known brands, having made its way into North American Sephora stores and even Target in the US, and being part of the better known AmorePacific Corp, which many of us beauty lovers will be familiar with through Etude House etc. I […]
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Super Easy Halloween Nail Art: Bloody Nails
Another easy nail art look that even beginners to nail art can do! This time bloody nails. For this nail art look, I used Essie Silk Watercolors in White Page and Highest Bidder. Use any white and red(ish) polish, but you want your red polish to run easily and not be glittery. A jelly polish […]
Get Nailed At The Ten Spot
Downtown Hamilton doesn’t exactly scream high-end salons. When I moved here, I used to make the trip back into Burlington to see my old trusted manicurist, until she moved to Ottawa. I have tried out a few places in Hamilton since, most were just ok and some were just scary – none that screamed go […]
Get Pore Perfect With Clean & Clear
While I may have aged, my skin still thinks I am a teenager so when I was offered the chance to try a customized Clean and Clear routine, I jumped on it. While I don’t get acne as badly anymore, I do have enlarged pores and nasty blackheads so Clean and Clear customized a simple […]
Super Easy Candy Corn Nail Art
Gradient nails can be a real pain in the **** especially if you are just starting out with nail art. Get this Candy Corn nail art for halloween without all the extra work of sponging on a gradient. Start by finding three polishes in white, orange and yellow. I went with Essences Wild White Ways […]
Ipsy September Unboxing
I had planned to cancel ipsy after some underwhelming glambags and the rising cost due to the US exchange rate (ipsy charges in US dollars) but did not cancel on time and was pretty happy when I received my glambag in September. It always feels wrong calling these unboxings since they come in a bag […]
September Birchbox Unboxing
I know, I know, I am always super late posting these subscription boxes. Here is my September Birchbox. The theme this month was You’re Beautiful and celebrated five years of Birchbox. Despite getting several types products I like, this box was not super exciting. I received a face mask, eyeliner, eyeshadow palette, eye cream and […]
Graveyard Theme Halloween Nails #CBBOctNails
No #CBBOctNails post yesterday as the gradient theme was the base for the Halloween nail design for today. What you will need for this Halloween graveyard theme A light, but not white, polish – I used Essence Who Am I? A blue toned polish, preferably jelly or one good for gradients – I used Essie […]
Dose Pill Nail Polish – Stormy
Just what the doctor ordered, a dose of nail polish! Dose Pills are made by Strange Beautiful and are not one use pills like some of the ones you see now, but a regular bottle of nail polish in a pill shaped bottle. I received a Dose Pill in Stormy, an ipsy exclusive shade in […]