Refresh Your Makeup Bag For $35 – That Stuff Expires You Know!

A friend recently decided she is ready to start dating again after the breakup of her marriage last year.  She has a date coming up and wanted some help refreshing her makeup – something she rarely wore while married.  She said she was on a budget and could afford $50 to refresh her makeup bag […]

The Essence of Affordability: Four Nail Polishes For $10?

I was planning a beauty stock up shop this past weekend when I saw that Shoppers Drug Mart was offering 20x Optimum points, but decided to stock up on some Essence when they sent me a weekly coupon for an extra 20x points on Essence nail polishes.  Essence nail polishes are already super affordable at […]

OPI Fifty Shades of Grey Swatches

I was excited to get my hands on this OPI collection.  Grey polishes are some of my favourite and having a collection dedicated to them is just pure heaven especially with the mix of silver, red and sparkle thrown in. With the movie coming out soon, they are pushing Fifty Shades of Grey.  The mall had […]

Oh Target, I Will Miss You

While I don’t disagree that Target has its problems in Canada, I will really miss it.  I was excited when I heard Target was coming to Canada, I never expected it to be just like the US stores and know that Canadian wages, transportation costs, taxes and other issues mean that few stores will have the […]

PC Green Twice As Absorbent Clumping Cat Litter Review

I love my cats, but I hate (like hate, hate, HATE) cleaning their litter boxes.  The ammonia mixed with clay smell of regular cat litter is just disgusting and they kick it everywhere.  Try walking barefoot to the bathroom over those little stones in the middle of the night! We started to buy World’s Best […]

The Body Shop Vitamin E Sink-In Moisture Mask Review

As  have mentioned before, my skin has been suffering with the cold windy weather we have seen recently.  I got this Vitamin E Sink In Moisture Mask in my advent calendar from The Body Shop so thought I would try it out. The Body Shop Vitamin E Sink-In Moisture Mask – The Claims Sink some […]

[re]fresh Fruit Acid Gel Skin Peel Review

  As I have mentioned, my skin has been looking dull lately and my freckles are showing, so when I was offered the chance to try out a fruit based exfoliating gel peel, I jumped at the chance. [re]fresh Skin Therapy Fruit Acid Peel – The Claims Fruit Acid 15% Gel Peel is a professional-grade […]