Joy & Polish Co Pink About It Swatch & Review

Joy and Polish Pink About It - Bottle Shot 2

Following on from Just Blue-tiful, today I have a review and swatches of Joy & Polish Co Pink About It. It is part of the spring/summmer collection from Joy & Polish Co, a Waterloo made indie nail polish company that I first introduced to you last year.  Remember Merry Grinchy Christmas with green jelly and […]

Joy & Polish Co Just Blue-tiful Swatch & Review

Joy and Polish Just Blue-tiful - Bottle Shot 2

Joy & Polish Co was first introduced to me through Craftadian last year.  It is a local(ish) indie polish company run by the lovely Steph.  I loved the Spiced Plum and Goldschlaquer I tried back then as well as Merry Grinchy Christmas I picked up at a holiday market so jumped at the chance to […]

Stokes / Think Kitchen Buys For Tea Lovers

Stokes Think Kitchen Tea Buys

I will start by saying that this is not sponsored, nor did Stokes send me any of these items to feature.  I just want to share my love of their tea and coffee accessories. If you don’t have a local Stokes, they may be Think:Kitchen near you as they are basically the same store.  You can […]

Blogging on a Budget – Dollar Store Blogger Props

Blogging on a Budget - Dollar Store Props

Sure, we can all love those gorgeous flatlays posted by bloggers, but if you are just starting out and on a budget, props can get really expensive. It seems like ages since I posted a Thrifty Thursday post so I thought I would bring it back with a blogger themed one – Dollar Store Blogger […]

Yellow & Grey Floral Nails with Color Club Leaf Me Alone

Born Pretty BP-115 Stamping Plate Grey Stamping Polish - Color Club Leaf Me Alone - Swatches 2

Each month, the Canadian Beauty Bloggers choose a theme of the month.  This month, they (and they, because not my vote) chose grey so here is my contribution.  Yellow and grey nails using Color Club Leaf Me Alone (Cabin Fever Collection), Born Pretty BP-115 stamping plate and grey stamping polish. I have never been in […]

Make Your Own White Chocolate Peppermint / Candy Cane Crush Tea

Make Your Own White Chocolate Peppermint Tea - Candy Cane Crush Tea

By now, many of us have used the last of our White Chocolate Peppermint and Candy Cane Crush tea but want more.  Since most stores are long sold out of their Christmas teas, I attempted making my own.  Since I have a few bags of Teavana’s left (ok I have some Candy Cane Crush left […]

A Natural Touch of Summer in Winter with Weleda

Weleda Jardin de Vie Agrume and Calendula Intensive Skin Recovery

Despite the recent warmer weather, we know that winter is not over.  So a touch of summer always helps and I got that with Weleda.  I recently tried out one of their natural pefumes, Weleda Jardin de Vie Argume and Calendula Intensive Skin Recovery – because no one wants dry winter skin! Weleda, named after […]

Pink and Gold Tree Nails with BP-L001 & Quo Breathable Stronger Than Ever

Born Pretty BP-L0001 Stamping Plate - Quo Stronger Than Ever - BP Gold 5ml - Swatches

Using the OG rectangle stamping plate from Born Pretty Store.  BP-L001 has a mix of nature image plates including flowers, leaves and my fave, the tree.  This image reminds me of the tree my sisters and I drew on our bedroom wall when we were kids.  If you are starting out with nail stamping, this […]