Zoya Mystery Mini Swatches: Violet, Temperance & Marion

Zoya Mystery Mini Set Violet Marion Temperance Swatches

Every so often, Zoya releases special sets for a limited time.  Usually, these offers have only been open to US residents, but they recently started shipping to Canada too.  While you still get free shipping with some of these special offers, you do have to pay an international surcharge, so not quite as cheap but […]

How Shoppers Drug Mart Optimum Ruined My No Buy July

Drug Store Beauty Haul Using Shoppers Drug Mart Optimum Bonus Points

On June 25th I decided to join the No Buy July challenge and started right then.  With No Buy July, you still buy groceries etc.  Although, it is a great time to use up all the stuff in your cupboards too, lots of new foods come out in July.  You just don’t buy all the […]

Shark Week Nailart #NOTD

shark week nailart - tea & nail polish #NOTD

I was painting my nails with Hard Candy Sky when one of the Canadian Beauty Bloggers mentioned that it was Shark Week and we would have a linky for our shark week themed makeup and nailart looks. While almost everyone has heard of Shark Week, if you are not familiar with what it actually is, Shark […]

Ipsy Swatches: Formula X Nail Polish, Tre’StiQue & OFRA Eyeliners

I figured it was about time that I share the swatches of the items in my June 2015 Ipsy bag.  You can see the products here for more details. Starting with  Formula X nail colour in Power Source.  As I mentioned in the unboxing, I was surprised this was chosen for me as I have […]

HandTreat Mani by Look Beauty Review

Every time I am in Shoppers Drug Mart, I am tempted by Look Beauty’s Masque Bar products.  I have seen many great reviews of their Brightening Sheet Masks but not the hand/nail masks that I am more interested in.  At $10 and with lots of different products at home, I have resisted the urge to […]

Hard Candy 20th Anniversary Nail Polishes Review & Swatches: Mint, Sky & Claws Up

Hard Candy 20th Anniversary Nail Polish Sky Mint Claws Up

I can still remember wanting a bottle of Hard Candy Sky back in the 90s.  That iconic blue polish worn by Alicia Silverstone was hard enough to find on this side of the pond without finding it in the UK and Hard Candy was more of an indie brand back then, certainly not found in […]

Help Women Beat The Cancer Blues With #WinkDay

WinkDay Selfie - Help Beat The Cancer Blues

If you have someone in your life who has gone through cancer, you know that the emotional toll can be as hard on them as the physical toll from illness and treatment.  #WinkDay is a promotion by Beauty Gives Back, the charitable arm of the Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association Foundation to treat the emotional […]

Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleansing Cloths Review & Giveaway

Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Cloths Review & Giveaway

I am super lazy about taking off my makeup, cleansing cloths are my best friend.  I often remember my makeup just as I am getting into bed so keep makeup removing cleansing cloths beside the bed so that I don’t sleep in my makeup.  I love Cetaphil’s cleanser so when they offered me the opportunity […]