Alphabet Nails: Butterfly Queen

For this week's Alphabet Nails, I bring you Butterfly Queen by CND Vinylux

One thing I love about Summer, is watching the butterflies flutter by you, stopping on a branch or flower. It was great as a kid, running around in the bush behind my parents' place, chasing the monarchs.

Wet n Wild Studio Eyeshadow Palette QuartzCenter Swatch + Review

Wet n Wild has released two palettes this Spring/Summer (Ok, more like re-packaged, re-named and re-released {these were originally from the Fergie line}, but first time to Canada!). The first I showed you was Wet n Wild Studio Eyeshadow Palette: Coming in Latte, today is QuartzCenter

Alphatbet Nails: A is for Abstract

 The other week, a fellow blogger mentioned that she had seen this cool idea and was going to start it herself as well. Talks started, and next thing you know, there's a couple of us taking part in this!

Alphabet Nails!

Wet n Wild Studio Eyeshadow Palette Coming in Latte: Swatch + Review

Today I bring you some swatches from the Wet n Wild Studio Eyeshadow Palette: Coming in Latte.

The 10 eyeshadows, a mix of matte, shimmer and glitter, are housed in a plastic casing with a clear window in the front for easy viewing.There is also a double-ended synthetic brush. While not my favourite, the brush comes in handy if you grab the palette on the go without any brushes.

Matte Lips Must Have: NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream

Matte lips are all the rage right now. They look great while staying in place. Who can ask for more?

Most of us.

Kat Von D Chrysalis Palette: Swatch + Review

Kat Von D eyeshadows are some of my faves. The texture, colours and pigment is amazing, and the same goes for this Kat Von D Chrysalis palette. Review, swatches and a look below.

Mani Monday: Where is spring

Excuse me Mother Nature, did you not notice the date on the calendar?  It's spring! Time to give us that nice weather we've been so patiently waiting for...

That was the inspiration for today's manicure...

essence XXXL Longlasting Lipgloss: Swatches + Review

I remember being a kid and picking up lipglosses from the dollar store. They were the fruity rollerball ones. Ah man, had quite the collection back then. Even today, I have quite the collection of lipglosses, but a little more grown-up.

essence Make Me Brow vs Benefit Gimme Brow = Dupe?

There are so many new and exciting products that have been coming out recently, but there is one item that is a standout that I must share with you:

essence Make Me Brow

St. Patrick's Day makeup: Green & Gold Eyes

St. Patrick's day is tomorrow and you're going to see green all over the place. You might even participate. While you can dress yourself from head-to-toe in green, don't forget to add a little green to your makeup. Whether you choose to go with full-on green eyeshadow or just add a little hint of green, the possibilities are endless.

Today I'll show you a look that did that had green (a little more like teal) as a major focus, but was not the main colour on my eyelids.

New essence the gel nail polish: Swatches + Review

I mentioned the other day that essence has released some new items for Spring & Summer and some of those items include new nail polish that are Loblaws exclusives.

Conditioning Before Shampoo: You've been washing your hair wrong

By now, you're probably a pro at washing your hair. After all, you've been doing it without any help for probably 15+ years.

Wet hair, shampoo, rinse, condition, let it sit while you do other things, rinse, and maybe do it again or call it done. Pretty straightforward. Hard to mess up. But what if someone told you that you've been doing it wrong all this time?

Mani Monday: Nude Lace

Over the weekend I attended a Jeans & Jewels gala hosted by the Arthritis Society to raise awareness of Arthritis. Dress code called for jeans and a little bling on top.

Jeans are never an issue with me, neither are blingy earrings or necklace. I wanted a little more, and since I don't own any finger bling, I decided to incorporate rhinestones into my nail art.

essence Spring/Summer 2016 Release

 I love Spring & Summer. Longer days, the warm sun on your skin, driving with the windows down, music blaring, and of course, the new makeup releases/collections.

One brand that I'm always excited about is essensce. Whether they're coming out with an entirely new product in their line or adding additional colours, they always deliver. And you can't beat the price. Only recently has their max price gone from $4.99 to $9.99, but it's for box set items.

My top 5 drugstore beauty finds

Drugstore makeup has really stepped up its game. They're evening out the playing field while keeping a large gap in the price. Something that everyone can appreciate.

There's also no better feeling than finding a drugstore brand item that works as well (or better) than your fave department store or high-end brand. Your wallet does a little dance, you don't have to find hiding spots when your loved one asks what you bought and you get to splurge on the other stuff instead!

So here are my top 5 drugstore beauty finds