June Favorites!!!

Hello all you gorgeous people!

So today I will be doing my June favorites and this month I have quite a few more then last month and I am so very excited to share them with you!

Clarins Instant Light radiance boosting complexion base

So I actually briefly mentioned this product in my last favorites and I knew it wanted to include it this month because I have been using it non stop! I use this product a few different ways including mixing it with my foundation, using it as a primer, or using it simply on its own. I use the shade 01 Rose which is a light luminous pink. It is very pretty and it smells sooo good!! I love Clarins products for that. Even the foundations smell amazing! I'm actually almost out of this product now so time to restock! Yes, I love it that much I do not want to live without it! Especially in these upcoming summer months.

Kat Von D Everlasting Face Shaper Blush "Bellisima"

Pretty sure I haven't worn another blush since I purchased this at the beginning of the month. I am completely in love with everything about this product. First the packaging is simply divine! The color of this blush is a very pretty warm coral.  And I find that it actually does add shape to my face! I was totally shocked at first but yes it actually does! I do not have enough good things to say about this product. If you don't own any of the Kat Von D blushes, I highly recommend you go out and try one and see for yourself how amazing they are! They are perfectly pigmented as well!

Anastasia Brow Wiz "Soft Brown"

So Im pretty sure everyone has heard about this product by now. I only purchased this product at the beginning of the month (as seen in my recent haul blog). I am so happy I got this product because it has been the only pencil I have used on my brows since. It is absolutely perfect! I don't want to go to much into how I adore this product because most of you probably already know and if you are skeptical about it, DONT BE! There is a reason everyone is loving it!

Lavanila Pure Vanilla- Roller Ball

I don't think I have ever purchased a roller ball fragrance before this one but I am glad I did. Roller balls are so handy and easy to travel. I keep this one in my purse at all times because I love it so much I always want it around. It is exactly what it says pure vanilla. Normally im not much a fan of vanilla fragrances but this one just works with me and I seriously love it. I believe I said to a friend "I just want to bathe in it" and it takes a lot for me to say something as serious as that! If you haven't heard about this company (don't worry I hadn't before either) it is a chemical free all natural fragrance company. I think their slogan kind of thing is "The Healthy Fragrance" which I think is kind of awesome! Finally a fragrance I can put on my daughter and not have to think twice about (She is a little diva already and always wants to smell it on her, Mommy loves you baby!!).

Bite Beauty Agave Lip Mask

LOVE LOVE LOVE this product! It has completely changed my lips! I used to get flaky really dry lips but nope, not anymore thanks to this bad boy! I have been using it constantly this month and still cant get enough! I mainly only use it at night because of how thick it is but sometimes during the day if my lips need a little TLC then im put a thin layer on to help out. Its amazing! The packaging is horrible though, have a hard time squeezing it out but I am assuming it is in that certain packaging for a reason since it is an all natural product. I can live with the packaging because of what the product on the inside has done for me already.

PurMinerals Miracle Mist

So I did mention this product in my first favorites I did but I just had to mention it again because I have been using it everyday this month, even multiple times a day. It is a "Hydrate & Set" spray but I don't use it as a setting spray because I found it broke up my foundation and I wasn't loving that so I found other uses for it. It has blemish fighting properties so I like to spray it on my body after a hot day in the sun (it is amazingly refreshing). I spray it on my face after I cleanse and before moisturizer  (especially in the morning, it is so rejuvenating) When I am not wearing a full coverage foundation I will use it as a revitalizing spray. I think there are so many things you can use this product for it is awesome and very inexpensive for the amount you get!

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All pictures were taken by me and all products I purchased myself!

Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadians out there!!!!

5 Beauty Flops!

Hey Everyone!
So this post will be about beauty flops. Products I think are awful or they just didn't work for me. This is all my own opinions and I know that certain products may work for some people and not for others. This is just the products I have tried and did not like.

First Product
Now I thought this product was so awesome when I first tried it and purchased it right away, which now I regret. It is the Stila Stay All Day Vinyl Lip Gloss. I bought the color "Natural" which the color is not what I had a problem with. This lip gloss is so sloppy. It bleeds with liner and just doesn't stay put. It is very pigmented and takes a very long time to dry. Once it does dry it stays very nicely but in the mean time you'll be looking like a hot mess because of it bleeding and smudging all over the place. Needless to say I wore this products on my lips twice and that was that. Huge FLOP!

Second Product
I have talked about this product before in my concealer post. It is the Smashbox High Definition concealer. Just do yourself a favor and skip this product. It is not even worth trying. I was and still am so disappointed with it. It is like there is barely any pigment to it. Doesn't cover anything, in fact it accentuates it. Which for dark circles is horrifying. Major FLOP and fail!

Third Product
So sadly this is another Smashbox product. It's the photo finish lid primer. I really like the fact that this product is skin tone to help hide any veins in the eye lid but it doesn't do anything else. My shadow would crease shortly after I put it on and would wear off a few hours later. I kept trying to make it work but sadly it just wasn't doing what I needed it to do. So it is a FLOP in my books!

Fourth Product
I was interested in finally getting a BB cream. I haven't been totally on board with them thus far but wanted to try one anyway so I tried the L'OREAL Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream. I found this product did absolutely nothing for me. It says that it primes, hydrates, perfects and corrects. I could see it being more of a primer but definitely not on its own. Overall this is not a product I grab for so it is a FLOP to me!

Fifth Product

The next product that I think is a flop is the Stila smudge stick. This product actually came with my shadow palette. The stick is in the shade "tetra". I used it once and the product barely applied. The next time I tried to use it the product broke and the actual product lead came out. Now I'm not sure of all of them are like this but it just ticked me off. Packaging malfunction is a big pet peeve of mine. So it made it in my little book of FLOPS!



Please remember that these are my opinions. Not intended to offend anyone and I'm sorry if you love one of these products! 

I went shopping again!

Hey Beauties!

So I did some shopping and wanted to share all the goodies I got with you guys! I am very excited about all the products I purchased!

I went to Sephora!!!

So sadly I don't get to Sephora as often as I'd like to but that is probably for the best because I would be broke. So I was so excited that my Sephora started carrying Anastasia Beverly Hills products because I have been dying to try the brow wiz. So I picked one up in the colour "soft brown". It is the most amazing brow pencil I have ever used!

Next I picked up 2 Bite Beauty products. The infamous Agave lip mask which is simply wonderful and a fruit lip scrub in "whipped cherry" which the smell alone is to die for! I could sit and smell it for hours. These products are made in Canada and are all natural food grade. Great all natural lip products! 

So I have heard alot of thing about the Kat Von D products and wanted to try something from the line so I picked up a blush in the color "Bellisima". It is very pigmented and long lasting. The color is a really pretty coral shade. And the packing is simply amazing! I love it!

Also picked up two travel size products just to try before buying the full size versions. The Josie Maran 100% pure agran oil light, which I really like so far. And the Urban Decay all nighter makeup setting spray. I have only used the setting spray once and my makeup didn't move all night and it stayed flawless so I think I will be purchasing a full size ASAP.

Shopper Drug Mart

I only picked up 4 products from here but I still wanted to mention them anyways. 

So I'll start with the product I have used the most since I got it and I love it! It's the Benefit better then BB Big Easy in the color "Fair". It is a liquid to powder formula and oil free. It goes on so smooth and leaves my face so soft. It has more coverage then normal BB creams which is what I was looking for. So I'm in love! 

Next products I picked up that I'm in love with is the Soap&Glory Pulp Friction body scrub. It has very fine grit which I like the most and it is also foamy which is fantastic. I just love this body scrub!

I grabbed the new Maybelline Pumped Up mascara which I thought was promising because of the brush but I find it holds to much product which makes it a bit sloppy. I would like to use it more to really develop a good opinion though. So a review might be coming on that product. 

I had been eyeing a blush by Physicians Formula which is their nude wear blush in the color "Natural". This blush look so amazing and pretty because of the packaging but it is not as pigmented as I would like it to be which is okay because it will be great for those summer days when just a light wash of color is wanted.  

So overall I am very pleased with all the products I purchased. 

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Please don't mind the background in the pictures I took them as soon as I got home because I was so excited!

May Favorites!

Hey beauties

So today I will be doing my May Favorites. Sorry it is a few days late! Lets just take a moment to freak on the fact that its already June. This year has flown by I can't even believe how fast! Ah ok, enough freaking out Lori. So the year is already half gone, oh my god! We are getting into the very warm summer months. Well where I am we are finally! If you are from Alberta, Canada you know what I'm talking about. Seems like winter just would not end for us. So thankfully it is very warm outside and we are all loving it! So this is the time to kick back and get a tan and not worry to much about makeup. So this months favorites is a short list so sorry! I will hopefully have way more next month for you guys!!

Nyx Nude Matte Eye shadows

These shadows are so pigmented and so pretty! I only own 2 right now and I need to go buy more ASAP! If you don't own any of these you need to go out and try one. You will not regret it. I have been wearing them everyday since I got them!

Nyx Mega Shine Lip gloss "Sweetheart"

This lip gloss is amazing! I have been wearing it almost everyday and have gotten compliments on it every time. It gives that frosty shine which I think is very pretty. It doesn't last the longest but because of how pretty it is I don't mind reapplying often.

Smashbox brow-to-go "Taupe"

I have been loving this brow to go! I love the color and the shape. It is almost like a triangle and just helps to get that perfect shape when doing your brows. So one side is the twist up pencil and the other side you twist off and it's a spool brush with gel! It is a perfect combo, I am not the biggest fan of the gel to be honest but for travelling it is perfect because you have you brow products in one tube!

I found this month really hard to choose favorites cause I have either have already mentioned the products I have been loving in my recent blogs or just have been sticking with my holy grail products. So those are products I love every month.

I have tried something new with my foundation though. I use of course the Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24hr foundation which is amazing by itself but I purchased a Clarins product months ago. I believe its called Instant light complexion perfector. Which just gives you that very subtle glow. You can use it alone, or under/mixed in with your foundation. I decided to try it mixed in and I must say it looks amazing. I feel like my skin is glowing and looking very healthy! I am loving it so I think I will be mixing the two every time i wear foundation for the rest of the summer! I didn't want to use the Clarins product as one of my favorites because I only just started mixing it so it wouldn't really be fair. Maybe it will be next month but nonetheless i still wanted to give it a quick mention since my list of favs this month is very short. And I do apologize for that!

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Until next time xo

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Pictures were taken with my Samsung Galaxy S4.