I was sent the Blissful Mistful to try out and review while letting you all know about this awesome giveaway hosted by Farley Co (more details to come).

This body mist is described as "super light and feminine spritz to scent your body with fresh and floral notes. Enriched with Vitamin E and fruit extracts - bliss in a bottle. The suggested retail price is $16.99. 

My thoughts: 

To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect - I was very fearful that this would be really artificially sweet smelling and overwhelming. However, it really wasn't! I think that this is a perfect item to spritz on your body for a light and refreshing lift. It's light enough that with one spray you wouldn't be making people around you have a headache. I actually took this with me to the gym and have been using it after my showers and it gives me a wonderful refreshed citrus vibe. While it is said to contain Vitamin E, and that is great, I'm not sure how much I can truly benefit from that component as I won't be slathering my body in it (haha!) - However, having that in a lotion per say, would be awesome. 

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*Giveaway is hosted and will be sent by Farley Co - The contest is only extended to Canadian Residents. If you are selected as the winner, please contact me and I will give Farley Co your mailing address and they will be mailing out the book to you. 

I was sent these a few months ago to try, and the reason why it took me so long to get a review up, is because I really wanted to thoroughly try this product out as I didn't get the results I wanted from the SweetEase. I had used that to wax the upper lip and the first time I used it I broke out severely exactly where I had waxed. I had let that subside after 1-2 weeks, and decided to try it one more time, only because I wanted to make sure it wasn't a breakout caused by hormonal reasons (yay period). However, it really wasn't... after the second use I had broken out all on my upper lip again, so unfortunately I had to give up and say bye bye to this waxing kit. Some of the other ladies from the Canadian Beauty Blogger Network had also tried this product and they seemed to like it, I guess it's up to each individual user. 

The Brow Shaper strips were quite good - I was really scared to use them originally as I didn't want to take out half a brow, however it could precisely be applied and ripped off allowing. I didn't get any adverse reactions to this product however I still won't be keeping it as I only get a few strays on my brow and it can easily be taken care of by some tweezers. 

Until next time, XO - M.

A few weeks ago, I was sent a set of makeup brushes from My Makeup Brush Set - I decided to try out "The Midas Touch", which is a 10 piece oval brush set valued at $39.99. Compared to it's competitor/more expensive dupe, these are only a fraction of the price. I wanted to give these a try and see if they are good quality, whether I even like this new makeup brush concept (the paddle brush type), and whether I would ever decide to invest in the other brand that made these famous. That being said, if you're interested in learning more about my thoughts, please continue reading below.

When they first arrive, they are all housed in a black velvet pouch with individually plastic wraps for each brush. None of my brushes got damaged, dented or bent - the bristles held it shape as did the wand/handle. The packaging in the plastic paper wraps did feel a bit cheap, however as it's sole purpose is to really just house the product, I can't complain much more.
 

One small issue that I found was that some of the bristles were uneven on the brushes, as seen below in the picture. this is however easily fixed by trimming the brushes with a pair of small brow scissors.
 

The brushes are densely packed and are really soft, it allowed for a smaller amount of product to be applied evenly and distributed on a thin layer all over my face. My favorite brush is the biggest liquid foundation brush, by using this brush I only needed to use one pump of foundation as opposed to the regular two-three when I either used a beauty blender or kabuki brush.
 

Overall, for approx. $40 I would say to definitely get these - the price of this one set is basically the price of just one brush from the originating luxury brand. Even if you only reach for 4-5 of the brushes in the set, I still think that it is worth it. One big con though is the rose gold packaging - as it is a layered product, around the angled brush handle part, because the neck area slightly bends a bit with use, you can see that it is already kind of bubbling up and peeling - eventually I know that a piece will peel off, which may make the brush aesthetically displeasing as it loses the rose-gold finish. I would suggest maybe just getting the black set to start with.

 

Until next time, XO - M.

For most of you beauty lovers out there, you are probably well aware that Sephora has just started their VIB Appreciation Week which started yesterday and is set to end on the 17th. During this week, Beauty Insider members get 2x the points on their purchases, VIBs gets 3x and VIB Rouges get 4x the points. The Rouge members get an exclusive chance to shop before stores open to the public and to other members - they usually have coffee + light refreshments, brand reps to give you personalized advice and the best part is, the VIB Rouge members get access to holiday items that have not yet been released in stores. 

As I have recently moved, this was my first time attending the event at the Vaughan Mills location. I have to say, it was very organized, store was clean, and they had a good inventory of the holiday products. The only setback is that although you may want to shop to your hearts content, alot of the lines they have there didn't have a big enough range of products - for e.g. Eaton Center has the entire Marc Jacobs blush collection already on their gondolas, but Vaughan doesn't even have one.  Regardless, my mission this time was not to get alot of product as I typically wait til the event in November where you actually get a % off your purchase - typically for VIB Rouge members, it is about 15-20% off. 

Since this was just a point stocking event, I really just wanted to get the one thing I had my eyes set on - the Stila hilighter palette (seen below) that I had the chance to see at the ACI preview event a few weeks ago. 

In the above picture, the items featured were given to us upon entry into the store (no purchase necessary). With a $35 purchase, you were given an additional cosmetic bag, featured below which contains more deluxe samples. I typically love to keep these deluxe samples as they are quite convenient when you are travelling - I will have a post coming soon on "What's in My Travel Bag" - I will link it here when it's up. 

As previously mentioned, I had only made two small purchases this time around as I only wanted the new limited edition Stila Hilighter Palette. The Marc Jacobs Lipstick was an impulse purchase (heh!)

If you haven't taken a look at the Stila Palette, I HIGHLY recommend that you do ASAP. The texture of this reminds me of the putty foundation Stlia released earlier this year that I am absolutely in love with. These hilighters give you a sheer, dewy and lit from within glow, I use the Stila multi purpose brush for that putty foundation to apply this specific product on the high points of my face. I would do some swatch pics for you, but I didn't have time yesterday to take some pics and now I'm travelling for work. I had actually posted swatches from the event on Snapchat a while back, so for those of you who haven't followed me yet -  I suggest you do as I have started to snap about PR samples I receive as well as some initial product reviews/swatches. 

The Marc Jacobs lipstick (in Roleplay), though may appear to have a slight brown tone to it, actually comes out as a mauvey pink shade - it's one of those "my lips but better" shades that you can effortlessly apply without having to find a mirror to make sure it looks perfect. This color is quite forgiving and is a perfect everyday color for me. 

For those of you who attended the event, how did you find it in your local store? In addition, what were some of the items you picked up? I'd love to hear about it!

Until next time, XO - M. 

Due to such a busy last few weeks, my make-up routine has been very minimal - I haven't been experimenting with any looks or colors, except for when I used that Serpentina Palette. Other than that, it's been foundation, concealer, liner, blush. Very rarely did I even have the energy to pop on some mascara - hah! Don't judge me!

Since my make-up routine was so minimal, it was a good time to try out some new foundations and bases/primers. to read my thoughts on them - please continue reading below!

If you're in the market to get a new hair styling appliance, I think that there is no better time than right now at your local Trade Secrets. They are currently holding their Give & Take Campaign until September 23rd. The premise behind this campaign is for you to bring in a gently used hair appliance which they will donate to women shelters throughout Canada, and as a return and Thank You, customers will get 50% off select hair appliances for your generation donation. There are hair dryers, straighteners and curlers to choose from and within each category there are a few different styles to choose from as well, so don't worry you are sure to find something that will suit you. 

My previous straightener was also actually purchased from Trade Secrets too, and this was about 4 years ago, so there is no better time then now to trade in my old straightener for this new one. Behold....... TA-DA! My new straightener: the Ti-Tron!