Tweet Mini Sephora Haul!

Hello my lovelies!! 

Its that time of the year when beauty insiders get 15% off our Sephora purchase! I didn't go too crazy with my haul, just picked up two things. One that I knew I was going to get before I got to Sephora, and the other completely unknowingly but I'm so excited to try it!

Fresh's sugar lip treatment is currently my all time favorite lip balm! Ever since I got it as my Sephora birthday gift, I have been addicted! It smells like sweet lemon meringue and moisturizes so well!

I have been looking for a new tinted moisturizer since... forever. I have been using my Origins vitazing for the longest time and while i love it, I was looking for something more formulated to help control my shine etc. So while browsing the aisles at Sephora, I came across Tarte's amazonian clay tinted moisturizer! I tested it out on the back of my hand and I immediately loved the texture. Not oily, not shiny, not drying, not thick but just right. Of course, I cant say for sure until I test it out completely but that review will come later!

I also love all the things its formulated without and how it has spf 20! 

Do you have these products? Or what are you planning on buying with your 15% off? Let me know what you think!!

Tweet Accessories Equals Love

My new loves!

Purchased two amazing accessories this weekend! These will change the look of any outfit adding an edgier style, especially on top of a plain chunky sweater! 

Necklace - Express

Studded Collar - Winners

Now i am cravinggg to buy more and add to my collection!!!

Tweet Im Back !! Gigantic Haul & Pictures from Hong Kong!

Hello my lovely followers! <3 *waves*

Im finally back from my trip to hong kong! it was absolutely amazing and i cant wait to share every detail with all of you! :D there will be a ton of gorgeous scenery, mouth-watering food and random pictures involved.. but dont worry, i most definitely wont leave out my makeup and clothing haul!

 

Since i've barely finished started unpacking... (mainly due to the fact that i have insane jet lag + i am still sick) i will just have to keep this post quite simple and just show some of many (read: thousands) pictures i took :) enjoy!!

first up... my makeup haul........ hehe

the purple and blue are both polishes that give the crack effect!!

hk has a HUGE variety of these polishes and in all sorts of shades!! if only it was easier to bring back to canada, i'd go crazy and get all of them!

i'll be doing separate posts on reviews and swatches... although i think it'll take quite some time before i go through all of them! so if theres anything you see that you want a review on first, please let me know and i'll get those posts up first :)

now.. some snapshots from my trip to hk! <3

 

taken with my iphone 4

night view of hong kong island <3

 

taken with my iphone4

night view of hong kong island <3

water show in macau :)

church in macau

ready to go out! hehe

mmmmm chips on a stick haha

day time view of hong kong

day time view of hong kong

yummmmmmm mango dessert!

toast art! this was made from 6000 pieces of toast!

at the beach :)

yummmmyyy

sushi! <3

my baby nephew! can you believe he's only 6 months!

night time hong kong harbour :)

busy streets! LOVE IT <3

macau by the harbour :)

egg desserts ! yumm :)

shanghai dumplings my favvvvvvv <3 & chicken in wine <3

more dumplings :D

another view of hong kong

omg shoes galore! <3

and more!! there were SO many shops like these <3

 haha okay.. thats enough for now! but i seriously have like almost 2000 pictures LOL yeah i went a bit overboard :p hehe i'll slowly show you guys some with each upcoming posts.. so no worries ^^ 

anyways, i'll be back to regular posting soon! just gotta... fix my jet lag and get un-sick lol. hope you all are having an amazing summer! <3 take care!

Tweet The Body Shop Mini Haul

Just picking up my fav body polish..

or at least i thought i was... until i realized that The Body Shop was having an amazing "buy 2 get 1 free" deal in store PLUS an even more amazing "get $45 worth for $20" deal on dealfind. So combining the two, i went to pick up some more goodies to test out :)

So first, i had to get more of my all time favorite body polish.. the Satsuma body polish! It smells HEAVENLY! i seriously love it so much! haha its very citrus-y and orange-y but its very very refreshing and wakes you up :)

I then went on to pick up a tube of their famous Camomile Makeup Remover. I initially wanted the gentle makeup remover bottle since that is the one that is always raved about. But since i use Covergirl's lashblast mascara (waterproof) on a daily basis, I ended up going with the formula specifically targeted to remove waterproof makeup as well. I hope its just as good as the normal one!

Looking into their makeup section, i wasnt sure where to start. Lucky for me, the Body Shop just released a new collection with the University of the Arts London - London College of Fashion! and so i ended up getting one of the eyeshadow palettes. The packaging is just lovely and there is a HUGE mirror inside <3 it comes with 3 shimmery shades and 1 matte shade, as well as one mini brush and a mini eyeliner. from first impressions, the  shimmery shades seem very buttery and pigmented and the brush is pretty darn good too! full review to come!

So after choosing the above 3, i went to the counter to pay. Getting the makeup remover absolutely free (as part of their deal), my total was only $42... since i had the $45 coupon deal (which doesnt allow for cash back), i ended up getting a Satsuma bar soap as well to bring my total up :D

and the lovely SA also threw in a sample of their deep sleep dreamy pillow & body mist! Sounds interesting!! :) especially for those sleepless nights :)

I will be doing a full review with more photos and swatches for the eyeshadow palette. As well, i will also be reviewing the makeup remover (but most likely AFTER i come back from my trip, so that will have to wait a little bit). Let me know if you guys are interested in reviews for the satsuma stuff too! <3 have a great week everyone!

Tweet Best Present EVER from the BF ♥

So, not sure if you knew, but my 21st birthday just passed not that long ago... and i have to say, this year's present from my bf was literally the BEST present i ever got!! :D and im sure it'll be preeettty hard to top in the years to come lol

A few christmas's back, i decided to get several smaller items for my bf rather than one bigger present. instead of just giving him all the presents at once, i decided to make a scavenger hunt :D making up silly clues with rhyming phrases, i had a ton of fun putting it together and im sure he had just as much fun finding and opening his presents.. well, ever since that year, its been kind of a tradition for me to do a scavenger hunt for his birthday & xmas..

This year, he decided to surprise me with a scavenger hunt of my own!! I was sooooooo excited for it and soooo pumped to start it :) of course, i had to wait till after school, and since my birthday decided to land on a day where i had school from 2-5pm, i had a long time to wait :( .. but it was SOOO worth it!

I wont go into all the details, but it was so much fun running around the house trying to find my presents lol, he ended up wrapping and hiding TEN PRESENTS!! *yay* i'll share with you guys some of the goodies he got me ^^

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firstly, BEST BIRTHDAY CARD EVERRRRRR! haha <3 i love hello kitty!! and the size of this card was HUGE! im a sucker for big birthday cardsss <3

this card is literally double the size of other cards! LOVEE!

along with the card, some hello kitty chocolates ^^ yum yum and i love the box! haha

then here comes the part with the new goodies i get to play with and review!! :D

you guys know how much i love MAC, but you probably also know how LITTLE MAC products i own haha, thats cause they're usually way to pricey for me and i end up restraining myself from going into the store just so i wont leave with nothing left in my bank account lol.

anyways, my bf was super sweet to go into MAC all by himself and actually pick out the goodies i've been wanting since forever!! just the fact that he went in there to get me something is super sweet, but the fact that he got me the things i love make it that much better :)

also, i promised him i wouldnt spend so much on makeup this year (after my birthday) lol i gotta stick with my new years resolution and restrain myself from buying stuff i wont use :(

anyways, onto the goodies!!

MAC Fix +

yay :) finally get to try this! my skins been pretty dry lately.. reacting to some acne cream i tried :( sucks... the pimples may be slowly going away, but my face is constantly red and irritated! so mad :( .. but on the good side, i am soo excited to test out this product!

he then spoiled me with... more MAC!

all that glitters, gleam and woodwinked..

the three neutral shadows that i really wanted to try from MAC, apart from Dalliance (which i picked up on my birthday haul - link here), these are my very first MAC shadows! exciting isnt it!! now im worried i'll get caught up in all the hype and spend all my $$ away :( ... good thing i have my new years resolution! lol

all that glitters, gleam

woodwinked

swatches and full review to come!

and just when i thought the MAC goodies were over (and totally regretting i gave him a list of MAC items as i didnt want him to spend so much on me...) i then solve the next riddle and unwrap yet more MAC goodies! Oh. My. !!

MAC Mega Metal Shadows in Tweet Me & Prance

After purchasing dalliance from my birthday haul, i was so impressed with the pigmentation and quality and SIZE of the product. i had swatched the above two in stores as well and loveeeed them. although i really couldnt bear to spend so much on them.. which is why i feel extra bad that he got these for me! but of course, i love them so much :) so thanks so much baby <3

tweet me & prance

(Prance should be a shimmery lavender lol my cameras lighting is a bit off sorry!)

Apart from all the makeup goodies, he also spoiled me with....

New books to read! YAY!!!! i've been dying to read some new books and since school's starting again, i really wanted some new books since i feel i do better when i read :P i saw several bloggers had recommended this series (Thanks Pammy!!!) and i think i mightve mentioned the name to my bf maybe once.. but i was so surprised he remembered and even got me the first 3 books of the series :) :) <3.

and to go along with the books, a new bookmark for mee *yay*

btw, i LOVED the movie tangled! it was soooo goood! if you havent watched it yet but love disney movies, you HAVE TO HAVE TO watch it! i have to admit.. i cried during some parts! lolol

He also got me random cute things that i love :) i wont post all of them, but heres a few!

pretty flower candle holder with tea lights that when lit, has a purple flame! soooo coooool!! (btw, i also loveee purple hehe)

omg haha you probably think im so childish and all but i loveeed this! haha i used to be a huge pokemon nerd (c'mon.. im sure we all were at least once!) and probably still am today LOL i've seen these pokeballs at toys'r'us before (where they have the little toy that pops out LOL) but i've never seen one in PINK!! plus its got a heart on it!! what more can i ask for! haha <3 <3

last one i'll share with you all..

is this really pretty ring holder! it is soo super cute and exactly what i needed. i have collected quite a bit of rings, and im sure you've all seen how i organized them lately (link here) but sometimes when im in a hurry in the morning, i just dont have time to go through my organizers to find a ring i want! so having this on my table or bedside will make my life SO much easier :) i'll be keeping my fav rings on here so i can grab them quickly everyday :) <3

Now do you agree that this has got to be the best present eveeerr? haha i know none of the presents were anything major, but thats exactly what i love about it. each present had such thought behind them and along with the scavenger hunt clues, i am sure he spent a lot of effort :) baby if you're reading this, thanks SOOO much !! i loved every single bit and part of it <3

and for everyone else, i hope this post didnt bore any of you! i was just so excited to share with you all what made me so happy on my birthday :) as you can see, i now have a billion gazillion things to review and swatch haha.. so those posts should be coming up shortly :) i hope you all had a great day! take care :)