Sunday, October 16, 2011

Product Obsession


The counter of my vanity in the bathroom looks like an explosion of face masks, cleansers, earrings and miscellaneous jewelery I'm too lazy to put away. Honestly. It's time for some... autumn cleaning.

a. caudalie - beauty elixir
If Caudalie had made this in some sort of 2 litre bottle, I'd probably purchase it. I love setting my make up with this because somehow this makes everything look super natural. Sometimes I just spray it on after applying my sun cream. 

b. mini conair straightener
I got this because I was tired of lugging around my regular-sized straightening irons after sleepovers. At first, I was kind of disappointed in the mini straightener but it somehow grew on me and I kind of prefer it over my regular one. It makes the best curls and that's really primarily what I use it for anyway.

c. essie fill the gap! ridge smoothing base coat
I can't say this is THE best ridge smoother since it's the only one I've tried but it really helps with the streakier polishes. 

d. essie lapis of luxury
Hands down my favourite colour ever. It has a dreamy jelly-like texture about it. 

e. l'oreal paris elnett satin hair spray
Travel size of course. I also own the unscented giant version of this hair spray. Pretty awesome hold and gives my hair great volume.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

A Quick Update

(aka a list of things to do/make).

I've been making soba like it was going out of style. Mostly cos that's all I have.

-thumb print cookies
-sugar snap salad
-scallopped tomatoes recipe

Friday, June 24, 2011

Almost Like Soft-Core Porn

(of the shoe variety).

rachel comey's carver from stuart & wright
It may be summer but apparently I want some pre-fall shoes already.

In all fairness, if not in the summer... when can a Vancouverite wear suede?

Thursday, June 23, 2011

A Touch of Whimsy

Sometimes I think I have some sort of hoarding complex. There are times when I want to own something in multiples, even when there are no reason to own more than one. Example? There's this one copy of Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk and somehow, I found myself wanting to own multiple copies... Why? I don't know.

So, upon stumbling across this duck necklace at Forever 21, I felt a familiar sensation rush over me. Don't be alarmed when you see 15 of these babies dangling from my neck. Just kidding. Kind of.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

March Favourites


(No particular order... I'm sure it's easy to figure out what is what).

a. Fresh Soy Face Cream
I was using the Josie Maran Argan Oil for a while, mixing it with my Clinique Moisture Surge but I ran out and bought the Fresh Soy Face Cream instead. It's alright - has a scent but doesn't last that long before it's undetectable. I just use the face cream alone without mixing the argan oil in because I find it a little too heavy.

Will I buy it again? Hmm. No. Okay. So maybe it's not a "favourite."

b. Clarins Beauty Flash Balm
I love deluxe samples because well... they're adorable. This is a great primer. Hands down.

c. Caudalie Foaming Cleanser
My favourite cleanser now. And 2 months ago. Probably for forever.

d. Essie in Silken Cord
Best red.

e. Shu Uemura Nobara Cream Cover Stick Foundation 764
So this foundation stick gives me medium coverage at best but I still really love it. Unfortunately, I didn't realize I was 764 and somehow got convinced to get 774. When I try to put it on... it gets very geisha like.

f. Daisy by Marc Jacobs
No matter how many scents, this is always the one I return to <3