So I thought I’d try out the Mai Couture lip gloss I received in my April Glymm Box as well as a makeup look for my date this weekend 
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April 2012 Glymm Box: Glymm Box #2
My April 2012 Glymm Box arrived today! I espied it on my way out to my exam – it definitely lifted my spirits as I knew I had something to look forward to when I got home.
This month’s shipping box was white instead of pink:
But within was the usual glossed pink Glymm Box.
Blush: theBalm and PANDORA’S Makeup Box swatch and comparison
I’ve always thought that having one blush was good enough – when you find the perfect colour for your complexion, you shouldn’t need another, right? It would just look weird… right? Here are the two blushes I own and have tried: theBalm’s Hot Mama! and PANDORA’S Makeup Box blush in St. Tropez.
Natural lip colours: Clinique, NARS, and Smashbox swatch and comparison
There have been requests for swatches of the NARS and Smashbox lipsticks that I’d bought on my Sephora VIB hauls on Thursday and also last week, so I figured I may as well compare them both. I had been looking for a “my lips but better” lipstick shade (inspired by Sunny), as I had never purchased lipsticks before and I figured I should probably start with baby steps. And of course, it’s never out of style to look yourself (but better)!
I also wanted to compare the new purchases with my usual go-to natural-looking Clinique lipstick, which my mother had given me.
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My biggest Sephora VIB haul. Ever.
Today is just not my day. I woke up too early and lacking sleep on a Saturday morning from a bad dream; realized that despite having gone to Loblaws a mere 3 days ago, I’d forgotten to buy eggs; and upon going to the grocery store yet again, had a bus cancelled on me, making me wait an hour outside in the cold.
So. I am going to revel in the Sephora VIB haul I made on Thursday. Except now that I’m going through my pictures, my haul seems abysmally small considering the amount of money I’d spent…
Sephora had a VIB event (which I’d mentioned here) where VIB’s and a friend got 15% off as well as a Sephora umbrella and a bag of samples. If you missed it, don’t worry too much, as VIB’s will still have 15% off until April 6th.
Here’s what I’d intended to purchase on my way to Sephora:
MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua Cream in 18 Purple and 2 Steel
March 2012 Glossybox: Worth the wait?
I have so much to share: my Sephora VIB haul yesterday, and my first Canadian Glossybox and my first Sasa.com haul just arrived today. Better take this one step at a time!
First things first: check out my research on Canadian beauty boxes if you’d like details and comparisons of the 4 current Boxes available!
Here’s the March 2012 Glossybox – they had a bit of a hiccup processing this month’s Box, which normally should have turned me off, but I had a little more faith in them. But it’s finally here!
I must admit I was full of anticipation for this box, especially since their reason for the delay had been trying to get some of the samples through customs. So I was expecting some good goodies 
3/4″ FITI Babii Nano-Ceramic Tourmaline Styling Iron Review
I got this straightener for $1 CAD when I ordered my Clarisonic Mia 2 on Fabove.ca last month. (Yes, you read that right. $1.00 CAD!) The offer is still on now, if you’re looking to get a Clarisonic.
I’d left this FITI iron at Dark’s place because I already had my Solia hair straightener (featured here) at home, and it’s always nice to have a straightener for those bad hair day emergencies.
Skin79 VIP Gold Collection Super Plus BB Cream Review
The review I’ve put off for far too long: Skin79′s VIP Gold Collection Super Plus BB Cream.
The BB is supposed to stand for blemish balm, but I have no idea why Skin79 insists on calling their BB creams “Beblesh Balm”. I thought it was pretty funny at first, as a very typical spelling mistake that I often see on Asian products. So techinically, this is Skin79′s VIP Gold Collection Super+ Beblesh Balm.
More ALDO boots and coupon codes
Remember when I was lamenting over these boots and how I’d refused to pay $170 CAD for them?
Stingle in black leather
Well, these black leather boots are sold out for sure, but yesterday afternoon I lucked out while I was aimlessly browsing ALDO online. They had the dark brown ones on sale for $119.98 CAD! I ordered them before I could re-think it. Which was a good thing, because I just checked now and they’re out of the dark brown. They still have the black suede ones for $59.99 and a light brown for $74.99 – neither in my size though.
LUSH haul, NARS sample, and… I need fashion advice!
I am a LUSH virgin. Ever since I first came across this store way back in grade school, I’ve always had an aversion to it. The intermingling smells were overwhelming, and all the slabs of soap in the windows looked like… food. Or rather, mouldy cake. Learning that everything was freshly handmade with no preservatives made my presumptions worse – if the stuff is made out of food, doesn’t that mean it will mould even faster?
Inspired by angelandthings‘ review on Buffy, I decided to check out the LUSH website for myself. I’ll admit, some of their stuff was intriguing. In particular, the fresh face masks had me lusting to get my hands on them, especially since I have sensitive skin and their products claim to be good for sensitivity, due to their lack of preservatives.
LUSH haul #1:
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