September Top Box!

With this month coming to a close, I thought it may be a good idea to finally share what I got in my September Top Box!

Top Box gives you the option each month to switch out your box for a reusable draw string bag, and I personally prefer it, because they can be used for a ton of different things and they take up a lot less space than the boxes. I believe they also come in a variety of colours. (this is my second month getting one and I have received a black one and now a green one.) I have only tried one item from this month's box, so I decided to add in the description of the products that is written on the card you get in your box. Over all, the only item I'm excited about is the nail polish.. Unfortunately, I'm still not wowed by this service.. I feel they have so much potential, which is why I'm still conflicted about whether or not I should cancel my subscription...

Items I received this month:

• Amika Perk Up Dry Shampoo
• Bioderma Sebium Foaming Gel
• Illumalift Instant Illumination Brightening Cream
• Teeez Nail Lacquer in Raging Ruby

Amika Perk Up Dry Shampoo

"For a quick no-wash cleanse or an extra boost of volume, this dry shampoo leaves hair instantaneously soft and refreshed." Retail Price: 156 ml $29 & 30 ml $11 at local salons.

For me this dry shampoo did next to nothing. It didn't absorb all the oil in my hair even after using a liberal amount, leaving it still looking oily. The scent was overpowering, and I gained zero volume from this product.

Bioderma Sebium Foaming Cleanser

"Gently cleanses and purifies the skin without drying. Its exclusive patent biologically prevents imperfections. Paraben free, soap free, no colourings, hypoallergenic." Retail Price: 200 ml $19.95 at Shoppers Drug Mart, Murale, Rexall.

Illumalift Instant Illumination Brightening Cream

"Place Illumalift under eyes, on eyelids, around nasal folds and anywhere you have deep lines or dark areas. Blend above and below the dark area. Retail Price: 3.5 g $33 at illumalift.com 

Teeez Nail Lacquer

Apply two coats for an even finish. This nail lacquer will take your nails to high-gloss heaven. Retail Price: 8.5 ml at teeez.eu

That's all for now lovelies!

xoxoxo

Bath And Body Works Fall Haul!

I may or may not have gone a tad crazy with buying a lot of the new fall scents from B&BW... I love finding out what the new scents are and smelling everything to pick and choose my favourites from the new ones and also repurchase some of my previous favourites, so I was stalking every B&BW that I was in close proximity to since about August.. (no shame here haha) My favourite things to get are hand soaps and candles, and now more recently I like picking up the scent portable discs for the car. I'm pretty picky when I comes to the lotions and body sprays, so I don't really buy those very often, unless they have a seasonal scent I just HAVE to have. I think my favourite fall scent right now is the Pumpkin Caramel Latte!

(This is a haul that has been collecting for a good while now, and of course I didn't buy all of these things at once.. They also were having sales each time I went.)

I bought:

Scent Portables:

• Farm Stand Apple
• Pumpkin Cupcake
• Pumpkin Pecan Waffles
• Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin
  

Hand Soap:

• Weekend Apple Picking
• Fall Cranberry Harvest
• Pumpkin Spice Latte
• Pumpkin Pecan Waffles
  
  
  
  

Candles:

• Pumpkin Cinnamon Bun (3-wick)
• Pumpkin Caramel Latte (3-wick)
• 2 Pumpkin Caramel Latte (minis)
• Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin (mini)
• Caramel Pumpkin Swirl (mini)
• Pumpkin Cupcake

That conclude this Fall haul!

There may or may not be another one in the near future haha! We'll see if I go on another fall scent kick! 

xoxoxo

Happy First Day Of Fall! (My Fall Décor!)

The beginning of fall marks the beginning of my favourite time of the year! I love absolutely everything fall has to offer along with the anticipation it brings of winter and Christmas being just around the corner!  I love the crisp mornings, the vibrant colours of the leaves as they cascade gracefully to the ground, the crunchy sound they make as you walk along the rain kissed side walk in the cool afternoons, the sound of the rain gently trickling down, the aroma of fresh brewed coffee on cold mornings, pumpkin flavoured EVERYTHING, comfy sweaters and boots and of course Halloween and scary movies! What isn't there to love about this season?!

I have to admit that besides Halloween and Christmas, I was never the decorating type of girl. I always envied those beautiful photos in the magazines of lovely living rooms perfectly decorated for the seasons and holidays, but I never really had an interest in ACTUALLY doing it myself, until now... Perhaps with the wisdom we gain as we get older, also comes the desire to obsessively browse pinterest for the newest decorating idea and to then stalk every Michaels and Walmart in every city in about a 100 mile radius around you for the just right thing to add to your "display"... No? Is that just me?? ha ha probably.. All I know is I'm officially hooked on the whole home décor train and Martha Stewart is pretty much my new best friend... Okay, maybe I'm not THAT obsessed.. yet.. 
(I purchased my items from Michael's and Walmart..) I'm also very proud to say that my hubby who could care less about anything that has to do with the craft store, helped me pick out a couple things! He picked out a bunch of leaves that I put into a small vase, and he also found a leaf garland that I placed around our desk.

Here's what I came up with:

Our Desk, I'm not sure what I'm going to do after we get our new desktop computer though haha!

My FAVOURITE Candle right now! 

I also added a little fall flair to my bookshelf... I left the blue owls and the vase, because they were already there and I didn't have any place else to put them.. 

Everything is so glittery, I wish my camera could pick up how beautiful these decorations really are!

That's all for now lovelies!

Did you catch the decorating bug too?

xoxoxo

My September Ipsy Glam Bag!

Ever since summer time, I really feel like the time has just been flying by! I can't believe September is nearly half way over! I seriously can't wait for fall, winter, the holidays, and everything that comes with it! This time of the year is my absolute favourite and I'm finding myself getting extremely antsy about Halloween already ha ha. I realized I'm way over do with my glam bag favourites, so be on the look out for that coming up soon! 

I am in love with this month's bag and the items I received! 
September's theme was Street Style, and I feel the design of the bag was spot on with the theme.

The items I received this month were:

• Crown Brush Duo brush (C476 Crease and Shadow Brush)
• Caviar CC Cream 10 in 1 leave in hair perfector
• Nourish Organic Moisturizing Cream Face Cleanser for all skin types (Cucumber and Watercress)
• Cailyn Art Touch Tinted Lip Gloss (08 Love Affair)
• Pacifica 7 Free Nail Polish in Red Red Wine

This brush is dense and fluffy, but I don't think it's as soft as my Coastal Scents brushes.. I'll have to wash it and give it a try! I always love getting makeup brushes, especially eyeshadow ones, because you can really never have too many. Right?

I love trying out different hair care products! This CC cream is supposed to "Perfect hair in 10 different ways for complete: Moisture, Shine, Smoothness, Softness, UV protection, Manageability, Strength, Anti-Breakage, Heat Protection and Light Hold." That seems like a tall order to fill, so I'm definitely excited to try this out! It smells citrus-y, more on the lemon side and I'm not entirely sure how I feel about that yet... 

I'm always a little cautious about putting new things on my skin however, this cleanser is certified organic and is made with natural ingredients, so I feel pretty confident in using it. I didn't notice any fragrance in this either. 

The colour of this gloss in the tube definitely threw me upon first glance, when I opened it however, I was pleasantly surprised! This lip gloss is a beautiful berry colour that just screams fall! The downside I'm seeing right now is that the tube appears to be only half full? I was a little sad when I realized that, because it really is a gorgeous colour. 

Can I just gush over this GORGEOUS nail polish?! It looks brighter here, but the colour is definitely a rich, deep, dark red wine colour. Which, in my opinion, is the perfect fall colour! Also, how cute is this bottle? I love how nautical it is, and the gold accents compliment the colour of the nail polish beautifully. 

That's all for September's Glam Bag!

What did all of you lovelies receive?

xoxoxo

Makeup By One Direction GIVEAWAY!!

Want a chance to win an AUTOGRAPHED makeup kit from The Looks Collection? Sign up for the Makeup by One Direction giveaway below! (This give away is only open to the US and Canada) If you want to see the Midnight Memories set I received, check out my last post HERE
https://promosimple.com/ps/5645 

Giveaway Details: To enter the giveaway, enter your email, like the FB page, & post to Twitter. Additional entries can be earned by referring friends, pinning on Pinterest, or liking the Twitter page. The more entries the higher the chance of winning.

 

                                                                                                  



Check out the Makeup By One Direction Facebook page to take a peek at The Looks Collection!

This give away is run by Brand Backer and Markwins, and not myself personally.

FTC: This post is sponsored by BrandBacker

Makeup By One Direction! The Looks Collection (Limited Edition Set)

I'm excited to bring to you guys something a little different! I signed up with a website called Brand Backer, I want to say maybe a year ago when I first started up my blog. (check them out HERE) Basically, they are a site that helps bloggers gain more exposure by offering campaigns to participate in that are set up by different companies, and in turn we can receive samples of all sorts of products (not just cosmetics) to write about! I feel like they really give the little guys (myself included ha ha) more of an opportunity to be put out there and that gives us the chance to expand our audience so to speak. 

As you can probably gather from the title of this post, I'm bringing you all a sneak preview of a limited edition make-up collection created by the band One Direction and distributed by the cosmetics company Markwins! This collection has yet to be released in Canada, (it will be available in the near future though!) but I believe as of August 25, 2014 you can find it in the United States at Macy's, Lord and Taylor, Dillard's just to name a few. Eventually the collection will be available worldwide. I was really interested in this particular campaign, because I haven't seen very many make-up lines created by Bands/Singers, they mostly come out with their own fragrances. 


So what is this make-up collection you ask? "The Looks Collection" is a set of 3 limited edition tins that each contain 6 beauty/make-up items (it also comes with some stencils that you can use to decorate your tin or whatever else you wish) and they are all named after songs and albums by the band. The sets are: Midnight Memories, Take Me Home and Up All Night. 
Each set is designed to create different types of looks: Rocker Girl, Girl Next Door, and Flirty Party Girl.

I received the Midnight Memories Kit (for the Rocker Girl look) which contains:

• Liquid Lights Glow Gloss in "Through the Dark"- A poppy coloured gloss that glows a bright red-orange under a UV light
• Cream Lipstick in "Best Song Ever"- A crimson red lipstick
• Eye Shadow Palette with 5 colours in the shades: "Little White Lies", "Don't Forget Where You Belong", "Half A Heart", "Strong", and "Midnight Memories" - A shimmery variety of grey's and pink
• "Little Black Dress" Volumizing Mascara in perfectly black
• Eye and Body Crayon in "Better Than Words"- A chubby black pencil
• Nail Polish in "Right Now"- A metallic grey colour
• A 5 piece stencil set

Lip gloss is on the left and lipstick is on the right.

Going clockwise starting from the light almost white colour: "Little White Lies", "Don't Forget Where You Belong", "Half A Heart" , "Strong" and in the centre is "Midnight Memories"

Left to right: "Little White Lies", "Don't Forget Where You Belong", "Half A Heart", "Strong", and "Midnight Memories."

Eye and body pencil.

I like the way the items are packaged in the keepsake tin, and I like the overall concept of the packaging of the items themselves, however I don't care much for the glossy black writing on the matte black background.. It makes it terribly hard to read. I like the variety of items you get, it really makes it easy to create an entire look with just one set. The colour scheme is cohesive, and definitely plays on the "Rocker Girl" look, with bold and smokey colours. As for the make up its self, I found each item to be very pigmented and of a fairly good quality. The eye shadows, lip gloss and nail polish all have glitter in them, which I personally like and I feel it adds flair to the whole "Rocker Girl" look. I'll have to try them out to gain a better opinion, but this was based off of my first impression when I swatched each colour on my arm. I didn't notice any kind of plastic or chemical smell to the make-up, which is definitely a plus! Over all I like this set and I'm very excited to test each item out! If you would like to look into The Looks Collection more, check out the Makeup by One Direction Facebook page!

Stay tuned for a special give away post sponsored by Brand Backer! 

That's all for today lovelies!

xoxoxo

FTC: (I was sent these samples to try and blog about for free; however my opinion is my own, and I am not being paid in any way to tell you about this make-up collection.)