January Favourites

Well, today I am going to be talking about my January favourites! Better late than never, I guess! I guess I'll just get right into it! [Disclaimer: I used Google Image Search to obtain all of the images in this post.]

First up in the Rimmel London Just Let It Go Gentle Eye Make Up Remover. I love this stuff! It removes all of my makeup no matter how waterproof or number of coats of mascara. It's not oily at all, and is very much just like water. I haven't tried Bioderma, but from what I have seen of it, I am pretty sure it is quite similar but only $5!

Next is the Clinique Clarifying Lotion 3 toner. To be honest, I haven't ever used a toner before, so I can't compare it to other toners... however, I have been loving this toner, and can't believe I had never used a toner before now! I only got it just recently, but it was love at first use! It's meant for combination to Oily skin.

I also absolutely loved my Batiste Original Dry Shampoo, which I am unfortunately out of now! I think I may try a different variant of the Batiste Dry Shampoo next time, but loved this. It gives your hair extra texture, but also takes away second grease like a charm. Batiste helped me to convert to washing my hair every second day!

One non-beauty favourite Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding. It's the book I am currently reading, and it's just as great as the movie, if not better! I would definitely recommend it if you need a good girly, feel-good read!

This was one of my favourite mascaras in January. The Revlon Lash Potion by Grow Luscious separates your lashes wonderfully, gives great length, and also gives great volume!

I also loved this mascara which is the Maybelline the Mega Plush Volum' Express. It gives super separated lashes, and super duper long lashes. Definitely my favourite for a glam look, but also a natural every day look!

This is also a product I don't have much experience with, but I am loving my Annabelle Eyebrow Pencil! I've only just started filling in my brows, and this isn't the perfect colour for my eyebrows, but I love this pencil, and it makes my brows look great! It also have a little brush on the lid, so you don't need an unnecessary second tool!

I got this perfume as a sample from Sephora, and I'm in love! This perfume makes me feel so sexy and sensual, and I am hoping to eventually pick up a bottle of the Gucci Guilty Black perfume in the future!

For lips I've been loving the Burt's Bees Replenishing Lip Balm with Pomegranate Oil. I love it, because it's super nourishing on my winter lips, but also as an everyday lip because it has the slightest berry tint to it, which is super natural and easy!

I recently started using the Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer again, and I have fallen back in love! It's lovely peachy pink shade as well as it's subtle sparkle leaves your dark circles completely gone, and your eyes nicely awake and bright!

I have been loving this Maybelline Fit Me Bronzer now that my skin has become much much paler due to the lack of UV rays in Northern Ontario this winter. The one I have, which I no longer have the name label for, is a very light bronzer, that is very natural, not orangey at all, and is a pale enough colour that it doesn't look too tan on my pale skin, while still nicely defining my cheek bones!

My second last favourite for the month of January was the Rimmel London BB Cream which I wrote a review on last week, I believe it was. It's perfect for everyday, and is absolutely marvelous on your skin, and super long wearing. Definitely a keeper.

And last but not least is the Rimmel London Wake Me Up foundation! I have been trying to experiment with my other foundations more recently, but I seem to always cave and reach for this one. It makes my skin look flawless, and amazing, and awake, and is definitely my Holy Grail foundation!

Well, that's all! I hope you enjoyed reading this! Since it's currently 2am and I am falling asleep writing this and need to be up for 8am, I will add in links tomorrow, should you be curious about the products!

I just reached 100 followers on Bloglovin, so I wanted to thank all of you, and tell you all that I love every single one of you for even remotely caring about what I write! It makes me feel so happy, and I just can't believe that I am able to share my thoughts on various things to people all across the world! So THANK YOU!

xoxox

My Night Time Routine!

Hello everyone! Tonight I will be discussing my night time routine, so stay tuned! In advance I'd just like to apologize for the photo quality - my camera is dead and I do not know where the charger is! So, unfortunately poor lighting + my cell phone means low quality photos. :(

The very first thing I do is get in my pjs! Tonight I'm wearing these cute Winnie the Pooh pajama bottoms and one of my boyfriends tees.

Next I like to light a candle, and I'm currently loving sweeter vanilla scents for the evenings. This is the Paddywax Vanilla + Oakmoss candle that I purchased at Urban Outfitters!

Then I will brush my teeth with Crest 3D White toothpaste, for a nice whitened smile :)

First up after brushing my teeth is skin care and hair!

I like using scrubs at night, because I find I wake up with much healthier looking skin in the morning. I'm currently using this Clarins One-Step Gentle Exfoliant Cleanser.

I will the go in with the Clean & Clear Advantage Acne Spot Treatment if I have any blemishes that need zapping.

Then I will use an eye cream, and am currently using this sample of Clinique Even Better Eyes Dark Circle Corrector. 

Next up is my Hydraluron serum. (Who woulda guessed?!)

Then I'll go in with a face cream, and am currently using this sample of Ole Henrikson Express The Truth cream.

I forgot to picture it in the beginning, but before cleansing my face I will go in with this Rimmel London Just Let It Go Gentle Eye Makeup Remover to remove the makeup from my eyes and the rest of my face. 

If I'm having a lazy night and it's gotten a bit too late and I feel like I can't possibly stand up for long enough to complete my whole routine, I will simply go in with these Korres Milk Proteins Cleansing & Makeup Removing Wipes for Face and Eyes. 

Next I spritz a little bit of this Julep Invisible Dry Shampoo in my roots to lessen the buildup of oil I get in my hair over night!

Next I choose my outfit for the next day and write a to-do list of what I need to get done the next day.

Then I will take my pills (not pictured for privacy reasons) and put on some of this Body Shop Almond Hand & Nail Cream and then some of the Maybelline Baby Lips to moisturize my lips over night. 

The last thing I will do is snuggle in bed and either watch Youtube videos, browse Bloglovin, or read a bit of the novel I am reading (which is currently Bridget Jones' Diary).

And that's all! Hope you enjoyed!

xoxox

My Morning Routine!

Hello everyone! First off, I'm really quite tired at it's almost 1am, so I apologize if my words get jumbled! Anyways, I've seen quite a few bloggers and youtubers going through their morning and night time routines, so I thought I'd join in the fun! So, today I will be blogging about my morning routine. I will not be reviewing products, but more of less just showing you which ones I am currently using! Tomorrow will be my night time routine! (However, my camera battery died, and neither my boyfriend nor I know where the charger is, so I may need to take cell phone pictures for tomorrow!)

So, here we go - My Morning Routine.

I shower every second morning, and this was shower day. I am currently using the TRESemme 24 HR Body shampoo and conditioner, the Soap & Glory Foam Call Body Wash, and the Sephora brand Purifying Cleansing Gel. On mornings that I don't shower, I usually just use the cleanser!

Next I used my Soap & Glory The Righteous Butter sample that I got from my most recent Sephora haul, which I will hopefully be reviewing in the new future!

I then got dressed! Top: Garage; Sweater: Topshop; Leggings: Lululemon.

Then it's time to brush my teeth! I'm currently using the Crest 3D white collection, because I was not the best tooth brusher when I was younger, so my teeth have a very slight yellow tinge that I'm yearning to get rid of!

Next onto skin care! All of the items are below :)

Currently using the Clinique Clarifying Lotion 3 for Combination/Oily skin for toner!

Another Clinique product I am using is this Clinique All About Eyes Serum, which has a roller ball and is meant to de-puff the under eye area.

I've been having crazy acne over the past few months, and this Clean & Clear Advantage Acne Spot Treatment is my current zit zapper which I only use over my pimples or 'spots'. 

And, as my last post mentions, I've been using the Hydraluron serum to keep my skin nice and moist!

I have been using the Ole Henrikson Express The Truth cream that I got 3 packets of as samples from my last Sephora haul as well.

To give my skin some time to soak in the moisturizer, I applied an anti-frizz product, then blow dried my hair.

I have been using the John Frieda Frizz-Ease formula which (spoiler alert) I absolutely love!

I then applied a bit of Julep Sea Salt Spray, some Julep Invisible Dry Shampoo, and Aussie Sprunch hair spray to the bottom half of my hair and scrunched my hair upwards, as I was planning on having very volumized waves in my hair today.

Then I started my Infiniti hair wand, and put on my pink fly away tamer lululemon headband to keep my hair out of my face for makeup application!

My eyebrows needed some fixing, so I used a comb to comb my eyebrows upwards and then trim any long hairs, and plucked out stray hairs.
BROW GROOMING TIP: If you're afraid of over plucking or you're fairly new to grooming your eyebrows, use a white eyeliner pencil to trace where you would like your eyebrows to be. I find it helps me achieve the exact shape I want! However, not everyone is perfect - your eyebrows will probably more often than not be identical, but don't fret! - that's what an eyebrow pencil is for!
I then wanted to switch up my foundation because I've been using the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation for quite awhile now, so I switched to the Maybelline Fit Me foundation in 115.
Then I covered up my under eye circles and primed my lids with the Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer in Radiant.
To cover my acne/acne scars I used this Covergirl Smoothers Concealer in 725 Illuminator.
I used the Covergirl Clean Oil Control pressed powder in 510 Classic Ivory.
I then used my Rimmel London Natural Bronzer in 027 Sun Dance to contour my face.

For blush I used my Annabelle blush "48". And to be honest, I have no idea what this body illuminator is - I probably got it as a child. However, it acts as the perfect highlighter on my face right now. I then used this Avon shadow in Gold Frost. Next I used the NYC Waterproof eyeliner pencil in 932 Dark Brown. And then I lined my water line with the Rimmel London Soft Kohl pencil in 071 Pure White. Next I curled my lashes and applied my Maybelline The Mega Plush Volum' Express mascara. And then finally I filled in my brows with the Annabelle Eyebrow Pencil in 010 Taupe. 

Finally, I applied my Body Shop Vanilla Body Mist and my Secret Outlast deodorant.

And there you have it! My full morning routine! Hope you enjoyed it!

xoxox

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Review: Neutrogena Oil-Free Cleansing Wipes & Sephora Loot!

Hello everyone! Today I will be reviewing my Neutrogena Oil-Free Cleansing Wipes, specifically the pink grapefruit ones. And then I will be sharing my Sephora loot that I ordered, which I blogged about here. I didn't want to wait until the weekend, because I was too excited to share! So first we will begin with the Neutrogena Oil-Free Cleansing Wipes!

So, I picked these wipes up in the drug store because I needed something quick and easy to take off my makeup when I'm too lazy to go through my whole night skin care shebang. They are oil-free and made for acne-prone skin, so I thought these would be terrific for my skin. However, I was less than satisfied with these wipes. Firstly, the grapefruit scent is extremely perfumey, and makes me choke a bit when I use them. As well, I find they burn my skin, but not in a getting-all-the-dirt-out way, just an irritation to the skin. However, they do get the job done, and so since I have been broke the past little while, I have put up with them until now. Perhaps maybe if I had gotten plain wipes and not grapefruit or ones for combination skin it may have been different, but I was underwhelmed by these wipes. However, my Korres one arrived in my Sephora loot today, so I will be putting these aside for the time being!

Any facial wipes you would recommend? Have you tried any Neutrogena wipes in the past?

And now onto my Sephora loot!

I had to get four separate orders due to my four individual prepaid visa's, but that made it more exciting! I had four packages to open!

Here is all the loot on the table!

 Each of the boxes came with an envelope which had eight postcards with samples of perfume on the back! I've been itching to start being a penpal with someone, so these might come in handy! (Any takers?) They are the top selling scents at Sephora including my most wanted perfume of the moment - Prada Candy L'Eau!

 Next I got the Korres Milk Proteins Cleansing & Make-up Removing Wipes for Face and Eyes, meant for normal to dry skin. Because of the skin sensitivity issues I was discussing earlier, I thought these would be especially suitable for me, because they sound as though they will be especially gentle on my skin! I'm hoping that despite my skin being combination that they will still get the job done!

 These are two free samples that I didn't order! I was so excited that I got a few extra samples! The one on the left is the PhytoSpecific Moisturizing Styling Cream with Quinoa oil. It's meant for ultra-dry hair, but I will still give it a chance after my next shower before curling my hair and let you know what I think!
The one of the right is the Clinique even better eyes dark circle corrector. I am SUPER excited to try this product, and should I love it, I will definitely be purchasing it! I love Clinique and already own an eye serum that works wonder at removing my under eye puffiness, so I am expecting great results from this!

Next I got four(!) free samples of the Soap & Glory The Righteous Butter, and can you believe I've never tried this?! I don't normally go for body butters, and I have relatively normal skin on my arms and legs, but I will definitely be giving this a try, and I LOVE Soap & Glory products, so I'm excited to try it out!

 Next I got three perfume samples. I got Gucci Guilty Black, which I've already sampled and LOVED, and two of the La Vie Est Belle by Lancome. I'm not normally a Lancome fan per se, but it sounds really girly, so I'm hoping it smells great!

 Then I got five Ole Henrikson samples total, and I'm not sure how I managed to get five in total, but I'm not complaining! I've heard lots of great things about Ole Henrikson products, so I'm looking forward to trying these two! The orange packaged one is the truth serum collagen booster which is a 'potent vitamin C complex to brighten. smooth and help the appearance of aging'. The pink packaged one is the express the truth cream that is 'a creme that helps fight the look of wrinkles with african red tea and vitamin C'.

 The two nail polishes I got are the Ciate mini mineral effect in Rose Quartz and the Nails Inc. special effects sprinkles nail polish in pudding lane. They look like perfect spring colours, so I'm excited to try them!

 This is the Clinique Clarifying Lotion 3 for combination/oily skin, and is the product I was most looking forward to! It's a toner, and my skin care routine currently lacks a toner so I'm excited to see the difference it makes to my skin!

I got two face cleansing products, which I am also excited to try. On the left is the Sephora brand Purifying cleansing gel perfectly clean. I've heard lots of great things about gel cleansers, so I'm looking forward to using it! And finally, I got the Clarins One-Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser with orange extract. Although I need an exfoliant that isn't "gentle", I'm still looking forward to what this will do for my skin!

Anyways, that is all. I hope you enjoyed this post!

Have you tried any of these products before? What were your thoughts?

Talk to you tomorrow!

xoxox