highlight of the day.

Hello lovelies!

Many apologies to the long time of no blogging from me! Been a super busy time for me, between school, my new job, and moving. Phew! Anyway, finally finished all my assignments and midterms, getting a little more used to my job, and sort of more settled in the new place :D. Thought it would be a good time to blog something!

As you all know, I have a pretty recent obsession with highlighters. Heard a lot of good things about this particular product and decided I would give it a try, since I was running low on my last highlighter powder I had purchased.

Hard Candy's "So Baked Bronzer" in the shade "Tiki", is an awesome highlighter to add to your collection, if you don't already own it!

The label claims that is is a bronzer...but you don't really get the bronzing effect out of it. It has a subtle shimmer to it, just enough to highlight features of your face.

I use this highlighter on my cupid's arrow, the bridge of my nose, some under my eyes, and a little over my brows and along my jaw line - just to add a little bit of a shine.

If you are in need of a new highlighter and don't want to pay an awful lot for it - this is the perfect product for you. It does its job, is super cheap, and has really cute packaging! I would say that this is a definite "win, win" product!

Hope all you ladies are having a good November so far - getting a bit chilly here in Canada now, brrrr.

xoxo.

deep autumn plums.

hello girlies,


Hope you are all enjoying your weekend so far!

I have really been enjoying wearing all of the beautiful fall colours. I have been making a combination of wearing deep, dark plums on my nails, lips, and eyes. I am just absolutely in love with this shade!

Firstly, I will start off with my nail colour:

O.P.I.'s "Every Month is Oktoberfest", is a beautiful deep, dark, plum shade, with gorgeous undertones of red and blue. Depending on which way this polish hits the light, it can have many different shades ranging from dark blue, to an almost maroon red. I LOVE the way this colour looks on my nails, a lot of people are asking me what shade I am wearing too! It's just beautiful. It is a perfect shade for the fall season, along with matches some of the other looks I have been wearing as well.

My eye makeup I have been wearing lately:

The eye shadow I have been using for the outer corner of my eyelid, is L'Oreal's Color Infallible in the shade "Burning Black". I have no idea why they called it that, I see more of a purple than black...oh well! Anyway, this eye shadow is wonderful - very pigmented, perfectly coloured - it matches almost bang on with O.P.I's "Every Month is Oktoberfest". The only downfall, I found, of this eye shadow is that it is very powdery which makes it almost impossible to have no shadow fall down onto your lower cheek while trying to apply. It's a very simple fix though, just hold some tissue where the powder will fall and you will have no problems :). 

For the base of this look, I used Maybelline's Color Tattoo in the shade "Painted Purple". I found this a perfect colour to bring out the intensity of the other shade "Burning Black". It also does a very good job at holding all the eye shadow in place, this look lasted me a whole night with no smudging.

Finally, I will finish my post with the lip look I have been deeply in love with lately:

This deep, plumy, vampy colour is M.A.C's lipstick in the shade "Dark Side". I was a little reluctant in using such a dark colour, since I do not own a dark lipstick like this. Turns out, it matches my fair skin tone perfectly. I feel awesome when I wear this lipstick, haha. It is another perfect fall colour to bring out within the season!

What are your most favourite fall colours to wear altogether?
Are you a fan of dark lipsticks?

Enjoy your Sunday <3

xoxo.

candles of the moment.

Happy October everyone!!

The leaves have now turned into fabulous shades of red, orange, yellow, && brown. Have been taking my camera outside a lot lately (got a newwww camera!!! how exciting is that?! Canon EOS Rebel T3i && I am absolutely in LOVE with it! So much better than the little Canon Elf I was trying to use. Loved that one to bits, but is in no way comparable to my new one!). Have been taking pictures of the beautiful trees && the ground buried in gorgeous colour.

Just this past weekend was Canadian thanksgiving. My family all got together at my parents house and we indulged our taste buds with a delightful turkey dinner. Was delicious!

While my parents were preparing the food, I decided to go to Bath and Body Works to pick up some candles to set the scent for the atmosphere for the get together. Let me tell you, BOY was I a little bit late in getting myself in there on time to get all the fabulous fall scents. ALL of the soaps were gone, && most of the three wick fall candles were gone as well.

Luckily, I found a small counter with some single wicked candles. They had such a pretty design on the glass && was just a perfect size that I had to get them. If you don't want the large quantity that the three wick candles have to offer, yet want something that will last a little longer than the 4oz mini candles, these candles are perfect.

They had about four scents left, cannot remember them all because I was so delighted that  they actually had the scent "Leaves" left! Picked up two of the "Leaves" scent && " two of the "Farmstand Apple" scent as well, simply because they are such a perfect fall aromas.

I'm sure a lot of you already know what the "Leaves" candle smells like already! If I had to put it into words, the smell definitely reminds me of leaves, thanksgiving cooking, cinnamon, && best of all, reminds me of Halloween altogether (which, is a great definition of the month of October). It reminds me a little bit of the scent of mulled wine as well, if any of you have smelt that before. Bath and Body Works states that the scent "Leaves" is "[l]ike an afternoon spent playing in a pile of freshly fallen leaves, this fragrance embodies all the richness of the season and features a medley of ripe delicious apples, red berries and golden nectar". Well done Bath and Body Works! As usual, their scents are very very close to the actual label on the product. "Leaves"' happens to be a prime example!

If you are a fan of going to the apple orchard && picking out the finest, freshest apples - like I am - you will surely enjoy the scent of "Farmstand Apple". Let me tell you, this is an exact replica of an apple orchard scent. The smell of apple is just so apparent within this candle! As soon as I was done typing that sentence out, I checked the description of what Bath and Body works states about this candle, && look what they said!: "This sparkling orchard favorite reminds us of a bright sunny day picking apples. Made with notes of McIntosh apple, ripe pear blossom and woodsy oak". Like I said, very apple orchard-y. 

Very pleased with these scents, lit them during the thanksgiving get together, && have them constantly burning throughout my apartment :).

 I have found the true essence of fall. 

What have you been doing to enjoy the autumn season?

What are some of your favourite Bath and Body Works candles?

NOTD: Essie's "Sole Mate"

hello beauties,

enjoying the fall season so far?

I am indeed enjoying the crisp, fresh air along with all of fall's beautiful warm colours.

As one of fall's seemingly most popular colours, I thought I would give a shade of burgundy a shot.

A lot of ladies are using Essie's "Bahama Mama". I am wanting to purchase that shade of polish, but to change things up I used a different shade of burgundy/plum.

Essie's "Sole Mate" is a darker shade of burgundy/plum. I find it to be a beautiful fall colour - a very deep and warm colour.

Yet, another Essie nail polish that had great consistency and a nice shine to it. With two coats of this polish, my nails were completely opaque.

Will definitely be painting my nails with this one again throughout the cooler seasons.

What is your current favourite fall polish?

Hope you ladies are all having a nice week!

xo.

sunday sephora haul. :D

Hello lovelies,

Haven't been in much of a blogging mood this past week. Suffering from an awful cold. Unfortunately, my boyfriend and I caught the worst of what is going around here. Just starting to feel better today, thank goodness!

Since I felt that I could move once again, I decided to take myself to the shopping mall. Wasn't particularly aimed at any specific store, just glad to get out for a bit, socialize with people - enjoy the gorgeous fall air.

Well, where do I find myself???

That's right!! Couldn't be anywhere else but the Sephora! Just can't seem to help myself - my body leads me to the make up!

Picked up a few things, including that beautiful eyeliner I posted above.

I don't usually wear anything but black liner. I have all sorts of eyeliners, but they all happen to be in boring black. So, I decided to kick into the fall season with buying a few eyeliners that weren't so, well, black. Lol.

The first eyeliner that caught my eye was Sephora's - waterproof, smoky, creme eyeliner in the shade "Made in Manhattan". I have never tried any of Sephora's creme eyeliners. They aren't too, too expensive either. A lot more than what you would pay for something you could pick in a drugstore, but it is well worth the extra approximately seven dollars.

The consistency of this eyeliner is wonderful! So creamy, so pigmented, and has a beautiful, subtle shimmer to it. The product seems to last all day on my lid as well, which is particularly pleasing because I find it hard to find liners that will stay on my lid all day without a little bit of smudging or fading.

When I was looking through the shades of Sephora's creme eyeliners, I was a little bit skeptical to buy something that was not black liner. However, I pushed myself to make the change in order to feel not so boring, lol...and let me tell you, I am so happy with my decision. The shade of this colour is so beautiful, it is not too far from the black shade either - which is perfect because I didn't want to make a dramatic change. It is a taupe-y colour with a beautiful deep blue undertone. The picture really does not do it any justice. Will do a make up look with this liner soon, and will show you guys.

Second liner I bought, was not too far off black either (really wanted to stay in my comfort zone, I guess, haha).

Oh, whatta you know? Brown! I had never bought any of the Urban Decay 24/7 glide on pencils before, I have heard such good things about these eye pencils though. Picked it up in the shade "Demolition". Tried it, and it did not prove anyone incorrect. Perfectly pigmented and super easy to glide on (as the name says). It looks good as a very opaque line, or one that is smudged out as well. Very pleased with this product.

AND as it wasn't far from my birthday, I was able to obtain my free birthday gift from Sephora too!

I received a cute little package of Fresh's "Sugar Kisses Mini Lip Duo". It included the shades "Sugar Rose Fresh", which is a tinted pinkish, reddish lip balm, and "Sugar Fresh", which has no tint to it whatsoever.

I did not swatch these, simply because they are not really noticeably pigmented. They do provide a very moisturizing feel to your lips as well as a small gloss. The "Sugar Rose Fresh" is tinted a very subtle shade of light red.

For a free birthday gift, I am happy to have them. They are compact, so I can put them into the purse I'm using at school. They are also easy to use without a mirror, therefore, throughout the dryer, colder months, my lips will be chap free - if I use these often enough!

Phew, that seemed like a very long post, lol. Thanks for reading through!

What are some products you decided to buy in order to change up your make up collection?
How do you feel about the Fresh products (if you've tried them before)?

Hope you all had a great weekend!!

xo.

Yet, another Lush bath!

Helllllo!

Fall has certainly begun in Canada. Leaves haven't changed colour yet, but the temperature outside has changed quite a bit. Wearing long sleeved shirts and pants now. As much as I love the warm weather, beaches, tans, and bright colours - I'm ready for the fall - cute boots, warmer + darker colours, and best of all, more baths (which means more Lush products)!

I broke the fall season in with one of my favourite scented bath bombs from Lush - "Vanilla Fountain". 

I love taking a bath with this bomb! The scent it so relaxing! If you are a vanilla fan, you will definitely like this bath bomb! Your nose will be infused with the scent of a luxurious, delicious, vanilla-y treat! 

Lush says "...indulging in a Vanilla Fountain Bath Bomb creates an eruption of fragrance like you were bathing in a bowl of creme caramel, and makes your sweet tooth tingle. It also has the added benefit of moisturizing too, so your skin will feel great after you depart the vanilla waters". 

I will end this post by saying their description is bang on - I love how this bath bomb deeply moisturizes my skin and leaves a delicious vanilla scent on it as well. 

What is your favourite Lush product (annnnything out of the Lush store)!

happy tuesday!

xo.

NOTD: Essie 'Merino Cool'

Hey everyone!

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend! Another Sunday night (or should I say Monday morning) where I can't sleep. So taking this bit of time to write a blog post about the nail polish I decided to wear for the weekend/second week of school. It's a perfect colour for fall, wore it a lot during this season last year!

As I've said before, Essie's polish never lets me down. Its consistency is very good and I only needed two coats to make this look completely opaque. The polish was easy to put on my nails, therefore, making my job a lot easier! :)

The colour of this polish is a greyish, purple - very mauve. It's the perfect colour to help ease off the bright, exciting colours of the summer.

I am very pleased with the finished look - shiny, no air bubbles, and best of all - no streaks! :)

Another Essie polish that has lived up to the task at hand! :P

Here's to hoping this manicure will last me the whole week!

What is your favourite Essie shade? What nail polishes do you enjoy to wear throughout the fall?

Hope you all have a great Monday - ew Monday. :P

Xo.