Rimmel Apocalips: Stellar

Happy Tuesday!!

haha, yeah I know, it's only Tuesday *groan*...

On The Bright Side

I have a lip product that I wanted to review for all of you.

I do know, I'm little bit late on reviewing this product, but where I live, the stores don't usually get anything until a lot later than everyone else it seems, so please bare with me here, lol. 

Rimmel Apocalips Lip Laquers:

My initial thought on the product: dannnng this is pigmented!

I do know one thing, this lip laquer is going to last me a long time, simply because you only need to use a very small amount to get completely opaque lips.

The shade I went with is "Stellar", and on the lips, I feel like it looks a lot brighter than when it is in the actual tube...however, I still really really like it - and do think that it can be a colour that you can wear in the summer and carry on into the fall and winter seasons.

 I took a few shots of what the product looks like on my lips - here I have what it looks like in the bright sunlight. You can see that it has quite a hot pink tone to it...but it does have a little bit of deeper red undertones, which is why I feel like you could keep wearing this shade right on from summer to winter.

Here I have what the shade looks like in a more darker lighted setting. Still a beautiful, bold colour.

As I said before, a little definitely goes a long way with this product. I actually tried to get as much of the excess product off of the applicator before I touched it to my lips - and in the end, it still gave me completely opaque and bold looking lips.

I did find the product to be a little bit drying after about an hour... so I would advice you to add a moisturizing lip balm prior to applying the product.

The lasting power is AWESOME! 

About 5 hours in, my lips still had the coloured stain to them, it had lost its glossiness, but the colour was definitely still going strong!

I love that in a lip product, because then I don't have to constantly feel like I

 should be reapplying the product.

I have worn this to work once, and I reapplied it once throughout the day and that's about it. Might I add that you definitely do need a mirror to apply this, because it is so heavily pigmented and quite hard to get off if you do make a mistake...but when a product's lasting power is so amazing, I don't mind pulling my mirror out once throughout the day to touch the look up.

All in all, I think I will be buying more shades to add to my lippy collection. They are quite effortless and so chic. I am totally in love, just as almost every other girl in the world is, lol. 

Hope you ladies are having a beautiful Tuesday, and talk to you soon!

cheers && give into your temptation of buying a lip product ;)

autumn playlist.

Hey everyone!

So I have decided to do something a little bit out of the ordinary today. It was such a dreary, rainy, stormy, and cold day here - hasn't been a good Saturday for me. So as per usual, when things get a little crummy, I resort to some good ol' tunes.

Here I have put together an autumn playlist to share with all of you. These are all the songs I have been listening to throughout this autumn season. Just a few (cough, cough...I mean approximately thirty...) songs I find to be quite comforting throughout the chillier days:

(Song Name - Artist)

Platoon - Jungle

On My Way To Heaven - Seven Lions

We Own The Sky - M83

Blood - The Middle East

Ray Ray - Fat Freddy's Drop

Thunder Clatter - Wild Cub

Guns & Ammunition - July Talk

Reflektor - Arcade Fire

End Of The World Everyday - Wildcat! Wildcat!

Put A Light On - Generationals

Home - Rudimental

Sweater Weather - The Neighbourhood

Zero To Eleven - Julian Taylor Band
Lori Meyers - NOFX

COOL - Le Youth

Waiting All Night - Rudimental

Dancing On My Own - Robyn

Fall Into The Sky - Zedd Feat. Ellie Goulding

Riptide - Vance Joy

Pumpin Blood - NONONO

White Nights - Oh Land

Ways To Go - Grouplove

Reunion - M83

Right Here - Rudimental

Cufflinks - V/V

Map Inside - Rykka

The Same Tattoos - Fences

3 Days - Rhye

Perfect Government - NOFX

Midnight City - M83

Thunderclap - Adventure Club

Wild Out - Borgore

Once In A Lifetime - Landon Austin

These songs all bring a little coziness to my day and I wanted to share them with all of you, in hopes that they may do the same for everyone!

 A wide variety of genres to bring a little warmth to you on a cold autumn day!

cheers && get listening!

<3 

welcome autumn 2013!

WOW.

It has been some time since I have posted anything on my blog. Not going to make up a bunch of excuses, because...

                                        ...really...

...how did I not find the time to simply sit down at my computer and type a little post out...

(**extremely embarrassed face**). 

As a matter of fact I don't really have much of an excuse, except to say that it was summer, and I just wasn't on my computer as much...I tried to get out and enjoy the summer days as much as possible! Along with the fact that I didn't really purchase very many beauty products, as my summer looks were really, generally, quite simple.

    

HOWEVER

As sad as I am to say goodbye to summer, I have officially decided to welcome autumn with open arms.

                                                                                           ...actually...

who am I kidding, I absolutely LOVE fall! 

Everything about it - the amazing scents, the beautiful colours, the cooler temperature - each of its elements seem to be exactly what I love. I am, indeed, an autumn type of girl! 

SO

in reality, I have full out dove into fall! 

Today I do not have an actual beauty product review, but I thought I would write a little post to welcome all of you to the newly revamped "thoughts from amy". I decided to try and incorporate as much of the season as I could within the template of my blog. I did this in hopes that I could bring some emotions of excitement towards the season, rather than dread/resentment. If you live anywhere in Canada, you should know exactly what kind of dread I am talking about...

                                    . . .The Brutal Winter. . .

But for now, let's just enjoy the beauty of this season - the crisp, crunchy leaves && the cool air && chunky sweaters && hot drinks && warm/neutral tones && especially all  the cute new booties <3. 

Will be on my computer a little more now, so I will be pushing myself to pump out more blog posts.

Happy Fall Everyone! 

xoxo.

L'Oreal: Telescopic Explosion Mascara

hello all!

Hope you all had an amazing Easter, AND, Happy April Fool's Day. I must say, I was never a huge fan of April Fool's. I feel like I have a pretty good sense of humour, but I don't cope with pranks very well. Haha, what are your thoughts on this day?

Annnyway!

I do have another little product I would like to add to my...I'll let you guess...

  

                                That's right! 

  

                                                      ... My mascara series!

This little guy has helped me through times where I want to get my bottom lashes, to look as good as my top lashes!

L'Oreal's Telecopic Explosion Mascara has a teeny brush, which allows me to access all the little lashes that need to come out from hiding! It also helps accentuate my top lashes, if I am in the mood to have a little extra 

BAM to my eyelash look. 

The formulation of the product is quite opaque, therefore coats your lashes with ease. 

However, I haven't gotten as much use out of this mascara as I thought I would when purchasing it. Yes, it does give me a VERY dramatic look, but, even I find it, too much of a dramatic look for every day wear.

So yes, I will only use this product on nights where I'm going out or when I know my picture will be taken a lot, simply because it helps my mascara show up way better in photos! :)

I do tend to use this a little bit more on my bottom lashes, because the tiny brush gets all of my little lashes without getting any on my lower eye skin. It does a pretty perfect job with bottom lashes, I must say. (But for top ones, as I said before, only for big occasions.)

What are some of your favourite mascaras for your bottom lashes. I know that Clinique has a very good one for the lower lashes (this one is pretty comparable -almost as good) are there any others out there? Please let me know! :)

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend!

Bye for now!

xoxo.

Bath And Body Works, Drug Store, and Sephora Haul ||

Filmed this the other day. I went to Bath and Body Works and picked up a few things. Also went to the Drug Store and Sephora, soooo I filmed a little Haul for all of you. Check it out, and Subscribe :) !

xoxo.

Benefit: They're Real Mascara

Hello again everyone!

I know, lately it's been posts just on - mascara, mascara, and more mascara!

BUT bare with me, I'm just a little bit of a mascara addict right now!

Today, I am here to review the one and only - Benefit's They're Real Mascara!

This little contraption has given me a ton of excellent use! 

This is one of my absolute favourite mascaras, simply because it does almost every single job a mascara should do!

It is a little bit more on the expensive side, but it is well worth the money! 

This mascara creates full lashes!

It lengthens, volumizes, and is very opaque!

The formula is thick and very black. The brush and the wand are also perfect for lengthening and creating volume. The brush is plastic, and has a bunch of tiny bristles (much like Covergirl's Clump Crusher). This helps separate the lashes, to create a more full look. The wand is also very sturdy, and as I have mentioned before, this enables you to get right to the root of your lashes, and gives you a good support to build your lashes' volume up. 

Lately, I have been using a lot of my other mascaras that I have bought, but I tend to turn to this one for my bottom lashes. Almost all of my looks include this mascara, simply because I find it has the best brush for bottom lashes! It separates them and coats them just perfectly! It also does not leave me with any under eye fall out (blackness/mascara smudges), which makes it an instant winner! 

I have nothing bad to say about this mascara, as almost every other review of it doesn't either.

I definitely recommend this mascara if you are willing to pay a little extra, for one of the most amazing mascaras you will ever try.

Anyway, I hope all of you are having a Happy Wednesday! And I will talk to you in my next post!!

What do you all think about the Benefit: They're Real Mascara?

xoxo

| a few moments of february ||

One more little video I took throughout the month of February. Adding it to my monthly compilations. Hope you all enjoy it! :)