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REVIEW & DIY - LUSH Mint Julep Sugar Scrub

November 29, 2012 / BY Maria - Pink Petals
Winter weather is extremely harsh on our faces, especially in Canada. The lips, in my opinion, suffer the most since they easily dry, crack and peel. One way to make sure your lips stay soft this winter is by using lip scrubs! Lip scrubs are super easy to use, all you have to do is literally scrub it on your lips at least once a week, depending on how cracked your lips are. The only...

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NOTD - Butter London's The Old Bill

November 23, 2012 / BY Maria - Pink Petals
This is my first Butter London nail polish. I never knew what was so special about this brand until now. The formula is AMAZING! It's not streaky, the colour is opaque, dries pretty fast and it literally glides on your nail. What I mean is that some nail polishes, like Essie, can be streaky and when you press too hard on the second coat, it penetrates the first and you have a streak of thin...

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BEAUTY BOX - November Ipsy Bag

November 20, 2012 / BY Maria - Pink Petals
Here's what I got in the first Canadian Ipsy bag :) Nailtini | Nail Lacquer (Millionaire) Full Size: $13 Sample: FULL SIZE Starlet | Intense Eyeliner Full Size: $11 Sample: FULL SIZE Benefit | They're Real Mascara Full Size: 0.3 oz ($29) Sample: 0.01 oz ($9.67)   TheBalm | Meet Matt(e) Eyeshadow (Matt Batali) Full Size: Meet Matt(e) Palette - 9 shadows ($34.50) Sample: 1 shadow ($3.83) myglam | Glam Gloss Full Size: 0.23 oz...

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BEAUTY BOX - November Topbox

November 15, 2012 / BY Maria - Pink Petals
Here's what I got in the November Topbox :) Pandora's Makeup Box | Pandora's Polish and Perfume (Floral Passion) Full Size: $24.50 / pair Sample: FULL SIZE Make Up Forever | Aqua Eyes (Mat Black 0L) Full Size: 0.04 oz ($20) Sample: 0.025 oz ($12.5) Cuccio Naturale | Butter Blend Full Size: 240 g ($18.95) Sample: 9.24 g ($0.73) Total Value: $37.73 Overall, I'm quite content with this month's box. I really like the nail...

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NOTD - Julep's Hoch

November 14, 2012 / BY Maria - Pink Petals
Julep's Hoch is from the Trina Turk Fall '12 collection. It's a beautiful deep teal colour with more of a forest green hue than blue. It goes on opaque, so you can get away with justbone coat if you're in a rush! ...

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NOTD - Essie's Sole Mate

November 05, 2012 / BY Maria - Pink Petals
Recently, I purchased a bunch of essie polishes at the L'oreal warehouse sale. I'm going to start posting pictures of these polishes as well as others in my ginormous collection :). Here is Essie's Sole Mate. It's a beautiful deep burgandy colour and goes on semi-opaque so I painted two coats to make it really dark. I really love this colour for the fall/winter season. ...

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BEAUTY BOX - Lise Watier Topbox

November 04, 2012 / BY Maria - Pink Petals
After a disappointing October Topbox, I'm so glad that Topbox decided to give away Lise Watier Topboxes in Toronto. They gave these away a couple weeks ago but I didn't have a chance to get one. Thankfully, Topbox released an extra 100 boxes to 5 different Shoppers Drug Marts within the GTA this past Friday and I finally got one! Here's what I got in the Lise Watier box :) Plumpissimo Le Gloss (Nude) Full...

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BEAUTY BOX - October Canadian Glossybox

November 01, 2012 / BY Maria - Pink Petals
Here's what I got in this month's box:  Gillette | Venus & Olay Razor Each: ($16.99)  Jouviance | Rejuvinating Anti-Aging Cream Full size: 50 ml ($93.50) Sample size: 5 ml ($9.35)    Modelco | Flipstick Lip Duo (Dusk Lipstick, Striptease Gloss) Full size: each ($38.75) Sample: FULL SIZE Zoya | Nail Lacquer (Rory) Full size: 15 ml ($8.00) Sample: FULL SIZE Sebastian | Professional Trilliance Shampoo & Conditioner Full size: 250 ml ($15.79 & $16.59)...

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