This year is off to an amazing start with empties and tosses - I actually have a bucket full of them! So let's jump right into my January empties! Full Sized Items: Herbal Essences Naked Volume Shampoo and Conditioner I enjoyed using the Herbal Essences Naked collection. It smells amazing and does what it's supposed to do. I didn't notice much of a difference in performance compared to other shampoos and conditioners but I did...
First Aid Beauty has entered the Canadian market and is hoping to provide simple skincare at an affordable cost. At a recent event at Sephora, I was able to meet Lily Gordon, FAB's founder, and received a couple products to try. Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration ($37) At first, I was in love with the FAB Ultra Repair Cream. My skin, particularly my chin, has been very annoying – with this crazy winter, it can’t...
LUSH’s Cranberry Festive Face Mask ($8.95) is a limited edition mask for the holidays that is made fresh in store. This mask’s primary use is to deep clean, soften and nourish skin. Ingredients include cranberries, tofu, fennel seed, fresh fennel, argan oil and rose clay just to name some. During the LUSH event, there was a mask station where the ingredients were blended before our eyes, resulting in a creamy yet chunky consistency. The rose...
Essence is SUPER affordable and the quality of their polishes always amaze me. Essence's I Love Trends line includes The Nudes, a bunch of gorgeous nude polishes. nude sweet nude is a lovely pink toned gold, more pink than rose gold, but still remains an elegant colour rather than coppery. I love that the colour is so opaque when applied - only one coat needed! It also dries really fast which is a huge bonus....
I've never really made a New Year's resolution before. I mean I have for the sake of school (remember when we had to do those?) but it was never serious. This year I decided to because I'm the type of person that works well under pressure/goals, something that I've learned from the empties challenges more than anything. It's a great picker upper since achieving goals are oh so satisfying. So here's to a new year...
