Hello! So this post was conceived out of my confusion regarding these two eyeliners. I have been using Kat Von D’s Tattoo Liner which has become my HG (holy grail) liquid eyeliner. I’ve been seeing a couple of very positive reviews for Kat Von D’s Ink liner and curiosity got the best of me. So today, I’ll be breaking down the claims of these two eyeliners and giving my own thoughts!
*Purchased
These past few weeks have been really good for shopping and not so great for my wallet. What can I say? Here I have a collective haul picking up some things that I’ve either been looking at for awhile or refills.
When everyone was posting PR swatches of the Wet N’ Wild lipsticks earlier in the year this is one colour that I wanted to have in my collection. I have NOT seen these in store since last year which is insane. Whenever I see a Wet N’ Wild display there isn’t a space for these lipsticks or they are completely sold out. So when I randomly wandered through a Wal Mart and was able to find this I snatched it up!
I was so deceived by the packaging in Sephora, I thought this was a white liner, haha. After using my Tattoo liner for awhile, I realized that Kat Von D also has this Ink liquid liner. I pretty much only bought this so I could do a Versus post on Ink vs. Tattoo. #beautybloggerprobs I’m excited to see how this compares to my holy grail Tattoo liner.
I blame this purchase on Ling haha. Scratch that, I should say the entire beauty blogging community. I don’t have many blushes and everyone and their dog are raving about this. I’m excited to try it out!
Here are some swatches of the 3 products above:
I ran out of my De-Slick and had to go out to Sephora to pick up a new one. They didn’t have the bigger size unfortunately, so I ended up picking up another small version. I LOVE this and highly recommend it if you have oily or combination skin.
After seeing Zoe and Vanessa with their Ban.do agendas, I fell in love. It was a bit expensive, but it is literally the cutest thing ever. All the pages are so beautifully designed and there are STICKERS in it! π I have a new job that starts in August and so does this agenda. I thought it was fate, haha.
When I was picking up my De-Slick, I noticed they had this Living Proof perk available. I thought I might as well use up my points on something I would eventually end up using. My rule for 500 point perks is to not redeem if there’s a mascara in it haha. This kit is really cute, it comes with a ‘limited edition’ shower cap. It will actually be useful because I don’t have one!
And there we have it! I had every intention of actually buying the Jaclyn Hill x Becca Champagne Pop highlighter but my trip to Sephora didn’t go exactly as planned…Oh well. I guess I saved around $50 haha.
Thanks for reading! Hope you have a great day!
Hello hello! Another month has passed which means another empties post. I think I used up quite a few products this month. I’ll just jump right in.
Elements Squared (E2) Custom Shampoo and Conditioner
Repurchase: Would if I could!
I was surprised how long this lasted me! During the holiday season, I was lucky enough to win Whitney‘s contest for a custom designed Shampoo and Conditioner. The company was amazing and helped cater these to my needs exactly. I was very very happy with these and considering how long they lasted, I would repurchase. To my knowledge though, they are only available in Vancouver. You can see my full overview of the products here.
Sephora Instant Nail Polish Remover Wipes
Repurchase: No
Finally managed to finish these off. I did a full review of these which can be read here.
Dove Go Fresh Body Wash in Cucumber
Repurchase: Yup
My go-to body wash!
Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment (Clear)
Repurchase: No
Funny enough, I found this empty container in my makeup drawer. I guess I was saving it for an empties? I had the mini version featured in a past empties which can be read here.
John Frieda Frizz Ease Serum
Repurchase: Yes
I quite enjoy this serum for when I take showers at night. I wouldn’t say my hair is frizz free with it, but it leaves my hair with a nice loose curl after I wake up. Half the time it’s hairspray and then I’m out the door.
Pantene Pro V Repair and Protect Miracle Repairing Shampoo and Conditioner
Repurchase: Maybe?
This shampoo and conditioner were kind of meh for me. Didn’t love it, but didn’t hate it either
Nivea Aqua Effect- Cleansing Gel and Mattifying Day Care
Repurchase: No
I had these foil packets sitting around forever and decided to use them. I was curious about the lotion as it mentioned that it was ‘mattifying’. I did not notice any difference. They didn’t break me out though, so I guess that’s good!
Ole Henriksen The Clean Truth Cleansing Cloths
Repurchase: Probably
These were the wipes that I bought for my trip back in April. Did their job exactly as expected!
Tarte Clean Slate 360degree Creaseless Eye Primer
Repurchase: No
This little sample took forever to use up! Not a fan of this at all. I thought the consistency was a bit too liquidy and I didn’t like that it had a pearly effect after you put it on.
Mitchell and Peach Flora No. 1 Luxury Hand Cream
Repurchase: No
I got this in an ipsy and even though the scent was a bit weird, I actually didn’t mind it. I reached for it the other day and the lotion had completely separated. I shook it forever and no change. Not too sure what happened but this is definitely a toss for me.
I think June was a very successful month for me! I think I might go through my makeup collection and do a giant purge. I have so many old products sitting around that should just be tossed. I feel like it’s throwing away money though since it didn’t get it’s full use. Ah well. So expect that sometime soon.
Thanks very much for reading! Hope you have a great day! π
Planning the trip to Holt Renfrew, it was my intention to try and get a makeover done. I found out last minute that you needed to have an appointment so I lowered my expectations. Arriving at Holts, you could tell the euphoria of last night’s launch still hadn’t wore off. We made our way to the counter to look around. We were greeted by a cheery gentleman who asked us if we needed any help. We mentioned that if at all possible, we were hoping to get our makeup done to get a real feel of the products. We mentioned that we did not have an appointment and would totally understand if we couldn’t be accommodated. He was so sweet and managed to get both of us an artist to work with!
The makeover took about an hour and I had such a great experience. For the makeover, we were able to pick one of Charlotte’s looks to re-create. I chose The Sophisticate (the 2nd look from the right on the top row). I usually don’t go to counters or get my makeup done so this was definitely special. It was my first time in Holts too, so I was nervous anyways. My makeup artist was very sweet and knowledgeable. She explained a fact about every single thing she applied on my face and was very nice to me! (Even when my eyes were watering and messing up all her hard work!). The end result was nice. I don’t think I would re-create the look just because I feel like it didn’t suit me all that much. It was great to try out the products first hand and just look at all the pretty makeup. π
Now to what I ended up getting! I can’t sugar coat this, the makeup is expensive. I would definitely consider this a luxury purchase. One thing I wanted for sure was the Pillow Talk Lip Liner. So…I got it. π
Price: $27 CAD
I would definitely say this is a perfect my lips but better colour. I only have one lip liner from MAC, i bought it to use with my brighter Wet N Wild lipsticks. Since I have NOTHING like this in my collection, I thought it was justified. π
Price: $38 CAD
Ugh the packaging on this! It’s by far the most beautifully packaged lip stick that I own. This is a lipstick that was used in my makeover along with Pillow Talk. It looks sooo so pretty. As mentioned, I don’t own much of this colour lipstick at all. I felt like I could get a lot of use out of it, so I splurged.
All in all, I had a great experience. Everyone at Holts was so sweet and accommodating and just seeing the bright and beautiful counter was fantastic. So far I’m very happy with my purchases. If you can, I would say go to the counter to swatch and try out the products. I can see both of these products getting a lot of use in the future!
Are you excited about the new Charlotte Tilbury launch?
Thanks for reading! Hope you have a great day!
Hi there!
Hope you are having a good day today. I’ve been on a real blog kick lately! I have 2 posts that I’m planning to write and I FINALLY finished the redesign of my blog.
This has actually been a couple months in the making. It’s much different than my last one, but I thought I needed a change. This is by no means the final design. I will be playing around with sizes and layout still. It didn’t take me all that much coding to do or anything just because I used the drag-and-drop style of the blogger layouts. Some things that I might add are an instagram or a twitter feed to the sidebar. It’s looking quite cluttered right now though so I’ll have to see how it works out.
I made the header in photoshop, but I didn’t make the social buttons. Full credit goes to The Dutch Lady Designs.
So what do you think? Any critiques? (I myself have a lot haha) Do you change your blog layout often?
Thanks for reading, hope you have a great day!
Hello! π
Recently, Angela from Raincouver Beauty opened up the invite to the CBB Network to join her in a Finish 5 by Fall challenge. I was intrigued because I had never formally taken up something like this! I decided to join her and some of the other CBB ladies.
Here are the guidelines posted by Angela:
I ended up choosing technically 7 items for this challenge but 4 items are almost like pairs. Some of these things are embarrassingly old, so I am not going to post the manufacturing years. You might be able to tell from the packaging though that some of these aren’t new purchases! Here is what I chose for the challenge:
This is the oldest product in my challenge if not one of the oldest products in my collection. I have almost nostalgic feelings towards this as it was one of the first ‘hyped’ makeup products I ever bought. As you can see the upper right hand shadow definitely has a dent in it, but the other 3 look barely used. If I don’t finish this by the deadline I’ll be tossing it.
It’s actually one of my favourite liners. I got it from one of those Sephora $12 sales. Even for it being quite old, it’s still super creamy and I wear it often.
As you can see I’m about half way done this. Even with it being one of my most used concealers, I feel like it hasn’t really been going down.
These are the newest products I’ve picked for this challenge. Even though they seem small, I for some reason have trouble finishing lip products. Once I get close to finishing I just give up and move to the next one. Then I’m left with a barely there products which I never turn back to!
I will definitely be the first to say that I am not a fragrance person. I got these both as a gift and actually don’t mind the scent. I like Bath and Body Works, but I have SO much lotion which never gets used. I thought I would try to be more conscious in using these, especially the body spray!
So these are the items that I’m choosing for the challenge. Some items I feel more confident than others so we’ll see. I’m excited to do this challenge because I have NEVER hit pan on a product before. I’m hoping these eye shadows will be the first!
Thanks for reading! Hope you are having a wonderful day! π
UPDATED:
Have a look at the other CBB members who are doing the Finish 5 by Fall with me!
Hello there! π
Some time ago, I posted about an unpleasant and embarrassing makeup experience I had. You can read about it here. I am no makeup artist, and the spirit behind this blog is the fact that I am really just bumbling my way through the makeup world. Today I have another story to tell that highlights this completely. I debated posting this, but I thought maybe people could get a good laugh/relate.
Earlier this month, I was able to hit the milestone of finally graduating from school. It’s been a long time coming (sort of) but I know I will miss it soon enough. Anyhoo, it was a traditional graduation with the gowns and hoods (no hats though). My program was decently small so I was able to interact and meet people in one capacity or another.
While getting my gown, I saw an acquaintance picking up his as well. I started out with the typical congrats, how are you, so happy we’re done chit chat. After we both had our gowns on and were parting ways, I went in a for a goodbye hug. He came at me with a bit more force than I expected and I nicked my chin on the shoulder of his gown. What was left was a sizeable (but not crazy) foundation stain on his gown. Of course it just happened to be the white part. I was mortified. I ended up not saying anything which I probably should have. I was just so shocked and so embarrassed at the time.
I am usually a very careful person with foundation staining. I think I’ve mastered the art of trying on clothes when shopping. I’m so conscious of it. Maybe this sounds a bit hypocritical now, but whenever I see foundations stains on the collars of shirts I just get totally grossed out. I guess it ruins the illusion of a shirt being ‘new’ from a store (even though after working retail, I should know better than to even think that).
I still feel so bad that I didn’t say anything. Hopefully no one noticed. I saw that he posted pictures on Facebook and I didn’t notice anything. In hindsight, that was pretty rude of me not to say anything, just to protect my own self-esteem.
So what can I say. I’m still learning and makeup is always a continual journey. I’m okay with that.
Has anything like this ever happened to you? Is there even a way to prevent foundation transfer on clothes? Teach me. π
Thanks for reading! Hope you have a great day!
*Purchased, Affiliate Links
Hello!
I hope everyone has been having an awesome month. It’s crazy to think that June is already half over. Whaaaa! Time flies. I’ve been lacking a bit of inspiration lately, so what better place to look than at the CBB‘s Brand of the Month. For the month of June, the brand is Urban Decay. I love the brand and think that it produces great products. I was trying to think of an original post idea and the inspiration for Versus came about. During my Versus series, I’ll pit one product against another and see which one I like more. I’ve been thinking of doing this for dry shampoo and eye makeup remover! Hopefully in the future.
Anyways, I know when I first started to get into setting sprays, Urban Decay’s All Nighter was definitely at the top of my list. Everyone raved about it non stop so I had to pick it up. When I was first looking at the display, I really wasn’t sure about the difference between De-Slick and All Nighter. If I was wondering, maybe some of you are wondering too! So lets get down to the comparison…
*Sent for Review
Hello! π
So I was lucky enough to get chosen for the latest Vichy ChickAdvisor Product Review Club offering. I was a bit skeptical of the claims and unsure that it would really make a difference. If you’ve been perusing my blog for awhile, you might have picked up that I really don’t have a skin care routine whatsoever. I have even LESS of a night time skin care routine. So you might be able to see my hesitation with this product. I’ve been using it for about a week and a half, so I feel that I have been able to form an opinion on it!
Even with all of this taken into account, I was pleasantly surprised! A skin care newb like me was able to find a product that works!
I noticed a difference in how my skin felt and looked! Definitely impressed!
This was given to me by the ChickAdvisor Product Review Club but the retail price is $52.00 CAD
9 / 10
Yes!
As a note before we begin, there was also a serum included with this review package. I DID NOT use this in combination with the serum just because I didn’t think that was really fair to do. So I’m reviewing this product as is, without the serum.
As I mentioned in the intro, I was pretty skeptical about this product. Here are the claims from an ad I found in my LOU LOU magazine just because I had trouble finding this online:
Idealia Skin Sleep, enriched with a powerful multiactive complex [GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID- HYALURONIC ACID- LHA], helps recreate the effects of regenerative sleep on skin. Skin looks visibly revitalized, well-rested, fresh and radiant, as it is after a good night’s sleep-even if yours was cut short.
Pretty vague claims. For this product it is recommended that you apply it to clean skin before bed, which I did.
This is definitely a lighter gel cream (as the name would suggest) which I like. It went on smooth and even. Scent wise I thought it was pretty light and amicable. I noticed a bit of an alcohol tinge to it, but nothing very noticeable. After I applied it, I didn’t go to bed right away just to see the consistency. It sunk into the skin, but it was definitely still a little tacky. Not that big of a deal since it’s a night cream!
After waking up, I noticed my skin was moisturized and refreshed. I have the craziest dark circles and I didn’t notice much of a difference. I wasn’t really expecting much though, and it still moisturized my undereye area perfectly.
I would say that my skin is definitely not mature (yet!), and the fact I noticed a difference surprised me. I thought this cream wouldn’t really make a difference just because my skin is decently even and tight. The brightness and moisturized feeling was great to wake up to.
Price-wise, this definitely isn’t super cheap, but I think very fair. It is 50 mL which I know will last me forever. All in all I am very happy with this product. I’ve started an actual night routine which I’m happy about.
And there we have it! Thanks again for reading and hope this was helpful! Have a wonderful day!
Another Empties post for May is here! π See what I used up last month…
Repurchase: Yes to both
My friend actually bought the Yes to Cucumbers wipes to try out. She said that it made her face actually burn and completely go beet red. After this story she graciously asked if I wanted the pack. Haha. I should have been more worried than I was after her story, but they worked out fine for me! I would repurchase.
I got the Garnier ones at the L’Oreal Sale which you can read about here. The only thing that really stood out was the scent. It is super strong. It smells like the BB cream if you’re familiar with that. I really liked these wipes though as I noticed they were larger and thicker than normal.
Repurchase: Meh
I’ve already talked about this in many empties. Another foil packet haha.
Repurchase: Yes (already done actually)
The problem with this product is that you don’t know when it’s all gone! Mine just made a clicking sound which I assume meant I was at the end? Either way I wasn’t getting any more product out. I went out the next day to replenish this. Love this! I wholly recommend it!
Repurchase: Maybe
I got this in a mini pack of 3 hand creams and this one I liked the most. I found it very fresh and lightweight. The only thing that would stop me from re-purchasing is the price! The mini’s aren’t so pricey though and still last me forever!
Repurchase: Probably Not
I got this in one of those Sephora $12 deals. I really liked this actually! I didn’t suffer any breakouts from this, but I did notice some whiteheads around my mouth. I’ll take that over a cyst any day. I can’t see myself repurchasing just due to the price though.
Repurchase: Not this brand anymore!
These are the Target ones that I ended up stocking up like crazy. I’ll be set for awhile.
Repurchase: Sure
I got this mini for free somewhere. Shave cream is usually just whatever for me, but I did notice a difference with this. It foamed up very nicely and left my skin feeling great!
That’s all for this month! I feel like I’m actually starting to make a dent in all the samples and minis that I have!
Hope you are having a good start to June! π Thanks for reading!