Mini MAC Haul!

So today I was at the mall to help pick out a dress for a friend who is going to a wedding this weekend, and of course I couldn't resist a little MAC side trip. I hadn't really had much interest in the Naked Honey collection when it first came out, but for some reason when I walked into the store I really wanted to take a look! I thought the powders were really pretty, with their honeycomb pattern and everything, but the really didn't work with my skin, and I'm not really a big powder person anyway. But I also swatched the three shadows, and I REALLY liked them! I wasn't expecting to either, but lo and behold, they were really quite pretty. So of course I couldn't just get one or two because the others would feel all left out, and in the end I went home with Buckwheat, Pollinator and Creme de Miel. I haven't played around with them too much yet, but I'm probably going to try to create a look or two tomorrow and I'm really excited about it!
I didn't really need to pick up those shadows, but I felt like I deserved a bit of a treat today. My best friend is moving all the way across the country tomorrow, so I've been a bit down, and there is nothing like a little shopping and new makeup to help cheer me up! But now my intention is to try and save up a bit for some of the new collections coming out in the next few months. We'll see how that goes.... Stay gorgeous everyone!

Sunday Shopping Adventure

I love Sundays! I feel so guilt-free waking up as late as possible. And today we really did wake up nice and late! And after some coffee and wake up time, we headed out to do a bit of shopping! Finally! The mall had been calling my name for a little while and it felt good to browse and pick out a few things!
First off we hit up the bookstore since Adam had a gift card that he got for his birthday. I love bookstores. Even if I don't end up buying anything I still love to browse and take my time - there is just something so relaxing about it for me. He ended up picking out a couple of books, and I got the new issue of Vogue, which I plan on enjoying in a nice bath after I've finished up writing this.
Speaking of baths, we also hit up Lush for some yummy-smelling goodies. I've found that it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to walk past a Lush without going in and buying at least a little something./ Today I picked up a big new bottle of Tea Tree Water toner, which you know I love. I was running out and I need a bottle to throw in the fridge. Its been crazy hot here and its such a good way to beat the heat! I also grabbed a couple Butterball bath bombs and a Comforter bubble bar to replenish my stash...I plan on tossing a Butterball in my bath in just a little while. Its definitely my favorite bath bomb. It smells great and I find the cocoa butter super moisturising and luxurious.
After Lush we headed over to Sephora. I wanted to pick up Deep Throat blush from NARS, but they were out. I was pretty disappointed but of course I just kept on looking around. I wound up picking out Metro Chic nail polish from Sephora by OPI. I love this colour, and I'm looking forward to putting it on my nails. Its a dirty purplish/grey/brown colour and I think its just so pretty. It sort of reminds me of Love & Friendship from MAC actually. If I have time tonight I might try it out. I also picked up some makeup remover wipes while I was there, but that is sort of boring. The last thing I got at Sephora was a mini size bottle of Vanille Coco perfume from Comptoir Sud Pacifique. I loooove their perfumes, I have the Vanille Abricot and Vanille Banane as well, and I've definitely bought more than one. They smell amazing to me, sort of candy-ish. You definitely need to love sweet smells to enjoy these I think. And of course perfumes all smell different on different people. Even though the Comptoir Sud Pacifique scents are so sweet, after a few minutes on my skin they have a bit deeper, warmer tone that I love. I get tons of compliments on these scents, and my boyfriend adores them, which is always a plus!
After Sephora I went over to MAC to check out the Love That Look collection. Some of the shadows were really pretty, but I didn't see anything that I felt like I absolutely need. I'm OK with that though because so many collections are coming out in the next little while and I'm excited to see those ones too!
So that was my shopping day! I picked up a few more boring things, like new towels (pink though!), and after that we headed home for a blueberry-pancake dinner and some relaxing. And now I'm going to continue relaxing with a luscious Lush bath! Have a great night, and stay gorgeous!

Summer Fun

As I said before, the weather has sbeen pretty fantastic here lately. Except for Saturday night... that night we had an INSANE storm. There was huge hail, super crazy winds and so much rain in a tiny space of time that the parking lot at my apartment building flooded. Even though the storm was sort of scary, it was actually pretty cool at the same time. Because of the way the wind was blowing, the blacony of our apartment was totally dry even though it was pouring down outside, and by boyfriend and I were able to stand on our balcony and watch the sky light up purple with constant lightning!
Since the crazy storm, it has been HOT outside. The crazy heat, combined with longish work days and then evenings spent attending fun festivals and things with friends has left me pretty exhausted, and its not even close to over! Tomorrow after work, my boyfriend and I are heading to the fair, which I'm really excited about. There is a butterfly exhibit there with tons of pretty butterflies and I think that is going to be fun. And then Friday we're heading to my parents' house for a family barbecue.
Due to all of the other excitement going on, I actually haven't had much of a chance to shop! I did get my Smooth Merge MSF in the mail, and I do really love it. The darkest pink stripe works wonderfully as a blush on me, and all three swirled together actually works as blush too. The two lighter shades work great as cheek and brow highlighters as well. I'm hoping to get out and do a bit more shopping this weekend, I was walking through the mall to get to my bank today and I spotted a couple of very cute tops with bows on them when I peeked into a few store windows., So I think very soon I might have a little more haul action to talk about!
And now I'm off to cool off with a bowl of frozen raspberries! Have a great night, and stay gorgeous everyone!

TGIF!

Wow, what a week! I started work on Wednesday, and its been going pretty well. The days are pretty busy, which is good I think. Its nice to have lots to do, I feel like it makes the day fly by. Everyone in my new office seems really nice as well, and totally willing to help me out if I have any questions, which of course I do, being all brand new and such. All in all though, I think I'm going to like it there!
The weather has also become GORGEOUS in the last couple of days, which is perfect because there are some great outdoor festivals starting up this weekend. And the fair! I'm so excited for lots of fun summery things to do!
I got my Smooth Merge MSF in the mail today, and I'm super glad I picked it up. Its really gorgeous and the three stripes of colour look like they would work individually as well as all swirled together. I've also been looking online at the upcoming MAC collections and I am really looking forward to Feline Kohl Power liner being repromoted with the DSquared collection in October. I'm actually looking forward to seeing more photos from DSquared as well...I love them as designers and I'm wondering if maybe the packaging will be superadorable. The Make Up Art Cosmetics collection looks really interesting to me as well. I love sneak peeks of upcoming collections...it helps me build my wishlist!
And now its time for me to get ready, since my boyfriend and I are going out to meet some friends for drinks. Yay Friday! Have a good weekend, and stay gorgeous everyone!

A little shopping and some nervousness!

So tomorrow I start a brand new job, and it feels just like the first day of school. And of course the first day of school calls for a new outfit! My boyfriend and I decided to take a walk to make sure I know exactly where my new office is tomorrow morning, and it just so happens that there is a mall on the way, so of course I had to stop in. I picked up a super cute black pencil skirt, a couple of black button-down tops and some pretty, colourful tanks to layer underneath. I love to wear a lot of black and white and then add pops of colour here and there. Except for dresses...I love bright, jewel tone dresses for some reason. I think brighter colours say "special occasion" to me, and my more day to day clothes are a bit more neutral.
After my little shopping detour, we found my new building with no problems at all, and I'm just so excited to start. I'm working on the 20th floor of a tall, pretty building right downtown, and I'm right across the street from a mall, which could end up being dangerous for my bank account. I'm definitely a bit nervous to start at a new place, but I think it could end up being very fun. And I'm never one to turn down any opportunity for new work clothes!
So now I'm going to go play with putting together outfits and shoes and trying out work makeup looks. And hopefully I'm not up all night with silly nerves! Stay gorgeous everyone!

What a lovely day!

Today turned out to be way better than I thought it would! I knew it would be fun since I was planning on meeting up with my sister, but it got even better! First of all, I got a call letting me know that I got a new job I was hoping for, which made me SO happy! And after that, it turned out that my sister needed to meet up a little later, dinner instead of lunch, and that she wanted to stop by MAC first! So I ended up back at my favorite place, and of course I had to buy myself a little reward for the new job! I ended up picking up Hand-Finish blush from the Colour Craft collection, and I really love it. Its a really pretty, pale pink with gorgeous gold running thorugh it, and it works really nicely on my pale, pale skin. I think girls with darker complexions would probably want to go with one of the more pigmented options, but for me, it works really nicely!

Now I'm just super super excited about starting work on Wednesday! Well, and a bit nervous. New jobs have a very "first day of school" type of feeling for me, excited and apprehensive at the same time. More excited really. Plus it means picking out cute work outfits! Gotta make a great impression!

And now I'm off to play with all the makeup I've picked up over the past week! Stay gorgeous everyone!

Update!

OK, so I thought I would really really quickly update. I just ordered the Smooth Merge MSF from MAC! I'm so excited for it to get here. I know I have four or so MAC stores that I go to all the time, so I could very easily have just gone to the mall and picked it up, but I am a HUGE sucker for getting things in the mail, plus there was free shipping. So I'm so happy, and maybe now I can try and go to bed without agonizing over my choice!
<3<3Stay gorgeous everyone!

I love lazy Sundays...

Sunday is a great day for relaxing, not going anywhere, and being all cozy at home. And today was especially good for that since it was a bit gloomy out anyway. So I stayed in with my boyfriend, slept suuuper late and looked at the MAC website way too much. And now I'm torn. When I went to MAC the other day, I looked at the Colour Craft collection and just had to walk away! The MSFs and blushes were all way too pretty and I got a little overwhelmed. And today I have been staring at the website and trying hard to make a decision. I'm thinking I would really like either Triple Fusion or Smooth Merge to use as a blush, since I'm super super pale. Hmmm, decisions decisions! Also I've never really used any of the MSFs before and I'm really interested in trying them out. I'm going to have to plant a money tree I think!
In other news, I also tried out a new LUSH soap this morning. Not a new soap for Lush, but new for me, anyway. I tried out Sexy Peel soap, since I bought a nice big chunk of it just the other day. I sliced off a piece that seemed big enough for three or four showers and just kept the rest wrapped up to keep it nice and fresh. Wow, this soap is citrusy! I loved the smell of it in the store which is obviously why I bought it, and the lemony-limey scent was a great big whoosh of wake-up goodness. This is definitely a good morning soap, since its so bright-smelling, and I think its one of the cheaper LUSH soaps as well, I think it was about $5.25/100g (Canadian dollars). I'm really glad I got such a big piece since this is a new favorite around my house! I didn't find it to be as drying as Porridge soap, which I love the smell of, but I can't really use since it dries my skin out too much. Maybe LUSH should make more things that have the Porridge scent (hint hint!).
Mmm, I think that is all my news for today. Hopefully I get to meet up with my sister for lunch tomorrow which should be fun, but other than that I think I'm off to the MAC website to ponder some more! Goodnight and stay gorgeous everyone!

LUSH Love

You know what I love? I love the Tea Tree Water toner from Lush. It just feel soooo good, its so refreshing! And I love the smell, too. A lot of people I know really don't like the scent of tea tree oil, but I've always loved it. I had something from Bumble and bumble with tea tree oil in it too, I think it was like, the prep lotion or something like that, and it smelled so good I feel like I would even wear that scent as a perfume.
But yeah, Lush I love so many things from there, and even though I know its pretty pricey I think once in a while it is SO worth it to splurge on a few of their things, especially the bath bombs and the bubble bars. There is NOTHING like a relaxing, good smelling, girly bath when you're feeling a little bit sad or when its that time of the month. Their stuff smells so good that even my boyfriend has been known to relax in the bath with some of them, and not just the "masculine" ones ;-)
Other than loving my new Lush purchases, I'm just not feeling all that well today. But that is ok, I might just have to run a nice hot bath and throw in a bath bomb! Stay gorgeous everyone!

Hello world!

Wow, ok. So this is my first blog ever, and I really have no idea what I'm doing yet. That is just fine though, because I know its going to be tons of fun! I love reading other people's blogs, especially ones about beauty, fashion, makeup and all that girly stuff. So I figured, why not try it out myself? My plan is to just talk about my shopping excursions, things I'm loving, and things at the top of my want list. I think all the gorgeous goodies out there, like pretty lipglosses or shoes, are some of the best things about being a girl!

So lets jump right into it then! Today was fun for sure, in a very makeup related way. I've just recently gotten really into MAC makeup. I've always liked using their products, but in the last maybe 4 months, I've become one of those girls who crave and covet and wait impatiently for collections to come out. Probably around the same time was when I stumbled across the amazing beauty community on Youtube! I love so many of those girls, and they are all so gorgeous!
So anyway, today my boyfriend and I went to MAC and I was treated to a mini shopping spree! I picked out five eyeshadows (Satin Taupe, All That Glitters, Mulch, Espresso and Amber Lights in case you were curious), a Paint Pot in Rubenesque (gorgeous!!) and the 226 brush, which I have been excited to pick up since I heard it was being repromoted with Colour Craft!
I absolutely love the girls at the MAC store I go to the most often and I think it is such a great thing to have really helpful people in cosmetics stores. And they're totally honest, which is awesome too. I'd much rather have someone tell me that a foundation makes me look too orangey than to have them let me just pick it myself and wander out looking like an Ooompa Loompa!

Anyway, that is all for now, just a little bit of post-shopping day happiness! But I'm excited for when I update next! Stay gorgeous everyone!