I’ve been noticing a pattern with the lipsticks I’ve been wearing a lot lately. They are all fairly neutral and go with a variety of looks. I wear them with colourful looks and I wear them with more natural looking makeup looks. With all this said, I thought I’d share with you my current three everyday lippies. Continue reading
In one of my recent Sephora orders I picked up a deluxe sized sample of the NARS Powermatte Lip Pigment in the shade Starwoman. This is a formula I’ve been wanting to try for a long time so I was excited to see it in the Rewards Bazaar. I’ve worn it a couple of times now so I’m ready to give you my thoughts on the formula, as well as show you the photos I took throughout the day of how it wore. Continue reading
Hi guys! With spring making it’s way into Thunder Bay, I’ve been really inspired to start blogging about my favourite products for the season. Since spring is pretty much a gateway to summer, I start busting out the bright colours on a regular basis. I don’t really believe in seasonal colours, but I think the nicer weather makes me feel more bright and cheery and then this in turn is reflected in my overall style.
I’ve had Angela for a couple of years now and I always seem to bust her out when spring starts up. The pink orchid shade really reminds me of fresh flowers starting to bloom! Though we don’t have a lot of that going on right now in Thunder Bay (thank you epic April ice storm), I’m hopeful we will start seeing some blossoms soon! The Audacious Lipstick formula pigmented demi-matte formula that I find wears really well on the lips. Continue reading
Hi guys! Where did March go? I feel like I just posted my February Favourites and it’s already time to post my favourites for March! I’m really enjoying the video format for these favourite posts now that I am becoming more comfortable with filming. I hope you’re enjoying this format as well!
Hi guys! As you may already know, I started up my new Love for Lipstick Series. In case you missed it, you can find the my “round one” haul here! So today I wanted to do a comparison post and take a look at two of the matte lip pencils that I hauled. The NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil and the Bite Beauty Matte Crème Lip Crayon. I thought this was a good place to start as they are both high end matte lip pencils. So for this post you’re going to go on a journey with me through two normal work days and we will see how each product held up! Neither product was touched up at all throughout the day. Continue reading
Hi guys! One of my goals this year is to try different lip products ranging from drugstore to high end. I tend to go for the same lipstick lines such as the Urban Decay Revolution Lipsticks and the Colourpop Lippie Stix (to name a few). While I still love them dearly, I also want to switch it up and see what else is out there.
I was just causally browsing the Sephora website and they had a “Lip Boldly” feature on the front page that caught my eye. One thing led to another and I added quite a few to my loves list that I wanted to eventually try. I’m going to continue to order a few in every once and awhile so this is the first batch. I’m also going to pick up lipsticks from the drugstore as well throughout the year. My plan is to eventually do a big collective comparison closer to the end of the year! For now, this Love for Lipstick series will primarily be hauls, but will eventually include mini comparisons.
So, for round one, this is what I picked up!
Hi guys! After my last round-up post I decided to round-up my blushes and swatch those for you as well. I figured I would start with blushes because it’s a relatively small portion of my makeup collection. I love how much a complimentary blush can make a look more complete. I usually go for a little wash of colour on my cheeks, I don’t really wear anything too intense when it comes to blushes. The blushes are less intense than my swatches suggest, I tried to build up the colours so that my camera would pick them up. Continue reading
With the holiday season in full swing I find myself reaching for my red lipsticks more frequently than usual. To me, red lipstick is a staple in my collection but I don’t find myself wearing them every day. With my fair skin, I find that reds look dramatic on me. I do like the way they look but just not for the average day. Continue reading
Hi guys! Welcome to another holiday inspired look! This is the look that I wore to my husband’s work Christmas party last Saturday. My inspiration was to do something that had gold and sparkle in it. Of course, given the nature of this event I wanted to add a red lip as well. Since I did a matte true-red lip in my last holiday post, I wanted to do something a bit different this time. I chose Urban Decay’s Catfight since it leans more on the pink side, but still has some red to it. I also thought the a bold red lip might have been a bit too much with my red dress. All in all, I’m very happy with how this look turned out! Continue reading
Hi guys! Jaclyn Hill recently did a fall favourites tag video and it got me inspired to bring it over to my blog. You can watch Jaclyn’s video here. Although I am definitely a summer girl, my second favourite season is fall. I love a nice sunny crisp day, wearing boots with jeans and a nice fall scented candle.
Favorite Candle
I recently purchased and am loving “Autumn” from Bath & Body Works. It smells red apples, cedar wood and green balsam. It smells like the most delicious apple cider!
Favorite Lip Color
L to R: Venom and Shame
I’ve been loving Urban Decay’s Revolutionary Lipstick on Venom and Shame so far for fall. They are both deep, vampy, but wearable colours for fall.
Favorite Drink
While I recently tried and enjoyed the updated Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte, my favourite fall drink is the Starbucks Salted Caramel Mocha. However, I don’t get them every time I go to Starbucks in the fall, I try to just treat myself to them occasionally.
Favorite Blush
I don’t really have a fall specific blush that I love just for fall. I find that NARS Orgasm goes really well with the warm looks I have been wearing, but I wear it all year round. It is one of my Holy Grail Products.
Favorite Clothing Item
BOOTS. Enough said, haha. I pretty much only wear boots all fall and all winter until I can break out my fun spring/summer shoes.
Favorite Fall Movie
Call me crazy but I don’t think I have a favourite movie for fall! A few of my favourite movies for any time of the year though, are Clueless, White Oleander and the whole Harry Potter Series.
Favorite Fall TV Show
The two shows that I normally wait all summer for their return would be Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal. Shonda Rhimes is a genius. I’m still undecided on how Grey’s will be this season though… if you watch it, you know what I mean. I also love Once Upon a Time but I have to admit, I’m VERY behind on last season and am still catching up.
Favorite Thanksgiving Food
My favourite Thanksgiving food is definitely stuffing. No contest. Homemade stuffing and gravy are such a great combination.
Favorite Halloween Costume
My favourite Halloween costume was when my husband and I dressed up as Pikachu and Ash Ketchum from Pokemon. We are both huge Pokemon geeks and it was fun to incorporate that into halloween.
I tag all of my fellow bloggers who read my blog to do this tag! Please leave me a link to the post in the comments so I can go check it out! If you are a reader and you do not have a blog, please feel free to include your fall favourites in the comments below! I would love to read them!
xoxo,
Robyn
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