NOTD - Essie Shop Til I Drop

This is a very pretty peach/coral polish. It is VERY sheer even with two coats as you can see....
I put a layer of OPI Hollywood Blonde over top of my ring finger and that was really nice!

NOTD - Essie Tart Deco

 Tart Deco by Essie

For some reason my camera makes this look MUCH "pinker" than it actually is. This colour is a very true Creamsicle coral/orange. I think this will go in my "pedicures only" polish category. That being said, I have received a few compliments while wearing it out-and-about.

Strawberry Shortcake!!!

Strawberry Shortcake is having a milestone birthday! She is 30 and doesn't look a DAY over 8!

I stumbled across this new collection from Cake Beauty (who are Canadian BTW) here. What little girl that is now my "age" didn't totally LOVE Strawberry Shortcake and all her friends? I had (still have actually) a Strawberry Shortcake doll that I got for Christmas one year. She had hard plastic arms, legs, and head but a super soft and squeezable body. The COOLEST thing about her was, when you gave her a big hug she would blow you strawberry kisses! I remember being SO careful not to over squeeze her for her delicious kisses because I wanted the "strawberry" to last forever (to this day if you squeeze her tummy there is still a faint strawberry kiss). Ah...remember when toys were just simple, innocent and fun?

Any-who...Cake has a whole limited edition collection that includes the bath and shower suds, body butter, hand creme and lip butter. I am TOTALLY going to order a couple things to try out, for Strawberry's sake!

If you want some Strawberry love, you can order this collection from Well.ca. You always get free shipping in Canada with no minimum order. Right now you can get $10 off a $40 order for new customers when you use the code 10OFF40NEWCUST2 . That means you can get the lip butter for $2!

(This - is a picture of the doll)

Gillette Satin Care Shower Lotion

I got this product as a freebie the last time I bought a package of ladies razors. I was totally skeptical about how and if this would do ANYTHING to my super dry winter legs! This is what the product claims:

"Get silky smooth legs right out of the shower with new SatinCare Dry Skin In-Shower Moisturizer. This Dry Skin formula, with Shea Butter, helps lock in moisture. Simply smooth onto wet legs, rinse and pat dry to leave your skin feeling soft and silky."

So after going through a whole bottle of this and using it almost everyday, my advice is; RUN don't walk and go get this! Like I'm sure many gals experience, my legs are always dry and they are HORRIBLY dry during our awful, long Alberta winters! It seems like there is not enough body creme in the WORLD to tackle the dryness that winter "gifts" to my skin.

This shower lotion has been a leg saver and makes a HUGE difference in the moisture level in my skin. A lot of days, I didn't even need to use creme after using this in the shower. I use it on days that I shave my legs and days that I don't! It has a nice fragrance and keeps my skin feeling great.
You can find this at your local Drugstore or here at Well.ca . Free shipping on ALL orders to Canada!

Make your legs happy and ready for spring skirts...come on, they deserve it!

A Perfectly Peached Pout

It seems as though the peach lip is more important this spring than a good pair of rain boots! Somehow, I have quite a collection of peachy pucker-hues all of a sudden. I will give you the run down and my personal thoughts about the colours in my collection thus far. (Left to Right)


First up is Cover Girl 015 bronzed peach
This was my first attempt at finding the perfect peach lipstick. I do like this colour and coverage. It has a nice satiny/frost and smooth finish. It is not too pale and not dark. I like this as an everyday peach. All that being said, I absolutely LOATHE the smell of this CG lipstick! I don't know how to describe the smell other than it smells like cooking oil. I do use this occasionally, but the smell of this products stops me from loving it, recommending it, and it re-buying it in the future.

Second is Revlon Colorburst Lipstick 075 Peach
This is a little less of a frost and more of a satiny smooth creamy finish. This is a good mid-tone peach that I do think would be flattering on most skin tones. I really like this lipstick and I have reached for it most often. It has pretty good staying power and feels good on the lips. This lipstick has almost no smell which is fine. Any hint of smell is just sort of sweet but I found it hard to find a smell at all.

Third is another Revlon Super Lustrous Matte 013 Smoked Peach
I really keep trying to like matte formulations on me. Somehow, I never think they look that good. That being said, this is a "mid-tone but brighter " peach. Very pretty, nice application, good lasting power. Again no detectable smell to it. If you love the matte formulas, this colour is definitely purchase worthy.

Fourth is MAC Sandy B
I think this is one of the very first MAC products I ever bought (uh oh, how old is this lipstick?). It is a paler toned frost with golden flecks in it. This is a very pretty lipstick (if you like frost) and has a sheerer application than the others in the group. That being said, you can of course get fuller coverage if you are a bit heavy handed with it. One of the best things about the MAC lipsticks is of course the smell...ah, vanilla. Even after a few (yikes!) years, there is no smell other than sweet vanilla. This colour has been around and is still around but give it a shot next time you are at the counter.

Fifth and almost last is MAC Jazzed
OK...now I know I am going to be going against the grain here but I HATE this lipstick! Do you remember all the fuss that was made last year when this came out? Blogger's and Guru's everywhere were absolutely raving about this colour. Could that many people have been wrong??? YUP They were wrong for me anyway. This goes on very chalky and settles into my lips in all the wrong ways. It is bright, which is good, but looks like granny peach, poor quality lipstick to me. I know this was limited edition, so if you didn't get one I say good for you! However, if you did get one, is there anyone else out there that thinks this colour is the biggest SCAM ever?

Last (finally) is Maybelline NewYork Super Stay 24 020 Continuous Coral
Maybelline says this new long wearing formula is WAY better than the long wear of days gone by. Well...
Yes, it does have good lasting power, but the same things we hated about the old long wear lipsticks still holds true here. It feels awful during the "wait until the colour dries" stage. The gloss coat is nice but you have to put that sucker on like every 15 mins to keep it feeling good. It is supposed to move with your lips during the day but sorry Sista', this still cracks and looks flaky and scabby after 8 hours of wear. All that said, I do really like the colour itself. It is the darkest and brightest in the collection and I think if this were a plain old good old lipstick, I would be really happy. I would not recommend these just because I don't think they offer anything more magical than what we have seen in the past.

Phew! If you are still reading, thanks for staying with me through all that Peachy-ness! My overall favorite is the Revlon Colorburst by far. I ashamedly will admit that I am quite sure the peach purchases are not yet over...

MAC Quite Cute Collection - April 7th Launch

This collection really reminds me of all the plastic makeup pieces that used to come with my Barbie dolls! It is very sweet and youthful and...cute! I am really excited to see this collection up close and in person because I don't think the pictures (as usual) are even a close representation to the actual colours.

I don't honestly know how much of this will be purchase worthy for me personally but maybe I will find a couple treasure pieces to take home and love! (photo credit)

As usual, one of the best places to see a full list with pricing and photos is here.

Will you be at the MAC counter on April 7th?

Makeup Mania

It's a bit shameful, well maybe it's a lot shameful...I was the victim of makeup mania!

I have found YouTube some kind of sick comfort during the long Canadian winter this year. At first it was simply entertaining to watch the gurus and how-to-videos from makeup lovers and addicts from different parts of the world. There was a strange, notable side effect though...somehow MY makeup collection is bigger than it ever has been before. Hmmm....

So the really sad part of this story happened very recently. I was in my local mall visiting the MAC counter when I noticed one of their new collections. There were a couple of nice pieces but the star of the show was a gorgeous BLUE eyeshadow. I picked it up, swatched it on my hand, admired how pretty is was and then...set it down.

24 hours went by and I thought I would like to have another look at that BLUE eyeshadow, so I went to a different MAC store closer to where I work. THE TESTER WAS GONE! I asked the girl behind the counter if they still had the BLUE eyeshadow and she said the most dreaded words in the makeup world; SOLD OUT!!!

My heart rate tripled and my hands began to sweat. WHAT? Sold out??? I seriously had the cold sweats that my opportunity for BLUE eyeshadow may have slipped right through my fingers because I didn't take the opportunity the day before to impulse buy BLUE eyeshadow!

This is serious, what has happened to me? I was a victim of makeup mania! Don't let this dangerous, unhealthy diagnosis happen to you. Limit your daily intake of gurus, new collections, and how-to-videos. Keep your sanity at your favorite makeup counter this spring and repeat this mantra; "less is more".

A quick side note: What is really sad is that I have never worn any shade of BLUE eyeshadow in my life. MANIA!!!