Manicure Monday - Purple Squiggle Nails

Happy Manicure Monday everyone! I hope you had a great weekend! 

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This is the last week for our Fall nails - can you believe December starts in a couple days?! Where has this time gone?! I am excited for some Christmas and Holiday nails next week though! 

Bali Body Tanning Products - Review and Try-ons!

If there is one area of the beauty world I'm not well-versed in, it's actually self-tanning products. I used to be the person in the tanning beds multiple days per week and then I realized how terrible that was for me, so I swapped to spray tans and I had some pretty bad tans as the spray tan was being perfected! 

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So, I've gone the complete other direction with full SPF50 on every day and no tan because I'm so nervous to dive in to self-tanning products from all my previous orangey tans. But, I love a tanned look, so when Bali Body reached out to me, I was really excited to give their products a try! 

Five on Friday - November 26, 2021 ~ The Last Legacy Book Review, Decorating for Christmas, Meeting Santa, Joe Fresh x Roxy Earle, and Sephora Birthday Gift

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all have a good week - we had a fun week, decorated for Christmas, met Santa, and are in full holiday mode! 

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Welcome back to the Unnamed Sea and the island of Bastian in The Last Legacy by Adrienne Young! This is a standalone novel that is set in the same world as the Fable & Namesake duology - I would certainly recommend those first to help establish what this world is really like (and establish some events that occurred before this novel takes place). I've already reviewed the duology, so make sure you check that out if you are interested in high stakes sea adventures, with gems, and found families! 

Manicure Monday - Matte Berry Dotted Nails

Happy Manicure Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend - we decorated for Christmas and I'm getting so excited! 

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My Christmas decorating had me feeling very festive, so I with a deep berry red nail look this week and I love how it turned out! 

Testing Out Some "New To Me" E.L.F. Products

Alright, if I'm being honest, E.L.F. is one of those brands I've been trying more recently, but I'm still not super familiar with everything. I've actually really enjoyed most of the products that I've tried from them, so I've been trying to pick up more products from the brand! 

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I haven't kept up with their new releases, so I'm not sure what's new or what's older; but, I'm trying to follow the brand a little bit more and try out what's new now that I've been enjoying the brand. I love that they are a super affordable and accessible and they have some really great products! 

Five on Friday - November 19, 2021 ~Vancouver, B.C. Trip, Tiger King 2, Britney is Free, 2021 GoodReads Choice Awards, and Vegetarian Meals

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a great week - I got home from B.C. this week and just had an easy week! 

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I had a long weekend in Vancouver this past weekend to visit my sister with my Mom and it was a great weekend! She lives close to Granville, so we enjoyed checking out all the sites there. We did lots of shopping, lots of planning our Italy trip, and having a great visit! 

Trendmood Box Vol. 13 Unboxing

I will always have such a soft spot for beauty boxes, so whenever I see one that catches my eye, I have to pick it up! 

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The Trendmood Box isn't technically a "subscription box", but it's pretty similar - every couple of months, she releases a curated box with new items or full brand boxes, etc. So once you buy one box, you still need to continue to buy them every time they are released. Or like me, you can just pick the one that interests you! 

Manicure Tuesday - Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Nail Color in Powerslide

Happy Manicure Tuesday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend - I'm coming in day late because I got home from Vancouver late on Sunday! 

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So I'm doing a really easy nail polish look this week and swatching a newer polish in my collection - Powerslide! The theme for our #CBBxManiMonday group is Fall colours, so this sparkly black fits well in that! 

Five on Friday - November 12, 2021 ~ My 35th Birthday, Harry Potter Book Nook, Point Sushi, The Calgary Tower and Novelly Yours Circus of Dreams Candle Box

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a good week - I'm actually in Vancouver visiting my sister for the weekend, so I'm happy to have a girl's weekend, so it will quiet here! I hope we all took a little time to remember our veterans yesterday for Remembrance Day. 

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I turned 35 this past Sunday - it feels a little crazy! I thought I would be a little sadder that I'm now closer to 40 than 30, but I'm handling it okay! I know aging is a beautiful gift that not everyone is granted, so I'm trying to remember that, but it still feels weird not to be one of the young ones anymore! But, I had a great day out and about with all my boys! 

Terra Moons Cosmetics Urban Outfitters Exclusive Celestial Eyeshadow Set - Garden of the Galaxy

Terra Moons Cosmetics was on my list of brands I wanted to try this year, so when they came out with a couple of exclusive sets with Urban Outfitters earlier this year, I had to pick one up to try them out! 

Initially I was only able to pick up one set - the Cosmic Neon set, and I was able to try out the neon formula, but I'm always most interested in the shimmer or metallic formula, as that is what is so hyped up about the brand! 

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I have to start by saying that this set is currently not available; but, it was released earlier this year and I didn't get it and then it randomly came back in stock in the Summer, so I scooped it up. But also, they have an exclusive set right now that is perfect for Summer, so make sure you check out the Terra Moons section on Urban Outfitters - I've also picked it up and can't wait to try it soon! 

New Fall Lush Products ~ Brush Strokes Fresh Face Mask & Illipe of Faith Sugar Cleanser Roll

I always love checking out Lush's new products - I've been taking it a little easy since I have a ton of bath products, but I saw a few new skincare products that I couldn't resist picking up! 

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Also, how pretty are these lovely new products?! They feel more Springy with the flowers; but, I like pink products any time, so I'm happy to add these to my collection - did you recognize one of these from a Monthly Favourites already?! 

Manicure Monday - Fall Floral Nails

Happy Manicure Monday! I hope you all had a good weekend - I had a lovely birthday weekend this past weekend! 

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So, I was busy with the family this past weekend with lots of dinners and busy days, so I kept my nails really quick and easy this week! 

Monthly Beauty Haul ~ October 2021

I always love these haul posts - it's a way to keep track of everything that I picked up every month. I don't always blog about everything I pick up (I try to), but if you ever spot anything in here that you really want me to talk about, let me know! 

Last year, I got a little crazy about trying to stick to a crazy budget and this year I'm just going to buy what I want and try and be reasonable about my purchases! 

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BellsBees Order ~ $66.40 CAN. I have been meaning to make a purchase from BellsBees as soon as I heard the were the retailer for the Love, Jude masks, so as soon as I saw they were carrying Holy Snails, I know I had to order right away! I purchased a few masks as well to meet the minimum shipping, but everything else pictured was added on as a freebie to the order! I'm excited to try everything out! 

Five on Saturday - November 6, 2021 ~ Family Halloween Costumes, Blinddatewithabookyyc Gift Sets, My Birthday Weekend, October Declutter, Bh Cosmetics Citrine Palette

Happy Saturday everyone - hope you all had a good week! I spent most of my week in Edmonton this week doing some training, so it's been pretty quiet! 

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I hope you all had an amazing Halloween - you know we love our costumes around here and I already showed a little sneak peek at my Ghost Spider make-up, but here are all our Spiderverse costumes! I was Ghost Spider, Damian was Spider Noir, Elliott was Carnage and Mitch was Venom! Elliott loved trick-or-treating and was a big fan of checking out the decorations as we went to everyone's house! 

Monthly Beauty Empties ~ September and October 2021

Here's a look at my September and October beauty empties:

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Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Gel in Dark Brown ~ $12.00 CAN for mini size shown here (full size is $26.00 CAN). A highly-pigmented brow gel with a long-lasting, waterproof formula for creating fuller-looking, defined brows—like Dipbrow Pomade in a gel form.

This was a pretty instant love affair with this brow gel - this previously made my Monthly Favourites and it looks fantastic on my brows. This one lasted over a year and it was great to use; you just need to use a little and it fills and holds them in nicely! 

Repurchase: Yes, already have 

Monthly Beauty Favourites - October 2021

Time for a look at my favourite products in October:

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Okay, I have been slow at trying new products over the past few months - I'm still buying lots, but I just haven't had much time to try everything! But, I was still able to round up some products that I've been loving lovely! 

Manicure Tuesday - Fall Plaid Nails

Happy Manicure Tuesday everyone - I'm a little late this week with Halloween being on Sunday night! (Also, I'm sorry my skin is dry af - this is after manicure oil, but I used a new peel off nail mask for stamping and it didn't work and i had to peel it off slowly with a pair of tweezers, and it was painful and drying!)

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Alright, I didn't mean for this to look like "Halloween's over - Time for Christmas", but I will go with it! Our #CBBxManiMonday theme for this week is Fall Colours and I love to hang on to the last strings of Fall as long as I can, so I was going for a Fall plaid look!