Saturday, December 4, 2021

Five on Saturday - December 4, 2021 ~ Monthly Makeup Baskets, Santa's Reindeer, Nintendo Switch Lite, and Monthly Declutter

Happy Saturday - I hope you all had a great week! Mine was pretty good - I took a day off to get to my Christmas shopping (I'm very close to being done!)

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I purchased all the products in this post

I have been keeping up my Monthly Makeup Baskets throughout this pandemic; but, I think after curating my collection a little bit better, I will probably stop doing these next year! So, this might be my last Monthly Makeup Basket for a while! (Also, should I just call this the month of Sleeping Beauty products?!)
Here are the products I'm focusing on for December:
  • Besame Briar Rose Blush Palette ~ this is such a gorgeous palette from the Besame x Sleeping Beauty collection - I love the colours, and the highlighters are so pretty in here (I need to use the blushes more, but I love this one!)
  • Natasha Denona Mini Blush and Glow - I love this pretty little duo so much since I picked it up and it's so pretty - you can see a full review on it here! I brought this along for my trip to Vancouver and I still love using this! 
  • ColourPop Coronation Pressed Powder Highlighter ~ Oh look, another Aurora product in my collection! This is a beautiful shade and a great highlighter - love this one! 
  • E.L.F. Putty Blush in Turks and Caicos ~ This is a newer product in my collection - I just picked it up and love it (you can see a recent review if you are interested!) But, I have been getting more in to cream formulas and really like this one!
  • Besame Aurora Disney Princess Signature Compact ~ This is my newest Aurora product - this was a very limited release in the Signature Compact series and it's lovely. The packaging is stunning and the shade is pretty! 
I'm excited to focus on all of these this month! 

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And, before I start the new Monthly Makeup Basket, here is a recap of what I focused on for the previous two months:
  • Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter in Rose Glow ~ this is past favourite highlighter - it's gorgeous highlighter and I love the hint of pink on the cheeks!
  • Illamasqua Beyond Powder Highlighter in Deity ~ This is such a gorgeous highlighter - it's very shimmery and has this gorgeous illuminating finish! (I didn't reach for this one as much as I should have, but it's lovely)
  • Danessa Myricks Beauty Vision Flush Blush, Eyeshadow and Lip Color in Bread 'n Butter ~ this is a newer product to me and I love that it is multi-use - I have only tried it a little on my cheeks, so I was excited to test it out more. It's quite a thin formula, but it looks pretty on!
  • Cheekbone Beauty Face Palette in Stardust ~ this is a gorgeous face palette and it made my September Favourites last year - I really love Cheekbone Beauty and I love this set. They have since reformulated this line, so I can't speak to the new formula yet, but I love the shades in this palette!
  • Note Cosmetics Luminous Silk Compact Blusher in Desert Rose ~ this was a past favourite I received it in a past subscription; but, I honestly forget about it when I'm not putting it in these baskets - it's a lovely shade and I great formula, so I should reach for it more! 
How do you guys focus on your older products? I'm not quite sure how I will make sure I use my older products without a dedicated monthly basket yet! 

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Last weekend, we paid a little visit to the Calgary Farmer's market and picked up some new goodies and they had some of Santa's Reindeer outside - they were so cute and Elliott loved them (but also noted how big their horns were, so stayed back).

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Did you guys do any Black Friday shopping done?! I didn't do much myself, but I did cash in my Optimum points on their extra bonus redemption, so that I could get myself a Nintendo Switch Lite for only $20 and I love it! I got some good Mario games and it's so good!! Worth the points for sure! 

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Here's a little look at my declutter for November - I picked up the Essence palettes and they looked great, but I just haven't reached for them, plus they are redundant in my collection. I also am tossing the Colourpop shadow sticks, and a few other things, including the Bali Body Tanning Mousse (which is good, but I prefer the gradual lotion!)

I hope you all have a good weekend! 

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