My 2023 Makeup Collection & Inventory

I've been taking inventory of my makeup collection for the past couple of years - I really wanted to actually see how much makeup I own, but also to track if I'm using things up and how that counteracts the new product that I'm bringing in to my collection! 

I absolutely love looking at other people's makeup collection and thought I should combine a look at my collection while inventorying it all! I will say that my collection is spread out in a room (sorry guests, no room for you here - it's full of makeup) and it does help me use everything because I'm very visual, so I like to have it all displayed to remind myself to use everything! 

Some products were received as PR samples 

Primers = 4 (was 4) ~ I've been really great about not buying many products I don't need this past year or two, and honestly primers last forever! I think I finished one more and purchased one this year. This is a good amount in this category. 

Five on Friday - December 30, 2022 ~ Christmas, Gifts, December Month of Vegetarian/Pescatarian Meals, Declutter and End of the Year Plans

Happy Friday everyone - hope you all had a great week! I've been super productive this week as I had a few days alone, so I cleaned and decluttered my whole house and it feels so good to go in to the New Year totally refreshed! 

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Some things shown in this post are gifts, everything else I purchased myself

I hope you all had an amazing holiday - we had a fantastic Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve at my inlaws house with the family and it was a blast. We do a little white elephant gift exchange and had a great time and the kids do a little exchange, so always fun. Christmas morning with the boys was amazing and then we did dinner at my Moms house! 

Monthly Reading Wrap-up ~ December 2022 + End of the Year Book Freakout Tag

This year I thought I would share a little more of all my books and I thought the best way to do that would be if I wrapped up my reads of each month, so I can share mini reviews on all the books I've gone through! 

It could be a big range from 2 to 10 books depending on how much I read, but I figure I can share a little synopsis and quick thoughts on each book. I will still be doing more in depth reviews on books that really capture me! 

I purchased everything in this post - this post contains affiliate links

So, in December I read 9 books - a mix of genres from young adult sci-fi to adult romance. I love most genres, and I really want to keep my reads diversified this year - I think I have been doing a great job of that so far! Also, I've been trying to read a mix of old and new books, which I've done a good job at so far all year, but this month has been mostly new reads trying to catch up on books I wanted to get in this year. I read 7 audio books, and 2 physical book (with no e-books this month!)

Monthly Beauty Favourites - December 2022

Here's a look at the things I was loving this past month:

The concealer was received as a PR sample

I used to always have pick 5 products each month for my Monthly Favourites, but that is one thing I'm changing this year - whatever I'm loving, I will share whether it's 2 or 10 products!

Manicure Tuesday - Sparkly New Years Nails

Happy Manicure Tuesday everyone - I hope you all had an amazing holiday! I'm looking forward to the week off of work this week!

The OPI polish was received as a PR sample

I know I'm coming with these a little bit late, but of course, Christmas has our timelines all messed up - we are in the twilight zone between Christmas and New Years, so who really knows what day it is anyways?!  

Five on Friday - December 23, 2022 ~ Family Christmas Card, Christmas Cats, Smash and Tess Order, Crazy Weather Week, and Too Hot To Handle Season 4

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a great week! 

ONE 

I purchased everything in this post

I'm so excited that it is Christmas weekend - I love the holidays, and even though it's been a crazy week leading up to the holidays, I can't wait for the holidays! I truly hope you all have an amazing Christmas or holiday! xoxo 

Manicure Tuesday - FaLaLa Nails

Happy Manicure Tuesday - I'm a little late with my nails this week, it was a bit of a crazy weekend, so I'm just getting to my nails now! 

I purchased these products

I can't believe we are less than a week away from Christmas and I'm so excited! Scratch always make the cutest nail wraps, and they are so perfect for when I need a quick, easy manicure! 

Five on Sunday - December 18, 2022 ~ Christmas Books on my TBR, Yoga Jeans Order, Joe Fresh Order, Book Light and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Happy Sunday everyone (I'm really late this weekend - we had a Christmas party on Friday, so I was a bit of a write-off yesterday and I'm finally getting caught up!) 

ONE 

I purchased everything in this post - this post contains affiliate links

Can you believe we are one week away from Christmas?! I hope everyone is all ready to go - I got my final touches done yesterday so I'm ready to go! I love to pick up a few holiday themed books for the holidays, so I'm sharing a few books on my TBR that are Christmas themed! 

Beauty Gifts Sets - Stocking Stuffers for Beauty Lovers

I've been keeping the holiday posts to a minimum, I mean things are crazy out there right now and I think everyone is trying to keep things reasonable, so I'm trying not to go crazy with spending on unnecessary items. 

I purchased all of these on my own - this post contains affiliate links

So, there were a few beauty sets that caught my eye and I do love holiday set time because I love minis and chances to try multiple products from brands at a lower price or bundled price! 

Xo Treatment Room Skincare - New Makeup Products

I'm so excited for this post - if you guys have been around for the past year or two, then you know I've fallen in love with local Calgary skincare brand, XO Facecare created by XO Treatment Room owner, and skincare genius, Annie. Annie truly is a chemist and actual product formulation extraordinaire - the XO Facecare Vitamin C serum and the Intergalactic Lactic Acid night are truly game-changing in my routine.  

These products were received as PR samples

So, following Annie and knowing that she was starting to formulate makeup I was so excited - these are staying to her roots and are a skincare focused makeup line. These are products that are meant to be used minimally and just to enhance our skin and still be good for our skin while we are wearing them. 

Manicure Monday - Christmas Candy Cane Nails

Happy Manicure Monday - I hope you all have a great weekend! 

I purchased these products

I'm loving that the holiday festivities are in full swing now - we've had some kid's parties and a Girls Christmas Brunch with this past weekend! I'm always the most inspired by the holidays and I'm so excited for Christmas, so I'm really hoping to get lots of nail art in this year!

Monthly Beauty and Book Haul ~ November 2022

I'm switching up my Monthly Haul posts a little bit this year, because I'm actually *trying* to stick to a bit of a budget! I've been going a little crazy on the beauty and books front, so I just want to be a little more thoughtful in my purchases. So. I'm trying to keep my beauty and book purchases to $200 a month - we'll see! 

I do always love my Monthly Haul posts - it's a good way to keep track of everything that I picked up each 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! 

Shoppers Finds ~ $0.00 CAN. Okay, I love using my PC Optimum points at Shoppers - I had to pick up some gifts, medicine and a few other things, so I used all my points to get these for free. I'm excited to try the ELF Putty Bronzer and I love picking up these Benefit brow holiday sets - they do always have a great value! 

Five on Saturday - December 10, 2022 ~ Legends and Lattes Book Review, Kids Christmas Party, Ricki's and Ten Tree Order, and Blurb Photobook

Happy Saturday everyone - I hope you all had a good week! It's getting so busy before the holidays, so I'm tired and glad it's the weekend! 

ONE 

I purchased everything in this post - this post contains affiliate links

Okay you guys, the genre of cozy fantasy has swept me off my feet this year - I'm loving sharing my book reviews here, and I'm always excited when I get to talk about that I went in to unsure if I was going to love it or not. My newest 4.5/5 Star read is Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree - this is an adult cozy fantasy novel. (Cozy fantasy is more about characters, settings and the overall feel-good vibes a book delivers). 

Lush Kitchen Subscription Box ~ December 2022

The Lush Kitchen Subscription box is a monthly subscription box full of exclusive Lush Kitchen goodies made exclusively for the box - every month subscribers vote on the monthly menu of products that they would or would not like to see in the box, so you can help pick what is included in the box! Also, all of the products included in each box will be vegan. 

Each month the Lush Kitchen Subscription is $49.95 CAN box is  per month + shipping (shipping to Alberta is $6.00 CAN and likely varies province to province). The subscription will come with 4-5 exclusive products and I think it will include a variety of products that Lush makes; but, will of course be mostly bath and body products.

I purchased this box

Each month you pay and vote for products that are coming in the following month's box - so for this December's box, you had until November 5 to vote on the products you'd like to see and then payment comes out on the 6th of the previous month. Then, Lush spends the month making the products and ships it out at the end of November so you receive it in December! 

Monthly Beauty Favourites - November 2022

Here's a look at the things I was loving this past month:

The Skoah was received as part of the Ambassador program - this post contains affiliate links

I used to always have pick 5 products each month for my Monthly Favourites, but that is one thing I'm changing this year - whatever I'm loving, I will share whether it's 2 or 10 products!

Manicure Monday - Gingerbread Nails

Happy Manicure Monday - I hope you all had a great weekend! I'm ready for the first Monday in December and I can't wait for a month of Christmas nails! 

I purchased everything in this post - this post contains affiliate links

I feel like this hasn't been my best year for nail art - I always need time and I feel like that's something that's been in short supply this year. But, I'm always the most inspired by the holidays and I'm so excited for Christmas, so I'm really hoping to get lots of nail art in this year! 

Monthly Reading Wrap-up ~ November 2022

This year I thought I would share a little more of all my books and I thought the best way to do that would be if I wrapped up my reads of each month, so I can share mini reviews on all the books I've gone through! 

It could be a big range from 2 to 10 books depending on how much I read, but I figure I can share a little synopsis and quick thoughts on each book. I will still be doing more in depth reviews on books that really capture me! 

I purchased everything in this post - this post contains affiliate links

So, in November I read 8 books - a mix of genres from young adult fantasy to adult historical fiction. I love most genres, and I really want to keep my reads diversified this year - I think I have been doing a great job of that so far! Also, I've been trying to read a mix of old and new books, which I've done a good job at so far this year (but this month and probably next month will be mostly new books). I read 6 audio books, and 2 physical book (with no e-books this month!)

Five on Saturday - December 3, 2022 ~ Nutcracker Immersive YYC, Decorating for Christmas, November Vegetarian/Pescatarian Meals, Pantone 2023 Colour of the Year Viva Magenta, and Reaching 100 Books Read This Year!

I hope you all had a good week - mine was pretty good, we had a busy weekend last weekend, but I'm so excited it's finally December and we are getting closer to Christmas! 

ONE 

I did receive free admission to the PR event, everything else in this post I purchased

I had so much fun yesterday morning at the opening of the Nutcracker Immersive show in Calgary - I took the family and it was really cool! Both boys loved the show and the big screens were really great! Was a cute take on the show (I really wanted to see the Sugar Plum Fairy, but the kids liked the focus on the battle with the Rat King). Great introduction to the Nutcracker for those that aren't ready for the ballet!