Five on Friday - March 31, 2023 ~ Grape Escape, Elliott's Basketball, Nordstrom Liquidation Sale, Thrifting Finds and Monthly Declutter

Happy Friday - can we believe that it's the last day of March?! How is it already almost April - wow! 

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Last weekend we had a Parent's Night Out - we went out with our parents to the Coop Grape Escape - it's basically a fun wine night with lots of food and drinks from a huge amount of vendors. We had a blast! 

Jaclyn Cosmetics - Strawberry Feels Palette & Petal Drip Lip Oil ~ 3 Looks and Thoughts

Okay, I like to keep things pretty controversy free here, but when I saw Jaclyn Hill's Summer release (the Strawberry Feels collection), I was really excited. I've been hoping that her brand would do well - I know she is a little controversial, but she was pretty impactful in shaping the online beauty community, and I do hope that her brand does well, because I think she knows makeup!

I purchased everything in this post

I haven't actually tried anything from the brand since their Winter 2019 highlighter releases (which were amazing) - I'm always keeping my eye on things; but, nothing else has really sparked my attention until this release! I love the pink packaging, the strawberry branding and the shade selection in the palette is really pretty! The lippies from the line didn't quite catch my eye, but they do have a beautiful pink lip oil that I thought would pair perfectly with the palette, so I scooped it up too! 

Monthly Beauty and Book Haul ~ August 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! 

I purchased everything in this post

Jaclyn Cosmetics Order ~ $85.95 CAN + $14.33 customs. I have been waiting to try the Jaclyn Cosmetics formula for a while and the last palette didn't interest me much; but, this pinky berry neutral palette did! It's really pretty, the packaging is cute and I also picked up a lip oil from the brand as well. A little bummed I got hit with customs as well, but excited to share my thoughts on these soon! 

Five on Friday - May 1, 2020

Happy Friday everyone! I'm so happy it's Friday - this week has just been a little blah. I've been feeling a little all over the place and I just couldn't get in to a good routine and I'm just feeling a little overwhelmed and extra anxious. I think it's because I worked from home last week and now I'm back to work, so it's just felt like a longer week! I'm hoping to have a good me-time night this weekend and just myself back on track. 

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I purchased everything in this post

I really contemplated not doing a Monthly Makeup Basket for May - we now have to wear masks every day at work, so I'm certainly wearing a lot less makeup. But, it felt a little like giving up and I do still like to wear a little bit of face makeup just to get myself ready in the morning! So instead, I decided to focus on the face products that I have in my Project Pan (I had originally been focusing on those in addition to my Monthly Makeup Basket), and an old favourite face palette that I know I will keep even if I get minimal use out of it.

Jaclyn Cosmetics Accent Light Highlighter Palette - "The Flash"

I know in the world of controversial beauty influencers, Jaclyn Hill is pretty high up there; but, don't come at me - I still like Jaclyn Hill, watch her videos and am really hoping for her brand to be good! (Don't come at me if you don't agree - I am totally open to listening to everyone's opinions and respect if you feel different than me). But, like her or not, I feel think she really knows makeup and should release some high quality products. 

I purchased this product myself

Now, I know that her first lipstick release from her brand, Jaclyn Cosmetics, was a total nightmare. I didn't purchase the lipsticks myself, so I wasn't personally impacted by the release and everything that went down, so my thoughts might be a little different from those who were directly affected. But, when Jaclyn announced that she was coming out with a highlighter line as the next release I was intrigued - Jaclyn is basically the queen of highlighters so it had to be good, right?!