Charlotte Tilbury "Hot Lips" Lipstick in Electric Poppy - Bright Pink Lips for Spring!

I know people are tired of hearing me complain about Calgary weather; but, seriously, how is it still snowing here?! I'm am pulling out all the Spring makeup I can to help will Mother Nature to get with it, and if that doesn't work at least bright makeup will make me feel more Spring-like, right?! 

In comes Charlotte Tilbury "Hot Lips" Lipstick in Electric Poppy to brighten things up around here! According to Ms. Tilbury, "lipstick is powerful - there is happiness in every bottle", so lets make that happen! 

Five on Friday - March 30, 2018

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you've all have had a great week! Ours was good - pretty typical week! I'm consciously trying to saviour every day at home - I'm back to work in under 4 weeks now and I'm feeling a little sad about it. It's just so hard to think about working again. At least Damian just started Spring break today, so I'm looking forward to really enjoying next week with both boys! 

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Happy Easter weekend! How cute are Elliott and his bestie Bennett?! We are so lucky to have these 2 born only 1 day apart - they can do everything together! We took the boys to the Calgary Farmer's Market so they could meet the Easter Bunny - what a good way to start the Easter weekend? 

March 2018 - What I Bought This Month!

Happy Monthly Shopping Haul time! I hope you guys enjoy seeing my shopping - for me it's a way of sharing everything I pick up; because, honestly I buy so much stuff that some doesn't get talked about at all until it appears in an empties post! But, if there is ever anything you want to see a full post on, just let me know and I will do it!

Also, I do "try" to stick to a monthly budget of $100, and these posts are supposed to keep me in check! (Haha - supposed to, being the key word! I am clearly a beauty addict!) I will only include products I have spent money on - gifts, pr samples, and freebies are usually shared on posts like my Five on Friday posts! 

Here is a look at what I bought in March:

Sephora Order #1 ~ $31.50 CAN. I haaaad to order this Natasha Denona Mini Sunset Palette when it was released earlier this month! For only $30 CAN, this is adorable! A post will be coming soon! My deluxe sample is the Smashbox Superfan mascara and I redeemed 100 points for the Smashbox Primerizer. My 3 add on samples are from Lancome, Murad and Dr. Brandt. 

March 2018 - Monthly Empties & Month in Masks!

Time to take a look at my beauty garbage! (This might be a loooong one - I feel like I went through a lot of products this month!)

Benefit Cosmetics The POREfessional Face Primer ~ sample (full size is $16.00, $42.00 or $64.00 CAN). A professional balm that minimizes the appearance of pores. 

This certainly isn't my favorite primer - I don't mind it, I just don't love it. I think if it's used only in targeted spots then it's good. I just like using it around my nose and pores on my cheeks but that's it - if I only use it there, then it's really good! 
Repurchase: Nah, not likely 

March 2018 Boxycharm - Unboxing, Swatches, Review, and Full Make-up Look!

Boxycharm is a beauty subscription box for $21.00 US a month + $5.00 shipping to Canada (shipping is free to the U.S.) Boxycharm sends 4 to 5 full size and luxury size beauty items. 

This subscription focuses heavily on make-up items - so that is something to keep in mind! While it is a little pricier than the more inexpensive beauty boxes, the majority of the products are full size, with a deluxe product every once in a while. 

For the past boxes, every subscriber generally receives the same products, but with 1 or 2 items that have a few variations, so our boxes may not be identical! Boxycharm did recently announce that that they are expanding their personalization, so I think from here on out, we will see even more variations with boxes.