November Shop My Stash - Full Face of High End and Luxury Makeup

In September I did my Shop My Stash post as a Full Face of Drugstore Makeup, so I wanted to do the opposite and do a full face of my highest end makeup and do a glam look! 

Some products featured were sent as PR and others won as gifts - this post contains affiliate links

While I found the drugstore post a little hard to do as I'm slower getting in to that end of makeup, I love my high-end makeup (or in some cases mid-range to high-end) as I've always looked at makeup as a bit of an investment, and I do love a designer, high-end brand personally!

October 2019 - Monthly Empties!

Time to look at my beauty empties:

Some products may have been received as PR samples - this post contains affiliate links

Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Matte Bronzer in Medium/Deep ~ travel size shown here ($40.00 CAN full size). A long-wearing, rich, matte bronzer infused with 100 percent real cocoa powder.

I know you've this bronzer a lot over the months because it was in my Summer Project Pan and I got so much use out of it that it was almost finished by the time I was done the project! And, I managed to finish this off a few weeks later - even though this is a mini, it still is awesome to have finished it!
Repurchased: Not until I'm done my other bronzers (But, this was a good formula!)

May Shop My Stash - Flower Eyeliner Makeup Look

This month our Canadian Beauty Blogger's theme is Floral and the theme inspired my May Shop My Stash makeup post! 

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I'm loving the "May Flowers" idea and I decided to try something new and went with this flower eyeliner makeup look! I used white, light purple, and dark purple eyeliners to create this fun eye look - I love how it turned out!

February 2019 - Monthly Empties & Month in Masks

Let's take a look at my beauty garbage:

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Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation in 2C3 Fresco ~ $50.00 CAN. A 24-hour liquid foundation with a flawless, natural, matte finish that unifies uneven skin tone and covers imperfections with buildable coverage.

I love this foundation - the wear is just fantastic. It is full coverage; but, doesn't feel heavy on the skin and wears all day. When I was running low on this, I started saving it for days where I had something to do or I just needed to know my base makeup would be reliable. This is so good; it made even made my favorites back in July 2017! This shade turned out to be a little too dark for me and it does oxidize a tiny bit, so when I repurchase, I just need to go a little lighter! 
Repurchase: Yes! 

Five on Friday - March 1, 2019

Happy Friday everyone and Happy March! I hope you all had a great week! I'm looking forward to March - let's bring on some Spring (take the hint Calgary!)

ONE 

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Time for a new Monthly Makeup Basket for March! I've been implementing this for my face products all month to help me use the products that are in my collection, and not just sticking to the brand new products I get and forgetting the older ones... 

Five on Friday - February 1, 2019

Happy February and Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a great week - I feel like I can finally relax as my work has been waaaay less crazy this week! And, I have a girl's night tonight so I'm looking forward to it! 

ONE

Time for my February Monthly Makeup Basket! I've said recently that I really want to focus on using products in my collection and not always getting distracted by everything new and shiny (I mean, there will still be the new and shiny I need). After I started my Palette of the Week series last year, I realized that I needed to start a little project to use my face products - specifically my blushes and highlighters as I really tend to just stick with my favorites and forget the rest! 

January Shop My Stash - Teal Turquoise Glittery Eyeshadow Look

I said earlier at the beginning of the year that at least once per month, I wanted to "Shop My Stash" and come up with fun makeup looks with products that can get forgotten about in my collection. This months look was all about the deep teals and a bold eye look! 

I tend to love everything new and shiny and can easily get distracted by wanting to play with everything new and exciting; but, I really love my makeup and don't want to have anything get lost in my collection! 

Halloween Makeup - TNMT Ninja Turtle Donatello Makeup!

Happy Halloween everyone! I have been counting down days until Halloween and I have been so excited for our family Ninja Turtle costume - there is finally 4 of us for the full squad! I'm Donatello and I love purple so this works for me (although, every time I played Ninja Turtles as a kid I was always Raphael!)

I have been thinking about how I wanted to do this TNMT makeup for a while, and I thought a full face of green makeup might not be the best for a night of trick-or-treating with the litter guy, so I decided that a full glitter mask would work the best! I figured with the full Ninja Turtle hoodie, the mask is sufficient! 

June 2018 - Monthly Empties and Month in Masks

Time for a look at my beauty garbage:

Make Up For Ever Step 1 Skin Equalizer Primer ~ $45.00 CAN. A makeup primer that assists with balancing the skin's texture and tone for smoother, more even, and longer-lasting makeup wear. 

This was a pretty good primer - I thought it worked well to smooth out pores and make foundation application easier. This actually made my favorite products back in Feb. 2016 and I still like it. This bottle still has a bit in it, but it's getting old and I found it wasn't applying to my skin the same way so time to get rid of it! 
Repurchase: Yes, eventually... 

February 2018 - Monthly Empties & Month in Masks

Time to take a look at my beauty garbage! (I hope each month that I will have lots of empties; because, I'm trying to make a conscious effort to go through and use up products!)

Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Invisible Cover Foundation in 127/Y335/Dark Sand ~ sample (full size is $52.00 CAN). A game-changing, top-selling foundation with buildable to medium coverage, available in a diverse range of 40 shades.

I received this in a past Topbox actually; but, the shade was a little too dark for me - the formula was nice but I never really tested it on it's own as I usually had to mix it with a lighter shade! Anyways, it did wear well and I thought it had a nice finish! 
Repurchase: I would like to sample it in my shade! 

February 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! 

For February, I was supposed to be on a "no-buy" or a really low-buy (but, I broke it slightly because I got a new job and thought I deserved a present!)


Here is a look at what I bought in February:

Sephora Shopping ~ $10.50 CAN (would have been $47.25 CAN). I have been wanting to try this foundation for a while - I am on the tail end of a few foundations and then I'm going to try this! I had a gift card that couldn't be used online, so I finally got to use it! Plus, I picked up samples of the Farsali Rose Gold Elixir and the Make Up For Ever Ultra HD Skin Booster because I have been loving my Smashbox Primer Oil and wanted to try a few new ones! 

December 2017 Monthly Favorites!

Here at my top 5 products that I have been loving this month: 

Make Up For Ever Artist Face Color Blush Powder in S214 "Rosewood Blush" ~ full size $29.00 (sample size shown here). A unique pressed powder formula providing intense color payoff.

This is just a mini size blush that I picked up as a Sephora point item and I wasn't actually sure about the colour when I first got it; but, it is gorgeous! It's a deeper rose shade and it looks so warm on the cheeks! I haven't tried very many Make Up For Ever products yet, but this has opened my eyes to start trying more! 

Five on Friday - December 29, 2017

Happy last Friday of 2017! Can you guys believe that it is almost 2018?! I know I actually say this all the time; but, this year flew by! (Probably because I have missed a whole lot of sleep over the last 8 months!)

ONE
The best part of this week for me was Christmas!!! We spent Christmas Eve with my husband's family and then Christmas Day we hosted the big family dinner at our house!

I really want to make sure I had nice holiday makeup so I was going for a gold and red look:

The products I used for my Holiday Makeup is:
-Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay In Place Foundation in 2C3 Fresco
-Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer in Medium Light Neutral
-Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder
-Guerlain Meteorites Light Enhancing Powder 
-Make Up For Ever Blush Powder in S214 "Rosewood Blush"
-Kevyn Aucoin The Celestial Powder in Candlelight for highlighter
-Bite Beauty Amuse Bouche Liquified Lip in "Braised"

Halloween Look - Pretty Glam Glitter Panda Makeup!

Happy Halloween month! I absolutely love doing Halloween makeup looks and this year I really wanted to do a Panda look; but, I had to glam it up a bit!

I just added a hint of glitter and blush to a fairly basic panda look to brighten it up a bit (plus, I usually have a hint of glitter in most of my Halloween looks!) I personally didn't really want a really white base as I find it can be too thick and hard to work over, so the faded white look was purposeful, but of course you pick the level of coverage you want! 

October 2016 - Monthly Empties

Here is a look at the products I used up in October:

Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer ~ travel size $26.00. Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer is a sheer, lightweight formula with a hint of color you can use in place of foundation for a natural finish and a healthy glowing complexion.

I liked this formula, but I didn't love it. I found it wasn't long lasting and I usually look for a tinted moisturizer while travelling to have something a little lighter. I will likely look for a different formula next time.
Repurchase: No

Halloween Look - Leopard Makeup!

Happy Halloween! This week's look is a Leopard! 

I love playing with makeup and this leopard look is really focused on fun makeup! I think that leopard makeup seems really intimidating, but honestly doing it, it was really easy! I have a really easy picture how-to in this post as well if you happen to think it might be a little intimidating! 

September 2016 Topbox - Review and Unboxing + Unilever Limited Edition Trends Box!

TopBox is a Canadian Beauty Box Subscription - for $12 CDN a month with free shipping, you will receive 4 deluxe sample size or full size products. You fill out a beauty profile and generally receive products based on what you have identified in the profile. Also, every month you have the option to wish for a "prive" box, which is a box that focuses on one brand or product for the whole box.

Each month comes with a couple variations, so you may not receive exactly the same products as me, but generally 1 or 2 are the same throughout all the bags. 
TopBox is a Canadian company and only ships to Canada. There is usually a month or two waitlist for this subscription. 

For September, I requested a regular Topbox - here is a look at what I received: 

Here is a closer look at the products I received:

Five on Friday - July 1, 2016

Happy Canada Day and happy Friday everyone! Hope everyone had a great week - I love 4 day work weeks and 3 day weekends! 

Fingers crossed that everything gets sorted out with Canada Post soon - I still haven't gotten my Ipsy or Topbox this month as I know everything is going a little slower. But already I have gotten emails from all my subscriptions regarding potential delays in July! Boo! 

ONE

May 2016 Topbox - Review and Unboxing

TopBox is a Canadian Beauty Box Subscription - for $12 CDN a month with free shipping, you will receive 4 deluxe sample size or full size products. You fill out a beauty profile and generally receive products based on what you have identified in the profile. Also, every month you have the option to wish for a "prive" box, which is a box that focuses on one brand or product for the whole box.

TopBox is a Canadian company and only ships to Canada. There is usually a month or two waitlist for this subscription. 

For May, I requested a regular Topbox - here is a look at what I received: 

I'm not thrilled at first with the look of this bag - but, I will give it a chance! 

March 2016 - Monthly Empties (with mini reviews)

Time to dive in and see what I used up in March:

Bioderma Sensibio H2O Makeup Removing Micelle Solution ~ $20 for 250ml. A cleansing and make-up removing water that respects the fragility of sensitive skin.