Happy Monday, guys! I had an incredibly busy weekend, so admittedly I didn't have a ton of time to sit down and get a complicated mani done. Of course, when I don't have a lot of time but I do want to get something more intricate than just one polish on my nails, I generally like to go for a gradient because it's just... easy? I used to be pretty intimidated by gradients, but once I got a feel for them, they've really just become a staple for me. To suit this month's #CBBxManiMonday Glitter theme, I reached for some indie polishes that pack a lot of punch and I threw it together really quick!

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Hey guys! Honestly, sitting down to put together this week's Part 2 of my Canadian Beauty spotlight, I knew exactly what I wanted to feature. There's so many incredible Canadian brands, from indie to big and mainstream that it would be really easy to do a Part 3 to this post... and now that I'm writing this, I just might! Anyway, if you haven't checked out Part 1, I definitely recommend checking it out.

Without further ado, let's get to the products!

Hey guys! I really wanted to get this post out quickly so that if you're interested in these products, you can still get your hands on them before they disappear. Seriously, I feel like this summer has really been steeped in products that contain either banana or watermelon and I am very much here for it, so there was no way that I was going to miss out on trying these out. The Body Shop Banana hair care products have been a long time favorite of a lot of people, so it makes perfect sense that they would have shifted into banana body care as well. Personally, I think they're basically insane for making their Summer 2019 Wonderfully Wonky Banana products limited edition, but they are and so... HURRY! 

But first, keep reading to check out my thoughts on them... and then go get them before they're gone!

I talk a lot about the issues that I've personally had with my skin throughout my life, which is really what led me to this sort of obsession with learning everything I can about skin care and wanting to share what I've learned. In some cases, because what we know about skin care has changed so much over the past 20 years, there have definitely been a lot of incorrect things I've had to unlearn and things I've had to open my mind to. One of the biggest things that I had to take a new look at is Toner. At some point I decided toner was an unecessary step that I really didn't think did anything, so I just stopped using them entirely. In fact, even up until a couple of months ago, I was still sort of passing off toner as a step I didn't really care about. More recently though, as I've learned more about skin care and the market has definitely changed, toner has become an important part of my routine. SO. Let's talk about toner, shall we?

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Hey guys! Fragrance can be a tricky thing and for most of the year, I like really rich, almost masculine scents with hints of sweetness, but when summer rolls around I definitely want everything to be really fresh and bright. This year, I've been trying out the So...? Fragrance Summer Escapes Body Mists* and it's bringing me back to when I was younger and I had a collection of easy to reach for body sprays in my collection that I wore pretty much every single day. 

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Hey guys! I have to admit that this week I'm a little bit underwhelmed by the mani I put together... but the base polish is such an insane stunner that I just had to use it for this month's #CBBxManiMonday glitter theme. Admittedly, this theme has been tricky for me and I think I need to stop overthinking it because I have some beautiful glittery polishes in my collection that suit the theme perfectly. This mani actually came about because I applied the base polish and then went and sat outside for a bit and something about the way this polish explodes in direct sunlight had my min screaming for magic and unicorns, so...

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Hey guys! With it being July, the Canadian Beauty Bloggers Network is featuring Canadian brands all month and I wanted to play too. There are so many Canadian brands that I love in my collection, from bigger, widely available brands to more indie type brands, and I really couldn't narrow it down to just five... so I decided to do two Featured Five posts highlighting five products from Canadian brands that get a lot of love in my collection and that I really think are worth checking out! 

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Hey guys! ACURE is one of those brands that I used to have a lot of in my collection, but I just kind of... got distracted. Also, long time readers of the blog will know that I'm still mourning the discontinuation of the ACURE The Magical Wonderfluff, which was probably my all time favorite overnight mask, so I might have been a little bit salty at them for taking it away from me. That being said, I've recently been on a bit of a cleanser obsession and I've really been wanting to try out different types of formulas. I'm not entirely sure what possessed me to pick up the ACURE Incredibly Clear Charcoal Lemonade Cleanser, since it's not the type of product I'd usually gravitate towards, most notably because it's not really intended for my skin type, but... I did it!

Keep reading for my full review!

Hey guys! With our #CBBxManiMonday theme for July being glitter, I have to admit that I'm a little bit out of my element. When I sat down to put together this week's mani, I had to stare at my collection for a while to get some inspiration - but I guess that's kind of what it's about, right? In the end, I'm super happy with how this mani turned out and have a little bit fallen back in love with a holo glitter base underneath stamping - and am still on a distinct gradient kick!

For a closer look and to see how I got this mani, keep reading!

I feel like there have probably been a lot of these types of posts in the past few weeks since all of the controversy started with Jaclyn Cosmetics and the... dubious condition of a lot of the lipsticks that customers received. Admittedly, I was pretty interested to watch the bonfire myself. But really, the more I thought about it, I really wanted to go into my collection and share some of my personal favorite nude lipsticks on a spectrum from very, very light to deeper and richer. I don't really want to comment on anything to do with the JC launch or any of the issues, but I did want to show you guys some of my absolute favorite nude bullet lipsticks.

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