I'm one of those people that has a fairly small handbag that I use every day... and it's just absolutely jammed full of products to keep my hands and lips moisturized throughout the day. Like, seriously,  used to keep 16 different lipsticks in my purse, but I've definitely transitioned more to lip balms and masks in my purse. So why am I telling you this? I wanted to give some context to my excitement over when a package arrived containing an entire range of Lip Care products from Catrice, because I was genuinely excited. Catrice has been a brand that I've been overwhelmingly impressed with over the past few months, and I personally found it really impressive that a drugstore cosmetics brand really does have this whole range of different lip care products. 

Anyway, let's get into the specific products, shall we?

Sometimes there are products that I try out from the drugstore that I really want to feature here on the blog, but they just don't seem to warrant their own review post. SO, I decided that I want to start doing some round ups of these one off products that I've been trying out because I definitely do feel like they're worth giving my review on. If this is something you're interested in seeing more of in the future, please do let me know in the comments!

Without further ado, let's look at some Lips, Lashes, and Brow products from the drugstore that I've been trying out recently, shall we?

Recently, I've been hearing a lot of raves about the LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask - a product I've actually wanted to try for quite some time - so I finally decided to pick it up once it was finally back in stock at Sephora. Initially, I wasn't quite sure what to think about this, since the idea of a lip sleeping mask brought visions of thick, gunky mask all over my skin. Of course... Should have really known better, right?

Anyway, if you want to find out how this product has been working for me and if it has lived up to the hype, keep reading!

I saved my lip product favorites for 2016 for last because... well, it was probably the one I really had to think about the most. Out of my entire collection, the number of lip products I own at this point is actually kind of insane and there are so many that I love, so I really had to do a lot of swatching and trying on (My poor lips!) to really get to a lot of these favorites. I also decided to go with formula on a few of them because I own and love multiple shades of my favorite lip product formulas.

Without further ado....

Like most Sephora lovers, I love when they release their Sephora Favorites kit. Generally, you end up getting a selection of really great products at a really great price. Because I actually do kind of love deluxe sizes of a lot of makeup products - if only because I can almost never get through anything - these are the perfect kits for me. My favorite, and I suspect a lot of people's favorite, is the Give Me Some Lip kits. I love the large sized ones, which contain a ridiculous number of lipsticks, but I actually love the smaller kits even more! The last one that they released was the Give Me Some Nude Lip kit, and I absolutely loved it, so I clearly had to get my hands on the new Give Me Some Lip kit. 

In case you feel like you missed out, I tried two Sephora stores and they were both sold out, but the next time I went back they had several on the shelf, so if you've tried to get ahold of it and haven't been able to... try try again!

Anyway, keep reading for a look at all of the products included in this kit!

I think I'm going to have to be a little more diligent about keeping track of the products that I'm trying out each month, because I always seem to end up missing at least one product from the post. I will, however, include anything I miss in next month's post because I think these mini-reviews can be helpful. This month is pretty lip product heavy, which is really no surprise for anyone who knows my downright obsession with lippies. I also have some face products, an eye liner, and a fragrance.

So, if you want to check out what I've been trying this month, keep reading!

The Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tars have always been gorgeous, right? I just couldn't entirely get down with the squeeze tube format because, while it was probably the perfect format for a professional makeup artist, it was a bit too inconvenient for me to wear very often. However, I was always a little bit in love with the shade Strumpet and I would pull it out whenever I really wanted a lip that would pop and was willing to give a little more effort than usual. SO clearly, when OCC released the Ready To Wear versions of their Lip Tars, the first one on my list was Strumpet. I finally got my hands on it, and I want to tell you about it!

Keep reading for more!

There are some brands that I've been dying to try but just haven't gotten around to yet for whatever reason, whether it be local availability, cost or just that I haven't had the chance yet, and for a long time NUDESTIX was one of those brands. Recently, I was able to cash in some of my credit card points (which had been sitting around untouched for ages) for a kit with a good selection of different products from the brand. I decided to review them all in one big round up and let you know my thoughts on each product individually, as well as my overall feelings about the brand.

Keep reading to take a look at the products and find out what I thought of them!

Have you seen the new JOE FRESH display in your local Shoppers Drug Mart yet? I heard in late 2015 that they were going to be carrying the line, but I was surprised at the number of new, interesting looking products in the display the first time I saw it. I've tried out a handful of products from JOE before, but not since they've been making their packaging a little more high end and seem to have been reformulating their products. So, of course, when I saw the JOE FRESH Lip Créme in Rose, a lip cream product in a midtoned mauvey rose shade, I had to grab it. Right?

Anyway, I've been trying this out and I'm ready to give you my thoughts - so keep reading to see how I feel about this product and take a look at the swatches.

So I have to admit...  I literally just picked up the Sephora Favorites Give Me Some Nude Lip set last night. However, since it completely sold out online in no time at all, I figured I should get this up while it's still in stores. I actually had to ask one of the girls at Sephora if they had this and she had to go out to the back and find one for me, which makes me suspect that these aren't actually on store shelves yet - which is GREAT! That means that after this post, you can head right out to Sephora and pick this set up!

I love Sephora Favorites sets. I feel like they're always a great value and packed with really great products. If I could justify it, I would actually probably buy all of them. This particular set comes with 5 nude lip products of various types, shades, and finishes. There are 2 full size items in this set and 3 deluxe samples - at least I think so, but I'll get into that as we look at the products!

Wanna see what's inside? Keep reading!

Lip products are probably my favorites to buy, I have to admit. In 2015, I shifted into a pretty intense love affair with matte liquid lipsticks - as did everyone else, it seems - and completely stopped trying to love lip gloss, which will just never be my thing.  I feel like I try more lip products than any other makeup product and I genuinely get excited whenever there are new lip products on the market. Four out of my five 2015 lip favorites are new discoveries this year, and one is basically a forever favorite that will never die.

Anyway, enough with the rambling, let's get onto the favorites. Keep reading to take a closer look!

So, I'm going to be doing a full series of posts about my favorites this year, including all of the major categories, much like I did last year, but I decided to do a post for New Year's Eve that is my knee jerk favorites for the categories of FACE, EYES, LIPS, CHEEKS, SKIN CARE, and HAIR CARE. I decided that I would just go with pretty much my first instinct as to what was my absolute favorite product in those categories and show them to you. Now, I have to suck a little bit here, because one of the products is actually discontinued, but I had to be 100% honest and this was literally the one thing that really stood head and shoulders above the rest, but we'll get to that.

Without further adieu, here are 6 products that were my knee jerk favorites of 2015!

Time for another eBay Finds post here on the blog! This one is coming a little earlier than I intended, because the seller that I picked these up from had the fastest free shipping from Asia that I've ever had - which is a massive win for me. I was really anxious to try these out and see how they measure up to some of the other matte chubby pencils that I have in my collection, like the Sonia Kashuk Velvety Matte Lip Crayons that I previously reviewed on the blog. I originally picked up 3 shades, but decided after a few days to grab a couple more. Based on the 5 that I have, I can say that they're definitely not all created equal and some shades perform significantly better than others.

Anyway, without further adieu, keep reading for my thoughts and whether I think these are worth the purchase.

I really do love when Hard Candy comes out with new products, because there's always something I want to try, and even though I wasn't planning on picking up any makeup on this particular trip to Walmart I had to buy this as soon as I saw it. In truth, I actually picked up every shade but I managed to restrict myself to just one so that I could get a feel for the formula. If you haven't checked out what's new from Hard Candy in the past month, I highly recommend a trip to Walmart to check out the display. Also, there have been some great blog posts from other bloggers about some of the new products recently, so a little Googling could be in order. Anyway, on to the review of this particular product, shall we?

Keep reading for more!

 

You guys have probably seen these before, right? They seem to be kinda popping up online with varying levels of awe from the people presenting them all over the place. The final straw for me was when I saw them featured on xoVain, which is one of my personal favorite beauty blogs out there. That was when I finally decided that I needed to toss in the $4 that it would cost to get these three lippies to me - I mean, $4 is less than my morning coffee, so even if I hated the lippies, I wasn't going to be too upset about the cost. I don't really generally buy makeup on eBay, but these were calling to me. The name on these is MeNow Long Lasting Lip Gloss, but none of the listings that I found for these were titled that way. Also... This is so not a lip gloss, but we'll get to that.

Keep reading to take a closer look and find out whether I think these are a deal or a dud!

First off, sorry it's been so long without an update here... I had a little case of the distraction last week and couldn't muster the attention span to do... Well, pretty much anything. I'm hoping that my state of mind is going to be a little more on point this week so I can get out some good posts for you guys! The first one I've got is my May Birchbox Unboxing, which is always exciting for me. This month's box was curated by Emily Schuman from Cupcakes And Cashmere to promote her new book Cupcakes And Cashmere At Home. This month's box is very, very cute with a peachy toned geometric pattern and gold branding. Pretty, pretty. I'm finding that I'm really liking these boxes to actually store all of the samples that I have on reserve from beauty subscriptions. This one will look cute in the pile.
 

Keep reading to take a look at my samples this month!

 

I had planned on doing this post either later this week or early next week, but my bag came quick this month and I figured it was a bit of a must share! Have I mentioned that I love getting packages in the mail? It's probably my favorite thing of life. I don't even necessarily care what's in the packages, I just want them to come to me. Anyone else? I think that's my favorite thing about subscription boxes and bags, because they just arrive and they're exciting, and I get to open them... And then I get to come here and be a weirdo and state the obvious. Anyway, this month's Ipsy theme is Jetsetter and I think I pretty much get it!
 

Keep reading for a look at what I got and my first impressions!

Wanna know what I hate? I hate when there's an amazing product in the drugstore at an incredibly affordable price and the company goes and discontinues it. As you guys probably know, I've had pretty good luck with Essence since they came to Canada. It started with a downright obsession with owning all of their nail polishes, but now it's all about the new makeup releases and Limited Edition collections for me and I still seem to have really good luck. And then I heard somewhere that their lip liners were really, really good... so I bought 3. And then I heard that they're being discontinued... and I'm about to go on a backup lip liner rampage, seriously. 

So keep reading the review, check out the swatches, and then get down to whatever store in your area sells Essence and go mad with lip liner power, okay? Instructions complete. 

Hi everyone, Katie here from ThatGeekOnline, with a guest post on how to add pastels into your outfit for the spring time! Now, everyone who knows me knows that I wear a lot of black, especially since I have to wear black at work, so when it came to this pastel themed blog post....the struggle was real. Finally, I came up with three simple ways to add pastels into a typical work outfit without having to change my actual wardrobe, keep reading to find out what they are!

I was recently contacted by BornPrettyStore and asked if I'd like to choose a couple of products to review here on the blog. BornPrettyStore has been on my radar for a while, ever since a couple of years ago when I was dabbling in an obsession in nail art. I say dabbling because I never actually got good at it, but I really wanted to. Anyway, they carry a wide selection of different things, from anything you could possibly need for nail art, to makeup and beauty tools, to jewelry and phone cases and all kinds of little gadgets. Honestly, there's a lot of stuff that I want to order from the site just for novelty sake and to see how they work, but for the purposes of this blog I chose a couple of makeup items to review and I'm ready to give my thoughts on the first one now.

Keep reading for a closer look.