Beauty & Style Reviews

{Review} It’s here… April’s Glymm Box!

April 21, 2012 – 7:35 pm

I received April’s Glymm box earlier this week and as usual, I was pretty excited to open it {I love getting mail!}. This is only my second Glymm box {you can my review on March’s Glymm box here} and so far, I am pretty satisfied. However, I find there’s always one item that deserves a thumbs down. Ah well!

What is Glymm?

Glymm is a monthly beauty subscription box. Every month, you will receive this little pink box with 4-5 beauty samples!

How much is it?

Glymm is $10CAD a month. Shipping is free!

April’s Glymm Box:

  • Lucia’s Soap No. 1 {Goat milk and linseed soap}
  • Atelier Cologne’s Orange Sanguine Fragrance
  • Free Your Mane’s Sulfate Free Hydrating Shampoo & Conditioner
  • Mai Couture’s Social Gloss *Glymm sent out the full size which retails for $28.00!*

My Thoughts:

My favourite item in this month’s Glymm box was definitely the Mai Couture Social Gloss. Not only did Glymm send me the full size {5ml} that retails for $28.00, but the colour– Femme Fatale– is the perfect shade of pink! It closely resembles Smashbox’s lip gloss in the colour Pout.

My least favourite item? Atelier Cologne’s Orange Sanguine Fragrance! Apparently, a 30ml bottle retails for $60.00 and the 200ml bottle retails for $165.00 {craziness!}, but to be completely honest, the stuff smells like an orange. And no, I’m not talking like a hint of citrus or anything– I’m talking about the super strong scent of an actual orange. I don’t ever plan on wearing this… it just smells like someone cut up a few oranges and rubbed them on me O_o

I tried Free Your Mane’s Sulfate Free Hydrating Shampoo & Conditioner in the shower the other day. It was okay. I didn’t really like the scent {it’s extremely powerful… like a floral perfume scent}, but it did make my hair feel smooth and silky afterwards.

Interested in Subscribing?

Head on over to Glymm.com and sign up! Canadians only.

Questions: Did you subscribe to Glymm this month? If so, did you like April’s box? Have you signed up to any other beauty boxes? What one is your favourite?


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Daily Life

Happy Friday!

April 20, 2012 – 2:02 pm

Today, being Friday and all, it got me thinking about how I spent Friday as a kid:

After a day of school and scoffing down dinner, I would run down my street {to my friend’s house} and get ready for the pre-teen dance. The pre-teen dance would consist of popcorn {they would sell little bags of popcorn for 50 cents, lol} and a little “dancing” with my girlfriends. After the dance? I would put my butt in gear and run home… you know, just in time for ABC’s TGIF line-up: Boy Meets World, Step by Step, Sabrina…

Can I go back to those days, please?

There’s no TGIF line-up for me tonight– It’s more like research paper until 3:30pm and the catch the bus to work for my 6pm shift. At least I get to pick up my NEW wedges from Spring  tonight ;) ;)

Questions: What are some of the things you use to do {on Friday nights} as a kid? What’s your Friday night like now?


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Beauty & Style

What I Wore Wednesday #3!

April 18, 2012 – 10:48 am

I’ve been on the hunt for a jean jacket for ages. I know that American Eagle sells them, but I’m way too cheap to spend ~$69.99 on one. Last week, I decided to take a peek into Garage, just to browse, and was amazed… since when did Garage get such cute things? I remember Garage being a store that only teens would shop in. Now, they seem to target young adults as well. I likey!

Anyway, I found a jean jacket there! I think it was $39.99, but I get a discount… hehe {I work at their sister company, Dynamite}.

Jacket: Garage | Top: H&M | Leggings: Dynamite | Shoes: Spring Shoes

After I took this photo, I ended up ditching the heels and opted for my black flats instead, but shuuu ;) Also, does anyone need to spruce up their home with a few rustic bar stools? ;)

Happy Wednesday, folks!


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Daily Life

{Home Decor} A little touch of spring

April 17, 2012 – 2:03 pm

When the majority of my week consists of work, internship projects, meetings, dog training, and a bit of paper writing; a day off– with absolutely nothing to do– is just plain amazing. Although I do have some work to complete today, I’m excited to have this extra time to… blog! Finally get groceries! Make a decent dinner! Play with diabolos {not really… ha}!

The sun is shining through my curtains, I feel a slight breeze, and I hear birds chirping… Ah, spring… how I love you!

Inspired by spring itself, I decided to make a quick trip to HomeSense this past Sunday. I’m scratching out the word quick because it was anything but that… I spent well over an hour in there :3 Here’s what I picked up:

Vase with Flowers, a candle, picture frame — I love how well these colours go together!

I ended up picking up another candle for the kitchen table. This particular one smells sooo good– like blueberries actually :)

And lastly, I bought this pillow for our couch. Ken wasn’t really thrilled {what’s up with men and their hatred for decorative pillows? Really though!?}, but I like it!

Also, this is me trying to step out of my blog rut/funk. Just to let you know, I will be posting a “What I Wore Wednesdays” post tomorrow followed by a review of April’s Glymm Box on Thursday :)

XO.


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Adventures Daily Life

A little good news!

April 7, 2012 – 12:13 pm

I have some good news!

I’ve been accepted to a five week French immersion program, called EXPLORE, and will be attending Universite Laval in Quebec City! I’m pretty darn excited! I’ve never been to Quebec before {and yes, I live in Ottawa which is riiight next to Quebec} and the Quebec City’s architecture amazes me! It looks like Europe! …And I’m in love already ;)

All of this is happening pretty soon. The program starts mid-May, so I’ll be living in Quebec City from mid-May to mid-June. I’m super excited! I mean, common, 95% of the population {in Quebec City} speaks French… so I should be able to pick up something, right? It’s just so hard to get a job here in Ottawa if you’re not bilingual *sigh* So this is me, stepping up my game. It should work out though… I’ll have tons of “alone time” to work on my French, Russian, and thesis.

PS: If you’re Canadian and would like to learn French, check out the EXPLORE website. The best thing about this program is that it is funded– so your tuition, accommodation, course materials, food, etc. is completely paid for! You also get to choose your study location, so it doesn’t have to be Quebec :)


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