WEEKEND EDITION #1 | Allergic Reaction Woes

It's the last weekend of June - gah where has the time gone? Welcome to the 1st Weekend Edition post, something I plan on writing weekly recapping my week and highlights from Girl Loves Gloss over the last 7 days. 

HAD TO HAVE IT | Stila's Gerbera

I don't know about you all, but I am a sucker for a pinky peach blush. And yes, let's acknowledge there is difference between peachy pink, and pinky peach ;-). Stila's Convertible Color Dual Lip and Cheek Cream is something I had passed by in the shops for years, but only recently was I truly tempted to pick it up, in fact I had to have it, thanks to some lovely bloggers/YouTubers I follow {I am talking to you Lily, Anna and Alix!

CREAM BRONZER BATTLE | Chanel Soleil Tan vs Bourjois Bronzing Primer

Ever since the first time I saw the lovely Nic from Pixiwoo use the Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel Bronzing Makeup Base (phew, that's a mouthful!) in one of her YouTube videos, I knew it was something I "needed" in my life. The very idea of it suited me perfectly - one less powder product to pile onto my dry skin. However, something that really didn't suit me was the hefty price tag {$52 CAD}

THE LBL {Little Black Liner} | Urban Decay's 24/7 Eye Pencil in Perversion

OK ladies (and guy-liner enthusiasts!) I truly feel having at least one black eyeliner in your arsenal is a must do, just like having that Little Black Dress. You can go from day to night with one swipe of sooty black goodness, but we have all had that nasty raccoon eye happen one time or another. Enter in Urban Decay with their 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Perversion.

BALMS AWAY | Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm

If you are anything like me, you are or have been at some point in your life a complete lip balm addict. I have been cursed with dry, peeling and once in a blue moon cracking lips since I was young. Over the years I have discovered some lovely, and some really not so lovely lip products that have promised smooth supple lips. 

SHU UEMURA LASH CURLER | Non Negotiable Beauty Tool

Let's just start this post by saying I have been curling my lashes since I was 15 and I discovered that such wonderful devices existed. And since that time (ahem, we won't count the years, 'k?) I have almost exclusively been loyal to my Revlon eyelash curler. Until this year....

BEACH IN A BOTTLE | Estee Lauder's Bronze Goddess Perfume

Estée Lauder's Bronze Goddess seasonal perfume. Add it to the ever long list of wants thanks to the blogosphere and youtube. I kept hearing little tidbits about this scent about how lovely and summery it was, but when Lily and Anna talked about it in this video, I knew it needed to be part of my life before I even smelled it. 

Being one of those people who actually loves the smell of sunscreen, this scent is a little of everything I want to smell like in life!

NYX BLUSH IN TAUPE - THE ULTIMATE CONTOUR?

Lemme guess, you've been using your bronzer to contour? Yep, so was I. For ages in fact, until I finally got my hands on this bad boy. Then I truly realized the difference between bronzing one's face, and contouring one's face, and why a product like this is so very different than bronzer.

CLINIQUE SPARKLE SKIN BODY EXFOLIATING CREAM

Recently I stumbled across this beauty on the web, and I was instantly intrigued. You see, exfoliators in general have been a bit of a pain in the you know what for me for years. I've struggled finding something that has the right amount "grit" - not too chunky that it makes a massive mess of my shower, and not too sparse to the point of feeling like I am doing nothing.