Weekend Round Up | Highlights From June 1st-12th

There's been plenty to write about this month so far. For starters, it was my birthday (not exciting) so I decided to host a giveaway with $150+ worth of makeup (exciting)! I've noticed quite a few new readers recently so here's a recap of the last two weeks with the highlights you might have missed, including how to enter the giveaway!

THE LETDOWNS | Hyped Up Edition

Being the makeup junkie I am, I've tried countless (seriously, let's not count) products in search for the perfect lip/mascara/shadow/liner/insertotherbeautyproducthere. Now, naturally there are going to be more than a few duds in the lot, but more often than not, I am extra disappointed when I don't like a product that everyone else and their Mother seem to love. So let's just compile a list of some products that were really hyped up, that just didn't do it for me... This may get controversial... 

THE TEENAGE CHRONICLES | The 90's Part One

With #throwbackthursday being such a hit over on Instagram, it had me thinking back to my teenage self. The 90's also known as the majority of my teenage years were a bit of a rough one for girls yeah? This is a part one of a little series I am doing devoted to my teenage years, because that's really were my love of makeup all began (and my first introduction to MAC!). Let's take a look at some of the things I sported on regular basis back in the day, prepare to cringe...

BATTING LASHES | My Go To Mascara

So, by now you know my all out love for mascara. Given my lashes are decently long (thought not like they used to be) it is probably one of my favourite features to play up. I want it all in a mascara - the length, the volume, the drama, the separation. I find myself a bit of a mascara floozy trying new ones constantly, but there is one that is a stand by tried and true favourite and it never lets me, or my lashes, down.

WHAT MAKES IT "HOLY GRAIL" ?

You've no doubt heard the lingo before - products in the beauty industry being referred to as "Holy Grail" or "Holy Grail Status". These terms have been around long before the days of Youtube and Blogger, but what exactly is a Holy Grail product, and how does a product reach such status?