Sunday Savings | Finding Great Deals Online with Groupon Coupons

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Instead of my usual Sunday Steals/Splurges posts, I thought I'd do something a little different this week and go with Sunday Savings. I've collaborated with Groupon Coupons, to bring you all some epic deals I found available. The site makes it super easy to shop your favourite stores whilst listing all the available coupons and sales so that you can shop savvy, as well as gives you the option to subscribe to individual retailers so that you are notified with a new coupon comes along. I went through and found some great deals from stores and products I already know and love to share with you!

Six Pink Products I Love

I should preface this post by saying I'm very particular about the colour pink. I have a certain type of pink I like to wear when it comes to makeup, and if the shade isn't just quite right then I am not buying it. Unlike some of adore a good ole pink gloss or blush, I am straight up picky about the colour in question. So, here are six pink products I really like!

The Problem Solvers Series | Avoiding the Dreaded Cake Face

One of the biggest problems I find with applying makeup, especially foundation, is that it sometimes just doesn't sit very well on my dry skin. Oppositely, when you have oily skin and need to layer your products to ensure lasting power, sometimes things get a little much. I'm talking about cake face people. It can happen when there is too much product, or the skin texture isn't smooth, or purely because it isn't the right product for your skin type, and it's not pretty. Here's my tips for getting that flawless base without the dreaded cake face.

Problem Solvers Series | How to Prevent Eyeshadow Fallout

Whilst on a family vacation two weeks ago, as my sister in law and I sat together putting on our makeup, she noticed I was using a dark shadow as my eyeliner. She then asked, "But doesn't it fall down all around your eyes? I always seem to make a mess!" and before I knew it, I'd rattled off a handful of ways to prevent the dreaded 'fallout', so I thought I'd share them here as a bit of a beauty hack so to speak.

Make Up For Ever Goes Ultra HD for 4K

With 4K video becoming more and more accessible it was only a matter of time before a cosmetic line started creating products for even higher definition. It's no surprise to me that Make Up For Ever was the line that hopped on that bandwagon first, given their original HD Foundation formula was one of the first in its market when originally released. Now the brand has revamped their cult classic, which naturally I had to try...

Strobing | What The Heck Is It?

If you've read or watched any beauty related blogs or YouTube channels recently you might have heard the term "strobing", and contrary to what it sounds like, it doesn't involve wearing a sequined glove at an outdoor rave (side note: are raves still a 'thing'?). So, what the heck is 'strobing'?

Illamasqua Gel Colour in Charm | A Pop of Summer on Cheeks that Lasts All Day

The Summer is in full swing around here, and with record breaking temperatures I've been struggling to find products that don't make me look overly made up, super powdered or partially melted. Seriously, it's makeup melting weather round here folks.
Enter in Illamasqua Gel Colour in Charm*, a scarily neon orange solid gel in the tube turned gorgeous coral peach on the cheeks. It's a game changer, and blew away any preconceived expectations I had...

A Haulin' We Will Go | More ColourPop Cosmetics

After my lovely amazing friend bought me some ColourPop goodies earlier this month for my birthday, I knew it was only a matter of time before I placed my own order! I reeled it in and kept it small (oh, the restraint I showed!) but the bits I picked up we're just too pretty not to show off to you all. Prepare for swatch porn...

The Problem Solver Series | Dealing With Tired, Puffy Eyes in 5 Simple Steps

So yesterday was my birthday, and you know how birthdays can go: chocolate or cake for breakfast, a drink or ten with dinner, and plenty of time spent staring at your phone seeing which of your friends and family members knew it was your birthday thanks to facebook. No? Is that just me?

Either way, a day after any sort of festivity might leave you will tired, puffy eyes and here's how I combat the dreaded gold ball eyes. 

Favourites | The Best in Beauty for May 2015

Yeah, yeah, you know what time it is... the end of the month, thus equalling this post where I collect all my favourite beauty bits from the last month and share them with you all. Coincidentally this is also my favourite time of the month for all the other beauty blogs that post their favourites. Because shopping.

Sunday Steals | Real Techniques Sculpting Brush vs Sigma F84 Brush

I love a good makeup brush, and own my fair share of them. Some of them were stupidly expensive, so I always love it when I find one that comes in under $15 and does the job beautifully! I picked up todays Sunday Steal because it was very reminiscent of one of my favourite brushes - my Sigma f84 Angled Top Kabuki, but for about $10 less. Here's how they stack up against each other...

Choosing Makeup For A Weekend Away

My closest friends (and Mr Girl Loves Gloss) will tell you I have a makeup collection that is (borderline) ridiculous in size. Sometimes when I travel or go away it can be hard to whittle down to a few decent choices that are easy to pack and make the most impact with the least amount of bulk. So recently when I visited my folks for Mother's Day I took note of my weekend away essentials and some tips to make a minimal amount of product cover as many bases as possible.

A Tale Of Two Sponges | Beauty Blender vs Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge

For the longest time I really couldn't understand the hype around using a damp (and expensive) makeup sponge to blend foundation. I mean surely it didn't work as well as buffing it in with a brush? Even more so, could they possibly be worth upwards of almost $30 CND? Finally, does the drugstore 'dupe' work just as well? Let's break it down, shall we?

Sunday Steals | Sleek Contour Kit in Light

It's Sunday and that means it's time to post another awesome beauty bargain that is top notch quality without causing your wallet to spontaneously combust. Last week I posted a Sunday Splurge that cashed in at almost $30 CND, so this time round I thought I go for a product that is under a tenner!

Sunday Splurge | Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder

I know what you're all thinking, "Isn't it supposed to be Sunday Steals?" and usually Sundays are the days I post about awesome affordable beauty finds. Today however I thought I'd go the other end of the spectrum and post about something I think is totally splurge worthy and worth the hype.

Ten Drugstore Favourites

It's been a while since I rounded up some favourites from the good old drugstore. Most of the time I'm a firm believer in the 'you get what you pay for' mantra, but occasionally a bargain product will impress me to the point that it rivals the quality of luxury cosmetics. Let's break it down, shall we?

On Wednesdays We Wear Pink

I wouldn't say I am a huge wearer of pink when it comes to clothes. The odd blush shaded sweater here, or pink scarf there for a pop of colour. Mean Girl quote aside though, I do love a bit of pink on the lips cheeks and even eyes (makes the green really pop!) The other day I noticed that I had a collection of pink packaged items on my vanity and it had me thinking about all my favourite pink makeup bits...

A Pale Girl's Products for Natural Looking Contour

Contouring has been all the rage for the last year or so. Tons of brands are coming out with contouring palettes and kits, and so many YouTubers are doing tutorials on how to chisel and carve your face with makeup until you practically don't look like yourself anymore. I'm personally not a fan of this look, but certainly am not above getting a little help in the cheekbone department. So here are the two products I use on my fair-light skin that I find give a natural looking contour, minus the stripes and and hard lines.

The Tiniest of all Eyeliner Brushes... and its Under $5

 Winged liner is a staple look of mine, and finding the best eyeliner brush for the job is a forever challenge I continuously torture myself with. I adore my Make Up For Ever 250 brush for its smooth application, but occasionally you want something even tinier, even more precise. Something that makes your feline flicks look like they could cut like a knife. I think I just found it.

The Everyday (Always Looks Decent) Face

I am truly one of those girls who loves to change her makeup day to day. I thrive on different eyeshadow effects, what blush goes with what look, to have winged liner or no winged liner - you get the drift. Occasionally though I just want to slap some face paint on my mug and know it is gonna look 'ok', so here's my go to 'know it will turn out ok' everyday face.