Healthy Hair Journey: The Hair Brush You NEED in Your Life

Hair has been a sensitive subject for me in recent years. Right up to the end of my twenties I had gorgeously soft, fine yet dense, straight chestnut hair that easily and enviously grew to the middle of my back. Then I hit 30 and the hormonal shift that seems to happen in many of us wrecked havoc on my locks transforming it from not just fine to also thin, brittle and tangled, frizzy rats nest nightmare. I was gutted (and still am) and have been struggling ever since to find products that might give me even a glimpse of my former hair glory. This brings me to my latest series: The Healthy Hair Journey. It's only fitting that I kick this series off with one of the few that I have noticed a significant difference with, The Wet Brush. If you have hair past your chin, this one is for you! 

Sunday Steals: ELF Contour Palette

It's been ages since I posted a good Sunday Steal, and I know it seems like most of the time I feature higher end makeup and beauty products but that is genuinely just because it tends to what I wear myself. Every once in a while however, I find a fantastic little find from the drugstore that boasts the same quality (or better!) as a luxury cometic item, without the fancy price tag. The ELF Contour Palette fits this bill perfectly. 

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!

Sunday Steal | Essence Liquid Lipsticks

I've got such a nice little Sunday Steal for you all this week, because the Essence Liquid Lipsticks* are little gems that can be picked up for about $3.50 at your local drugstore or Ulta! I was lucky enough to be sent these, and my first impression was that the 6 shade range was all incredibly wearable colour-wise. When you hear the term 'liquid lipstick' you expect great pigment and coverage like you would get out of a traditional lipstick bullet, so naturally I was eager to put them to the test to see if they performed they was they claimed!

Sunday Steals | E.L.F Smudge Pot Cream Eyeshadows

Possibly one of the best Sunday Steals going in terms of price, the E.L.F Smudge Pots check in at $4 CND! When I saw these I instantly doubted they would be any good, because most of my run ins with drugstore cream shadows have left greasy, creasing messes. Knowing that E.L.F (that stands for Eyes Lips Face, if you're new to the brand) makes some pretty decent products for an insanely affordable price, I figured it couldn't hurt to pick up a few for trying. So, did they hold up to higher end cream shadows?

Sunday Steals | Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Top Coat

It's been awhile since I've done a Sunday Splurge around here. I generally find myself gravitating to higher price tagged beauty bits, but when it comes to nails I've found the top coat that works better than anything else, and it's a total bargain that can be found at the drugstore! 

Sunday Steals | NYX Lipstick in Pumpkin Pie

It was about time for another Sunday Steal post, wasn't it? This week I've picked a lipstick that I picked up totally on impulse, and really had no expectations for. Sometimes the best discoveries happen this way!

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!

Sunday Steals | Rose Gold Goodnes With ColourPop Eyeshadow in La La

I knew the minute I tried Colourpop Cosmetics that something would end up in my Sunday Steals feature. I mean, the shadows are $5 a pop - seriously! And before you ask, the pigmentation is amazing. I was originally gifted four shadows from a friend (see the full review here of the shadows, blushes and lippie stix) and then turned right around and placed an order myself. I am (not so) patiently waiting for those to arrive. I can say though that the shade 'La La' single handedly had me wanting more; A gorgeous coppery rose gold that packs a serious punch.

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...

Weekend Round Up | The Best of April 5th-17th

Rounding up my favourite looks, post highlights and products I've got my hands on this week. Here's some of the best for April 5th-17th 2015.

Sunday Steals | The Overnight Breakout Fighter: Nexcare Acne Absorbing Covers

It's Sunday and I'm back with another Sunday Steal post for you all. This one is a bit strange, not gonna lie, but it works like a hot damn (I was really skeptical) and can be found at your drugstore.

Weekend Round Up | The Highlights of March 22nd-27th

Rounding up my favourite looks, post highlights and products I've got my hands on this week. Here's some of the best for March 22nd-27th 2015.

Sunday Steals | Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm

I'm surprised I haven't already posted this product as a Sunday Steal before, I thought I had. I've sung it's praises several times here on GLG, but this time round it's because of what a bargain this is. Head on over to the men's section (yup) and pick this bad boy up - for less that $9. Your lips will thank you.

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 Steals | Maybelline Color Tattoo in Creamy Beige

I love a good bargain as much as the next gal - even better when it prices in at under a tenner. Not only is this Sunday Steal a complete dupe for a higher price tagged brand, but it's been my go-to everyday easy eye look several times in the last couple of weeks.

Sunday Steals | A Gorgeous Highlighter Under $5?

I enjoy luxury makeup and skincare, that's no lie, but this girl also loves a great bargain buy (unintentional yet awesome rhyme alert!) Generally I find some products just tend to be better from higher end brands, and highlighting products are usually in that category for me. More affordable options tend to be higher on the glitter scale, but this little gem is a subtle glowing pearly beige that highlights without looking frosty or like I just stepped out of a 90's rave and comes in under a fiver...

Sunday Steals | The $3 Your Lips But Better Lipstick I'm Loving

I've never considered myself a complete slave to high end luxury makeup, but the idea of smearing a $3 lipstick on my lips always took me back to the days of frosty pink beige Wet n Wild lipsticks from my teenage years. You know the ones - waxy, greasy, powdery scented and sometimes gritty cheapo lipsticks that really we're only worth the pocket change they were. Then I found this little gem - a 'your lips but better' lippie that I easily would have been fooled into thinking cost 6 or 7 times the price...

Sunday Steals | Urban Outfitters Nail Polish

Happy Sunday! Back here with another Sunday Steal, and this time it's for the nail lovers! I'd recently had most of my nails split and break leaving me with horrible short nails, even for me (stress related, I swear I don't bite my nails!) When my nails are this short, I find bright colours look best on me, so I decided to try out some polishes I was gifted this Christmas from a friend. Days later when the polish was still on my nails (I'm usually one of those girls who's nails chip within 24 hours) I was sold. Even more so when I found out you could get two for $8 CND!

Sunday Steals | NYC Liquid Eyeliner

Coming at you all with another makeup steal, and this one really is a bargain to boast about - a whopping $2.49 was spent. That's right, get out your piggy banks and count your pennies for this one!