Well here goes my post about all the Vday gifts *drags and drops a photoshop file to the trash bin*. I’ve been extremely busy with my work lately so I haven’t had the time to blog as much, for which I am deeply sorry. Wishing everyone an amazing and heart warming Vday. If you are not celebrating with a lover, you can still celebrate with with a loved one, a friend or a relative. Instead of having a fancy dinner and a drink, spread the love to the animal and homeless shelters. Here is a great youtube video on that *Click Here*.
You are loved!
Diana ♥
Yay! Today I received my 1st Julep Maven box. When I took Julep’s online quiz I it turned out that I am “American Beauty”, based on this style all of my shelf pools will be made for the next months. The colours that I got this time are Alfre and Cameron. Alfre is a subtle purple with grey undertones with a metallic finish, I LOVE IT & planning to wear it year round. Cameron is a very vivid and bright matte pink, this would be my summer only colour as I prefer subtle colours as year round choices. My package also included some flyers, welcome letter and a scrub for hands which I am yet to try. So far so good :)
Becoming a Maven? If you are planning to sig up to Julep Maven - a monthly nail polish service where nail polishes are delivered to your door based on your personal style, use this promo code FIRST5 and your first order will be $5 only with free shipping. I wish I knew this when I signed up. As I live in Toronto Canada their monthly service costs me $20.57, this includes all taxes and shipping rates.
Diana ♥
After I graduated from high school I found out that my grade 12 math teacher passed from prostate cancer. He was 32 years old, a lot of girls in our school had a crush on him, he was a kind person, and died 7 days after he was diagnosed because the cancer spread too fast. November is a men’s health awareness month in Canada also known as Movember. Why Movember? The name comes from moustache + November, men sign up to an online charity and grow out their moustaches for the entire month.
A loved man is a healthy man. I think that all of us can participate in Movember by appreciating the men that we have in our lives right now - our boyfriends, brothers, fathers, grand dads, and husbands. And how do we appreciate? Usually with gifts and surprises, bought or handmade. Sometimes I find it difficult coming up with gifts for guys so I made a list:
1. Breakfast - In bed or on the table it is a sentimental gesture. If you like to sleep in you can make the breakfast and write a note on a card then go back to sleep.
2. Perfume - Smell perfume that he already has and pick one with a similar scent. If you are not good at scents, write down perfume that he has and look up online key ingredients, then find a perfume with similar stuff. My favourite: Canali’s Summer Night $60
3. Hand cream - A good hand cream goes a long way, men get dry skin too especially in winter time. My favourite: Hemp hand protector by Body shop $20
4. Wallet - I find that my boyfriend wears out his wallet every year, I am sure other men aren’t that different. So wallet should be a great gift. Make sure that the wallet colour will match the colour of his wardrobe and personality. My favourite: Roots wallet $100
5. Hat - Great gift for fall and winter to keep your loved ones ears warm. My favourite: Zara hat $15-25
6. Love note - Write a love or appreciation note and put it into his bag, laptop case or wallet.
7. Shaving kit - They all need one :) My favourite - Baxter’s shaving kit $25-40
8. Razor - Necessity. My favourite - Vintage looking razors compatible with Gillette razors by D.R. Harris $200
9. Massage - everyone loves it. Depending on your budget you can get a certificate to a spa or a massage bar. My favourite: Lush’s massage bars $10
10. Balloons - Decorating his room or study with balloons is a cute idea with a sure guarantee to bring a smile to his face. Grown ups don’t get balloons as often anymore so it is has a built in element of surprise.
Diana ♥
With Halloween coming up there are a lot of MUA tutorials out there. I decided to join in the fun and make one of my own. The look which I did is inspired by “Dio de los muertos”, Mexican Day of the dead. Also it is a spin on my last year’s costume (I will link an image once I find it). Hope you like it…
Diana ♥
Review: e.l.f.
Recently I became obsessed with online shopping. After watching numerous makeup tutorials on youtube I ran into a brief review of e.l.f.’s “Beauty School Palette Vol. 1”. It seemed to me like an amazing and cheap option (it costs only $5) to my ultimate craving of Urban Decay’s “Naked Palette” which costs 10 times more - $50. So I ordered it & today it has arrived. Yay!
Nice e.l.f. people added a small surprise to my shipment - a free full size “Hypershine Gloss” in Berry Cherry. Which is the perfect nude for me (update: I now wear it every single day). The eyeshadow palette is gorgeous, well pigmented and all colours are as good as I hoped (they are VERY true to colour). The mattes are a bit chalky, but I don’t mind as I did pay $5 after all. And I got a lot more than I have hoped for, which is great.
*Swatches above reflect some of the shadows, and my lips before and after I applied the gloss. My skin is very fair with red/pink undertone.
Hope you liked my 1st purchase review :)
Diana ♥
