NYX Illuminator in Enigmatic

I'm back!

Hey guys. :) It's been an inexcusably long time... sorry. I ran out of steam and lots of stuff happened!
In a nutshell, I moved countries and got married. If you guys want, I will do a whoooole post on that some other time. But for now, I just want to get back into the swing of things.

I've been on the hunt recently for a great highlighting powder. Nothing in the drug store has really caught my eye, unfortunately, but on a recent trip to Ulta, something finally caught my attention!

That something is the NYX Illuminator in the colour "Enigmatic."

Enigmatic is a gorgeous light pink colour with a beautiful golden shimmer. The powder itself is quite soft and pleasant; very blendable and easy to apply. The pink colour is barely there and just enhances the glow from the golden shimmer.

The reason it looks so peach here is because of the
golden shimmer. It's really a lovely pale pink!

All in all this is a total winner! I'm kind of in love with how it makes my face just light up, plus the quality for the price is incredible! I picked this up at Ulta for $8.99, but I see that the NYX website has it on sale for $6.30, plus you get free shipping when you spend $25!

xo

Allanah

Love what you've got!

Hellooo!

So, if you're anything like me, you love a good shop. There is just nothing like retail therapy. Also, if you are anything like me, shopping gives you temporary amnesia. You see a shiny new thing that you HAVE to buy and forget completely about all the other lovely things at home that you have only used once or twice.

With my wedding and all wedding related expenses coming up, I've been making somewhat of an effort to control my spending. This is not fun for me, nor is it easy, apparently! I've had the day off work today and have honestly been thinking all day about how nice it would be to pop around the corner and buy a new lip gloss/foundation/other random shiny new thing. So far I have resisted but it's gotten me thinking.

It seems that I generally buy things because they're new and buying them will give me instant gratification. I enjoy my shiny new whatever for a couple of days or weeks and then I am already craving something new. I understand that attraction to novelty is a perfectly natural thing for a human to experience, but I find it unfortunate (and so does my bank account) that I can't fully appreciate what I already have. The shiny new thing of today becomes the forgotten dusty thing of tomorrow.

So! In an effort to curb my spending and placate my bank account, I plan to have a weekly feature on the blog where I rediscover a lost treasure and share it with you all. Since it happens to be Tuesday and Lost Treasure Tuesday is a wonderfully awful name for the feature, it shall be so.

-Allanah

30 Day Snap #4: Winding down...

Hello!

If you're not sure what the 30 Day Snap challenge is, you can read about it HERE!

Sorry for the crappy phone picture, but I am so comfy and tired in bed and I don't want to get up and find my camera. Today was a long day and I worked really hard, so to wind down before bed I am chilling out with my water and some early missglamorazzi videos!

Now it is time for snoozeland. Night guys!

-Allanah

30 Day Snap #4: Yummy cold drinks

Hello!

If you're not sure what the 30 Day Snap challenge is, you can read about it HERE!

Today was my day off work. It was gorgeous and sunny! I had a coffee date with one of my friends, but it was hot enough that we ended up getting tasty iced cappuccinos at Tim Hortons! Mmmm I want one now!

-Allanah

Revlon Lash Potion review and thoughts!

Hey guys!

Hope you're having a lovely day! Recently I needed a new mascara and so I decided to pick up Revlon's new Lash Potion mascara and give it a go!

My first thought when I opened the tube was how massive the brush is!

Crazy, no? The first picture is the brush all on its own and the second picture is the brush in comparison to a Maybelline Great Lash mascara - a staple! The brush size is a little intimidating and tricky to get the hang of at first. Let's just say I got a lot of mascara on my eyelids at first! Once you get used to it, though, this brush works wonders! Let me show you.

These are my natural eyelashes. As you can see, they are very blonde and don't exactly look... prominent. Also pictured are the bags under my eyes! Hooray!

These pictures are with one and two coats of Lash Potion, respectively. Kapow! My eyelashes look so full and long! I love the way that one coat gives a more natural, fluttery look, while two coats brings a little bit of drama but is still quite natural looking!

Revlon, I am a fan! This is a perfect mascara for me! My only issue is that the massive brush makes it difficult for me to get at the lashes in my inner corners without smearing mascara all over my face. I don't tend to put mascara there anyway, so it's not a huge problem for me, but I can see others needing a little practice!

I picked up my tube of Lash Potion from Shopper's Drug Mart for $11.99. Well worth it, I think!

-Allanah

30 Day Snap #3: Bah Humbug!

Hellooo!

Coming at you with my third installment of the 30 day snap! If you're not sure what this is, you can read about it HERE!

This is my mom holding my kitty Milo. He really loves his pats but he is definitely not a cuddle bug! He likes to push himself away from our body with one paw while looking forlorn. What a terrible thing to be so loved!

Have a lovely day!

-Allanah

30 Day Snap #2: Pearls!

Helloooo everyone!

I'm here with my second 30 day snap picture! Lately I have found myself drawn to pearls when choosing my accessories. I think they are just so feminine and elegant! Here is some of my collection. :)

-Allanah