Fresh - Sugar Lip Treatment

For years and years and years, I have been trying to find a lip balm that with fix my problem of dry lips. In the wintertime my lips get gross and cracked. I've tried Nivea, Softlips, Burt's Bees, and more but no brand worked.

Just recently I tried the Sugar Lip Treatment by Fresh and I'm so pleased. I guess I'm super picky with my lip balms, but I really like the texture of this one. It goes on smooth and it works right away! I have the clear one which comes in the brown case but my mom has the rose tinted one which comes in the light pink case. The tinted ones are really pretty if you want a light colour but the clear one is great for every day.

It has SPF 15 in it which is super important because your lips are one of the first things to be burnt by UV rays. If you suffer from weak lips syndrome like I do then I highly suggest you try it!

Update: I'm almost done and need to buy another one!!

Michael Kors Purse FINAL

I am delighted to announce, that I am finally the proud owner of my first Michael Kors handbag! As I write this post, I am looking adoringly at my lovely purse hanging on my door handle across from me. You might ask, "finally, what took her so long!" and now I will do my best to explain.

My mother was asked by a friend to join her to drive down to Buffalo this past weekend just for a day. My mom of course accepted the offer but didn't have any needs of her own. I mentioned to her before she left, to look for the Michael Kors uptown astor purse and to call me if she found it. At 5 o'clock yesterday, I got the call.

She called me to let me know that she found the purse! But there was one problem... It was in the tan colour, not black that I had been hoping for. I asked her to send me pictures of it (even though I had seen it before online) and I knew I still loved the bag. It's a beautiful purse and I haven't found one I like nearly as much. So in the end my lovely mother picked it up for me and brought it home last night and I'm so glad. I think the tan leather is something that works all year round and it's definitely a "me" bag. I've already used it so much!

I think I forgot to mention the best part... You might recall that this bag was originally $550. It was $225 at the outlet mall!!!!! Less than half the price! Thank god for the outlet malls in Buffalo... What would us Canadians do without them?

Golden Globes Fashion

I love award show season!! Of course the actual awards are fun, but who are we kidding? We only watch to see the beautiful gowns! Last night I spent a lot of time tweeting about my favourites but I decided to write a whole post on my thoughts from the show.

Eva Longoria is stunning to begin with, but last night she looked fantastic in her black Zac Posen dress. It flattered her curves in all the right places and definitely showed off her newly single cleavage! If I were Tony Parker, I'd be feeling pretty silly!

Anne Hathaway wore a beautiful Armani Privé dress and she looked amazing. Her brunette waves went perfectly with the golden dress. It looked like a fairly conservative dress until you see the back - VERY low cut! I loved the whole thing!

I loved Claire Danes in her classic pink Calvin Klein dress. The high neckline and the updo showed off her slim arms and shoulders. I loved the colour of the and how it looked sophisticated against her skin tone. This is definitely not an easy dress to pull off but she looked simply elegant!

Megan Fox did not surprise as she looked absolutely gorgeous in a Giorgio Armani Privé dress. There's not much to say other than she did everything right. The style of the dress, the colour of the dress, the hair, and the makeup were all flawless. Am I the only one that gets annoyed of her perfection...?

But my favourite of the night was...

Olivia Wilde! She wore my two favourites - a Marchesa gown and sparkles! She complimented the dress with simple hair and makeup. I can't help but think that she looked like a princess! In my opinion everything about her was perfect.

Favourite Beauty Products of 2010 (part 2)

For the second part of my favourite beauty products, I'm focusing on a few items that I loved using for my eye makeup in 2010. I don't mention too many different products but the ones that I do mention I used almost every day and I still do!

1) Mascara
I've done a blog post on my favourite mascara's before and I mentioned Benefit's BADgal Lash Mascara. It was hard to choose only one favourite but I've decided that I used this product the most in 2010. I used to only like smaller wands but this one is huge! It really does make your lashes look a lot more volumized and I find that my eyes look brighter altogether.

2) Eye Liner
I'll be honest, but I only started using this eyeliner in November of last year so I can't really say that I used it for all of 2010... BUT L'oreal's Telescopic Liner is the best liquid eye liner I have ever used. It's waterproof so it doesn't smudge at all and stays put all day. This is a drug store product so it's inexpensive but still really good quality. I get compliments every time I use it!

3) Eyeshadow
I don't usually experiment too much with different eyeshadows. When I find a colour I like, I tend to use it over and over again. This makes it hard to say which eyeshadow was my favourite for 2010 but I think the ones I used the most were by Urban Decay. My favourite colours were Sin and Sidecar. I love how shimmery they are and how the pigment shows on my skin. The single eyeshadows can become expensive when you buy more than one so I would highly recommend trying one of their palettes. My favourite is their Naked palette because it has neutral colours that can look good on absolutely any skin tone. 

Bliss Super Minty Soap'n Scrub

For Christmas my mom got me this body exfoliator by Bliss that she put in my stocking. I've never tried any other Bliss products but I decided to do a review on this one. I have really dry skin on my arms and legs but I find that when I exfoliate and then moisturize it makes a huge difference.

The first time I used this product I was actually so surprised. This exfoliator smells like mint, but when I say mint I want you to think of the strongest peppermint smell you can possibly think of. IT'S SO STRONG. I guess I should warn anyone who doesn't like mint scents to never buy this... 

Anyways, I tried it and exfoliated everything. I guess I used too much or left it on for a long time because when I washed it off I got such an extreme chill and it felt so weird. It felt the same as when you step out of a hot tub into cold weather.... I feel like that doesn't make sense but that's exactly what I thought of. 

When I got out of the shower I moisturized and I instantly noticed how much softer my skin felt. I get small bumps on the back of my arms from how dry they are but they were almost completely gone. I would recommend this exfoliator but only if you like the smell of peppermint. Personally, I like the feel of the warm water and the cool mint on my skin. In terms of the actual exfoliating it works just as well as any other product I have used! If you've tried it before you probably know what I'm saying, but if not I probably sound ridiculous....