Monday, June 10, 2013

The Body Shop's Vitamin E Cool BB Cream and Vitamin C Daily Moisturizer

For years, I avoided The Body Shop, as it conjured up vivid memories of junior high where there was a constant White Musk scented fog throughout the building. To be really really original, in grade nine, I started to blend mine with Satsuma.

Recently, I once again boarded The Body Shop train, and found out that their products absolutely have a place in my bathroom cupboard without being too reminiscent of 1994.

I joined the Love Your Body rewards program and have been stocking up on goodies ever since. I'll share with you two of my recent purchases with short reviews and I'll blog more on some other products another time. Instead of being like a normal person and buying form one of their lines, I went a bit bonkers and decided to mix and match from a bunch of lines.

Vitamin E Cool BB Cream

*All images from The Body Shop

I really enjoy BB creams. I'm usually too lazy to wear foundation that requires any sort of skill in applying, and BB creams give me just the amount of coverage I need. My skin tone is fairly even and usually clear (watch me break out because I said that). This stuff is really easy to blend and you literally only need a pea-sized amount to do the entire face. This would be my dream product IF it had a built in SPF.

Vitamin C Daily Moisturizer with SPF 30


The smell of this SPF is so incredibly fresh!  I love putting it on in the morning because it's orange-scented and really wakes me up. I always wear SPF 30 on my face, even in the dead of winter so I often try out new brands.

The one thing I'm noticing with this stuff that I don't like is that if I put it on under my BB cream, it can make the BB cream ball up on my face a bit. Perhaps the products aren't meant to be worn together (they are form two different lines). Or maybe I'm using too much BB cream. Anyways, I really like each product on its own, so maybe I'll just have to wear this when I'm not in need of any BB cream - days when I go bare-faced or days when I wear real foundation.

Do you have any must-haves from The Body Shop to share with me?

XOXO
Glitterary Girl















Friday, June 07, 2013

Summer Sunnies

Last weekend was a hot one! After a dreary May, June came in with sunshine and I finally got to wear a skirt without freezing my legs off!

This look is super-casual which was great for an afternoon spent window shopping with my mom and an evening hanging out on the back deck with friends.




Details
Sunglasses: Coach
Shirt: H&M
Tank: Suzy Shier
Skirt: Old Navy
Sandals: Madden Girl
Necklace: Tiffany and Co
Bracelets: Suzy Shier, Old Navy, Macys



As usual, I'm joining forces with longdistanceloving for a Friday post. This week the focus is on sunnies. I have several pair in constant rotation, but my favorite at the moment are these ones I purchased last summer. 

I have a horrible habit of throwing my sunglasses in my bag without a case, resulting in scratches! I need to get better at protecting them! These ones have been spared so far.

XOXO
Glitterary Girl


Wednesday, June 05, 2013

How to Style Lace

Yellow is often a color I shy away from. Being fair-skinned, I usually find most yellow tones wash me out. With a bit of a (fake) tan, yellow becomes much more friendly! Plus, I found the top for $5 so if it didn't work not, not much harm done.


Details
Lace shirt: H&M
Button-up shirt: American Eagle Outfitters
Necklace: Forever 21
Jeans: Joe's Jeans
Shoes: Miz Mooz


Lace can be tricky. It seems to be everywhere this season, but I find it's easy to cross the line between being feminine versus cheap-looking when trying to style lace. I prefer to keep covered up when donning lace to avoid looking like I forgot to change out of my nightie.

It also helps to pair lace with more masculine pieces such as this army inspired shirt or chambray.

How do you like to style lace for summer?

XOXO
Glitterary Girl







Monday, June 03, 2013

Cherry Blast

Our last night in Jamaica was spent at the Mexican restaurant, where I loaded up on their amazing guacamole. Wearing such a fitted dress probably wasn't a great idea! However, it was stretchy and comfortable and I was able to keep my food baby under control.


Details
Dress/tunic (it was really short!): Joe Fresh
Belt: RW&Co
Necklace: Gift
Shoes: Old Navy
Bracelet: Boutique in St. John's 
Bag: Coach



Some of the food highlights from Jamaica (besides the guac) were jerk everything (chicken, pork, fish), every kind of cheese you can imagine (I had gouda with each meal - not kidding), coconut ice cream, the best cheeseburger ever at the late night snack place, mango carrot juice every morning, and delicious wedding cake.


Cherry Blast

2 oz vodka
2 oz cranberry juice
4 oz soda water
Mix and serve in a tall glass on ice

I'm just realizing this drink doesn't even have cherry in it!

XOXO
Glitterary Girl