Girly Stuff: A Haul

For the second time this year, I was able to redeem $200 of Shoppers Drug Mart Optimum Points. I thought I'd show you some of the more fun things I picked up on my spree as well as a few things I ordered on-line from Sephora on Black Friday.

The only thing I dislike about these lipsticks is they easily smudge on the cap. I like things neat and tidy.

Primrose (left) and Orchid (right)

Essie Gel Setter top coat

Lately I've been using the OPI Infinite Shine top coat, but that's not available at Shoppers and I really needed a new one. I decided to try this Essie one and I'm not disappointed. I had red nails last week and they lasted 5 days with absolutely no chipping and on the sixth day it chipped a tiny bit. I was bored with it anyway, so I changed it, but I could have lasted another few days I'm sure. 

Revlon Ultra HD lipstick in Orchid and Primrose

I have this type of lipstick in Magnolia which is gorgeous, but more of a summer shade. I wanted something bold for the winter so I tried these shades. They were on sale too! I love both colors. They make your lips feel really soft.

Sally Hansen Complete Manicure in Tropical Thunder and Branch Out

Tropical Thunder is on my nails right now and it's a beautiful dark blue/teal. Branch Out is a dark brown that will replace my super old Sephora polish that is similar. I love the wide brush on these polishes.

Boscia Pink Peppermint Blotting Linens (from Sephora)

Now that my skin has decided to go oily, I wanted to try some blotting papers. I've only tried one on my make-up free face just to see how they worked. I'll try them with makeup soon and see if they disrupt things. 

Rimmel Brow This Way

No more shelling out $30 for Benefit Gimme Brow! I discovered this brow gel over the summer and while it's maybe not quite as good as Benefit, it's so much less money and the difference to me is really minimal. 

Quo Art of Blending sponge set
These little Beauty Blender knock offs are too cute! I've not tried a Beauty Blender so I can't comment on a comparison, but I quite like the dewy finish these sponges give. My skin has gone cray-cray again this week, so I've been leaning toward a higher coverage face. I need to play around with these a bit more to try to get full cover.

Tarte High Performance Neutrals Cheek Set
This was a Black Friday Sephora deal. I got the little Tarte set last year with the stick blush and mini lip crayon and I use it a lot so I figured I'd love this set as well, and I do! The pan blush is a really pretty neutral and it does have shimmer, but a tasteful amount. The stick blush is less shimmery and is a color that would probably work on anyone.

If anyone has any specific questions about the products above, throw me a line! A huge thanks to fellow blogger Sara at Girl Met Blush who helped me out a lot with the SDM haul.

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Snowmageddon

Last Friday was a blizzard. An honest to goodness, can't-see-ten feet-in-front-of-you blizzard. The actual snowfall amount wasn't too crazy (30-40 cm I think) but the wind was fierce and there were whiteouts.

I decided to take the bus to work because I was too scared to drive myself. Mental note: Do not wear non-waterproof mascara in a blizzard because you WILL look like a raccoon at work.

Thankfully, my co-worker lives close to me and drove me home because the city pulled the buses off the roads before they closed my office. The drive home was a bit scary as the road was completely white and you couldn't tell the difference between road and snowbank.

Details

Jacket: Dynamite

Sweater: Bootlegger

Jeans: Joe's Jeans

Boots: Old Navy

Scarf and Gloves: H&M

Necklace and Earrings: Gifts

Bracelets: Stella & Dot, Forever 21

Hat: Gap
Nails: Sally Hanson Pacific Blue and Essie Peak of Chic

It was hard work to get up the driveway!

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Lakeside Brunch

If you read Monday's post, you know that R and I had a weekend full of friends and lakes. The second lake we visited was Shortt's Lake, near Brookfield. Our friends hosted brunch at their family's cottage - what a beautiful spot.

Details

Shirt and sunnies: American Eagle Outfitters

Skirt: Old Navy

Flip flops: Roxy

Necklace: Forever 21

Bracelet: Suzy Shier

Nails: Sally Hansen Pacific Blue

The food was soooo amazing. I tried to balance out all the empty calories (hello cinnamon bun cake and candied bacon!) with lots of fruit. I started Beachbody's T25 workout the same day these photos were taken. I'm pretty sure I burned off brunch!

What's your favorite brunch food?

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Styled by Erin

For my birthday last month, my BFF sent me an amazing present! This picture was taped to the card.

I had to laugh at her title for the picture. Moms can still be trendy and stylish! 

She basically provided me with an outfit post, and I think she did a great job. I forgot to hold my Coach wallet though.... sorry BFF.

Details

Top and Scarf: gifts from Winners, Toronto

Jeans and Shoes: Old Navy (Halifax)

Sunnies: Guess (TJ Maxx, South Portland)

Bracelets: Suzy Shier, Old Navy, Forever 21, and the owl one was part of my gift

Nails are Sally Hansen Pacific Blue

Thanks so much for the outfit idea BFF. She knows my style.... how could she not? When I visit Toronto we spend many hours in full-on shopping mode.

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Girls Girls Girls

I was late jumping on the Girls train. To be honest... I'm not that smart with the fiber-op and didn't even realize we had HBO on demand until a few weeks ago. I thought I'd have to wait for it to arrive on Canadian Netflix. For anyone who is familiar with American Netflix, Netflix in the true north strong and free takes about a decade to add shows.

For anyone out there who hasn't watched Girls, it's hilarious. Sooo funny in an awkward "OMG, why is she doing that?" kind of way. It's also addictive in an "oh wow I've just consumed an entire Sunday watching the whole first season" kind of way.

Season Two began last night - did you watch?

Details

Sweater: Old Navy (Halifax)

Jeans: Joe Fresh (Halifax)

Shirt: Gap (Halifax)

Belt: Smart Set (Halifax)

Shoes: Franco Sarto (Town Shoes, Toronto)

Necklace: Paddy's Market (Sydney, Australia)

Bracelet: Gift

On Nails: Essie Skirting the Issue and Sally |Hanson Pumping Iron

What's your favorite show on TV right now? Top five for me are Pretty Little Liars, The Bachelor, Modern Family, Grey's Anatomy and Girls.

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

The Oatcake Adventure

Ever stumble across a place that you're so glad you found?

You know how I love anything striped.

The White Sails Bakery  is about ten minutes from where I live, and I'll be going back soon! I saw soooooo many goodies I wanted to try. I have the craziest sweet tooth. SUGAR PIE? Gimme gimme.

Details:

Tee: Aerie (Dartmouth)

Skirt: Costa Blanca (Moncton)

Shoes: Aldo (Vancouver)

Bracelet: Old and unknown

Long Necklace: A/X Armani Exchange (NYC)

Short Necklace and Sunnies: American Eagle Outfitters (Halifax)

Earrings: Le Chateau (Halifax)

So, after drooling over the entire glass case of treats, I decided on the chocolate dipped oatcake. Yummy! It was big enough to last for three snacks!

Half eaten oatcake. On Nails: Base of Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtremewear in Mint Sorbet. Dotted with Sally Hansen Hard as Nails with Nylon in Black Night and Sally Girl in Neon Pink (I made the name up as no name on the bottle. Original, eh?

XOXO
Glitterary Girl