March 2010
16 posts
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about epilators/braun silk-epil soft perfection...
Warning: this is a super-long post.
Epilators aren’t too commonly found—at least in my experience, since I’ve only ever seen it at London Drugs and on the Canadian Tire website, so it’s no surprise that not many people know about it. Imagine rows of flat-edged tweezers arranged on a cylinder. As the cylinder spins, the tweezers open and close, so that each tweezer closes...
February 2010
5 posts
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quo "renaissance flare" reconnaissance mission!
Jenelle and I were trolling Shoppers Drug Mart again and spotted a shiny new Quo display!
Clockwise from front left (all in Canadian dollars): All Over Colour Stick ($15), Pump Up The Volume Mascara ($14), Sheer Lipliner ($12), Jumbo Lipgloss Stick ($12), Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil ($15?), Renaissance Eyeshadow Quad ($20)
They’re calling it the Renaissance Flare collection. Today’s...
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quo bff super shaper eye wand swatches
This is a two-in-one product with an eyeliner on one end and an eyeshadow on the other. The six shades are displayed in a pretty setup as part of Quo’s Spring 2010 lineup, with tear-away instructions on how to use them. The display might not be near the other Quo products, but instead further down the makeup aisle.
The eyeshadow is a sponge tip applicator (it’s the side with the...
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escada marine groove sample
I checked out the Escada website a couple weeks ago to see if I could score a sample of their newest fragrance, Marine Groove. I missed the boat on samples for their previous fragrances so it was awesome to see they were still sending them out for this one. (At the time of this post, the offer is still available at Escada, just click on the bottle on the top right after choosing your language.)
I...
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allo
So I decided to start a makeup/beauty blog of my own. I wanted create a blog with some of the things I look for when I’m reading other blogs, like awesome before/after pictures. I also wanted to post:
- reviews in a way that I would want to read
- are more in-depth than the ones I’ve been writing on makeupalley
- reviews on the few, rare brands that are available only in Canada (and...
