SMASHBOX CAMERA READY BB CREAM

HEY YA'll!

I don't know why it took me so long to jump on the Smashbox BB cream wagon but I got on and I'm NEVER leaving! 

I picked this up the other day because one of my friends got this and was raving about it! As a person that can be easily influenced by other people's opinions, obviously I had to try it out for myself. I see a lot of Youtubers rave about this but I don't know why (actaully I do know why, it's the price) but I haven't gotten around to purchasing this until now. (Sorry for the crappy phone pictures, I get lazy sometimes, actually ALL THE TIME) 

There is 5 shades in the collection and I got the middle shade which is LIGHT/MEDIUM. I have a warm undertone so I thought I would be in MEDIUM but I am not which is fine because that one was too dark for me anyways. 

Side note: I am in the shade MEDIUM for the Maybelline BB cream so watch out. 

REVIEW: I ADORE this product. It's much better than all the other bb creams I've tried not including Korean ones which is the Maybelline one and the Garnier one. This beats them all HANDS DOWN! This leaves my face looking matte and has more coverage than all the other ones. This one is NOT runny and as liquid as the Maybelline one which once upon a time I used to love and enjoy before this BAD BOY came around. Now, I think that this is my favorite Western BB cream. I really like light coverage face makeup like BB creams and tinted moisturizers because they are lighter for my sensitive skin and don't feel heavy. 

BLAH BLAH BLAH, bottom line, this is a great product for people who are on the OILY side of the spectrum and want a good coverage BB cream! 

Swatch of it on my hand before blending. Notice it's not runny in consistency? LOVE THAT! 

All blended and matches me perfectly! :)

-LEENIE :)

Glossybox October 2012 Canada

My GlossyBox just arrived and I'm so happy to share it with you all! :D

So here's what I got in mine! Make sure to leave a comment or concern in the comment box so I know what everyone else got. Being SUPER nosy, I love to be in the know! ;)

This month's box was suppose to be $21.00 but because I was already a member I only had to pay the regular, but next month I will have to pay the $21.00! T.T

Overview

First Item 

JOURVIANCE REJUVENATING ANTI-AGING CREAM COMBINATION TO OILY SKIN TREATMENT
Description - Extremely luxurious face cream, gently formulated to hydrate and increase the firmness of your skin.
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Impression
First of all, I AM 18 YEARS OLD! :O What the hell is Glossybox thinking with this product this month? I'm pretty sure that I don't need anti-aging stuff right now because my skin is still at it's prime! I don't have the best skin, but come'on... and the price! :O I would not pay almost $100 for this stuff. I mean I wouldn't even pay that much to buy it for my mom. My mom's creams go up to $60.00 MAX and she buys them from department stores. Tsk Tsk glossy box... but only for this item! ;)

Deluxe Size 5mL

Second Item 

MODELCO FLIPSTICK LIP DUO 

Description - SHINE Ultra Lip Gloss can be worn alone or layered over LIPSTICK Lip Couture for hours of unbeatable shine in a shade of perfect October Pink! 

Special Edition: For GLOSSYBOX members only! $38.75

Impression

I don't like the colour very much. It's kinda coffee brownish colour which doesn't really go with my skin tone... The lipstick is in colour DUSK and the lipgloss is in colour STRIPTEASE (haha sounds like NARS names! ;) ) It has a cute little mirror but you can't even use it during the process of application so what good does it do? IDK!!! Oh don't get my started with the price. 40?!?!?!?! Are you crazy? Who would buy this? Not me... I rather spend my money on a cute YSL or Chanel lipstick if I had the choice...no offence or anything. 

Left: LipGloss; Right: Lipstick

Third Item 

ZOYA 

Description - We hand-picked four of the prettiest pinks to represent the diverse women affected by breast cancer all over the world. TOXIN FREE! FULL SIZE! 

15mL/$8.00 

Impression 

Full size nail polish, ZOYA, PINK! What could be better? So happy to get ZOYA nail polishes because I don't think that I can get them near me unless if I go over to good'old America!
I got the colour RORY! Super cute and super sparkly! :D Kinda like my other nail polish that two months ago called ZaZu or something... 

Forth Item 

SEBASTIAN PROFESSIONAL TRILLIANCE SHAMPOO & CONDITIONER 

Description - Cleanses and polishes the hair surface to enable greater light reflection, creating goegeous natural shine. 

Shampoo: 250mL/$15.79 

Conditioner: 250mL/$16.59 

Impression 

I HATE getting shampoo and conditioner sets in these kind of boxes. I feel like they are so useless because I never use them unless I'm going on vacation or bring them to the gym. It's okay because it's a nice professional brand and my hair dresser says that I need to use more expensive things.. Those money sucking machines I tell ya... 

Item Five 

GILLETTE VENUS 

Description - Venus & Olay: Boost your shave and help lock-in skin's moisture with the top-of-the-line in disposable razors! FULL SIZE! 

$16.99

Impression

I love this. It couldn't hurt for a girl to have a nice working razor! This is really expensive too so I'm glad that I got it in this month's box! I love anything that gives moisture so this works out well :D 

OVERALL

Didn't enjoy this box as much as my other ones but it will do for now. I really wish I got more makeup products because I love makeup, NO MORE LIP PRODUCTS! lol I hope that next month's box will amuse me more because I am paying $21.00 for it! :( 

If you're interested. Click here: http://www.glossybox.ca/referal?CI=MTQyOTc=

Disclaimer: I did not receive any money for doing this review. I pay for GLOSSYBOX every month and these are my own opinions! ;)

-Leenie 

An Ode to the Cosmetic Industry

So I found this poem type thing somewhere that I don't even remember and I just thought it would be fun to share it with who ever comes across my blog, which is like 0. I'm basically typing this for myself. COOL! LOL 

FOREVER ALONE ON THE INTERNET! ;) HAHA JKKK BUT NO REALLY... 

HERE IT IS. 

It’s often said that “Love is blind”;

If that were true, perhaps we’d find

We’d still be seen as beautiful, although we’re slightly older.

But research shows, a different truth—

That beauty’s seen in fertile youth—

So industries arise to fool the eye of the beholder.

It may seem cruel; it can’t be fair,

But flawless skin and shiny hair

Are hallmarks of attraction, so perhaps it’s no surprise

This aspect of biology

Gives rise to cosmetology—

A billion-dollar industry that’s based on telling lies

My experience with Glymm Box/Bag

I've been seeing a lot of posts around about the Glymm box or now bag. I just want to share my opinion with everyone about my experiences with them. I have been a subscriber to Glymm for about 4 months before doing the switch over to GlossyBox. I found that even though Glymm was cheaper than GlossyBox, I wasn't getting as good of products as I did from Glossy. 

Glymm has really obscure and unknown product brands that I have never heard of or will ever see in stores and a lot of samples were the bag ones and not a lot were deluxe or full sized. 

Even though they advertise that Glymm is 10 a month, they're not telling you that the HST is added on to the price when you purchase your bow. This really blew because HST as you all know is 13% so it brought my total to $11.30 a month for a mediocre box. Meanwhile, Glossy is $15.00 and this includes tax and shipping making it only $3.70 more than Glymm. (Sorry about all the math) So it seemed like Glossy was clearly the way to go. 

When  I tried to cancel Glymm, it took so much time that I had to pay for an extra box. Which I didn't want to do because that box sucked as per usual. Bottom line is that even though I give Glymm for trying I didn't really appreciate the extra money that I was spending on nothing. 

Disclaimer: This is not an advertisement for Glossybox. This is simply my review on Glymm and comparison to Glossybox and how I feel about it. Thanks for reading. 

September Glossybox Canada 2012

Hey ya'll! This is my first beauty related post! Yay for me!

So, this is my third glossybox and I am so excited to share it with everyone. This month was pretty great actually and I'd love to tell you what I got. So here it goes:

1. Wella Professional Mirror Polish Shine Spray (FULL SIZE) - 40ml/$16.99

Wella profesional Mirror Polish Shine Serum 

2. B. Kamins Lip Balm SPF 20 (Deluxe Simple) - 15g/$21 

3. B. Kamins Maple Body Lotion (Deluxe Simple) - 180ml/$41 

Left - Body lotion; Right - Lip Balm 

4. Dove Cleartone Anti-Perisprnit (TRAVEL SIZE) - 45g/$3.99-$4.99

5. NYX Cosmetics: The Crimson Amulet Collection. Limited Edition (FULL PALETTE) - $25
This was my favourite. This is my first ever palette! :O How cool is that? It has 24 shadows (shimmer, glitter and matte), mini HD eye primer, mini eyeliner, 5 blushes, 4 lip glosses and 1 highlighter. It has everything you need for a full face. (That is if you don't wear foundation LOL)

Second page of palette. 

Top part of eyeshadows. Very bright and vibrant colours. 

Bottom half; mainly neutral colours. 

I hope you enjoyed my first picture blog! I hope I showed everything I was suppose to show! :S 

Disclaimer: All these photo are taken by me. All products mentioned are from glossybox which I purchase of my own money every month. This is not a sponsored post. Thank you.