There’s curiosity about my cosmetics stock spreadsheet so I believed I would dedicate an entry on exactly how it pertained to be.  I produced my cosmetics spreadsheet on Sunday July 26, 2009 (as exposed by the Excel data properties). At the time, it was mostly a method to track my growing nail polish collection to ensure that I didn’t duplicate any type of of my Essie shades (at present count, I own 73 bottles of Essies – it is my much-loved nail polish formula). Eventually I broadened the spreadsheet to include the complying with tabs: eye shadows eyeliners blushes face products...

Today is my official 100 days of my No-Buy! *throws confetti* My No-Buy mainly focused on not purchasing makeup / skincare according to my guidelines (no web new products unless it’s to replenish a completed product).  To a lower extent, I likewise dedicated to not make any unnecessary garments purchases.  I won’t lie, it’s been difficult, particularly in the early days of clearance sales as well as Target Canada closing (hence me breaking my No-Buy in January as well as having to restart ).  To mark this milestone, I’ve providing myself a badge: I shared my development report at 28 days...

At Winners (Canadian TJMaxx) a couple of weeks ago, I saw a bunch of Shiseido ideal Rouge lipsticks up for sale at $12.99 a pop. They’re regularly $30 each.  It reminded me of the collection that I had at home… which I paid full price for (don’t you just hate that? Seeing stuff you purchased at full price marked down at a later date?) I keep neglecting my collection so I thought I’d pull them out: I own (left to right): • Fleur OR341 – orange coral • Dreamscape RD351 – muted pinkish coral • Sublime RD142 (gwp size) – warm soft...

earlier this year, I introduced my little project, called Project use it the F*%@ Up! (or PUFU for short).  I had identified 2 products in my stash that I really love and delight in using, however, they were neglected and risked spoilage before they were get used up.  So I set out on a mission to finish them up. A quick re-cap: 1) Mirabella Outshine lip gloss in Illusion It was at 1.40cm used up out of a total of 6.2cm (7.5ml total volume). 2) Stella by Stella McCartney eau de parfum It had 1.10cm left in the bottle out of a...

I rushed to get this evaluation up since I just couldn’t hold off on testing this puppy out as well as sharing my thoughts.  The Lise Watier Simply Nudes 12-Colour Eyeshadow palette is from the variations de Nude Spring 2016 collection: I’ve neglected my job focus 10 palette (the Smashbox double Exposure) so I might wear this charm all week: I chosen this palette up when I redeemed my optimal Points, so it didn’t expense me anything, however the retail cost of this palette is $65 CAD, for 12g of product (1g per colour/pan).  For those of you not familiar with the...