My life: 12/07/12

Bonjour tout le monde!

This is probably going to be my last post until the week of the 17th. =) I am super excited!

It has been cold and raining lately...terrible weather here in Toronto =(
Florida is actually scheduled to rain too..I'm hoping that by Sunday the weather changes =(....
or at least shower for like 5 minutes and be all sunny the rest of the week! (cross ur fingers!)

I've basically finished my final (just gotta edit) and I've posted my other final (the stroll on here actually if you want to have a look) lol.

Here is my pile of work when I work on my essays...This one is basically done but needs editing. I had to research a number of articles and they are suppppper long O.O...along with my giant mug of tea ;) [super messy desk needs cleaning!]

So I want to show you my doings of today...
You know how last week I went on an errand to Lisa's Cosmetics for my mommy and grabbed some goodies for myself?

Well, for those of you in Toronto you may have heard of the Estee Laudier and MAC warehouse sale...basically, its similar style..warehouse except the products are different. The majority of these are actually MAC (some Estee Laudier) and other random things..

Most of it is actually MACs eyeshadows (a huge chunk), lip, foundation, powder etc. If you are a fan of MACs eyeshadows you'd probably go crazy here lol...there is an insanely variety...I usually stick to the eyeliners or darker eyeshadows so...wasn't too keen on it (although I did look around ;) )
There is also a tremondous amount of random assortments of perfume...it seems both Lisa's cosmetics and this one has a huge variety of perfumes/cologne if you're interested. I'm not a fan of the entire perfume thing..I wear it for special occasions and have my favourites so...

ANYWAYs, before I go on I totally forgot to post one more thing from Lisa's Cosmetics BUYS
-_____-;;; sorry! It was actually on my phone but I forgot to upload it.

I bought this: It's the Schwarzkopf's colour shampoo and Conditioner

For some reason, the Shampoo is a lot larger..I do not know. THis is my first time using this brand but I know theyre really known...for hairspray? I think...and its quite expensive..THe size is relatively small and I would say perhaps just a tab bigger than travel size...but it was relatively cheap so I wanted to buy and try them out to see if it puts up to the name...$3.99+tax and $4.99+tax I believe or a dollar more..wasn't insanely pricey so I wanted to buy them..

my hair isn't coloured but I bought the colour shampoo because right now everyone's been cray on the colour shampoo since it doesn't contain all the chemicals that normal shampoos have so it's the most gentle on your hair. So whether or not your hair is coloured, coloured shampoo has a rep for its gentleness so I bought it. =) I will try them out once I'm done.

OK...so back to this week's awesome deals:

Here is the ticket you need to get it. LOL -___- so much for keeping my name secracy..har. don't abuse my name xd. So this is the ticket you need to get in. Today is the first day so the line was insanely long (fyi: I seem to be using insanely a lot today...) Everyday the card is different colour and when you hold on to the card, at the end they give you a little thank you gift in exchange for this card.

I'm not at the end of the line but this opened at 10am and I arrived at 10am but the line was crazyyyyy

You see those tiny little people over there? yeah..it goes all the way there....

I took a picture of the line again when I moved up...the little ppl from the above picture are now here...and it extends all the way down..then you go inside this huge storage room and its another line of labyrinth. Oh you should have seen the check-out line though..the entire warehouse snaked in..literally..it went around the inside of the warehouse two times when I was in line...

Apparently first day is the one of the more busier days...and this is on a weekday (although Friday morning...don't ppl work??) and you get first dibs if you go on the first day which is great =)

pros and cons

Here is the inside: 1 of 3 storage rooms..basically its a giant warehouse room..and theres 3 of them and each contain different things e.g- warehouse 1 has perfumes, eyeshadows and eyeliners or osmething like that with this this this brand etc. The ppl here were insanely crazy..

It was super crowded but this year was the best year becuase the first year I went, I was super sick and ended up buying NOTHING (didn't even recieve free nailpolish gift cus I was so sick) I went home right away...second year (last yr) I just got one eyepot from MAC (I use almost everyday =D!) I went with my bf and I think we were rushing or osmething cus I didn't really have a chance to look around...

This year was my best catch yet! I found all the best deals!

Here's my catch:

(Ugh I hate the Blog layout..I can't figure out how to size some of my pictures...)

Anyways,,,This is the goodie of bag stuff I got =D!!! Are you excited??

Neatly laid out ready for sortment! =D!!!! (Looking at it just makes me excited!)

1. I already have a eyelash curler but I figure I'd buy an extra in case I lost mine...I really liek the one I currently have (I bought from Korea but it's made it Japan and it's my all-time favourite..) but I needed to buy a new sponge and then I saw this which comes wiht an extra sponge and the price was super reasonable $12. I decided a snag. I tried it out and it's not as good as the one I currently own which is a little disappointing..but a good snag for $12 emergencies ;)

2. (sorry the picture seems to have cut off) From left to right

These are from the $4 bins (so each is $4). I don't recall seeing these last year so I might have missed it or all sold out!

THe first on the very left (that's cut off) is the Estee Lauder loose powder. I will try this out after I put on makeup becuase I have a combination/oily skin..so this will help set the makeup ;)

The next one is the clarifying lotion and moisturizing lotion by clinique. I bought em together to use together. I don't know if this was the best deal cus they are quite small. Definately for travel size (i'm going to take them to florida this sunday)

The last one is the Esteee Lauder gentle makeup remover. The one I currently own (L'oreal- my all time favourite) is about $8ish? so if this is half the size and $4 it's a steal! =D!!

3. This is actually from the $4 pile as well. I bought two (contemplated on buying more) and it's a pump spray. I actually picked a full-size one earlier in the buy for $15 and when I saw these I grabbed two cus they're travel size! Super cute. Used for finishing mist (to set makeup after applying)

I tried it to see how it would be, it gives you a full blast..perhaps you need to blast it from further away har..--;;;

Here's the link: http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/177/388/Products/Skincare/Solutions/Fix/index.tmpl

4. The next Item I picked up was a bit of a splurge for me $20 for the skin protector.

It says to use after lotioning..Helps fade discolouration and redness. It's suppose to be super good for your skin =) So I decided to try it out..It has a bit of a shimmer to it which I actually see it as a plus ;)

-glowing skin ;)

5.This I picked up for my brother's christmas present har. It's always SUPER hard to figure out what to get my brother and seeing he is picky with his clothes I got him this. Theres lots of lotion stuff. and i was superrrr tempted to buy more lotion for myself..RESTRAINT....I have tons of lotion that need to be used!! (fyi I didn't buy one for myself!)

6.This is a skin brightening primer..It's by vera wang and I think I got it for $10? I will try it out and see how I like it. I'm planning to buy the smashbox primer which is over the top pricy but I'm going to try this out too =)!

7. These are goodies that are not chosen by me. At the end of the sale when you are exiting, there is this thing called the 'charity bags' and basically they choose a bunch of products that are on the 'less-popular end' and each bag is worth $5. They all contain a variety of different things and seeing as I did not have any cash on me I bought one. (*FYI: missed the important part: if you don't like the product you end up with (for you don't get to choose) think of it as a charity event..100% of the proceeds go to cancer research =) ) It's for a good cause. The nude eyeshadows I will try out laterr..

and the pot eyeliner is actually a dark brown (was hoping for black) but I will also try that out as well! and lastly the powder at the top I am not too keen on..don't know how to use it and when I looked it up, they had terrible reviews on it...it has these glitter chunks so I'm not sure how i'll use it...

At the end of the sale, you trade in your card and recieve a gift (rmb!) This year's free gift is MAC's nude lipstick. I don't wear lipstick on a daily basis ( I use colour lip balm which essentially looks the same) because it's not as moisturizing and I feel like they have a weird taste on the lips LOL...I'll offer it to my mom and if not I'll try using it...see if I like it..afterall..it's FREE!

8. I leave the best for last...

This by far is my priciest but most worth purchase. I literally spent like half an hr looking at them..and then walked back and forth and left and came back to this room to buy these...I am SUPER happy with the purchase although still expesnive (it's a steal still!)...but I'm kicking myself for having a huge hole in my plastic...need to save $$....=(

It's Bobbi Brown's Platinum Mini Brush Kit ($45) :

Actually I was going to get these other ones ($10 cheaper) but I really wanted this one and it comes in this chic clutch case.

This is the packaging =D!! Super adorably chic!

Here is the case again. Silver metalic (super pretty!!!!)

It comes with 6 brushes

The best thing about Bobbi Brown's brush sets is that each brush states what its uses are for. So for me that was the winner. I have trouble figuring out what some of these brushes are used for (although some have multi-use) but if I have a general idea then it'll be great =) newbies!

Here is the close up of each brush: