What's Inside the SDM Fall Luxurious Tote?

Hey everyone!

For the past week, Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) has been giving out a FREE gift with purchase when you spend $125 or more on certain items in store.  See details here.

Being the beauty junkie I am and having not bought makeup in a while, I thought I'd splurge on a Lancome cleanser (which I was out of anyway) and a couple of Benefit Cosmetics gift sets.

I'll be posting a separate review of the items in the two sets I bought but in case you were wondering I got the: Sweet Tintations lip set and the Fun Size Flirts set.

Overall, I am very pleased with the deluxe sample size and bag that came with the gift with purchase.  Yes - $125 is steep, but if you are in the market for some holiday sets this is a perfect add on to receive. 

This is what the bag looks like:

It is very similar looking to the Long Champ bags which is kind of cute.

Inside were these goodies! If you would like any reviews, please leave your response in the comments below and I'll try to review it asap!

 There you have it! 20 deluxe size products worth $235!

Be sure to click on the image if you would like to see a close up.

Thanks for reading! Happy shopping!

Carolyn

Selling Brand New Limited Edition Essence Cosmetics Items

Hello!

Here are the items I have for sale - all are brand new and never been used.  Prices are firm but I will accept any reasonable offer - this is because these are limited edition items and you cannot get them anymore in store (from my knowledge)!

Essence Beauty Beats Shimmer Powder - 01 SWAAAAG!



Price: $25 OBO.

Essence Beauty Beats Blush - 01 GROUPIE AT HEART

  

Price: $25 OBO.

Essence Beauty Beats Lipgloss - 02 EENIE MEENIE

 

Price: $20 OBO.

Essence Beauty Beats Lipgloss -03 I'M BACKSTAGE

 

Price: $20 OBO.

Essence Beauty Beats Hair Tie - 01 MEET AND GREET

 

Price: $10 OBO.

Essence Bloom Me Up! Eyeshadow - 03 BLOW MY MINT

  

Price: $15 OBO.

Essence Bloom Me Up! Eyeshadow - 02 ROSE IT UP!

  

Price: $15 OBO.


All prices are in Canadian dollars, must be paid through paypal, shipping rates vary depending on the weight and how many items you buy.  I am shipping from Winnipeg, MB, Canada.  Questions?  Leave a comment! :)

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BlogVancity Event!

Hey guys! I'm jump starting my blog with an exciting post, the BlogVancity Event! This was an event for non-professional beauty bloggers and vloggers from Vancouver. It was hosted by Sheila, Jordana, and Angela.

Firstly, I'd like to thank everyone involved in making this event a success! I know a lot of hard work went into planning the event and it was much appreciated. I met a lot of cool people and am now more informed about how blogging really works. Secondly, thanks to all of the sponsors who made this event possible.

The event was hosted in a room by Metropolis at Metrotown and there was delicious sushi and treats to munch on. Lush Cosmetics was providing hand massages with a variety of moisturizing soaps and what not. Look how pretty the setup was!

The panel of speakers was divine, I enjoyed what everyone had to say and learned so much!  It was such a great experience and I hope something like this is planned again in the near future.

Here's a pic of the goodie bag supplied - thanks Almay, Annabelle, Marcelle, Revlon for the products!!

Expect reviews soon! :)

That's all for now, if you have any questions feel free to leave them below and I will get back to you asap!

-C

Update!

Hello!!

Sooo it's been about a year since I last posted meaning it was about time for me to actually start utilizing this blog!  I'm still trying to learn how to navigate and label pages and whatnot so hopefully you can bare with me through this process haha.

Basically the past 2 months have been a complete roller coaster.  Not the fun type of woohoo here we go roller coaster, the type where your life is going through so many ups and downs you don't know which way to stay.

Ah, but to lighten the mood before I engage you with the happenings of this roller coaster, I introduce to you the best man ever, my dog Marley.   

Aww what a cutie pie <3

Anyways, I've contemplated for a while if I should let the world know of my recent escapades as it would be letting a lot of people I don't know into my life with the ability to judge and make assumptions of me.  But I think I will be doing a video series on my issues as I think it could be beneficial for many people if they are going through the same thing as me.  If I could help one person, it would totally be worth it.

A good while ago I was diagnosed with what I like to call a mood-disorder while the doctors would refer to it as bipolar disorder type II.  I feel judgement is created right when a person hears/reads these words as a lot of people do not understand or know what bipolar really is.  I will save you the nitty gritty details but basically there are two types of the disorder (I and II) where people have ups (manic episodes or hypomanic episodes) and downs (depressive stages).

March was extremely stressful for me because I wasn't able to control what was going on with me nor could anyone else help.  My doctor attempted but it was really time that I needed on my side.  So April was my "healing" month where I could basically relax and try to come back to the Carolyn everyone knows.  Although I am still not better, things are looking up and I'm excited to start getting things back on track.

Speaking of getting my life back on track, I have come up with a few goals I want to accomplish this week.

1 --> Write a blog post.
2 --> Make a beauty video.
3 --> Help my parents clean the house (as we are going to be putting it up for sale soon).
4 --> Film my whoinspiresu video entry with my friend Britt.
5 --> Begin working out.

Now I've basically done one out of those 5 things so far this week which is pretty legit in my opinion lol.

For my workout routine I've decided to mix it up a bit.  I am going to utilize my Wii Fit and found a website that creates a routine for you depending on what you want to focus on.

 So with my Wii Fit routine I am also going to be incorporating lifting weights and jogging/running.  My hopes is to drop some pounds and tone up by the time prime beach weather rolls around (most likely starting in June).  I could go on about my routine, but that should be left for another blog post.  Let me know if you'd like to hear about my routine - otherwise I'll keep my fatty diaries to myself :P.

Bam, this has been a slightly longer post than I would have wanted seeing as I just wanted to give a little hello before I go full swing with other posts.  Please do not hesitate to get in contact with me by posting a comment below or sending me an e-mail.  

Love to hear from you guys!

-C

Welcome!

As if the title didn't already tell you, this is about my life.  Not only beauty related but also about experiences that happen on an everyday level.  Inappropriateness is to be expected as is the unexpected.  Check out my YouTube's!!