It’s that time of the month again ! This month I have some new products that I have discovered, that have quickly made it to holy grail status ! Also I have things that I’ve rediscovered, which I always enjoy doing, because it means SPENDING LESS !

1. ColourPop Lippie Stix : At the end of January, I discovered ColourPop Lippie stix, and have been obsessed with them ever since. Although I did order some darker colours as well, this month I’ve mostly been religiously using the more neutral colours ! Specifically Brink and Lumiere ! These Lippie Stix have amazing pigmentation, and a really beautiful semi-matte finish. I’m definitely going to be ordering more when I have the budget for it !

2. Nude Lipliners : Along with my nude Lippie Stix love, I’ve also been obsessed with nude lip liners all of February. I find that they’re super versatile because you could wear them under matching nude lipsticks, or under darker or brighter lips to tone down the look or change the colour altogether. The two that I’ve been loving are the Brink Lippie pencil from Colourpop, and Rimmel’s Exaggerate lipliner in Addiction.

3. Round Kabuki Foundation Brush : I know last month I was adoring the Flat Top Kabuki brush from this brush set for my foundation, but I’ve changed my tune and started using the Round Kabuki brush from the same set. This one is more similar to the Real Techniques Buffing Brush. As much as I loved the flat kabuki for really patting my foundation into my skin, this brush can do this same patting and buffing motion, but seems to be a little bit smaller so that I could use it to blend in my concealer as well ! I haven’t really been wearing much make up this month just because I’ve been sick for about 3 weeks now, so I’ve been really loving the efficiency this brush has been giving me.

4. Real Techniques Contour Brush : My first rediscovery for the month of February! There was a period of time where I started to use this brush for other things (blending in concealer, applying cheek highlight, applying a setting powder under the eyes..) but I’ve finally gone back to my roots and started using this to contour my cheeks again. I’ve just found that I like other brushes or tools for my under eye a little bit better, so I decided to try to use this for contouring again ! I’ve also recently been liking a more precise contour, which this is really great for !

5. Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer : Another rediscovery ! I went back to this concealer because it was at it’s last couple of squeezes, so I wanted to finish it up, but I’ve actually been loving it ! It works well for when I don’t want to use foundation, and just need some cover up for my under eye, but it also looks great on top of a full face of foundation as well ! I might actually have to go and re-purchase it once I’m finished with it.

6. Mask of Magnaminty : Sorry about the distorted lid in the photo ): WARNING GUYS : don’t leave Lush tubs in direct sunlight because they will distort and melt ! So, I started using this about a month ago, and I actually have a full review on this (which I shall link right here) so I don’t want to ramble on too much about it. But let me just say that this has been doing wonders for my skin ! READ THE REVIEW !

7. Grease Lightening : Another wonder product for my adult acne, this is officially my new holy grail spot treatment ! What’s great about Lush’s products is, since it is all natural ingredients, it doesn’t just temporarily get rid of spots, but it actually helps your spots heal properly ! I really have been seeing great results from this spot treatment, and will probably write up a full review about it soon !

8. Makeup Geek Eyeshadows : OHMYLORD. THESE EYESHADOWS <3. I totally understand why all the youtubers I watch now swear by these eyeshadows because DAAAAMN they are great. My favourites this month have been Peach Smoothie (DUH), Frappe, and Cocoa Bear. Ever since I’ve purchased these eyeshadows, I haven’t even been using my MAC shadows AT ALL. NOT EVEN SOFT BROWN. These were honestly life changing.

9. Fitbit Flex : I’ve also got a review for this coming up soon, but I’ve been loving my Fitbit Flex all through February ! It’s pretty much been on my wrist all month long (minus when I’m in the shower) and it’s been super cool to be able to track my progress with walking !

What products have you been loving in the month of February? Any that I need to try out immediately? Let me know !!

More soon lovers <3

This past Saturday, it was a gorgeous sunny day, and so Summer and I went downtown to explore, eat, study, and shop. Vancouver has been deceptively sunny lately. It’s been clear skies, birds chirping, and sun blaring, yet when you step outside, the crisp air gets you shivering instantly. I really wanted to take advantage of the sun and (almost) Spring weather, so I wore bright blues and light denim. But then of course I had to throw a big coat over top so I didn’t freeze to death.

So I may have completely forgotten where I purchased this shirt…. I removed the tag from it because it was irritating my back, when I first bought it, and now it’s completely slipped my mind where it’s from.

Jeans : F21 | Booties : Lucky Brand | Bag : LV | Coat : RW&CO

Loving the coat/trench trend that seems to be happening right now. So normcore. So great.

What do you guys think of longer coats and trenches right now? Yay? or Nay? How would you pair your coat ?

More soon,

Did anybody completely forget about their goals as soon as school started to get stressful? Because I know I did. I’m not even going to deny it, I didn’t do so well trying to accomplish my January resolutions. It’s February now, so let’s do a quick round up of how I did.

1. Jump back into working out 4/10 (I did do a lot of yoga this month, but that isn’t really the working out I was talking about)

2. Start saving 1/10 (yeeeaaaahhh…no.)

3. No more soda and dessert for the rest of the month. 5/10 (I had no soda all of january..BUT I did eat dessert a bunch more times…)

4. Drink more lemon water 7/10 (I feel like I did decently well on this. Definitely did not drink it every day like I wanted, but I didn’t do too bad)

5. Less Netflix, more blogging and reading 6/10 (I gave myself a 5 because although I didn’t do LESS netflix watching, I did do a lot MORE blogging. soooooo its a 6. Didn’t read enough though)

6. Stay on top of all classes 8/10 (This one I am actually doing pretty well in)

So my overall completion for January is 51.6%. At least I got more than half? That’s something right? Let’s just learn from this and do better this month!

This month, I decided to name #fitfebruary because I want to narrow my goals down to mostly fitness goals. I feel like if I concentrate on one category of goals, it will help me stay on a track a little easier. Another reason for #fitfebruary is because I recently picked up a Fitbit Flex ! If you don’t know what that is, it’s pretty much an activity and sleep tracker that you wear on your arm. I will be writing a more in-depth post all about my new Fitbit, and maybe a review as well, so keep your eyes peeled for that! SO ANYWAYS, let’s get on with our #fitfebruary goals !

1. Take 240,000 steps by the end of february. My daily steps goal on my fitbit is set to 10,000 steps every day. My goal for this month is to actually fulfill those 10,000 steps a day, so that at the end of this month, (there are 24 days left from today) I will have taken 240,000 steps.

2. Drink 2000 mL of water each day. This will also be something that is tracked on my fitbit. 2000 mL is the equivalent to about 3.38 Dasani bottles of water each day. That seems pretty achievable if you ask me!

3. Start doing heavier work outs ! As much as I love yoga, I use it for more as a meditative “me-time” than a workout. So I promise myself that I will actually start doing heavier workouts this month. Whether that means actually taking my butt to the gym, or doing the BBG workout at home.. I’ve got to start actually doing! I’m going to start small and aim for 2 “heavier” workouts each week.

4. Try to eat healthier. Just try. Whether that means opting out when it comes to fried chicken, or actually ordering healthier options on the menu when you eat out… Just try.

5. Yoga at least 4 times a week. Simple enough right?

Just 5 fitness related goals for this month. Seems easy enough. Now to actually remember these……

How are your resolutions coming along?

Until next time,