My 2012 Favorites! ft. Nail Polish, Skincare, Perfume & Deodorant? ( 2nd Part )

Hello hello! I thought I would share with you guys some of the miscellaneous " beauty " items that I have loved during 2012. So let's get started! 

From Left to Right: OPI Sparrow Me The Drama (LE), Essie Muchi Muchi, Essie Cascade Cool (LE), Essie Tart Deco, Essie Pilates Hottie (LE), Essie Turquoise & Caicos, Essie Where's My Chauffeur? (LE), OPI Mermaid's Tears (LE), Ciate Pepperminty 

I must say that my nail polish collection has really grown this year and I definitely agree that Essie has taken over my collection. I will say that Essie has really won me over when it comes to their permanent and limited edition collections because the shades that they put out are just beautiful! 

What I like about Essie is that their brush isn't too small or too big so you can really get into the small areas that you missed, the formulation of the nail polish is wonderful ( expect there are a few shades that I've had some problems with ) and it's available at the drugstores so it's pretty affordable as well! ( It's even better when you get them on sale! ) 

As you can see from the picture above it really was a mint green/Tiffany blue kind of year for me! I don't know what it is about the color but I was just really attracted to it and it slowly went over in my clothing but I just really like how it looks on my nails ( in fact, I'm wearing the Ciate one on my nails! ) I haven't found the perfect Tiffany blue yet but when I do I will definitely share with you guys! 

From Left to Right: Pond's Cleansing & Exfoliating Towelettes, Biore Warming Anti-Bacterial Cream Cleanser, Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray & Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti-Frizz Serum 

Pond's Cleansing & Exfoliating Towelettes: Hhhmm what can I say about this product? Well it's the best makeup remover wipe that I ever tried. I probably went through 5 packages of these within the last year. What I like about them is that it has a smooth side and the other side has little exfoliating beads and it helps to get off the makeup easier then you having to scrub your face until it's red and plus it has the pleasant citrus scent ( I love anything that has a citrus scent! ) And I love it when I find this at Walmart and it comes in a pack of two for $6 or $7? Well worth the money! 

Biore Warming Anti-Blackhead Cream Cleanser: I discovered this back in the beginning of 2012 and I can't remember which Youtube guru was raving about it but I'm glad that I picked it up cause it really helped with clearing up my skin. The warming part felt weird at first cause it felt like something was burning but it goes away after a couple scrubs. After using this, my face would feel nice and clean and smooth which is what I'm looking for, so if you were on the market for something like this then I would totally recommend this. 

Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray: I had this in my makeup collection for a while but I only started using it a couple months ago and I like it! This product does help with my makeup staying on for a good 10 hours and what I do is after I applied my foundation and concealer I would spray my face and then after applying everything else I would spray again cause I found that if I sprayed my face once it didn't really make my makeup stay. I would probably say I would recommend this over the MAC Fix+ that is much raved about. 

Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti-Frizz Serum: This is probably the only hair " styling " product that I use and I like it! It makes my hair nice and smooth, the serum isn't too thick and it has a nice light scent. With this you only need a little bit of it or else your hair will be oily ( learnt by experience ) and from the picture you can tell that I'm not even half way through the bottle and I had it for 8 months. I also like that this is available at the drugstores for around $6 or $7 but you can get it for $4 when it's on sale. 

Secret's Clinical Waterproof Antiperspirant: Yes, you read this right, I'm adding a deodorant in my favorites. I have to say that I'm one of those people that sweat a lot during year round so I knew that I needed something stronger then a regular deodorant so when companies started coming out with " extra strength " I knew I had to check them out. So I did some trial runs for this product and I will say that this is probably my holy grail deodorant because I would apply this around 8am and it lasts ALL DAY cause when I checked my under arms, it wasn't wet and I didn't have the sweat mark on my shirts. This is a little pricey compared to the regular deodorants but it's well worth the money! 

From Left to Right: PINK Sunny & Happy Body Mist, Victoria Secret's Bombshell Body Mist & Viva La Juicy Couture Perfume 

These are the ones that made me smell nice during the year of 2012! What I like about them is that they have a light scent and it can be a everyday kind of perfume and it's not going to be over-whelming. I will say for the PINK and Victoria Secret ones, you will have to re spray through out the day because the scent will wear off after couple hours. 

Well this concludes my second part of my favorites for 2012! I hope you guys enjoyed this and having a wonderful start to 2013 =) 

Bliss & Ciate Haul!

Hello my lovely friends! I'm here with another haul! And you guys should definitely expect another coming up pretty soon because here in Canada, the day after Christmas it's BOXING DAY! ( It's kinda like Black Friday ) So I'll probably be picking up some things ;) Anyways let's get to the haul! 

I will say that these two Ciate nail polishes are impulse buys, but they are good impulse buys. I have been hearing good things about this brand so when I saw them at my local department store ( The Bay for my Canadian readers ) I thought I would add some to my purchase. Lately I have been looking for a nice nude that will look good on my fingers so " Ivory Queen " was the one that popped out in my mind when I saw it on the stand. It's a gorgeous light nude with gold flecks in it, you'll have to see it in person. And of course I couldn't let the infamous Tiffany blue shade get away ;) " Pepperminty " looks like a close dupe but we shall see. P.S! Don't you love the little bow detail?! =) FYI: These are the full sized ones. 

First Impression: I will have to say that I'm a fan of this brand already. I like the formula ( it's not too thick or too thin ), the brush is nice and big ( that's what she said.. HAHA I just had to do that =P ) Now I'm testing out how long it'll last.. I will let you guys know later. 

So... this is the main reason why I'm posting this haul! I have heard good reviews on Bliss but I ever really looked into. So when I saw this set, I thought why not and I will that everything in this set is full size so it was definitely worth the price tag. 

FatGirlSlim: So I'm not too sure what this is but apparently it's suppose to help you with your trouble areas that are a little bit " out of shape " like your legs, your arms, your stomach so basically any body part. You're suppose to rub this product over the areas for about 20-30 seconds and it'll help you slim that area. I'm not sure if this will work but I guess I'll give it a try. 

Lemon+Sage Body Scrub: Since it is the winter time here I thought I would get my skin a little bit of love so when I saw this in the set, I knew I was excited to try it out. Now I thought the scent would be  a little weird ( be honest, if you looked at this scent would you think it would smell nice? ) but it's actually a nice light scent, not too heavy, I like. 

Lemon+Sage Body Butter: I think this will help make my body feel even softer after using the body scrub. I have already tried this out on my hands and I'll say that I like it so far. It's not too heavy and it has the light scent which is lovely. 

High Intensity Hand Cream: I know that I have heard great reviews on their hand creams, so when I saw that this was in the kit, I was excited to try it out. And I will say that I probably have the driest hands in the world during the winter time and that yet cute HAHA! 

Oh, I forgot to mention so for the Bliss set, to remind you guys everything in this set is full size and I got it for $72 CAD but I calculated the actual retail price and it would have costed me $127 CAD!! That's a difference of $55, that's almost one of these items =)  

Well that's all that I have! For right now that is! I definitely love the Christmas time because this is when companies comes out with great gift sets at a great or decent price tag. 

I also want to know if you guys have tried any of these products? Or anything from Bliss?