My Briar Rose

I just filed my nails down to nothing in preparation for boxing day madness. I work high end retail so we are anticipating a crazy day tomorrow! My nails were getting to that length where I would be too afraid of breaking one off and making them sore while rushing around in the craziness tomorrow. My nails grow super fast so I filed them down to little stubs and decided to paint them with one of the new colours I received in the Revlon package. In the bottle this colour is super stunning. The purple shines blue or purple depending on the light and it looks great on the nail as well! The bottle is super awkward to hold and will take me more than a few times of using to get used to how heavy it is. I did a super terrible messy job painting the base colour because it was just so hard to control while holding the heavy top part. The first coat went on well and seemed to dry quite well but I ran into problems after the second coat. I painted my nails around 4pm and when I went to get...

Awhile back I was chosen to be a part of the Revlon Selects program that is new to Revlon. I received the box a few weeks ago but it was during the midst of my stressful exam week so I really haven't had a chance to use the products yet since I went straight from exams to working seasonally and that has left me no days off so far because of how busy the holidays are for retail. For now I will leave you a teaser of what the package contained and I will post later and review each product individually once I have had a chance to try them out. This small package awaited me one night as I was coming home from writing an exam. Upon opening the box I was greeted by this: The first thing I found was this nail polish duo called Moon Candy in the shade combo Orbit. It was hard to find the products in all that wrapping! I didn't want to make a huge mess so it was like a treasure hunt trying to locate and pull out everything in the package while leaving the ...

Tis the season to start dreaming of all the things I wish I would receive for Christmas! My family is pretty practical and they don't share the same tastes in designer things that I do, so I know the majority of my wish list they would die if they knew the actual cost of some of the items. Most of the time they don't see these splurge items as practical but I can always dream! Anyway I wish to dream of all the things I would treat myself too if I won the lottery before Christmas! Tiffany Lock Ring $360 Cdn (tiffany.ca)   Urban Outfitters Holographic Polish $10-12 Cdn (Photo from polishalwaysfits.wordpress.com)   Tiffany Locks Heart Lock Bracelet $6,900 Cdn (tiffany.ca)   Tassimo Coffee Machine $229.99 Cdn at The Bay (tassimo.com)   Jeffrey Campbell Studded Loafer $200 (shopstyle.com)  Michael Kors Mid Size Silver Colour Golden Stainless Steel Camille Chronographic Watch $250 (michaelkors.com) Legacy Leather Molly Satchel $348 (coach....

I was lucky enough to be invited to the grand opening of the new Raindrops store in the concourse level of the Holt Renfrew Centre on Bloor St. I was in love with the poncho on the mannequin, and they had some beautiful frilly umbrellas that were not so practical but very cute! At the end of the night (or whenever you were leaving, whichever came first), they were handing out cute little media gift bags! Mine contained a pretty purple striped super compact umbrella. This will come in handy since mine literally had the metal parts snapped in the wind a few weeks back and I had yet to replace it!

 "Get ready for the latest beauty secrets from celebrity makeup artists, stylists, bloggers and personalized consultations." Came across this on another blog and had to sign up immediately! I have no idea what the site is going to offer, but it mentions if you refer people you get $$ credits so it kind of sounds like it's either going to be another beauty box type of site, or something where you are able to shop online. Either way I'm in! If you're curious and want to sign up too, do so at the link below: http://signup.sindulge.com/?lrRef=O2yvK

Coach is doing something neat to celebrate their new legacy collection. As a huge Coach lover I had to take part in the fun! 

I received these to test as part of the Chick Advisor program. I have been an Always brand user for awhile but I normally use the ultra thin slender pads that are supposed to be great for teens. I'm not a teen but I don't have much of a flow so they work really well and aren't overly bulky. I find that these pads for me were only useful at night when I slept because the back was wider so that I wouldn't leak out onto my sheets if I slept on my back. I found the wideness of them a bit uncomfortable to wear all day, as well as them being too long front and back to wear during the day and still feel comfortable. I felt like people could see my pad at the front and back through my shorts because of how long they were. I would definitely like to see a smaller version (maybe another great for teens type) for me to even consider purchasing them. I also find the scent of these products a little odd. I'm not quite sure what it is but there is something about ...