SKINCARE | Solara Suncare Good Karma Dry Oil Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30

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Summer is almost over and I wanted to squeak in one last sunscreen review, which honestly, I was ready to do last summer, but just never got a chance to feature on the blog though I have mentioned Solara Suncare on my IG Stories quite a few times due to my love for it!

SHEET MASK | ElishaCoy Calming, Hydra and Lift Up Mushroom Mask Sheet Collection

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I am officially on vacation for the next two weeks! I will have one week at home and then the next we will be travelling to Montreal to visit family! My brother-in-law and his partner just had a baby boy so we will be meeting him for the first time! I also have not been to Montreal since 2018 so almost 10 years! This is mainly due to the pandemic and us not having someone to watch the cats while we are gone, but we are trying out a cat-sitting service this time around so let's see how things go!

BEAUTY | June 2026 Ipsy Original Bag

Purchased by me

I cannot believe that summer is winding down and already the Back to School advertising and mayhem has begun! It has been decades since I have gone back to school, but there is something about September that instills a slight sense of anxiety, excitement for sweaters and pumpkins and then before you know it, it's Christmas and the end of the year! I think the latter half of the calendar year just flies by because of how much happens in a short few months before getting the breather we all need in January. I am hoping to get a few more blog posts in before we go on vacation next week starting with this one for my June Ipsy Original Bag! I feel like the theme for June was "Prom/Graduation" with the taffeta bow inspired makeup bag which was cute, but not one of their nicer bags as I feel like the fabric would be hard to clean.

BEAUTY | May 2026 Ipsy Original Bag

 

Purchased by me

Here we are well into the second week of August and I cannot believe we are already this far into summer and I am still reviewing my May Ipsy Original Bag LOL!

NAILS | Manucurist Active Blur - Makeup for Your Nails?

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Sadness! I had another nail break which was significant enough that I chopped down my nails to give them all a restart which gave me a chance to dig into my archives and review a product I have been using over the last few weeks - the Manucurist Active Blur!

FRAGRANCE | Pacifica Strawberry Cream Body Mist and Eau de Parfum

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My husband said I smelled good and it was because of Pacifica's Strawberry Cream! This is high praise coming from a man who sneezes at most scents and tells me when our Dyson air filter is upset with something I have sprayed! I have been on a bit of a Pacifica kick ever since discovering that their Glow Baby Serum is now one of my most favourite vitamin C serums! Even though I have reviewed their sheet masks in the past, I have become a full convert to their other products this year. I have also reignited my passion for fragrances so when Pacifica announced that they had released new body mists and EDPs, I was totally in!