SHEET MASK | Laneige Cream Skin Milky Hydration Sheet Mask

Sephora and I have slowed down our relationship the last two years as I now favour both shopping less and with Dior at Holt Renfrew, but ever since Sephora started stocking Anua and then putting it on massive sale (which I guess means they won't be carrying it anymore??), I have been restocking my Anua sheet masks especially because the ones that are on sale are the KPop Demon Hunter ones!  

Self purchase

In my last Sephora haul, I think I was trying to hit a certain spend threshold for extra points so I decided to add these new-to-me Laneige sheet masks as it has been a couple of years since I have reviewed a new Laneige sheet mask! I feel like at the height of sheet masking almost 10 years ago, there were MANY Laneige sheet mask options and then they all kind of just vanished so I was happy to see a new one!

BEAUTY | July 2026 Ipsy "Passort to Play" Bag

Don't make fun of me. I know it says July at the top, but over the years I have developed a habit of never reviewing my beauty subscriptions on time. Before, it was because I was subbed to TOO MANY and now that I only have Ipsy, I just lose track of time and think I have more of it than I do! I have actually been enjoying my monthly beauty bags and have used up and discovered MANY products this year that I loved enough to buy in full! That would make a great post actually for the end of the year! I will hopefully be caught up before the end of 2026 as I have already been using August's products and have some thoughts! 

Purchased by me

This month's bag was, to take a 90's phrase, DA BOMB! I loved everything in this bag to the point where two things are on my wishlist to purchase as full size products! Even the little cosmetic pouch with the sunglasses charm was very cute!

NAILS | Delicate Dots #CBBxManiMonday

I had my nails done on Sunday - really! What makes the Monday uploads challenging is the fact that I still use my old DSLR which has an SD Card that does not play nice with my Mac so I have to use my now 11 year old Lenovo laptop to upload and edit the photos with Picasa. PICASA people! The last update was in 2015 and so I can't even download it anymore if I want. Picasa has this one colour adjustment function for my nail photos that is just one simple click that I haven't been able to replicate in any other app so here I am on my ghetto app! Suffice it to say, this editing process adds a layer of inconvenience that tends to delay my posting on Mondays!

Purchased by me

I really enjoyed doing nail art with thermal polish that differentiated the temperature change last week so since my ever-growing nails were surprisingly still intact (except for a broken middle nail on my right hand), I whipped out Cirque Color's Luna which while subtle on the colour change, is one of my favourite shades to wear because it reminds me of unicorns, clouds and all things magical 🦄✨!  

NAILS | Moustaches #CBBxManiMonday

I realized last weekend that I didn't really have an idea as to what I wanted to wear on my nails for today, only that I wanted to take advantage of my long nails on BOTH hands! Although since then, the middle nail on my right hand has broken, but everything else is still intact which is amazing since it has been a really busy week where I usually start to "stress-break" my nails. My goal for this Holiday season is to try to be as nice as possible to everyone no matter how stupidly they behave!

 

Purchased by me

This is probably the first time I have featured a polish twice as the "main attraction", but when my nails are long, a thermal polish like Cadillacquer's Eivor looks so nice because there are often two colours showing at any given time!  

SHEET MASK | Miniso x Strawberry Shortcake Sheet Mask Collection

I completely forgot about Sheet Mask Sunday last Sunday as we were recovering from a Halloween party from the night before. I swear that now if I stay out past 10pm I am a zombie the next day and it is even worse if I stay out on a work night. I often struggled with it even in my early 30s and now I actually start to feel physically ill around 9pm if I am still out which is so sad, but I guess that's the joy of getting older 😩.

Purchased by me

This is the era of nostalgia and I am all for it as I loved watching Strawberry Shortcake and her friends growing up so when I saw these sheet masks at Miniso while out on my work lunch break, I had to grab all three scents!

MAKEUP | Happy Halloween with Cruella de Vil

As I mentioned on Monday, the last week has been very crazy and as it turned out, the rest of this week has been busy as well! Not quite as socially straining as last week, but I feel like I have been pulled in a few different directions with the end result being that my work desk is filled with half completed things and that replies to emails are definitely more delayed. I have often said that a source of pride for me are my follow-up skills, but when there is too much work on my plate, I start to forget. What I would like is two days off in a row which I am only getting next week so I need to survive just a bit more, not get sick and then be ready for the holiday season!

Halloween is one of my favourite times of the year when it comes to beauty, nail art and seasonal decor. I love Halloween-themed snacks, some movies (mainly the ones in cartoon form or by Disney), but oddly enough, dressing up in costume is probably my least favourite thing to do. Face makeup yes, but outside of that I actually get a bit stressed about the logistics of putting a costume together!

NAILS | Witchy Vibes with Sation Ego-Friendly #CBBxManiMonday

As I mentioned last week, I had a SUPER crazy work week last week so I took Sunday off to recharge and sleep in as I didn't realize how much tension I was holding onto until it was all over. My apartment is a mess, I haven't been Pixyling for Halloween because I have been so tired once I am not working and I feel like everything has been put on pause for the last two weeks. A not-so-nice work incident happened last week as well that only reiterated what I suspected and while it didn't happen directly to me, it happened to someone on my team which was annoying. At any rate, I know that we are handling it with professionalism and I only hope that the universe agrees (way to be cryptic, I know). 

Purchased by me

I really thought I would have the energy and the time to do a fun Halloween nail art manicure, but I had to keep my nails neutral last week for a brand visit and that brings us to this week where I STILL have a few more work things to get through, but hopefully I make it through without getting sick as cold and flu season is now upon us and I have yet to get my flu shot!

NAILS | Fall Polka Dots #CBBxManiMonday

I think this will be the only time you see me this week as I am going to be super busy with work and my personal life! My brain is starting to feel a bit overwhelmed to the point where every time I wake up, I feel like I have to go to work. That happened yesterday at 5am even though we are closed on Sundays and then I really had to force myself to go back to bed!

 

Press samples

I have been craving this kind of burnt orange colour ever since the weather started colder and seeing as how I like my nail art quick and dirty now, polka dots it was!

SHEET MASK | Monchhichi Hydrating and Soothing Face Masks

 

Purchased by me

I had an extra day off last week, so I am feeling a little bit more rested today and hopefully ready to face the next two weeks which are going to be packed with schmoozing and socializing! I am trying to keep taking care of myself which means - regular sheet masking! I was strolling around Miniso over the summer and saw these Monchhichi printed sheet masks that had such fun packaging I couldn't resist! 

EMPTIES | September: The Month of Samples

Here we are! Another month of Empties and I did decently well for the month of September as I was nearing the end of quite a number of products and also kept up with sheet masking. It just started feeling like Fall last week and I know that October is totally going to fly by as starting next week, I have a ton of events in my work and personal life happening. Something tells me that as fun as the rest of the month will be, I will need to massively decompress right after!

SKINCARE = 4

I managed to finish two Burt's Bees Peppermint Lip Balms down to the plastic as you can see that I was scooping product out! The First Base Skincare Double Dose vitamin C serum is one of my all-time favourites so if you were to flip through my Empties Stories on Instagram, you will see this serum a lot! I also managed to finish the Jowae Soothing Cleansing Milk which I have had for a VERY long time. Milks are not my favourite textures for cleansers, so I was kind of glad to see this one emptied! 

NAILS | Dior Fall Limited Edition Charm Swatch #CBBxManiMonday

Happy Thanksgiving to those of you who celebrate! I am working today and a full day at that because we have a brand visit, but I am trying to keep cool about the whole thing even though this month is going to be ridiculously busy for me at work and then by the time it's done, it will basically be November which means the holidays. In retail. So yeah, like I said, just trying not to feel too overwhelmed!

 

Purchased by me

This is the second nail polish from the Dior Fall collection and matches their clover green theme for the season. The shade "Charm" is a shimmery, metallic yellow-based green that under natural lighting is deeper in tone, but in direct reminds me of the black-eyed cats!

SHEET MASK | Dior Prestige Le Masque Micro-Nutritif de Rose

I use so many sheet masks now that many of them are starting to blend together or quite frankly, are just iterations of the ones I was using 20 years ago with fancy new packaging and such, but the sheet masks that DO seem to interest a lot of you, are the ones that cost a boatload of $$$$ 😝! 

 

Purchased by me

I am willing to take that bullet for all of us so let's get this review going for the "new to North America" Dior Prestige Le Masque Micro-Nutritif de Rose Sheet Mask!

MAKEUP | Diorshow Flash Eyeshadow Sticks

Purchased by me

I have often said that I am incredibly lazy in the mornings so when it comes to my makeup routine, as much as I would love to do an incredibly complex, multicoloured look, I generally end up using 1-2 shades and that's it which is why eyeshadow sticks have become such an essential part of my makeup routine. I have used many different brands over the years and certainly have my favourites so when one of my FAVOURITE beauty brands, Dior, released the Diorshow Flash Eyeshadow Sticks, I immediately picked up a few to try! 

NAILS | Fall Flakies #CBBxManiMonday

I am taking it back and getting nostalgic today with two shades that have not been around for a very long time! Remember when Urban Decay made nail polish? I missed out in the late 90s when their original collection was out because I thought it was too expensive and honestly, didn't really paint my nails all that much in high school. In fact, I wasn't really allowed to wear any makeup other than a clear coat of mascara and some blush so maybe THAT'S why I have a beauty blog where I showcase my weakness for all things beauty 😉? 

Purchased by me

In 2016, Urban Decay re-released some of their OG polishes from the late 90s in honour of their 20th anniversary with new slick packaging. Now, that I was making money of my own, I splurged on three shades with one of them being the deep, creamy, chocolate brown "Extra Bitter". 

SHEET MASK | APLB Glutathione Retinol Vitamin C Collagen EGF Peptide and Tranexamic Acid Sheet Masks

I have just wrapped up a 5 day in a row workweek which I rarely do and I have said it multiple times in the past that I don't know how people stay positive during the week and I understand why people who work this schedule despise Mondays and love Fridays. Thankfully, the most stressful thing that happened were the staff washroom toilets leaking so I got to call a plumber which encompassed two anxiety-filled activities for me - flooding and phone anxiety. Obviously, everything was fine, the plumber came and fixed the toilets, but then on Friday evening we saw that one of the client washrooms had started leaking so I look forward to reliving this routine again on Monday! Yay, for Mondays 😉

Purchased by me. Affiliate links.

Despite a very full week, I DID manage to keep sheet masking with this set of four APLB ("A plus B") sheet masks I picked up from a combination of a K-beauty store called Kiokii and... at Pacific Centre Mall and Yesstyle. I liked the packaging, the price and the very specific ingredient focus and since this brand seems to be all the rage right now for both their skincare and body products, I wanted to see whether they were worth the buy - *hint* yes, yes they are!

LIFESTYLE | Celebrating 15 Years of Blogging!

Today I celebrate a big one - 15 years of blogging! I cannot believe how long it has been and honestly how fast the time has gone! I remember just toying with the idea when I was working on my Computer Science degree in 2010 and then I thought that maybe having a blog would be good Javascript practice. I was also buying a fair amount of beauty products, but not wanting to show my face or identity because Instagram wasn't really a thing yet in 2011.

NAILS | The First of Fall #CBBxManiMonday

Happy first official Fall #CBBxManiMonday! After doing this manicure, I remembered why I don't often do vampy nails - the bloody-looking cuticles. Maybe it works out because Halloween is coming, but I don't think you will see this colour again on my nails... 

Essie = Press Sample and Chanel = Self Purchase

Originally, I wanted to show off this pretty Chanel purple glitter in the shade Spectaculaire 429 from their Summer collection, but it was pretty sheer so I thought layering it with a vampy purple would really bring out the glitter! 

SHEET MASK | The Pure Lotus Leaf Masks: Soothing and Brightening and Wrinkle Treatment

Press samples. Affiliate links.

Here we are officially into Fall! I swear that the temperature dropped sharply right on September 22nd and has only continued! This morning, we hit single digits and soon they will be negative single digits (hopefully not negative double digits)! I know I keep saying this, but I am so freakin' behind on my reviews for pretty much everything, especially my beloved sheet masks and today's reviews for The Pure Leaf Lotus Masks are part of that group. Slowly, but surely right? I know I sound like a broken record, but I am getting older and I don't have that 30 year old stamina anymore. I am hoping that I get a second wind in my 60s and 70s!

BODY | L'Occitane Cédrat Deodorant Stick

I admit that I really put my deodorant through the ringer as it needs to start working the night before my workday! I take my showers at night and I read a tip a few years ago to apply both my deodorant and dry shampoo the night before and it has actually worked wonders! I wake up feeling more fresh and anything that cuts down on my morning "get-ready" time is one I am totally onboard with!

 

Gifted by Butterly

While this is not a new product, the L'Occitane Cédrat Deodorant Stick deodorant has gotten a makeover in brand new packaging that to me, looks less masculine and more soothing to the eye. The old packaging felt like it was part of a completely different brand! 

NAILS | Limited Edition Dior #628 Lucky Swatch #CBBxManiMonday

I honestly do not know what is happening to my nails, but they were constantly breaking in Montreal and then started looking super dry. I have a feeling living in AC conditions contributed to both my sore throat and my dry nails that week and I am still recovering - on both fronts!

Purchased by me

LIFESTYLE | First Montreal Visit Since 2018!

The last time I visited Montreal was all the way back in 2018 if you can believe it! I skipped 2019 and then of course there was 2020 where the whole world came to a halt and then air travel just looked overly complicated until around 2022. As someone who does not fly well already, routine is really what makes me feel better and having not flown for a few years at this point, I did not feel like doing it anymore. I had to fly to Paris in 2023 for work so that kind of got the juices flowing again, but since then I haven't flown - until last week and all in all everything was fine other than the usual air travel discomforts like Premium Economy being the same leg room as regular economy, delays at take-off and just weird people who treat the plane like its their own.

This visit was all about seeing family, especially our new nephew! We saw him our first full day in Montreal and he is a cutie! We stayed with my mother-in-law so we were well-housed and well-fed and from there it was just catching up with everyone, lots of socializing and lots of eating!

SHEET MASK | Anua Niacinamide TXA Serum Mask (K-Pop Demon Hunters Edition)

Purchased by me

As I write this, I have been back from Montreal two days and I am still struggling with the jet lag. I was up at 5:17am PST and could not fall back asleep so I went with the flow and just decided to get up. If I had been working, I would have stayed in bed as I am still feeling tired, but not tired enough to sleep as I just want to hit the ground running with catching up at both work and in the house! I made sure to do as many household tasks as I could before leaving so that we didn't come home to a messy apartment. We had a cat sitter come in once/day for the cats and she left everything really neat and clean so we were truly able to relax right when we got home.

EMPTIES | August 2026

Holy hell it's September! We are now basically welcoming Fall (I see red tips on the leaves outside) and officially closer to the end of the year than the beginning! Why is it that summer goes so fast? August went by pretty quickly as I was gone for the last bit of it and though I did use up a few little things here and there while I was on vacation, I had no plans on carrying back beauty garbage on the plane!

 

I used up FIVE skincare products last month including this entire tub of Anua Brightening Pads! I have always found these hard to use, but I really liked how nice these felt on my skin as they were kind of spongy (photo and review). I did it on days where I would wash my hair and didn't want to use a whole sheet mask so these were the next best thing! 

I used up SO MANY pimple patches because I got the worst cystic pimple on my chin back in July that took a week to stop spewing stuff. Now, I'm still scarred from it and you can easily see it in all of my mask photos. Granted, I have had these pimple patches for at least 5 years because I don't get a chance to use them very often, but they DO work at drawing stuff out and at least protecting the area overnight and encouraging healing. The Peace Out Skincare ones were by far the most effective!

Don't judge me on the makeup wipes. I have not purchased ANY makeup wipes in almost 10 years because I used to receive a lot of them in PR, but now I rarely use them and don't want to encourage waste. I am just trying to use up what I have and I still have probably 12 months worth of wipes left!

This might not look significant, but trust me, it is! This is a full size of the Smashbox Photo Finish Eye Primer where you only use a minuscule amount each time because a little goes a very long way! I even cut it up and was using product from every crevice to make sure this was REALLY empty! Pretty good product, but I have so many priming products to get through that I do not need to repurchase this at the moment.

I used 15 sheet masks last month is not bad for me now with my masking schedule not being quite as consistent as before. Compared to the sad two masks I used last month, this is a marked improvement!

If I were to include my travel empties, the number should be SEVEN, but honestly as these are samples I'm not too fussed. The sleeping masks actually come in packs of 30 so will see these again! 

Another month of skincare as makeup is truly SO HARD to use up in full! Why do we buy so much of it?

SHEET MASK | Anua Vita C Porestrix Brightening Serum Mask (K-Pop Demon Hunters Edition)

Purchased by me

I don't think I could ever get sick of the K-Pop Demon Hunters theme and now that Anua has partnered up with them on some of their most popular products, I will enjoy the gimmicky packaging and the ongoing song "Golden" in my head every time I use a KDH-themed product (and there are a lot)! 

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

Press sample

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

Press samples

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?

Press sample

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

Press samples

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! 

SHEET MASK | Mediheal x BTS NMF and Tea Tree Sheet Masks

Purchased by me

I am cheating a little bit here because I have reviewed one of these Mediheal sheet masks in the past, but because today's masks had limited edition BTS packaging, I wanted to give them their own review! It has been about 7 years since the Mediheal x BTS collaboration was announced, so I think I picked up these masks between 2018-2020 and have been sitting on the reviews since. These two masks were the last ones in the boxes of 10 I purchased so it seemed fitting to give them a sendoff review worthy of how much I enjoyed them!

NAILS | Neon Flower Nail Art for Summer #CBBxManiMonday

 

Press sample

I swear I bring this nail polish out every summer because it truly is a perfect neon to wear when the sun is out and the temperature is well into the mid-20s! It has also been about a month since I have even painted my nails so it felt like a good way to start the month!

EMPTIES | July 2026 (So many skincare empties!)

Let's soft launch August as I realize that I only managed to blog 8x last month! Usually if I do less than 10 blog posts it is because I am sick, away or dealing with some sort of mental anguish. For July, I was just so sleepy on a lot of my time off and just wanted to get house things done instead of sit down and type. We have also been using my days off to enjoy the summer weather and enjoy some quality time so truthfully, taking a bit of a summer break has been welcome!

My empties bucket was overflowing last month because of these SEVEN skincare products that I managed to finish! Most of them were at sort of the 3/4 or 1/2 mark so I committed to using them the last couple of months and it paid off! I really loved the Kiehl's Herbal Cleanser, but it's a shame it has been discontinued. I also enjoyed the Naked Sundays sunscreen though it looks like this exact product no longer exists, but they seem to have many other options that I might try later on in the year.

The JOWAE Hydrating Water Mist lasted probably 6 months and though the cherry blossom scent was a bit overpowering in the end, I love waking up in the morning to a refreshingly cold mist like this one! I was sent two in PR so I will start my second bottle as soon as I am done with my current toner. 

NAILS | Into the Vault with Revlon Unicornicopia #CBBxManiMonday

Press sample

Seeing as how Revlon Unicornicopia was released back in 2017, I think I was given this nail polish at one of the London Drugs events and am only getting around to trying it now! The summer feels like a time to be nostalgic so I will diving into my box of untrieds from way back which will be fun especially for any of you who have been nail polish fans for the last 15 years!

BEAUTY | April 2026 Ipsy Original Bag

Purchased by me

This review I have definitely been sitting on because I realized by entire Instagram feed was nails, sheet masks, Ipsy Original bags and repeat! It was getting a bit samesy to me and it also made me realized that I have been beauty blogging without a real plan for the month. I used to LOVE planning out themes and such, but the last two years have been rough. Once I have two days off, I feel like I can think and feel excited about content creation, but then I create my plan and it all goes to shambles once I work 1-2 days. I definitely do not have the same stamina as when I was in my 30s! My goal with these Ipsy reviews is to catch up for the summer because I find summer products really are more specific to summer and it will let me get back on track!

SHEET MASK | Augustinus Bader Hydrogel Face Mask with TFC8

Purchased by me

I just wrapped up my one week of vacation and what I love about how I tend to structure my time off is that I leave mid-week and I come back on a Friday because while it is still a weekday, you cannot really follow up on anything because everyone is already packing up for the weekend! Then I work Saturday where I can have more time to catch up and then come Monday, I am ready for the week!

SKINCARE | Sunscreen 2026 Edition

Some PR marked with *

It's that time again! I used to use a ton of different sunscreens throughout summer, but in the spirit of reducing unnecessary spending "for the sake of the blog", I have stopped doing this as I have actually had to throw quite a few out because sunscreens expire. Some, I have continued to use as primers like the ones from Supergoop, but generally I try to use them all up before reviewing new ones and I think I've been doing alright! In fact, one of the sunscreens featured today has now been used up!

NAILS | We Love Purple #CBBxManiMonday

One purchased by me

As I type this, I am nestled in a blanket as I watch a live replay of Stage 3 of the Tour de France. What a vacation life right? For the last two years, we have done a one month subscription to Flo Bikes as they are the only place in Canada that shows TDF. Before, you had to subscribe for the whole year for something like $150, but now you can pay $49.99 CDN for one month which is perfect! I have tried to keep up with the other Grand Tours during the year, but TDF is truly the most exciting!

SHEET MASK | Miniso Comic Style Facial Sheet Mask Collection

Purchased by me

With a Miniso location a block away from my work, I go from time to time to pick up Asian snacks and check out Asian skincare and makeup. Miniso has a number of house brand sheet masks and a few months ago, I came across these very attractively packaged sheet masks that looked cute and had some fun-smelling scents.

EMPTIES | June 2026 (The month I finished an entire eyeshadow stick!)

I officially started my "birthday vacation" yesterday and I launched it all fairly hard with going downtown and having dinner at Miku amongst the FIFA and Canada Day festivities so my husband and I were completely "peopled-out" by the time we got home. And on top of that, I was anxious driving home because Evelyn's (the name of my 2004 Honda Civic) engine light came on. I felt the car shudder a bit before it came on so I think it might be a spark plug issue, but I was just praying she would make it home in one piece and I wouldn't have to call a tow truck on a holiday!

 

PR marked with *

I feel like I did really well with my empties last month, but when I look at these photos they seem so unimpressive despite my intense focus on finishing products I've had for awhile! Nonetheless, I am still very proud of myself LOL! Firstly, finishing this Dior Star Foundation* that I kid you not is probably 10 years old was a huge accomplishment! I scooped and scraped as much as I could before finally giving up and cleaning out the bottle which took probably 20 minutes! The other product that I used up was the Rare Beauty Eyeshadow Stick in the shade Contentment which I already had a backup of because I use it almost everyday for work! I was also scraping it out of the tube with a little metal tool so I was proud that I got the absolute max value out of it!

NAILS | Going neon with Essie Throw in the Towel #CBBxManiMonday

Press sample

I have been so exhausted the last few days as I have not been sleeping well with the heat wave so my husband and I decided to have a solid sleep-in until 9am yesterday. I think everyone must have been tired because even the cats didn't even wake me up for food until then! I also start vacation this Wednesday on July 1st for one week because it's ma birthdayyyyy and I cannot wait to both have some time off at home and celebrate! I have three days booked with husband and friends and then I want to spend the rest of my time cleaning the apartment, which has been sorely neglected for the last month and a half while I have been busy with working in two locations during the week.

SHEET MASK | Garnier Cryo Jelly Anti-Fatigue Sheet Mask Review

Purchased by me

It's summer now so when I see a mask with snowflakes on the packaging and a "-7 degrees" in the description, I am IMMEDIATELY interested! Garnier caught my attention yet again with their Cryo Jelly cooling effect sheet mask and I just had to know "how cooling was it?"

MAKEUP | L'Oreal BlurFiller Lip Contour Lip Liner

Press samples

I know that lip liners are back in a BIG way and I have tried a few times to get onboard, but this is one product that I cannot get to work for me. I feel like no matter how much I blend, I always end up with a ring around my lips after a few hours. I have worn lip liners as lipsticks with a bit of gloss on top and of course, once the gloss wears off, I am left with my lip ring once again so when it comes to lip liners, I actually have only two that I have legitimately purchased on my own. I probably have 10 from PR that are in nude shades that I am convinced I will "need at some point", but I think I should just declutter them the next time I do a purge. 

NAILS | Pixyls Rainbow Nail Art #CBBxManiMonday

It was another beautiful weekend in Vancouver at 20 degrees, not a cloud in the sky and a cool breeze from the water. If everyday in summer were this, I would be in heaven! When it starts creeping closer to 30 degrees, that's where you lose me! My husband and I decided to spend our Sunday afternoon at Uniqlo as we had a number of summer basics we wanted to stock up on. I have gained 10lbs since last summer so none of my work summer clothes fit anymore and I was tired of feeling "stuffed" into everything especially as the weather gets hotter!

SHEET MASK | Garnier Pro-Retinol Smoothing Serum Mask

Purchased by me

I have been doing a few split shifts at Chaumet at Oakridge Park for the last month and I think I underestimated how tired I would be training at one location and then trying to get everything I want to get done at my home store as I basically work 3 days/week at my own store. While I feel like that would be enough time for most managers, with people taking vacation, wanting to merchandise and organize stock and having a larger client base than before that I like to manage "the type A Jayne way", it has left me working more than 40 hours to week to keep up. Amazingly, I have managed to keep up with sheet masking every day so at least one small aspect of my life feels put together!

NAILS | Dioriviera Summer 2026 #CBBxManiMonday

Purchased by me

Oh my goodness, I am so late with posting ANY nails! ManiMondays used to be the one thing I felt I could make time for because I always had my nail painted, but then my nails started breaking big time a few months ago and the inspiration for nail art has been lacking as well. I feel like I have sort of done everything, but at the same time there is nothing wrong with old favourites, right? Everyone loves a bit of nostalgia? 

SHEET MASK | The Face Shop Character Masks: Puppy, Pig and Monkey

We have just experienced our first FIFA weekend! The last time I saw Vancouver host something on such a large scale was the 2010 Olympics and for a city that is so small, I do not know how we manage to fit so many people inside it! Last weekend, while I was driving into work, I saw this MASSIVE line that wrapped all around Waterfront station and onto West Cordova. Easily 1000 people and what was the line for? Compass "cards" in the shape of soccer ball keychains! Cute, but you will NEVER catch me wasting my Saturday morning (or any morning really) waiting in the rain for something like that! It was pouring rain too!

Press samples

Not gonna lie. These Face Shop sheet masks are old AF, but I honestly barely noticed a difference between using them now and like 8 years ago (I had extras from before). I know a lot of people get scared about using expired skincare products, but I have never had anything bad happen with my skin or noticed anything "off". I think there is something about sheet masks because they are sealed and the packaging is usually lined with foil which seems to preserve all masks in a way that I have never seen with any other type of skincare.