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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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.

EMPTIES | May 2026 (The Month of Skincare!)

Today has been a REAL effort to do anything useful despite getting up early. I have been on my work email all day for client things, which I don't mind doing since 99% of my clients are super nice. I like being able to give them each proper attention as I don't often get a chance to do that at work since it's more about getting things done as they come up as well as answering people's questions on the go. I rarely get a chance to do something completely on my own for more than 30 minutes so that's the only reason I work with clients at home - just to be able to get from Point A to B in straight line within the hour instead zigzagging with hours in between!

I finished a whopping SEVEN skincare products which was kind of crazy, but many of them were at the halfway points when I started with them or products I had started using earlier in the year that all happened to get used up last month! Notable standouts include the Omorovicza Magic Moisture Mist, which is sadly discontinued, the Pacifica Glow Baby Serum and the FirstBase Skincare Cleanser which were all AMAZING to use. I also realized that my husband really liked the FirstBase Cleanser for his beard so I will be purchasing more whenever they have a promotion since I have BINS of cleanser to get through!

SHEET MASK | Vitamasques Repair Vegan Collagen and Gold Metallic Face Sheet Mask

Purchased by me

This is my first Vitamasques review and I do not think it will be my last! I have now seen this brand at London Drugs so once I make a bit more of a dent in my sheet mask collection, I will pick up more to try! 

EVENT | A Day with Dior Beauty: Facials and Matcha

 

It's not very often that I do back to back events with Dior in one day mainly due to my lack of energy and not wanting to stay downtown and dealing with traffic on the way home. With how busy and chaotic the last few weeks have been, I was willing to make the drive downtown and get an amazing facial as well as do a little bit of shopping!