SKINCARE | Lano Face Base Jet Set Trio

The holidays are a great time to try new brands because of the GIFT SETS! With the amount of beauty I have in my possession, minis now work really well for me because now I'm experiencing things going bad before I've even finished them which really sucks. One of the brands that I still think of as relatively new to Sephora is Australian brand Lano. This Sydney-based brand uses an "exclusive ultra medical grade lanolin" (3x more pure than medical grade lanolin) which is a natural wax that comes from sheep's wool. Lanolin keeps their wool dry and protected all year round and is an ultra moisture reservoir. So, fun story, I can attest to this moisture as I helped sheer a sheep when I was a kid (you know Outdoor School) and my hands were so soft after touching the wool! That's because of the lanolin! (Yeah, that's what kids in Canada do. Help sheer sheep as part of a school trip.) Now, while I was more familar with Lano for their Lanolips products, I didn't know that they did skincare until recently when I saw this little travel kit which included a: cleanser, mask and day cream all in these cute little retro-style tubes just screaming to be opened and tried!

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GIFT IDEA | “Celebrate” the Holidays with Golden Goodies from LUSH!

The holidays and New Year’s are NON-STOP when it comes to being in a celebratory mood. Whether we are celebrating Christmas, time with friends and family or Sephora’s latest sale, the festivities are never-ending and sooner or later the clinking of glasses brings us all closer together. Whatever your alcoholic vice may be (like a classic girl, I love anything fizzy and fruity), Lush has the perfect package for bringing some of those holiday festivities into the tub with the Golden Wonder Gift Set* ($19.95 CDN) which contains: the holiday favourite Celebrate Hand and Body Lotion, Gold FUN and the newest and most AMAZING bath bomb, the Golden Wonder!

*Holiday Gift Ideas* Calgon Body Fantasies Signature Body Spray Trio

Calgon always has it goin’ on when it comes to deliciously-scented body sprays and conveniently, each body spray fits perfectly into a Christmas stocking! The Body Fantasies Signature Gift Set contains three scents: Twilight Mist, Pink Vanilla Kiss Fantasy and Japanese Cherry Blossom in mini 50mL bottles.

*Father’s Day* The Body Shop | White Musk Sport Gift Set

When it comes to gift sets, The Body Shop always has a knack for putting together an array of products that grab my attention with their selection as well as at a reasonable price! Father’s Day is tomorrow and we all know that men rarely pamper themselves with product. I think they leave it to the women in their lives to keep their beauty product supply going! This year The Body Shop has a few different gift sets for the man in your life with today’s post being more about the “sportier man” and his possible love for White Musk Sport Gift Set ($45.00) which comes beautifully packaged in a metallic blue tin.

A vibrant, zesty scent, ideal for the man on the move, with notes of grapefruit and lemon fused with amber. Includes the Eau de Toilette, Hair & Body Wash and Anti-Perspirant Deodorant.

Holiday Gift Ideas | Estee Lauder Delectable Nail Lacquers

I missed out on an Estee Lauder nail polish collection last year and vowed that I would not repeat history this year so I couldn’t say no when I saw this four polish collection for $34 at Shoppers Drug Mart! The colours are beautiful and now that I realize I have become a true collector of nail polish, I knew I had to have an Estee Lauder bottle in my collection. I just thank God I don’t collect cars!

Holiday Gift Ideas | Benefit Cosmetics Primed for Lovin’ Gift Set

One thing I l always look forward to around the holidays is seeing how much more awesome Benefit Cosmetics packaging can get and this year I happened to spy quite the beauty of gift sets! There are a few versions of these Benefit sets, including smaller tins that instead of full sizes, have deluxe sized products of Benefit bestsellers, but all are bound to get the heart rate of any makeup lover racing! I purchased mine at Shoppers Drug Mart as it was 20x the points day and chose “Primed for Lovin” as I loved almost all of the products inside and knew I would use everything! 

First of all, these collectible tins had me from the get go! All I could think of was how cute this would look on my dresser (filled with product of course)!

Included inside are FULL SIZED items of: The Porefessional, High Beam and They’re Real Mascara plus a mini of the Sugarbomb Ultra Plush Lip Gloss. Can you believe that all of this retails at $109 and it’s currently selling for only $50?! If your Shoppers Drug Mart carries the Benefit Cosmetics line, I would wait until there is either a 20x or redemption event because it is an AMAZING value! Or if you just can’t wait to get this for yourself or a loved one, call your Beauty Boutique and put one on hold like NOW!