HAUL!

I went HAUILIN' today!!! I haven't gone shopping in what feels like forever... Oh.. and btw, sorry for the lack of posts in the past few months :S Without further ado, here are the GOODIES!

(Click on pics to enlarge!!)

*sigh* What a pretty pile of stuff. :) I'll have more in-depth reviews on some of the products soon!

I got:

-2 tubs of baby powder scented Vaseline... not sure if I like the scent yet :S

-Avril Lavigne Black Star Shower Gel

-Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Nail Colour (Shade- Diamonds) $8 CAD

-Dove Cream Oil Body Wash Ultra Rich Velvet (with lush softening oil) $6.99 CAD

-Gucci Envy Me 2 Perfume (Limited Edition) $70

-Vaseline Cocoa Butter Deep Conditioner Body Lotion $9 CAD?

-Sally Hansen Salon Nail Lacquer (Shade- Lights on Broadway) $8 CAD?

-Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Nail Colour (Shade- Royal Icing) $8 CAD

-Vera Wang Flower Princess Perfume (Limited Edition) $75

-Smashbox Eyeshadow (Shade- Vapor) $16

-Annabelle Eyeshadow (Shade- Cloud?) $5.75

-Jioco Moisture Recovery Treatment Balm (HUGE SIZE)

That's it for now :)

xox

-Alyse

Cherry Blossoms!

Hey everyone,

A while ago, I took a few pictures of some cherry blossoms. (By "a while ago", I mean like around 3 months ago) :P Did I ever mention that I love photography? I always have photoshoots with my friends when it's nice outside. (I'm always the photographer) Anyways, here are some pictures I took of cherry blossoms! :)

Hope you enjoyed! :)

xoxo

-Alice

Nail Polish Review!

Hey guys!

Nail polish has never been something I wore a lot... in fact... I never really wear nail polish at all! I own less than 10 nail polishes in my whole collection! Whenever I go shopping, nail polish is never something that I feel the need to buy... unlike makeup and clothes. :P However, I somehow felt the need to review some of the nail polishes that I do own.

A little while ago, I did a review on my favourite nail polish in my collection right now, Ardene's nail polish in Navy girl. This time, I'll be reviewing another Ardene nail polish, in Rockin' Purple!

I got this from my friend as a gift last Christmas. It's a beautiful shimmery purple colour. From the bottle it looks like it has a little bit of blue in it, but it doesn't translate onto your nails. I really like Ardene nail polishes. The drying time of this nail polish is average... pretty good. The lasting power is also average. This nail polish is a little more sheer than the other Ardene nail polish that I reviewed, Navy Girl. This takes a couple more coats to achieve the bottle colour. I don't know how much this costs... but I'm guessing it isn't over $5. Overall, I recommend any Ardene nail polishes! Gorgeous and inexpensive! :)

Review: NYC Liquid Lip Shine

Hey everyone!

It's been a while since I did a blog post... I've been busy. :)

But this post is going to be about the NYC Liquid Lip Shine Lip Glosses. I bought this a while ago...but I never got a chance to review it yet. I'm not really sure which colour I have... that's one thing I really hate about a lot of drugstore products. The shade name is on the plastic wrap around the product, and when you take the plastic wrapping off... you have no idea what shade the lip gloss is in. :( Anyways here are some pics!

(The first 2 pics were taken in direct sunlight, and the last 2 had flash)

The colour is kind of... magenta... with gold shimmer? :P It costs around $3 or so at drugstores. Really inexpensive! The smell is alright... but not great... I'm not the biggest fan of it.. but it's definitely bearable. I don't know how much product it comes with, but it's a decent size tube. This lip gloss is extremely opaque, it has great colour payoff! It's probably one of the more opaque glosses that I own. The texture is not sticky at all, and it's quite comfortable on your lips. Overall, for the price of this lipgloss, it's definitely not bad... :)

xoxo

-Alice

Nail Polish of the Moment!

Hey guys!!

I'm back with another blog post! I'm sorry I wasn't blogging very often in the last month. Anyways, today's blog post will be about my favorite nail polish of the moment. I don't wear nail polish very often... if ever... I kind of go through phases of really loving nail polish... but most of the time, I really don't wear anything on my nails. Anyways, I won't be doing nail polish posts very often... but I'll try. :P

My favorite nail polish right now is a nail polish that I got la

st Christmas from one of my best friends. :) It's a gorgeous navy blue with shimmers! GORG!

This nail polish is from Ardene's and it's called "Navy Girl". It has a really nice consistency and it actually stays on for a really long time. It doesn't chip very easily, and it drys pretty quickly too. I don't know how much it was, since I didn't buy it... but i know that it's not more than $5. I'm VERY impressed with this nail polish, and every time I feel like wearing nail polish, this is definitely the first one I reach for! Good job Ardene!

xoxo

-Alice

My Hair!

I thought that I'd do a lil' post bout my hair, since I feel like I've changed my hair alot in the past 2 years. :) About 2 years ago, I got a semi-permanent purple streak in my hair. Well, actually, it was magenta... not purple. :P But, unfortunately, I don't gave any pictures of that.

Then, when the magenta streak faded away, I got chunky copper highlights put in my hair. And this time, I have LOTS of pictures of me with chunky, copper-highlighted hair...most of the pics are MEGA embarrassing... but um... I'll just show you guys a pics of me with freshly high-lighted hair. Srry... i had to cover my face... it looked ultra-weird... Anyways, I had my highlights in for about a year and a half... and they were starting to look really weird... and I knew they had to go! Look below for picture of my hair! As you can see, it was growing out! (That picture was taken a couple of months ago.. when I went to washington DC). Then, a few weeks ago, I dyed my hair black. I used "Perfect 10" boxed hair dye in "Jet black". After dying my hair, it was REALLY dark! Alot darker than my natural hair colour. But for some reason, even though the hair dye says that it's supposed to be permanent, now, my hair isn't nearly as dark as it was right after I dyed my hair... weird. Plus, the colour looks different in different lightings. I'll let you see for yourself what I mean. Btw.. click on the pics to enlarge!I don't know if it's just me but the two pictures were taken on the same day... and to me, in the first pic, my hair looks alot lighter. Weird... I'll include some other pics for your viewing pleasure :) (All these were taken on the same day). Anyways, I hope you enoyed!
xoxo
-Alice

Nivea Series Overview

This is the final part of the Nivea Series! This is just going to be an overview of all three lipbalms. So... without further ado, let's get started! :) Btw... Click on pics to enlarge!

Anyways, the three lipbalms that I've covered in this series are: Nivea Hydro Care, Nivea Pearly Shine, and Nivea Fruity Shine. Nivea Hydro Care: Clear Lipbalm. Moisturizing. Unique, interesting smell. Semi-matte finish.

Nivea Pearly Shine: Tinted Lipbalm. Moisturiqing. Smells sweet and candy-ish. Frosty light pink colour. Semi-matte finish.

Nivea Fruity Shine: Tinted Lipbalm. Moisturizing. Smells fruity and like stawberries. Sheer bright red colour. Glossy finish. All three lipbalms come with the same amount of product and are the same price in Canadian drugstores. The Nivea Pearly Shine would probably be my least favourite out of the bunch, and it is my least used. I like the Nivea Hydro Care and the Nivea Fruity Shine equally and I would repurchase both. Below are swatches of all three lipbalms. (Please excuse how dry my hand is.) Left to Right: Nivea Pearly Shine, Nivea Fruity Shine, Nivea Hydro Care

That's the end of the Nivea Series!!! Hope you enjoyed!
xoxo
-Alice