Marcelle Extension Plus Mascara (2 for 1 say what?!)

I cannot even begin to describe how much I've missed blogging, it's become a a hobby that's very dear to me. I have missed you all so much as well, reading your blogs always brighten my day! Speaking of reading blogs I have been keeping on top of that but I've been lacking when it comes to commenting, so sorry! This week is so nice because I have no tests, midterms or assignments due but it all starts back up next week! I feel as though I've been on the move constantly, I simply cannot wait for Friday!:)

Yesterday I stopped off at Shoppers Drug Mart and was just walking around aimlessly, I stopped by the Marcelle section to give this mascara a look and I was pleasantly surprised to see that a 2 for 1 deal was going on. This is such a highly talked about mascara, and I've always been so curious about it due to the amazing things I constantly hear about it,  seeing as it was 2 for 1 I couldn't leave it behind! I am not sure if Marcelle is a brand carried in the States, but if your Canadian I would seriously suggest scoping out the Marcelle section at your local SDM.

There's bound to be someone who considers this mascara a miss but I've yet to hear any negative comments about it. It's considered to be a lengthening and curling mascara and I think it does the job extremely well. I would also say that this does a wonderful job at filling out my lashes. Today was the first time I used this mascara and so far I am thrilled with it, right when I swiped on the first coat I not only felt but saw my lashes being lifted. My problem with curling mascara's is that they do the job upon application however soon after my lashes begin to fall down. Maybelline's XXL curl has always been a mascara I liked however this one may be my new fave. You don't need anything other then this to achieve long lovely lashes unlike the Korres  that needs to be paired with another mascara to achieve some sort of volume. I will be sure to do an in depth review when I've used this beauty a couple more times!

I forgot to mention that I bought this for $12.50..it is a bit pricier then other mascara's such as Cover girl's Lash Blast or Maybelline's Mega Plush but I think if it works great then it's well worth it. Plus the whole 2 for 1 was a major incentive for me to buy haha. 

Have you tried this mascara? What do you think? 

Quick Update on the Korres Volumizing Masara!

As you may have already read in my Mascara battle post I didn't have the greatest experience with the Korres mascara I picked up at winners. Although I didn't pay an extensive amount of money for it it didn't perform as well as I thought it would. Quick recap for those who didn't read my original post.. this mascara made my lashes look incredibly sparse and separated, they were thin and I didn't notice an ounce of volume.

Well today about half way through the day I went to apply some lip balm and I ended up playing with this mascara, I applied it on top of the mascara I already had on and it worked way better then it did on my bare lashes! My lashes appeared to be slightly more thickened and darkened.

While this mascara isn't a total dud it works much better in conjunction with another mascara. For the purpose of volumizing/ thickening on it's own it does a very poor job, just thought it be nice to share with you all! 

Revlon's Minted # 85 Swatch

Two days a I posted about two new nail polishes I got, well I painted my nails with Revlon's minted and I wanted to share me thoughts. I wrote that one coat enabled full opacity but I would say that two coats is way better, the color becomes more vibrant as you add another layer. When I first tried the polish I had a light coat of the Wet N' wild polish on so there was a bit of a base however, when I tried applying today to my bare nails my experience was different. I found that the polish was uneven, one nail would turn out so nice and the other  had visible streaks on them, on top of that I got bubbles in my nails?! I loveeeeee the color it's a shame that the application isn't the same. I am definitely still going to use it but I didn't enjoy it as much as the other Revlon ones!

New Nail Polishes

On the way home from school today I stopped off at Wal-Mart with hopes of getting a new nail polish. I was kind of bored of all the colors I had existing in my collection so I wanted to check out some colors. I went straight to the Revlon stack because I love the price, formulation, and colors they offer. I also went by the Wet N' Wild section and picked up a color I'd been oggling for a long time now. 

I've always liked minty green colors and this was the shade that immediately stood out to me. Revlon's minted is the exact color of mint chocolate chip ice cream. It's extremely easy to work with, one coat gives you an opaque nail. I also like that this polish has a built in shine to it, you could skip the top coat if you wanted but I personally love adding it for a more glossier finish. 

Sugar coat is a light pink nude, it takes a couple coats to build up the color but I really love it! The applicator is wide so literally one stroke covers your nails edge to edge.

Have you purchased any nail polishes lately?

Hello Fall/ Autumn Tag ft. the Best Friend!

I was tagged by a lovely reader of mine to do this, it's taken me a bit of time to get to it but here we are finally. I want to give a big thank you to Gabriella from Love.From.Londres. for tagging me!:) I thought it would also would be nice to have my best friend Lisa join in as well! 

*Photo taken from here, edited my myself*

1. It's finally Fall/Autumn what are you most looking forward to this season?

Sabina - As much as I love the warmer weather I think I'm most excited about huddling in big comfy cozy sweaters and sipping a hot beverage.

Lisa - Fall is my absolute favorite season! I love the cool and breezy weather, wearing big, warm comfy clothes and most of all, snuggling up under my blanket in my lounge with my cat, a mug of steaming hot chocolate and a candle lighting up the room! 

2. What Fall item in your closet are you most excited to pull out?

Sabina - Call me crazy but I don't think I have a particular item of clothing I'm most excited about! I think in general I'm just looking forward to bringing out the warm stuff and leaving behind the more thin summer clothing. I love hoodies, sweats, knitted cardigans, mittens and my UGGS!

Lisa - Way too many things! Warm and fluffy boots, big and baggy sweatshirts, and flannel pajamas! As you can tell, I love just being comfy for fall.

3. Since Halloween is the first holiday to celebrate we all get treated with a horror movie marathon all month long..What is your favorite scary movie to watch?

Sabina - Scary movies...count me out haha! I'm the BIGGEST chicken ever..get this even if I'm watching a tv show and the music goes all dunt-dunt duuuuhh my hands are already covering my eyes before I can even see what's going on.

Lisa - I absolutely love scary movies but not so much the gory and bloody type. I prefer thrillers like Disturbia (one of my all time favorites) and The Ring. I am also looking forward to seeing Jennifer Lawrence in The House At The End Of The Street!

4. What's your favorite fall treat? 

Sabina - All throughout summer I love slushies, and ice caps but when Fall finally approaches I like my warm drinks, tea is always a must for me (but I enjoy it so much more in the fall), french vanilla, hot chocolate and apple pie are also some fall treats I enjoy yummm!

Lisa - Without a doubt, good old hot chocolate! I am not a coffee drinker and am quite picky with which teas I drink but with hot chocolate, I love everything, regular, white, dark, whipped cream, etc... 

5. Now that summer is finally over, what will you miss about it?

Sabina - First and for most I will miss the weather, I hate hot humid days but I love the sunny breezy weather where there is just enough sun to keep you warm but there's a light breeze to cool you off. Next thing I'll miss the most is just being care free, summer for is my 4 months off from university and I really cherish each moment. I may just sit at home some days but it's a relief to feel stress free and there's little/ no pressure. As soon as September kicks in it's hectic and somewhat miserable with school as it's go- go- go time with a whole heck of assignments to top it off. 

Lisa - Freedom! I love summer because it is the one time I have months to just do nothing including sleeping until whenever I want. I am definitely a little sad that we are back at school especially since University is no easy task but September is over already and before we know it, I guess it will be winter break! I will also miss going to the beach; Even though I don't go too often nor do I know how to swim, I love just laying in the sand, walking around in the water and enjoying time with friends and family.

6. What Makeup/Beauty Products do you like for Fall?

Sabina - I know a lot of you girls probably love switching up your nail polish colors to ones that are much darker and richer but I've never been a fan of dark colors. I just find that they don't compliment my skin tone the way they do on other girls. For Beauty products I usually go with a slightly darker eye shadow to define my crease but that's really about it. 

Lisa - I love slightly darker shades of nail polishes like reds and purples. I like switching my eye makeup to more of a smokier look with greys, whites and blacks. Lip balms for keeping my lips hydrated through the colder weather (Kissable lip balms are an absolute must for my everyday makeup routine). And Bath and Body Works creams to keep my hands and other dry spots smooth and soft! 

6. What have you recently bought in preparation for the up coming season?

Sabina - The most recent beauty purchase has to be my Wet N' Wild Comfort zone palette which I reviewed..I absolutely love it and it's so appropriate for the changing season. It's got a lot of earthy tone shades, there's plenty variations of browns and greens! The next item has to be my new kicks, I wanted a pair of closed toe shoes that were good for colder/ yuckier days so I went with a pair of Adidas..I love them because there not like traditional running shoes, they kind of resemble puma's in the sense that there low to the ground and flat footed. They look great with jeans, skinny jeans, and yoga pants!:)

Lisa - The cinnamon sugared doughnut candle from Bath and Body Works! It smells like heaven! I am basically hooked on candles and I think they are just perfect for the fall and winter seasons. Next on my list are Marshmallow Fireside and  Pumpkin Caramel Latte!

8. Have you ever been Trick or Treating?

Sabina - Yup I went a couple times when I was younger but stopped soon after..

Lisa - Call me crazy but never! I usually just end up going and buying a big bag of chocolates/candies for myself since they go on sale during the Halloween season. 

9. Name the first five things that come to your mind when you think of Fall?

Sabina - Pumkins
Vanilla spice latte
Leaves 
Scarves
Boots

Lisa - Candles
Apple Pie
Leaves
Hot chocolate
Pumpkins

10. What is your favorite season and why?

Sabina - I think I prefer the Fall because the weather/humidity usually cools down substantially yet it's still warm and bearable...I also really love the end of summer though to haha!

Lisa - Fall! I absolutely love the weather, not too hot and not too cold. I just find it refreshing after a hot, humid summer and before a chilly Canadian winter.

I would love really love for all of you to participate in this tag! It's nice to see how other  bloggers respond to the questions.

Here are some of the lovely ladies I'm tagging...

 Steph & Laura @ A Brunette Duet
 Chelsey @ My Beauty Full adventure
Amanda Mae @Southern Glamorista
Ashlee @  The Makeup Wonderland
Kathyrn @ Provincial Beauty
Brittany @ Blonde Brittany 
Tawny @ Beauty by T
Carly @ Purple Shampoo 
Rosy Chicc
Gl0ssy

Hope you enjoyed reading!

This Month's Empties!

Look what we have another month another empties post! This month I was able to finish quite a few makeup related items with the exception of one mini sized nail polish. I could definitely see myself re-purchasing many of the items because I had an overall pleasant experience with many of them. 

1. Revlon Lip Butter- Creme Brulee

Whether you've tried the Revlon Butters or not I'm sure you've heard the constant hype about them in the beauty community for a long time now. I have a couple of them and my favorites still remain to be Creamsicle, and Creme Brulee. Creme Brulee is a gorgeous light nude shade that goes on feeling extremely creamy. It has a slight shimmer to it like some of the other lip butters but it's nothing over the top. It hydrates my lips at the time but after fading it kind of dries my lips out. However, despite that I absolutely still adore them and am most definitely re-purchasing this particular shade.

2.Nina Ricci- L'elixir
I received this perfume vial in a former luxe box as a part of the my scent program. I don't always like getting perfume samples but I liked the fact that they offered more then one scent to the subscribers. This was one of the perfumes that I really enjoyed along with CK shock & Lola by Marc Jacobs. L'elixir is a fruity/sweet scent yet it remains to be a bit heavier and stronger. A lot of my body sprays/ perfumes are really springy and I like to switch around my scents according to the seasons and I find this perfect for winter/ fall. Along side this perfume I'm also a really big fan of Fantasy by Nina Ricci. I never like buying perfumes for myself so maybe I'll ask for this as a birthday gift.

3. MAC- Pro Long Wear Concealer

This was the second MAC concealer I've ever tried the first being the studio fix one. The reason I got this was because I saw  Liz (iheartmakeup92) using this as a foundation to cover her acne and I was simply amazed! This little guy is really good at covering imperfections such as pimples, uneven skin tone, and scars. It's a liquid concealer equipped with a pump, I really do like having the pump but on several occasions the product splattered out and I had too much so it was a bit of a waste! I would re-purchase this again but I needed to cut down my foundation/ concealer expensive so I've purchased a drugstore one instead:) The sad part is that there is some product sitting at the bottom but I have no clue how to open it without breaking the glass. I don't want to break it because I'm collecting my empty MAC containers for their recycling program(6 empty containers and I believe you get a lipstick!).

4.Orly Mini Polish

I'm not sure of the name on this particular polish because it's no where in sight. It was a light peachy color, the application was nice and it dried fast..towards the end it got extremely goopy and I wasn't able to get much out so it was time to get rid of it. 

5. Pur Minerals- Color Correcting Primer

This was the first primer I've tried/ used, I have nothing to compare it to I guess it did it's job however it wasn't extra special for me. I have a review on it here, for next tine I need to concentrate on a primer that eliminates shine but for now I've just been applying my foundation on top of my Pro Even cream (yess I gave in and bought) and topping it off with some translucent powder. The thing is instead of re- applying powder I'd rather have a primer/setting product that locks in and eliminates excess oils, I may be better off with buying the full size de-slick spray, what do you think? Primer no primer?

6. MAC Studio Fix Founation
It took me a couple of times to get my perfect shade and after I did this became a staple in my everyday face routine. It's a full coverage foundation on the thicker side however it didn't apply cakey; at least for me it didn't. It hid imperfections and created a flawless complexion. As I said I'm on a little MAC ban for now I would re-purchase this but I'm really curious about the Studio sculpt foundation which is also medium to full coveraage and the matchmaster medium but still buildable. Any opinions on these?

7. L.A Colors- Desert Dune Palette
A cheap and amazing eyeshadow palette that I thoroughly enjoyed using. By cheap I mean it was less then Wet N' Wild (2$) but still had had amazing pigmentation. It was a very bronzey palette, there were 3 various shades of shimmery browns and a slightly darker orange that complemented the shades and looked amazing on the eyes. If I come across this again I'm picking it up for sure.

8. Urban Decay- De-Slick
I bought this while it was hot and humid and it did a great job at eliminating excess oils. There were times though that I got a bit dewy but for the most part it worked well. I wanted to save therefore I used it on and off very sparingly. I'd be interested in getting the full size, I'm sure it would last me a while. I have a review on it here if you'd like to read.

It's Sunday afternoon and I didn't get much school work done, bad me! Enjoy what's left of the weekend..Toodles!

Mascara Battle: My thoughts on Korres & Maybelline

Recently I picked up two mascara's to try, I had high hopes for both but only one of them worked well for me unfortunately. So I'm here to share my thoughts and opinions on both, hope you enjoy!

Korres Abyssinia Oil Mascara-

This was the first mascara I eagerly picked up, it was only recently that I learned of the Korres brand so each time I went to Winners and saw something Korres related I got extremely excited. I was sifting through some of the newer items and came across this I simply couldn't walk away considering that this "higher end" mascara was only $7.99! After trying it though I was saddened, as it didn't live up to my expectations. This mascara sounds absolutely amazing it's said to be a "volumizing, lash conditioning, and strengthening mascara", it's packed with Abyssinia oil and Pro Vitamin B5 to restore and condition eye lashes. Along with that it's supposed to be extremely buildable for thickening purposes. I read this and was immediately enticed however it honestly gave me the opposite effect. 

You know when your wearing non water proof mascara and you cry or when you splash water on your face and your lashes cling together and become thin? Well this is exactly what my eyelashes look like when I apply this, it's extremely disappointing seeing as this mascara is especially for thicker volumized lashes.  No matter how much I try to build it up my eyelashes remain thin, stringy and very spread apart. The formula of this mascara is somewhat wet, and I have a feeling this may be due to the added oil. 

I don't like my mascara to be clumpy by any means but I like having more then just a light natural look. I have medium to long lashes so I like to extenuate them and I found that other mascara's do a better job. However this is great for those who like that no makeup look because it's so light you can hardly tell your wearing anything. It's also great in the sense that it doesn't clump and I definitely think it is conditioning. I haven't used it much but I think the next time I do I'll give each coat more time dry? Hopefully this will then lessen the wateriness and actually fill out my lashes instead of thinning them out and making them look sparse. A lot of folks either really like this or really don't and I found some people on Makeup Alley who had similar experiences to mine.

What I enjoyed about the Korres Abyssinia Oil Macara....

-The price

-Feels conditioning

-Easy to remove (no rubbing/ scrubbing comes off with a splash of water)

-The ingredients are much better then some other drug store mascara's (less gunk added into it)

-(Not expensive at all and it was great for testing out! I would have hated to buy this at a much higher price and then find out that I didn't like it)

What I didn't enjoy about it....

- No volume

- Made lashes sparse and separated

- Kind of gloopy and wet

Would I buy it again...Sadly no! 

Maybelline- Mega Plush Volum' Express Mascara

Maybelline mascara's have always been  my go to, I ventured off trying all sorts of brands but ultimately came back to Maybelline. No matter which one I pick up it seems to work, I think my all time fave has to be the XXL curl. The formula is good and along with that the application is pleasant. I believe this is the newest mascara to the Maybelline family, I've read about it on many blogs and there happens to be mixed feelings about the product. 

I personally like that it doesn't take me coat after coat to build up. Even on the first swipe you can see your eyelashes transform. It's easy to work with and I'm able to create a fuller lashes with this. I have been using this everyday for the last little while and the only think I've found is that it's ability to curl isn't the best. It does a fine job but the curl seems to fall out. This may sound funny but when I curl my lashes and put this on it falls out faster then with non curled lashes, so when I go to apply I skip the lash curler. This mascara almost has a gel like consistency it dries well and flaking/ clumping is not an issue for me. 

What I liked....

 - Good amount of volume

- Didn't clump my lashes

 -Didn't feel heavy or crunchy

What I didn't like....

- It's curling ability, not the best!

-Sometimes transfer onto upper eyelid when I'm applying

Would I buy again...Yes possibly! 

If you look below the main difference between the Korres mascara and the Maybelline one is the overall bristle shape. Maybelline has long fibers that help the mascara to comb through your lashes, whereas the Korres one is more compact and small. 

Have you tried either or mascara? 

Have a great weekend, Toodles!