Nyx Butter Lipstick in Candy Buttons

Nyx are great for affordable lip products. They have so many formulas, from lip creams and glosses, and my favourite lipstick. I have a few of the butter glosses and love them. They really are buttery and  not sticky at all. When the butter lipsticks came out I was interested, but never saw them instore. I recently found them in Rexall and decided to try one shade that I thought would get a lot of wear for a first impression.

I went with Candy Buttons, a gorgeous peach. That name is so cute. They had so many shades to choose from but I love a peach shade for summer so thought this was a good choice. It glides on like butter, as the name says, as was surprisingly quite pigmented. It feels really moisturizing on the lips and doesnt cling to any dryness. Overall I'm a fan and have my eye on a few more shades.

L'Oreal Miss Manga Voluminous Rock Mascara

L'Oreal came out with the Miss Manga mascara a while back and it was a great hit. I myself love it, though I don't think it necessarily had that "manga eye" effect. Nonetheless, a great volumizing mascara. They've recently come out with Manga Rock, with a special crazy looking brush to boost volume and add "texture" to the lashes.

Now, when you first look at the way this is advertised, with spikey, unnatural, very odd looking lashes, it kind of puts you off. Who wants that dramatic of a look where everything is clumped together and makes you look like you have about five lashes? Not very many people. But don't let it put you off, because this is actually a very good mascara for volume. It definitely has a more amped up, dramatic false lash look compared the the original Miss Manga, so if you're not into big, big lashes I would stay away from this one. It has a plastic bristle brush, whereas the original has a bristle applicator. I would say the formula is a lot thicker than any mascara i've tried, which is what's allowing that clumping to happen. I found working it in to the lashes a bit slower helped to kind of "tame" the clumping and get really great volume. My only issue was on the bottom lashes. It was hard to have it not clump and smudge all under the eyes, so q-tips were a must to clean things up.

I must say I was surprisingly pleased with this mascara. I was definitely a bit hesitant to try it as they don't exactly do a good job at selling it in their advertisements. If your a fan of a full lash, or just intrigued to see how it looks, give it a go. It's actually not that bad! Have you tried this? Let me know your thoughts.

To The Last Drop #17

The Body Shop Vineyard Peach Body Butter
I loved this. It smells like fuzzy peaches and what's not to love about that? The Body Shop body butters are awesome, leave your skin soft and smooth and smelling awesome. I also used the body wash but it gone thrown away.

The Body Shop Pink Grapefruit Gelee Scrub
I love the sugar scrubs from The Body Shop, but I'm not quite as big a fan of the gelee consistency. Its a lot messier and harder to work with. The scent was awesome though, very awakening. It also has Grapefruit seed oil to leave your skin soft, but I think I'll stick with the other scrubs next time.

Gilette Olay Shaving Gel
This was an okay shaving gel. Honestly I didnt notice the olay to do anything special to my skin. I tend to buy whichever is cheapest at the time and this did the job.

Skintimate Shaving Creme
I decided to give this cream version a go and absolutely loved it. Its a little more expensive then a shaving gel, but toally worth it. I got less nicks, found I got a better, smoother shave and the product lasted a bit longer. I think I'll stick with this for shaving.

L'Oreal Voluminous Miss Manga Mascara
I was persistent on trying this that when I finally found it in store and they only had black-brown (my nemesis) I had to grab it anyway. At first I wasn't getting along with it. It seemed to watery, the weird bendy brush made it hard to get a good grip on to my lashes and it just wasn't looking quite how I anticipated. But after a week or so to let it dry out a bit, I began to love it. It gives me nice volume and length and while I wouldnt say it gave a manga effect, it looked really nice. I have a back up, this time in black, but I'm going to give the Maybelline Lash Sensational a try first.

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder
I'm not a big powder person so I didnt think I would care which one I used. I only apply this under my eyes and around my forehead where my bangs are, so after purchasing a different powder I realized how great this one is. It doesnt cake, the translucent shade is perfect because it doesnt change the colour of my foundation and it works great at keeping things in place and from being too glowy. I just my need to grab this again because Im not sure Im going to get along with my Maybelline one.

Matrix Miracle Treat Leave In Conditioner
I bought this and thought it was great at first, until trying the Its a 10. It doesnt compare at all. It takes a lot of sprays to get tangles out and doesnt leave my hair that soft after. Wouldnt use this again or try it again.

Its A 10 Miracle Leave In Conditioner
The best leave in product. Not only is this a life saver at detangling, it also tames frizz, works as a heat protectant, smooths and conditons and many more. I can leave my hair alone after just this and it isnt a total frizz ball mess. I'd say thats a good product.

Matrix Repair
Im honestly not a big fan of Matrix products. My hair just doesnt seem to get along with them. I didnt find this to do anything. Basically its supposed to repair the ends of your hair (or smooth them really) but I didnt find it to do anything. My hair felt dry and may as well to have not used anything on it at all.

The Body Shop Vitamin E Night Cream Mini
I got this in the christmas advent calender and actually really liked it. It was a great night cream for this time of year, because even though it's a thicker cream, it absorbs into the skin really quick and leaves it super smooth and hydrated. I will probably buy this in the future.

A Budget Friendly Liner That Works

I talked about the Essence Super Fine Eyeliner Pen in a recent post and thought I'd update you on how I got on with it. In short? It's one of the best liners I've tried. The applicator tip is sturdy, making drawing a perfect cat eye flick easy as pie. It also has really good colour payoff. No going over the line 2 or three times to darken it up. And even better, it lasts through a hot sweaty day and still looks the way it did when first applied. At $3, this liner does not disappoint and may need to take top spot as my favourite drugstore liner.

Have you tried this? Go grab it right now if you haven't. I bet you'll be impressed.

A Few New Things

Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstick in Let Me Pink

There was a good sale on these and I thought this would be a great fall/winter colour. I like the formula of these lipsticks so I hope this colour works for me.

Essie Spaghetti Strap Nailpolish

Again, good sale on these. Although regardless I probably would have bought an Essie polish anyway because I'm obsessed. This looks like a really nice peachy nude shade that I'll probably wear a ton.

Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara

Ive heard(and read) so many great things about this and it was on sale for half price so I thought it was a good time to pick it up even though I just opened a new mascara last week. Whoops. Maybelline mascaras are some of my fav so I have high hopes for this one.

Essence Super Fine Liquid Liner Pen

I havent really tried anything from Essence, but they seem to have good reviews and are really inexpensive. I tried this on my hand instore and it seemed to have decent pigmentation for a $3 liner so I grabbed one and will give it a go. If it works out well I may have a new liner for half the price of my current one. 

Nyx Butter Lipstick in Candy Buttons

I swatched a ton of these and ended up with the most me colour possible. It looks like a lovely peach (of course) and is super soft and yes, buttery. I kinda wish I had picked up more colours but maybe in the future. 

Tarte Amazonian Clay Blushes

I've built up quite the little collection of these little beauties, I thought I'd do a full review of them all.
One of the main reasons I love Tarte is because of the benefits to the skin their products are packed with. No matter your skin type, the amazonian clay blushes will do great things for your skin. Minimizing oil, and hydrating the skin. They claim to be long lasting-12 hours to be exact, and are very pigmented. What's not to love? Also, there are a ton of colours to choose from.

As you can tell, I go for the same kinds of colours. I love my peaches and peachy pinks. My first blush (the one with the older, different packaging) and first in the photo is Achiote. I'd never heard of this one but it stood out to me in the store and looked like a really nice coraly pink shade. Unfortunately this isn't one of my favourites. I only like it on certain days, where as others I find it almost looks like the kind of redness one would try to cover up, not get from a blush. Maybe it's just my pale skin tone, I don't really know. The second one I bought was Captivating. It was part of a summer collection and limited at the time, so I knew if I didn't grab it then and there I'd likely miss out on it. It's actually permanent now, so no worries if you want this one. It's a gorgeous peach shade, perfect for summer time. I sometimes mix this one with Achiote and it gives a really nice colour to the cheeks.

Exposed was one I got based off blogger/youtuber raves. I remember Estee and Meg talking about this one way back when and it stuck with me. It's a neutral mauve shade that isn't something I think I would gravitate towards otherwise. I think it's a nice colour, definitely more suited for fall/winter. It gives a contoured look to the face which I think is really nice because it's like a two in one product. I don't wear this one too often but it is a nice one. Lastly I have Blissful. I've only had this one a few months and it's become one of my most reached for blushes. It is a warm peachy pink that I find is perfect for daily wear, goes with mostly everything and has to be my favourite of the four.

Are you a fan of the Amazonian Clay blushes? Leave me your favourites below!

Summer Nail Picks

When summer comes around I love to grab the bright, bold nail colours. As we can tell, I love Essie. There are an odd few from other brands that I love, but majority of my most used are Essie polishes.

I'm going to go through the colours by colour, starting with the purples. That bottom one there is Essie Go Ginza. I just bought this one recently and love it already. It's a muted purple that goes with basically anything, and also looks nice on short nails. Revlon ColorStay Gel Envy in Up The Ante is a bright purple, leading more on the magenta side. I love this one year round but the brightness is great for summer time. Essie Lapiz of Luxury is a more blue toned purple in comparison. The two blues are pretty similar, but nail polish fanatics will spot the difference. Essie Bikini So Teeny is such a cute shade of baby blue. Revlon Dreamer is a little bit lighter (also a bit cheaper if thats an issue for you. Both lovely. I believe this is a summer release, but I'm not one hundred percent sure. The turquoise I'm super excited for. I havent tried it yet, but Essie Where's My Chauffeur looks like the nicest toe shade. I love a good turquoise. That top peachy shade is Essie Tarte Deco. Its a very bright neon peachy coral. I think its nice on the toes (with a tan) but a little much on the fingers for me. Not quite as bright, and leading more on the orange side of things is Essie Sunday Funday. Again, great toe shade. And lastly, that one that looks red in the photo but is actually pink (though it does look kinda red on to be honest) is Essie Watermelon. An all year beauty but I'm sporting this on my toes right now and pinks always seem like a summer thing. I'm not one for the bright barbie pinks so this ones right up my alley.

I had many more I could have added but that would have mad for one long post. Leave me your summer nail picks below!