April Sephora Haul

Hello lovely readers! Thank you for stopping by :) Today I have a post on this month's Sephora haul. If you don't know, 2 weeks ago I turned 22 on April 6th :) Of course, if you are a Beauty Insider or a Very Important Beauty Insider/VIB Rouge... Sephora gives you a birthday present! I received this little box from Make Up For Ever that has their famous Smoky Extravagant Mascara and a Rouge Artist Natural lipstick. Along with that, I also decided to spend my BI points on Buxom Full-On Lip Polish in the colour "Sophia". I have always been curious to try Buxom's lip glosses (especially Buxom Full-On Lip Cream in "White Russian" - I'm eyeing you. I want to get you soon!)

So far, I'm loving the lip polish. It's a beautiful, everyday pink lip gloss. I have yet to try the lipstick and mascara from MUFE but if anyone is interested in a review, let me know! 

As a birthday treat (pun intended ;)) to me from me, after hearing SO many sweet (see what I did there? haha okay, I'll stop) reviews, I decided to buy the Too Faced The Chocolate Bar Eye Palette.

I've been contemplating getting this palette because I've owned so many other eye shadow palettes already (including 3 palettes from Too Faced itself), and I was afraid I'd have similar shades andddd I didn't really NEED another eye shadow palette. However, after careful consideration and having been visiting the Sephora store and checking the palette out 5.different.times ... I decided that I must have really wanted it so as you can guess, I bit the bullet and bought it on the 6th visit to Sephora (LOL). Although some of the colors on this palette are quite close to some eye shadows in other palette, there are many beautiful colors that I've never owned (like Candied Violet, Strawberry Bon Bon, .. the pinks and the purples. Can't say the same for the browns, champagne, and gold though! lol). I loveee how versatile this palette it. I can create any look I want: a smokey eye for a dramatic night (or day) look, soft and sweet for a natural look, the basic "no makeup" makeup look, and so many more. And the best part? It smells just.like.real.chocolate. Need I say more? Go to Sephora and give it a whiff! You won't look crazy I promise :)

If you want a swatch of this beautiful palette, feel free to let me know and I'll definitely take your request :) Thank you so much for reading! Until next time,

from Film with love,

xx

Merry Christmas 2013!

I know it's December 28 and that means I am 3 days late but I wanted to say it anyway, MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope you all have the best christmas ever, filled with love and joy and fun and food with your family and loved ones! I would like to share some Christmasy photos with you all and I hope you enjoy them! I had a very low-key Christmas this year since it's just my little family (my boyfriend and my puppy and I) and overall it was really really nice :) I am a bit depressed that Christmas is now over because this is my absolute favourite holiday and you can bet that I will be leaving my xmas tree up until at least the end of January (I don't care. I'll drag it out till Valentine's Day if I can!)

Once again, Merry Christmas! (Happy Hanukkah if you don't celebrate christmas) and I hope you enjoy these pics! :)

This is our official 2013-edition Christmas tree. Yep, with the lopsided star topper and all. We had a white tree (with all blue lights) the past 2 years since we've been living together. This year is our first "real" (green) tree and I love it :)

 My boyfriend Mike, my 2 year old morkie pup Charlie and I on Christmas morning!

 Mike in his new hoodie from Santa and me with my Pink Santa hat :)

I just realized that Charlie is in desperate need of a haircut lol! Poor thing must not be able to see well with all that hair in his face!

We put Charlie in his little Santa suit. He hated it so much he refused to move and decided to curled up into a ball and stayed there until we took the suit off him lol

 One of the things I got is the Naked 3 Palette :)

 My new favourite Naked palette!

 Here's the close up of the colours. How amazing and beautiful are they?!? I am in love!

& the MAC Bad Girl Riri lipstick from the Riri Hearts MAC Holiday Collection!

It's a rose gold christmas for me!

And I got my first Topshop lipsticks!

 L to R: Topshop Pillow Talk, Topshop Infrared, MAC Bad Girl Riri

I hope really hope you guys enjoy some photos I've shared :) Once again merry xmas! Sending lots of love and light your way xoxo :)

from Film, with love

Holiday Haul

Hello beauties! Long time no talk. I was so busy with the rest of the Fall semester this school year and I have just been taking some time off and relax this winter holiday! I found a few photos on my laptop on my Lush goodies about a month ago (haha oops!), some Sephora and a little tiny sneaky Chanel love :) I figure I wanted to share it with you guys anyway because I obviously took these photos for a reason ;) better late than never, right?

From Lush ...

Some of these are part of the Christmas collection that Lush came out with every single year :)

 The Christmas Penguin Bubble Bar

 This is the Gold FUN (sweet honey-toffee). Smells just like the Ma Bar (below). I mainly use this along with my bath bombs and bubble bars when I have a bath. I break little chucks of it so I was able to use this many, many times.

Father Christmas Bath Bomb - my most festive bath bomb yet

The Ma Bar is hands down, my all-time favourite Bubble Bar from Lush! The cocoa and honey toffee is p-e-r-f-e-c-t-i-o-n. (Fun fact: I like to dunk my dog in the bath after I've gotten out of it so that he smells like the Ma Bar for the next 2 weeks haha!)

The girl at the Lush counter gave me a sample slice of soap! I don't remember what this soap is exactly but I liked it!

Next, from Sephora ...

I've had my eye on the Anastasia Lavish Palette since it came out for the Fall season. It was limited edition and the colours are absolutely perfect for the Fall time. It is so different from all the other palettes I own so this is a nice investment and a great add to my palette collection.

 I've heard so many good things about Anastasia's tweezers. As you can see, one came with the palette along with a dark brown eyebrow pencil, a black eyeliner and a small brush.

Here are the colours in the palette. I love the fall-toned colours. Absolutely beautiful :)

When it comes eye shadow palettes, the crème de la crème is the Lorac Pro Palette. I never really wanted it because I've owned all the Urban Decay Naked Palettes (got the Naked 3 for Christmas! :)) but after a lot of youtube tutorials later, I've bitten the bullet and decided to get it. And boy was I not disappointed. The quality of the eye shadows in this palette is unreal. It blends smoothly. The colours are very pigmented. Not gonna lie to you, I've been neglecting my Nakeds and been reaching out for this bad boy a lot this past couple of months since I've gotten it.

 It comes with a mini eye primer too; which to be honest, I have yet to try.

 Gorgeous, gorgeous neutrals. Perfect for everyday and more!

 Last but not least, my sneaky little trip to the Chanel counter. After hearing so much about it and being oh-so-curious, I HAD to try it. Behold, the Soleil Tan de Chanel.

I don't own anything like it. I use it on my face before I apply my powder bronzer. It is so smooth and feel so luxurious on your skin. A little definitely goes a long way. I feel like I'll be having this little beauty for quite a while.

So that wraps up my holiday haul (purchased within the last 2 and a half month time frame). I've used everything I bought and I love them all! Thank you for stopping by and until next time!

from Film with love,
xx