Ms Bubu and Her Girlyness: Essie

Monday Manicure: Essie Urban Jungle

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Spring Beauty Haul

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I haven't bought any beauty item in the last two months apart from one product at the Lise Watier and Alexfashionbeauty event. It started out as a 1 month no-buy and then I didn't have anything special to buy so I made it for two months!

So you can guess that after two months I was let loose! I went shopping in New Brunswick last week and here's what I brought back beauty-wise!

Wal-Mart

FLOWER Shadow Play in Foxy Browns: I've seen those products from Drew Barrymore at the beginning of the year when I came back to Canada, and thought they were pretty. But I just didn't know which product to get. It seems that nothing was standing out for me so I passed it. But last week I decided this palette was cute, and it was the only one left in this shade.

Bioré Charcoal Pore Strips: I received a sample in a magazine not too long ago (you can see it on Instagram) and was impressed byt he result. I tried the original Bioré strips many years ago and didn't see any result, but I like those charcoal ones. It's fascinating in a weird way to see the gunk on the strips afterwards!

Shoppers Drug Mart

Sally Hansen Miracle Gel in Pretty Piggy: Decided to give the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel polishes the benefit of the doubt and try another colour. I've already tried the Birthday Suit one, that I didn't like. But seeing so many people like those polishes, maybe mine was just a bad one, and I'll try this coral one.

Essie Bikini So Teeny: Since the Essies were on sale and even cheaper than Wal-Mart, I took advantage of it and get Bikini so Teeny, that I've been wanting since a few weeks. This was really popular about 2-3 years ago, but I still think the colour is cute.

Nails Inc Baker Street: And then Nails Inc were about half price, so I jumped at the chance to get Baker Street (regular one), that I've been wanting for a year. It looks great next to Bikini so Teeny, so maybe a manicure combining both can be done!

Maybelline Colorsensational Rebel Bloom Hibiscus Pop: Since I've dyed my hair, I decided I needed new lippy colors and I think a bright Barbie pink is great to prevent looking washed out!

Lise Watier Rouge Sublime in Amour: This one is more on the nude side, but I still think it will look great with my blonder hair.

Maxi

Garnier Clean + Makeup Removing Cleansing Lotion: Why doe companies give names long like that? Anyway, I was curious to try this, and see if I like it better than the Body Shop Cleansing Oil. So far it is good but you have to go through a few times to get the mascara off.

L'Oréal Féria Wild Ombré 060: As I said, I dyed my hair a few weeks ago, but I'm not too sure about the effect, so I will probably ombré it. I found this box at Maxi for 30% off 9$, so it was now around 6$ :)

By the time you read this I will be in Rimouski and I will probably shop some more!

Have you bought anything interresting lately?

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Manicure Monday: Essie Sugar Daddy

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Manicure Monday (Tuesday): Essie Summer 2013 Collection at Dollarama!

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Manicure Monday: Jazzy Mintage

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Manicure Monday: Essie Fiji + broken nail tip

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Manicure Monday: Cheap Essies!

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Rimouski Beauty Haul

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You may know that I livein a village far far away from city centres. Lots of the majors stores are not readily available. Many beauty brands are not present where I live. Of course. you can always shop online but I like to see the product before buying and living in Canada means we, most of the times, need to pay extrotionate shipping fees and/or duty fee.

So when I go "in town" I usually let myself loose! Last Friday I went to Rimouski, which is a 4 hour drive away to go. Another 4 to come back. It is still not really what I call "in town", but they have a Target and a Winners, so that's a happy MsBubu!

We first did the mandatory stop to Wal-Mart. M y local Wal-Mart (a mere 2 hours drive) isn't the best stock, and they do not carry Wet N Wild, that I wanted to try for a while. Back in the teenage years I have tried Wet N Wild (I was living elsewhere) and was not really impressed but since the last two years the brand pops up a lot on beauty bloggers favourite post, with their Coloricon eye shadow trio. I popped 2 in my basket, Silent Treatment and Sweet as Candy. I've also been longing to try their Megalast nail polish, specifically in 2% Milk as it is a favourite of Alexfashionbeauty and since we have similar complexin, eye colour and hair colour, I thought it would suit me well. (Oh yeah, it might have to do with the fact I have a girl crush on her). I also grabbed Sugar Coat and Wet Cement.

Bonne Bell is a brand that my W-M carries, but only lip balms. I remember it fondly from my teens. I pick up the Paradise Nail Lacquer. A thing I just noticed is that they have a peel-off tag you have to get rid of in order to open the bottle. It's the only place where the colour is written. So that means when I open the bottle I won't have the name anymore, unless I stick it underneath it and DYI something. Not good Bonne Bell!

It was my second incursion into Target. Yes I know, Looser! It was the last stop we made and we were kinda in a hurry (not me but my driver) so I just made my way to homeware and the Sonia Kashuk and NYX counters. My sights were on the Soft Matte Lip Cream in Addis Ababa (even though I'm in a nude phase doesn't mean I forget my bold roots) and the Xtrme Lip Cream in Candy Land. Swatched on my hands I thought it would be more of a gloss, but it's similar to the matte ones. I also got two of the Jumbo Eye Pencil, Milk and Black Bean. I already got a Jumbo Eye Pencil in another colour and liked it. And because I knew we wouldn't have time to go back to WM, I picked up Essie's Hide & Go Chic. You can see it in action on my last Manicure Monday post.

Winners, my love! I had to go twice in order to check all I wanted to. First time was beauty and deco. Second time fashion and accessories. Winners can be really good when it's time to makeup sets, and as you can see I came home with two of them. OPI Take Ten came out last Fall, and contains 10 mini of nude and vampy shades. Because i'm in a nude phase, I was drawn to it by the first row, but upon inspection the second row has some good shades too. I do have to say I'm not a big fan of reds in general, but Cajun Shrimp looks gorgeous! It also has mega stars like You don't Know Jacques and Licoln Park After Dark.

Then I just couldn't pass the NARS Andy Warhol Kiss Larger than Life Lip Gloss Coffret! Look at the packaging! I has 5 shades, mainly nudes and pinks but also one silver glitter. Because Halloween is every year...

I know lots of people say the NARS lipgloss smell disgusting and I never had problems with that. But I have to say this one smells!

I also got the Alba Botanica Natural Hawaian Coktail Body Wash in Creamy Pina Colad as this smells just so nice! It truly is a good representation of what the name says! Also, becauseI'm running low on facial scrub I got the Natural Hawaian Facial Scrub from the same brand. They say natural on the packaging and from the quick look I got on the ingredients it doesn't seem so bad, but it's not 100% natural. but for the most part it's good.

Have you done a bit of shopping lately? What are your favourite spots to shop?

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Manicure Monday: Essie Hide & Go Chic

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Bits and Bobs Haul

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Summer 2013 Luxe Box

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Oh gosh I waited so long for this box!

I know they did say the box would be late, but reviews kept popping up on the blogosphere about 1 month before I got the box. But I'm glad it's home now!

Essie Bottle Service

Essie Bottle Service: The first thing I saw and tried in the box. I never really realized it was a neon polish, so I used it on its own. That gives a sheer-ish bright pink. If you put a white polish underneath, the brigtness will be more stunning. I'll do that next time!

Color Smash Hair Shadow in A True Royal: I have been wnating to try something like this for a little while, but I would've chose a different colour. My hair is dark, so it won't show up that much. I plan on ombre my hair before going on vacay, so I will try it then. I have to say that the name of the colour got me in, as I like the royal family, especially Kate and Wills and their new baby!

Knotties

Knotties: I don't really understand the fuss about those hair bands going on over the Internet. I love their colours, but I'm not sure they will be strong enough to support my thick and heavy mane. We'll see.

Loose Button Foundation Brush: These always seem to be part of the boxes, I haven't tried any yet. This one is pretty soft though, yet stiff, if that makes sense.

Barefoot Venus Posh Peony Shea Butter Hand Cream

Barefoot Venus Posh Peony Hand Cream: This comes right on time, as I just finished 2 tubes of hand cream. Even though I'm usually not a flower scent lover, this smells sweet enough.This will go on my nightstand.

B. Kamins Nia Stem Moisturizer: I've only tried B. Kamins products once, and I was not impressed. I don't even remember what the product was! I'll bring this on vacation in a few weeks.


Olay Total Effects CC Tone Corecting Moisturizer

Olay Total Effects CC Tone Correcting Moisturizer: Wow that's a mouthful. I love CC products. Especially now that my acne is gone and that my scars are fading. Soon, all I'll have to do is correct the redness I might have. Oh, the joy of almost perfect skin! This has also SPF 15, which is always good.

Vera Wand Lovestruck Floral Rush: This is a good size for a vial. I still prefer minis though, because they are cute and I collect them. I'm not sure yet about the scent, but usually they grow on me. This came with a mini clutch.