Canadian lifestyle blog
I’m sure you all know by now that I have an obsession with skincare and soap companies. So naturally, I was pretty excited when I got the opportunity to try out some products from Canadian company, Rocky Mountain Soap Co.
One of my favourite things that I learned about them, is that all of their products are toxin-free and made with 100% natural ingredients. When I found this out, I was even more excited to try their products out.
A few months ago, Influenster and Shiseido was kind enough to send me a box of some new products to try, the complete Ginza Tokyo line. I waited on doing this post because I wanted to make sure I gave it a fair shot and used it for a few months to really put it to the test.
The box included four different products to try: the Ibuki Smart Filtering Smoother, the Ultimune Concentrate, the Ibuki Quick Fix Spray and the Ibuki Beauty Sleeping Mask.
Anyone who knows me knows that I can’t go anywhere without lipstick, whether its a subtle nude, a strong and well defined lip or a bold colour. So naturally, I was pretty excited when I found out that Canadian cosmetic company Bite Beauty was releasing a new line of lip pencils and lipsticks. (Handmade right here in Toronto might I add!)
I knew I had to get my hands on these babies as soon as I had heard about them. Luckily for me Influenester was kind enough to send out some samples in one of their Vox Boxes.
I was able to try out the new products in two shades, along with a Sephora pencil sharpener and two matching mini Amuse Bouche Lipsticks. (Honey comb/020 and Whiskey/044.)
I have an irrational fear of drugstore mascara. I don’t know why.. and it’s totally unjustified – I’ve never really had a bad experience with it before! And then I was challenged to face my fears try a drug-store brand beauty product. In particular, Covergirl’s Lash Blast Mascara Collection. I opted to go for the voluminous waterproof lash blast mascara.
Out of all the drugstore brand mascaras out there, I’m glad that this was the option I was presented with. I have heard a lot of really good things about it before so that definitely had me feeling a little more optimistic and comfortable about trying it out.
In order to ensure that I gave this stuff a fair review, I wanted to make sure that I tried it exclusively for a long enough period. So, I’ve been using this mascara for about a month now. I’ve broken this review down into three main categories to make it a little easier to follow: price, first impressions, after 1-week of use, long-term use and overall ranking.
