Top 5 MAC Lipsticks

Hey everyone! I wanted to share with y'all my 5 favourite MAC lipsticks! I tried to show you a range of finishes and colours.

I will begin list them from left to right:

1. Angel - Soft Pink - Frost

2. Flamingo - Pink/Coral - Lustre

3. Silly - Bright Pink Cream - Matte

4. Myth - Light Neutral Nude - Satin

5. Mehr - Dirty Blue/Pink - Matte

Swatches

The Breakdown

1. Angel is a great colour for adding some pink colour to your lips but nothing too drastic.

2. Flamingo is a great build able colour. It comes on rather sheer compared to the others but is perfect for a nice summer day at the pool or beach!

3. Silly would be perfect for a night out with the girls! It is bold yet feminine enough. I love the matte finish of this lipstick!

4. Myth is a great basic nude colour. I wouldn't wear this shade alone as it can make my lips appear dead, however, it looks great paired with a lip liner and/or lip gloss.

5. Mehr is my current favourite nude colour. I can wear it alone because it is a darker nude shade. It is a go-to colour for me!

Until next time,

Thanks for stopping by!

STAY CLASSY.

Berrz <3

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November Empties | 2015

Hey everyone! I decided to do my empties post a week before the month ended because I have a lot going on and don't want to miss posting this for you!

Hair

L’Oreal Volume Collagen Conditioner - I really liked this conditioner! It really made my hair silky smooth and it also made my hair noticeably thicker. I used this conditioner for about 1.5 - 2 months and seen results within that time frame.

Face

St.Ives Fresh Skin Apricot Cleanser - I really hated this face wash. It had a strange smell, the beads were useless in my opinion and I didn’t like the formula. I actually couldn’t wait to finish this product and I’m glad that it’s finished.

Neutrogena Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover - This is probably one of the best eye makeup removers that I have ever used. It is gentle and gets just about everything off. There is the Wal-Mart version which is the Equate brand which does pretty much the same thing if you are looking for a cheaper alternative. 

Body

Nivea Anti-Perspirant Invisible for Black & White Clothes - I really disliked this product. It still transferred onto my black clothes and I would disagree that it has odour protection up to 48 hours. I wouldn’t bother to buy this product again even if it was the last one in the store.

BIC Soleil Twilight (5 Count) - I have been using BIC Soleil razors for years and really enjoy using them. They are inexpensive and really helps me get a close shave. I switch out my razor about every month and this size pack lasts me almost half the year! These blades claim to be flexible but I didn’t find that to be true in my case.

Hands

Bath & Body Works Deep Cleansing Hand Soap in Pumpkin Frost - I love this scent and I believe I finished one of these last year as well. I also think the packaging is great and eye-catching as it has sparkles! I haven’t seen any other BBW packaging that has glitter on it.

Bath & Body Works Gentle Foaming Hand Soap in Driftwood Surf - I love this scent! The best way that I can describe this scent as musky and has notes of warm amber. 

Joe Fresh Nail Polish Remover Regular - This was awful. The product leaked out from the very bottom onto my Alex 9 Drawers and created such a mess inside one of my drawers! The pump was very messy and there was often times dried up product around the applicator. 

Color Club Art Club Nail Art Lacquer in Clear - I was using this as a top coat as my other one had finished and it was great at first. It has a nice brush, a great consistency of the nail polish and this bottle came in a set. However, it didn’t last me too long and even though there is product still left in the bottle, it is hard to get to and is too gooey. It leaves random strings of polish and my top coat goes on with bubbles now so it is time for this polish to go.

Vitamins

Nature’s Bounty Hair, Skin & Nails Gummies (80 Count) - This product really needs no introduction as I’ve used up countless of these bottles and have recommended it to many friends as well as family members.

Other/Random

Wal-Mart 100% Pure Cotton Rounds (100 Count) - This worked well and since Target is no longer in Canada, I will be purchasing these from now on just for convenience sake. I still do really like my Target ones from the Up & Up brand.

Orabrush Tongue Cleaner - I have been using these for years. I just never really spoke about them. I did take a break for a few months from using them, but I have gone back to using it and really did miss using it! It helps keep your tongue nice and pink - the way a healthy tongue should look! I do find this product useful and you can find it randomly in some stores in Canada such as Walmart.

Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY.

Berrz <3

P.S. THIS BLOG POST IS BY NO MEANS SPONSORED. ALL OPINIONS ARE MY OWN AND THESE PRODUCTS WERE PURCHASED WITH MY OWN MONEY. SOME LINKS ARE AFFILIATE LINKS.

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ELF Blush Palette Review & Swatches

Hey everyone! I hope that you are all having a wonderful and most importantly, relaxing Sunday! I have had my ELF Blush Palette for a few months now and wanted to do a review on it.

Price

First off, the price point is very affordable as it retails for $6 and you get 4 blush colours. That works out to be $1.50 per shade and the pans are a generous size. There are two palettes to choose from: light and dark. I picked mine up in the shade Light because I am very fair right now. I would consider purchasing the darker version when I get more tanned or even for the fall time as there are some gorgeous colours inside to compliment a fall look!

Packaging

Let's start off with the packaging. It reminds me of the NARS packaging in the sense that if you have makeup on your hands and pick up the black packaging, it will get messy pretty quickly. Of course you could depot these blushes into a Z Palette and then problem solved! I probably won't do this because I love the large mirror that comes with this gorgeous palette!

Swatches

As far as swatches go, the lightest pink colour and the darkest orange/brown colour have the most pigmentation. I find that they glide onto the skin the smoothest and are the most creamy. All these colours are build able and you are receiving 3 matte blushes + 1 shimmer blush. If you are concerned that these shades will be too bright for daily wear, don't be! Just use a light hand and tap off the excess product before application! Depending on your skin tone, you could potentially use the darkest colour as a bronzer or for your contour even!

Suggestions

What is discouraging is that these colours in the palette are not sold separately. That means that if you run out of a particular shade, you can't buy a pan refill or a single colour, you have the buy the ENTIRE palette yet again. However on the plus side though, this palette will most likely last you a long time due to the size of each pan. But if you were to run out of a particular colour, I think it would be awesome if ELF made these pans so that you are able to switch out the colours and maybe include some bronzers and highlighters! They could even double the amount of pans inside the palette to include 8 shades total or if that is too much, have 6 shades to include: 2 shades for bronzer, 2 blushes and 2 highlights!

Overall

I think that this is a great palette and you can combine multiple shades together to get that perfect custom colour. I would definitely take this product with me when I go on my next vacation as I can do my entire makeup look using the mirror inside this palette! And for $1.50 per blush, you really can't go wrong there!

Thanks for stopping by!

STAY CLASSY.

Berrz <3

P.S. THIS BLOG POST IS BY NO MEANS SPONSORED. ALL OPINIONS ARE MY OWN AND THIS PRODUCT WAS PURCHASED WITH MY OWN MONEY. SOME LINKS ARE AFFILIATE LINKS.

Coupon Codes:
Uber - Get your first ride FREE using promo code: amandab9033ue
Shop Hope's Online - Get 15% off your first purchase here
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Project 10 Pan #1 - Update | 2015

Hey everyone! A few blog posts ago, I mentioned that I wanted to try out Project 10 Pan for the first time. If you remember correctly, I also said that I would be keeping it separate from my empties. I posted on a photo on Twitter of some of the empties that I finished while on vacation as a sneak peak which included some of the photos that I am about to show you!

I also wanted to do mine a bit differently. I did hit pan on some of my other products (such as my MAC Painterly Paint Pot,) but my goal is the use up my beauty products that are already in my collection. That is why I included an empty pack of makeup wipes and a finished bottle of toner. Nonetheless, there are 10 used up products.

Empty Products:

Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleansing Cloths (25 count) - I love these am already on my second pack!

Rose Water (Cedar Brand) - I have a blog post dedicated to this product and it helped clear my acne scars and I used it to tone my face at night.

Jordana Retractable Pencil in Tawny - I love this lip pencil - it was my go-to, but I'm sad that I can't buy it in Canada!

YSL Deluxe Sample of Forever Light Creator CC Creme in Apricot - Obsessed! I don't think I can buy this where I live but I will splurge and buy the full size version whenever I can get my hands on it!

Skindinavia Travel Size of The Makeup Primer Spray - A great primer!

Skindinavia Travel Size of The Makeup Finishing Spray - An awesome spray to completely set your face without worrying about your makeup moving around throughout the day!

Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation in 120 Classic Ivory - This was a decent foundation all around and I do have an entire review on this foundation! 

Benefit Deluxe Sample of The Roller Lash Mascara - This mascara was awesome because it curled and coated my lashes at the same time!

MAC Lipglass in C-Thru - I won't lie, I had this lipgloss for a very long time. I bought it originally because I read in a magazine that Britney Spears uses this on her lips so I had to go out and buy it too! I found that I couldn't wear this colour alone and had to wear it with a lip liner and/or a lipstick.

Hard Candy Brows Now! Brow Fiber Gel + Highlighter - I liked this product, I just found that the fiber gel dried out quicker than I wanted it to.

Don't panic! You will still be getting an empties blog post like usual at the end of this month!

Thanks it for now! Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY.

Berrz <3

P.S. THIS BLOG POST IS NOT SPONSORED AND ALL OPINIONS ARE MY OWN.

BACK TO MAC

Hey everyone! I wanted to let you know (if you didn't already,) that MAC has a great recycling program. If you bring in 6 items in their primary packaging to a MAC counter, store or you can even return them online if you are located in Canada or The USA, they will reward you with either a lipstick, lipgloss or an eyeshadow of you choice. If you go to a MAC counter such as at Macy's or The Bay, you can get a lipstick. If you go to one of their free standing store, you can either get: a lipstick, a lipgloss or an eyeshadow.

What You Can and Can't Back To Mac:
The eyeshadow you get aka your freebie, cannot be the single pan, it has to be in it's black packaging.
The lipstick cannot be a Viva Glam lipstick because proceeds from the sales of those items go straight to charity. You cannot Back To Mac lip liners or eye pencils because they are made up of wood. It is to my understanding that the items MAC receives back from its consumers, the empties are melted down somewhere. You can bring in makeup wipes because the top is plastic and it's primary packaging.

Also, I have a holiday collection by MAC called The Nicely Nude Lip Gloss Set, which includes four lip glosses, and I have to finish all of them or BACK TO MAC them all at once for them to count as 1 unit out of 6 that I am returning. You can return Limited Edition products that qualify for BACK TO MAC but you can't redeem for a LE item. Even if there is still some product left inside, you can still BACK TO MAC your products as long as it fits the criteria.

Make sure to look for this symbol which can help you out in debating if you can or can't bring it back!

If you are NOT sure what you can or cannot bring in, check on the web site as it will tell specifics. (It is MAC Canada so if you live in The USA or anywhere else, make sure to change your country/preferences on the web site.) Also, a rule of thumb when returning items is to make sure they are made up of: plastic, glass or metal because MAC will recycle those things on your behalf and those are things that shouldn't be simply thrown in the trash. Sometimes the employees will put an X through the label to let you and other employees know that this is the freebie you received and you can't Back To Mac that particular item - That has never happened to me though!

I plan on going to my local MAC store in the next few days so I will be sure to keep you posted on what I pick out! I've done it once before in the past and managed to pick out an eyeshadow from a freestanding store! I believe the limit per person per day is 24 items that they can bring back which equals 4 free items.

Update: I went to MAC today and for anyone wondering if the metal pan has to be inside the black plastic container, I've never had a issue with redeeming my freebie with depotted shadows and blushes. As you can tell from the above photo, ONLY ONE of the black containers had a metal pan inside of it. They usually just check to see if you have 6 empty containers that  fit the criteria of being able to BACK TO MAC them.

I was looking at the different lipsticks and decided last minute to get a new one that I had never heard of. It swatched beautifully and it was a darker nude. It is a matte finish lipstick called Mehr.

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY.

Berrz <3

P.S. THIS BLOG POST IS BY NO MEANS SPONSORED AND ALL OPINIONS ARE MY VERY OWN.

OOTD/OOTN JAMAICA 2015

Hey everyone! I wanted to share with you two outfits that I wore while I was in Jamaica! The outfit on the left was what I wore at my cousin's wedding and the one on the right hand side was what I wore at a family dinner.

Outfit #1 (Left):

Mirrored Sunglasses - Ardene

Black Chunky Gold Chain - H&M

Dress - Forever 21

Gold Bracelet - Alex & Ani

White Wedges - Hautelook

Outfit #2 (Right):

Long Gold Rope Necklace - Dynamite

White Crop Top - Hollister

Printed Knee Length Skirt - Sirens Outlet

White Wedges - Hautelook

Thanks for stopping by!

STAY CLASSY.

Berrz <3

P.S. THIS BLOG POST IS BY NO MEANS SPONSORED. ALL OPINIONS ARE MY OWN AND ALL ITEMS WERE PURCHASED WITH MY OWN MONEY.

OOTN - Concert Outfit

Hey everyone! I just wanted to come on here real quick and post the outfit that I wore to see The Weeknd last night at the ACC in Toronto. It was a great show however, I'm sad that I missed Travis Scott's performance!

Outfit Details:

Faux Fur Jacket - Hollister

White Crop Top - Hollister

Acid Wash Skinny Jeans - Hollister

Rope Gold Chain - Dynamite

Black Combat Boots - Hautelook

Black Crossbody Bag - Michael Kors

Until next time,

STAY CLASSY.

Berrz <3

P.S. THIS BLOG POST IS NOT SPONSORED BY ANY MEANS.