The Makeup Monologues

It seems that whenever I go on vacation, it's to spend a couple of days in Toronto. Truth be told, that's all I can afford at the moment- but you can bet that I'm gonna shop while I'm there! Sometime at the end of July, a good friend of mine from uni asked if I wanted to spend two days in The Big Smoke and check out some stuff he had free passes for (museums and the like- he works for Tourism Ontario in the Niagara region). We ended up doing a bunch of things I'd never been to before- mainly the ROM, the Bata Shoe Museum, the St. Lawrence Market, and a couple of bars in the Church-Wellesley neighbourhood.  And of course, I dragged him into every makeup store we passed. Once my mom, sister and I drove down, we decided to park at Yorkdale and take the subway downtown from there (I was carrying everything for the trip in my backpack and large purse. I did my best not to look suspicious, believe me!) We split up so my mom could go to the archives (she's a geneal...

Hey guys! I hope you're all having a great March Break so far! I'm going to be out and about, away from home all March Break and here's what I packed in my travel bag! It's not the prettiest of bags, I'll admit, but it's functional and I don't really care if it gets dirty in transit. Tadaaaaa. Onto the goods! Smashbox on the Rocks Luxe Palette. I got this at Christmas and haven't really had a chance to play with it yet because I've been panning my Too Faced phone palette. But this definitely has all the eyeshadow colours I need to survive! Maybelline The Vivids Lipstick in Vibrant Mandarin. I recently picked this up and want to really try it out. Wet N Wild Megalast Lipstick in In the Flesh . I'm going to be meeting up with some relatives and this is a good longwearing lipstick, perfect for gab sessions and days out. Plus the colour is hecka flattering. Anna Sui Lip Rouge in 701. Really want to get a sense of how we...