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I'm still in school and so I don't like spending so much money on hair and I end up going to hair schools since it's cheaper than salons of course. I'm a person who has a lot of patience and I'm not too picky either. If you're like me...then getting your hair done at hairschools should be no problem. I normally go to Marca College: Hair & Esthetics . The hair students working there are not total noobs at all...infact teachers are always around helping out and guiding them.... I've been there over five times now and I have always left happy. Again, you need to have a lot of patience....for example, it will take at least two hours to get highlights....they're students so they tend to go at a slower pace.


It's first come first serve...so it's best to go early but they're open til 9pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

There are three locations:

1 | Danforth Campus 2902 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4C 1M1
Tel: 416-698-2558 Fax: 416-698-0403 info@marca-college.com


2 | Dufferin Campus 900 Dufferin Street,The Dufferin Mall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6H 4B1
Tel: 416-531-3131 Fax: 416-531-9613


3 | Dixie Campus 4141 Dixie Road, Rockwood Mall, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2V5
Tel: 905-629-7211 Fax: 905-629-7212



I usually go to the Dufferin location. I know many of you are not in Toronto but you can always look up some local hair schools and check out their prices. Remember you need PATIENCE and TIME for these school services. So if you really do go and get annoyed....please remember that I warned you! lol

This nailpolish was recommended by my friend and I'm really glad she suggested it. This is my favourite nailpolish right now! I bought it last week from Trade Secrets for $10 Cdn and I just can't stop looking at the colour. It's a gorgeous pink-lavender shade. I rarely buy OPI nailpolishes from Trade Secrets but this was an exception and might even be a start. This looks SO MUCH PRETTIER on the nails (2x coats) in person than the bottle's actual colour. The bottle's colour ends up looking lighter and not that impressive.Also, I found the application to be very smooth and not streaky at all. Another similar shade from the Hong Kong Collection  is called Panda-monium Pink but that one is pink-pastel and much lighter in shade.  I did not like it too much.

 The colour is in the same family as Mac Love and Friendship (LE) nailpolish but it's lighter with more lavender tones.

I was glad Sephora launched Tarina Tarantino's Make-Up line...I was then very tempted to try out their blushes. I can't help it....I have a thing for blushes. Also, I admit that I mainly bought the blush for it's packaging. lol

I've been buying many corals lately and so I wanted to shift the colour direction. Although, I don't think there will ever be a limit to having pink blushes in my collection...lol I'm just not a fan of frosty pink blushes like Mac's Love Rock. That blush looked very frosty/ashy on my skintone and weird looking in pictures and so I had to swap that one away.

So the colour choices did not seem that unique but just for the sake of packaging and an URGE for another pink blush I picked Carved Rose Dollskin Cheek Blush. It's a gorgeous matte cool tone pink colour (no shimmer), I've been wearing it almost everyday for the past week and I love that it lasts a very long time and it gives me a fresh look. I didn't have to do much touchups either. It's very smoooth and pigmented but not overpowering and so you don't really need to apply that much.





Pros:
-Very pigmented
-Smooth and easy to blend
-Lasts a very long time
-Cute packaging with a mirror inside

Con:
-Generally, there aren't many blush colours to choose from
-Overpriced and can look a bit toy-ish
-The small studs on packaging may have tendency to fall off

Overal Rating: 3.5/5

Final Thoughts: I wouldn't purchase this again since I would probably never hit pan. I won't bother buying another blush from this line either since it lacks colour selection. Also, if you have Nars Desire or Mata Hari...you can easily pass on Carved Rose blush. Honestly, the colour isn't that unique and the only thing special about this blush is the the packaging. Overall, I still have not seen any product that looked impressive from the entire collection. The lipsticks/lipglosses are not pigmented as how I hoped them to be and they seemed to have more sheer like finishes. The collection is overpriced to begin with and so obviously, I wouldn't think the lippies would be worth it either.

I rarely shop at The Body Shop since I find their products to be expensive at regular price. Sparkled Beauty (A Canadian Blogger -Do check her out! I love her weekly sale updates) posted about The Body Shop Green Bag Promo. It was held on Saturday March 13. So when you buy a green bag for $5 in stores ($2 goes to "Stop Sex Trafficking" campaign)... you get 50% off anything that you can fit in the bag except for any giftsets. This even includes their make-up line. I liked a few things from their line but controlled myself...lol The brushes looked pretty good too. I might look into their make-up line during their next sale.

I already bought many body products from Bath & Body Works last time so I passed on that section except that I got another Japanese Cherry Blossom Body Butter. I can't get enough of this body butter! I love it!

This is only $11 Cdn at Sephora right now. You can find it near the counter. I always wanted to try these lipglosses out since it's over $30+ regular price. I don't see myself spending that much on a lipgloss unless it's REALLY GOOD (like my Chanel Dragon...now that's amazing!).

Thoughts:
This colour is a sheer tan peachy/pink shade so this should suit all skintones. It's obviously not as pigmented as I would like it to be. I've never really seen a very pigmented lip plumping lipgloss. I'd probably just apply it over a lipstick to get the plumping effect. I have small lips and I tried it on today. I felt a stinging sensation and I don't think it lasted that long but I did notice a plumping effect...lol

I didn't really like the doe foot applicator much. You don't really get much product on the wand and I had to dip it in like five times to apply it on fully. It's best to use a lip brush wand instead.

Well...I guess it's not that bad and $11 was reasonable to try out this product.

I was trying to avoid getting this eyeshadow but the swatches of these lured me in even more. It's just so pretty and I really do have a thing for veluxe pearl eyeshadows. They apply so nicely.

1. Wet N Wild Black Cream Liner: I've been using this for about a month now. I'd say it's pretty good and goes on really well. It lasts all day long. I just don't know how long it will stay creamy in the pot since it's in plastic packaging ....it tends to dry up faster as oppose to glass packaging. I think this is around $5-6 Cdn at Walmart.

2. Cuticle Cutter/Trimmer: This is a great tool that's used for your nails when you're giving yourself a manicure. Cuticles are pieces of skin that grow over the edge of the nail as a layer of protection but should be pushed back and trimmed away from the nail. Some people say it's bad to do...some are fine with it...it's really up to you! You can easily get this at Walmart for cheap.

3.Ecotools Foundation Brush: This is an amazing brush and it's great for foundation/concealer application. It's really cute and super soft. Ecotools has many great brushes and I'm really impressed with all the ones I bought so far. You can try to get the brush sets at Winners for cheap rather than buying them individually from Walmart. It's still at a reasonable price when you're buying from Walmart. This foundation brush is around $5ish Cdn. There's also a new concealer brush out as well.

4. Posh Eyebrow Brush: This is another brush I love. It's great for doing eyebrows. I got this on sale from Rexall Pharmacy store. It should not cost more than $5 regular price.

5. Mac Cashflow Paintpot: A gorgeous khaki gold colour. I can wear this alone or under eyeshadow as a base. I really love this colour and I want Mac to come out with an eyeshadow that's exactly like this. They say Patina eyeshadow is the closest match but I don't really like the texture of that eyeshadow. So I hope in the future Mac releases an exact Cashflow pp eyeshadow colour preferably in veluxe pearl finish. =D

6. Mac Smile Dazzleglass: It's a very pretty coral-pink shade with gold shimmer. I love applying it over almost all my nude pinks. It's like all other typical dazzleglass formula....thick and a bit sticky. Many people tend to just pair it with a lipliner like Spice.

7. Annabelle Demure Lipliner: This is my HG lipliner. I raved about it a gazillion times. I almost use it everyday. It's a neutral pink shade. I guess it's similar to Mac's Sublime Culture lipliner.

8. Mac Tiger, Tiger Lipstick (LE): This is a gorgeous warm peachy nude (yellow tone) colour that is perfect for almost everyone. It's super creamy because of the amplified finish. It's too bad that it's Limited Edition but I'm glad I got it from the Mac Warehouse sale. It actually suits my skintone really well...much better than Cherish. I noticed that Cherish lipstick looked kinda boring on my skintone unless I used some lipgloss on top.

9. Mac Bare Slimshine: This is LOVED by everyone. A gorgeous light neutral pink with subtle gold pearl. I don't know anyone who doesn't like this shade. It's so sad that it's being discontinued. =( I hope they have lipsticks that are similar to this shade.

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Good Monday Morning Everyone!

I hope everyone's weekend went well. Mines was pretty crazy since on Saturday morning...I had to travel all the way to the Markham Fairgrounds for the Mac Warehouse Sale. I was able to get last minute invitation tickets from a very sweet person. I was really happy to get them this time. Thnx hun! I missed the last one back in December. This was my third time going. =D It was pretty crazy since I had to wait over one hour in the entrance line-up. I got there around 11:30am and left the sale at 2pm. I didn't go over board with my spendings since many products were repeats. That's what bothered me most and I was expecting newer products.

They didn't give us any options for the charity bag so I just had to get the one kind they offered.


This was the first time I went to the sale on Saturday. The last two times was on a Sunday and I got such crappy gifts...like real crappy! I literally got sponges and mini onetime use brushes. lol