Press sample It's funny. I was SO GOOD about scheduling posts ahead of time for Sun, Mon, Tues and Wed and when it came to Thursday's #MidWeekMani, I wanted to be more "honest" as usually this post is about how my week is going so I did not schedule it. Here I am writing in the raw and as I expected, I am TIRED. I usually write my blog posts on my days off when I am better able to mentally function, but tonight I am writing after what always feels like a long day at work.   I remember when I was first brought back as part of a skeleton team at work in May 2020 and after n ..read more

  Press samples Last November, one of my favourite local skincare brands, NENA Skincare launched two brand new products that were the perfect additions to their ever-growing collection! I have featured NENA a lot on the blog because not only do I love the products, but I love their commitment to sustainability, respect for nature and their partnership with the Homlaco people to harvest the Glacial Oceanic Clay used in all of their products. Glacial Micellar Water* Finally! NENA has a micellar water and it is the first one I have used that has a scent I love which is lavender! Made w ..read more

Purchased by me Ever since the pandemic hit and I started wearing less makeup once I went back to work, I have found myself VERY far removed from the colour cosmetics world. Between what I have been sent over the years from PR and my own crazy purchases, there is very little I feel justified in spending money on that I have not seen before. I have also slowed down in what I accept through PR as I can no longer guarantee that I will have the time or energy to post. I was busy before, but I have allowed myself to be tired and not blog every night which is what I was doing before. Sometimes I ..read more

Purchased by me I was hoping to have some time to do some more intricate nails as I had a few days off for vacation, but between catching up on housework, blogging, organizing the beauty room and spending a whole day shopping last Thursday with a girlfriend (this was the most fun of course), it has been a pretty packed couple of days!     As I have mentioned many times, I am so sad that Rainbow Honey is no longer, but I will always have their polishes to remember them by. This was one of the many saturated glitter polishes I had from the brand and even though they closed d ..read more

Press sample Where was this mask when my skin was dry as a bone last December?! The new Dr. Jart Ceramidin Cream-Infused Mask is for the driest of skin and is an instant sigh of relief delivering moisture around the clock! When this showed up in my mailbox, I immediately put it in my "to-try" rotation and my goodness was it ever an experience! What makes this mask special? Ooh, where do I start? This is a two piece adhesive mask made from a material called "Airy-tek" which is a fabric that hugs the skin like a sticker! The adhesive side is coated with the essence which is a moisturizing ..read more

Some press samples For someone who loves skincare, there are actually just a handful of brands that I use and feature consistently and one of them is Toronto-based MaskerAide. I have been a customer of theirs ever since receiving my very first sheet mask from them to try in my Topbox subscription back in 2013 so I guess this is our 10 year anniversary! There are some new products from MaskerAide that I purchased on my own during Black Friday and when I received my order, the team included doubles for me which was so nice! I have been enjoying this little routine whether all together or just ..read more

Purchased by me I am going to be cheating a bit with today's post as it is more of a swatch than anything, but I couldn't mess with the fact that this is the first time I have featured a MAGNETIC polish on the blog! Magnetic or "cat-eye" polishes aren't anything new, but this is the first time I have seen them in such vibrant colours! The nicest ones I have seen are from my favourite indie brand Cirque Colors, a brand I have featured on Cosmetic Proof many times over!    Now, I bought a few magnetic polishes and this is the second one I have worn on the blog (the first one was f ..read more

Purchased by me This is another mask from the archives back when I took pictures of EVERY mask I used, BUT I actually still had extras of the Missha Ice Sorbet mask so even though it has been awhile since the photos were taken (my hair was in its smoky blue phase), the experience is still quite fresh! I try to buy at least two of each mask I plan on reviewing as sometimes I don't use a mask correctly or I can't quite remember the experience!  Now, we are not quite in the right season for a mask that apparently can lower your skin temperature up to 6 degrees, but with Vancouver's rece ..read more

 Some press samples Green is one of my favourite nail polish colours which is why I am always so happy when March comes around for CBBxManiMonday as we usually do either Green/Spring themes and today I have kind of combined the two with this green flower manicure!  I have worn this Holo Taco shade of green before so I knew I wanted to add something on top which gave me the opportunity to use one of the new green shades from the OPI Spring collection Me, Myself and OPI. Flowered dotticures are so fast and easy to do and the holo polish underneath really helps these nails to pop ..read more

Purchased by me via the Bellbees Mystery Box Last year, I fell in love with Korean skincare brand Tocobo - specifically, their Bio Watery Sun Cream which I full on finished over the summer! It's not an easy brand to find and while there are a few Canadian retailers who carry Tocobo as a brand, I found the sunscreen the most challenging to find so luckily when it came back in stock at my favourite Canadian K-Beauty store, Bellbees, I picked it up and immediately knew after trying out the sunscreen that I would need to experience more! Firstly, I like Tocobo's packaging as it seems fun ..read more