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About

My name is Mikayla! I'm a 22 year old University Graduate with a passion for all things beauty. I stumbled into the online beauty community a year ago and have been obsessed with youtube videos and blogs ever since. After watching hundreds of videos over the past year I figured it was about time I joined the community and posted my own thoughts in my own little space. I'm also recently graduated, unemployed and headed for college in September.

I really enjoy all things beauty, and I really like telling my friends what I think about products so writing them down just felt natural. To me, make up isn't something that you wear to make yourself look prettier, it's something you do on yourself for yourself. It has the power to give you strength to tackle a rough day, the courage to find your inner confidence and sparkle like every girl is meant too.

Other than beauty, I love fashion. Beauty and Fashion are the keys to my heart, along with a great deal. I'm all about a decent deal, and budget shopping is my favourite.

I can't wait to start this journey with the internet and all of you!

Disclaimer

Just a general disclaimer:

I am not a professional makeup artist, I am completely self taught, any posts on beauty products are purely personal opinion and should not be taken as fact.

Beauty items shown on this blog are purchased by myself, or as a gift from family members.

Any and all reviews on products are based on my opinions alone.

Everyday Essentials Drawers

Saturday, 3 October 2015

I mentioned in my September Favourites that having a pretty set essentials routine really helps me be creative in other aspects of getting ready, not trying to figure out which concealer to use or where my eyeliner is really allows me to take a couple extra minutes deciding other aspects of my look, like eyeshadow or lips. It even lets me stay in bed a little longer because I'm not digging around for stuff. I have three drawers on my desk and I start from the top down, keeping a hand sanitizer on top I start with that and then work my way down the drawers.

In the first drawer I keep any base products I will need, primers etc. I keep my NYX Cottage Cheese Eyeshadow Stick for when I want my eyeshadow to really pop, or as a primer for my inner corner highlight, I like this one over Milk because it isn't as stark white which gives it a bit more of a natural look still. Garnier UnderEye Caffeine Eye Roller  for days when I have especially bad bags, or I'm not feeling well to make myself look more awake. Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray I also keep my setting spray in here because I use it both before and after applying my makeup on especially long days. Sephora Collection CC Eye Cream and Concealer I have a birth mark on the inner corner of my left eye, which is red, so on no makeup days or when it is particularly prominent I use this before my primer to try and combat some of that redness. Pix Flawless Base Primer I love how dewy this makes my skin when it is really dry. Urban Decay Primer Potion Hands down the only primer I will ever use, I absolutely adore this stuff and have a backup already.

This drawer isn't as full as the first one, because I rotate this one more often. I swap out blush and highlighter pretty often or when the seasons change, and concealer when I run out. Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer in Light/Fair I used the heck out of this last year, and when I was running out of my Maybelline Fit Me Concealer, I decided to go back to it it was on sale! and I love it again. Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Foundation in Fair I got this on boxing day last year and it's amazing, I use it primarily to set my concealer and a light dusting on the cheeks, but it smells like chocolate, *insert heart eyes emoji* Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer in Medium  I got this as a sample in my ipsy bag a year ago and I'm still using it almost every day and haven't hit pan yet, it's the perfect bronzer (and it smells good). ELF Blush in Mauve  Great for the fall as it is a deep pink, but it is a really buildable shade,  I don't use a lot of it, and it requires a couple applications to really get a lot of pigment but I think that's whats good about this kind of shade. ELF Baked Blush I mentioned this in my favourites as well, I really like the effect over the Too Faced Powder, and it's the perfect subtle highlight.

This drawer is everything I need to really finish my face in the morning. I have nail scissors and tweezers for any little random eyebrow hairs and the obviously required eyelash curler.  Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub to use as I finish getting ready to prep my lips for whatever I decide to do that day. Anastasia Brow Wiz in Caramel I do my brows before my eyeliner because if my brows turn out a little bolder I match my eyeliner to however they turn out, if that makes sense- I like it all to look flawless so having crazy brows and no eyeliner doesn't look finished to me, so brows are first. Covergirl Liquiline Blast my favourite eyeliner for either lining my actual eyelid or tightlining, this baby is my go to. Benefit They're Real Gel Eyeliner I really like this product and it's about time I buy a full size, I like the concept and the way it applies and that it stays where it is supposed to. Rimmel Lift Me Up Mascara The first time I used this I made my sister smell it, because the light scent of cucumber is refreshing in the morning, especially because I've never found a mascara that smells nice. Besides the scent I like the effect it gives on my lashes- you can expect a full review on this sometime soon!

What are some of your everyday essentials? I would love to hear about them!

Labels: beauty, benefit, covergirl, ELF, everyday essentials, garner, lush, nix, Pixi, rimmel, too faced, urban decay

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Fall Makeup Essentials

Thursday, 17 September 2015

This theme week I've talked about some of my favourite things about fall, my fall fashion inspiration, and the music that I love to drive to during the season (nothing beats Mumford and Sons and driving through the country) but today I am going to share some of my makeup essentials for the upcoming months. 

Labels: bblogger, beauty, covergirl, ELF, maybelline, Morphe Brushes, Pixi, Revlon, round up, too faced, urban decay

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All About that Base

Monday, 9 February 2015

I am a low maintenance face kinda gal, I prefer to spend the majority of my makeup time focusing on my eyeshadow and eyebrows those things are liiight on me and since I have been blessed with a relatively clear balanced complexion I really don't need much coverage, except under my eyes.

Sephora CC Eye Cream and Concealer I picked this up while christmas shopping in December. I believe it is a one shade fits all, and the concealing abilities are not fantastic but I use this primarily as an eye cream and primer for my concealer. I use this under my eyes and bring it up to my inner corner because of a birthmark.

Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser I use this as a cheaper alternative to the Benefit Porefessional. I use this on my nose and in-between my eyebrows where my pores are more visible, as well as on whatever spots I have to prime before concealer.

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Dark Circle Eraser Like every other blogger out there I love this stuff. I really like the sponge tip applicator which disperses the product nicely. I put some on my finger to use on spots to prevent bacteria, overall I really like this stuff.

Too Faced Cocoa Powder Foundation I've mentioned this stuff a lot in the past couple of weeks, but I really like it, it isn't very full coverage which is perfect for me because I like my natural skin to show through. The smell is amazing not going to like it's my favourite part of this collection! 

Benefit Watts Up Highlighter I found this in my collection recently, and can't believe I let it go missing! It is a champagne highlight, which along with the creaminess of the product give a really natural glow to the face. I use this on the tops of my cheeks, down my nose and cupids bow, and when I run out of this sample size I will for sure be repurchasing the full size.

Labels: all about that base, beauty, benefit, maybelline, sephora, too faced

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Cocoa for your face?

Monday, 26 January 2015

I have freckles, a lot of them. Freckles make it hard to use foundations because the point of foundations are to cover, which more often that not leaves me looking a little weird. Most foundations (liquids especially) leave me with paler freckles, which make my face look different compared to my arms of neck which are also freckled.

The Too Faced Cocoa Powder Foundation in Light changes everything. First of all, it smells amazing, like chocolate, which sometimes makes me want chocolate especially during certain times of the month. But this is an incredibly light powder foundation. It can build which is better for those who are not freckly, but it also blends really well, I feel like you can barely see it on my skin, which is amazing, because freckles. I use this to set my concealer and bring some colour to my face, but I also use it all over to even out my skin, and make it all look nice.

I'm not going to lie, half of what drew me to this product is my love for the Chocolate Soleil Bronzer  but this is a wonderful investment, I don't use a lot, just a light layer to feel like I have some coverage and then bam, I'm good to go.

Labels: beauty, chocolate, cocoa powder foundation, review, too faced

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May Ipsy Bag!

Thursday, 15 May 2014

Today was my favourite day to get mail, every month around this time, a lovely pink bubble wrapped envelope finds its way into my mailbox. Sure I pay for it, but the goodies are my favourite, and I honestly look forward to seeing my new ipsy bag everyday.

For those who do not know, Ipsy is a monthly subscription service created by Michelle Phan. In Canada after shipping and the exchange rate is factored in costs around $17 a month, which some months is way worth it. The Glam Bag (what they are called) is a compact makeup bag filled with approximately 5 goodies. Each month follows a different theme, and the bags are always different. I've been subscribed for 13 months, and I love everything I have gotten from the bags. When you join, or sign up you fill out a questionnaire, asking about your favourite products, what you prefer, the skin type you have, if you like bolder or more neutral tones etc. This allows them to totally customize your bag, my best friend is also subscribed, and a few of our products are the same, but we have not gotten identical bags yet.

The bag itself: This months theme was "Fresh Picks" and it had a number of featured brands who send samples for the bags. The bag is super cute, and it is a little more flexible than some of the past bags I have gotten, which is great for filling it with your favourite goodies for purses and backpacks (and wherever else you can think of using them).


What's inside?
Eau Thermale Avene Thermal Spring Water It is branded for sensitive skin, and I know that it works. I'm really happy for a sample size that I can throw in my bag.


Hang Ten Classic Sport Natural Sunscreen UVA/UVB Protection SPF 50 I'm excited to use this product on my face as a sunscreen under my BB cream in the summer. It smells really good, and I am excited to have this in my bag ready to go in the summer!


Eva-Nye Therapy Session Hair Mask I have dry curly hair, enough said. This also smells really yummy and summery and yeah I'm excited to try it.


Pacifica Natural Beauty Eyeshadow Duo #1 Perfect golds for the summer, they are really light, so they are buildable, which for summer is great for a light wash of colour.


Too Faced Choclate Soleil Medium/Deep Bronzer I HAVE WANTED TO GET MY HANDS ON THIS FOREVER. I'm really glad it's a sample size so I can actually test it before I legitimately buy it- but I wanna for the smell alone, I didn't truly believe when everyone was hyping about how awesome it smells, but send me to chocolate heaven I love it. (I may have smelled it, and then made everyone in the house smell it too....)



I'm thinking of every month posting what's in my bag when I get it, and then reviewing each product as bonus posts throughout the following month.. Let me know in the comments if you think this is a good idea?

Labels: avene, eya-nye, fresh picks, glam bag, hang ten, ipsy, may, pacifica, samples, too faced

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