Love

Yesterday was my 1 year with my boyfriend James. I love him to death.

Clearly I've had my surgery so that would explain the splint, bruising, lack of smile (top lip doesnt move properly atm) & seriously disheveled appearance.

xoxo Victoria.

Another Update

Hey everyone!
Its been one week since my mom passed away. I wanna thank everyone for messaging me & supporting me through this tough time. I wanted to let everyone know that Im doing okay & I will be getting back on track with more postings & lots of other beauty related things. My stress is decreasing every day, it is much easier to live when you're not watching a loved one die. There is a sense of relief when they pass even though your heart is broken & you're going to miss them beyond belief. My mom told me a couple days before she died that she doesnt want me to slow my life down to grieve so I will be picking myself up & doing what I love in honour of her. Look out for a makeup look this week & updates on my surgery!

xoxo Victoria.

R.I.P. MOM

I love you

Sept. 28 1957 - Oct. 17 2011

UPDATE

Hey everyone.

I know its been a long time since my last blog post, but things have been really busy & really stressful. My moms in the hospital with liver failure so my family & I are trying to spend as much time with her as possible before she passes. The doctors say it'll be within the next couple weeks unfortunately & on top of that Im working & in school full time. I just really havent been in the mood to do blog posts when I have the time so Im really sorry about that.
On a positive note, Im doing something really exciting in 2 weeks. As you all know Ive been looking into getting rhinoplasty done, & well, Im getting it done Oct. 28. I had my 1st consultation a couple weeks ago & my second one with computer imaging is this Tuesday. Im really happy Im doing this & I cant wait to share my experience with everyone plus pictures! I have a youtube video on my first consultation & I will be uploading one on my 2nd, right after my surgery & some update ones as the weeks go on during recovery.


xoxo Victoria.

FOTD: Lilac & Lavender

 I recently purchased the "Fresh Amour" lipstick from MAC & wanted to incorporate it into a look. This lipstick is such a unique lilac colour so I paired it with a purple smokey eye to match.

Face Products Used:

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in "NC15"

CoverFX Matte Fx Pressed Powder in "Light"

Benefit Bronzer in "Hoola"

Coast Scents 10 Pan Blush Palette 

Too Faced "Snow Bunny" Bronzer

Eye Products Used:

MAC Paint Pot in "Half Wild"

MAC "Satellite Dreams" Eyeshadow

MAC "Fig 1" Eyeshadow
MAC "Beautiful Iris"

MAC "Carbon" Eyeshadow

MAC "Blanc Type" Eyeshadow

MAC "Digit" Eyeshadow

NYX Jumbo Pencil in "Black Bean" 
Benefit "Bad Gal Lash" Mascara 

MAC "Copperplate" Eyeshadow (brows)

Lip Products Used:
California Mango Lip Balm
MAC "Fresh Amour" Lipstick

xoxo Victoria.

Vichy Dercos Mineral Soft Shampoo Review

This product was given to me by a Vichy rep back in July. I used this product constantly for three weeks & then just off & on when I went blonde. There are quite a few things I like about it, however there are some cons to it as well.

What I really like about the shampoo is the bottle it comes in. The squirt top is nice, I’ve always hated bottles you have to pick up & squeeze upside down. The colour of the shampoo is completely clear which shows there are no dyes or colourants. I’ve also always thought that clear shampoo gives the illusion of cleaner hair, maybe thats just me though lol. The smell is extremely refreshing. It smells very clean but it is a really strong scent. This product has no parabens, colourants or silicone. All of these things are a plus for colour treated or chemically treated hair. This shampoo has a really gentle formula that can be used on babies as young as 3 months old. It contains minerals from Vichy Thermal Spa Water. This product is marketed for being ideal to Cliniderm users.

What I wasn’t too fond of was the fact that the scent was very strong. Even though it is formulated without 3 major “bad” ingredients, it clearly has fragrance in it which can be a bit drying to the hair. It also contains sulphates. It DOESNT contain “sodium lauryl sulphate” but it DOES have its sister ingredient “sodium laureth sulphate”. This ingredient helps the shampoo lather & is damaging to the hair, but it isn’t as bad as sodium lauryl sulphate. One thing I noticed when I used this shampoo was that my hair didn’t feel very soft when rinsing it out. I had to use a conditioner after.

Overall my hair felt nice once conditioned & dried, it also shined really nicely. I didn’t notice much of a difference in stopping my red hair from fading & Im really not a fan of the fact that it prides itself of not containing all these harsh chemicals but it contains one of the most known ingredients to stay away from; sulphates. This shampoo isn’t bad, but for the size & price (around $20 CAD for 400ml) I’d say there are other shampoo’s that can do better & don’t contain any sulphates. The cons to this shampoo outweighed the pro's in my opinion.

2.5 out of 5

xoxo Victoria.

Breast Cancer Inspired

At work this past weekend we had a charity event for the Look Good Feel Better Foundation for women with cancer. As you all know this is very close to home so I did a pink look in honour of my mom. I did more cranberry like tones around my eyes to make it a little more flattering because pink usually gives my eyes the illusion that I cried all day or that they're very irritated.

Face Products Used:

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in "NC15"

CoverFX Matte Fx Pressed Powder in "Light"

Benefit Bronzer in "Hoola"

Coast Scents 10 Pan Blush Palette 

Too Faced "Snow Bunny" Bronzer

Eye Products Used:

MAC Paint Pot in "Idyllic"

MAC "Da Bling" Eyeshadow

MAC "Cranberry" Eyeshadow

MAC "Carbon" Eyeshadow

MAC "Blanc Type" Eyeshadow

MAC "Pink Freeze" Eyeshadow

NYX Jumbo Pencil in "Black Bean" 
Benefit "Bad Gal Lash" Mascara 

MAC "Copperplate" Eyeshadow (brows)

Lip Products Used:
California Mango Lip Balm
MAC "Pink Friday" Lipstick 

xoxo Victoria.