Hask hair, has(k) to have it!

I am a serial hair damage-r, I dye, blow dry, curl, straighten, repeat, repeat, repeat.. 

I'm forever trying to nail down the perfect hair care combo, something to make my hair feel young again, restore shine, moisture, without weighing me down. 

Enter Hask, 

I had seen Hask around the beauty world but it was just recently picked up by my local drugstore and I was gleefully delighted. 

1) because yay new test product 

2) because I wasn't sure Hask would be sold in drug stores, it seemed more high end or speciality store 

Repairing shampoo and conditioner: 

Loved,

Loved. 

You can tell from the first wash that your hair has improved, this product is not one that must be built up or used on repeat to feel the difference, it has immediate results. 

The shampoo alone added moisture to my hair but the conditioner was the real moisture inducer and I didn't have to let it sit the entire length of my shower to see results. 

Normally I let my conditioner sit a minimum 10 mins but with this combo you actually want to cut that down. If you leave it too long it may give you a weighted feeling because it's so effective. 

The Argan Oil treatment: 

If you're not using oil on your ends and you struggle with dryness/ damage, GET AN OIL. That's all I can say, I've been end oiling for years and whenever I hit a slump and forget to use it my ends frizz and split. 

Argan Oil Deep Conditioning treatment: 

Aka hair mask

Again if you're not masking and you're a serial damager pick up this mask!  

I just started using masks religiously over the last year and they have done miracles! Thicker than the conditioner and really creamy, my hair was so shiny afterwards. 

I'm so happy with my Hask goodies, like so happy. We are travelling this week and the shampoo/conditioner combo are the only hair care items I packed. (That's saying something!) 

My only words of advice would be NOT to over do it, if you have fine hair you may not need the entire collection. Each product is so nourishing on its own you could probably start with just the shampoo/conditioner or just the oil or the mask. However I scouted the prices at the local drug store and you can get all the above for about $20, so if you're feeling the full Monty it won't break the bank, go all out!

You can also find the products online see:

http://haskbeauty.com/brand/argan/products 

*The above items were sent for me to review but that was just amazing luck on my end because I was ready to purchase them on my own. Would recommend and purchase again!

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Cher, Cockroaches and a lipstick..

Do you know what you'll be wearing for the end of the world?? 

I do! I do!

You know how they say the only thing outliving the apocalypse will be the cockroaches and Cher.. 

well I'd like to add one more to that list.. 

this lipstick.

I've been having a liquid lipstick obsession lately. 

so I put a couple brands to the wash off test and BA BAM, clear winner.

I don't normally need a makeup remover to remove my lipstick, it just kind of wears off throughout the day and by nightfall its a goner but I noticed something was different about my liquid lippies so I did a swatch test.

Sephora, Mandarin Muse $18 

KVD, Outlaw $24 (bought at Sephora)

KVD, Bauhau5 $24 (bought at Sephora)

Swatched them all at the same time,

applied Bioderma makeup remover to cotton pad to remove and.. 

that Sephora Cream lip stain did not budge!

Not even a speck!

I was in shock! 

and sort of scared.. lol

*note to self, do not wear Sephora Cream lip stain unless you plan to WEAR it for a while!

Wowie, that is a determined stain, I just cannot get enough lip stains,

and much like Cher I hope they stay around forever.

(so perfect for moms, apply once and no worries, its staying in place!) 

*I like my Sephora but if I had to choose between the two brands I would buy the KVD a million times over! There's just something about it, creamy, solid, matte. Kat is really killing the makeup world I can't get enough of her stuff, I wore my Outlaw - Brick red out to vote. 

it really accented my Save Canada Post pin, don't you think ;)

They say its a brick red but it just seems like a classic red to me! Not too deep, just right.

Get out and vote your buns off on October 19th Canadian friends!
Chat again soon! XOXO

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The One With All The Boxes...

oh hey there,

welcome to life re-cap 101.

First off I'm sorry,

I'm sorry for being a sporadic blogger, a text ignorer, a not at all caught up with DWTS episode-r.

The past couple months have been crazy.

I know I already blogged that exact sentence like 10 times this year..

But this time I really mean it!

So much has happened I'll just throw some bullet points:

- house in Newfoundland went up for sale

- I got transfer letter for work in Nova Scotia

- offer came in on our house here (yay!)

- we went on a house hunting trip to Nova Scotia

- after an exhaustive search found the right new house

- came back to Newfoundland to tons of paperwork/things to do for both new and old house

- Nicks last day of work in Newfoundland - yesterday! wow now this is real

- packing, organizing, stressing, 4 more days of work for me!

That brings us to today!

I cannot believe we are leaving Newfoundland for good, I can't believe it, very sad (that's all I will say for now)

This week we have repair men, movers, bankers, doctors, hair stylists, girl guides and friends to see.

And in one week from now we will be in Nova Scotia!

The scary part is that the next few weeks will probably be even more crazy/scary.

We have so much to do once we get to NS, and we both start work right away but I can't wait to keep you all posted with the new fun stuff!

There is going to be tons of house before and afters as well as "someone come save me, please save me from this moving mess" posts, so I hope you all will stay tuned!

for now see below for a peek of our trip:

Elliott's second plane trip and he was a bit restless but tons of snacks and taggie saved us.

Taggie is his bedtime buddy, his thumb hits the mouth as soon as he sees him.

He also loves when we kiss taggies tags.. weirdo.

bite dad..

Conveniently scheduled our trip around the wiggles! whoooo hoo

 

Lachy was legit a foot away from me at one point and I froze in Awe, kicking myself now for not grabbing a photo.

Of course we made it on the news.

I had no idea, I looked like a big yellow blob!

Had I known they sent the media I would've tried to flash a business card or something!

Since we are moving and I don't have to pack, I'm allowing our house to go to the dogs..

Normally that Tupperware would drive me...

gone to the dogs...

just kidding we cleaned that..

but its getting really hard to occupy this kid! I need some fresh play ideas..

I didn't want to risk my prized lipstick collection at the hands of the movers so I smuggled them all to NS during our house hunting trip. There is going to be MAJOR purging when we settle after the move.

Any advice for de-cluttering, simplifying, purging, cleansing of the junk ?  ??? ? help!

Let's talk about Mr. Bubble..

A memory is worth a thousand words bubbles..

A bubble bath is where it's at!
Am I right?!

For as long as I can remember I've been a bath person, I love the soaking, lounging, lazing.. 

Recently I was reminded of my favorite childhood baths when a Mr. Bubble the fragrance showed up on the doorstep. And wow, it was a shock to my scent system! it smells exactly like I remember, I didn't even remember I remembered until I smelt it, it is identical to the bubble bath scent.

I think it was my grandmother who started my bubble bath addiction/collection.

Every holiday she topped up my stash of bathroom favorites.

I specifically remember having a mean collection of Mr. Bubble and Avon baby powders, believe it or not I honestly have a few baby powders left over from then, many, many moons ago (think 1980's I checked the label.. crazy or aww nostalgic??). Unfortunately the bath foams from that time are long gone, I loved using them too much to save but dang why didn't I save a bottle of Mr. Bubble OG!

Back to the fragrance version..

It is fruity and addictive, they say it's a.. 

"Sharp, fruity concoction, with notes of coconut, banana and peach, with a floral center of jasmine and rose, and a balsamic vanilla and powdery raspberry base."

That may sound like a mouthful but trust me it's just enough, a unique blend, maybe not for an everyday mild scent but a special occasion scent for sure.

Personally I think this would be an adorable gift for a pre-teen or done up in a throwback basket for a girlfriend!! How cute would a bottle of this be paired with some hubba bubba and a slap braclet?!!? 

Next time you're stumped for a B-day gift skip the redundant candle and do a throwback basket! 

  

I've clearly passed down the bath loving gene to my son, this kid is a bubble bath destroyer.

He goes through bottles of bubbles like they're going out of style, see pics below! 

         ^ He's never met a bubble he didn't like!

    ^ "Please can I play 5 more minutes??" 

You can pick up the Mr. Bubble fragrance at www.demeterfragrance.com, they have tons of other cool scents as well. I was just browsing their site and came across this Zombie fragrance duo, I'm sorry; but how weird/wicked is that?! Now I want to know what a zombie smells like! 

Thanks to my ladies at Canadian Beauty Blogger network, they always know how to sniff out the special beauty must haves! (sniff... ha ha ha hadee hahahah)

* The Mr. Bubble scent was sent for my review but all bath stories and thoughts on the product are my own ;)

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Day 2: one dress, three styles..

I'm going to confess..

I have a security blanket

and its a pretty obvious one, if you scroll my Instagram you would most likely pick it out in 3 seconds flat.

Straight up, its the denim.

I don't love my arms.

They're always the same! no definition, un-toned, a little chubby. 

I mean they're alright, I'll live.

But give me the option and I will cover them up. 

In walks the jean jacket...

I remember when I got my first adult jean jacket

It was 2006

I remember it so vividly because Nick and I had just started dating.

Imagine I found the two great loves of my life in the same year! 

(loling, can you lol at yourself without it being too weird ??)

Anyway it was 2006..

I was at the gap and a light wash denim jacket caught my eye.

Its a classic, real denim (no stretch! which unfortunately can be a PAIN when you put on a few extra pounds and can't fit my your arms in the sleeves.. luckily I'm a yo yo weight gain/loser)

I still wear that jacket and I've added a few more to the collection:

Dark denim, Joe Fresh

Denim with studs, Material Girl 

White denim, Gap (white not available this time of year but they have black, I need it!)

Floral denim, Jessica Simpson 

Of course where it all began, Similar to this light denim via gap

SO for day 2 of my eShakti dress wearing I went with my basic everyday outfit.

Statement necklace (winners), denim and flip flops

This was my summer uniform! 

I wore maxi dresses with a denim ALL SUMMER LONG. 

no matching, no pairing, no thinking.
One and done!
Well two, the dress and the jacket but I consider my denim an extension of myself ;)

Three looks one dress, my eShakti experience..

I am no Stacy London, (I wish! imagine her closet, I bet its the size of my house) 

but I do love fashion. 

I've had some major what not to wear moments here and there but recently I feel like I've found a more "me" way of dressing and its been working.. I think. 

When eshakti.com offered to send me a custom dress, I was like YES.

I had never had a custom dress before.. well maybe my wedding dress but even that didn't fit as well as my eshakti dress! The process was so simple, just go to their website pick out beautiful clothes and walk through the custom steps. 

Want a higher neckline? check

Angelina slit? check

Proper length because everything is 10 feet too long on you? double check 

Those are just examples, they really can do almost any alterations you want.

It is all very cool!

I ordered my dress so quickly I was worried I had done something wrong, it just seemed too easy.. but badda bing, badda boom it arrived and its perfect. 

The dress is beautifully made, right away I knew it was something I would wear to a wedding or more formal event but I also knew that my wedding season was pretty much over and done with so when ordering I picked a pattern that was a bit more casual, that way I could get a lot more wear out of it moving into the cooler months.

I had a bit too much fun playing around with accessories so I decided to split this post up into 3 parts. Today is day one: the more formal event eshakti look, see below!

 

Garden party? (I've never actually attended one of these but it sounds fun! hah)

Tea luncheon?

A wedding? 

I paired my dress with a bit more jewelry, a higher wedge sandal and a little clutch.

Yes the dress has pockets!! (praise hands emoji)

Carrying a clutch just formals up any outfit, no?

This look was honestly the easiest thing I've ever put together!
The dress has enough design that I just wanted the jewelry to add a bit of shine but not over power it.
So classic silver it is!

Necklace is Lia Sophia
and is super cool because its 3 strands but there's little clasps holding them together so you can dial down the chuckiness of it and just wear one strand or two if the mood strikes!

Bracelet is a Winners find
you know winners, fab stuff low price

Clutch is vintage, my grandmothers
it has a slight musty smell when you open it and she left a little compact mirror in it that's now gone foggy but those details just make me love it even more.


Tomorrow a more casual way to wear the dress, stay tuned!

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Let's talk about spray on beauty, genius or gimmick??..

 I think I will call this blog segment "Genius or Gimmick!?"

A couple of weeks ago I was at the drug store and saw this St. Ives spray was on sale

(not available to buy at Walmart online but you can look at it!) 

I can't remember (or find!) the regular price, but I believe I paid $7, regular $10? $12?

 

I also needed deodorant and was all pumped up on the spray nozzle idea so picked up a Dove dry spray to test out.

The Dove 

First off pee-hew, pee-hew, pee-hew, pee-hew!

When I purchased it I noticed all the scents seemed to be strong or unappealing. I went with the "beauty finish" thinking it would be gentle, nope; its very strong scented like gives you a headache perfume scent. BUT most of that headache is not due to the scent lasting but the off spray that comes with spraying your pits. I had to turn my head completely sideways and hold my breath to spray this on my underarms, it goes everywhere!

- Do not apply around small children or pets and 

- Do not lay your black outfit nearby - white flakes everywhere!

Overall rating: GIMMICK! gimmick, gimmick, gimmick. 

I can see the draw, it was fairly dry to the touch after application but the scent cloud alone turns me way off.

                                          ^ I do talk about pits a lot, I'm kinda like an Armpit-ologist ;)

The St. Ives
I really wanted to love this, I tried making excuses like
"what if I'm at the beach?? I might need the spray nozzle"
but then I remembered that rule only applies to sun tan lotion!

There's really no reason you would NEED a spray on lotion, because frankly I had to rub it in anyway! It sprays on sort of liquid-y, I think they had to add more water to make it spray-able. Hence the lotion is not all that moisturizing, I wouldn't rely on this for hydration.

Final answer: GIMMICK.
Its one of those things you'll buy once because its intriguing but its not all that hydrating and it is just as easy to rub on lotion as it is to spray then rub.
The 'Sprub' if you will ;)
(I actually found it easier to spray into my palm then rub on my legs = just another regular lotion)

Whomp Whomp,
I'm sort of sad that neither was a home run but that's what gimmick-y products are for!
They swoop us up with their shiny promises and then sit in our bathroom closets half empty for a few years. Until next time spray nozzle XO.

Have you tired any spray on products??

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