Lisa’s cosmetics warehouse sale (Pictures near end)

Hey everyone,

Earlier this week I took an unexpected trip to Lisa’s cosmetics. It’s basically a big warehouse full of nail polish, skin care, make up and perfume — for men and women! You can check out more on their flyer (http://lisascosmetics.com/flyer2012spring.pdf)

It’s at 1380 Rodick Rd (rear of building) in Markham, Ontario. Parking was a bit hard to find, as there are people who have businesses and are working in other parts of the building.

They’ll be open for a few more days, May 4-7 and again on May 11-14. Their hours are Saturday 9am-6pm / Sunday 10am – 6pm / Monday anf Friday 10am – 8pm.

Unfortunately, there are no strollers or children (under 12) allowed. I don’t think there are exceptions, as I saw two families with children get turned away. I believe their father stayed with the child in the car, or something. The security felt bad (since it was also raining) but he said that it was the rules, and he couldn’t let them in.

There was good reason though, even though I went during the day (around 2pm) there were a lot of people, and you basically had to either wait a long time to see something, or you had to push. Luckily, I was able to slyly fit between groups of people looking without having to push anyone. (+1 for tiny asian girl)

I didn’t get to take pictures, there wasn’t much time or space to. Everyone seemed to be in a rush going through everything and did not care if they pushed you. (Yes, I was pushed a bit)

But here’s some of what I purchased.

Sally Hansen nail polish, $1 a bottle!

some perfume for Mother’s day, price is secret 😉

Dolce & Gabbana – light blue $55
(Seriously, this smells so good. Well worth the money)

And something I’ve been drooling over, but never bought because it’s $90 in all stores I’ve checked out.
(It was $75 at the sale, which is still pretty expensive, but I couldn’t take not having this anymore)

Somehow I ended up spending $255.xx after taxes, which is a lot of money. I already had to put down the Gucci perfume as well as the YSL perfume. I also bought a few random things here and there, but I didn’t take pictures of them.

All in all, it’s a good place to check out. Especially if you like perfume (but you won’t find Chanel or Dior there) and if you like really inexpensive make up items. They also have men’s perfume, which I originally thought the D&G light blue was from, but I was too in awe of the big warehouse and all the items and couldn’t remember which section I got it from — so I just kept it for myself.

I also suggest going there before 3pm (on weekdays), as many people will still be at work. When I went there was no line, but I heard the line can be horrendous.

I will probably check the sale out next year, after I freshen-up my knowledge of make up and plan on which other perfumes to buy.

– Aggie

Julep Maven box!

Hey everyone

It’s been awhile and I haven’t accomplished much after exams.
I’ve just been sitting at home, online window shopping. Sigh, the life of a university student.
So my friends and I have recently signed up to be a Julep Maven. It’s similar to Jewelmint/shoemint, and other subscription sites.

“For $19.99 a month, receive at least $40 worth of hand-picked Julep products in an exclusive gift-able Julep Maven Box.” There’s free shipping (even to Canada — yay!) and there’s always discounts and deals that you receive through email.

They are currently having a promotion, where you get to try a box for 1cent. Yup, one penny, when you sign up and take the style quiz, and when you check out you can use the promo code “PENNY” and get the amazing box for 1cent!

This site also has referral bonuses, and when you invite two friends to join, you will get one free box!

So here are some pictures I took of my box. Sorry for the image quality, I took these awhile ago and didn’t check to make sure they were good. This was from March I believe.

It came in a cute black box.

And here’s the inside, a bit blurry, but it was explaining products I received.

Here’s the inside, cute packaging and stuffing.

I even got a little packet of hand cream! Great for being on the go, I can just slip it into my purse.

And the nail polish was securely wrapped and was tied with a ribbon. It was super cute.

And there are the two colours I received, along with my oil. The gold colour is  Oscar,  and the red colour is Glenn and there was also a cuticle oil, I love this. I (try to) use this everyday and it actually works. Although, the smell is hard to deal with at first.

Ever since I received this box, I have used the red polish on my toes. It just looks so cute and colourful, and since it’s summer I’m probably going to continue using the red on my toes. It’s a bit too dark for my fingers though. Perhaps I will make a future nail design/tutorial with these two colours.

Thanks for reading!

– Aggie

Quick post of my nails

Hey everyone,

I recently got my hands on Essie’s Luxe-effects, and I was ecstatic to try it out.
Here it is, on top of American Apparel’s black ( I think it’s called Hassid) — It’s the darkest black ever, and it only needs ONE COAT.
Yup, one coat, it’s the best black I’ve ever put on, so I went back to buy back ups.
I’m not quite sure if it stains my nails or not, but I also have Seche Vite’s base coat on it. We’ll see.

Anyways, here is the little design I did:

– Aggie

High-low skirts!

Hey,

Ever since I was looking into summer outfits, and my friend bought a high-low skirt — I’ve been on the lookout for one too.

I’ve looked high and low (haha, funny …) and everywhere for them. Surprisingly, I found them at Sirens.
This particular one was on sale for $10! I was so excited! It looks alright, but it’s a bit too short in the back for me.
I might go back and exchange it for a larger size, hopefully they still have some as it’s on sale.

I really like this style — although my boyfriend is not a fan.

What do you think?  I didn’t have time to check out the other styles, or colours as I went to the mall to grocery shop. And eggs are not a good thing to carry around while I shop.

I’ve also seen a few other styles that I like:

BCBG (quite pricey, $128)

Forever 21 (less expensive, at $18)

Hopefully I can get my hands on the Forever21 for now, and somehow find the BCBG one in stores?

– Aggie

Summer ready …?

Hey,

Today I received my Forever21 package that I ordered yesterday morning!

I guess I’ll be showing some of the stuff I got, since I’m super happy about it! Even though the weather sucks right now, these clothes make me feel summer ready~

A black dress I got awhile ago, the back is adorable. But it won’t show in the picture, since the dress is black.

A pink “silk” (silk is in quotations, because that’s what it says online, but it’s not really) dress.
$14 !!  (Again, the back is really fascinating, hopefully you can tell by the second picture)

This is something that was in my package today, I believe it’s the ruffle cami. It was only $13?$14?
It’s a bit sheer, so I’m not too sure how to wear it yet. But I’m expecting this summer to be really hot, so hopefully this will let me breathe.

So, I am seriously, OBSESSED with sheer dress shirts. (Perhaps I’ll do a post on them another time)
This was one I received today in my package, I particularly like this one as it has no pockets at the chest.
I believe it was around $16? I can’t wait to wear this, it’s spring and summer appropriate as the sleeves are mid-length and the colour isn’t too dark and it’s not too bright either.

These are the same dress shirt, that I bought in different colours. I previously bought these, and thought these are pretty much the colours that are “in” this spring/summer. I wore the mint one during St. Patrick’s day… too bad I was stuck at home doing my essays.
I think these were $16 as well.

(Posting to show friends, hopefully no one takes it as me showing off. And also so I can keep track of what I have, since my sisters take my clothes, and I start to forget.)

Those were the clothes I got today, hopefully I can find a nice maxi dress, high-low skirt, and wedges and I’ll be set for the summer!
Hopefully, I can get my hands on those items quickly, so I’ll stop looking around and buying things I don’t need.

– Aggie

DIY Inspirations

While I’m procrastinating and not wanting to do my essays that are due (soon), I was thinking of doing some DIYs.
Since I’m having trouble finding the perfect high-low skirt (shown below), I will attempt to make one myself!
(Probably will be after exams)

I also have this random idea that I want to make a white-board.
Yes, you heard it, a white board. I recently heard of white boards being on sale, and seeing as that I couldn’t get my hands on one, I will attempt to make one myself!

If my projects are successful, I’ll report back.

Until next time,
aggie