May Favourites | Tea, Beauty, Perfume, Fashion

Happy June! Can you believe that we are already 6 months into the year? That is insane!
By clicking HERE you can see all of the products that I have been loving this month. Don't forget to hit that subscribe button! I have some really exciting new videos coming up that I can't wait to share with you!

May was such an amazing month for me as I conquered my first (out of two) registration exams! A huge province wide exam that I had to take in order to become a RMT.

I hope you check out my video and it would mean the world (and more) to me if you would subscribe and tell your friends about my channel! :)

xoxo,
Kyra

May Favourites | Tea, Beauty, Perfume, Fashion

January Favourites | 2015

Oh how I have loved this past month! I have so many favourite beauty products to share with you and I can't WAIT for you to watch!

I hope you try out some of these products and I'd love for you to subscribe to my channel (pretty please?). One of my goals by the end of 2015 is to reach 500 subscribers, I'd really appreicate it if you help me get to my goal!


You can watch my first favourites video of the year by clicking HERE.

xoxo,
Kyra.

January Favourites | 2015

November Favourites

Good morning! Late last night I posted a new video on my YouTube about my favourites products (and person!) from the month of November.

I hope you choose to watch my video and if you do, you can click HERE to get straight to it. :) Make sure you switch it to HD so the quality is a lot better!

 Also a huge thank you to MichelleNwin for subscribing to me on YouTube! I've been watching her for ages now and I have loved each and every one of her videos. I had a huge fan girl moment when I got the email saying she had subscribed! I hope you subscribe as well. :)

November Favourites

April Favourites

April seemed like one of the longest months ever for me! Usually people always say how the month just flew right by, but nooo...April dragged on and on for me! From late night studying to early morning exams, I'm happy April is done and I'm officially on Summer vacation! That being said... I will be leaving to work at a summer camp on Saturday, May 10th so there will be a lot less posts from me, but I will try to have some scheduled. I'll be gone until late August!

Now, on to the good stuff. This month with all the studying I was doing, I didn't have much time in the mornings for doing my makeup so I went for very minimal makeup. I even did a whole post about it HERE. For my base the entire month of April has mostly been the Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer (or my Jouer Matte Moisture Tint!) as I love the light coverage and natural finish it gives. Since the weather has been getting a tad bit warmer I've been reaching for my bareMinerals Ready Bronzer in the shade Skinny Dip a lot. It really gives such a natural sun-kissed look to my temples and forehead. The packaging is almost the exact same as NARS - which you can tell mine looks pretty dirty!

For my eyes this month I've been going really simple. The Naked 3 Palette by Urban Decay has been reached for often. I generally use the shades Strange, Burnout, Limit, and Nooner for a really simple every day eyeshadow look. On my lips I've really been loving the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in the shade Honey. It's such a perfect "my lips but better" shade for me and really does feel so moisturizing on the lips! Plus since it's a stain so it lasts for hours.

The gold rings you see in the photos are my new (-ish) midi rings! I got these about two months ago but I completely forgot I bought them and now I'm in love! These ones are from Aldo and I purchased them for about $6.00. This is my first pair of midi rings so it does feel slightly strange at first, but I'm really enjoying the way they look. I bought a gold & silver pair but the silver ones were a tad too big and just didn't sit right where they were suppose too - so I returned them and kept the gold pair. I think the gold will look so nice on my skin once I'm nice and bronzed from the sun.

Lastly, my favourite item of the month! This is slightly cheating since I only actually received this on the April 28th...but my dad bought me a Kobo Aura! There was a sale going on at a book store here in Canada called Chapters - originally $139.99 down to $109.99! Such a good price for a high quality eReader, I was so happy when my dad said he would buy it for me. I'm such a book worm and I've been glued to my Kobo since the first night! I've already finished one book and am almost half way through my second (in four days...whoop whoop!). I would really recommend the book The Husband's Secret if you're looking for a good read! At first I was slightly confused because it follows three different people so I was forgetting who is who, but my GOSH it got so amazing and wow...there was a huge shocker in it. I'm now reading the book Gone Girl and so far so good!

*Friday, May 2 update on Gone Girl: Wow! I finished it last night at 1 am and wow that was an intense and a..romantic thriller type of a book! Kept me on my toes at all times and was just so good. A huge surprise happens about half way in. It's also becoming a movie out October 3, 2014!*


Do you have any book recommendations?

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April Favourites

March Favourites

With temperatures reaching 9 degrees today, I'm so happy for April to come! Although, yesterday we did receive a huge amount of snow....will Ottawa ever see the sun and tulips?

This month I've been reaching for the Clinique Moisture Surge CC Cream daily since my parents brought it back for me from Flordia. It's great to wear alone or under a foundation as a primer. I love wearing it both ways - when my skin is looking clear I'll wear it on it's own with a tad of powder. Although when I want a bit more coverage because I have a long day at school, I'll wear it under foundation and it makes my foundation last so much longer. Such a great base and I really recommend it!

I am such a huge fan of blush the past 6 months which is so surprising as I have quite rosy cheeks naturally. I absolutely love my Tarte Blushes and I've mentioned them several times before, but this month I've been reaching for my NARS Deep Throat blush constantly! Deep Throat is a beautiful pink-coral shade with stunning shimmer running through it. If you don't own this blush - you need it!

A product I reach for every single day is the MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in the shade Soft and Gentle. It's such a popular product from MAC and I can totally understand why. I've owned it for a little over a year now and it is still a huge favourite of mine. It give you a stunning glow on your cheek bones without being chunky glitter - I apply it to my cheek bones using the Real Techniques Contour Brush. 

Lastly, a perfume that isn't Marc Jacobs Daisy...who am I?!? This beautiful packaged perfume is Very Hollywood by Michael Kors. I bought it last Christmas at Shoppers Drug Mart for $19.99 so I'm assuming that it is discontinued or in the process of being so. I did look online and I read that they are still selling it in outlet stores - if you're near one I would suggest giving it a sniff! I am absolutely awful at explaining or should I say dissecting (scary) scents so this is what it says online:

This sophisticated, floral fragrance incorporates aromas of mandarin, frozen bergamot, moist jasmine, raspberry, ylang ylang, gardenia, iris root, creamy amber, white moss and vetiver.

It's so lovely and the perfect scent for a date night! It isn't too heavy or strong so I also wear it during the day and have received so many compliments while I've been reaching for it this month. I really do hope that you're able to get a hold of it online or at the MK Outlet.

What have you been loving this past March?

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March Favourites

February Favourites

With my beautiful once red roses from my lovely boyfriend Ryan deepening into a dark plum, it's officially March. February wasn't a big beauty month for me as I was quite sick from a cold and was basically glued to my textbooks studying for exams - you can read more about being a massage therapy student here.

To help my cough and sore throat that I had for a long two weeks I relied on the Halls cough drops in the flavor Soothing Honey to do just that - soothe my throat! As I found myself often having dry lips from having to breath though my mouth during the night (literally the worst way to sleep), I was reaching for the Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub and my Vaseline Lip Therapy to help my lips. I love this combo as the lip scrub makes your lips so so smooth and the Vaseline Lip Therapy is such a rich conditioner that you can have some of the softest lips ever!

My makeup was quite minimal - if I was even wearing any! The week I had off school for our study break I think I wore makeup only twice, which felt great for my skin. On my eyes I loved doing a quick wash of the Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in the shade Birthday Suit. This shade is quite taupe with some beautiful shimmer. If you're familiar with the Urban Decay Naked Palette (the original) then it is very similar to the shade Sidecar, just in a cream formula and no glitter! As many of you know if you read my blog often or follow my Instagram, then you would have heard/seen my deep love for the Tarte Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Blushes. In February I picked up the shade True Love and it is absolutely stunning! A lovely watermelon reddish pink that puts the most beautiful flush on your cheeks. It's very pigmented so be sure to use a small amount before applying.

What are you February Favourites?

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February Favourites

January Favourites

January has been awfully cold here where I live, with temperatures as low as -37C...BRR! I'm quite happy that January is on its way out as we are now one month closer the warmth of Spring and Summer.

One of my new favourite foundations is the bareMinerals Matte Foundation - I had heard so much about bareMinerals for years but always figured it wouldn't be a favourite of mine...oh how wrong I've been! I purchased this mid December and have been wearing it almost (switching between this and Jouer Matte Moisture Tint) daily! Wonderful coverage that is adjustable with brushes, lasts ages, and doesn't oxidize. Although it is the matte formula I'm not looking flat or lifeless at all! It really is wonderful.

This past month I have really gotten into blush. I never used to wear it daily but all month I have been reaching for it every single day that I've been wearing makeup. I've talked your ear off on how much I love the Tarte blushes, but one sneaky little blush I haven't mentioned too much is the beautiful blush by NARS in the shade Deep Throat. It is a beautiful pink with *slight* shimmer. Sephora labeled it as a peach, but personally I see a lot more pink then I do peachy coral. I apply this higher up on my cheek bones then the apples to sculpt my face a little.

For my eyes I have been loving wearing a wash of NARS Cyprus all over my lid with a bit of MAC Sumptuous Olive in the outer V with MAC Wedge in the crease. Cyprus is a beautiful bronze with shimmer that I personally find has a hint of green or olive to it. Lovely shade!

Lastly for January I have been loving two lipsticks. Lipsticks (like blush) are something that can completely transform your makeup by making you appear more lively and awakened. I have talked so much about the Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in Streak so I will let you read the full review of this lipstick right here. The second lipstick I am completely in love with is Hot Gossip by MAC. It in the cremesheen formula and is a beautiful pinky plum. Very similar to my all time favourite lipstick by MAC - Syrup. It is perfect for everyday and is semi sheer - which can alter the average wear time. For me shade is perfect as I don't look to good in the classic nudes.

What are your January Favourites?

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January Favourites