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Little irks

October 19, 2015 1 Comment

CVS coupon emailer is a liar. I clicked all the coupons I wanted to print off. Thinking it would immediately print to our second hand old school wonderful printer that I always seem to break (oops). But no. I had to enter an email address for them to be sent to. Well CVS. THAT EMAIL NEVER CAME. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. I’m not hard up for money or anything, but when I am expecting a $1.25 in savings pop up in my email, I darn well want to see that, then print it off. So I can trot on over. Like, what the frig b’ys?

Then I check the flyers and notice that their $0.25 coupon off $5.99 paper towels isn’t their best deal in town. because guess what? I finally didn’t chuck out the flyers for once, and glanced through them only to notice another store had them on at regular price for $5.29. Ha, so there CVS. Maybe I won’t buy your paper towels even though your location is much more convenient for me than the other store.

Wanna know something else that irks me? Driving. I’d rather be chauffeured around everywhere. I also want to go on Sunday drives, like my Dad and I do when I’m home in Newfoundland. That’s besides the point. Driving, and drivers. There are so many rule-breakers, swervers and tail-gaters. Some days I talk to myself in the car saying “I wish I was a copper right now.“

Speaking of rule-breakers. I hosted my first giveaway on Instagram last month. I am probably not going to do one of those for a very long time. It was so bloomin’ annoying! I had rules. Many of these people didn’t follow said rules. Mind you, I wouldn’t read the rules if they were as long as I had them either, but for heaven sakes â€” no giveaway-only instagram accounts allowed. And you know what? I bet 50-60% of the entrants were sweepstakes/giveaway accounts. Don’t worry, I scolded a few of them individually, then I decided that was pretty nutty thing to do, so I stopped.

Don’t you hate it when you wash your hands in a public restroom and have the touchless tap be all wonky and spray mist from all different angles including on your clothes and on your chin? Oooh or what’s worse: see someone else walk out without washing theirs? I want to call them out. But I refrain from sounding like a headcase and keep my mouth shut. Doesn’t mean I won’t scold the back of your head with my angry-face. I’m sure they know I’m doing it ;)

Just a few little irks I had to get out of my system. What are some minor things that irk you?

Beauty, Daily

Travel Essentials

October 14, 2015 4 Comments

There are tons of blog posts featuring travel essentials from hair products, to makeup, to what to pack. Speaking of what to pack, my friend Jessica has a new website called Pack For Where? which could be pretty helpful for a lot of people.

Today I’m talking about my travel essentials I want to bring with me to my trip home to Newfoundland. Not counting makeup, electronics, or clothing. It’s the other stuff…you know, deodorant, dry shampoo. That sort of deal. Hope you’re interested! ;)

I am loving clear travel cases. This one above is from the brand Zuca (I received it in a swag bag). The black prada bag is reserved for makeup. I have a few different brands of travel cases now, that I have used on multiple weekend getaways, and IÂ often keep one or two of them in my purse at all times to contain the little things I always seem to need to carry with me (epi pen, hand sanitizer, gum, band-aids etc).

So, what’s inside?

1. drybar Money Maker* // 2. Two travel-sized facial cleansing towlettes // 3. Floss
4. Travel-sized drybar Lemon Drop* // 5. drybar dry shampoo*
6. Antipodes gentle cream cleanser* // 7. Two Real Techniques makeup brushes
8. Drybar clip for wet hair or washing face //Â 9. Muji travel-sized toothbrush // 10. Principessa dry shampoo
11. Small Dior kabuki brush for blending or applying makeup //Â 12. Mitchum deodorant
13. Band-aid friction block // 14. Hair elastics + bobbi pins // 15. ZÃ¼ca travel case

I bring two types of dry shampoo and facial cleansers because I’m a little high maintenance like that. Let me explain.

Dry shampoo: The same day I wash + blow dry my hair I also applyÂ drybar detoxÂ dry shampoo (spray) in it to give it texture and volume, or I skip that step and apply the spray in my roots before I go to bed so I don’t wake up with a greasy head of hair. The powdered dry shampoo is for when you can see my scalp (I have two crowns at the back of my head and my hair separates, making me look BALD), so I used the powdered/coloured dry shampoo for that reason. It doesn’t come in that cute container, I funnelled it into a squeeze tube I bought from Daiso.

Facial cleansers: I primarily useÂ facial cleansing towlettes when I’m lazy and don’t want to take my makeup off at the sink. I usually bring my purity by philosophy cleanser but I thought since I had been using that for 3+ years nonstop, it was due time to try something else. So I’ll be bringing the antipodes grace cleanser with me this time.

What are some of your must haves while on the go, or travelling?Â

Disclaimer: Items marked with an “*” were sent for review purposes.

Beauty, Reviews

Keep the glow during the cooler months

October 13, 2015 9 Comments

You guys know I love a dewy look. I achieve said look by applying my favourite moisturizer and a dewy, natural looking foundation.

But sometimes that’s not enough to keep the glowy look on my skin during the cooler months. My skin needs more moisture and attention, so I step up the moisturizationÂ game into something more hydrating and thick when my skin is looking thirsty and tired.

This is why I’m so glad highlighters were invented. However it’s easy to go overboard on the highlighting trend these days. Trust me when I say a little goes a long way, because I don’t want to be too bronzed, and too highlighted. I mean, I’m supposed to know what I’m doing here. Hello, weekly beauty features on spiffykerms, am I right? Honestly, I learned it all in the ways of wonderful YouTube.

We’re getting a little off topic. Let’s get back on.

I’m used to cream highlighters, just like all of the other cream products that I like applying on my face. But I’ve easily switched over to a powdered highlighter from thebalm Cosmetics.

First time I applied Mary-Lou Manizer (fun name, right?) I couldn’t see it much because I applied it in my yellow-lighting bathroom. Came out and looked at my reflection in daylight, and got a bit of a fright. Please apply this lightly, and in daylight especially! Hooboy I’m telling you this product is going to last me a lifetime. I feel like I say this a lot when I use a little amount of a product, but you guys know it’s true. Imagine this applied on your eyelids as a pop of shimmer to your overall look. I might not apply both this as an eyeshadow and a highlighter, but you do you girl. Whatever floats that boat, right?