Sally's Canadian Adventure

Hey my dears, Sally here!

Today I thought I'd talk to you about my Canadian Adventure. At the beginning of this year I went all the way to freezing Toronto in Canada for 3 weeks. I had such an amazing time even though while it was 40c over here, it was -40c over there. FREEZING!

 While I was there, I visited Niagara Falls which was frozen all over as you can see in the picture above. It was so beautiful and I love how free I felt there. Definitely a go to place if you're visiting Canada. Also it was cool how you could see the US from there. There was so much snow at Niagara and I made a snow angel. Also, I loved the tourist attractions at Niagara Falls such as the haunted houses and maple fudge shops.

I went to David's Tea very often, which is a cute tea shop because it was very close to where I was staying and it was perfect for warming up my hands and throat after standing in -40c for 5 minutes. I loved their Birthday Cake tea and Gingerbread.

 I had so much Maple Syrup while I was in Canada that now that I'm back in Australia, I've maintained this habit even though it's much more expensive over here. That stuff is good. While talking about food, I had at least 3 times a week Baskin-Robbins which is an ice cream shop. I love their variety of ice cream. Above I've got a scoop of Gingerbread ice cream and underneath Popcorn ice cream. So good!

Here is a picture of a house that looked very festive and pretty with snow on it so I took a picture of it. Haha that's all. During my stay, I also visited the CN tower and got a 3 course meal which was very expensive but extremely delicious! Also the view was amazing! I had a caesar salad to begin with, then a marinated chicken with wild rice and a delicious salted caramel pudding! I can still clearly remember the taste of the pudding because it was so good!

That's pretty much it for now.
Thanks for reading my blog, hope you're all well and I'll talk to you soon!
Love Sally. xx

Canada Beauty Haul

Hey tweedlers,

It's Sally here! I'm back from my trip to Canada, Toronto! I had such an amazing three weeks there but unfortunately I didn't bring my laptop so I could blog. It was so cold so it's nice to be back in 40 degree heat. (Sort of...) The snow was so beautiful! Today I thought I would blog about my make up/beauty haul because make up is so much cheaper in Canada and then next week I will blog about my actual trip and locations I visited such as Niagara Falls and some other items I bought. Sound good? For those wondering about prices $1CAD is pretty much $1AUD. Okay let's begin. 

I was so happy to see that there was a Victoria's Secret store there because the only one we have in Australia is some tiny Airport one that only sells a few accessories. This is a holiday edition called Bombshell Diamonds which I got for 75% which took the price down to about $15CAD. It smell so good and I'm happy it's a perfume rather than a mist so it's stronger and lasts longer. I'd say it's more a summery/spring day scent. It has top notes of fruit, middle notes of flowers and base notes of wood which gives it a very pleasant smell. I'm so happy about this purchase and the price I got it at.

Next I visited the Body Shop which we've also got here in Australia but is way too expensive so it's almost always empty every time I walk past. Fortunately it's a lot cheaper in Canada and I got these for $6 but it was buy 2 get one free which meant they were actually $4CAD each! The first one is a Born Lippy Lip Balm in Strawberry. I love the smell of it and it does add a tiny bit of colour to the lips which is nice. The next two are Lip Butters, the first one in Coconut and the next one in Honey. I can't decide which one I like the best but they all make my lips feel so moisturised and they smell really good.

 I went to the Mac store and picked up Viva Glam 2, Diva and Russian Red. I was sort of scared of getting a nude lipstick, the Viva Glam 2 because I didn't know whether or not I could pull it off but I thought might as well give it ago. 

I also picked up the Mac Vanilla Pigment which I absolutely love already! I use it to highlight the inner corner of my eye,  and my brown bone. You can also use it as a highlighter but the colour is so beautiful!

Mac eye shadow in Vanilla and Wedge. I'll be using this for a natural everyday make up look.

Mac Mineralised Skin Finish. A lovely subtle highlighter. 

Then I went over to Sephora and bought this Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick - Rose. Oh my gosh this is so amazing! I love it so much. It is a blusher/highlighter and I think it would be perfect for night outs or even for everyday. It's makes your skin look so healthy and gives you a perfect glow. I was really contemplating getting it and I'm so happy I did.

As you can see I went on a bit of a highlight spree. This is the Benefit High Beam. This is also a product I would recommend. It's really easy to apply the amount in this bottle will probably last me forever. I use this on top of my cheek bones and it gives a nice healthy glow. This one I would recommend for everyday. It has more of a dewy/pearl finish rather than glittery.

Lucky last. You might have read that I use to use a Clinique powder which got discontinued but I remember during that time, my skin never broke out so I decided to try out the Clinique Even Better foundation which has an SPF 15. I love the formulation as it's not too runny and sits really well on the skin. It has a nice dewy finish. I probably wouldn't recommend it if you've got super oily skin but for dry/combination it's definitely one you should try.

So that is it for my beauty/make up haul. I hope you enjoyed reading. Be sure to check back next week to find out more of my time in Canada.

Love Sally.

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Too Faced Natural Eye Palette

So um, again, I'm really really sorry for the delayed posts- both Sally and I are knee deep in work and school things, plus personal life issues :/

But on a brighter note, I have a new review for you guys! (Drum roll please....) The Too Faced Natural Eye Palette! At university, everyone here has really natural makeup, if any, and as a makeup crazed person, of course I'd be pulling off all sorts makeup that I can get away with whilst looking as natural as possible.
With some light nudes, taupes, and light pinks with a sheen, you can do a super natural eye makeup, but with the dark browns and shimmery bronze/golds, you can easily amp this up into a night out look.

As you all know, I'm off at college, and this palette has just been my life saver. It's one of the only eyeshadows that I bought with me, and it has everything I can possibly need. It comes with 9 natural shades of eyeshadow, but it includes some shimmery and even a BAM sparkly one. Like what. That's just me in a palette.

Left to Right: Heaven,  Velvet Revolver, Sexpresso, Silk Teddy, Push- Up, Erotica, Nude Beach, Honey Pot, Cocoa Puff

As you can see from the photo above, there are three rows: "Day", "Night" and "Fashion", and this palette has a secret compartment which holds three cards that teaches you the three looks, if you're a beginner and don't know where to start. The cards slips in in the flappy part of the palette, so you can even carry those cheat sheets with you!

I've been absolutely loving this palette, as there are a ton of college events and nights out, so I'd be amping up my eye makeup, but also eyeshadows appropriate for class. 

Leave me a message as to what you think about it, or tweet me at @MissJulianaYu!

Love, from Juju xoxo