Clean and Clear Soft Day Moisturizer Review

I recently just got this moisturizer and I am loving it! It keeps my skin moisturized and baby soft! Here's what I like about it:

Pros:
- makes my skin very moisturized but not oily
- light fresh scent
- when it is absorbed, my skin is SO soft
- SPF 15
- VERY affordable (112 mL for $5 CAN)
- haven't broken me out (I have acne prone skin combination skin)

Cons:
- bulky packaging

This works great before using my foundation because it creates a smooth base for my makeup~~ You can get it at any drug store or walmart near you :) Have you guys tried the night one and the in-shower facial? If you have, let me know what you think! I want to try them both too!

Back to School Looks: CanCam September 2009

There are only around 2-3 weeks left of summer before school starts again! EEP! I have gathered a few of my favourite outfits from CanCam to share with you guys :) These outfits are causal and are great for school, but they are also chic!

For school, try to avoid heavy makeup on the eyes and cheek area. Keep it simple with a thin layer of foundation, concealer, eyeliner, mascara, and a light sweep of blush for that healthy glow. Use a nude- colored lipgloss such as a beigey-pink or a light peach color.

Switch these heels into cute flats for a wearable school look!


Love this outfit! A floral fitted dress with an empire waist belt with a brown leather jacket, very feminine

A Very Fun Contest!

I stumbled across Cambo Soup's Giveaway/Contest VIA AmyNaree's post and I just had to enter!

For her contest, you have to make an outfit on polyvore.com :) Here is mine:

Classy and Edgy

This outfit has the full package, shoes, bag, makeup, and perfume! Since the hardware punky look is in this fall, I picked out Gunmetal and a black from Urban Decay to give it a smokey, edgy look. I also put orgasm blush from NARS to give it a flushed look :) and one of my favourite scents: Maybe Baby by Benefit (smells similar to L by gwen stefani but more fruity and less musky)

Prizes are:

1. 1 Brand New Beautyblender sponge (shipped via Amazon with two day shipping). I really love this sponge and I hope the recipient enjoys it as much as I do.

2. 1 Brand New book: Get Positively Beautiful: The Ultimate Guide to Looking and Feeling Gorgeous (shipped via Amazon with two day shipping). This beauty bible is written by the famous makeup artist Carmindy!

3. 1 Brand New DHC Velvet Skin Coat Primer and 1 Brand New Burt's Bees Carrot Seed Oil Complexion Mist (shipped by me). I own and love both products! I will include nail polishes and skin care samples as well!

So there will be three different winners and the three different categories of prizes above will be alloted randomly among them. This contest is open both to U.S. residents and those living abroad.

1. 1 Brand New Beautyblender sponge (shipped via Amazon with two day shipping). I really love this sponge and I hope the recipient enjoys it as much as I do.

2. 1 Brand New book: Get Positively Beautiful: The Ultimate Guide to Looking and Feeling Gorgeous (shipped via Amazon with two day shipping). This beauty bible is written by the famous makeup artist Carmindy!

3. 1 Brand New DHC Velvet Skin Coat Primer and 1 Brand New Burt's Bees Carrot Seed Oil Complexion Mist (shipped by me). I own and love both products! I will include nail polishes and skin care samples as well!

So there will be three different winners and the three different categories of prizes above will be alloted randomly among them. This contest is open both to U.S. residents and those living abroad.

Basic Giveaway Rules:

1. You must be a follower of my blog

2. If you have a blog, please mention my giveaway in a post and link me. TY!

3. The contest ends August 28, 2009 (11:59 p.m. Pacific Time). I will judge entries over the weekend and the winners will be announced the subsequent Monday. If it gets too hard to make a decision then a random number generator will be used. You guys have about two weeks to do this!

What You Have to Do:

1. Make an awesome outfit/collage on Polyvore (people/makeup/clothes all OK)

2. Post the outfit on your blog on the same entry where you mention my giveaway

3. Leave a comment on this entry saying you want to enter and leave the url of the post where you mentioned my giveaway/ posted your Polyvore outfit in your own blog.

4. If you do not have a blog, please take a snapshot of your Polyvore outfit on your screen and email it to me at applegrace (at) gmail (dot) com.

Not too bad right? I hope you guys have fun with this contest. I will not judge outfits based on what I would wear or anything like that so please be daring, girly, or whatever! The number of followers a blog has tends to grow after a giveaway, but I hope any new followers to my blog actually just like my blog for its content (not just the giveaway) and comment from time to time. ^^

Basic Giveaway Rules:

1. You must be a follower of my blog

2. If you have a blog, please mention my giveaway in a post and link me. TY!

3. The contest ends August 28, 2009 (11:59 p.m. Pacific Time). I will judge entries over the weekend and the winners will be announced the subsequent Monday. If it gets too hard to make a decision then a random number generator will be used. You guys have about two weeks to do this!

What You Have to Do:

1. Make an awesome outfit/collage on Polyvore (people/makeup/clothes all OK)

2. Post the outfit on your blog on the same entry where you mention my giveaway

3. Leave a comment on this entry saying you want to enter and leave the url of the post where you mentioned my giveaway/ posted your Polyvore outfit in your own blog.

4. If you do not have a blog, please take a snapshot of your Polyvore outfit on your screen and email it to me at applegrace (at) gmail (dot) com.

Not too bad right? I hope you guys have fun with this contest. I will not judge outfits based on what I would wear or anything like that so please be daring, girly, or whatever! The number of followers a blog has tends to grow after a giveaway, but I hope any new followers to my blog actually just like my blog for its content (not just the giveaway) and comment from time to time. ^^

CanCam September 2009 Hair + Makeup

Sorry ladies! I have been MIA in my postings on magazines! I have an exam on wednesday and I have been studying like mad! Anyway, here is the September edition of CanCam. Enjoy :)

2 Awesome Giveaways!

1) Check out Lyd's giveaway on Italian makeup!
This is great for anyone that wants to try out makeup from a different country :) Be sure to follow her blog and to spread the word about her giveaway!

Her Rules:

1. Be a follower of my blog (non-followers' comment will be deleted);
2. Comment on this post saying "enter me";
3. Refer to your friends/followers about this giveaway, with a post on your blog. Please include the url for the referal in your entering comment. This way I am sure that you're spreading the word (this is a mandatory condition in order to win)

How simple is that? The winner will be picked using www.random.com
Closing date is August, 20th - so you have more than two weeks to enter and spread the word, and earn a chance to win these beautiful, beautiful prizes I've got for you like...an hour ago!

As I had a limited budget, and I'm not doing a 100 followers giveaway now, there is going to be only one winner - and I grabbed just a few things. However, I guarantee these are premium products, and the total value of this giveaway is around 40 euros (makeup is very expensive here!)

Now, on to the prizes - from left to right:


1. Mini Pupa Diva's Lashes mascara in black
2. A wonderful Pupa smokey eyes palette. As you can see, it has instructions to make that cute look. Those colors are TOP -NOTCH QUALITY, and last long.
3. Deborah Lip liner
4. Deborah coordinating lip plumper (glossy)

2) Check out All Things Girly's 100 Followers Giveaway! Congrats girl :)

Up for grabs...

• Limited edition curious sleek palette
• Collection 2000 hot looks nail polish is hula hoop and dynasty
• Barry m nail paint in cyan blue
• A full sized burts bees lemon butter cuticle cream
• A mini size boots Mediterranean almond pistachio and milk body butter
• A collection 2000 mositure shine lipstick in apple blossom (nudey pink colour)
  
  The rules..


• You must be a follower of my blog
• You need to post a comment on this post saying ‘enter me’... or something along those lines!
• For two entries – mention this contest in one of your blog posts or on twitter and post me the link in a comment.

The contest will run for two weeks so will end on Saturday 22nd August at 12 midnight GMT.

Urban Decay 30% off Family and Friends

Enter FNFF1 at checkout and hit Reedem Coupon

Pretty Style September 2009 Fashion

Woo! One of my favourite Japanese magazines for fashion. Their clothes are always casual, chic, trendy, and stylish, but I haven't seen anything on this issue that I LOVE yet, except for the bags of course ;) I can't wait to go shop for fall jackets~ my favourite piece of clothing :)\\