Recent Purchase

Came home from Toronto last week. Worked 3 days this week at school. Now I can update on some of my purchases in the city.

My friends and family know how much I complain about living in a small town. Main reason is I'm away from my family, not so much of the "remoteness" of where we live. Also, lack of shopping is one of the reasons too. But now with the convenience of online shopping, my "suffering" is minimal. Sometimes, it is just fun to walk around in stores and browse around and try on stuff.

As I have mentioned in my previous post, I have been eyeing on this gorgeous pair of Tory Burch Reva Flats. I went to the new Tory Burch store at the Yorkdale Mall and Holt Renfrew to try on a few pairs. Love them. The leather is so soft and they are so classic. Yes, trying to justify how much wear I can get if I buy them.  But they are so pricey at $225 and they rarely go on sale. 

Once you have certain shoes stuck in your mind and you can't justify in spending that much on a pair of flats, I started to look for alternatives.

Ended up getting a pair of Coach Dora Flats. They are a bit cheaper than the Tory Burch and they are very comfortable. I can walk hours in them without hurting my feet. I always admire how girls can walk in high heels all day long. 

Went to Sephora a few times and always got out of the store with something I wasn't planning to buy. 

Urban Decay Build Your Own Palette

I have the Urban Decay Naked Palette 2 and have been loving it so much. Love how smooth the eye shadows are and how pigmented and the staying power. So when I saw the build your own palette, I have to get it.

The palette comes with Walk of Fame, which is a very natural shade which can be used as a base or highlighter. I was overwhelmed in the store with so many new shadows. Apparently, the new shadows(with the silver rim) would fit perfectly in the new palette. But the sales associate told me the old shadows (with black rim) would still fit but would be a tight fit in the palette. The store I went to don't have a lot of the shadows I want in stock and I didn't get that day but later on ordered 4 shadows online and will do a review when I get them. 

Bliss Baggage Handler Eye Gel

I am always a big sucker of eye cream. Whenever I see some eye cream/gel which claims help ease the puffiness of eye, I have to get them.

It is a very light gel. I have been only using it for a week so cannot really give a review of whether the product works or not. I only use it in the morning and I like the texture so far as I hate eye cream which is extremely sticky. 

The Balm Mary-Lou-Manizer

I have always been fascinated by how cute the packaging of The Balm cosmetics. Reminds me of Benefit cosmetics. Have been looking for a highlighter and decide to try the Mary-Lou-Manizer. Don't you just love the name? 

Very nice compact. A bit of shimmer with the highlighter. I have yet to find a way to properly apply it. 

Very pigmented as you can tell from the swatch. I have been using my fingers to apply it on

 top of my cheekbone and arch of my brow. Since it has a bit of shimmer in it, I don't want to pick up too much product and magnify my pores. Any suggestion of how I should apply?

Have a great weekend everyone and have a super-great long weekend for Canadians! Happy Victoria Day weekend!