Benefit Hello Happy Velvet Powder Foundation Review

How cute is this little guy? It's smiling and it's eyes are little hearts!! This is Benefit Cosmetics new powder foundation from their Hello Happy line. Mine is a sample size that came in a subscription box, so the full size is bigger, just FYI. This range has three foundation options: the Soft Blur liquid …

Continue reading Benefit Hello Happy Velvet Powder Foundation Review

Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

Rose Gold spent her whole life believing that she was danerously ill. Her single mother was her hero, her whole world, as she was too sick to make friends, to go to school.... but at 18, she found out that her life was far from normal, and her mother was a controlling woman who was …

Continue reading Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

Spring Clean Your Life: I’m Sick Of This Shit by Tricia Sitemere.

When Tricia reached out to me about her book, she came across as warm, smart and funny. I felt like I knew her, immediately, somehow. (Probably because she loves red lipstick like I do!) I said, "OK, what's this book?" She said "It's called 'I'm Sick Of This Shit'". I thought that was hilarious. I …

Continue reading Spring Clean Your Life: I’m Sick Of This Shit by Tricia Sitemere.

Librarian Chic? Tetris Eyeshadow Palette and Winter OOTD.

Sometimes I feel like Winter dressing is not as much fun, because when it's truly cold, staying warm sometimes ends up getting precedence over looking nice. And I think as a petite person, I feel a bit overwhelmed by thick layers, and my figure gets lost in them. But in this case, I think Winter …

Continue reading Librarian Chic? Tetris Eyeshadow Palette and Winter OOTD.

Glowgetter: Christmas Lights at Van Dusen Botanical Gardens and Winter OOTD

Christmas means Christmas lights. The evening comes in early at this time of year and the lights spread a glow that warms the heart, even while our breath is chilled to steam in the cold air. There are many light festivals and tree lighting at this time of year, but one of Vancouvers most well …

Continue reading Glowgetter: Christmas Lights at Van Dusen Botanical Gardens and Winter OOTD

The Courage To Be Happy by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

A Socratic style dialogue between a youth and a philosopher, this book is the bestselling follow up to The Courage to be Disliked, both of which are a runaway success in Asia. It explores the teachings of Alfred Adler, who is an oft overlooked contemporary of Jung and Freud, but whose ideas ended up being …

Continue reading The Courage To Be Happy by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga