What Am I Bringing To Toronto?

If you follow me on Twitter, you may know that I was incredibly fortunated to win Ubisoft Just Dance Superstar Contest! The prize consists of a trip up to four people and includes two nights stay in a luxury downtown Toronto hotel (Hyatt Regency Toronto), limo service, spending money, four tickets to a concert or a show and four copies of Just Dance 3 Ubisoft video game. There was no concert or show available on the dates I could go (damn you school!) but instead, they have set up a VIP treatment for my friends and I in a nightclub - complete bottle service and a private booth! I can't wait!



I thought it would be interesting to show you what I bring with me to Toronto. Normally, I would not even have bothered with makeup and all that stuff but the thing is that we will be interviewed and the Just Dance camera crew will follow us around while we shop on Queen Street West so hey, a girl gotta look good!

Avon True Color Eyeshadow Single in Night Sky, NYX Eyeshadow in Sensual, e.l.f. Mechanical Eyelash Curler, Avon Ultra Color Rich Lipstick in Pout, Marcelle Power Volume Mascara, Joe Fresh Style Duo Concealer in Light, Wet 'n Wild Brow & Eye Liner Pencil in Taupe, Sigma E55, Sigma E40, EcoTools Angled Eyeliner Brush.

Marcelle Concealer Palette in Universal Beige, Too Faced Leopard Love Complexion Perfection Kit, Marcelle BB Cream, Leopard Gold Color Retractable Makeup Brush from BornPrettyStore.com

Batiste Blush Dry Shampoo, CHI Silk Infusion, Calvin Klein Forbidden Euphoria Fragrance roller ball sample, Carmex Original Jar, Burt's Bees Beeswax Lipbalm

The Body Shop Shea Body Butter, Elemish Freshskin Peachy Perfect Gentle Face Wash, Elemis Freshskin Softly Softly Daily Moisturizer, Elemish Freshskin Dreamy Sleep Night-Time Moisturizer, KORRES Quercetin & Oak Antiageing & Antiwrinkle Eye Cream, Marcelle Essentials Cleansing Water (in a Klorane travel bottle)

Everything goes in that super cute makeup bag (:

I realized that I don't have many travel size products because I tend to use them up first instead of having them laying around because I don't travel much and when I do, I don't bring tons of stuff with me. I don't have any mini format body cream, and this is the only really important product to me, so I'm stuck with that jumbo The Body Shop Shea Butter LOL! I also tried to bring multi-tasking products such as Too Faced Leopard Love and Marcelle BB Cream but overall I think I did great as I stuck mainly with essentials.

I can't wait to go shopping, spending money that you didn't work for feels so good, doesn't it? Instead of making a list of things I want, I made a list of places to shop at and I'll see! I was thinking maybe some MAC lipsticks even though there's none in particular I really want and some LUSH Valentine's Day stuff! I know I will be given a gift card to shop at H&M with a personal stylist and that's where the Just Dance camera crew will follow me around (so exciting!) but I will have some cash left to spend however I want (:

My friends and I will fly to Toronto today at 1:00 and I'm so excited! I will be sure to take tons of pictures =D

Mail of the Week (November 7 - 11)

Deborah Lippmann Shake Your Groove Thing: The new Deborah Lippmann 2011 holiday collection has just been released and I've been very kindly given the opportunity to review a polish from this collection. Of course, I had a super hard time deciding which one I should go for but I finally opted for this one because I don't really own a glitter gold nail polish and the description of the shade by Deborah herself won me over: "We have seen so many large sequins in fashion I wanted to make the most full-on gold ever. Shake Your Groove Thing is all large sequined glitter in gold with nothing but a clear base. It’s holiday in a bottle!"

Nail Art Stamping Kit from BornPrettyStore: Jayce generously sent me this stamping in which there's 108 designs to choose from, how amazing! I have never tried Konad before and I'm super excited to give this a try!

Samples from The Great Canadian Soap Co.: I don't really remember how I got these samples, I think you just have to sign up for their mailing list and you will receive the form to fill out by email. I was sent a sample of their Ylang Ylang & Lavender Soap and some samples of their Great Outdoors Shampoo.

Grandoe SensorTouch Gloves: How annoying is it to always have to remove your gloves to use your cellphone in the winter when it's freezing? Well now, you can always keep your hands warm while using your touchscreen device with Grandoe's SensorTouch gloves powered by Knit Fingertip Technology! How amazing is that? I have never heard of those gloves before but I couldn't refuse the opportunity to try them!

2012 PETA Rescued Calendar: This year's calendar features beautiful animal portraits along with the heartwarming stories of how the pictured animals were rescued. Each month also features animal rights-related anniversaries and victories.You can order this calendar here for $12.

December issue of Glamour

♫ Where You Wanna Go - Mischa Daniels ft. J-Son

Review: Leopard Gold Color Retractable Makeup Brush from BornPrettyStore.com

This powder brush is a compact portable size so you can take beauty on the go. The powder brush evenly applies loose or compressed powder to your face to reduce shine and allows shadows and blushes to blend more easily.

• 100% Brand New in retail package.
• Very soft natural hair brush.
• This brush is designed perfect for the blush and great to use for all over face colors.
• Also can be used to clean the short hair for hair salon use
• Perfect for clean dust
• It is retractable.

Who could resist a gold leopard print makeup brush? I thought this was exactly what I needed to keep in my handbag for touch ups on the go - and I wasn't wrong!

Appart from the gorgeous leopard print design (can it get any cuter?), I must admit that when I first received the brush, I thought it looked kind of cheap - it's is very light and it didn't seem sturdy at all. I don't have any other retractable brush so I can't compare this brush to another, but after carrying it around in my handbag for some times, it did get some scratches on it but nothing major, and I was pleased to see that the brush never slided open by itself (which was my biggest fear).

I didn't have a problem with the packaging - it slides open and close very well, although it can be hard to perfectly align the cap with the little dents sometimes, as it seems to be very tight, but it has grown on me now.

The hair is super soft and very dense. Despite its softness, it does pick up powders very well - it works with everything from loose powder to bronzers and even cream blushes! Seriously, I'm impressed at the quality of this brush for the price! I washed it around two times and I didn't notice shedding.

Overall, I'm very please with this soft, affordable and multipurpose brush. The Leopard Gold Color Retractable Makeup Brush is available at BornPrettyStore.com for $6.95. Leopard print is not for you? Be sure to have a look at BornPrettyStore's amazing brushes selection!

If you plan to shop at BornPrettyStore.com, don't forget to use this coupon code to get 10% off your order!

Disclaimer: This product was sent to me for consideration to review. I was not paid for this review,  I am not affiliated with this company and the fact that the product was free absolutely does not influence my opinion.

Mail of the Week (August 1st - 5)

100% Pure products to review: Ever since I tried their body creams, I got hooked! I was very curious about their makeup products containing fruit pigment instead of harsh chemical pigments. Here's what I got sent to try:

• Fruit Pigmented Blush in Peppermint Candy
• Fruit Pigmented Pot Rouge Blush in Rosy
• Cocoa Pigmented Bronzer in Golden Brown
• Body Cream samples

L - R:  Golden Brown, Peppermint Candy, Rosy

KIM Brushes to review: I have never heard of KIM Brushes before but when I was given the opportunity to try some of their brushes, I jumped at the chance. Here are the brushes I was sent:

• Round F251
• Small Angle E131
• Narrow Lip L311

Sensodyne Ultra Fresh Toothpaste sample and $1 off coupon: I have no idea where I got this sample, but it's great to keep in my handbag (:

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Official Soundtrack: When you registered The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D on Club Nintendo, they were giving away the official soundtrack CD for free! That's an amazing collectible that I will be sure to keep and treasure (:

Helena Rubinstein High Quality Retractable Powder Brush from BornPrettyStore.com: Who could resist a gold leopard print makeup brush? This is exactly what I needed to keep in my handbag for touch ups on the go.

♥You Make Me Feel... - Cobra Starship ft. Sabi