Retail therapy

'm taking the rest of this week off from work so I decided to do a little shopping.
I only really shop during my lunch hour so it was a nice treat going to the mall and spending the afternoon there. I wanted to treat myself for working so hard. I literally was staying late at work for 2 weeks straight.
I checked out many stores and even ventured to the new Topshop store, but didn't end up purchasing anything there. I felt it was overpriced for the quality of the clothing. I did like their cosmetics and am regretting not getting anything. I was really interested in the lipsticks in On The Town (pale lavender) and Innocent (mauve-y pink). I also wanted the blushers. I loved how silky smooth they were. I loved the blush in Pop (neon coral) and Powdered (neon pink). The bronzer in Holidaze was quite nice too. All the makeup items are quite affordable and the packaging was so nice. It didn't feel cheap. I might have to go back and pick them up…
Here's what I did get:

I'm still unsure about this purchase. I'll tell you why at the end.

I never heard of this line prior to today. It's called Modern Vintage.

Isn't the box nice? It made of a really sturdy material.

This was the last in a size 6. 

And here it is. It looks dirty here, but it's my lighting. It's made of suede.

I love the stacked heel. I find them so much more comfortable to wear. The boots are super comfortable.
The only downside is that I may have bought a size too small. I think a 6.5 would have been perfect.
This also came in a beige, which I liked even better, but they didn't have it in my size.

And here is the sole. I'm still unsure about this purchase. I saw a couple of Rebecca Minkoff bags that
were on sale and I am debating whether to go back to exchange it for that. I mean, I literally
destroy my shoes. That's why I can't justify buying expensive shoes. Plus, the winters here are brutal
and I can just imagine the salt destroying these shoes… What should I do??? Should I return them?

Next is Sephora.

I finally gave in and got the Clarisonic Mia. My skin has been so awful lately. I think it's mainly due
to stress at work. I've been getting major acne on my chin area and nothing's worked.
I'm hoping this will clear out my clogged pores. I also got some samples of acne spot treatments
at Sephora as well as a cleanser.

I got the pink one because that's the only one they had. I hate how the Canadian Sephora's don't have the
same stock as our American counterparts. The good news is that I got this for $119. It is originally $139CAD, but I saw a stack of these in a section where they tagged it at $119 so they gave it to me for that price! Isn't that sweet?!

HUGE (I mean HUGE) beauty haul (Photo heavy)

MG. I have 2 large bags filled to the max with beauty products. I still have 1 from the last beauty sale. One of the perks of working at a magazine is the beauty sale that we have twice a year. I've worked in several magazines in the past, but nothing compares to the one I have at my current job. This time around there weren't that many perfumes, but I'm not a big perfume wearer anyways. I just get them to give away as gifts later on. Plus, they are so expensive when you buy them retail. I don't think I've ever purchased a bottle of perfume... EVER. Anyways, I wasn't able to take photos of every single item that I got, but I just captured 80% of my haul.

I guess this is a Clarisonic Mia dupe. It's by Olay and it's called the Olay Professional Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System. I've seen it at the drugstore and I'm going to say it's around $30-$40? I wanted to get the Clarisonic one a week before, but I couldn't justify spending over $150 for it. I've been using this one for a week now and I LOVE IT! Mind you, I've never tried the Clarisonic one, but I've noticed my skin texture is a lot smoother and my pimples clear up quicker than when I didn't use it. My husband also tried it and he loves it as well. This comes with a 2 speed setting (I use the lowest speed setting) and comes with batteries and a trial-sized cleanser. The other day my Beauty Editor gave me another box of this because I had raved about it to her. She said, "Oh, I found another box of this. Why don't you have it." Score!

I got the Lancome Mineral Eyeshadow Quad in Cold Harmony. It's the purple quad. I haven't tried this yet, but I love cool-toned eyeshadows. Especially purple. Can't wait to try this one out.

I also got the Healthy Glow Mineral Blusher in Glowy Ballerine. It's so pretty.

This is Tom Ford's Neroli Portofino Body Oil. It smells divine. I've never smelt something this good. I just checked the price of this online and it retails for $70USD! Holy Smokes.

Since I didn't get the Clarisonic Mia I snatched the Opal Sonic Infusion System with Anti-Aging Sea Serum when I saw it at the beauty sale. I also checked the price of this online and it's $185! I haven't tried this yet, but I definitely will.

This is my current favourite shampoo/conditioner. It's the Nexxus Pro-Mend Split End Treatment Shampoo and Conditioner. It leaves my hair silky smooth and it doesn't leave any build-up residue like shampoos can.

I'm not sure if you have heard of G.M. Collins, but it's an expensive brand of skin care products. I tried their serum not too long ago and it was amazing. This time around I got the Phyto Stem Cell Eye Contour Cream. Retail $90. At my age I am obsessed with anti-aging products. So far I don't have any wrinkles :-)

Kerastase Elixer Ultime Versatile Beautifying Oil has been compared to Moroccan Oil. I'm currently using a small bottle of Moroccan Oil, but once I run out I will use this one. I heard this one smells waaaaay better than the Moroccan Oil one. Retail $50.

I don't have very many blue eyeshadows. I picked up Burberry's Midnight Blue No. 20 single eyeshadow.

Burberry Feather Pink No.209 lipstick.

Burberry Nude Beige No. 9 lip gloss. Their packaging is amazing.

Got a whole bunch of Urban Decay eyeliners and shaders. I'm not making the colours here because you can sort of see the colours here. I already gave the dark brown one to my cousin.

Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Resist 24 Night Emulsion. Retail app. $55. I have been using this every night for a week now. It feels very rich, but it's because it's a night cream. I love how it brightens my skin when I put it all over my face.

Benefit's Bella Bamba. It's a shimmery, watermelon pink blush. Again, I haven't tried it yet, but it retails for around $35.

Isn't the bottle pretty? It's Guerlain's Jasminora Eau de Toilette perfume. It has a honeycomb pattern on the bottle.

I got a whole bunch of Zoya nail polishes as well as some Essie and OPI's.

DiorSkin Nude Glow Healthy Glow Summer Powder in 002 Sunset. It looks washed out in this photo, but it's a warm golden bronzer. It also come with a brush that is in a little pocket on the velcro pouch.

Smashbox Softbox Eye Palette. I think they were trying to copy UD's Naked Palette here. It's a lot more subtle in colour than the Naked Palette. And it comes with a dual-ended brush instead of the eyeliner pencil like the Naked Palette (although I heard the newer ones come with brushes now...) as well as a lid primer.

Deborah Lippmann Superstar nail polish. I know glitter polishes are a drag to remove, but I love sparkly nails.

Givenchy lip gloss. Forgot what the name of this one was...

Lancome lipstick.

Dior jelly lip gloss. Can you tell I'm getting tired? I stopped capturing the names of the colours.

I got 2 Tarte Amazonian Clay blushes.

Clarins lip gloss. I've never tried Clarins lip products, but this colour was so beautiful that I couldn't resist!

Stila Lip Glaze.

Prevage Body Total Transforming Anti-Aging Moisturizer. Retail $135.

Prevage Advanced Anti-Aging Serum. I don't think this is the real packaging. It might be a sample one. It retails for $155. I've been using this nightly before my Shiseido Wrinkle Resist Emulsion and my face feels so soft and supple.

Dior Capture Totale Radiance Restoring Serum Foundation. Not sure why I got this since I don't even know what colour it is!

Ole Henriksen Muscle Comfort Lotion. I've heard good things about this product.

Guerlain Ombre Fusion in 01 Bahia. This is a cream eyeshadow.

Decleor hand cream.

Tarina Tarantino Cream Eyeshadow in Meteor Night.

2 MAC Lustre Drops in Pink Rebel and Sun Rush.

Stila blush. I think the idea of this blush is that it changes colour to fit your skin tone.

Jack Black Protein Booster Skin Serum. I gave this one to the hubby.

Benefit Finding Mr Bright. I've tried Girl Meets Pearl and Erase Paste. Interested in trying Posie Tint and High Beam.

Stil eye shadow.

Phew! I'm so exhausted from listing that all. I hope you guys have a great week and let me know what you guys have been buying for the summer.