Fresh Beauty: Sugar Lip Party

I have always loved the understated packaging of Fresh Beauty. Thanks to their skincare line, they have gained a huge following worldwide. Last year, I picked up a few products from their soy line which unfortunately, made my skin dry and caused break outs. Skincare aside, I have also heard amazing things about their lip line so when the sephora sale came up,  I couldn't resist picking up one of their many lip sets. It also didn't help that their holiday packaging is the cutest ever!
I love this little gift set which includes 4 mini tinted lip balms and 1 sugar lip scrub because it gives me the chance to sample multiple products without breaking the bank. This mini set retails for $45 cdn while their normal sized lip balms retail for $26 cdn each.

The Breakdown:
4 x sugar lip balms in the colours ruby, cherry, berry and fig
1 x sugar lip polish

Top to Bottom: Ruby, Cherry, Berry, Fig

What can I say - I absolutely love the formula of these balms! They're so moisturizing and keeps my lips hydrated all day long. They are surprisingly long lasting too! I do prefer some tints over others though. For example, the ruby tint has been my go to since I picked up this set, while fig is a bit to shimmery for my preference. These balms are also scented according to their names which some people may like. Personally, I prefer my lip products to have no scent.

I feel like I'll be using these a lot in the upcoming months as my lips tend to become super dry during the winter. I'm happy that I gave this brand a second chance! It has given me hope that my lips will be able to survive another cold, Canadian winter without dryness or cracking.

Holiday Gift Guide

There are times where I swear Sephora has a magnetic field that pulls me in whenever I get too close! It doesn't help that this month Sephora had their VIB(rouge) sale. This year the VIB rouge sale was held between Nov 6th-9th while VIB members had their sale this past weekend. Each sale had a 20% coupon code, the only difference was that the rouge members had "first access" (sale began the weekend before the VIB members). Please check back later this week to see what I picked up during the rouge sale event!

Sephora generally holds two sales per calendar year and if you're like me, you wait for the 20% discount to restock on old products, purchase a few new products and pick up some cute gifts for the upcoming holiday season. As the holidays approach, sephora does a great job introducing limited edition sets and affordable packaged gifts ready to be wrapped up for friends and loved ones. 

If you have a makeup lover on your list this year or need an affordable stocking stuffer, keep reading!

1. Lolita Lip Duo by Kat Vond D ($23.50 cdn) 

This set includes two coveted mini liquid lipsticks in the colours Lolita I and Lolita II. The full size lipsticks are hard to come by in Canada currently. The consistency is creamy, matte and long lasting. Lolita I is a dusty mauve colour suitable for all skin types, while Lolita II is a bit on the burnt orange spectrum. 

Lolita II (left), Lolita I (right)

2. Glow On the Go by Becca ($24.00 cdn)

A travel friendly version of the popular Opal highlighter by becca. This set is absolutely amazing because it has both the liquid and pressed form. Illuminate all skin types with this perfecting duo. A little goes a long way! 

3. Melted French Kisses by Too Faced ($32.00 cdn)

An adorably packaged limited edition set with four liquid lipsticks in the colours Chihuahua, Berry, Metallic Peony and Metallic Macaron. A Parisian inspired set with a variety of velvety long lasting lip colours that range from nudes to reds. I absolutely adore Metallic Peony. 

Holiday packages are great because they usually include a variety of mini colours or items from one brand that you may not necessarily want to splurge on their full sized equivalent. The products in these three gifts are not only highly raved and talked about, but are also long lasting and amazing quality. A prefect introduction to brands or a filler for those christmas stockings!