Quicky update and premium outlet in Canada !

Hey everyone,

It's been ten days since I put the Sally Hansen - Salon effects on my nails, and I'm surprised they've lasted this long! I wonder how long they can actually stay on until.

Here's what they look like now,






















Everything looks great except for a small chip, which happened when I was lifting some heavy boxes.
It was so close, it would've been perfect ... except this one nail.






















My nails have grown, and you can see that space in between my cuticles and the stickers.
To be honest, I can't wait to take these off. I recently received a free sample of Essie's sleek sticks.
I had thought that it would be a full set, but this is alright too! I can do manicures or designs and use these strips as my "accent" nail.





















Here's what they look like up close,


















These nail stickers have a bit of texture as well!


















Here's what the rest of the collection looks like. I think the one with the newspaper print/lettering on it is pretty cute. I think I can try to do that with actual newspaper though.

[Zara]
It seems that Zara's online shop in the United States has free shipping to addresses and free shipping to stores. I hope this will be the case for Canada's online shop, or at least reasonable shipping.

[H&M]
I went to H&M over the weekend, but unfortunately it was really busy. I quickly snapped this picture before a fellow shopper walked in front of me. The box for the donations is quite small, and the opening is even smaller. Regular sized garbage bags would not be able to fit. I wonder if they provide their own donation bags? Would that be inefficient and a waste of resources then, to make plastic bags for the sole purpose of receiving donations?

 Last, but definitely not least, is the Premium Outlet (http://www.premiumoutlets.com/) that is coming to Canada. I believe it is the Premium outlet's first location in Canada. This is a picture I took on my way back to university. It is at Halton Hills, and it looks almost complete ! It's supposed to open in the summer, and I can't wait to see what they'll have.

Probably the most known location is the Woodbury Common Premium Outlet in New York, which boasts numerous luxury brands such as: Prada, Gucci, Fendi, Tom Ford, YSL (or Saint Laurent), Versace to name a few. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find Chanel on the store directory list anymore.

I'm really excited to see what this will bring as there aren't too many outlets around the GTA. The only one I can think of is Vaughan Mills, but some of those stores aren't that much cheaper than regular stores. I'm glad I don't have to go all the way to New York to get awesome deals.

Happy shopping,
Agatha

Updated nails

Hello !

So, I've purposely left out all my nail adventures on the previous post because I have a lot of nail pictures and different designs (well, mostly just colours) that I've worn over the past few months.

My best friend (Samantha) had given me a few Essie nail polishes over the summer.

(L-R; Splash of Grenadine, Sew Psyched,   )

Here's the close up of Sew Psyched:


I was walking around the mall when I saw a new type of nail polish. I already had nail polish on, so I tried it on top of one nail. I didn't end up taking it home, well because it didn't look that "leather"-like to me.

It's the Dior - Golden Jungle Duo. After searching up some more pictures, I feel that I probably put too many layers on; my nails just look like shatter but it seems to look really nice on other people's swatches. Perhaps I should give it another try.

Here's American Apparel (Factory Grey) with Essie (Luxe-effects, Set in stones)

 One week I had Essie's Ladylike (my go-to colour when I don't feel like being creative with my nails)

I received my Milani (#531) Gold, that I bought from Well.ca, and put it on my fourth finger for an "accent" and it turned out alright.

A while after, the pink started chipping, so I used American Apparel's (Gold Flash) and lined the tips.

Making my nail polish last another week or so ! 

Some nail polishes from the L'oreal / Lancome sale.

Left to right: Limoscene, No more film, She's picture perfect, Bikini so teeny, and A-list

My awesome best friend Samantha also helped me get these Essie nail polishes, from the Mirror Metallics collection. 

(l to r: Penny talk, Good as Gold, No place like Chrome, Nothing else Metals)

Oh! I purchased a few sets of "nail stickers" from Teambuy during the summer and when it finally arrived at my house I was so excited. Turns out though, that they aren't stickers, they're "tattoos." I tried to use them, but they're super hard. Here's how it looked with the cheeta/leopard print set.

Now, onto my nail polish wish list.
This is the Chanel Malice, it's from the Holiday collection and it's limited edition.
I haven't had any luck finding it, hopefully my lovely boyfriend will take me to Holt or Murale soon to check if they have any.


And I think the Ciate mini nail polish collection is so cute! There's 24 polishes, and I believe it's $64 at Sephora. There's regular polishes, a few glitters, and even some "caviar" nail polishes! They are super duper cute, and all have miniature ribbons too!

That's all for now. Much love,

Aggie

It's been a long time ...

Hello world,

It's been a long time since I haven't updated, and I feel horrible. I was in school during the summer and I'm in school now, and it takes a lot of time to think of posts / upload the pictures onto the blog (I wish there was an easier way to add pictures. I love taking pictures)

Well, here's a few things that happened in October.

I started going to the gym ...


But then my friend and I started to eat out and eat desserts ...
(our guilty pleasures)


Dr. Who ended (for now) and I'm terribly upset. Then there was a poster at school which made me more upset.


I got a few glossy box(es) in the mail:
The NYX "book of shadows" is quite nice.




I purchased some nice studded boots from Nine West.


Got some free samples from counters; Chanel lipstick, perfumes. It's always nice when the ladies at the counter give samples :)




I went to Zellers to buy some snacks, and found out that they were having a major shoe sale... and they got their shipments from The Bay! (I believe they were an extra 70% off)

Sam Edelman


See by Chloe


BCBG


Some more guilty pleasures..






(I mean, who can say no to this delicious thing)



Unbuttoning a new Longchamp. It looks so peaceful and nice, until I used it for the first time.


Some awesome finds at Winners (TJMax)
Gucci heels, and Fendi pumps



(they look amazing on, but I can't seem to find the picture right now. Will add it later)

There was a Lancome warehouse sale where my mom and I went a bit crazy.

Most of the Essies and all of the Lancome nail polishes were bought from the sale!

My new Tim Hortons favourite: Everything bagel with cream cheese !!!


My attempt at being healthy, frozen grapes !
I think it tasted best with the dark purple and the red ones, the greens were alright though.
They taste so good, and the texture is so creamy! I have been snacking on these instead of chips lately :)

  

Now I have to get back to my assignments :(

Hopefully, my next update will be within this week.

Bye for now,

Aggie

Essie -- Too Too Hot (Brazilliant)

I borrowed my friend's essie in Too Too Hot from the Brazilliant collection.
I put on three coats, and got this cherry tomato red. I think it's cute, but a bit bold for me.
The application was a bit messy, and after the first day of wearing it, there were signs of minor (very minute) chipping. 

Mmm, I'm not liking this as much as Smooth Sailing.
But, here is the picture:

Price: $8.95
Store: Trade Secrets

Essie -- Smooth Sailing

When I went to the grand opening of Sephora in Waterloo (post coming up soon)  there was a Trade Secrets in the mall, and since they were having their "Buy One, Get One 50% off" sale, I decided to check it out.
Now, I have read and heard tons of reviews about Essie's new "Brazilliant" collection, and I couldnt find it in any of the Trade Secrets near by, so when I saw it at the mall I was at, I HAD to pick some out.

I wish I bought the whole collection, but the bright reds and oranges were way too bright to look good on my skin, or maybe they were too bold for me. So I got Smooth Sailing, and my friend got Too Too Hot.

This is what it looks like on my nails, I would say that this is the true colour.
Essie - Smooth Sailing -- two coats.

I absolutely loved this one, it's a gorgeous blue with tons and tons of sparkles!
And from afar, it looks like denim! How AWESOME is that?!?
The application was wonderful, much better than my (probably didn't close properly) Essie's Mint Candy Apple (which was a pain to put on). It was nice and easy, and smooth!

Price: $8.95
Store: Trade Secrets (I believe it's only available to Trade Secrets)
Additional Thoughts: I love this, and might even buy a back up