My Influenster Maple VoxBox Master Post!

I'm sure by now you've all heard of Influenster, an invite-only hub of product reviews and reviewers. Somehow I managed to sneak my way into this and they finally creeped up into the Great White North and I was chosen to receive the first ever Maple VoxBox! It came with a ton of goodies!

Just to overview, above you'll see NYC Mascara and plumping lip gloss, imPRESS manicure set, two coupons for NYC goodies and an all natural Arctic Cloudberry and Red Grape clay face mask.

It also came with Icebreakers Duo mints (Raspberry mint) and two Skinny Cow goodies (pecan clusters and "Heavenly Crisp").

I'm gonna start with the Big Bold NYC plumping lip gloss in Big City Blush!

BIG FAT DOE FOOT APPLICATOR! It's huge. It was shiny, and I could feel it tingle though I'm not sure it did any actual plumping. I liked it a lot though.

 Ignore my terrible hair please >_>;

And then the mascara...

The brush was also huge, and slightly curved but not enough to bother me. I couldn't get a decent photo of my eyes but it was definitely thickening and lengthening. I was surprised I liked the brush as much as I did. It seemed to have a mix of fine and thick hairs to help it do whatever it did to make my eyelashes look amazing so this is definitely totally cool (and may actually replace my current mascara, L'Oreal voluminizing...)

Here are some not decent photos that don't really focus on my eyes... I look fabulous though. Also it snowed >_<

NEXT: FOOD.

Kind of.

These were pretty good. They're mints, so they're not very calorie heavy and they certainly made my breath fresher. The packaging was labeled backwards (the side that said "one" opened up entirely and the side that said "many" is what you can see above) but I figured it out so it's okay, right?

Okay, I'm really excited to get to this Skinny Cow stuff. Shown below is the crisp thing and homg it tastes like KitKat and it's only 100 calories. I don't really know if I believe it.

Next up is "dreamy clusters" and these were amazing too! You always think you're gonna taste the "low cal" but these tasted just like the regular clusters you get by the box on holidays.

And now my forte! NAILS. As someone who has never worn fake nails, ever, this was an interesting experience for me. As advertised, it took me less than ten minutes to apply these. Keep some tweezers handy when you do though, and maybe apply the pinkie first and move towards the thumbs... (I didn't think that one too)

Looks pretty good right! For my first time with fakies, these were a good experience! Be sure to apply them carefully so they don't pinch. Also, my nails curve downwards toward the ends, so these didn't stick all the way along my nail and if I looked underneath it bothered me to see the big space between my natural nail and the fakes. BUT, you'd never tell by looking at them like a normal person  (lol) so I'd definitely recommend these to people who want nice nails without the work and who probably don't do any typing at work =3

Last but not least: Montagne Jeunesse Real Clay, Arctic Cloudberry and Red Grape facial mask!

First of all, it smells AMAZING. Arctic Cloudberry and Red Grape is a good smell. (What the flap is "Arctic Cloudberry" anyway?) And I have some terrifying photos for you...

A+ for packaging, which was easy to get open with wet hands. That's pretty important for this kind of thing. I completely looked like Frankenstein's monster for about 15 minutes though. It was very cooling while it was on and I didn't have any problems with sticking it to my face or making it stay there.

After I pulled off the mask, and after I rinsed (showered). My face certainly felt nice. The scent of "arctic cloudberry" and "red grape" was quite strong and lingered for a long time though which isn't such a good thing when you live around people with sensitive airways. Other than that, it was pretty nice, and something new. If someone were to buy these for me, I would definitely use them, but I doubt I would start doing this on a regular basis by myself.

Well! That was a long post and it took a lot of work! What did you think? Have you ever gotten an influenster VoxBox? Which of those (or these!) products would you recommend?

The Pokemon Nail Challenge #11: Psychic

You must have guessed by my personality that my absolute favourite psychic Pokemon is going to be the adorable little Mew. I mean, seriously.

I did a simple design this time, over China Glaze Glitter All The Way with white acrylic paint. CG GAtW honestly reminded me of static, and the purple glitter makes it perfect for Pokemon psychic type.

What do you think? How did I do? I WILL CATCH UP I SWEAR.

Swatch: China Glaze Glitter All The Way

Man, I'm still working through that magical box of goodies from Nails for the Sake of Sanity and Glitter All The Way was one of those. This is from China Glaze's Christmas Collection last year and it is SPARKLY. I started out by using the peel off glue base coat for easy removal =3 I had no other base colour, and this took three coats to cover all the bald spots.

It is really beautiful. I think next time I would just do an accent nail though.

Have you got your eyes on any nail polish sets for this year's Christmas collections? Share below <3

NailPolishCanada.com Winter Nail Art Contest #2: Decorations!

Okay so I'm trying out this new phone with its 3MP (rather than 3.15MP) camera...

Aaaand it's super shit. SWITCHING BACK BRB.

So my BB is not so good at colour... But at least you can see what I put on my nails now.

This is piCture pOlish whimsy, with a glitter gradient of Glitzology Snow Day and then a string of lights drawn on with Sharpie and dotted with Orly Rockin Rockette, Julep Nessa, Gosh Holographic Hero and where there was space, WetnWild Caribbean Frosh (446C).

I'm on time at least =_=

Vote for me here: http://www.nailpolishcanada.com/2013-holiday-nail-art-challenge-week-2-decorations/

NailPolishCanada.com Winter Nail Art Contest #1: Snow!

WELP, I THOUGHT THIS WAS DUE DECEMBER SIXTH, and it was actually for the first. Fail, Sharra.

Here it is anyway, and I'm out of the running for the big prize at the end... I guess there wasn't much of a chance anyway, but the hope is nice, right?

Okay so I started with ILNP Cygnus Loop, and the shift reminded me of the sky the night before it begins to snow.

To start, have a horribly coloured picture so you know what I deal with when trying to take photos with my little blackberry. It wouldn't colour correct at first...

Ah, there it is. You can see the shift quite nicely. I did evenly spaced dots using white acrylic paint. A nice simple design.

What do you think?

Check everyone else out, and leave your vote for the best one. You have until Wednesday.Vote for me next week, hopefully that will come soon and on deadline. SIGH.

Swatch: I Love Nail Polish Cygnus Loop

The last of my winnings from Nailhilism (still the best name ever!) and also the last of the first Multichrome collection from I Love Nail Polish!

Cygnus Loop is a surprisingly gorgeous (why am I still surprised at all ever?) indigo chrome that goes magenta to gold at the edges. Let the photos do that talking...

How's that for you? And now that they're all up, what's your favourite of the collection? Did you pick any up for yourself?

Thanks again to Harriet at Nailhilism for her giveaway, and for my winning of it ;D She has both a blog and Facebook page. She also recently had some cool news you should go check out.

And Barb at I Love Nail Polish, with her fantastically professional shop and Facebook page.

Go say hi and tell them I sent ya =3
<3!

Poutine: The Spud Shack

Well it has been a long time since I had one of these, hasn't it!? My glorious friend Paul graciously introduced me to this fantastic little place, right by New Westminster skytrain station and it was really good! I wish I'd gotten better photos.

I got a medium for $7, and they also serve beer and other things. I forgot to get a photo of the menu! Sorry!

The gravy was really good and the cheese was actually squeaky! Personally, I don't put a lot of weight on squeaky cheese but I know some people want to know things like that. I actually like stronger tasting cheese, honestly, and it wasn't that melty despite the hot, delicious gravy. The fries were also very light and crispy, which was awesome.

I got the regular poutine, but for all you veggies out there, there is a vegan option and that's pretty cool. I might go back to try that one.

SO, how does this stack up?

1. Dunn's Famous
2. Preston's
3. Brado Pizza
4. Mean Poutine
5. Zako's Deli
6. The Kaboom Box
7. Club Ilia
8. Spud Shack
9. Belgian Fries
10. Frenchies
11. La Poutinerie
12. Fritz
13. La Belle Patate
14. The Cambie
15. The Metropole Community Pub
16. Dougie Dog

That's not very high, is it? D: It was really really good though. The problem is,  I remember those other ones being better somehow. This definitely beat the Belgian though, which had great cheese, but watery gravy.