If there's one big regret I have with regards to my skin, it's that I was never taught as a child to apply sunscreen to my face as well. As a result, I now have a fair number of sun spots on my face- and it definitely didn't help that I was out in the sun a lot with makeup on due to constant dance performances. In the past few years, I've finally started to pick up the habit of applying sunscreen. When I first started out, Neutrogena was the only brand I was familiar with (and my...

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Last spring, Nordstrom capitalized on the K-beauty trend by featuring a number of more obscure Korean brands in their Pop-In shop. Naturally, as it's still a bit difficult to get ahold of lesser known brands here in Vancouver, I went and checked it out. Here's an eyeshadow from Belleme that I picked up: As you can see, it's on its last legs- I've practically been using it daily since last May. When I first bought it, I'd been a bit worried that it was a bit too bronzey & bright for me, seeing as how I'd been sticking mostly...

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       Hello blog! It's certainly been a while, hasn't it? Conveniently, I'm back with a small last minute gift guide filled with items from Anthropologie. If you've been here for a while, you may remember that I did one of these a while back- three years ago to this day, to be exact. Not much has changed- I'm still a huge fan of Anthro's well-curated gift selection, and I thought I'd walk you through the gifts I bought this year. (Prices & links are listed to the best of my ability.) Let's get started! ...

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