MAC Undercurrent: It must be the green eye shadow!

Two things happened after work on Wednesday which made my day.

First, I got the most friendly service I've ever gotten from Best Buy. See, great customer service really does count!

And second, I got carded at the LCBO! *shrieks* The LCBO is one of two places we can buy bottled alcohol from in Ontario (the other place is The Beer Store). Anyways, I hadn't been carded in almost a year :( Plus, the cashier who asked for my ID had seen me at least 3 times in the past month. He didn't card me the other times but he did on Wednesday! I wanted to jump over the counter, scream and hug him for making me feel young again LOL

Soooo I thought, OMG, it must be the green eye shadow I had on that (1) made the sales person be friendly and most importantly (2) made me possibly look 19 years old

MAC Undercurrent Pearlglide liner was what I used as a green eye shadow. It has gold flecks in it but I'm not sure why the MAC description on their website doesn't say so





I'm not fond of how the green shadow looks on me. BUT, if I get carded again by another LCBO staff while wearing this same EOTD, you can bet I will buy back ups of this eye liner LOL







I have on MAC #21 lashes. Close up for you falsie lovers




I'm also wearing MAC Goldmine eye shadow (above crease up to the eyebrows) and MAC Prive lipstick from their Baroque Boudoir collection. Swatches:






How is your week coming along so far? Has anyone made your day this week? :)

Karen

Nike Air Max 2010 Air Attack Pack

This whole Nike Air Attack Pack is catching FIRE real quick this Spring/Summer! With the continued success of the Air Max 2009 NIke will introduce the Air Max 2010 with the next 30 to 45 days from now. Check out the color selection at what you can expect to hit shelves around the late May early June time frame. You know catz are going to start calling those "all neon" color the "tennis balls." LOL. We have our eye on a few of them as well.

Air Jordan VI (6) – Varsity Red Turned into Infrared

So depending on how crazy you are for the re release of the Jordan 6 shoes this year like we are you might be saving up to grab the infrared pack! For some, people are finding ways to creatively make their varsity red pair, "infrared" instead. Check out these pictures below of what looks like a pretty good color match to what the release will look like. Question is would you do this to your varsity red pair or are you just going to cop the same shoe over again in it's actual color????

Kobe 5 (Blk/Dark Grey)

More images to come on these as we get closer to the July release date on these. If you loved the Kobe 5 but not all the array of colors they had to offer then these might tickle your fancy! Did I really say fancy? Ya'll know what's good! HAHA. Get ready to grab em if you like em.

Air Jordan 2010 “W3LCOME HOME” Edition

Nothing good to report for the Miami Heat after getting smashed by Boston last night ending their shot at the tittle. We showed you this "Welcome Home" colorway earlier this year and as we get closer to the May 8th time frame you will see them hit shelves. They are still going to hit for that pretty price point of $170 when they drop but we will fall back till they hit clearance. LOL. Comments?

Nike True Colors USA x Mister Cartoon

Check out this dope behind the scene video of Mr.Cartoon and the Nike True Colors Artists Collaboration.

Review: The Body Shop Hemp Hand Scrub

About a month ago I got a sample of The Body Shop Hemp Hand Scrub along with my other purchases.

This is what the full size version looks like and you can buy it here (image from The Body Shop)

I believe it retails $12 CDN for 100 mL

I thought this hand exfoliator would not only exfoliate but that it would also add some moisture to my hands since it contains hemp seed oil & soy oil.

Nope. It only exfoliates. And not even that well.

I recall the sales rep saying it contains walnut shells. Guess what else in my cabinet contains walnut shells?

Ta-da: St. Ives Apricot scrub which is 300 mL for like $6.99 CDN. It's three times the size and half the price of the one at The Body Shop.




The St. Ives Apricot scrub has a lot more granules than The Body Shop Hemp Hand Scrub. I realized this when I wet the scrub - with the Body Shop one, once water was mixed with the scrub to dampen my hands, there were so few granules to exfoliate with. That defeats the whole purpose of the scrub.

Verdict: Do not buy The Body Shop Hemp Hand Scrub. Save yourself a few bucks (plus you get three times more!) and buy the St. Ives Apricot scrub. AND you can use the St. Ives scrub on your face which is what it's meant for. I wouldn't use the Body Shop Hemp Hand Scrub on my face.

Wanna save even more money? Mix some baby oil with white sugar. The sugar granules are excellent at exfoliating and the baby oil moisturizes. I don't use this mixture on my face - but I use it weekly as a body scrub :)


Do you use any money saving beauty tips?

How was your weekend? :)

Karen

Hair Treatment - Coconut Oil

I've tried a few oil treatments for my hair - olive oil, V05 Hot Oil, amla oil and coconut oil.

Coconut oil has worked the best for me.

I purchased an organic brand at Whole Foods (around $23 CDN I believe)





And I also purchased a regular (non organic) brand ($4.79 CDN)




I suggest if you intend on cooking with the same coconut oil that you use for your hair, that you purchase the organic one. Mainly because the smell of the organic one is much more pure.


The cheaper Parachute brand works just as well as the organic one. The Parachute brand does have a burnt coconut smell to it, which is why I would not recommend consuming it.

I have repurchased the Parachute brand because the packaging is better. The bottle has a small spout for easy dispensing. The Activa packaging is a pain - you have to use a laddle to scoop out the oil/apply it which is messier.

This is the method I use for application.





(1) Boil water. I use a kettle.

(2) Pour some of that hot water into a bowl.

(3) Sit the bottle of coconut oil into the bowl for a few minutes. Coconut oil is most likely solid when you first purchase it. I like to liquify the oil and also make sure the oil is warm. After a few minutes, test to make sure the oil is warm and not too hot since oil heats up fast.

This is what I use: a towel, a claw clip, and a disposable shower cap. If the container has a large opening, use a spoon/small laddle to scoop the oil out.

Optional: blow dryer

(4) In small amounts at a time, pour the warm coconut oil into your hair and scalp. Fully saturate your hair

(5) Clip your hair up. I find it helps when putting my shower cap on and it helps avoid the shower cap from slipping off later.

Optional: Blow dry your hair for a minute or two to add some additional heat for absorption.

(6) Stick your shower cap on.

(7) For maximum conditioning, leave on overnight. Take my advice and put a bath towel over your pillow because chances are, your shower cap will slip off a bit during the night and you don't want oil stains on your pillow :\

(8) Shampoo and condition as usual.

When I do this once or twice weekly, I really see and feel a difference by the end of the second week. My hair is long and I use a curling iron on a weekly basis. To offset the damage my hair goes through, this is what I do :)

Do you use treatments for your hair? If you have, which ones have worked best for you?

=) Karen

Nike Foamposite Black/Red Ice – June 2010

So for those of you who have been on that foamposite tip this year again these will be the next round out the batch to release. June 17th is the scheduled release date for them at select HoH locations. Not sure if these will pop up on NIke.com but we will keep you all posted. What do you all think of the clear "red" outsole on these? We are still on the fence about this pair....looks like one of those you might have to see in person.

Gifts from Dale

I know I'm very lucky that my friend Dale buys me such nice things. I got another parcel from him on Monday.

It's so sweet of him to thank me for being his friend.

Funny notepad. I like "I don't repeat gossip so listen carefully"

Jessica Simpson slingbacks in the style name Hardy. This is the salmon colour.

Exact same shoe in turqouise. Some reviewers on Amazon said the shoe fits a half size too small but they fit me perfectly. I'm usually a 6.5 at Guess and these 6.5 fit well once I put a comfort cushion in. Like my other Jessica Simpson shoes, they are very comfortable but the sole is as slippery as it can get. Definitely buy the anti-slip stickers.

Awww and my two favourite perfumes...Armani Code and Stella. Shoppers Drug Mart threw in some cheapie sample of a Marcelle daytime face cream.

OMG I've been wanting this Guess Carrielee pump for a while now. And I think it's only sold online because I have not seen it in the stores anywhere.

Oh and I want to cry about this one pair here - the Guess Chief platforms

Dale bought this shoe from the online Guess store and guess what??? Guess sent me TWO left pairs of this shoe!!! Ugh!!!

And you know what? They will not accept an exchange or return at a local Guess store. You must ship it back to them via Purolator. I'm fine with that policy IF it's me who doesn't like the item and wants to return the item for personal reasons. But they screwed up my order big time! If they screw up the order they should make it easy for the customer to return the item and give them the option of returning it at a local store. Seriously, how hard is that?!

AND, I had to pay for the shipping back to Guess. At first they said the shipping would be free with the Purolator code they gave me but it was not free when I went to Purolator. Anyways, I hope Guess refunds either Dale or myself for the return shipping :\ So sad...these shoes are sooooo pretty. I have the exact same shoe in a lace version and it's very comfortable and sexy.

So that's my heads up with Guess online shopping. I think neither Dale or myself want to purchase anything from the online Guess store again.

Gosh, sorry I sounded hysterical up there! LOL.

How is your week coming along so far? Mine has been a bit hectic with work and finalizing a few things. But I've managed to relax a bit too :)

***update: Guess sent a cheque to Dale to cover the amount of the return shipping. So it did not cost us anything to ship the shoes back - however it is an inconvenience to pack the parcel and to drop it off at a Purolator location. It would have been much better if Guess accepted immediate returns/exchanges at their store locations as an option for customers.

Karen

Nike Air Max LeBron VII Low (Wht/Neon Green)

No official word on the release on these neon joints! One thing we can say is that when they do drop they are guaranteed to be a neck breaker!

Sunday....MAC Mystery, MAC Brun & great ribs

Sunday: movie + foodies at my boyfriend Evgueni's studio

My favourite place to get a full rack of ribs --> Swiss Chalet (I'm not kidding. I've tried many places)

We watched Sherlock Holmes and I really liked it! Evgueni did not like the movie very much - he actually read the books and felt the books were much better. I on the other hand, have not read any of the books so I wasn't sure what to expect except for a detective movie. Whenever there is a movie based on a novel and I have read the book, I always think the book is better. Always. Is it just me?

MAC Mystery eye shadow (left) and MAC Brun eye shadow (right) with respective swatches just below each shadow pan.

I love both shadows. They're a nice matte charcoal slate colour.

Part of Evgueni's show room. The room holds his sculpture works as well as some of Maryon Kantaroff's works.

A hallway in Evgueni's studio....the three art reliefs are Maryon Kantaroff's. Evgueni and Maryon are really close friends :)

How was your Sunday? How's your week coming along so far? :)

Karen

Friday's FOTD + Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Can you spot Gregg?

Those two pictures were taken at Ultra Nightclub back on October 2nd 2009. I met Gregg last month. The two of us were going through some of my old pictures for laughs.....that's when he discovered that him and his friends are in the background of these two pictures that were taken months before I met him!!! What a coincidence huh?

FOTD for casual dinning at Thai Paradise.

Please avoid that restaurant. The food is horrendous. Go to Salad King instead for Thai food at the same price.

Temperatures were down to freezing (-6C / 20F) later that night so it was jeans for me.

Key products: MAC Rich Life pigment (the only shadow used)

Ardell 107 lashes (close up picture I took of lashes here)

MAC Lady Gaga Lipstick

MAC Sugarrimmed dazzleglass

Sparkly Tank Top: Forever21

Jeans: Sirens
Shoes: Spring

Jacket: Guess

Handbag: Michael Kors

Washington Post had come out with the top ten movies of the decade and the movie "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" made #9.

My friend Carl sent me the DVD in the mail a month ago. I watched it Friday night with Gregg

I would not put this movie in my top ten list of movies for the decade. But I liked Jim Carrey's more serious role here - nice change from his typical comedic role.

This was Washington's Post Top Ten Movies of the Decade:

1. Finding Nemo (2003)

2. You Can Count on Me (2000)

3. The Lives of Others (2006)

4. The Hurt Locker (2009)

5. Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)

6. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

7. The Edge of Heaven (2007)

8. A Mighty Wind (2003)

9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

10. There Will Be Blood (2007)

Have you seen any of these movies? What did you think? Did it make your top ten movie list?

:) Karen