Awww surprise parcels & expected parcel

Awww Dale really makes me feel so special - he always shows he cares and thinks of me ;)

I was speechless yesterday when I went to pick up a couple of surprise gifts that Dale sent to me. 

My Mom was hanging out with me yesterday and she was surprised too - she knows how fortunate I am to have Dale in my life and I can't wait for my parents to meet Dale. 

So far only my younger sister Jenn has met Dale, which was nice

Aren't these roses gorgeous?
They're so fragrant too and Dale always remembers that I love the extra baby's breath :)

Wow! My first ever lime green coloured roses!
It's really unique because you know it's not quite yellow 

They really make my living room so beautiful

And omigosh there was a second surprise that Dale sent to me yesterday:

A huge spa gift filled with Tashodi products and more :)

The Tashodi products are all fair trade organic and locally made in Canada - I love that!
And they are all from Tashodi's Eucalyptus + Lemon + Spearmint line of Ocean Minerals 

The scent of these spa products are just amazing! Seriously, it's such a unique, strong, yet relaxing scent. I'm really looking forward to using these products and sharing them with Dale when we see each other next week ;)

You know what?! I've seriously been on the search for a nice magazine rack and the woven basket that the spa products came is perfect for that! Yay!

I love it especially since it has a convenient carrying handle too - plus it fits my complete stash of unread magazines

Awww, thank you so much Dale for always thinking of me! 

I really feel so lucky and he definitely made my week ;)

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I also got my first Elf Cosmetics haul in the mail yesterday. 

I ordered it on May 5th so standard shipping to Canada from the USA took two full weeks 

The reason I made my first order with Elf Cosmetics is because I was in Dollarama and saw that they were selling Elf Dramatic Lash Kits for $1.50 each

The Elf Dramatic Lashes looked a lot less full than my favourite Ardell 107s (my review is here), but hey for $1.50 I gave it a shot. They're not bad at all considering the price and how quickly I go through false lashes (ahhh, false lashes will always have a special place in my heart haha)

I like the Elf Dramatic Lashes for something like daytime wear - but if you're going for a smokey eye look I can see how they might get "lost" in the darkness of eyeshadow. You could however double up on two pairs of Elf Dramatic Lashes when doing a smokey eye and that would give a similar effect to the Ardell 107s  - but I don't double up on pairs (yet). I still love my Ardell 107s for a smokey eye. 

So, I ordered the Elf Dramatic Lashes from the Elf Cosmetics website because, even despite the $14.95 USD shipping cost, if I bought enough pairs (I bought 35 pairs) it would be cheaper than getting them at Dollarama (even before adding on the HST). 

So, cheaper than Dollarama you say?! Oh yes! Plus, Elf Cosmetics was running a Cinco De Mayo promo for May 5th and any orders of $20 or more got five free lip and eye products of your choice. So even a better deal :)  These were the five products I chose

If you'd like to see swatches of the Elf eyeshadow pigments and lip products then just let me know and I'll get onto a review of them for you


Have you tried any Tashodi or Elf Cosmetic products before? 
If so, which are your favourites (or ones you wouldn't recommend perhaps)? 


Do you have any special plans this weekend? ;)