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Skincare Review: Vichy Aqualia Thermal Light Cream & Rehydrating Serum

July 30, 2018 Danielle D'Ornellas

Over the last few months I've been downsizing my makeup, beauty and skincare products and this means I don't always replenish my basics if I have something similar that "does the trick" in the meantime that I want to use up. But lucky for me, I was sent Vichy's Aqualia Thermal Light Cream & Serum to test out RIGHT when I'd finished similar products in my skincare regimen. But would they live up to their predecessors? Find out!

June 2018 Empties & No Buy Challenge Update

July 15, 2018 Danielle D'Ornellas

June was the fifth month of my no-buy challenge and while it wasn’t a "successful" one in my opinion, it definitely gave me some food for thought. While I finished quite a few products this month, the real lessons came when I looked over my receipts and realized I'd fallen into a few old habits without realizing it.

Budget Beauty: Aveeno Positively Radiant Body Lotion & Body Wash

July 13, 2018 Danielle D'Ornellas

Aveeno Positively Radiant Body Lotion and Body Wash

I've been an Aveeno user for over a decade, I have to admit they were one of those latter brands I kept forgetting about, but with the Positively Radiant line they now have my attention!

May 2018 & No Buy Challenge Update

July 8, 2018 Danielle D'Ornellas

Just rounding out 4 months of my no-buy challenge and while my pile is a bit small this month, I’m super excited to mention that I hit PAN ON SOMETHING. I finished up an ENTIRE makeup product this month. Read on to find out what it was.

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Looks like it's time for my monthly makeup! This time last year I was only two weeks post-eye surgery so I couldn't wear makeup at all and then all of ~ this ~ happened. I was going through my vanity recently, not that I've had to desire to wear stuff again, and discovered that SO many of my products had gone bad, and, of them, how many were things I had barely touched. I'm not heading to MINIMALISM or anything, but it has been a bit cathartic to throw out things and really take stock of things, whether it's makeup, or just anything else in life. The one thing I feel grateful for in the last time is more of this time to figure out what *I* actually want, even if it's not what I expected one year ago.

Took a half day yesterday and ended up at the lake. It wasn't too cold, but the skyline looked amazing. I'm still pretty sad these days, not gonna lie, but it felt nice to do something outside and I hope this weather sticks around so I can experience some new things soon. 💙

Today was a holiday, it meant I didn't need to go to work, but when work is just a desk in your living room two feet from your couch, it still feels like you're always at work and never at work, and always waiting until you just turn the laptop back on. Days have no real meaning, time has no meaning, the monotony is just what it is now. Today wasn't a good day. I didn't have to do anything and I couldn't really do anything. Stuff felt pointless, hobbies felt pointless. Everything felt hard and yet I still had to force myself through it. Here's to basically just muddling through. Because we're all gonna have these days and to pretend you don't isn't helping anyone, even yourself.

To celebrate our 14th anniversary, @thecjm and I made the best of it and ordered the set course from @alobaryorkville including some amazing scallops, a duck confit, amazing milk bread & a truly decadent millefeuille, streamed their Spotify playlist, made some cocktails & had a good night in. I even threw on a dress and tights so at least I partially felt like we were really going out! ♥️ Not our most exciting anniversary, but definitely in the top ten 😉.

First pic on the grid in 2021 is a makeup free, eye bag visible, sunshine selfie and I'm not mad about it. The last few weeks have been rough, but so have the last two months of lockdown in Toronto and hell, the last ten months in general. But it is still nice to see some sunshine, even if it's bouncing off of 1 Bloor East & blasting me in the face as I try to read! 😂☀️