Drugstore Haul

I've been eyeing a couple of products lately, and I've finally taken the plunge and bought a few of the items on my "Need to Try" list. I definitely caved at the right time, as everything I got was on sale or the store was having a 2-day promotion. Let's just jump right into the products!

Maybelline's Great Lash: Lots of Lashes

Maybelline's Great Lash was the first makeup product that I bought with my own money. I think this was the product that sparked my interest in makeup. I haven't used anything from this collection since I was in Grade 7 (~6 years ago). Super excited to try this out!

Revlons' Bold Lacquer Length and Volume Mascara

I first saw this mascara on a commercial. I'm definitely a sucker for commercials. The part that intrigued me about this product is the fact that it's a lacquer. I've never heard of a lacquer mascara! I think they say that it's supposed to make the mascara on your lashes more bold. 

Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips: Custom Eye Enhancing Shadow and Liner Nude Collection

Man, does this product have a long name... I've been wanting to give Physicians Formula a try as I've heard good things about the brand. I've never heard anyone mention these shimmer strip palettes before, but they were on sale and the fact that the palette was meant for a 'Nude Neutral' look, made me go for it. I think I'll get ALOT of use out of this.

Physicians Formula Organic Wear 100% Natural Origin Fakeout Mascara

Out of all the Physician Formula products, most of the hype I've heard is around their mascaras. I wanted to try the silver one but they were all sold out of them. I think it was due to the mascaras were on sale. These mascaras are usually well stocked and rarely go on sale. It seems like people really took advantage of the sale, since these are probably the most expensive drugstore brand mascara. Aside from the higher class brands like Estee Lauder, Clarins, etc. Even though I didn't get my hands on the silver one, I'm still excited to try this one!

La Roche-Posay Effaclar Duo and Efflacar A.I.

I've mentioned this before but my skin has gone a little crazy and I'm trying to do whatever I can to fix it. I prefer wearing less makeup in the summer but I've been putting on more due to the blemishes. I've heard alot of youtubers and website reviewers say that the Effaclar line from La-Roche-Posay has worked miracles on them. I'm not going to lie, I was quite skeptical but I finally decided to give it a go. 

When I went to pay for the Effaclar Duo, the cashier at Shoppers Drug Mart told me if I redeemed $30 worth of points (i think) I would actually get $50 worth of points. So basically if I had a total of $50 before tax I would get everything for free and would only have to pay the tax. I've been saving up my points for something good and I thought this was the perfect time to use them. To bring up my total, I decided to pick up the Effaclar A.I., as I heard it was effective as well. So I'm happy to say I got both of these somewhat for free! Not gonna lie, this was the highlight of my day...

Free Samples from a Gift Bag

Because I bought stuff from La Roche-Posay, I received a free gift bag that was full of samples. I don't know much about any of these products, but this is what I got (from left to right):

• Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Polish in "Take the Leap" (822)
• Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Polish in "Don't be Leotardy" (825)
• Vichy Aqualia Thermal Night Spa Replenishing & Soothing Sleeping Mask
• Vichy Purete Thermale Purifying Foaming Water Radiance Revealer
• La Roche-Posay Redermic C Anti Aging Sensitive Skin Fill-in Care
• Diesel's Loverdose Tattoo perfume

Icebreakers

Earlier I mentioned I had to spend a total of $50 to get the additional points when I redeem $30 worth of points. If you're confused about the promo don't worry too much about it. I was confused as well! Anyway, after picking up both the Effaclar Duo and A.I., my total was only at $46. I was going to pick up another makeup product but they were all more than 4 dollars so I went and picked up some Icebreakers. If you don't know, Icebreakers are mints/candies. They come in these cute containers and they all taste really good. I haven't had these in a long time, so I decided to give them a go. I haven't tried the Frost ones yet, which are minty. The duo one, however, is so good! I brought it to work today and my co-workers loved them! It's awesome because it's meant to be fruity yet still minty. I know they come in Raspberry and Strawberry. I'm not sure if they come in other flavours. I found this tasted more fruity than minty but overall, they are so good! Definitely a must try!


-Amelia