November Glossybox!

So, I completely missed doing a blog post on October's GlossyBox.  Sorry!  School was almost too much for me last semester, I had no time for anything else.  I kept meaning to, but I never got around to it.  I've been off on my Christmas break for about 10 days now and it has been fantastic!  Two more semesters and a work term and then I'm finished!  I just want to do a quick run through of what came in October's, and then I will get into November!

In the October GlossyBox:  Jouviance Rejuvenating anti-aging cream, Modelco Flipstick Duo, Zoya Nail Polish (in the colour Loretta), Sebastian Professional Trilliance Shampoo & Conditioner, & Gilette Venus Olay razor.  Also included were some coupons, but I can't seem to find them at the moment!

Now on to November!

First, it came with some awesome wrapping!

And products!

Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolor Holiday Shades (I got "All is Glam, All is Bright") (Full size!) - $10.99/15 mL
This is what it looks like painted on a bare nail

And this is what it looks like over red! (These are my nails tonight... sorry for the bad quality picture, it's from my iPod!

Kryolan for Glossybox Blusher in Glossy Pink (Exclusive to GlossyBox) - $16.73/2.5 g
I LOVE this colour on me!  I've only worn it once when I went out for supper with some girls from my class, but I really liked the way it looked on my skin tone.

Nexxus Salon Hair Care:  Hydration Kit - Shampoo, $9.99/400 mL; Conditioner, $14.99/400 mL
I haven't tried this yet!  I have a problem with using up travel sized shampoos & conditioners, I feel like I should save them for when I travel!  I haven't been travelling a whole lot since I went back to school, so it's starting to pile up.  Maybe I should start trying some.

Vitabath Body Wash - $18.00/170 g
I've been using this all month, and I love it!  I love using citrus scented products in the shower first thing in the morning.  I find that it really wakes me up!

Maybelline MNY My Gloss (Full size!) - $7.49/9 mL
I've also only used this once when I went out for supper with the girls.  I found it a bit sticky, but I really love the colour.

Curel Hand & Cuticle Therapy Cream (Full size!) - $3.99/100 mL
I think I've mentioned before, I'm obsessed with hand cream!  This stuff is really great.  It's not too greasy, so it's okay for me to put it on as much as I do! Ha ha.  I have it on my desk all the time so it's easy for me to reach whenever I feel I need some.

Uber Loyalty Card - Value of $20.00
This gives you 50% off something... I haven't really looked into it yet.  It must be with my October coupons because I can't find it right now! I'm sure it's somewhere, but I don't want to go look for it before I post this!


I'm sure I'll be coming back with Decembers GlossyBox very soon!  It's been sent out in the mail already, ha ha.  I also might try to take some pictures of my house decorated for Christmas if I can get some free time in the next few days.  Merry Christmas!

Avon Anniversary

I received an e-mail the other day informing that it was my one year anniversary selling Avon! So, in honour of that, I decided to blog an Avon haul!

I got this purple leaf pillow cover.  I have to say, they look way better than what the cushions looked like before.  They were old looking, gold corduroy pillows!

I think this Penguin Wreath Holder is just the cutest thing ever!  I can't wait to decorate for Christmas!

I have to be honest about these candle holders.  I do like them, but I was expecting them to be a lot bigger!  Sometimes I don't look at the measurements and that's something you really have to do when ordering from Avon.

I needed a mirror to do my make up in and I love the look of this one.  I broke the last two smaller mirrors I owned, so hopefully the same doesn't happen to this one.  I'm so clumsy!

(Ignore the mess in the background :P)  This is a recipe book stand, and I love it!  It sort of matches the paper towel holder I already own, and I really wanted something similar to this for my cook books!  I loove cooking, so this will come in handy.

This is it in use:

Anyway, that is all for now!  Hope you enjoyed :)

Christmas Day

Today was so hectic! But I was lucky enough to have 2 separate turkey dinners, so it's okay. My kitty babies certainly enjoyed their gifts!

Opie & Samson discovering their gifts!

Opie rolling in her toys!

Pretty baby playing with his catnip cushion!

Hope everybody's enjoying their Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Hope everybody's having a good Christmas! I'm not, lol. But that's okay. ♥

Santa or Rudolph - Rudolph! He's cute. :)

Stocking or presents - Presents, I suppose.

Egg nog or hot cider - I've actually never had either. Crazy, I know!

Angel or star- Angel.

Decorating the tree or putting lights outside - The tree! I never got to decorate it when I was a kid, so now that I own my own place I love it!

Warm cozy fires or sleigh rides - Fires! I'd loove to have a fireplace.

Family time or friend time - Both, especially if I don't get to see them too much.

Expensive presents or from the heart - Presents from the heart, always. ♥

Snowball fight or snowmen - I've never made a snowman either! People always think I'm crazy for that!

Coal or presents - Presents obviously! Who wants coal?

Caroling or Christmas stories - Stories.

Snowy days or ice days - Ummm... summer? Haha.. just kidding. I'd rather summer, but I love snow during Christmas. So snowy.

Red or green - Red.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Decorations! (Lots of Pictures)

Lights off

 Lights on

Just some stuff I have on the ledge in my living room.

I made these last year with some extra decorations that wouldn't fit on my tree.

Love my new nutcracker! My Mom bought me this last month after I told her I wanted one really bad, lol.

My living room. Please ignore my ugly futon, I desperately need a new couch!

With the lights off.

From my couch.

Just some Christmas teddys in the corner!

Top of my bookshelf.

Shelves.

My kitty hiding under the tree :) It's both of my cats favourite place!

Table area. We live in a kind of small apartment, so there's not much room for a tree and stuff.

Table.

With the lights off!

Shelf on the wall next to my table.

The thing next to the shelf is something I made to hold Christmas Cards. I got the idea from another blog, but I seem to have lost the link.

Hope you enjoyed!

Downtown Christmas Parade

Our annual Christmas Parade was on Sunday, November 27th. I'm not going to say much about it because it was the worst one I've been to in the 23 years I've been attending. It was slower than ever, and I was outside for 2 hours before it even started. At one point there was a truck that was part of the parade stopped in front of me for 10 minutes. It wasn't even a good part of the parade, it was just a search and rescue van. I didn't even stay for the full thing because I was too cold and annoyed for being there for so long. I'm gonna upload some pictures of the things I did like, and a video of my favourite float!

This is from the movie "Up!" It's one of my favourite movies! The old man is so cute. And the dog reminded me of my Mom's dog.

We were standing by a building, and all of a sudden a bunch of firemen came out from behind it! It was so weird. They said there was an alarm going off inside of the building so they were checking to see if anybody had broken in.

The Shriners is always my favourite part of the parade. I was upset I couldn't stay to see the whole thing, but I seen these guys so it was okay.

I have no idea what these guys were all about, but there were a bunch of Grinches & Things!

Again, no idea what was on the go here. I just know that the car was dressed up as a baby carriage.

This was awesome! I still don't know who owned the float though. I'm gonna have to look it up!

sequin mushroom ornament

We had a snowstorm the other day, and it got me in the mood for Christmas! I've been gutting out my house trying to get ready and make room for our tree and stuff. I made a bunch of these little decorations. I got the idea from this website. They tell you how to make them pretty well, I'm not gonna go into detail or anything because I'm not very good at that and they already have a tutorial. But here are mine! & I also added some pics of the things I used. I didn't use exactly what the tutorial said, mainly because I couldn't find them.

These are the styrofoam balls after I cut and painted them. 

I bought a value pack of sequins for a couple of dollars. I would have liked to get just the colours I needed, but I couldn't. So I had to spend some time picking them out of all these colours.

I got this spanish moss at Walmart for a couple of dollars. I don't love it, but it works. 

So cute! :)