PRETTY MAIL // MARCH BIRCHBOX (CANADA) REVIEW


The prettiest mail!

It's time for more pretty mail!! The March Birchbox came at the most needed time. I had just dropped James off at the ferry for a five night tour and I was pretty bummed on the ride home. But my mood turned around when I got home because waiting for me on my doorstep was March's Birchbox!! BEST EVER!!! And not only was it packed full of good stuff...it had a freaking FULL SIZE BEAUTY BLENDER!!! I will explain all about that below but let's just say a full size is $26 at Sephora!!!

Incase you're wondering, Birchbox is a monthly beauty box that I subscribe to..$15/month for a box full of goodies...heck yes!...click here to order it!

The Prettiest mail!

Such an amazing box hey!!!

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1. NO 4 HYDRATING SHAMPOO

Ok, at first I was a little bummed to receive this because last month we go the clarifying shampoo from this brand BUT once I tried it I was soooo stoked. This stuff is GOOOD. I liked it waaaaaay more than the clarifying stuff and it has such a nice smell!!!
So would I buy it? HECK YES!

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS SHAMPOO

pretty mail!

2. BEAUTY BLENDER SPONGE AND CLEANER

Ahhhhhh. You guys. This is the most magical sponge ever!!! I have one and use it ALL THE TIME. You squeeze it under water and watch it expand then squish it under a towel then you apply your concealer/foundation with it. It puts it on soooo smooth. There's really no finish that compares to it. I love love love it. And the reason why sometimes I didn't use mine all the time was because I was too cheap to buy the cleaner but now I have their legit cleaner which is in a soap format aka it'll last forever!! Can you tell I'm stoked on this!!!
So would I buy it? Always & forever!!!

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS BEAUTYBLENDER

LIPSTICK YES PLEASE

3. PARTY PROOF MATTE LIPSTICK IN PEONY

Another lipstick for me to try! This one went on super smooth. I loved the texture and the colour was pretty too! 

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Bad lighting I know...But you can still see the pretty colour!
So would I buy it? You betcha! I wanna try their other colours!

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS LIPSTICK

MAGIC CREAM

4. EMBRYOLISSE LAIT-CREME CONCENTRE

Now this box contained another magical product. This concentrate is a 10 in 1 kinda product. It's a primer, moisturizer, make-up remover, etc, etc. I used it for all three of those purposes and it was beautiful. I loved the smell as well.
So would I buy it? Yes, I'm totally going to scoop it up when my sample runs out!

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS CONCENTRATE

spring fragrance

5. HARVEY PRINCE IMPERIAL GARDENIA

And last but not least we have Harvey Prince's Imperial Gardenia. It's a beautiful floral fragrance that's perfect for spring! The only thing is, it doesn't have the greatest lasting power. That may not be a big deal for some people but it's a big deal for me.
So would I buy it? Probably not as I have a bajillion fragrances and only get new ones if they are AHHHHMAAAZZZIIIINNNG!

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS FRAGRANCE

 

So there you have it my March Birchbox review. Lots of you have asked if I think it's worth the $15/month. By now you should know the answer to that question...ha! A cute box filled with goodies sent right to my door? So worth it! If you want to subscribe CLICK HERE!

Hope you all had a great long weekend!

talk soon,

s.s.♥︎.

HE IS RISEN


Happy Easter everyone! I made this print for you to celebrate that Jesus has risen!! (scroll to the bottom to download!) If you're in Victoria and looking for a church to attend, I want to personally invite you to Glad Tidings- check our instagram for service times. Let me know if you're coming!

HE IS RISEN

He is risen.

Death was defeated.

Love conquered all.

The veil was torn.

He has invited us in.

 

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD HE IS RISEN PRINT

 

Hope you have a great rest of the long weekend and hope that it's filled with LOTS of mini eggs!!

xo,

s.s.♥︎.

 

NO GREATER LOVE


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There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. 16 You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. 17 This is my command: Love each other.
-John 15:13-17

7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
-Romans 5:7-8

It's Good Friday. It's a big day for me. For some it may only be an extra day off work. But for everyone it's a day where the greatest act of love took place. This act was for you, for me, for believers, for unbelievers, for everyone.
Christ died for us so we could know and experience full love and life with God.

You are dearly loved and were worth dying for.

xo,

s.s.♥︎.

OUR HOME // BATHROOM (BEFORE)


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I can't believe I've shared almost all of the befores of our house! So far you've seen the suite (before & after!), kitchen, living room, master bedroom & dining room. All that's left after the bathroom is the office/studio and guest bedroom.

Now the bathroom is the room that most definitely did not win me over....

The old owners had a serious "under the sea" vibe going on. Now don't get me wrong, I love the little mermaid but I do not want the little mermaid or any of her fishy friends in my bathroom. 

We immediately painted the whole thing white which made a world of difference. We (and by we I mean Mike, my brother in law) put in an awesome super powerful yet super quiet fan. It was very weird that there were NO FANS in either the upstairs or downstairs bathrooms. All this talk about fans is riveting hey? 

We obviously still have a ton of things to do...rip out that piece of wood over the shower...it's very odd, it makes showering very dark, add tile to the place, redo the floors and counter top...this again will be a pricey reno so it will have to wait till the time is right but in the meantime I'm free to plan and dream! Here's what I've been dreaming about for this space:

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Obviously I'm all about the subway tiles for the bathroom. I also want to do a cute penny tile somewhere...maybe the floor? And I'm really digging having a lot of black masculine elements. BUT I'm also (big surprise) tossing around the idea of a lot of gold...but I think black is winning me over...!!

To see what else is inspiring me follow my DREAM HOME board on pinterest! 

Hope you have an amazing day!

xo,

s.s.♥︎.

GET ORGANIZED // PRINTABLE APRIL CALENDAR!


printable April Calendar

No April fools jokes for you....just an April calendar for all you planners out there! Last week I got out my old wacom tablet and started playing around with hand writing. I'm NOT talented in that area but it's super fun to play around and I was pretty satisfied with my 'April'. Maybe I'll keeeeep practicing...?

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD CALENDAR

Happy April! Cheers to an amazing month!!

xo,

s.s.♥︎.