Festival Essentials

I'm so excited for this Summer. So many festivals and concerts coming in these upcoming months- my pockets are going to be drained. A good friend of mine asked me what should she be packing for her first festival next month- I decided to turn it into a blog post. 

Why ask me? 

Because I'm one of those girls who is almost prepared for everything. 

Break a nail? I got a file/clippers! 

Hands dry? I got hand cream! 

Lash in your eye? I got a mirror and a few q-tips. 

My purse is literally a store... and I'm proud of it.

Bandages
You do not have to bring the whole box but pack a few for you and your friends. You never know when you're going to get a blister from walking in those new pair of shoes or from the friction on your heels. I'm speaking from experience! Oh my gosh....this one time my cousin and I went to the beach and her bathing suit top kept on shifting! We used a Band-Aids to make sure that there were no nip slips.

Sunscreen
This is a given! If you left your house without this... please don't talk to me. I'm joking! I love the fact that these are travel size- Thank you Banana Boat! For reference, the spray is $3.49 CAN
and the "squeeze" is $6.99 CAN. I hate walking around with a full sized bottle... more than likely it will not fit in my purse and I'll end up leaving it somewhere. Sooo don't forget your minis!

Lip Balm
For me, I honestly have been living in liquid matte lipsticks for months! But let's be honest... they can get a little drying the longer you wear them. I find that applying a thin coat of EOS ($3.99 CAN) over my lips makes it comfortable and doesn't disrupt my lip colour.

Hydrating Spray
The sun is extremely drying. I think it is a good idea to carry a hydrating spray with you. My favourite is philosophy Renewed Hope In a Jar Microrenewal Hydrating Mist ($32.00 CAN) when you're feeling extremely parts just sprayed a few sprints and let it dry on its own it's packed with vitamins and super good for your skin

Temporary Tattoos 
I actually probably should not have included this because you wouldn't really bring this with you but it's totally fun to play with before you go! You can apply them to your hands, your back, your neck or whatever area you want to drive attention to. I love these gold metallic tattoos from Sephora!

There are probably so many more things that I could have added but this these are some items that came to my head. If you have any that you think I should I added him, please be sure to let me know in the comment section.

Mac/Estée Lauder Warehouse Haul 2016

For the First time in 6 years, I stepped foot in Markham Fairgrounds. As if my makeup drawers were not already over flowing, I had to go pick up a few things from the Mac/Estée Lauder Warehouse Sale: Highlighters & Mascaras.

A few things did not change about the sale.

• Need a ticket to enter- Needs to have a gold foil on it or fake
• $600 limit
• MAX 4 item

Room #1
Stuff like mini makeup bags, eyeshadow quads, paint pots, hair care, and etc...
Room #2
Smashbox Products, lip products, brushes, highlighters, foundations, eye shadows ...etc
Room #3
Nail polishes, packaged sets, eyeliners, clinque products, charity bags and cash

This time my issue was with the lines. I would never assume that on a Friday there would be so much going on. The line for cashout was sooooo long that it spread all the way into first room. I swear I debate going home every five seconds. Especially since I didn't have much.

My haul was tiny but in my youtube channel below you can get a detailed account of what I got. let me know if I should be doing a review on anything. So far my favourite is the mascaras!

Prices:

Lipsticks $10

Mascaras buy one get one free $12

Makeup bag $2

Creme shadow/Eyeshadow trio $15

Lip liner $4

Bottom lash mascara $4

Makeup brush sanitizer $12

Three uses: Delectable by Cake Beauty Everything Balm

Since purses are getting smaller and smaller- Cake beauty is trying to cut down the products that you stuff into your make up. The solution:
Delectable by Cake Beauty Everything Balm ($16.00 CAN).

This unique multi-purpose balm is petroleum-free, hydrating and conditioning.
It has over 21+ uses.

I like the fact that it's not greasy like petroleum jelly and it smells amazing. One of the key ingredients is natural Castor oil. A product that I haven't grown up with as a child- plus Coconut oil, Cocoa butter and Sunflower seed oil. I haven't got into the full list of 20 uses but there are three that I really think are awesome.

Cuticles

With the weather changing back my hands are not in the best looking right now. The excessive hand washing really took a toll on me. For repair, I like apply it around my cuticles. Let in “soak” in for around 2 minutes and then rub it in.

Lips

Before I get ready to apply my matte lipsticks, I put the balm on my lips. I then let it penetrate until my make up is done. After I wipe it off then apply my lipstick and I'm good to go. Or to revitalize an old lipstick, I apply a squirt to refresh.

Bites

This balm helps to reduces itchiness. When your outside and obviously do not have the product to apply- just dab the balm around the bite and you're good to go.

Those are my main three uses but you can do anything from tame your brows, soften cracked skin on your heels, put it on a sunburn or use it to tame flyaways, honestly the list goes on and on. You can find this product at cakebeauty.com, Shopper’s Drug Mart or even at well.ca.