Sparkled Beauty

I Live to Shine

5/22/2009

Introduction

Posted by Halifax @ Sparkled Beauty

Hi and welcome! You found me! This is my little place to show the world how much love I have for anything sparkly and beautiful, hence the name of the blog.

I love beauty products in general, but since I started out with makeup with eyeshadows (MAC and mineral pigments), I naturally love them the most.

As age progresses, I learn to love skin care and facial cleansing products, on top of the makeup and nail polish I feature along on the blog.

You probably can't guess, I started my makeup journey quite late, when I was in my early 30's. I have no idea where my youth went without makeup. The good thing is I am totally committed now.

It has been a fun ride. I learn quite fast, and build my skills and stash along the way. I am inspired by many beauty blogs and thrive to improve mine to keep up with my thoughts, hauls, great deals around town and all that stuff. It is lovely to have my own place!

A little bit about us. Squirt and I live in Halifax, a small city on the East coast of Canada. Yes, it is cold here and we do get lots of snow (as Canada is always known of to lots of people). Our summer weather lasts about 3 months and people go crazy with it. Except for the weather, I like it here.

It would be more exciting though, if there are more like-minded ladies around here to talk makeup with. Hope this blog helps me get to know more people, and maybe make some friends.

I "debuted" my blog the same day my little Squirt turned 6 so we can have double birthday celebration each year from now on. To my readers, come in and share the love and fun of beauty. Thank you so much for reading!

For a little humour, check out Caroline Hirons' The best things about being in your 40's, which I find a lot to be true :)

21 comments:

  1. So excited you found me -- and now I've found you! Look forward to our conversations through the blogging world.

    nice to find someone in their 30s! LOL

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  2. Hi came over from megs,love the blog,my favourite sparkley stuff includes nars eyeshadow in night fever(actually all of those are great night bird etc)really finely milled glitter and they layer beautifully over matte shadow.)

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  3. Thanks guys for finding my blog. Let's get sparkly together :-)

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  4. yay for more Canadian beauty bloggers! I'm a new follower =)

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  5. Hi Babybubblz, thanks for the follow. Great to have you over sharing some fun read :-)

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  6. Good to find a Canuck blog! Have you heard of Yaby makeup? She is from TO and apparently her shadows are better than MAC! I read about them on some blog out there...!

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  7. I did hear and contact Yaby for info. They'll be at IMATS, so I can explore more

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  8. love ur blog! its so cool how u feature a lot of canadian brands. n wow ur in ur 30s? u sure don't look it! turned 30 myself this yr. i'm so happy to find a blog by someone in my age group n from canada too! i'll be stopping by ur blog often for sure=)

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  9. Hi Lisa, welcome and thanks for your sweet comment :-) The age starts bothering me already, lol. See you around

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  10. I love your blog!
    I am moving to Halifax in September to go to Dalhousie. Do you find that you are able to find a good selection of polishes there? What are your favourite stores to go to?
    Thanks!
    -Smita

    mynailzz.blogpost.com

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  11. Smita, (early) welcome to Halifax. It's a great place for studying for sure. Shopping wise, we have good enough resources but don't have big stores (Sephora, Rexall), depending on what you are looking for, I guess. Feel free to comment or email me if you need any recs. For nail polish, I go to Shoppers and Lawtons during sales

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  13. Hi Ashley, yay for Halifax. I'm excited to learn about local bloggers. Come back soon

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  14. Yay! Another Canadian blogger! :) Can't believe it took me this long to find this blog .. love your posts!

    Melanie :)
    melsimlinails.tumblr.com

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  15. Glad I found a Canadian blogger ... Love Halifax been there a few times...People are so friendly..
    Your blog is great, keep up the great work for us Canucks!!:)

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    1. Yes, Haligonians are very laid back and friendly :) Thank you for the support

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  16. Regards from Romania, just found your blog and read some articles. I'm your new follower! :)
    Adina.

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  17. Hello neighbor! I am a frequent Halifax visitor and a has been Haligonian, being that I live only four hours away on Cape Breton Island and once lived there for 5 years... I found your Blog while reading about Halifax's Big Day Downtown! Look forward to following...

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    1. Hi Rachel, thank you for reading the blog. Me and my friend were just talking about planning a trip to Cape Breton in the Fall, now we have someone to discuss places with :)

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