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11/01/2009

Victoria's Secret & Cetaphil goodies

Posted by Halifax @ Sparkled Beauty

We started the day very early yesterday at the mall. I wanted the door crasher deal at Old Navy ($1 fleece scarves) and the bf wanted to be one of the first 100 families to show up at Toys R Us to win their gift cards. You still have a chance to go today, they are giving away gift cards between $5 and $50 to celebrate their 25th birthday.

When at the mall, I saw a little sign "5 for $10" at La Senza at the makeup area, and had to check it out.

So excited to find out La Senza has some Victoria's Secret's Wet/ Dry shadows now. From the 6 shades available, I already have 4 (Bronzinger, Plum Crazy, Violet Femme and Gold Rush), so I got the other 2: Hot Ginger and Flower Girl.

Also found their new Glossy Shine Sticks with 3 available shades. The names on VS website don't match what La Senza had though, I don't know why. I got 2 Mango Tango and 1 Colada Love. They smell good! Blame this purchase on The Muse's review as she said they are good :-)

With Prestige card, the items came out CAD1.80 each. I was so happy to own these. Check your La Senza to see if they have the same deal.

The Cetaphil cleanser and moisturizer SPF50 were from Superstore, on sale for CAD9.88 each (about $5 off) this week. If you have the coupons from cetaphil.ca, they'd come down to CAD6.88 and CAD6.38 accordingly. I wouldn't mind stocking up!

My Harajuku giveaway ended on Friday, so I'll announce the winner as soon as I sort out all the entries. And stay tune, as I have another exciting giveaway coming real soon!

8/18/2009

Cetaphil Facial Moisturizer SPF50 review

Posted by Halifax @ Sparkled Beauty

You all know what these white bottles with green and blue labels are, I wouldn't bore you out talking about them anymore. But the new little tube at the bottom with the same familiar label is worth reviewing :-)

I was so excited learning that Cetaphil came out with the Daily Facial Moisturizer SPF50, and I had to go get my own tube to try. Realized that the tube is a lot smaller than the bottle of SPF15 moisturizer (50ml vs. 120ml) while retailed at the same price, I had to assume this product would perform wonder on my skin.

And it did. The product worked well in both moisturizing and protecting my skin from the sun. It had typical suncreen feeling and smell (not too strong though) and left a white cast behind the first time I applied it a little too liberally on my face. When I got the amount right for each application, my skin felt smooth and hydrated for the whole day. So you don't need a lot of product on, and the tube could get you through the sunny summer despite the small size.

I don't use this product everyday, however, as it certainly feels a little heavier than my regular Olay moisturizer SPF15 and would take some time to get used to. Depending on the weather forecast for the day, I alternate between the 2 moisturizers. Also, I follow up with a night moisturizer before going to bed, as usual.

The moisturizer is sold between CAD13-16, depending on where you shop. There are some Cetaphil coupons linked from Cetaphil website to save.ca - CAD3.50 off for the moisturizer SPF50, CAD3 for the Gentle Skin Cleanser and CAD5 for the Acne Principles kit. So if you haven't already, check the product out with some handy saving.

To match the blue theme of this post, here's NYC Long-wearing Nail Enamel in Kool Blue on my nails. Most of NYC polishes in light shades seemed to be quite sheer, but not this one. The baby blue colour, with a white tint, was very pretty. And I felt calmed whenever I looked at it, so I wore it to work.

It was the Buskers festival last week and the noise from the performers from the street was hard to bear. I brought my headphone and a few relaxation CDs to work. Them, and Kool Blue kept me sane, lol.