Today’s Negative Juju (in RED) vs Positive Vibes Brought to Me By:

1. Noticed 2 charges to my credit card on my online statement that I didn’t make - $500 at BestBuy, $200 at Newegg. WTF?! Somebody stole my info!

2. Spent what felt like hours trying to figure out the automated system for RBC.

3. RBC Customer Service is pretty awesome! I’ll be getting a new card before I leave for Chicago, and the charges will be waived!

4. Found the new rose gold necklace that I lost yesterday. Woot woot!

5. It was like a party in the hot room before we started class – there were 2 girls who would not stop chatting, not even whispering, and they were so loud the whole room echoed. We don’t want to hear about all the hikes you plan on doing. So rude. After they stopped, another pair of girls started whispering and somebody SHHHH-ed them. They kindly stopped. I guess the 1st pair of girls would’ve been too loud to hear the SHHHH, if anybody even tried.

6. Class was great. I released all my inner angst while warrior posing and falling over my balancing poses.

7. Came home, cooked, baked, and ate. Researched sunscreen. Don’t get anything with oxybenzone, and Neutrogena ain’t so great. Source: EWG

8. Decided to try Juice Beauty (wyneth Paltrow is the creative director of Makeup for this brand), and they sell it at Whole Foods around Vancouver. H sent me a 15% discount code to purchase over the web instead <3

9. I don’t have my credit card so cannot purchase online right away… My face needs SPF protection NOW!

5 Positives and 4 Negatives.All these first world problems. I think it’s still a good “me” day overall, and I’m almost ready for the upcoming week. 

What better way to wind down on a Friday evening than drinks at home?


Some people might disapprove of drinking alone, but I did open this with my family near me and poured them a little bit before coming back into my room to put this together.

Cracked open this Chocolate Milk Stout from Hearthstone Brewery (brewery in North Vancouver! Support the locals!), and slapped on a mask. AQ got me the Origins Bests – Mask Trio for Christmas, and I just got a chance to use the Clear Improvement mask:

Dries pretty fast. Feels nice, skin was smooth after. I might get this again, if there’s a sale. It’s only $31, but I’d rather try out some other masks (Glamglow???)


Here’s a bonus from the week. Popbar at Metrotown opened! I tried the matcha bar with dark chocolate dipped in hazelnuts:

Almost $6 for this little bit of sugar. Wouldn’t purchase again, even though it tasted good, it’s just not worth it.

I'm starting to feel more comfortable about the recent changes at the company. This week has been quite hectic, Traveling again in a month – Chicago! Any suggestions for places to visit/avoid?

Picked up this awesome set during my trip to San Francisco with my points. The merch in the USA seems better than the Canadian selection.


100% Pure Argan Oil – Use this every morning

Pure Argan Milk Treatment (love this) – Also use every morning

Argan Infinity Lip and Cheek Creamy Oil in Everlasting Honey – Smooth and moisturizing, but my lips still flake so not moisturizing enough

Argan Enlightenment Illuminizing Veil – I don’t like shine and this glows like the sun

The Milk is really thick and gloopy, so it’s hard to pick up from the dropper. Love the way it feels though, definitely the most moisturizing thing I’ve put on my face in my entire life (combined with the 100% Pure Argan Oil). Maybe buy it again when it’s not $70 for a full size bottle of 30ml!!!

This has been one of the main things on my mind lately. Work has been pretty chill, lots of people that I don’t really agree with, but tis the life of corporations. Another person has resigned, another long time employee who seemed pretty happy. Was he? Am I? How should we proceed?

Why do things always have to change...

Today, I used an Asian mask. Strawberry Yogurt Mask (Oil Control Balancing).


You can see all the ingredients above.

Pros:
-smells good
-don’t have to wash off

Cons:
-drips a bit, so can still be a bit messy

This was a birthday gift, so I didn’t have to buy it. I wouldn’t buy it for myself, don’t really like the feeling of the cloth. It’s very thick and rough feeling, but I would use it if somebody gave it to me!

Feels good to use a mask before leaving the house for a stressful meeting. I think it turned out well today! Changes. So many changes.

Sephora Rose Sleeping mask. Ultra moisturizing and brightening!

Note to self: This works well, and I would use it again. However, it was not as spectacular as the Lotus or the Green Tea, so don’t buy this again, just use it if you have it.

This week has been long. Next week will be only 3 days of work, then the week after is San Francisco!

Tried the Green Tea Sephora sleeping mask. It is advertised as mattifying and anti-blemish – and it actually is! It’s a light, clear gel, and I found that it helped with my oily areas, calming down the redness.

As you can see, I wrap it up in seran wrap because I can’t finish using the full thing all in one go. I usually get about 3 or 4 uses, so the tiny little capsule actually has quite a lot of volume.
I would take this travelling, maybe when I hit up SFO in February?

Tonight in the car, driving home from M’s birthday dinner at Yagger’s [crappy service, and worse food, but pretty potent alcohol and they have a back room that accepts reservations for large groups - we ordered a 4 appies (wings, poutine, chicken tenders, calamari) and I bought a round of shots = $50 that I could've used for makeup.]

Me: So… Where is Mike now?
R: Probably high somewhere.
Me: HAHAHAHA