- - Nature Collection | New Jeju Line Review - -

Hi everyone! How was the beginning of your week?

This past Saturday, I received an email from Nature Collection (aka The Face Shop) about their new Jeju products. Even though they didn't advertise it at the time, these products have actually been in Nature Collection stores since (I believe) early October.

It wasn't all in the email but from what I've seen in stores late last year, the new Jeju line includes: an aloe cleanser, a 3-step nose mask, a foam scrub (I believe I've seen the regular cleansing foam as well), a clay mask, and nose strips. I've got a few of these products for you today!

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- - Hasbro | Bob Ross Monopoly Review - -

Happy Friday!

Today I'm back with another interesting version of Monopoly! The edition I'm reviewing today features artwork from one of the most iconic American painters and television personalities - Bob Ross.

Unlike Monopoly for Millennials, the Bob Ross Monopoly was a lot tougher to track down. This edition came out last year in August in the US and it took a few weeks to appear in Canada. When it finally did, the online stores where it was available charged quite a bit for it (e.g. $70+ on Amazon), and the online stores where the prices were reasonable (e.g. $39 at Game Shack) were sold out of it. I never did end up finding this Monopoly edition in any of the brick and mortar game stores I checked.

Ultimately, I ended up waiting it out a bit and purchasing this edition on Amazon.

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- - The Face Shop | Dr. Belmeur Lip Balm Duo Set Review - -

 

Happy Monday!

If you know me in person or if you've been reading this blog for a while, you might know that one of my favourite brands is The Face Shop. The Face Shop is owned by LG, so over the past few years you may have noticed that TFS started carrying a variety of sister brands in their stores (e.g. Fruits & Passion, Belif, VDL, and even Avon recently) in addition to The Face Shop products.

To have a name that better encompasses all these brands, The Face Shop (in the past two years or so) started changing the name of its stores over to Nature Collection. The reason I mention all of this is to try to clear up some confusion. If you ever see Nature Collection anywhere, know that it means The Face Shop (and vice versa). Hopefully this doesn't make you more confused, but please ask questions if it does! 😁

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- - Fujifilm | Instax Mini Film Review : Rainbow - -

Happy Friday!

Today I'm continuing the Instax Mini Film series with my favourite Instax film - Rainbow!

The Rainbow film includes 10 sheets with a vibrant, gradient border. The gradation of the colours (as you see below) is circular / continuous and (at least in my experience) each film pack can start at any point in the pattern.

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- - ColourPop | Sailor Moon Pretty Guardian Shadow Palette Review - -

Hello again!

One of the things that made 2020 a little brighter for many anime fans (myself included) was the Sailor Moon x ColourPop collaboration that was released in February. The collection features 9 pieces: 2 glitter gels, 2 blushes, 4 liquid lipsticks (2 glossy & 2 matte), and an eyeshadow palette.

This has been ColourPop's most popular collection to date and it's easy to see why - many people grew up watching Sailor Moon. When I was younger, Sailor Moon was the inspiration behind many short stories and a small (totally unofficial) book I wrote. Nostalgia, take my money!

The Sailor Moon collection sold out (so quickly) a few times before I was able to purchase anything. Luckily, I was finally able to get my hands on the Pretty Guardian Shadow Palette and that is what I wanted to talk a little bit about today.

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