- - 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!

More after the jump: 

- - 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! 😁

Read more after the jump:

- - THE FACE SHOP + Kakao Friends Giveaway - -

This month THE FACE SHOP has partnered up with Kakao Talk, an instant messaging app very popular in South Korea, to create a line of products featuring the beloved Kakao Friends characters. Throughout the next two weeks I'll be posting photos and more information about each of the Kakao characters, so make sure you follow me on either Instagram or Facebook to not miss those! Currently the THE FACE SHOP x Kakao Friends collection consists of: two eyeshadow palettes, four hand creams, and five character masks. Recently I was able to pick up all of the face masks & hand creams, and now I would love to share those with one lucky winner!

Please read the rules and use the Rafflecopter widget below to participate in the giveaway. Good luck!

Rules of Participation 

• Giveaway is open worldwide.
• The contest period ends at 11:59PM EST on Friday, November 04, 2016.
• The prize is a pack of 5 character sheet masks and 4 hand creams from THE FACE SHOP (valued at $44.00 CAD), which includes:
• 5 Kakao Friends character face masks ($4.00/ea):
• Muzi (soothing)
• Frodo (moisturizing)
• Tube (brightening)
• Apeach (hydrating)
• Neo (resilience)
• 4 Kakao Friends hand creams - 30 mL ($6.00/ea):
• Muzi (rose)
• Tube (green tea)
• Apeach (cherry blossom)
• Neo (berry)
• To participate in the giveaway, interact with the Rafflecopter widget below. A free entry as well as the option to tweet about the giveaway is available daily. The remaining entries are allowed once per participant.
• One winner will be selected randomly via Rafflecopter and contacted by e-mail. Winner will have 3 days (72 hours) to respond in order to claim his/her prize.
• For more terms & conditions please see Rafflecopter widget. 

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- - THEFACESHOP | Mask Lab Giveaway! - -

Happy September 1st! 

What better way to celebrate the return to school and blogging than with a giveaway? Last month THE FACE SHOP released two new sheet masks - The Solution and Bio-Cell. The popularity of these masks was so high that they were sold out in a couple of weeks and most locations in Toronto (as far as I know) STILL don't have these masks in stock. Luckily, I was able to pick up the whole collection before everything was gone and I want to give one lucky winner the opportunity to try them all!

What is so special about The Solution and Bio-Cell masks, you ask? 
The Solution masks contain a very thin sheet (thinner than the Real Nature masks, if you've tried those) that feel lightweight and soft on the skin. The Bio-Cell masks are made out of a bio-cellulose sheet (coconut gel), which is naturally adhesive and allows you to receive the most nutrients from the serum. Both TS and BC masks are formulated without parabens and contain key ingredients that target specific skincare concerns.

As always, please read the rules below and use the Rafflecopter widget to participate. Good luck!

Rules of Participation

• Giveaway is open worldwide.
• The contest period ends at 11:59PM EST on Sunday, September 18, 2016.
• The prize is a pack of 14 sheet masks from THE FACE SHOP (valued at $36.00 CAD), which includes:
• 10 The Solution face masks ($2.00/ea):
• Wrinkle Care (peptide)
• Hydrating (hyaluronic acid)
• Pore Care (tannins)
• Moisturizing (ceramide)
• Radiance (vitamin C)
• Nourishing (propolis)
• Firming (collagen)
• Smoothing (beta hydroxy acid)
• Soothing (madecassoside)
• Brightening (pearl)
• 4 Bio-Cell face masks ($4.00/ea):
• Firming (multi collagen)
• Moisturizing (multi hyaluronic acid)
• Recovery (madecassoside)
• Brightening (glutathione)
• To participate in the giveaway, interact with the Rafflecopter widget below. A free entry as well as the option to tweet about the giveaway is available daily. The remaining entries are allowed once per participant.
• One winner will be selected randomly and contacted by e-mail. Winner will have 3 days (72 hours) to respond in order to claim his/her prize.
• For more terms & conditions please see Rafflecopter widget. 

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- - THEFACESHOP | Mask Giveaway #2! - -

Happy Wednesday!

If you didn't win or get to participate in my previous giveaway, here is another chance! This time around my second mask giveaway will be shorter and smaller, but with equally fun masks from THEFACESHOP. 😊

Please read the rules below and use the Rafflecopter widget to participate. Good luck!

A new collection of TFS Real Nature masks!

Rules of Participation

• Giveaway is open worldwide.
• The contest period ends at 11:59PM EST on Sunday, June 5, 2016.
• The prize is a pack of 10 masks from THEFACESHOP (valued at $24.00 CAD), which includes:
• 8 Real Nature Masks ($2.00/ea):
• Peony (radiance)
• White Tea (illuminating)
• Goji Berry (moisturizing)
• Lotus (hydrating)
• Lingzhi (firming)
• Lily (brightening)
• Longan (nourishing)
• Calendula (smoothing)
• 1 Bebe Lip Mask ($3.00)
• 1 MasCream Mask - Goat Milk/moisturizing ($5.00)
• To participate in the giveaway, interact with the Rafflecopter widget below. A free entry as well as the option to tweet about the giveaway is available daily. The remaining entries are allowed once per participant.
• One winner will be selected randomly and contacted by e-mail. Winner will have 3 days (72 hours) to respond in order to claim their prize.
• For more terms & conditions please see Rafflecopter widget.

  a Rafflecopter giveaway 

Please be honest about each entry task.

Once the contest period ends I check through each entry to make sure it's valid. 

- - THEFACESHOP | Mask Extravaganza Giveaway! - -

Hi everyone!

I've been wanting to do a giveaway for a while now, so today I decided to just go for it. I recently put together a collection of THEFACESHOP masks that you see above (valued at $48 CAD), and I would like to treat one lucky winner to all of them! 

Please use the Rafflecopter widget below to participate. Good luck!


Rules of Participation

• Giveaway is open worldwide.
• The giveaway period ends at 11:59PM EST on Friday, May 20, 2016.
• The prize is a "mask extravaganza" (valued at $48.00 CAD), which includes:
• 7 Real Nature Masks (Goji Berry, Longan, White Tea, Honey, Pomegranate, Olive, Acai Berry: $2.00/ea)
• 3 Character Masks (monkey, puppy, pig: $4.00/ea)
• 2 Nail Packs (paraffin nutrition and milk calcium: $2.00/ea)
• 1 Bebe Lip Mask ($3.00)
• 1 MasCream Mask ($5.00)
• 1 Rich Hand Hand Mask ($5.00)
• 1 Foot Mask ($5.00)
• To participate in the giveaway, interact with the Rafflecopter widget below. A free entry as well as the option to tweet about the giveaway is available daily. The remaining entries are allowed once per participant.
• One winner will be selected randomly and contacted by e-mail. Winner will have 3 days (72 hours) to respond in order to claim their prize.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thank you so much to everyone who participated! The winner has been notified and they have responded back within the the appropriate time frame. Please keep your eyes out for my next giveaway - it's coming soon!

- - Cucina (Fruits & Passion) | New Seasonal Fragrance: Green Tea - -

Hurray! The Cucina line at Fruits & Passion has a new fragrance!

This season's fragrance is Green Tea. It smells fresh and lovely. :)

- - THEFACESHOP | Ink Lipquid [Moisture] Swatches & Review - -

Happy Thursday!

Today I wanted to very quickly share with you the swatches of the newest Ink Lipquids from THEFACESHOP that I mentioned in my previous post. The photos didn't come out as well as I hoped they would, so I apologize for that.

One the bright side - I had my friend Sallie help me with swatches this time around, so you can see what the colours are like on a slightly different skintone than mine. :)

I'll show you everything after the jump...

- - THEFACESHOP | New Products & Promotions | March Overview - -

Hello!

If you were thinking of running into THEFACESHOP really quickly this month just to find out what's new - don't worry, I've got you covered. :)

In today's post I'm going to give you a brief run-down of all the new products that are hitting TFS shelves this month. Expect lots of excitement and lots of photos!

Read on!

- - THEFACESHOP | Melting Color Lip Creamer Swatches - -

Happy Sunday! :)

Today I wanted to show you guys one of the newest products from THEFACESHOP - the melting color lip creamers!

These lippies are basically a moisturizing lip tint. They are kind of like the Lip Tint Sticks, but they differ in that the colours are way bolder and brighter. Moreover, the longevity of the lip creamers is waaay better than the lip tint sticks.

In this post I'm going to show you the swatches for all 8 shades of the lip creamers.

Read on!

- - THEFACESHOP | Friends & Family Event - -

Hi everyone!

Today I wanted to share some exciting news with you!

THEFACESHOP is having a Friends & Family event this weekend (Friday, February 25 - Sunday, February 28). If you print off the coupon above and bring it in to one of these THEFACESHOP locations, you can get 30% off your regular priced items.

To any Fruits & Passion customers - 30% off applies on Cucina products as well!

Enjoy! :)

Thanks for reading!

- - Cucina (Fruits & Passion) @ THEFACESHOP - -

Hi there!

If you live in Ontario and are a lover of the Cucina line from Fruits & Passion, I hope you heard the news of the line being carried at certain THEFACESHOP locations!

In May 2014 most Fruits & Passion locations across the GTA converted into its sister company: THEFACESHOP. This wasn't necessarily a bad change, but it created a huge demand for Cucina products.

I'll tell you more after the jump!

- - THEFACESHOP | Lip Tint Stick Review - -

Hey guys!

Definitely a shorter post today! A couple of weeks ago I got my package from the RoseRoseShop which included three Lip Tint Sticks from THEFACESHOP.

Now this isn't a new product - the original Lip Tint Stick was part of the "Lovely Me:Ex" line a while back but it is now discontinued. If you were a fan of the lip tint fret not because the product is back and the only thing that is different about it is the packaging. I'm not sure if the repackaged version will ever make its way into Canada, but you can definitely find these tints at THEFACESHOP locations in the US.

How did I hear about these tints? A co-worker of mine raves about this product all the time, so I decided to place an order and see if it was worth all the excitement.

Read more after the jump :)

- - The Face Shop | Mini Haul - -

Hi friends!

So I FINALLY made it out to The Face Shop at the Eaton Centre last week! I initially found out about the wonder that is The Face Shop from Amy of Michi-Mochi and I've been meaning to check it out for the longest time. Living in Mississauga, it's just way too much of a mission to get to downtown Toronto. However, I did end up being downtown for a few hours last weekend, so I figured I'd stop by and check out the store.

Read more after the jump...