Friday 9 May 2014

EOS Lip Balm Review.

EOS. SOS. 

Im finally jumping on the bandwagon with these EOS lip balms. First let me say, i bought these because of the great reviews I've heard about them. On almost every beauty guru's  Youtube channels they carry these in their purse. I have extremely dry lips and almost no lip balms work on me so i figured id give these a try. 



I bought a four pack from Sam's Club for $7.99 so i could try each flavour. 
Sweet Mint (LIGHT BLUE) 
Strawberry Sorbet (PINK) 
Honeysuckle Honeydew (GREEN) 
Summer Fruit (RED) 

Strawberry Sorbet (PINK)
To me this doesn't smell like Strawberry Sorbet, but it more smells like Hubba Bubba Bubble gum. One of my favourite flavours. 
Summer Fruit (RED)
To me this smells like a mix of summer and fruit, it smells very sweet which makes it smell like so much of both.
Honeysuckle Honeydew (GREEN) 
I have no clue what honeysuckle or honeydew smells like but man oh man this is my favourite. It smells delicious and tasty and the smell never gets old.
Sweet Mint (LIGHT BLUE) 
If you aren't a mint lover like me, you'll most likely hate this flavour. I can't and won't use this one. It smells like mint, actually it smells like that toothpaste that is so minty you throw up. But if you like mint, you'll most likely enjoy this one.
All in all, I'm very pleased with my purchase, i love most of these flavours, and i find that they are very moisturizing. 
"100% natural and USDA-certified organic. It's packed with nourishing shea butter, vitamin E, and jojoba oil for super-soft, smooth lips."


Friday 2 May 2014

The Fault in our Stars.

The fault in our stars? Lets talk about the faults in this book.
First let me start off by saying I've never read a John Green novel, and hats off to you sir. This book was fantastic. I absolutely loved it. I thought the introduction to the characters was amazing and you made me feel emotion, which i think is key as an author. This book will make you laugh and cry.
I was expecting Gus to die, i really was, but i was also really expecting Hazel to die as well, and i certainly think she should have. I really felt like John Green ended the book exactly like the book that Hazel loves, An Imperial Affliction. It left you wanting more. You don't know what happens to Hazel, just like Anna in An Imperial Affliction. You don't know what happens to her mother, or what happens to Isaac. You can only assume that Hazel dies, she does have incurable cancer.
I was also confused and upset that she never got her ending to the book, although after reading it, and i mean like a few hours later i finally realized that she did get her ending. It was based on the authors life and he told her what happened, the wife wasn't really his wife, and they split up, his daughter died at the age of 6 and how his daughters friend took the hamster. So i guess, she really did get her ending.
I also didn't like the ending. I mean, i could have liked it, i just thought they should have talked about her eulogy and the importance of it in the novel earlier on. I didn't get into it enough to realize that is was that big of a deal.
All in all, amazing book. I thought it was going to top my favourite, A Walk to Remember, (apparently cancer books are a thing i like) and in the beginning it certainly seemed like it might top it, but now I'm not so sure. A Walk to Remember made me cry, this book made me sad but not quite over the top with emotion. This is a book i would highly recommend and i can't wait to see the movie.

Tuesday 18 February 2014

I think its crazy how a song or a smell can bring back a memory.

I was in the shower, singly very loudly when Taylor Swifts,  Love Story came on. I remember it very clearly. I was at my nanas house in Brantford, it was December 23, 2010.

 It was the day my grandpa passed away. I was sitting in my nanas basement with my cousin. My parents were out and so were hers and my nana had her neighbour over. Me and my cousin decided it would be a good idea to sneak up the stairs and listen in on their conversations, because really, what else did 15 year olds have to do when there was no television. Ill never forget what i heard my grandma say, but i also won't include what it is because its known of your business.  I just think its crazy how one thing can bring you back.


A song. A rose. A smell. A photo. A word. A sentence. An item.

These are all just things, things that we, as people, associate with other things, and when we get our hearts broken, we tend to start disliking those things that we associate other things with.

In all honesty, its stupid that we do this, and I'm sure i could find a better word then stupid but that just seems to fit, why should i hate the smell of vanilla because its the perfume smell that an ex boyfriend bought me, or why should i hate wearing a shirt that i used to love, all because HE said that he loved it on me. We do this because we associate these items with memories, and sometimes, those can be painful, so painful that these items start to become such horrid reminders of something that we used to love.