Happy New Year! 2019

Happy New Year my wonderful friends! I wish you all the very best this year. I can’t believe how fast December went. During December I slowed down on the blog a bit because I was vlogging daily on the Vlog Channel which was a very big challenge but it was so much fun.

I had the opportunity to volunteer at my daughter’s school, visit a few lovely places like Ripley’s Aquarium and worked with the amazing Marketing Specialists at Scarborough Town Centre. My girls came a long with the journey and loved it! It’s been an adventure!

I received lovely gifts from family and PR that I’m truly grateful for. I hope you received everything you asked for as well.

Here are my absolute favourite PR Gifts.

Avon earrings, eyeliners and nail polish.

CHANEL 2019 SUMMER COLLECTION

PIXI BEAUTY

PIXI GLOW CAKE BLUSHES

PIXI GLOW TONIC

Personalized with my name on it!

AVON ANEW HYDRA FUSION Skincare

A beautiful YSL fragrance and Shoppers Drug Mart gift card.

Thank you Shoppers Drugmart!

A beautiful set of Zoella Lucky stars fragrances and a Milky Way bath powder. Thank you to Farleyco Beauty.

Beautiful ECOTOOLS makeup brushes from Farleyco Beauty. Thank you so much! They are so soft and lovely on the skin.

A stunning Lamp Berger Paris Lamp. A beautiful journal to go with it. I adore Lampe Berger! The lamp eliminates cooking odours and smells so wonderful. I have one in every room.

I love Flexitol Lip Balm. Thank you to Farlico Beauty for sending me this fantastic Lip Balm. It’s amazing and my lips are hydrated and ready for this cold weather.

FarleyCo Beauty sent me Flexito Happy Little Bodies Eczema Moisturizing Lotion and Relief Cream for my girls. We love them!

Thank you for all the incredible PR samples. I’m truly grateful and I appreciate everything. I always love to feature PR samples that I love and use.

Do you have plans for the New Year? I like to write down goals and try to work my way to achieve them but I also like to move with the flow and not pressure my self. I like to do things that make me happy. I also like to challenge my self with projects. I don’t know what 2019 has in store for me but I pray that my family is healthy and happy.

I wish you all good health and happiness my friends. I pray that what ever you do, be good to your self and be kind. Would love to hear all about your Holidays and what your New Year plans are.

Thank you all for visiting my blog today and I wish you the very best!

Happy New Year! Wishing you all a beautiful and magical 2019!

Much Love, Bestdayblogger

Holiday Gift Ideas From Shoppers Drugmart

I wanted to share some great gift giving ideas. Don’t stress! There are so many lovely gifts you can buy from Shoppers Drugmart. Here are a few gift ideas that I feel you can’t go wrong with.

CHOCOLATE! You can never go wrong with yummy chocolate. One of my favourite chocolates is Ferrero Rocher.

QUO Rose Gold Brush set. It’s absolutely beautiful and makeup brushes always make a lovely gift.

Squishmallow Plush Penguin! Everyone should buy a Squishmallow! My girls adore these and they sleep with them. They are so super soft. These make the best gift for children.

I would love this as a gift. It looks amazing and most important it cleans teeth so much better then a regular toothbrush. Oral B Braun Toothbrushes are amazing.

Eye Studio Sampler is so lovely. There are s many mascaras that are nice in this gift. WOW! PUR, Clarins, Clinique and Lise Waiter. All so amazing.

I also love this Deluxe Fragrance gift box because you get small bottles of high end fragrances.

I need a hottie in my life! This is the Aroma Home Microwave Hottie. You warm this beauty up in the microwave and place it on your body to warm you up or to help with aches and pains.

Who loves Ariana Grande? I do! This is the loveliest gift for anyone who loves Ariana. It’s a cute bottle am I right? Top notes are: Lavender, Pear and Bergamot, Heart notes are: Coconut, Praline and Vanilla Orchid, Base note: Cashmere.

The following gifts are really amazing for everyone but especially people who love to host parties.

The following gifts are SO COZY! I would love and be so grateful if I received the following gifts.

I hope you enjoyed all the gift giving ideas! Have a wonderful December and Happy Holidays!

*This is not sponsored.

WINTER MUST-HAVES

It’s never too early to shop for winter. Especially items that will keep you cozy and warm. I’m so excited to share my favourite Winter Must-Haves. I hope you love them as much as I do.

A huge part of my Winter routine includes a lot of creams and oils. I always apply oil on my skin and hair because everything gets dry. I’ve been really loving Indeed Laboratories lightweight facial oil and Indeed Laboratories Nanoblur colour corrector. These two really hydrate my skin and lock in essential moisture. The Facial oil is derived from 100% sugarcane. It really reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and has improved my skins moisture balance. The colour corrector neutralizes pigment and works by helping reduce redness while locking in moisture. This formula really makes my skin feel smooth and velvety.

*Indeed Laboratories Squalane Lightweight Facial oil is $19.99 and Indeed Laboratories Nanoblur Colour Corrector, Green is $16.99 and is available at Shoppers Drugmart.

Who ever came up with the idea of hand masks is amazing! It’s so wonderful to have soft smooth and hydrated hands. I need more of these asap and these make the perfect stocking stuffers.

*Life nourishing hand masks available at Shoppers Drugmart for $4.99

I really love using *Flexitol Very Dry Skin Cream for my legs, elbows and hands. I really love this formula and I apply it day and night. Really helps lock in the moisture and doesn’t let my skin get dry at all. No more itchy dry skin!

How stunning are these beautiful lipsticks from AVON Canada? Can you say Happy Holidays? Yes! Lipsticks are Always a must-have darlings! These are chic, beautiful very glam and classy!

Avon has always known the importance of holiday traditions. That’s why we’ve created a limited-edition iconic collection, inspired by our rich heritage. These unique gifts are a joy to give, a joy to receive and bring a memorable Avon experience to unwrap right under your tree.- AVON

*Iconic Avon Lipsticks

Chic Shades housed in a gorgeous pack giving with classic Avon prints. Satin finish. Comes in an icon gift box. 3.2g $12.00 each.

From left to right

SUGAR PLUM, HOLLY RED & MERRY MAUVE

*DIRECT SHIPPING IS NOW AVAILABLE AT AVON!!!

Shop on Avon.ca
pay by credit card
get direct delivery to your home!
enjoy!

Another stunning piece that I’m loving is the new *NARS CLIMAX Mascara. It’s perrrrfect in every way. A fantastic everyday mascara that doesn’t dry my lashes and lasts all day! Loving the hot red packaging too.

How stunning is a bit of shiny gloss with a hint of red in the winter? I’m a huge fan of glossy lips. This is a beautiful lipgloss that gives the loveliest hint of red and shine with no gloop or stickyness. *Avon True lipgloss in the colour SPARK is lovely. This gloss is also hydrating too. Glam up any look with *AVON’s Gel Finish 7-in-1 nail polish in the colour “Roses are Red” the most beautiful red for the holidays. This will make any look very Festive along with the beautiful Festive Red Flower Earrings-$34.99.

A fabulous nail polish for the winter is *Quo by ORLY Breathable nail polish in the colour “Aloe, Goodbye!” it’s available at Shoppers Drug Mart. I love this formula. It allows my nails to grow nicely and doesn’t turn them yellow. Very strong and durable formula that doesn’t chip easy. The formula includes organ oil, vitamin B5 and vitamin C. *Quo by ORLY BREATHABLE Nail Polish is $11.99 each.

Winter Must-Haves includes PJ’s am I right? I love PJ’s and actually need to buy a few more this Holiday Season. You can never have too many. This set is super cute. Warm up on cold nights with this AVON CANADA Limited edition “Baby It’s Cold Outside” Pajama. Long sleeve top with “Baby it’s Cold Outside” Graphic. Full-Length bottoms with elastic waistband and drawstring tie. Cotton polyester/spandex. S-XL $39.99 the set 1x-3x $44.99.

A mug is very important for the winter. You need to have that cuppa filled with sip sip love. Cuppa hot chocolate or cuppa coffee or tea. Important to have a cuppa love to stay cozy and warm. This cute Collectable Holiday Print Ceramic Mug and Lid is adorable! it has little winter graphic hats on it. it holds 473 ml. It’s $14.99 and it’s a 2-piece set.

Winter must-haves for me and my girls always include hair clips and elastics. These lovely elastics and clips are from JOE FRESH. Also the beautiful necklace as well. Joe fresh pieces go with any outfit and give it something extra special. Joe Fresh is now available at Shoppers Drugmart. The Women’s Jewelery is priced at $10.00-$24.00 and Joe Fresh Kid’s Hair Accessories are $8.00 each.

You can find more on shoppersdrugmart.ca/beauty

Twitter @shoppersdrugmart

Facebook @shoppersdrugmart

I hope you enjoyed my Winter Must-Haves.

What are your favourite pieces from this post? I would love to know.

*PR samples. All opinions are honest and true. Items featured in this blog post are PR samples and are featured because I truly love them. Thank you so much for all the lovely PR goodies. They are amazing!

Thank you Avon Canada, Lex PR, NARS and Farleyco for the beautiful PR Samples. Have a beautiful November!

Holiday Season, Life Update and Gift Ideas!

It’s the most beautiful time of the year! Everything around this time is so magical and beautiful. I adore all the beauty of the Christmas Holidays. The stores are all decorated and look so pretty with lights. People are nicer during the Holidays don’t you think? Happy thoughts and love is in the air! My plans for this holiday is to hopefully be able to do VLOGMAS on my Vlog Channel and document everyday in December. I also would like to create content for the beauty Channel. I’ve taken a little break from it but I’m going to plan a video each week starting next week. I’ll be filming my October Favourites and also a Trying on Benefit Cosmetics video which I’m super excited about.

I’m going to be honest and say I haven’t started decorating or shopping for Christmas. Not sure when I will start but hopefully I can plan to buy gifts a little at a time so that gift buying doesn’t become overwhelming. I have many lovely items on my wish list. I would LOVE the NAUGHTY AND NICE MAGIC BOX BEAUTY ADVENT CALENDAR by Charlotte Tilbury, the LIPPIE COUNTDOWN ADVENT CALENDAR by NYX cosmetics, I love and dream of having the The Diptyque calendar one day. Why does it have to be SO Expensive! I would love the Lush and Body Shop beauty Calendars as well.

Check out my WISH LIST ON PINTEREST!

There are some great stocking stuffer ideas from Shoppers Drug Mart! I love shopping there and picking up gifts. Here are some latest beauty products and accessories from Shoppers:

*PR SAMPLES

Thank you to LexPR for being incredible to me! I’m truly grateful for all the beautiful items you’ve sent me. Thank you from my heart. I’m really excited to tell you about each one. I’ve wanted to try the Pixie products for the longest time and now I’m SO HAPPY I tried them! They are truly incredible and on my October favourites! All these items make the perfect stocking stuffers!

Pixi Glow Tonic (100ml) $20.00. This is the bestselling cult favourite tonic which gently accelerates cell renewal to reveal a brighter, glowing complexion. Skin tone is clearer, texture is smoother and more even. Balances, heals, and soothes for radiant, healthier looking skin.

The Pixi Mesmerizing Mineral Palette in Plum Quarts is stunning! I’ve been wearing this everyday and love it! It’s for $16.00. This collection of size must-have eyeshadow shades carefully curated to dazzle and define eyes in moments. Super smooth mineral formula glides onto skin and stays put, reflecting the light away from imperfections. Each palette has a variety of unique textures, matte to satin to glow, giving maximum versatility.

The Pixi Endless Silky eye pen in Black Cocoa is $16.00. It’s waterproof and long lasting. It glides onto the lids in a no smudge gel formula that stays on and on.

Pigment-rich to give the intense colour of liquid on an easy-to-use pencil. No smudging, no budging, no retouching required all day or night. Pixi Liplift Max in Sheer Rose $20.00. It gives the lips the ultimate shine and cooling sensation.

It has Jojoba oil which nourishes and deeply hydrates the lips. It has a plumping effect with a fresh mint flavour but it is not strong or overpowering. It feels and smells like candy canes! Truly lovely!

First time trying Yes to Tomatoes product and the detoxifying charcoal face wipes are amazing! LBWs (little black wipes) contain charcoal to detoxify and deep clean the skin. Available in a convenient 10-pack, perfect for the gym, travel and on-the-go lifestyle. Perfect for #MOMLIFE 🙂 Yes to Tomatoes Facial Wipes are $3.29!

Masque Bar by Look Beauty is a brightening sheet mask for $9.99. This sheet mask helps minimize the appearance of dark spots and various pigmentation irregularities.

Life Brand Micellar Water $9.99. This gentle cleansing formula lifts away oil, dirt and makeup without over-drying skin. No need to rinse, and perfect for all skin types! Dermatologist and ophthalmologist tested.

Cake Beauty The All Powderful Dry Shampoo $18.00. This formula is really amazing and easy to apply in the oily areas of the hair. It comes in 3 shades: platinum to light; light to medium; chocolate to black.

Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Pillow Plump in Nude in Town $24.00 is an incredible lip-plumper! It smells of delicious chocolate and gives a lot of zing and zang to the lips! Feels like electricity on the lips. Tingles so nicely and gives the lips a lovely pout. I love the feeling and it looks so nice! Ultra-shiny, smoothing and hydrating, this lip-plumping gloss features LIPSWELL natural flower oil infusion and glass-hine technology. The extreme volume moisture gloss formula has also been formulated with 3XL-PEPTIDE PLUMP complex, to leave lips looking lustrous, moisturized and perfectly plumped!

One of my favourite mascaras ever! Joe Fresh Hydra Lash Nourishing Mascara $12.00. this soft, creamy formulation is enriched with argan oil for nourished, softer-looking lashes. The silicone brush coats lashes from root to tip.

How beautiful is this Quo Lip & Cheek Tint in Bloom? Quo has two colours, Bloom and Berry for $14.00 each.

I love all these new beauty products that are available at Shoppers Drug Mart. I like that you can shop at one place. Super easy and fast. I love all the accessories that Shoppers Drug Mart has like the Silky Knee Highs and Stylize elastics. I use them everyday. They are the perfect stocking fillers! Stylize Elastics 12 for $12.99 and Secret Collection Knee Highs 2 pairs for $7.99.

Thanks LexPR for the incredible products. I’m loving everything!

Wishing you all the best with your Holiday Shopping!

More blog post and beauty favourites coming soon!

Have a beautiful week!

Hello September! Paint Party Friday!

It’s been a long summer and I had so much fun with my girls. We went to so many places around Toronto and they loved it. We went to the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Museum, the Science Centre and the CNE. We also saw two movies this summer. We saw Despicable Me 3 and the Emoji Movie. We had a lovely lunch date with my cousin and God Mother to my eldest daughter. Anna took us to see the emoji movie and to an amazing lunch at Swiss Chalet. Anna probably won’t read this but I want to thank her so much because she always makes time for us and takes us out around this time every year. She is truly incredible and has a big heart. We love her so much. If you’re reading this Anna, I love you and thank you!

The girls and I had fun and they are ready to go back to school. They are looking forward to it and I’m very happy for them. I’m not ready for school lunches though. It is such a huge challenge to make school lunches. But thank goodness for Pinterest.

I would like to say thank you to Five Star Canada for the pencil case. I won it on instagram @bestdayblogger.

My daughter loves it and it’s perfect for back to school.

Speaking of back to school, I bought the girls backpacks, lunch bags and containers for their snacks and food. I also bought water bottles, binders, pencil cases, markers and pens. I think that covers it for school supplies. I still haven’t bought Fall clothing. They have fall jackets thank goodness and hopefully their winter boots will still fit this year. It’s so crazy how they grow out of their shoes and clothing every year.

Speaking of back to school how cute are these QUO Beauty Kits? I wish I had these when I was in high school or university. They are so cute and I love how colourful they are. These are available at Shoppers Drug Mart. This is not an ad. I kindly received these as samples and I love them! Super cute for back to school.

*Quo Total Beauty Kit $45.00

A curated kit of Quo Cosmetics makeup for a complete, fresh beauty look. Each product is packaged in an eye-catching black and white design. Included in the kit: 4 eyeshadows, 1 lipstick, 1 lipgloss, 1 eyeliner, 1 cream blush and 1 cream highlighter.

*QUO “MY MAKEUP” Notebook Palettes, $32.00

Set of 3 Palettes Perfect for creating different fall beauty looks. Each palette contains 4 eye shadows and 1 blush.

*QUO Brush Set, $38.00

This limited-edition brush collection features 5 beautifully crafted quo cosmetics brushes with custom coloured handles. The set comes with a cosmetic bag to store and protect your brushes and makeup. Brushes included: Powder Brush, Contour Brush, Eyeshadow Brush, Crease Blender Brush and Liner/Brow Brush.

LINKING UP TO PAINT PARTY FRIDAY!

I’m linking up to PAINT PARTY FRIDAY today! I’m so happy and overjoyed that I’m painting again. It is so incredible and I really want to continue.

ACRYLIC PAINT ON A BOARD

Autumnal Lanscape

I really love Autumn and love landscapes so much. I love to take drives with my husband and kids and look at all the beautiful trees changing colour. Canada is so beautiful in so many ways.