1.Dress to Impress 2017 Calendar  2. Pixi Glow Tonic   3. Essie Treat Love Color   4. Dom’s Deodorant 5. Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream  6. Benefit Roller Lash Mascara  7. EOS Vanilla Mint 

8. Sephora Under The Cover Eyeshadow 

I haven’t shared my monthly favorites with you guys for a while now, so I decided to round up some of my favorite items from the month of January.

1.Dress to Impress 2017 Calendar: Every year I like to get a new calendar for my office, and I fell in love with this illustrated one. I figured the illustrations would help me feel inspired to draw again.

2. Pixi Glow Tonic: I have wanted to try this toner for years, but it wasn’t available in Canada. I was so excited when I found out you can now buy Pixi at Shopper’s Drug Mart. I must say this is one of the best toners I have ever tried in my life.

3. Essie Treat Love Color: I saw an ad for this new Essie nail polish in a magazine, and I knew I had to have it because my nails are damaged from gel polish. I am terrible at painting my nails, so I wanted something that was easy to apply and very nourishing. I love the subtle sheer lavender color and soft sheen.

4. Dom’s Deodorant: I met Dominica through my friend Karen, and she was kind enough to give me a bunch of her 100% natural deodorant to try. I am always reluctant when it comes to natural deodorant because I am afraid of having BO that I must say her deodorant smells amazing and it works!

5. Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream: I have been using Maybelline Dream Wonder Foundation for a few months now, and I love it, so I wanted to try the newly formulated BB cream. I love using this BB cream under my foundation or on its own. I find that it blurs imperfections on my skin and it gives me a dewy glow.

6. Benefit Roller Lash Mascara: I received a sample of this mascara from Sephora, and I love it! I was using a Maybelline mascara, but I found that it dried up quickly and kept leaving flakes of mascara in my eyes. I was always walking around with the feeling that I had something in my eye. I love this Benefit mascara mainly because it doesn’t leave flakes in my eyes or rub off.

7. EOS Vanilla Mint: I have almost every flavor of these lip balms, and my new favorite flavor is the vanilla mint because it tastes like ice cream.

8. Sephora Under The Cover Eyeshadow : I like to use a white shimmery eyeshadow for my everyday makeup because I find that it brightens my eyes and makes me look awake. When I want a more dramatic look, I like to add a cat eye with liquid eyeliner. I have been using this white shimmer eyeshadow from Sephora, and I love it!

Which month is your favorite?

I made another mini stop motion animation with my iPhone. I should have flipped the camera horizontally instead of vertical. I think I am going to try and edit my video in iMovie for next week. Let me know what you think of this mini video.