It's almost my birthday so I'll wish-list if I want to

Posting up wish lists is always a delicate thing. Heck, posting anything up in this blog-eat-blog world is delicate, thoughts made into some sort of reality waiting to be devoured - happily, snappishly, or critically - by the masses. But wish lists can make a reader feel obligated, perhaps, to help fulfill these wishes and make the wisher grin from ear to ear. Or maybe that's just me and my mushy heart. And this mushy heart doesn't want you, dear reader, to feel obligated, so I am posting this up waaaay to close to my birthday for anyone to feel the necessity to run out and get me Essie, OPI or ... what rhymes with "zed"? Burberry-ed? Or I can just stick with "zee" and use Burberry unadulterated...?

And here I have digressed within my digression. That is one downside to writing off the cuff at 2am after a day out with the kids for the first time to the ROM. It was fun, by the way, and not as stressful as it could have been. Planning was key. If only I did that in all areas of my life....

But I digress. Again. And so here is my list. Judge me, squeal with me, criticize me... heck, it's just a wish list. This is my little way to stop and smell the roses, appreciating the little goodies the commercial world out there has offered for me (and you!) to devour.

In no particular order....

~ Burberry Beauty items
  - Lip Glow Balm (Pink Azalea, but any would do)
  - Fresh Glow B.B. Cream (for Asian skin No. 02)
  - Fresh Glow blush
  - Blueberry lip mist
~ Butter London
  - Lushington
  - Keen
  - No More Waitie Katie
  - Trifle
~ Jason Mraz concert tickets (he'll be coming to Toronto eventually)
~ Tula baby carrier (toddler)
~ Essie
  - Ruffles & Feathers
  - Strut Your Stuff
  - Resort Fling
  - Under The Twilight
~ Dutch oven (Lodge or Creuset is fine)
~ Living Proof Perfect Hair Day shampoo and conditioner
~ NARS Matte Multiple in Altai or Exumas)
~ RMT massages, any length of time!
~ Godiva truffles, preferably dark chocolate, raspberry, mint choco chip
~ Facial (from a reputable place, not just a spa that makes things look nice or from a revolving door clinic-like wannabe spa)
~ MAC C.C. cream in... the yellow one
~ Anthropologie sweater moto jacket with hood in moss
~ Balzac cake from Rahier bakery

Aaaaand I'm phasing out. It's late. There are more items but I'm nodding off while I think more. I'll add to this list later, and hopefully highlight items that I *really* want, since it's a bit monstrous already. Ha, maybe I'll do a top10 list........ =P

Burberry Beauty: Summer 2013 products and (some) swatch

Sorry I don't have any descriptions right now but my brain isn't functioning much.  I'm just glad I finally got the pictures up!  Hope to update before the end of this week.  Enjoy in the meantime!

New Burberry Beauty and no one's heard of it?? =O

Sorry if you already read the Specktra post but I'm too tired to spew anything new.  Please forgive me!

THEY HAVE NEW PRODUCTS!!!!! Sorry, I am sooo surprised and excited, especially since I search every week or so for any news (what me, obsessed?). I took a few pictures but not the best as I was stunned just to see them so my brain wasn't functioning as it could have. =P They were also taken with just my iPhone, no flash, but hopefully enough to give a decent idea of what the items are like.  I'll have to post those later as I don't know how to from my phone.

Anyhoo, on to the goods. These are palettes with 2 cream shadows/liners and one powder shadow. One is olive & teal creams with a golden powder, the other blackened red and dark teal (reminds me of Beauty Marked and Deep Truth+Submarine!) with a bronzey powder.

Left: lighter palette

Right: darker palette

I don't think the cream counterparts will be great for summer tho as I was able to wipe off my swatches fairly cleanly with just a tissue as I was leaving the store. I'm really intrigued tho and wish I had more time to play with them but I had only strolled in on a whim before dinner. I might still get one of the palettes, just don't know which one!

Almost forgot - fresh glow is now available in powder form AND in a bronzey shade! So each shade comes in both powder and liquid form. Texture is smooth and buttery as usual, subtle sheen as the original Fresh Glow. =D Oh, and Nude Gold lip glow is back - definitely getting that! (Sorry, forgot to take a photo of the swatch I did)

Fresh Glow powders

Top: original shade

Bottom: new bronzey shade

(Sorry forgot about the liquid bronzey Fresh Glow)

I may end up with both of these and the Nude Gold lip glow as there is a gift-with-purchase at Holt Renfrew until Saturday.  I'll find out more about the gwp first before I decide.  =)  Oh, the palettes are $50Cdn each.

Here's to hoping for more info over the next few days!