Thoughts on TARGET Opening in Montreal

Hey everyone! On Monday night I was fortunate enough to be invited to the friends & family opening of Target in St. Dorothee (which is a suburb of Montreal). Personally, I don't think Montrealers know about the awesomeness that is Target since this is the first one to open in the Montreal area. As an avid haul-watcher and reader, I know Target is the place to be for inexpensive but awesome clothing, shoes, and beauty stuff!

I only had one hour to shop around but I figure I'd let you know what the highlights were. The one thing I really wanted to buy when I walked in was a pair of tall fall boots. Unfortunately their shoe section was not yet fully stocked, but they did have some really cute combat boots that I was considering.

Across from the shoe section was the clothing section. I was really happy to see they were carrying the Phillip Lim for Target collection - a good sign since I wasn't sure they would bring in the American lines. Although I didn't pick up anything from that collection (and since I didn't have much time to try stuff on), I found this thin black blazer I thought might be a good staple to own. It was $25.

Then, I stopped off in the incredible snack section. Tons of selection, including stuff you could never find anywhere else in Montreal. Lots of health-food, like chip alternatives, nuts, oats, etc. I picked up a packet of oat clusters for $3.99.

And now for the good stuff: the beauty section. I was crossing my fingers for some brands that aren't available in Quebec, and low-and-behold, they carry NYX, Pixi, and Sonia Kashuk (amongst others, I'm sure)! Not only was I happy to see the brands, but the price-points were comparable to the American ones. Nothing ridiculously more expensive than in the States! In fact, some of the brands also available at Pharmaprix/Walmart/etc were even cheaper I believe.

I picked up the Tigi S-Factor Smoothing Lusterizer Defrizzer & Detamer for $19. If I'm not mistaken I don't think I've seen it this cheap anywhere else. It's $35 on the Canadian Amazon (...LOL). I also bought a NYX lip gloss in "Beige" which is one I've heard lots of good things about. It was $4.99 and it smelled really good so I'm excited to try it! The only disappointing thing is that I didn't see any NYX blushes, oddly enough.

Overall I can't wait to start shopping at Target. I was a little rushed this time around but I'll go again sometime soon so I can do some better shopping & price comparisons. Do you guys love Target as much as I do!?

(Belated) Black Friday Haul

Hey everyone! As usual, I apologize for being MIA for the past couple of days. I had another crazy school-filled week. However, I had my last class of the semester today! Three finals and then Christmas break! I can't wait to get back in to blogging :)

Anyway, I figured I might as well post my little Black Friday haul. It's not much, but I got a few cute bits and bobs that I thought I'd share.

Bath & Body Works Stuff:

BBW always has amazing sales going on, but their Black Friday was like ALL the sales in one day. Of course, they had their 2 for $20 candle sale happening, so I picked up Mahogany Teakwood and Sweet Pea. Mahogany Teakwood smells like Abercrombie cologne (so great) and Sweet Pea just smells fresh and clean with a hint of sweetness. It's nice for lighting in the bathroom or around the house.

They also had their PocketBac hand sanitizers at 5 for $5, which is really great because I planned on stocking up. I got Sparkling Champagne, Lavender, Margarita, Midnight Pomegranate and Island Nectar.

I also picked up the Cashmere Glow shower gel, because I loved this scent since they released it and decided I'd try it out in shower gel format. They were doing buy 3 get 3 free on all body items but I passed lol. This is actually a relatively modest BBW haul for me, I usually end up buying way more!

Walmart Stuff:

I picked up a few things at Walmart as well. First is this awesome little bottle cap Coke lip balm. It smells like Coke and it's actually really moisturizing! It was only $2 dollars as well. Walmart in the States is the prime location for picking up drugstore beauty items because even on Black Friday, they're always soo cheap!

I also got this Sally Hansen nail polish in Rockstar Pink, which has fuschia, red, cobalt and silver micro glitters. This is a dupe for Butter London's Lovely Jubbly and from the swatches I've seen online it's pretty much identical. This was about $3 whereas the Butter London polishes go for $14. So glad I got this! NOTD soon! :)

I also picked up this nail clipper set, which I guess is not that exciting. I've been wanted a straight edge nail cutter because I find myself prefer a square nail shape. The duo only cost $3 which is really inexpensive.

And that concludes my Black Friday haul! Hope you enjoyed it!