Wednesday, September 28, 2016


Preston bag in coral/cream:  $4.99 @ Naturalizer (RSP:  $55)

I usually never shop here, but this was such a great deal!  The handles are made out of wood, and it's actually huge in person.  I ordered another one in black!

Wednesday, September 21, 2016


Elegance mirror:  $2
Antique stand mirror:  $4
Happiness rose mirrors in pink and blue:  $2 each

Crystal wine keeper:  $2
POP heart print lunch box:  $2
Mickey Mouse "fresh microwave pack" lunch box:  $2


Regalia trays x 4:  $2 each
Colour life shelf:  $2

All @ Daiso

Bought way too much and spent way too long, but I came away with a lot of fun stuff!  I kind of want to get more bento boxes.  Maybe next time.

Joe Fresh goodie bag.  The total worth is around $24, so it wasn't as good as last year.  The most valuable item was the Sigma travel size brush, which costs about $9.  Total contents:

Fashion magazine (RSP:  $4.99)
Joe Fresh eyeshadow in Ice (RSP:  $4)
Sigma eyeshadow brush E05 (RSP:  ~$9)
Tresemme damage recovery oil (RSP:  ~$6)

I spent $4 on a shirt, so it was an alright bonus.  I hope next year's is better!

Ceramic cherub planter:  $.99
Big ceramic Persian cat:  $2.99

Both @ Value Village

I was shocked when I saw these!  Usually everything is overpriced, but these were very reasonable.  The cat was definitely underpriced.  I saw it several times before, every time it was around $10-$15 so it was easy to pass up.

But for this price...I couldn't resist!  I thought I could do something with it...maybe turn it into a table.  Turns out you can still buy it unfired for $36!


Surprisingly, I've seen the cat for $50 on etsy!  I don't know if anyone actually buys them at that price though.

A better picture of the planter:


I just thought it was cute and colourful, plus I liked all of the molded details.  The price was sure right too!  Usually this would be $2-$3.  I have no idea how old it is though, there are no markings.

Friday, September 9, 2016


Kismet - Long lace tank top in garnet:  $3.74 (RSP: $16.90)

The rest were $3.49 each.  All a bit more than I wanted to pay, but they're so flattering and useful, I just couldn't resist.


The colours:  Henna, Copa, Marine, Ocean, Poptastic, Lemon, Cosmo, Neon pink, Opal, Robin.

Magic Cover shelf liners:  $1.50 each
Westcott - ExtremEdge titanium scissors:  $4 (RSP:  ~$22)

All @ Dollarama

Those were the only scissors left, so it was an impulse buy.  They didn't have a price tag, but I was guessing it'd be $4.

They look like really nice quality scissors though, so I thought they'd be worth it.  I've never seen scissors with adjustable tension before!

I've seen them online for as high as $34, but they only retail for around $22 Canadian.

Monday, September 5, 2016


760 ml glass skull bottle:  $5 (RSP:  $17+)


Antique cotton case:  $4


A4 rose tray:  $2 

All @ Daiso.

I've been interested in getting a skull bottle for a while, but I've only seen them online until now.  They were $13 for a 350  ml body, or around $20 for a 1000 ml bottle, so they just didn't seem worth it.

This one totally was!  Way cheaper than online, and a much better size even.  This one has "modern warehouse imports" on the bottom, and it's actually on their website too:


I wonder how much their wholesale cost was?  This is the first time I've seen this at Daiso, so I wonder how long they'll be carrying it.

The more expensive one does have a nicer crystal stopper, but that's not worth an extra $12 to me!


They're both based on the Crystal Head vodka bottle.  I've always thought that was super neat, but there's no way I'd pay $60 just for the bottle!  Their newest iridescent one does look super pretty though:


I have been looking for the cotton pad dispenser for a while though.  I thought I could get it cheaper online, but turns out they're roughly the same price...this seemed like a better deal  since it comes with cotton pads, and I don't have to wait forever to receive it.

The rose tray was just a pretty addition.  I'll probably use it for mail.