Cheekbone Beauty has been a brand that I've kept my eye on since I discovered them. They have Canadian made cosmetics and the owner Jenn Harper strives to support First Nations Education by donating 10% of the profits. If you know me, you know I'm a Mi'gmaq First Nation and I wholeheartedly believe that great change can be made through knowledge and education. The mission of Cheekbone Beauty makes me so thrilled that Jenn is working to make a change. Great achievements can be made with numbers, and the time is now. Why does this mission mean alot to me? Well education funding for Indigenous youth living on reserve is typically 30 to 50 percent less than those kids not living on reserve. As a mother, I want more for our indigenous youth. 

First, I want to mention that I have become a brand ambassador for Cheekbone Beauty. I'm so happy to stand behind a brand like this and I hope I can get the word out about this company. I have purchased their Sundance Lip gloss (Review) and I use it often. I would welcome all the glosses into my home, because those are my favorite lip products. The cheek palette (Stardust palette) has been on my wishlist for awhile, and I will be picking it up soon. I mostly use face palettes, and this trio seems like it would be great for every day wear. There is also a contour palette called Earth, if you are interested.

If you know me, you also know I'm not a big lipstick person but their liquid Lipsticks in Melina (Rosy Peachy Nude) and Ashley (Plum Rose Pink) are on my wishlist. These seem like two nude shades that I would wear and like to have in my collection. These liquid lips claim to be matte and last up to 8 hours. The entire liquid lip range has names of strong women who have empowered our communities and that alone makes me happy. I would love to do an entire post about these women and the lipsticks. 

At this time, I do have a discount code for anyone that is interested; it will give you 10% off. You can use discount code JENNR66. You can go to their site here. Thank you so much for your support! I will also keep a banner on my site. 

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This is a palette that really surprised me, I had it in my collection for months before I finally started playing around with it. Previously, I was intimidated by colorful eyeshadows especially purples. You often hear about how hard purples are to work with. I've recently started to try more in terms of shade selection and I discovered that purple isn't as scary as I thought it was. Blend and build and you'll be okay. Revolution Beauty have a Revolution Pro range and these Regeneration palettes have really become favorites of mine. They tend to be around 12$, and they blend easily. I prefer these palettes over the Reloaded palettes which are more popular.

I slowed down my purchases in January, and these were all purchased at the end of the month. This month has been a bit strange, after the holidays I've felt pretty drained. My husband had a never ending cold, and that took a toll on us. My mother in law has also been feeling unwell, and we like to check up on her daily. Our weather has been all over the place and I haven't been motivated. I really need to see the sun, and it hasn't been around much. I really hope to work through this for February. I don't like feeling unproductive and unmotivated.

When I was new to makeup and building my collection, I frequently purchased from BH Cosmetics. It's been awhile since I picked up anything, not because of negative experiences just that I was trying other brands. The Desert Oasis was around the beauty community, and I heard so many positive things about this palette. Influencers were saying that it was their best formula to date, and I really wanted to give it a try. 

It's winter, it's very cold outside and my skin tends to get dry. It has been doing much better this winter because I have a skincare routine in place. When it comes to my complexion, I was looking for radiance and hydration. This winter, I found a great selection of products that I've been really enjoying. As usual there's a mix of drugstore and higher end products. 

Colourpop recently had free worldwide shipping, and one of the palettes that I picked up was the Sol palette. I had my eye on it for awhile and thought this would be a great time to pick it up. For some reason I thought this palette would be more red and less orange. When I first opened it up, I thought....oh, this wasn't what I expected. However, I really come to enjoy this palette.

If you're a blogger on a budget or want to watch what you're spending- keep track of it. Each month, I list out what I purchase and keep a total. It adds up fast and seeing the total can really keep you on track. I decided that I would start showing my monthly makeup/beauty hauls and December was a great month to start. I didn't really buy alot because I had so much Christmas stuff going on. I mentioned being more intentional with what I purchase this year, and I've been doing pretty good. So here is what I picked up: