in a nutshell…

Don’t really have time for much more :T

I keep saying that I will take my laptop with me, but this older fogie is so embarrassing to lug around Toronto! lol

Anyway I only found out today (cause my flyer this past weekend, didn’t have the small booklet…) that Pharma Plus is having yet ANOTHER $3 off Posh Brushes coupon in their booklet :D
(I forgot to take a picture of it, but its part of their booklet, so just go in and don’t forget to show the cashier the page w the coupon, otherwise they will not ring in the $3 off!)

I’ve been meaning to get a retractable brush for some time now, so it was wonderful that I was able to snag the last one at a location. Depending on how it works (just washed, and it drying now, so guess I’ll be able to use it tomorrow), I will hopefully pick up a few more. I do know that I LOVE the Posh Brow Brush (previous Post). a staple when using the So Foxy eyeshadow, from Annabelle, to do my brows.

And though I do like using the Annabelle Lip Brush (Post) I do like that the Posh one is retractable. It just appeals to me more that way. Though of course it can get gross if the product gets stuck inside the retractable part, in which cause sucks…but HEY! its only a buck +taxes :P therefore EASILY replaceable! lol…oh dang.

Few other things that caught my eye…

Update on the glasses from Clearly Contacts…

Well I went to Costco and Hakim, and they pretty much refused to do the adjustments (re bending the frame to fit correctly, cause it was pretty warped.) They mainly refused because they didn’t want to take on the responsibilty in the event something did go wrong…and…SNAP.

I know my main person in North York would do it…but…he is far…and charges a tad much for his glasses. Which is another reason why I don’t go to him anymore…nice guy…but…expensive :T

So I did mini surgery on my own with the frame. Unfortunately I was watching last weeks episode of Grey’s…and held it too close to the heat for too long…and totally messed up the coating on the lens…meaning…it got wrinkled and…well…when I put them on, it feels like I have a slightly oily smear (from a fingerprint or something), making it a little hazy. BUT I got them to fit correctly on my face. Not lopsided, and the warped part of the arms, and bridge are nearly 100% fixed (or at least as humanly possible seeing as I am no professional XD)

Mini break down. I got free shipping cause I got 3 frames. (I had originally wanted 5…it was so hard to cut the others out) And the reason, I do believe, that their frames are so freaking cheap, is because they are warped. All the frames I have received (4 in total including last years pair), have been warped in various degrees. Now if they are metal frames, to an extent they are easily fixable. Same with the Plastic Acetate, though it is a bit more risky.

But seeing as I paid around $132 for 3 pairs…MEH!

Actually I was planning on sending one back home to CC, cause it was pretty warped at the bridge (nose part), and both sides were pointing down from the bridge, but seeing as I fixed it…anyway Mama was saying that I should keep all of them anyway, cause its a deal.

Another thing to mention is that, well seeing as the acetate frames are warped to various degrees (and if you receive a non-warped one…I sooo dislike you! lol aka I’m jealous!) when you put them on, you will notice that things are VERY off. It may also make you think that your prescription was off or something. But for the most part, it is that the frames are offsetting the prescription, but once they are fitted properly, it should be like a regular pair of eyes.

I am not an optician, so I don’t know. And I haven’t gotten the prescription on my lens checked for accuracy. But I normally pay $450+ for glasses (frames & lens) because I have ridiculously bad eyesight.

A friend of mine has recently gotten her Lasic done (the most recently method) but lucky bum only has to pay half the price cause she is a med student! Argh. I wish I were smarter, and had been able to survive the that path.

Anyway I mention that, cause…I have been contemplating it for some time now. But so scared. Especially cause my boss has a friend who went under the knife…and…the doc make a small mistake on the second eye…20/20 in one…and -ve whatever in the other eye, which is permenant damage now :T

Anyway back to talking about CC.

I think I would pay for their regular price glasses, if I needed them. Sure beats paying what I used to pay. That is as long as their presciptions hold true, and the frames are legit (which we are assured they are, and the only reason one might believe it isn’t is cause of its price…but then again I did mention why they are cheap: ‘warp’)

I think that the F&F sale was a great idea, and though I don’t expect them to go 50% off in the future (though I do hope they do XD) they are pretty curteous, and have been able to handle themselves much better than when they first started advertising themselves last year.

If you ever need help, hop onto twitter, and chat with their rep. PG is usually the one on, I Believe, or the only one?? But she seems to know her stuff, and pretty dedicated to fix whatever problem that comes up, to the best of her abilities to help ensure that you have a good experience with them. So before writing them off, do try twitter out.

Okay…

I need to get to bed :T long day/week ahead of me…

And to the jerk who commented on my youtube video, telling me “That I talk to much so STFU and get on with the review”….Are you gonna bitch (excuse my language) that I wrote a long review??

Why must trolls try and bring us down?

Luckily I really blog just to get my own views out there, for the few that it might help…but dang. Things like that…grow up ppl…just grow up.