Odds & ends (plus I need your advice!)

I've got a lot of little miscellaneous pieces of info that don't deserve an entire blog post, so I thought I'd compile them all here for you to read at once. I'd love it if you could read through this entire post and answer the question at the end, if you have the time of course. Thanks in advance!

1) This is for Halifax and all of my Canadian lovelies! If you've contacted Wet n Wild about when you should expect to see their new products in your area, I've got a direct message for you: They're coming! My contact tells me that she's looking into obtaining a full list of Canadian distributors and ship dates, but she was able to tell me that new products generally ship a few months later to Canada than they do to the US, so you may have to wait a bit but they will be there eventually! Something to look forward to, right? :)

2) The awesome JoeyBunny, who guest-reviews for the equally awesome Pink Sith, told me the most excellent story that I want to share with you! Here's what she said:

I'm not sure if you're familiar at all with Kanye West's girlfriend Amber Rose, but this past Thursday I was makeup shopping with a friend when we saw her in the street. She had on this INCREDIBLE glossy red lipstick, and my friend (who's a red lippie person) wad dying to know what she was wearing. We walked into a Sephora to browse, and Amber Rose also walked in. After finally staring at her long enough I walked up to her and asked her what lipstick she was wearing. She was gracious enough to offer to pull it out for us to show us, and after digging around for 5 minutes she found it, and... It was one of the new Maybelline lipsticks! The name was "Very Cherry" and I was shocked to see her with a drugstore lipstick! I told her that I was surprised and she said , "Oh I know but it's great!!".

Clearly, my friend and I bolted to the nearest drugstore to buy it =)

Thought you'd enjoy reading this! It's fun to know even celebrities appreciate a good bargain.

And here's a pic of Amber Rose taken that very same day:

Click here to see her rocking "Very Cherry".

How cool is that? And seriously, not to toot my own horn or anything but I knew those Color Sensational lipsticks were something special when I reviewed them a while back. Have you tried them yet? I'm tempted to get that "Very Cherry" now. lol!

3) I am totally freaking obsessed with the new "Halle" by Halle Berry perfume. The combination of notes (cashmere musk, amber, fig leaf, pear blossom, hibiscus, mimosa and sandalwood to name a few) is just sooooo soft and comforting to me, yet at the same time it's sparkling, sweet and lush. I cannot get enough of that tester when I go to my local Rite-Aid. So far the lowest price I've seen is $17 for the smallest bottle. Ouch. If anyone's seen a better price out there, please leave a comment and let me know. I neeeed to own this.

4) And finally, I need your help. I've got a $5 store credit at Sally Beauty that is burning a hole in my wallet. I need to use it before the end of August but I'm at a loss for what to buy. Is there anything at Sally that you think I need to own? A new discovery or an old favorite? Or maybe something you'd like to see me review? Please leave a comment here if you have any ideas. I want to make this a worthwhile purchase. Thank you in advance for your suggestions--I'm open to just about anything. :)

Thank you, thank you, thank you for reading through all of these bits of info (if you made it this far!).