Current Favourites April 2014

My current favourites:

1. Essence Beauty Silky Touch Blush in Life's a Cherry $2.99

2. TheFaceShop Design My Eyebrow in Gray Brown $3.99

3. TheFaceShop Face it Extreme Brush Pen Eyeliner $13.99

4. NYC Smooth Skin Bronzer in Sunny $2.99

5. Milani Statement Lipstick in Sangria $6.99

6. Wet n Wild Matte Lipstick in Sugar Plum Fairy $1.99

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Revlon Just Biten Lipstick

These are not yet released in Canada, but I went to Buffalo recently with the girls and picked one up. I got his in Honey which is a shade that is very versatile in my opinion where it can look gorgeous on a lot of different skintones. I am about a NC37 in MAC and have darker lips and this just looks like my lips but better. $6.99USD at Target.  

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I have bee wearing this everyday because it is nice and simple and a no brainer, this will go with any eye colour I am wearing and it is natural enough that I can wear to work. Once it comes out in Canada, I will be picking up more hopefully:) This is very comparable to the Clinique Chubby Stick which I do not have and can't say anything in regards how closely they preform. I do enjoy this and it does stain you lips a bit but because my lip colour is so dark it is not very noticeable. It has a twist up mechanism which is convenient as there is no need for sharpening. Side note: it can also be twist back down if you were a little twist friendly just to see how much product you have. You have about have the tube in product, which isn't much, but I have been using it for a week or so and have not made a dent in it at all. 

Pros:

• cheap comparable to Clinique
• no sharpening - goes up  & down
• sheer for natural finish
• good colour for everyday
• no funny scent
• glossy finish
• not sticky
• easy application

Cons:

• not in Canada as of Jun 29
• does not stain dark lips
• too sheer if you are expecting it to compare to lipstick (did hear that darker colours are much more pigmented)
• small amount of product in my opinion

Will buy other colours to try once it hits Canada.

~~~~~Tee Hee

Vaseline is my BFF

This is the most inexpensive and multi functional product I own. $4CAD max from any drugstore. It comes in a variety of sizes, and it is obvious good for wiping a baby's bottom but I find it is a very good lip balm. It is super moisturizing and it seals in all the goodness. I always apply a simple lip balm and place this on top at night and when I wake up my lips are soft and well suppled. I've also used it to cover my tattoo during the first week after I got a tattoo. I am sure this isn't new to anyone but it's an oldie but a goodie.

Other uses:

1. Makeup remover
2. Foot moisturizer for night time with sock to lock in the goodness
3. Hand moisturizer especially for those with cracked skin
4. Enhance lashes
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I also used baby wipes for everything (good enough for a baby's bottom it's good enough for my face!). I use it as a gentle makeup removing wipes and to clean tables. I always have a pack in the car and on my desk. It is super inexpensive $8CAD for a 3 pack.

I also use baby shampoos as a brush cleaner too. Sometimes you just got to think outside the box.

~~~~~ Tee Hee