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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TOO FACED Chocolate Bar Eye Palette

Hey everyone, it's been awhile and I decided to get back on the horse and give blogging another try since I recently picked up a few new goodies. One of the things I picked up was the TOO FACED Chocolate Bar Eye Palette. I love it !!! It has neutrals and colors all in one and it also smells like chocolate.

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Essence Stays no matter what 24hr liquid eyeliner

I got this liner after seeing the display at shopper and thought I had nothing to lose since it was $3.49CAD +tax. Sorry my looks a little beat up, I took it on a trip with me and most of the writing has rubbed off.

Essence claims:
extremely resistant! this eyeliner pen’s formula lasts up to 24 hours – even after jumping into the pool! with a felt-tip applicator, the deep-black texture creates an accurate line that lasts… and lasts and lasts, no matter what!

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Hot Yoga Mess & Jordana Fabuliner Review

I recently picked up Jordana's FabuLiner at Walgreen &2.99 USD and I put it to the test by wearing it to hot yoga.

Claims:

• Felt-Tip Precision 
• No Skipping or Dragging 
• Convenient & Easy to Use 
• Dramatic Eye Definition
• Made In Italy

NET WT .0.054 OZ/ 1.54g

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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

Week with NARS

So I applied the foundation how I described in previous post. It gives a flawless finish without being too cakey and I love the initial application. But mid day in with no humidity or CPR I notice creasing in my foundation even after I set my foundation. NARS does not claimed that this is a long wearing foundation so I cannot fault them for it and I don't think any company expects their client to wear a full face of foundation through a 12 hr shift expecting to be be perfect at end of the day.

NARS description:

A glowing, satin-finish foundation with sheer and buildable coverage that immaculately evens skin tone. Replete with skincare benefits and the NARS Complexion Brightening Formula, it leaves skin hydrated, more luminous, softer and smoother. Used daily, Sheer Glow Foundation improves the skin's brightness and texture.

• For normal, normal-to-dry and dry skin types
• Hydrates for softer and smoother skin
• Contains powerful anti-oxidants to protect against damaging free radicals and turmeric extract to improve skin's radiance and tone
• Dermatologist tested. Non-comedogenic. Fragrance free.

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I noticed the creasing in my laugh line but on other parts of my face I did not notice too much fading that required touch ups. Mid day the foundation is still there and gives me a fair amount of coverage giving me a nice dewy glow. I do have to blot half day which is reasonable for my job. I would probably wear this foundation for short days where I will not be doing any form of sweating. I do love the coverage of the foundation.

I would recommend this foundation if you are a 9-5 girl that sits at a office where you are not exposed to extreme heat or sunlight since this foundation is not long-wearing and there is no SPF in it. (Although I would recommend you wear SPF even if your foundation states that it has SPF). I have combination to dry skin with oily Tee zone; and I don't find that this gets too greasy.  I find that it is fairly good even when I have dry flakes given that I use my Beauty Blender to press in the foundation. I find that when I use a brush to blend in the foundation it tends to extenuate the flakes because the brush moves the flake around. But with the Beauty Blender, it just presses it down and puts the foundation on the flat part of the flake prevent it from being obvious. (Not sure if that makes sense)  On the days where my skin is uncooperative, I'll even put a light mist of MAC charge water before my foundation application.

Pros:
- even coverage
- medium to full coverage
- flawless finish
- hydrating to a certain extent depending on application technique
- great colour choices even for yellow tone Asians

Cons:
- not long lasting
- creases over a long day
- does tend to feel heavy when used with a brush like F80
- no pump
- small bearable scent

Next week, I am going to review L'Oreal True Match Foundation that I recently picked up from Walmart.

~~~~~Tee Hee

Tokidoki Arte Eyeshadow

The first palette I have is called SANDy in the City. Let's first talk about the packaging, it is super duper cute and the price seriously cannot be beat. I wore it today and the pigmentation is decent and they do blend together nicely. I find that all the colours in this palette work together very nicely and can be used in several different looks. The palette contains a nice satin taupe colour with a purple undertone, a white with small amounts of shine, an army green and a dark eggplant purple. It should be noted that all these colours do have a small amount of fine sparkles in it. That goes for the blush as well, the blush is the most pigmented item in this palette and colours is gorgeous even on my NC40 skin. (satin finish with a small sheen where you can even skip the highlight)

I absolute adore the colour combination, the eyeshadows are okay pigmented, slightly powdery but for the price it can't be beat. $10.90CAD(after 15% Sephora discount) Sorry for the poor lighting, but you can see that the dark eggplant colour is the most pigmented and it is a great colour to use in the outer V.

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Here it a swatch

This is the second palette that I got from Sephora which is the Lion Pappa. $10.90CAD (with 15% off).  I have yet to use these for a look yet since I just got them 2 days ago and I've been under the weather since. Just by looking at the colours, I prefer the SANDy in the city a little more just because the undertone is purple (my favourite colour). This palette would be good for neutral looks with a pop of gold which I adore.

Palette would be great for a neutral look with a pop of gold. The palette includes a pearl white highlight, matte taupey brown, shimmery gold and a pearl dark brown (great for the crease). Quick glance at the blush, it reminds me of Organism from NARS (maybe because of the high shimmer content)

Again the most pigmented shade is the darkest shade in the palette. 

Overal these palettes is great for travel and if you are going away for the weekend or a night over at the BF's, this palette would do it all with a variety of eyeshadows for at least 3 different looks and a blush that is suitable for a wide rage of skintones.

Look at the other palettes by fellow bloggers:

Musing of a muse (quick look at the 24 Karat and Vegas palette) All at $12CAD/$10USD.

I did get these palette at my local Sephora (Fairview Mall), but I was unable to find them online. Here are the links for the other 2 palettes that are available online. 

Tokidoki Arte Palette in Vegas

Tokidoki Arte Palette in Till Death Do Us Part

~~~~~Tee Hee