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Versus: Nars Velvet Matte Skin Tint and Maybelline Dream Velvet

April 17, 2016 10 Comments

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A trend that seems like it’s standing the test of time is ‘matte’. Matte lips, matte eyeshadows and matte foundations. Enter Nars and Maybelline. Both companies have released foundations recently that seem to cater to this matte obsession. Nars has their Velvet Matte Skin Tint and Maybelline with their Dream Velvet. I don’t think I’m the only one that sees that the similarity in their names. With me having oily skin, I tend to look for anything with ‘matte’ or ‘mattifying’ in the product name. I’ve been testing both of these foundations for a couple of months and I think I’m ready to review! So the question is, which foundation prevails?

First Impressions

First Impressions: Too Faced Sweet Peach + Swatches

April 6, 2016 18 Comments

*Purchased

Well hello there beautiful. <3 After getting totally enabled from the ladies over at the Canadian Beauty Bloggers, I bought my first Too Faced palette! And is it ever a doozy. I heard the hype around this palette to no end and after I was alerted that it was in stock, I snatched one up. I’m so so glad I did! Presenting, the Sweet Peach Palette.

Reviews

Review: Simple Skincare Roundup

April 3, 2016 8 Comments

*Sent for review

Hello there! Today I have a combined review today thanks to the ChickAdvisor Review Club! I recently got the chance to try out 3 things from the Simple Skincare line: Simple Replenishing Rich Moisturizer, Simple Micellar Cleansing Water, and Simple Micellar Make-Up Remover Wipes.

Before we start, just a bit about the brand in case you’re interested. Simple is a facial skincare brand that started in the UK in 1960. The brand’s main philosophy is to create products without any artificial perfumes or dyes. Their products are also hypoallergenic, non-comedogenic and pH balanced. Due to all of these things, Simple is marketed as a skincare solution for those with sensitive skin.

Just for a frame of reference, I would say I have oily- combination type skin which is actually not too sensitive. I think like most, I’ve had a negative skin reaction here and there, but in general, I can try new products without spot testing. Now on to the reviews!

Uncategorized

My Dabbling in High End Makeup

March 27, 2016 11 Comments

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*Gift and Purchased

Started from the bottom now we’re here. If you read my CityLine event recap post, you’ll know that we got a very generous gift bag full of amazing makeup. One other thing I got was a $70 gift card to The Bay which I ended up splurging on a Burberry eyeshadow palette! It’s so funny because this day was probably my first entrance into the ‘luxury’ or high end makeup market. So I guess the question is: do I think it’s worth it?

Reviews

Review: Tresemme Beauty-Full Volume Reverse Wash System

March 24, 2016 4 Comments

*Sent for review

One thing that I don’t do much on this blog is talk about hair care. I think one of the reasons why is that my hair is finicky. I’ve come to accept that whatever I use, my hair will be frizzy. Recently I was sent some samples of the new Tresemme Beauty-Full Volume line which is to be used in reverse order: conditioner then shampoo. Skeptical if this line would make a difference, I dove right in. And actually came out of the whole thing with pretty decent results.

Beauty Tags

Beauty Tag: Addicted to Blush

March 12, 2016 2 Comments

This post is a long time coming! Ling from The Cosmetic Critic tagged me for this and at the time, I felt like I wasn’t qualified. I only had about 5 or 6 blushes in my collection so that’s not really ‘addict’ status. Then in the spring going into summer my collection just exploded! I hope I’m a bit more qualified to answer these questions now!

Hauls

Haul: Bye Bye (for now) BITE!

March 9, 2016 No Comments

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Hello there! I recently bought some brand new things from Sephora and some favourites. If you haven’t guessed from the title, what prompted me to make this purchase was the advanced notice that BITE would be retiring their luminous creme lipsticks! As of now though, BITE has released their new Amuse Bouche lipsticks which look divine. Even though I knew these new lipsticks were coming out, I NEEDED to get a couple of their older formula before they officially discontinued them! And as always, I had to pick up a few other treats to try! 😉

Event Recaps

Event Recap: My Day at CityLine

March 4, 2016 3 Comments

So I have a very special event recap for today! One week ago, my friend Leah and I had the pleasure of attending a CityLine taping! For those that don’t know, CityLine is a morning lifestyle talk show. The taping I got to attend was all thanks to Dave Lackie. He’s a beauty editor with a huge online presence. He recently had a Twitter contest to win tickets to a taping, specifically a Fashion Friday edition. During Fashion Friday the segments are all featured around beauty and fashion which is totally right up my alley. The morning was a super duper fun experience! They had a lot in store for us!

Empties

Empties: Face Mask, Face Mask, Face Mask

February 28, 2016 No Comments

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Hello! It seems I’ve accumulated enough product for another empties post! This one has a few trash items too just because they got a bit too old unfortunately. Let’s get right into it.

Makeup Looks

Experiments with my Vice 4

February 20, 2016 No Comments

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So qualifier here, I am NO makeup artist. Even though my blog name should profess that quite clearly, I thought I would mention again. I do however love to play around with makeup, as I know a lot of us do. If you read my What I Got for Christmas post this year, you’ll have seen that I got a Vice 4 for Christmas. I’ve been talking about this palette for months, so I was extremely happy to play around with it. This palette has been getting a lot of hate compared to older Vice palettes, but you know what? I don’t even care. I really really like this palette just because most of the colours I was really drawn to. Even though I am no makeup artist, I thought I would share some of the eye looks I created!