Peachy Spring Eyeshadow Look

I haven't done an eyeshadow look on my blog in a while so I wanted to do something really bright and fun for spring. This is a fairly simple look involving only 3 shadows and a bright purple eyeliner but I think it's ideal for spring.

For this look I use the itCosmetics Naturally Pretty Palette, theBalm's Mary-Lou Manizer and the purple liner from the Nonie Creme Colour Prevails Eyeshadow duo.

I started by taking the shade Sunset from the itCosmetics palette and sweeping that all through my crease. For my browbone highlight I used Sheer Joy. I then took a flat shader brush. and using a patting motion, I put the Mary-Lou Manizer all over my lid and in my inner corner. 

 I smudged the purple liner from Colour Prevails on my lower lashline. I finished with a thin line of Stila's Stay All Day Liquid Liner and my Maybelline Lash Sensational mascara on my top and bottom lashes.

It's a pretty quick and simple look but it's bright, fun and colourful to get you in the spring mood.

A few years ago I did a Lilac Spring Eyeshadow look which you can find here.

What's your favourite look for Spring?

Top 3 Series: Highlighters

I love a good highlight so I thought this would be the perfect product to start off my new series. I'll be picking out my Top 3 favourites from different product categories.

Charlotte Tilbury Bronze and Glow

The Bronzer in this palette is gorgeous but it's this highlighter that I find myself reaching for daily. This gives you a very golden glow. The powder is really finely milled so it's shimmery without being glittery. It sits right on the edge of being a natural glow and an obvious highlight.

Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Opal

This is the most natural of the highlights listed. It gives you a lit from within glow that is literally breathtaking. I like to apply it with my fingers to the tops of my cheekbones but since it's a liquid highlighter it can also be blended in with your foundation for an all over glow. I just have the small size but I'll definitely be repurchasing the larger bottle once this one runs out.

TheBalm Mary Lou Manizer

This is a popular highlighter for it's intensity and glow. I also love using this as an eyeshadow all over the lid or in my inner corners. This is a true champagne highlighter and it works really well with my fair skin. I will say this isn't a natural highlight so a light hand is needed.

Charlotte Tilbury, Becca, TheBalm

What's your favourite highlighter?

Navy and Gold Eyeshadow Look

This is way out of my comfort zone but I really wanted to do a look that utilized Navy from the Lorac 2 Palette so here we are. It's actually a fairly simple look but it involves so much blending.

I started like normal by priming my eyes with Urban Decay Primer Potion and I used a matte white eyeshadow to serve as a base. I then took a matte transition shadow through my crease (I used the shade Soft Light from my itCosmetics Naturally Pretty Palette). I then placed a piece of tape (which I made less sticky by applying it to my hand first) from the corner of my eye up to my browbone.

I then put a layer of theBalm's Mary-Lou Manizer highlight all over my lid. Next I started concentrating the Lorac Pro 2 shade Navy onto the outer corner of my eye with my Zoeva Petitie Crease Brush and slowly bringing it up into the crease with my MAC 217 making sure not to go above the crease. I then took a clean brush and made sure the edges were nice and blended. I continued these steps until I got my desired intensity. I further intensified the gold on the centre of my lid and in my inner corner. I removed the tape and took my clean brush to blend out the edges.

 Under my eye I used Navy on a pencil brush and put that close to the lash line. I finished up with Urban Decay's 24/7 eyeliner in Deep End on my waterline and slightly smudged into the navy on the lashline. I used my Jordana FabuLiner to do a small wing on my upper lashes and I finished with a coat of mascara on my top and bottom lashes. 

I hope you like the final look. I was pleasantly surprised by how it turned out.

Main products used:

Lorac Pro 2 Palette - Navy

theBalm - Mary-Lou Manizer

Rosy Valentines Look

This was my all time favourite eyeshadow look last year but I've been waiting to to a post on this look because I think it's a really suitable look for Valentines Day. It's very simple to do but it has gotten me loads of complements.

 This look uses theBalm's NUDE'tude palette but any similar shades would work.

I started by using Maybelline's Color Tattoo in Inked in Pink as a base. I then took the shade Stand-offish which is a pinky-champagne shade and I applied that all over the lid. I then took the shade Sexy and slowly applied that into the crease with my MAC 217, building up the colour until I was satisfied. 

I used Sassy as an inner corner highlight and a white matte shadow on my browbone.

 Finishing the look, I used Maybelline's Gel Liner in Black and drew a fine line close to my lashline. I used Maybelline's The Rocket Mascara on my top lashes and that completes the look. It's really fast and easy but it's very sweet and pretty. Perfect for Valentines Day!

Fall Beauty Haul

Just a quick list of a few things I picked up for Fall. There will probably be reviews to come on at least some of the products.


Formula X The System with Perfection

Urban Decay Naked 2 Basics

Urban Decay Ocho Loco 2

theBalm Mary-Lou Manizer

Ole Henriksen Nuture Me

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer in Vanilla

Oh Canada!

Getting International Brands at Canadian Drugstores

In honour of Canada Day I thought I make a post about where to find some popular International Brands at Canadian drugstores. There are the typical drugstore brands than you can find just about anywhere. This includes Revlon, L'Oreal, Maybelline, Covergirl, Rimmel, Physicians Formula, Almay and N.Y.C. I will not be discussing these brands. There are also popular Canadian brands such as Annabelle, Marcelle, Quo and Joe Fresh. I will not be discussing these brands either as most of these brands are widely available in Canada. The brands I will be focusing on are usually hard to find in Canada as not many stores carry the brand. To save you a trip down south or overseas to collect some makeup, I thought I'd compile of a list of where some popular international brands can be found in Canada.

*Disclaimer the brands I'm listing may not apply to all branches of stores. Depending on where in Canada you live these brands may be carried in other stores. My information is based on Central Canadian Stores.

 

     

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Some Shoppers Stores have Beauty Boutique's that have high end products. Brands vary by location.

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Wedding Eyeshadow Look

 I recently went to a wedding and did a family photoshoot so it was the perfect opportunity to do a really dramatic eye makeup look. This is by far the most complicated look I've ever attempted but I think it turned out really well.

*I'll include a list of all the products I used for my full face look at the end of this post.

For my eyes I started with the Urban Decay Primer Potion. I then placed a line of tape from the corner of my lower lash line to the end of my eyebrow. This creates a very sharp defined line and keeps the dark smokey shadow from getting everywhere. I used Selfish from theBalm NUDE'tude palette on my lid and the realTechniques base shadow brush to apply it. As the crease colour I used Sexy from theBalm NUDE'tude palette and I applied it with the MAC 217 brush all through my crease. I slowly built up the smokey effect by taking a little but of Sleek from theBalm NUDE'tude palette and smudging it into the outer corner with a small tapered crease brush. This is where the tape really comes in handy as a guideline on where to apply the shadow. Once I got to my desired amount of smokiness, I removed the tape and gently blended out the edge to make it slightly softer.

On my lower lashline I took some more of Selfish and smudged it along my lashes. I used Sassy from theBalm NUDE'tude palette as my inner tearduct and browbone highlight.  I finished my eyes with Urban Decay's eyeliner in Demolition on my upper and lower waterline. I lined my eyes with Maybelline's Blac Gel liner. I curled my lashes and used Benefit They're Real on my upper and Clinique's Bottom Lash mascara on lower. 

Other products I used:

Body Shop Vitamin E Illuminating Moisture Cream

Smashbox Photo Finish Primer

Revlon Colorstay Foundation in 110 Ivory

Revlon Colorstay Concealer in 02 Light

L'Oreal Dream Lumi Touche in Radiant

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in 03 Natural

Body Shop Honey Bronzer in 01

Amazonian Clay 12-hour blush in Glisten

Naked Basics- Naked 2 for brows

Rimmel Apocalips in Solstice