Don’t get as well excited, this isn’t a new Guerlain Terra Azzurra Collection by Emilio Pucci. This is from the summertime 2012 collection. I’m only 3 years as well late on this. however I assumption much better later than never!  I bought the Terra Azzurra Bronzing Powder & Blush, as well as the Meteorites Perles d’Azur last December as a last hurrah before my yearlong No-Buy. These items, particularly the Meteorites, have been on my desire listing for, well, almost 3 years. The Terra Azzurra Collection features the unique Pucci print, in tones of blues as well as greens, here’s...

Laura Mercier Velour extreme Lipstick in Fresh Gah! I’m so ecstatic about 1) sweater weather (anyone else absolutely over the heat?), and I can’t wait for all of the full-on pigmented matte lip colors for fall! I’m already building my army of berries, reds and roses… If you’re all about rich, autumnal lips like I am, here are four application ideas to help you get amazing matte fall lips that look terrific all day long. ADVERTISEMENT 1. step one: get prepped Prep your lips by applying your favorite moisturizing balm to remove any dryness. (I’m a fan of CeraVe Healing...

This publish is devoted to fivezero.  I had lodged a problem on her blog a few weeks back since I felt she had been featuring as well lots of orange nail polishes on her blog lately.  I pointed out that I only had 2 orange nail polishes whereas she had 20 minimum.  Well, it turns out I really own 3 orange nail polishes, as well as in the spirit of Halloween, I will showcase them here: L to R: • Essie Braziliant • L’Oreal nail color Orange You Jealous • Essence #46 Wake Up! (this was the one I didn’t...

It’s officially the very first week of Spring!  I toyed with the concept of doing a spring cleaning makeup purging entry… however I’m just not psychologically up for sorting with my stock yet.  So instead, I’ll show you exactly how I clean my makeup brushes. My technique has established over time.  For years I just washed my brushes with infant shampoo, laid them out on a towel as well as called it a day.  But as more tools ended up being available, I was able to enhance my technique as well as set up. All them filthy brushes! I laundry (or sometimes...

I went to Sephora with the intent of picking up my “free” birthday present. and maybe if they had the Surratt Relevée Lash Curler, I would pick it up, cause, you know: The Surratt curler wasn’t in stock but the “Hot Now” display was screaming out at me – they were featuring the new hakuho-do + Sephora pro brushes with the red lacquered handles: I had NOT heard about these until I saw them in that display… the SA told me that it’s limited edition – say no a lot more – this went home with me: Wedge Sloping Powder...

Natural-looking skin with a classic MAC foundation This MAC classic foundation is still one of my favorites! I threw it waaaaaaay back to the old school today with MAC studio fix fluid Foundation. ADVERTISEMENT C’mon, MAC girls, I know y’all went through a phase when you wore this for a minute. I know I completely did! It was my jam back in the day. I’m talking late ’90s, early 2000s. It was the first MAC foundation I ever tried. Oh, the trouble I got into while wearing this… So great. MAC studio fix fluid — old school and effective! Full-coverage...

This brush is a makeup bag staple. This $34 dual-ended blush and bronzer brush by wander charm gets used daily! It’s a workhorse. It never sheds, and it beautifully blends all manner of formulas and products. It’s also cruelty-free (a big plus). A makeup bag must! Calling all students, mothers (cat and otherwise), and essentially any and everyone who loves makeup but doesn’t care to fuss too much about it. wander Beauty’s trip for two blush and Bronzer brush is your new BFF (best face friend). If you’re unfamiliar with wander Beauty, they’re a fairly small cruelty-free charm brand all...

This identify has been going around for a while, I first saw it on fivezero’s blog, and then a lot more recently on agirlwithpinkcheeks’s blog, which then reminded me that I had it in my draft folder.  The purpose of this identify is to name a makeup item associated with each of the seven Deadly Sins.  Side note: this identify reminds me of the motion picture Se7en! (good movie but scary!) GREED What’s your a lot of inexpensive appeal item? What’s your a lot of expensive appeal item? Most inexpensive: over the years I’ve picked up lots of appeal items for a dollar,...

pleased Canada Day!  In honour of Canada Day, today I’ll showcase some Canadian brands as well as a few items I own from each. Lise Watier (Shoppers medication Mart, online) LW made her name first of all with her signature perfume, Neiges (which I don’t especially care for) however has because branched out to colour cosmetics as well as skincare.  I’ve grown fond of her lipsticks, eye shadows, as well as concealer. Annabelle (drugstores, online) A Montreal-based brand that provides high high quality products at drugstore prices. I like their eye shadows as well as blushes – they’re extremely similar to MAC....

I saw this identify a while back on The Life of Kristyn – just goes to show how I much of a procrastinator I am, considering that I’m finally posting it a lot more than 3 months later! 1. name a appeal routine that you rarely do? Pluck my eyebrows. but it isn’t from laziness, it’s from the lack of need… or hairs. My eyebrows are naturally quite sparse so I actually never went through that phase where I over-plucked them and they never grew back appropriately like everyone else did.  I did walk around looking like an alien for...