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Guerlain Parure de Lumiere Light Diffusing Foundation (Cream) - #02 Beige Clair
Sometimes you really, desperately, want a beauty product to work. Not only because it was expensive, and not only because it looked so fabulous on the SA who sold it to you, but because you think the...
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Smashbox Heat Wave Eyeshadow Palette Summer 2013
You know, I really need to give Smashbox more of my attention. It seems like every product I've tried from them as of late has been a winner, and yet it's one of my most consistently overlooked brands...
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Stila Back to School Sale
Wow, Stila is offering a week of pretty amazing Back to School promotions starting this Monday. They start with 35% off, and reduce the discount value every day until Friday, with 20%.If you're...
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Annabelle Quad (Quatuor) Eyeshadow - Chai Chai Chai
If I were to go back (waaaaayyyyy back) in time to the beginnings of my makeup obsession passion, Annabelle would be front and center. This Montreal native brand was the go-to for a lot of girls like...
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Lise Watier Tartantastique Fall 2013 - Ombre Soufflé Supreme in Tartan Magique
TheLise Watier Tartantastique collection for Fall features some really dreamy, fairytale-appropriate items - none more so than the Tartan Magique Ombre Soufflé. (I may have made a sound resembling a...
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Clarins HydraQuench Cream-Mask and HydraQuench Cream
As part of my current quest to bump up my skincare regime, I'm testing creams and serums and masks (oh my), both from the drugstore and the higher-end counters. My awesome contact at Clarins...
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Marcelle Waterproofing Mascara Topcoat
Don't you love it when something is so brilliant, yet so simple, it's a wonder it wasn't done before? Such is the case with the Marcelle Waterproofing Mascara Topcoat, which I recently received as a...
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Chanel Le Blush Crème de Chanel - #63 Révélation
Not to put too fine a point on it....but Le Blush Crème de Chanel may indeed be the near-perfect cream blush.The copy for this product promises:"An innovative powder-cream formula offers an enticing...
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Annabelle TwistUp Retractable Lipstick Crayon - Cherry, Monroe, Vamp
I've been meaning to try the Annabelle version of the ubiquitous lipstick pencil for a while now, so when these press samples popped up in my mailbox, I was delighted. The retro-feeling and...
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L'Oréal Collection Privée (Official TIFF Festival Collection) - Colour Riche...
The Toronto International Film Festival is almost upon us (runs September 5th to 15th, for my fellow film buffs), and with it comes this incredibly classic, and yet totally modern collection of stellar...
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L'Oréal Collection Privée (Official TIFF Festival Collection) - Colour Riche...
How much do I love it when drugstore brands go big for a limited edition collection? THISMUCH.You have to hand it to L'Oréal - for their TIFF collection, they didn't just slap together a few new...
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Lise Watier Tartantastique Fall 2013 Collection - Haute Lumière Lip Gloss in...
A berry-toned lip is a classic for Fall, and Lise Watier offers up a couple of interesting variations on this theme with two of the lip products in their Tartantastique Collection.The Haute Lumière...
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Lise Watier tartantastique Fall 2013 Collection - Quatuor Eyeshadow Quartet...
The Tartantastique Fall Collection from Lise Watier features a limited edition palette, but also introduced a new permanent palette to the current line-up of Quatuor Eyeshadow Quartets: Les Mauves.I...
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Bite Beauty Cashmere Lip Cream - Port
I love supporting Canadian-grown companies, especially indie brands. Bite Beauty is an easy one for me to love, as they generally do products with superior formulation and good-for-your-skin...
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Beauty United Event in Toronto
I've been tremendously fortunate this past month, on both a personal and professional level. What do they call the opposite of Mercury Retrograde? Because that's what it feels like. This month has...
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Cover Girl Clean Whipped Creme Foundation in #320 Creamy Natural and Clean...
Is it me, or have drugstore foundations been getting better and better over the last few years? I remember buying my first high-end product (a Bobbi Brown foundation) specifically because I couldn't...
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Dior Mystic Metallics Collection Fall 2013 - Bonne Étoile Palette
Some makeup items are so beautiful, they're almost magic. And like a lot of magic acts, these items can require a fair bit of backstage work to achieve that glorious on-stage effect. Such is the case...
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Smashbox Always Sharp Waterproof Kohl Liner
If I have to choose between an automatic pencil liner and one that needs to be sharpened, I will usually go with the one that needs to be sharpened. The automatic one might be more convenient, but I...
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L'Oréal Project Runway Fall 2013 Collection
I don't generally like posting about products that are hard to acquire in Canada, but this Project Runway collection from L'Oréal is SO awesome - I had to share it. Hopefully if you are traveling to...
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Shu Uemura Eye-conic 30th Anniversary Fall Collection - Rouge Unlimited...
To celebrate their 30th Anniversary, Shu Uemura recently released the Eye-conic collection, inspired by the creative liberation of the 60s and Shu Uemura's own standard-breaking artistry.Vibrant pinks...
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