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Monday 6 June 2016

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Saturday 20 February 2016

MAC Lipstick Collection

MAC is one of my favourite brands. Out of all there lipstick formulas creamesheen and lustre are my favourite.

My collection is pretty extensive (I have 54, 48 are de-poted).

Coloured Palette
Top left to right: vegas volt, lavender whip, pink pearl pop, impassioned, craving, candy yum yum, chatter box, and tats (ltd edition).
Middle left to right: pervette, flamingo, sushi kiss, razzle dazzle, long legged and fabulous, show orchid, snow and up the amp.
Bottom left to right: ravishing, morange, saigon summer, margarita (ltd.edition), peach blossom, sweet and sour, chatterbox and silly

Nude Palette
Top left to right: del rio, taupe, stone, wash, freckle tone, among the fireflies, photo, and blankety
Middle left to right: retro, honey love, cherish, midi mauve, double shot, cream cup, fetish, persistence
Bottom left to right: velvet teddy, brave, sweet surrender, creme d'nude, flesh pot, hug me, cream in your coffee and whirl

Loose lipsticks: see sheer, pure zen, kinda sexy, real redhead, hue, faux and vegas volt. These are some of of favourites. I'm going to pick up another pink pearl pop with back to Mac ( return 6 empties and get a free lipstick, nail polish or eyeshadow). Pick pearl pop is one of my summer favourites ( check my earlier Mac pink lipstick post for swatches)

Sunday 7 February 2016

2016 Makeup Inventory

I got this idea after watching Elle S's latest video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDyrDno8Cfw)

I took this afternoon and went through my makeup to create my own list (of full and deluxe size samples)

Face Primer 5
Eye Primer 6 (includes 5 MAC Paint Pots)
Correctors 4
Lip Primer 2
Foundation 2
Tinted Moisturizer/BB/CC Creams 2
Pressed/Loose Powder 4
Concealer 2
Brow Products 2
Highlighters (includes 3 in a palette) 12
Eye Shadow Palettes (large and small) 9
z-palettes 2
Single eyeshadows 77
Pigments 3
Eye Shadow Sticks 5
Eyeliner 25
Mascara 1
Blush 9
Bronzer cream/powder 3
Contour Products 3
Lipliner 11
Lipstick (48 are in MAC palette) 80
Lipgloss 4
Lip Balm/treatment 6
Lashes 4 pkgs
Lash glue 1
Tweezers 2
Nail polish 30
Nail treatment 2
Top/Base Coat 3
Setting Spray 2
Lip Scrub 1
Beauty Blenders 2
Eye Brushes 19
Face Brushes 17

After completing this exercise i went ahead and pulled items for the make-up swap next week and items for the trash bin. There are still a few items I'm on the fence with. I don't use often and i may include them in the swap.

Items thus far for the makeup swap:
Eyeshadow 7
Brushes 3
Nail Polish 8
Face Products 2
Lipstick 4

(Maybes: Highlighter, Foundation and Primer)

Tossed in the trash today
Mascara 4
Lash Primer 2
Concealer 1 (+1 thats in my back-to-MAC pile)
Eyeliner 2
Eyeshadow 5

Thoughts....
I definitely don't need any amount of lipstick considering its the one main beauty item I often skip. The MAC de-potting project was a stupid idea. i had so many lipsticks that I decided depotting them i would see the colours i have and use them more. Wrong. I rarely use them. They have been depotted a year now in July. Im thinking by the end of the summer they will be tossed and i will use the palettes them selves for blush or shadows.

Im not de-potting shadows ever again. I lost most of them in the process and i rarely reach for my z palettes. The only loose/single shadows i like are MAC so I will be keeping them but going forward I'm not going to buy other loose shadows for the z-palette unless its a shade I'm desperately seeking.

Going forward into 2016. I'm going to use what i have and if i don't like it, it will be given away or put in the trash. Im not limiting myself to no new products but when I purchase new things, something needs to come out of the stash to make room.

My 2016 Wish list so far includes
Burberry Cream Blush, foundation/tint, highlighter, eyeshadow quad
Chanel Cream Blush, eyeshadow quad, les beiges foundation, foundation brush and reformulated nail polish
Charlotte Tilbury Matt Revolution lipstick in very victoria and magic eye cream
Guerlain Meteorites booster
Nars Concealer
Bobbi Brown Liquid Corrector in Light bisque
Chantecaille mascara
Lancome deficinials mascara
La mer lip balm

this exercise definitely puts it into perspective...im going to work on a skin care, fragrance and hair care post as well....great way to start spring cleaning!! :)

xo
B

Sunday 17 January 2016

#365 Days of Samples

This year I decided to take on the #365 days of samples challenge. Basically incorporating samples into my daily routine to use up the vast amount that I have collected thought Sephora, Hudson's Bay, Holt Renfrew and Shoppers Drug Mart over the past year.

I will try my best to use up a sample and give a review. If i have a reaction to a particular product or really dislike it, I will throw it out. I will also note if a sample was not adequate enough for me to form an opinion on it.

Divided into categories, each product will be in the following format:
Name/type of product/ Rating out of 5 (1 low-5 high)/Purchase status/comments

This blog post will be updated over the year as i use my samples:}

Skincare

Sephora Pearl mask/ fibre mask/ 1 / Will not purchase/ this made me break out and did not make my face look "perfect and bright".

Kate

Glam Glow Thirsty mud

Clarins

Skin ceuticals

Murad Pore Refining Duo

Dermalogica clear start overnight treatment

Dermalogica clear start daytime treatment

Ren instant firming beauty shot/2/

Dior dream skin /1/ won't purchase/ made me break out. Very dense cream. Might work better for dry skin

Chanel Le lift /1/ won't purchase/ didn't do anything for me. My skin didn't feel firm and obviously not enough product to notice any anti wrinkle effects

Chanel sublimage/ 2/ won't purchase/ loved the scent but a very heavy cream. Too heavy for me. Felt like cement on my face

Chanel Le Blanc

Lancome dreamtone

Sunday Riley Good Genes Lactic Acid Treatment/5/will purchase. Similar effects as my Chanel Le weekend serum and ole henriksen Lemon strip peel but more effective as one single product. Clears up my dull skin and gives me the results of a mini facial. Recommend this. Top shelf quality!!

StriVectin-AR/ nighttime retinol treatment/2/ will not purchase/ not as irritating as other retinol products I have used in the past. Slight firmness to face next day but didn't offer results enough to encourage me to buy the product.

Fresh/ soy face cleanser/3 out of 5/ will not purchase/ decent cleanser for morning use. Not ideal for evening cleansing and makeup removal. If you remove makeup with micellar water and follow up with a cleanser this one is gentle and non drying.

Shiseido/ Ibuki gentle cleanser/ 5 out of 5/ will purchase/ The best I have used in a while! Lathers and is not drying.

Caudalie /gentle cleansing milk/ 1/ will not purchase/ very gentle formula however not cleansing enough for my routine. Doesn't do a good job of removing makeup

Caudalie instant detox mask/3/ won't purchase/ slightly clarified my skin but I need something a bit stronger. Might work well for someone with sensitive skin that needs a deep cleaning mask.

Clarins shaping Facial Lift wrap/3/ on the fence with this one. I felt immediate results. My face felt firmer. The result didn't last long though. This seems like the type of mask you would do to tone up before an event. Going to give it another try....

Caudalie Eau de Beauty/toning face mist/1/ I will not purchase this product/ I didn't notice anything different with my skin using this product. I also do not like the smell.

Indigena Sea Veggie/ Bath Treatment/ 1/ I will not purchase/ I didn't like the smell. It smelt like rotten seaweed (i get it its fermented seaweed and i should have expected it). It made my bath cringeworthy and it didn't do anything for my skin.

Makeup

Charlotte Tilbury/ Revolutionary Matte Lipstick/ 5/ will purchase/ not as long lasting as Matte liquid lipsticks but an amazing moisturizing formula. Out of the three sample shades Very Victoria (nude) was my favourite and I'm definitely purchasing ( better than CT regular lipstick formula).

Hourglass/ Veil mineral primer/ 1/ will not purchase/ This made me break out and make my skin oily.

Too Face Hangover Primer (I got a small sample enough to get two uses to the product)/3/Will not purchase/easy to apply, nice scent but didn't control oil enough for me to purchase.

Marc Jacobs/ Blacquer Mascara/3/will not purchase/formula good/volumizes lashes/large brush (my main reason for not purchasing)

Tarte/ Opening Act Lash Primer/1/will not purchase/dry and didn't coat my lashes

Lancome/ mascara base/2/coated my lashes but made them gunky and stick together. Will not purchase

Tarte/ Lash Camera Splashes Mascara/3/ May purchase/ took a while to dry and was hard to remove/ waterproof and applied nice

Touch in Sol Mascara/2/won't purchase/the curved bristled brush made it difficult to apply. Hard to get inside lashes without getting mascara on my face

Kat Von d lock it primer/1/ won't purchase/ made me break out and didn't reduce oil production throughout the day

NARS creamy radiant concealer/5/purchased. Love the formula and coverage. Doesn't crease andlasts all day. I apply with a brush and not the wand for a build able coverage.

Estée Lauder serum/1/ smelt nice but made me break out. I won't be purchasing

Haircare

Alterna Caviar repair/?/not sure how I feel about this. It says to apply a pea amount to scalp and run thought out the hair. Have used a couple of time but not sure of the results I'm supposed to get.

Photo hair oil/5/ purchased/ light weight oil perfect for fine hair. Bonus you spray on and don't need to get your hands full of oil. Love this product!

Bumble creme de coco shampoo/2/ won't purchase/ way to heavy and doesn't lather well. Amazing scent though.

Living proof dry shampo/5/ purchased/ the best on the market. Try it!

Caudalie micellar water/ currently testing....

Friday 4 December 2015

BECCA Afterglow

A collection of BECCA best sellers ( three pressed skin perfect or highlighters and two blush). The palette is limited edition and available at ulta or online on Beautylish. This palette retails for $48

Individual pressed skin perfectors retail for $46 each. The individual blush $39 each. You can pick these up at Sephora. It's not a bad size for highlighters ( my Mac 109 brush fits fine). Blush on the other hand, the pans are small and I find it hard to pick up the colour evenly and it was kind of messy ( fall out into the other pans). For size reference it's the same as the ombré nude and rouge palettes.

Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed

Moonstone

Rose Gold

Topaz

Mineral Blush

Wild Honey

flower Child

Urban Decay x Gwen Stefani Eyeshadow Palette

The best Urban Decay Palette I have ever owned. A great mix of neutral mattes, shimmers with some colours to mix with it. Swatches true. See below. Xo B