Fresh Spring Beauty Essentials

Spring always seems to bring about the same trends in beauty... pastels, peaches and glowy skin. And as much as I like to keep things fresh, I end up coming back to the old faithfuls. So today, I wanted to share with you some of my favourite products for spring (that you'll never stop loving).

Earth Day: Eco Friendly Fashion & Beauty Ideas!

In honour of Earth day, I decided to throw together a list of my favourite environmentally friendly beauty and fashion alternatives. Enjoy! 

Best Spring Lip Colours!

As you can tell, I've been very fixated on spring lately. I just can't wait for all this snow to melt! Anyway, inspired by all of this spring-thinking, I've decided to share with you my favourite lip colours for spring! Enjoy!

Top 10 High Quality Drugstore Products!

Welcome back! Today I'll be sharing with you some of my all time favourite drug store products. In this recent winter weather I've been dreaming of travel... and therefore also how much travel costs. So, with that inspiration in mind, I decided it was time to focus on cost effective makeup options. So, here are my top picks!

Spring Wishlist!

Here's a peek at what I'm absolutely loving for spring this year! 

Best Valentines Day Lip Colours!

Valentines Day is upon us, and of course that means romance, chocolates and cute makeup! In today's post I wanted to share with you my favourite lip colours for this season of love, and the best, longest staying lip products I have (which should last you through your romantic dinner date, and a goodnight kiss!)

Cozy Winter Makeup Look!

DIY Bath & Body Gifts for Christmas

Everyday Hair and Makeup!

November Favourites!

Great Makeup Brushes for Cheap!

Best Winter Nail Polishes!

Naked 3 Easy Eye Look Tutorial!

July Favourites

Marcelle Gentle Makeup Remover Review

Ever since I started wearing makeup, I've been using makeup removing wipes to take off my makeup at night. Recently, though, I decided to try out a makeup removing solution, and I picked the Marcelle Gentle Makeup Remover for Sensitive Eyes.

Overall, I'm pleased with it's performance. Bellow, you can see the cotton pads I used, and how long it took to get my face clean. Finally, after three rounds the makeup was fully off my face. The main downfall of this product is that it literally feels like rubbing baby oil on your face. It's that same sticky oily feeling.

Despite those complaints, I still feel that this makeup remover is of decent quality. It's probably not the best option, but, I'm obviously going to use it anyway.

Anyway, that's all for this product. I would probably have to give it 3/5 stars. If you're cheap like me, it's a good option, but other than that, meh. 

Revlon ColorStay Foundation Review

Back in the summer I went a little crazy with foundation buying, and this was one of the three that I bought. Only recently did I start trying it out, so I thought I would do a review for it. 

My first impressions of the foundation were very poor. It had very light coverage, and was a very liquidy formulation. I suppose my view was a bit skewed because all I have been using recently is the Covergirl Whipped Cream Foundation, which is very thick and very full coverage. 

After using the foundation a little more, it started to grow on me. It does take quite a bit of product to get the coverage that I like, but once its on, it doesn't feel heavy or sticky. 

Overall, I would recommend the foundation if you like a light wearing foundation, and don't need very full coverage. That being said, paired with a concealer and a powder, it gives moderate coverage. 

-no makeup, freshly washed face- 

-only Revlon Colorstay Foundation- 

You're Such A Budapast by OPI

My nail of the moment is You're Such A Budapest by OPI. This is a gorgeous bluey lavender colour that is lovely for summer, and fall as well, because of it's cool undertone. Overall, this is a lovely polish, I've been wearing it for almost a week and a half now, and I don't have any wear or chips. It has a smooth creamy finish. Great product, overall!

Sephora Haul!

So I went a little bit crazy at Sephora... but it was worth it, right? Well, we soon shall see. Here's just a quick haul for now, but, if you're interested in reviews or swatches for any of these, let me know, and I'll make a post about that as well. ...Actually I probably will even if no one requests it. But anyway. Enjoy drooling over the beauty of these new products... I know I did, anyway! 

Hope you enjoyed!

First Impressions: L'oreal Colour Caresse Shine Stain

I recently purchased this lip gloss from L'oreal, in the shade Rose On and On. This is definitely a Youtube community favourite, so I decided to try it for myself.

Often, popular products with other beauty gurus are hit and miss for me, but this product was definitely a hit. It has luscious colour pay off and is extremely moisturizing, especially for a lip gloss.

The applicator is also quite nice, it holds the gloss very well, and applies it very evenly. 

As you can see in this swatch, it's quite sheer unless you build it up, but on lips (that are already pink- because duh, lips) it has a nicer colour pay off. Also, there is a very subtle hint of shimmer, but nothing unmanageable. 

Like I said, on the lips, it's more vibrant. 

So, those are my thoughts on the L'oreal shine stains so far. Bear in mind, I've only tried one shade, and have worn it a select few times, so there is room for my opinions to change. Let me know in the comments if you'e tried any of the shine stains and what your thoughts are! 

As always, thanks for reading,

First Impressions: Covergirl Whipped Creme Foundation

So I recently purchased this new foundation by Covergirl, and I tried it today for the first time. My impression of it so far, is overall, very positive.

It really does feel like whipped creme when you first feel it, though it's actually quite a lot thicker than actual whipped creme, once you apply it. This doesn't really bother me though. It's very very viscous, but I think that's what contributes to it's amazing full coverage finish. I was very impressed by how full coverage it was for a drugstore foundation, and it felt really nice on the skin as well. Also, it looked so pretty! Haha

So, for my application I used a standard foundation brush, as well as a stippling brush to buff it out.

After a bit of blending, but admittedly not all that much, this foundation goes on very nicely, this was the final look. (Below my foundation is a bit of the Covergirl concealer stick as well as Benefit's Lemon Aid under my eyes. I have not applied powder yet, though)

As promised by the product's claims, you do end up with a very matte finish, which is very nice. This means that powder application can be minimal and limited to just the T-zone, for me anyway. This is awesome because it means you won't have such a cakey look, and you get to save on usage of your face powder!

So, those are my impressions so far of Covergirl's new whipped creme foundation, I'm a huge fan of it so far, and I can definitely see myself using this as my everyday foundation, especially into the fall and winter. If you've tried it, let me know what you think!