Sunday, June 30, 2013

Flower Beauty Eyeshadow Quad In EQ4



So my parents were heading to the USA for the day a little bit ago and I asked my mom to pick me up a neutral-ish quad. The one nice thing about my utterly and totally boring tastes is that I am easy to shop for. if its brown, neutral and boring I will most likely love it!


Well, I thanked my mom and dad profusely when I got it, but was unsure. It was a little bit more..... less neutral than I would have thought I would like. But no way I would have admitted that to my mom! I was super grateful she got it for me. So when I starting swatching it for my blog, I was stunned when I actually fell in love with it! The powder is silky smooth, and almost creamy!

This is my second item from the brand, so I have not tried a lot by any means, but I must say how beyond impressed I am thus far.

 
Normally, I find whites and almost whites chalky and cakey. This one is buttery smooth. All of these are one quick swipe of the shadows.


Have you tried Flower Beauty yet? If so, what do you think of it? What are your hits or misses with the brand? Or are you a fellow Canadian who cant get the brand? If so, what are you lemming most?

Thursday, June 27, 2013



As you all know, I am a big fan of Chantecaille eyeshadows. And every season they come out with a gorgeous, stunning palette that sends a portion of the proceeds to charity. This year its horses as a theme with 5% of all proceeds will go to the Humane Society! I will try to be good and refrain (they usually cost about $78) but I am not making ANY promises!



What do YOU think about this palette?

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Soir D’Exception Collection For Givenchy Fall 2013


The new Fall collection for Givenchy has two new nail polishes in it, and I must say, I WANT THE PURPLE! They  make very pricey polishes (they are tiny bottles) but they are so gorgeous and smooth and creamy and wonderful. Definitely on the wish list!


These are two of the three in the collection, the two that are limited edition. Are you yearning for either of these?

  • 09 Rose d’Exception – dusty rose (Limited Edition) 
  • 10 Lilas d’Exception – lilac (Limited Edition) 
  • 15 Rose Couture – rose

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Dior Mystic Metallics For Fall 2013


Oh my gosh am I totally feeling this collection! A new blush range in 13 shades separated into 4 categories: pink, red, coral and neutral. Dior Mystic Metallics 5 Couleurs Palette in purple and silvers or in blue and greens. A new range of fusion mono shadows (eight of them!!) that will be super metallic when used wet and a subtle shimmer when used dry. This collection also has a liner, four addict extreme lipsticks and more!!






And then the polish. OH MY, the polish! First off two gorgeous shimmery but not shiny looking metallic polishes that do not look to be AT ALL frosty or streaky, and a metallic. Now the magnetic polish trend is kind of over and dead, but after the crackle polish they came out with last year, I am ready to jump on this one! Keep in mind, when we were all SICK TO DEATH of crackle and not feeling the trend at all, they came out with the best one across the board with a twist. That leather croc crackle is amazing and was worth the wait. So hopefully the magnetic polish will be just as much a home run! Its called Green Metallic Shade from looks of it, and I will be jumping on it! Also probably jumping on both destin and galaxie polishes unless destin is too pink in real life!





Monday, June 24, 2013

Nails Inc Leather Polishes For Summer 2013


So after waiting and waiting, I think its safe to say that these leather polishes just aren't working their way in to the Sephora stores. I have had my eye out since they were released in the UK. I really hope that I am wrong and we get them EVENTUALLY.

Maybe we will get the new leather effect polishes for summer! What do you guys think of them? I am lemming the mint coloured one pretty badly!!!



Julep Fireworks Nail Polish - $4.80 Today!


So I just got an email from Julep. Get a free Fireworks polish with every order, just type in FIREWORKS (doesnt have to be capitalized) and make sure to put the polish in your cart first to get it for free. So if you are really only wanting fireworks, I suggest getting a lipbalm (pictured below) or a glass nail file. Both are only $4.80 if you are a maven, $6 if you are not, and you get the polish for free.


Sunday, June 23, 2013

Navy & Nude Collection For Bobbi Brown Summer 2013




Blue nail polish and nude eyeshadows. I think Bobbi Brown has been sneaking in to my dreams at night! If this is not a collection of my dreams, what is?


This polish may be called navy, but it looks like a gorgeous blue in the promo pics. If its truly a blue and not a navy, I may need this. I wonder how close it is to Dior Denim....... Hmm......





From The Lab - Premier June Box - Pictures & Review


So I was sent a new beauty box for review. This is the first box from "From The Lab" a new beauty subscription. This subscription is a little different than others though. I am not so sure I fully GOT the purpose of the box or how it worked before receiving it, and am not quite sure I am on board with it.


Let me start by saying the packaging is fantastic. Simple (pink but you cant get everything!), clean, and sturdy enough to support the products yet not all the excess stringy stuff that can get everywhere. And it came via FedEx, NOT Canada Post. That is a big plus in my books!



A nice thank you letter that was actually personalized. A nice touch!


And it looks like the box is all about primers! An eye primer and a face primer.


FULL SIZED products. The face primer comes in a nice heavy glass bottle with a pump. The eye primer in a tube the size of a mascara tube with a doe foot applicator.




FACE PRIMER:
This face primer is a brightening primer. On my skin it turns my skin slightly whiter. Which is not great since I am already Casper The Friendly Ghost. Ironic since I am not so friendly. But anyways...yeah. I was not such a big fan of this. My mom on the other hand really likes this. This has migrated from my makeup station in my bedroom to her makeup station in her bathroom and there it will stay. So while it didn't work for me, I am very happy it works for her. And the packaging on it is really fantastic! I love the heavy barely frosted glass jar with the pump.







Now a friend of mine recognized the ingredients as looking very much like her favourite primer, the Sonia Kashuk Perfecting Brightening Primer. Upon googling it turns out another blogger noticed that herself and contacted From The Lab about it and apparently it is no t quite the same. Apparently the CEO contacted her  (the blogger) and it turns out it is not the exact same as they use a different polymer in the formula even though the ingredients look the same.






If you look, you can see the line where I smoothed out the face primer. My skin looks obviously whiter where the primer is.

EYE PRIMER

This primer I really like. Its a nude foundation like colour that smooths out quite nicely. Its thick, but sheers out really easily. Ironically, I really like this, my mom HATES it. She said it irritated her eyes and really bothered her! So it was an easy box to share! She likes one and I like one!






Now the ingredients of THIS product seem identical to Long Lasting Cream Eye Shadow by Rouge Bunny Rouge in the colour Brocade Skipper.



So since I seem to be pretty happy with the products (two full sized products that are liked by me or someone in my house and will actually get used) let me tell you more about the service and why I am not too sure about it.

ABOUT FROM THE LAB



A decent price for guaranteed full sized products. You will get between one and three full sized products each month in the realm of skincare, haircare or makeup.

My understanding of this was that it was new high end (not drugstore) products that were not yet on the market. I was expecting Guerlain, Fekkai and other HIGH END products that were not yet for sale to the general public. That was my understanding of it.

After getting this box, I noticed that there was no branding. I was kind of confused. What products did i get. Then I REWATCHED the video on the From The Lab website.
"these are all products that are going to be bought by people like Prada and Estee Lauder. these are not drugstore products by any means...." 
"....these are high end boutique or department store brands"
Hmm....... things that WILL BE BOUGHT? At this point, I don't think these products ARE from brands. Which kind of bothers me because they are selling them as non drugstore high end products. If they have not yet been bought by a brand, how can they say that they ARE high end products? Are they not just PRODUCTS? They aren't ANYTHING yet. My new understanding, and I could be totally wrong about this, but basically we are the guinea pigs trying out these products to help them sell them to high end brands. My assumption (again, I could be totally wrong) is that we are the test market that many companies either pay people to be or ask for volunteers for to test the water and see if its worth putting in to production. The only difference is that we are paying for the privilege? Again, maybe I am misunderstanding this, but that is how this seems to be. If you love a product, you can apparently repurchase it. They will apparently make a special to order run just for you if you want more of the product but I am unsure of how much that costs.

OVER ALL SUMMARY:
Things I liked:

  • Full sized products
  • The products were nice and they did not skimp on the packaging. Glass bottles and such
  • The box was well protected and arrived very safely in one piece
  • It was shipped FEDEX and not Canada Post/USPS
Things I don't like:
  • I didn't love one of the products, and if its a month that only has one product I would be pretty bummed if I didn't like it
  • The products are not available to buy anywhere else since they don't exist yet
  • From what I see, you are paying to be a guinea pig
  • The entire idea of being a test subject kind of weirds me out. I was under the impression these were already BRANDED products. 
What do you guys think? Would you sign up for this? Do you like the idea of trying things that are so far away from being marketed yet? And if you do, would you pay for that privilege?

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