Fuchsia Maharajan Collection For Giorgio Armani Spring 2015

There is just something about this new collection from Giorgio Armani that makes me want to break out in to a full on Bollywood dance. This collection while probably not something I will ever want to rock in public is really gorgeous and the purple nail polishes are certainly calling my name!! These will be available this month at Armani counters throughout Canada and the US.

Eye Tint Collection For Giorgio Armani Winter 2014

These new eye tints are supposed to be non sticky and leave a thin wash of colour! Cant wait to try them out!

Bright Ribbon Collection for Giorgio Armani Summer 2014

This summer collection features 6 lipsticks and 6 polishes. My initial reaction to the lipsticks was "ooh! pretty!" followed by "bright colours. scary. not for me". BUT........... They are supposed to be sheer! I am thus all over the first four (not so much purples) as well as the four nail polishes on the left! I myself have not tried any offerings from the brand and am hesitant to try. Its a much easier brand to ignore if you don't love the products. That along with the fact that they are not available in Canada that I know of (maybe at Holt Renfrew?!) and I will do my best to ignore, ignore, ignore!

Have you tried any Giorgio Armani beauty before? If so, what did you try, and what did you think?

Lost In a Sea of Spring.....

So I feel the need to come clean. I HATE SPRING!!! I dont care that its warming up, or that winter is coming to a close. Winter is holidays, skiing and snowmen! I love it! I dont even care that we get -45 in the winter (in  Celsius or Fahrenheit - they are the same at that point!). I hate the feeling of being hot and sweaty, I burn horribly and I am not a girl who wants to wear a bikini. BRING ON THE SNOW!!!!!!

Spring brings wet and dirty weather here, and mucky, muddy snow is NOT pleasant. Also, I hate pink, and dont wear pastel colours. Makes most beauty offerings for spring collections less exciting. Take the following for example:

Clarins Spring 2012 Campaign

Armani Spring 2012 Collection

Lancome Spring 2012 Collection

Just look at the collections. Blue eyes, a sea of pink and green - NOT FOR ME! I HATE pink, and just dont like pastels and or greens/blues on my face!

Not that I don't hate all spring collections. I LOVE a good peach lip or nail, and I love the light, barely there looks that tend to be part of spring collections! I'm a total nude eyeshadow, light blush, and peach or nude lipstick kinda gal! I love the following:

Bobbi Brown for Spring 2012

Tarina Tarantino for Spring 2012

So I dont HATE spring...... I just don't look forward to it! Nor does my frizzy curly Jew-fro, as my friends and I have always referred to it, I hope no one takes offence. In my private Jewish day school we all had the same dirty blonde frizzy curly mop of hair! I love the look of less and light makeup, but the colours just don't do it for me!

Am I the only one? Are you guys spring fanatics?

Holt Renfrew Private Label Paramount Beauty Bag Reviews and Pictures

Let me just start by saying "OH MY GOSH!!!! ITS SO FREAKING BIG!!!". Wow. Seriously. I really only bought it for the lash curler. I had no intention of using the bags themselves. Well, as often happens in my life, I was WRONG!!

Look at that!!! Can you tell how big it is based on my hand? BIG! Now when I saw Holt Renfrew post this bag/deal on facebook, I just assumed we wouldn't get it at our tiny store front of a store. So I called expecting a no. Instead? I got a 5 minute ode to this bag. She went on and on about how great it was, she was getting for all her friends for the holidays and I HAD to get it! The best part I was told on the phone was that the lining was all plastic lined. So if something spills, you just wipe it up!

It also comes with a mesh bag that snaps into the inside. And another pouch as well. I can see using this separately for jewellery when travelling, as I think this is big enough to actually use when I go on my two week New York trips without being TOO bulky it takes up all the room in my suitcase!

Now I had no urge for the skincare sample, so off it went to my mom! Though I am very excited to try the Laura Mercier foundation primer. I have not yet found one I love. So this will be quite usefull. And the eyelash curler actually came with a spare sponge for the head! All in all, very happy with this!

And while our Holt Renfrew is small and frustrating how tiny it is and that they only carry a dozen brands (two makeup lines and thats it. Bobbi Brown & Laura Mericer) in the tiny store front shop they have in front of the private shoppers, the service is AMAZING! Melanie is one of the most helpful associates I have ever dealt with anywhere!! And look at all the samples they stuck in the shopping bag?

Now this also came with a ten dollar voucher towards your next purchase, which of course I also made! I got Lippmann Good Girls Gone Bad (the only holiday colour they got in as of yesterday) but I got a phone call 3 hours after I left the rest came in! So I will be heading back soon! Now what really stunned me was I ordered my top coat (dior) 2 months ago  but I called them to apologize and tell them I was going to be unable to pick it up as I was being rushed in for surgery ahead of time. Well its been TWO months, and Melanie would not send it back. It as just sitting there waiting for the next time I came in!

LOVE IT!!!