Nail of the Week: Argyle Nail Stamp Art

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How is your week going?
It's been a gloomy couple of days here in my neck of the woods with snow and freezing rain which is kind of depressing. Anyways, for this week I decided to use my Konad Stamping Kit and chose this argyle print design. I used Klean Color in Concrete Grey as the base and the Konad white polish for the design.

What do you have on your nails this week?

Lush 'Cosmetic Warrior' Fresh Face Mask Review

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I'm sorry I was sort of MIA last week, it was such a busy week with my work and personal life so I didn't have time to write but I'm back with a review.

The change from warm to cold (even freezing sometimes) weather has been hard on my skin that caused major breakouts prompting me to take a look at my skin care routine which has been working steadily during the warmer months but has not adjusted on the colder months. I decided to change up my skin care routine from being chemically filled to being more organic and visited a Lush store. Once at the store, I learned that the brand is offering varied products from moisturizers to facial cleansers and the ones that caught my eye are their fresh face masks. I was recommended by an employee to try out their Herbalism Facial Cleanser and Cosmetic Warrior Fresh Face Mask as they promise to help troubled skin. This post is my experience with Cosmetic Warrior...

MAC Matte Lipstick in Pink Pigeon Review, Swatches and Photos

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Today, I have yet another MAC lipstick to share with you. I've had Pink Pigeon for almost a year now since the Iris Apfel Collection came out but never featured it in my blog because it's limited edition. This shade was re-promoted in the Strength Collection so I thought to share my thoughts about this lipstick.

Pink Pigeon is officially described as "bright cleanest pink" in the MAC website. I would say that this is a bright magenta but not over the top, "in your face" bright. I love that this is a bold yet wearable pink that can be worn during a bright and sunny day. This lipstick is a matte finish but has a smooth texture, opaque in one swipe and comfortable to wear.

Here is an arm and lip swatch

This lipstick lasted for about 5 hours (with eating and drinking) before needing re-application. Also, it can stain even after removal.

Price: $18.00 CAD
Place to buy: MAC Cosmetics

MAC Matte Lipstick in Party Parrot Review, Photos, Swatches and Comparison

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I am so excited to write a post for this lipstick because I feel like it's a long time coming! I have been lusting for MAC Lipstick in Party Parrot ever since the Iris Apfel Collection last year but I sadly missed out on it, so when it was re-promoted in the Strength Collection I knew I had to snatch it right away.

MAC Party Parrot is officially described as a "bright red pink" with a matte finish. Looking at the lipstick tube itself and the swatch below, this shade looks like a neon and very intense.

Since Party Parrot and Impassioned are always touted as dupes I thought I'd do a comparison of the two lipsticks. The one on the left is Party Parrot and the one on the right is Impassioned. From the swatches below, any difference is hardly noticeable except for the finish. Party Parrot is a matte finish while Impassioned is an amplified creme (somewhat glossy) finish. Also, Party Parrot is a true neon while Impassioned is almost a neon.

MAC Party Parrot and MAC Impassioned

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Price: $18.00 CAD

Place to buy: MAC Cosmetics

Nail of the Week: China Glaze Get Carried Away

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For this week's nails I am wearing a polish from China Glaze's Cirque Du Soleil Collection, Get Carried Away over a Sally Hansen's Black Out polish. Get Carried Away is a sheer black with small black and silver glitter, black and orange hex glitter, and black bar glitter. I put a layer of Sally Hansen polish in Black Out to achieve opacity of the base and see the glitters more clearly. 

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What do you have on your nails this week?

January 2013's Topbox

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For today's post I am sharing with you the contents of my Topbox, January 2013 edition. For those who are new to Topbox, it is a Canadian monthly subscription which costs $12.00 plus tax, that provides 4 - 5 high end beauty products. For this month's box, all the products included are from Clinique. Let's check it out!

MAC Cremesheen Lipstick in Apres Chic Review, Photos and Swatches

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Today I have with you one of the lipsticks included in MAC's Apres Chic Collection, the shade Apres Chic. This lipstick caught my eye when I was browsing swatches of the collection from a blog and just adored the uniqueness of it without being over the top.

MAC Apres Chic is officially described as "pinky brick red" with a cremesheen formula which means it's very build-able. This shade is a warm, medium-toned pinkish orange-red which sounds complex but is actually a very wearable red. 

Here is an arm and lip swatch

 As with any other MAC lipsticks I own, this wore for about 3 - 4 hours before needing re-application. Also, either a hot pink or red lip liner can be worn underneath to change the lipstick's undertone for different looks.

Price: $18.00 CAD

Place to buy: MAC Cosmetics 

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Stereo Rose Review, Photos, Swatches and Comparison

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For today's post, I would like to share with you one of MAC's most hyped up cheek products, the Mineralize SkinFinish in Stereo Rose. Read on to read my thoughts

Nail of the Week: Sally Hansen Brisk Blue

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Hey guys!

For this week's nails I am wearing Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri Polish in Brisk Blue with a simple nail art by stamping. This polish shade caught my eye when I was at the drugstore with how vibrant and bright this sky blue colour is in the bottle. This is one of my first polishes from the Insta-Dri line and would most likely not be my last as I'm really liking this formula. I only painted one coat for these swatches with the use of their wide brush and it dried quickly.

What do you have on your nails for this week?

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MAC, Sephora and The Body Shop Haul

2013 is not off to a good start for my wallet as you can see from the title of this post. lol. While I'm not on a "no buy" ban, I've still been telling myself to not buy as much makeup unless I really need it. But of course, I couldn't resist and purchased these items over the holidays. Even though I've been bad, I'm so excited to share with you gals my new acquisitions!

My Top 12 Beauty Products of 2012

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How was your holidays? 

For today's post I would like to share with you the beauty products that I have discovered and loved for the past year. 2012 was the year that I really got into makeup and tried quite a few products so here are the ones that immediately popped into my head when I thought of my top products.

Nail of the Week: OPI Warm and Fozzie

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Happy New Year!

For this week's nails I am wearing one of the nail polishes from a past OPI Muppets Collection, Warm and Fozzie. I chose to wear this polish as the outfit I wore for our family's New Year's Eve celebration is a bit dress-y and I thought this shade was a perfect fit. This shade is a warm metallic copper mixed with pink, green and gold glitter particles. I think this is such an interesting shade because of the small glitter particles in it especially when it catches the light and certain angles. The formula for this polish is liquidy and thin so I painted 3 coats to get the opacity I wanted.

How was your New Year's celebration? What do you have on your nails this week?

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