Saturday, January 29, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss Review
I accidentally stumbled across these lip glosses while shopping for horrible things like laundry detergent and garbage bags. I saw the pretty black stand that read "NEW" and I had to see what it was all about! Now, shopping for laundry detergent and garbage bags does NOT make a girl feel pretty, so a new lip gloss to go with my new "spring rain" and "odour guard" sounded just about right!
I gravitated to the pinks and chose "Rosepearl" (middle colour in the pics). It is beautiful! It is a highly pigmented mauve-pink. Kind of has a frosty finish, but is not gritty or glittery. The coverage is full/opaque just like a lipstick.
I decided that I needed MORE of these! I then went out and bought "Fire" which is the (you guessed it) bright red. This is beautiful, shiny, full/opaque coverage and a gorgeous shade of true red. None of these glosses feel sticky or heavy and they have good staying power.
The last shade I just recently picked up is "Peony". It is a shimmery coral-pink. This is the most transparent of any that I have tried so far. It is very pretty and gives a natural pinky shimmer on it's own or is gorgeous over other lipsticks.
These retail for about $10 to $12 and I say they are worth the price! Happy Glossing!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Peacocks Everywhere?

So, yes I am doing a "Peacock" themed wedding. It all started when I asked my FH what colour he would like and he said "royal blue". I kinda cringed as we are planning a summer wedding, and showed him a pic of "Peacock Blue". He said "Ummmm, sure" and away I went!
I thought I was going to be SO original, well whadda ya know, this theme is uber popular right now! Even as Christmas approaches (cringe again) a TON of places have "peacock" everything. Here is some of my best advice for finding decor:
Pier One - Tons of feathery things AND peacock birds meant to clip on the Christmas tree.
The Bay - Teal feather wreaths, large and small and teal coloured birds (other colours too if you are looking for "bird" things
Home Sense - Sparkle peacock tree ornaments
AVON - Peacock tree ornaments in their most recent catalogue (23 maybe?)
Anyway, I have found some great stuff so far and will post pics when I get around to starting the crafting stuff...can't wait!
I thought I was going to be SO original, well whadda ya know, this theme is uber popular right now! Even as Christmas approaches (cringe again) a TON of places have "peacock" everything. Here is some of my best advice for finding decor:
Pier One - Tons of feathery things AND peacock birds meant to clip on the Christmas tree.
The Bay - Teal feather wreaths, large and small and teal coloured birds (other colours too if you are looking for "bird" things
Home Sense - Sparkle peacock tree ornaments
AVON - Peacock tree ornaments in their most recent catalogue (23 maybe?)
Anyway, I have found some great stuff so far and will post pics when I get around to starting the crafting stuff...can't wait!
Labels:
decoration,
feathers,
peacock,
summer,
wedding
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
What does your lipstick say about you? And is it true?

Lipstick is such a personal item! Everyone has their favorite colour, brand, and finish. It is the #1 selling make up product because it gives us ladies an instant pick-me-up.
Everyone has their own way of applying it too! Dig out your favorite lipstick and take the personality quiz...is it you?
http://www.scribd.com/full/15465849?access_key=key-oj3hvppa04r121qaj4z
Monday, March 22, 2010
Makeup Mania

It's a bit shameful, well maybe it's a lot shameful...I was the victim of makeup mania!
I have found YouTube some kind of sick comfort during the long Canadian winter this year. At first it was simply entertaining to watch the gurus and how-to-videos from makeup lovers and addicts from different parts of the world. There was a strange, notable side effect though...somehow MY makeup collection is bigger than it ever has been before. Hmmm....
So the really sad part of this story happened very recently. I was in my local mall visiting the MAC counter when I noticed one of their new collections. There were a couple of nice pieces but the star of the show was a gorgeous BLUE eyeshadow. I picked it up, swatched it on my hand, admired how pretty is was and then...set it down.
24 hours went by and I thought I would like to have another look at that BLUE eyeshadow, so I went to a different MAC store closer to where I work. THE TESTER WAS GONE! I asked the girl behind the counter if they still had the BLUE eyeshadow and she said the most dreaded words in the makeup world; SOLD OUT!!!
My heart rate tripled and my hands began to sweat. WHAT? Sold out??? I seriously had the cold sweats that my opportunity for BLUE eyeshadow may have slipped right through my fingers because I didn't take the opportunity the day before to impulse buy BLUE eyeshadow!
This is serious, what has happened to me? I was a victim of makeup mania! Don't let this dangerous, unhealthy diagnosis happen to you. Limit your daily intake of gurus, new collections, and how-to-videos. Keep your sanity at your favorite makeup counter this spring and repeat this mantra; "less is more".
A quick side note: What is really sad is that I have never worn any shade of BLUE eyeshadow in my life. MANIA!!!
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