September 14, 2013

Hi guys! I know it's been two months since I last posted. At least I have some excuses:

1. I have gone back to work and it's exhausting keeping up with a full time job, taking care of baby, cooking, cleaning, maintaining regular workout,... you get my point.

2. I just wasn't feeling "it" for the last little while. Blogspehere looks very commercialized to me these days; very different from when I started back in 2008. I find that all the jazz and light has turned me off a bit on commenting a lot of blogs I used to read and blogging myself.

That being said, I missed blogging and through the years BeautySpot has become such a big part of my life that I thought I should at least attempt to make one post per week. I'm so grateful for those of you guys who still commented/messaged even when during my absence. Interacting with you guys really is my favourite part of blogging.

HAIR Anyway, this wasn't just an apologetic post. I posted some pictures of my new "fall" hair on Instagram a couple of weeks ago but thought I share them here too. I got them dyed over the Labour Day long weekend to a dark red shade with a purple base. My mom is my hair stylist as usual and once again she nailed it! I had SO missed my dark hair. I meant the highlight was an ok change but I will always be a dark haired girl at heart.



Plus, this hair goes much better with my signature makeup style of dark/red lips.



Now I know everyone and their mother is showing their excitement about fall, but unlike many places here in Ottawa Canada the weather is actually fall-like. We are down to a high of 14C most days and I'm thrilled. I've never been a beach babe and am down with the return of crisp and cool air.

NAILS to celebrate the return of dark shades, I got myself a new nailpolish from Essie's fall collection. I do own quite a few polishes and even though I purge often, my collection is still spilling over :/ So I'm quite picky about what I buy. It has to be absolutely unique and I think Essie's Vested Interest is:



It's a dust green shade and on me, I see blue undertones. If you have cool undertones you will likeley see the same on you. Either way this is a great fall shade and should look good on about every single skintone. The formula on this is ah-mazing! Seriously Essie has been so consistent for me the past few years formula-wise. I'me never disappointed. This was pretty much a one coater but I did a second thin coat because old habits die hard:



Hope you guys enjoyed this random post. I gotta go get Sofia now who's been singing to herself in her crib. Will have some makeup post coming your way next week!

June 10, 2013

I was bored with my hair again so I decided to add some sunny highlights for the summer. As usual my hairstylist/hair dresser is my mom. I'm not really used to hair this light but I'm warming up to it already.



So weird how all my pics are in my car :/ Here I had blow dried the do, which is something I rarely do...especially in the summer:



I will likely keep this colour until September and then go back dark. I also coloured my eyebrows as I don't like dark brows with light hair. What do you guys think?

Also, I used to have a series here in the blog posting looks using my neglected lipsticks called Lipstick Stash. I'm thinking of picking that up again as I'm falling into the habit of neglecting products again. So look out for new FOTD's with existing lip products once or twice a week :)

Have a good Monday everyone!

April 26, 2013

Blogging is going great this week; 4th post in a row :D This look is from last weekend though. I had just got my hair dyed a lighter shade of warm brown and have also cut it to shoulder length. If you've followed me for a while you probably noticed that my hair is usually dyed a dark shade of brown or mahogany. I'm much more comfortable with darker hair but I was also bored so I welcomed this change. How do you guys like the new hair?

I did a super colourful 'POW' in your face look to go with my new hair. Nowadays my makeup is usually quite simple but I like to switch it off once a week or so. I wanted to wear MAC Ablaze lipstick which for some reason looks more coraly pink on me than true coral, damn it! All corals do this to me!!!






Here's what I used:

August 19, 2012

Hey everyone! Still no baby for me, lol! I mean it's not really my due date yet I still have 9 days left but I've started the count down already. Which is probably not good as I'd be twice as disappointed if I end up going in late.

I wanted to wear dark lips again today inspired by very clear signs of fall and I shopped my stash for MAC Seeds of Desire Mattene (LE). I love the Mattene formula and I believe it's the best MAC has ever come up with. Really not sure why they won't make this formula permanent and get rid of their frosts and creamsheens. But anyway, Seeds of Desire is a dark brown lipstick but the red undertones make it wearable in my opinion.  I know most people are intimidated by brown on the lips but this one can actually work if you are confident enough :)

Face
F&B Foundation - N3
Ben Nye Powder
Sculpt
Nars Madly blush

Eyes
UDPP - base
NYX Milk j/p - base for lid
Nars Pandora e/s duo - white shade on lid
Inglot copper e/s - crease
Your Ladyship p/m (LE) - highlight
Estee Lauder Cocoa Brown - thickly on lower lashline, blended with
Inglot Dark matte brown e/s
Lancome Black Art Liner - to line
Lancome Hypnose Drama mascara

Lips
Seeds of Desire Mattene (LE)





Here's my outfit of the night (we had people over for dinner): Banana republic linen maxi skirt from ast year which is a pregnancy staple of mine now, plus a black tank top from Le Chateau and leopard print belt from Aldo. I think the necklace was from Aldo as well.

I did a simple dutch braid at the back of my hair which you may be able to see in the mirror behind me:



Hope you all start a wonderful week :)

August 15, 2012

Hi loves! Less than two weeks to baby and I'm definitely spending the time on errands I know will be more difficult to do first few weeks with baby here. I just made a huge amount of my favourite marianara sauce to freeze and use for pasta, lasagna and pizza later :D

Besides running last minute errands, I'm getting some blogging done. Playing with my hair, nails and makeup, of course! I have a simple nail design and a summer hair updo to show you today.

I love having my face out of my face in the summer and always been a big fan of braiding. This is what I did for lunch with the girls yesterday:



All you need to do is Dutch braid the front of the hair from one side (I start on the left to the right) down till you hit your ear and then join the rest of the hair and do a normal braid to have all of the hair combined in one singled braid. Once you're done, pin the braid up and if you like add an accessory. Mine is a peach flower pin from Forever 21 (cost like $1.99CAD):



It's not as neat at the back but it was quick and simple. I do a variation of the same look a few times a week actually. Next time I'll have a once over before I ask hubby to take picture of my hair ;)

Hope you guys enjoyed this post. How do you wear your hair in the summer? What are some of you favourite simple nail designs?

August 10, 2012

Hi guys! Just a quick post to share my new hair with you. As a lot of you may know I tend to go back to a variation of burgundy shade every fall. My natural hair is dark brown with strong red undertones so anything dark with hints of red is right down my alley.

I had highlighted my hair for the summer which I liked but I still prefer darker shades. This time I told my mom to add more purple to the base, so it's sort of a grape shade:





Sorry for the nakkid face, only wearing lipstick (Lancome Violet Coquette if you wanted to know) and was slightly shiny. Thought this would be the best time for a hair change as fall and baby are coming, lol!

Do you change your hair colour based on season? 

June 5, 2012

Hello beauties! I noticed my last few looks have been a bit more "bland", at least for me. I know some of you guys prefer even more neutral looks but when I do simple or neutral looks for too long, I feel like I've lost my edge or something.

So I did this more colourful look using the gorgeous MAC Clear Sky Blue Pigment (Pro). Clear Sky Blue is a light blue and has a matte texture. I find that the application is still fairly easy despite the matte loose shape. I spiced it up with some golds and added peachy lips.

I also decided from now on, if I use any product that is LE, I will suggest a sub or describe the shade so you can duplicate the look if you'd like. This is especially helpful coz I have a lot of older MAC LE products that I'm sure cannot be found anymore but there are prob many dupes out there for them.

Face
Pro Longwear Foundation - NW25
Sculpt powder
Cantaloupe Blush (Pro)
Shell Pearl bp (LE - sub any glowy peachy gold highlighter)

Eyes
UDPP - base
Clear Sky Blue p/m (Pro) - inner lid
Old Gold p/m - mid lid
Blue Flame e/s (LE - sub MAC Deep Truth) - outer v and crease
Blanc Type e/s - highlight
Blacktrack f/l - to line
Lancome Hypnose drama mascara

Lips
Nars Montego Bay pure matte lipstick
Live n Dye l/g (LE - sub any creamy light peach gloss)





My hair wasn't behaving so I did a quick rope braid very high on my head. Rope braids are super easy to do and a great way to change your looks if you usually do regular or french braids:



Hope you enjoyed this post :)

May 31, 2012

Hi beauties! I've been going through some issues so you may see my posts a bit more inconsistently than normal. I may share at some point but for now please keep me in your thoughts.

I had done this look today though and quite liked it despite it being super simple so I thought I share. The light and pearly shades of the limited edition Chanel quint from Spring 2011 really open my eyes and look very summer appropriate. This quint was definitely a great investment as I keep going back to it over and over again and creating new combinations. Every single shade in that palette is just gorgeous! I paired the eyes with MAC Gladiola (LE - from 2 years ago I think?) which is a lovely purple toned fuchsia.

Let me know what you think :)

Face
Nars TM in Alaska
Ben Nye Powder
Stark Naked bpb (LE)
Pearl Blossom bp

Eyes
Painterly p/p - base
Chanel quite (LE - 2011) - white shade inner lid, peach shade on lid
UD Naked e/s - crease
UD Buck e/s - very lightly in outer v
UD virgin e/s - to highlight
Lancome Black Art Liner - to line
Chanel Cassis e/l - lower lashline
Lancome Hypnose mascara

Lips
MUFE 16C l/l
Gladiola l/s
Clear gloss





I love side bun hair styles and am always looking for new ideas. I just think having my hair on one side is much more flattering on my face than having it up in a poney or high bun. In this case, you can't see very well but I made a simple side braid and rolled it up and pinned it into a bun. Then I just added this fuchsia flower hair pin to go with my lipstick :D



And outfit of the day - gray stripy maxi dress was a bargain from Forever 21. Lol you're probably tired of seeing the same routine of maxi dresses from me. But I'm not about to get tired of them, they fit!!! I belted it with a bow belt from Aldo and am wearing a simple pink cardigan from Smart Set and leather flats from the Gap.

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