November 8, 2011

Hey guys! I have simple look to share with you today. The weird thing is I get the most compliments when I'm wearing my more simple looks. Makes me just want to be lazy and do the same look all the time, lol!

I used Nars Montego Bay matte lipstick (Fall 2011) for this look. I love this matte peachy shade. I tend to have difficulties with the colour peach but this one has strong pink tones so it works for me. It's also not as matte as some of the other Nars matte lipsticks so it is pretty comfortable to wear.

Hope you guys enjoy this look.

Face

F&B Foundation - N3

Ben Nye powder

Sculpt

Nars Deep Throat blush

Eyes

UDPP - base

Cashflow p/p - base for lid

Blonde's Gold p/m - inner lid

OCC Clove p/m - lid

Embark e/s - outer v

Wedge e/s - above crease

Blanc Type e/s - highlight

UD Stash 24/7 - lower lashline

BB Chocolate Brown g/l - to line

Cargo 3 in 1 mascara

Lips

Nars Montego Bay matte lipstick

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November 7, 2011

Hello beauties! I had a fairly busy weekend socially so I feel not so rested this Monday. I decided to keep it short and sweet with a simple FOTD and also show you my latest nail colour obsession.

Chanel Teheran Rouge Coco is part of the perm Chanel line (at least here in Canada) and is a beautiful shimmery pink coral. I would say this shade is more of a cooler toned one and is lighter than most my other corals. I bought this lipstick when the RC's were released about one and a half year ago and it's a special one to me as I was born in Tehran (or as the French call it: Teheran). I usually get compliments when I wear it too so it has become one of my go-to lipsticks.

Face

F&B Foundation - N2

Ben Nye powder

Sculpt

Prim n Proper blush

Shell Pearl bp

Eyes

MUFE Aqua Cream - #20 to line

GA Eyes to Kill Mascara

Lips

Mouth Off l/l

Chanel Teheran RC

I also am wearing my latest fave nail polish, Orly "Rock the World". This is a gorgeous red toned copper shade with multi-colour sparkles. It just glows in the light! Obviously, Orly's formula is amazing as always which is a plus:

Have a great Monday everyone!

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November 5, 2011

Hello beauties! It's such a gorgeous day out today that I'm sitting in our backyard wearing a few layer (it's cold too, -4deg) and blogging outdoors! I wanted to quickly share one of the looks that got missed from last week.

I'm wearing MAC Exxxhibionosit Kissable Lip Colour (LE) on my lips in this look. This liquid lipstick came out in Feb 2011 I believe and is a bright red coral. I love these kissable colours and bought a few when they came out; to me they are the closest you can get to the Chanel Rouge Allure Laques in terms of formula and pigmentation. I paired the bright lips with fall colours: burgundy, copper and warm gold.

Face

Chanel VA Foundation - BR20 (Beige Rose)

Sculpt

Cantaloupe blush

Chez Chez Lame powder

Eyes

UDPP - base

Artifact p/p - base for lid

Amber Lights e/s - lid

Jest e/s - inner lid

Coppering e/s - crease

Smoke Signal p/m - outer v

Blanc Type e/s - highlight

BB Chocolate Shimmer g/l - to line

Cargo 3 in 1 mascara

Lips

Temperature is Rising l/l

Exxxhibitionist kissbale lip colour

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November 3, 2011

Hello beauties! I dug out my MAC Saint Germain lipstick for today's shopping my stash post. I have no idea if this lipstick's made permanent now or not, but it was LE when I bought it back in 2009 with Sugar Sweet. It's a gorgeous barbie pick lipstick and completely opaque on my lips. It is on the extreme cool toned end of the spectrum so I wouldn't say it's universally flattering. I paired it with Chanel Blossoms glossimer, a gorgeous light sparkly pink lip gloss that came out last spring.

Hope you guys like this look :)

Face

Chanel VA foundation - BR20 (Beige Rose)

MUFE Full Cover concealer - #6

Ben Nye powder

Nars Desire blush

Eyes

Painterly p/p - base

Aqua e/s - inner lid

Winkle e/s - lid

Climate Blue e/s - outer lid and crease

Stars n Rockets e/s - above crease

Solar White e/s - highlight

Inglot gel liner #83 - to line

Gosh Cool Mint e/l - lower lashline

Cargo 3 in 1 mascara

Lips

St Germain l/s

Chanel Blossoms glossimer

and one pic with flash - shows the colours more vibrant:

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November 2, 2011

Hello lovelies! Here we have another lipstick stash post. Though technically, I'm cheating here. This post isn't about an existing lipstick, but a brand new one I picked up from Sephora this past weekend...oooops!

I got tired of waiting for Nars Holiday to arrive at Sephora so I went back and had another look at Nars Fall. I decided I need the super dark and gorgeous Train Bleu matte velvet pencil in my life. It's no secret that I love dark lips and none of my existing darks shades are quite as purple. For such a dark and matte shade, Train Bleu applies really well and doesn't settle into lip lines....loving it!

I'm not wearing much else in this pic. Just my usual Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua (BR20) on my face and a bit of Chanel Plum Attraction blush on the cheeks and then mascara on my eyes. I let this lips take centre stage.

Also, here's an outfit of day from last week when for once I remembered to take a pic. lace shirt by Bedo, pencil stretch skirt by America Apparel and of course my beloved Italian boots:

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November 2, 2011

Hello beauties! It's been a long time since I've done a review on this blog. To be quite frank I have so much makeup that hardly anything ever impresses me enough to buy let alone review and rave about. But then came along the Chanel's Rouge Allure Velvets...aaaaahhhh....and here comes a rave!

As you know, I'm a lipstick fan and more than that, I love matte and bold shades. I'm always looking for the best matte texture in the market. I have tried and loved many: MAC Mattenes, Nars matte velvet pencils, Stila Long Wearing lipsticks, Nars Pure Matte,... and the list goes on. But never before the Chanel Velvets have I fallen head over heels in LOVE with a friggin lipstick!

The velvets are a new take on the matte formula. They are the most satin-y feeling matte lipsticks I've ever had the pleasure of wearing. They go on effortlessly and do NOT tug on my lips or settle into my lip lines. I get opaque colour payoff in just one swipe and up to 6 hours of wear time (including eating meals) out of these babies. Not even after a few hours of wear do these ever feel dry on my lips. How did they do it, I don't know! But I love Chanel for creating them.

The packaging is exactly like the usual Rouge Allure with the clicky tube. I find it pretty convenient personally and am glad they didn't change it. For now, I picked up La Sensuelle (deep red, has my name written all over it) and L'Exuberante (vibrant pink, gorgeous face brightening pink). But I know I will go back for at least two more. Thank goodness these are perm to the line. At Chanel pricing I couldn't possibly buy them all in one shot.

Here are some swtaches for you guys, all on NW25 skintone, naturally pigmented red lips:

top: La Sensuelle, bottom: L'Exuberante

La Sensuelle on my lips

L'Exuberante on my lips - this one was taken on a cloudy day sorry for the lighting

Have you checked out the new RA Velvets? What is your favourite matte lipstick formula?

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November 1, 2011

Hello beauties! I wore this look for a trip to Sephora actually (ooops!!). I hadn't been in a few months and wanted to see what was new. I did end up buying a couple of things (double oops) but not anything too damaging to my pocket.

I paired this classic gold and purple eye with one of my fave pink lip combos: Inglot l/s in #89 and MAC Going Casual creamsheen glass (LE). The inglot is a medium bright pink and the creamsheen glass has blue undertones which makes the combo more cool toned (I prefer cool toned pinks on myself).

Hope you guys like this look. I have a few lipstick reviews coming up so stay tuned for those this week.

Face

Chanel VA Foundation - BR20 (beige rose)

Ben Nye powder

Azalea Blossom b/o

Nars Copocabana Illuminator

Eyes

UDPP - base

Inglot purple g/l - base for lid

Goldmine e/s - inner lid and highlight

Inglot gold/purple pigment - lid

MUFE #95 - crease

MUFE #9 - above crease

Graphology e/s - outer crease

Lancome Black Art Liner

Cargo 3 in 1 mascara

Lips

In Synch l/l

Inglot #89 l/s

Going Casual c/g

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