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Friday, September 13, 2024

Dior | Rouge Blush Colour & Glow Multi-Use Face Palette: Review and Swatches

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Dior | Rouge Blush Colour & Glow Multi-Use Face Palette: Review and Swatches
New from Dior comes a handful of face powder duos called the Rouge Blush Colour & Glow (C$67 for 8g). Offering a blush and highlighter duo or a contour and highlighter duo, the multi-use palettes feature a gel-infused powder formulation that blends seamlessly onto the skin. I've got reviews and swatches to share with you today. To read on, click......
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Tarte | Park Ave Princess Collection: Review and Swatches

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Inspired by the sophisticated Manhattan life, the new Tarte Park Ave Princess Collection celebrates all things luxurious and glam. Cloaked in a veil of shiny metallic gold, the range offers a trio of neutral, wearable eye and cheek colors. To see some swatches and read my review of the contouring palette, bronzer, and loose shadow, click......
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Sunday, December 10, 2017

Smashbox Holiday 2017 | Drawn In. Decked Out. Sculpting Cheek Palette: Review and Swatches

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Smashbox Holiday 2017 | Drawn In. Decked Out. Sculpting Cheek Palette: Review and Swatches
For Holiday 2017, Smashbox has teamed up with Brazilian artist Ana Strumpf to create a festive holiday collection that's all about fun and colors. The cheery range offers quite a few makeup sets so today I want to share with you some swatches and a review of the Drawn In. Decked Out. Sculpting Cheek Palette ($45 CAD). To learn more about this six-shade face palette, click......
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Sunday, November 12, 2017

MAC x Rossy de Palma Collection: Review and Swatches

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MAC x Rossy de Palma Collection: Review and Swatches
Known for her "strikingly unique, Picasso-esque beauty and uninhibited, creative soul", Spanish actress Rossy de Palma has partnered up with MAC to release a limited edition makeup collection that's bound to awe. To see what daring pieces your collection may be missing, check out my review and swatches before everything flies off the shelves......
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Monday, February 27, 2017

Pixi + Maryam Maquillage Collaboration | Strobe & Sculpt + Strobe & Bronze Palette: Review and Swatches

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Pixi + Maryam Maquillage Collaboration | Strobe & Sculpt + Strobe & Bronze Palettes: Review and Swatches
Known for her chiseled cheekbones, beauty influencer Maryam Maquillage has partnered up with Pixi to release a trio of strobing and sculpting products so you can recreate her statuesque features. To see some swatches and my review of the products, click......
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Thursday, January 12, 2017

Clarins Spring 2017 Makeup Collection: Review and Swatches

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Clarins Spring 2017 Makeup Collection: Review and Swatches
Although spring is nowhere near, we can still revel in the slew of Spring 2017 collections that help remind us that there is an end to this dreadful winter weather. So today I want to share with you a couple of items from the upcoming Clarins Spring 2017 Collection. To see some swatches and read my review of the Face Contouring Palette ($49 CAD) and the new 4-Color Eyeshadow Palette ($45 CAD), click.......
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Friday, December 23, 2016

Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye Contour Palette & Face Contour Refillable Palette: Review and Swatches

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Kat Von D Shade + Light Eye Contour Palette & Face Contour Refillable Palette: Review and Swatches
The Kat Von D Shade + Light Face Contour Palette is arguably one of the best contour palettes on the market. So for 2017, Kat is revamping its packaging to make it more sturdy and refillable. In addition to the packaging update, Kat Von D is also adding a new 12-shadow Shade + Light Eye Contour Palette to the family. To see some swatches of everything, click......
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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Lise Watier Fall 2016 Chic & Rustique Collection: Review and Swatches

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Inspired by the romantic autumn weather, the new Lise Watier Chic & Rustique Collection is full of soft and natural earth tones. Today I want to share with you some swatches of the eyeshadow palette, the contouring trio, and the new 2-in-1 cheeks and lips color. To see some swatches, click.......
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

MAC All The Right Angles Contour Palette in "Light": Review and Swatches

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MAC is upping its contouring game this Spring with the release of the new All The Right Angles Contour Palette ($48 CAD). Available in four color combinations, the palette contains one highlighting cream, one highlighting powder, and one contouring powder. To see my thoughts on the "Light" palette, click........
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Too Faced Cocoa Contour Chiseled to Perfection Palette: Review and Swatches

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Too Faced Cocoa Contour Chiseled to Perfection Palette: Review and Swatches
Good morning everyone! As you are probably aware, the contouring game is still going strong. In fact, two out of the five current best sellers on Sephora are contour palettes (Kat Von Shade + Light Palette and the Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit)! Seeing as that is the case, I want to bring you another contouring palette review, of the Too Faced Cocoa Contour Chiseled to Perfection Palette ($50 CAD). To read all about this chocolatey contour palette, click.......
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Make Up For Ever Pro Sculpting Duo Powder in "#1 Pink Beige": Review and Swatches

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Make Up For Ever Pro Sculpting Duo Powder in "#1 Pink Beige": Review and Swatches
Make Up For Ever is upping its contouring game this Summer with the release of their new Pro Sculpting Duo Powder ($45 CAD). The brand's original sculpting kit has been a long favorite of mine (reviewed here) so I was pleased to try out this new duo. Available in two shades, the Pro Sculpting Duo Powder features a gel-powder formulation that promises to create a natural and subtle sculpting effect. To see some swatches of the "#1 Pink Beige" shade, click.......
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Clinique Chubby Stick Sculpting Contour & Sculpting Highlight: Review and Swatches

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Clinique Chubby Stick Sculpting Contour & Sculpting Highlight: Review and Swatches
As you know, the biggest beauty trend of 2015 is contouring. Pretty much every brand has released a contouring palette and Clinique now has its own contouring must-haves in the form of the beloved Chubby Sticks. Featuring an oil-free creamy formulation in a push-up form, the Clinique Chubby Stick Sculpting Contour and Sculpting Highlight ($24 CAD) work in unison to provide the face with a more defined, sculpted look. To see some swatches of the product and my thoughts, click.......
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Friday, February 6, 2015

Kat Von D Shade + Light Contour Palette & Contour Brush: Review and Swatches

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New from Kat Von D is a six shade contour palette called the Shade + Light Contour Palette ($55 CAD). Designed for customized and easy contouring at home with the Shade + Light Contour Brush ($43 CAD), the kit has three highlight shades and three contouring shades. To see some swatches of the kit, click.......
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit: Review and Swatches

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Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit: Review and Swatches
Given how contouring is one of beauty's trickiest techniques, many more makeup brands are coming out with customized, no brainer kits to make contouring easy peasy. The Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit ($50 CAD), available in "light to medium" and "medium to dark", the palette includes three contouring shades and three highlights. So how well does the kit work, click........
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Monday, June 23, 2014

Make Up For Ever Sculpting Face Contour Kit and Sculpting Brush: Review and Swatches

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Earlier in the month, I had the opportunity to attend the Make Up For Ever Get Sculpted event at my local Sephora (read more about it here). The event was held in celebration of the launch of the Make Up For Ever Sculpting Kit at Sephora. So today I would like to review the Sculpting Kit and the 158 Double Ended Sculpting Brush for y'all in case any of you wanted to "get sculpted".
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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Get Sculpted with Make Up For Ever Sephora Event

Yesterday I had the opportunity to pop by my local Sephora and get an one-on-one lesson on how to achieve the perfectly sculpted look using the Make Up For Ever Sculpting Kit ($55 CAD). I had the pleasure of meeting Make Up For Ever's Lead Artistry Expert Heather to learn all about the tips and tricks on how to properly contour and highlight the face. So to find out what sculpting advice Heather had to offer and see more pictures from the event, click......
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