Back to School - Cheap Lip Gloss Finds

Hey Everyone!

 So with back to school around the corner and with some of you already being back I know most are looking for great products for less money. As most of you know my go to makeup for the most part is high end but I rediscovered something this month that I forgot I loved as much as I do.

 NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss is truly an amazing lip gloss for less. You can get these on their website for $5.50 which is an incredible buy if you ask me. The prices for these vary in store and I know at my look grocery store where they sell NYX these cost $8.99 which in all honesty is still an amazing deal. A MAC Lip Glass has 0.17 oz of product and sells for $15.00 (that's the US pricing but it's $18.00 Canadian!) and in the NYX gloss you are getting 0.53 oz of product, that is 3 times the product.

 In using these lip glosses I find the formula to be smooth and very pigmented, it's not sticky though and there for doesn't last very long. I get about two to three hours of wear before some fading occurs but I like reapplying my lip gloss so it doesn't bother me. They also have a very nice smell, it's very sweet, it almost smells like starburst candy to me.

 I've listed my absolute favorite colors from this line as well as pictures and swatches below, hope you enjoy!

159 Smokey Look is a peachy coral color with a slight hint of sparkle but it's not over whelming.

112 Frosted Beige is a beautiful beige color with lots of shimmer!

158 La La is a really bright pink color with shimmer in it. This really makes the lips pop! This one also smells a little more on the berry side to me and not as sweet as the others.

111 Lollipop is a coral orange color with lots of shimmer.

129 Beige is anything but beige! It is the prettiest medium pink color and has no shimmer in it at all!

Out of all of the above colors my most worn two are Beige, which I am on my second tube of and La La. Hope this post was informative and if you have any colors of this collection that you love that I didn't talk about please post them in the comments, I'd love to try them!

Smiles and Sunshine as always!

My search is over..............

I have found the one true love of my life!

CANDY YUM YUM is here!

So with MAC launching the By Request collection you know I was voting and PRAYING that they would re-launch Candy Yum Yum and sure enough my prayers have been answered! Before heading into all that I have to say I love the way a brand new tube of MAC lipstick smell when you first open it, that very first scent that escapes the tube when the lid pops off. Pure Perfection!

They re-launched Candy Yum Yum, Moxie, and Rocker and from what I understand Candy Yum Yum sold out in less then 10 hours and Moxie sold out in just a few days!

Candy Yum Yum    Moxie    Rocker

              Rocker   Moxie   Candy Yum Yum

So to be honest I had already picked up Dear Diary by MAC which launched with the Beth Ditto collection because someone had told me the color was very close. Sure enough it is almost a dead match but it's a different finish because it's a Pro Longwear finish. 

Dear Diary  Candy Yum Yum

I have to tell you guys it feels like my life goal is finally complete and my search for the most amazing lipstick is over....................don't be worried though my readers this in no way means that I won't buying anymore lipstick cause that would just be crazy! 

Smiles and Sunshine!

Tanya

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BLUSH CRAZY!

Hey Everyone!

 Lately I have become obsessed with BLUSH! These are just few Rimmel blushes I found at Target on clearance that I was super impressed with and also some BOURJOIS blushers that I am loving!

So for anyone that doesn't know BOURJOIS was a brand that was carried at Sephora until a couple years back when I started to notice they didn't have it anymore, I loved their eyeliners! At that point to be honest I kind of forgot all about the brand but I was in my local Shoppers Drug Mart the other day and they had a whole section in the beauty boutique (our shoppers in Canada are split into two make sections, one for drug store and the beauty boutiques which are for the high end products). I was super excited and started playing with EVERYTHING but found myself coming back to their blushers. I picked  up the three I couldn't bring myself to put down.

The first two of these blushers are more on the shimmery side which I don't mind at all and the last one in the pic is far more matter. All three of these are super pigmented and very smooth when applied and bendable which is a huge plus. I've heard people compare these to the Chanel blushers but these are a fraction of the price! The names on most of their products are in French and I'm guessing that's because it's a French company.

03 Brun Cuivre

34 Rose D'Or

74 Rose Ambre

And here are the three all side by side:

03           34         74

Out of all the colors they had at the store theses were the three I liked the most but just to let you know there were a few that when I swatched them the color pay off just wasn't there so if your interested in buying there please test them before hand!

On to the Rimmel blushes which I have to say for a drug store blush they really stood out to me. I found these very pigmented and easy to use. So many times with drug store blushes I find that you get no color pay off or you get them on your cheeks and they don't blend at all!

I don't like they way that Rimmel named these blushes and for the most part the name doesn't even come close to matching the color so I'll try and make that a little less confusing for you, I almost didn't buy one of them cause they called it Mauve and it's the most amazing peach color.

006 Autumn Catwalk

This one is the triple color blush and after playing with it I liked all the colors on their own but the color it makes when you swril all three together is just so pretty!

The med pink color on the far end is all three mixed together, I love it!

002 Mauve Cool  is the first swatch and the name couldn't be more wrong! It the most beautiful peachy color with shimmer!

The Middle swatch is 018 Pink Sorbet and the last one is 003 Pink Rose.

I think that is the hardest part of buying drug store blushes because you don't get to try them before you buy them and sometimes names can be very deceiving!

Well I hope this was informative and help you guys out a little! Thanks for reading and if you want more information check out the video:

Smiles and Sunshine,

Tanya

Summer's Here! Bronzer Breakdown

Hey Everyone!

  So with summer here I have become crazy about my BRONZERS! As most of you know I am a very pale girl and it's very unfortunate for me but in the summer that doesn't change, I just burn. It took me many years to learn to love bronzer but now that I have it has become a staple in my every day makeup routine.

As far as bronzer goes for me I prefer one with some shimmer because I don't use my bronzer as just a contour I use it to create a nice overall bronzey glow on my face and down my neck. My hands down favorites are Urban Decay in Baked and NARS South Beach and most recently MAC's Refined Golden from the Hey Sailor collection.

From Right to Left:

Urban Decay Baked

Tarte Park Ave Princess

MAC Hey Sailor Refined Golden

NARS South Beach

Cargo Water Resistant Bronzer

Benefit Hula

All the above bronzers except for Hula have some shimmer or shine to them but none of them have glitter flakes! I hate that because they always fall all over my face and that's not a good look for anyone!

That's all for now and I hope you are all out enjoying this awesome sunshine!

Lipstick Spotlight - L'Oreal

Hey Everyone!

 So I have had a love over some of the colours from L'Oreal's lipstick lines but have never been able to convince myself to buy one, well today that day has come! I was in the US picking up some packages and I decided to stop by Walgreen's seeing as we don't have one in the Vancouver area and they were having a sale buy one get one 50% off so how could I not pick some up.

I got two different formula's the Colour Richie and Infallible and so far I am find that the Infallible is very smooth and has a slight sheen to it. Different from the Colour Richie because it seems to be more dry when I applied them both on my lips and on my arms for the swatches.

Here are the Colours and pictures!

121 Perennial Pink:

138 Forever Fuchsia:

145 Fearless Fuchsia:

479 Coral Seduction:

And the swatches!

121, 145, 138, 479

350 British Red (Top) and 410 Volcanic (Bottom)

So overall I do like these lipsticks there's nothing amazing about them and if the colours I thought I'd love (if you have seen the ad for L'Oreal Colour Richie 410 Volcanic, it looks like she is wearing the most amazing orange colour) didn't turn out to be as amazing as I thought they would. Will I use these? Of course, they are easy to apply and photograph very well but I was left wanting more! More colour that is!



April 2012 Topbox

Hey Everyone!

 My April Topbox got here (late but not because of Topbox, Canada Post messed up) and it as always has some amazing smaples and I wanted to sure it with you all! Inside my Topbox was:

1. Benefit the POREfessional
 I haven't used this product but hear amazing things from people who have. It is suppose to minimize the look of pores and fine lines and give you smoother then smooth skin (their claim). It's oil free and it says it works on all skin tones so I'm excitied to try this!

Full Size is worth $34 and we got $11.63 worth of product
Score: No Score cause I haven't used it yet!

2. Principessa Beauty Dry Shampoo for Darker Shades
  This is a Vancouver based company so thumbs up for that (for anyone who doesn't know I live in the greater Vancouver area). It comes in Light or Dark which is nice and different then most of these types of products. The BIG thing for me about this product was that it's TALC FREE! When I went to their website it showed that the size we got sells for $12.00 but when I did the math the samle size we got was only $6.00 worth of product so it's really double that!!

Full Size is worth $24 for 125g or $12 for 30g  (online price) and so we got a full (small not the large) sized product.
Score: 4/5

Why?
I love that it's based on your hair color and that it isn't white! I hate having to shake the white stuff out of my hair. I'm going to use this over the next few weeks and then do a full review on it!

3. MISA Nail Polish in Pretty in Pink
 This color is amazing! Topbox could not have picked a better shade of polish for me, it is the most beautiful pink with pink reflects in it. I am in LOVE!

Full Size is worth $8.99 and we got a full sized product.
Score: 4/5

Why?
The color is just perfect and it covers very nicley. I did two coats and the color looked very bright. Plus it came with a 20% off coupon.

You can purchase MISA at:
www.tradesecrets.ca

4. Bella Pella Tropical Flowers Body Lotion
 I honestly liked this lotion a lot but I would change one thing about it. It went on very nice and rubbed into my skin evenly and absorabed quickley but the smell was far to strong. I have very sensetive skin and had no problems with it casuing any irration which is fantastic but again the smell lasts a long time and it's very strong!

Full size is worth $15.95 and we got $2.70 worth of product.
Score: 3.5/5

Why?
Even though there are many things I liked about this lotion I can't get over how long lasting and strong smelling it is.


Well that's everything!

Final Thoughts:
In total we got $35.32 in product for only $10.00. I still think Topbox is a great value and a great service for anyone wanting to try new products, build on their current ones or maybe try a new brand you might never have heard of. Two Topboxes down and still LOVING it!

Score for April 2012 Topbox: 4/5

You can also get on the wait list for a Topbox by going to their website:
www.topbox.ca

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Have an awesome day!

Tanya

Sephora 15% Off = I HAD TOO!

Hey Everyone!!

 So today I happened to be at the mall, yeah you heard me, I just happened to be there. Ok Ok I drove there with the full intention of going to Sephora ( I can't help myself, I have an addication) and they have a 15% off deal right now so I'd say if you have been waiting something go and get it.

Here's the list of what I got and some pictures, hope you enjoy it.

Tarte 12 Hour Blush in Dollface

Tarte Bronzer in Park Ave Princess

Super Cute Packaging

NARS Eyeshadow Duos in Misfit and Alhambra

MakeUp Forever Lipstick in 36:

And in 40:

Swatches:

And my hands down favourite new product is...................Tarte Eyeshadow Box!

These shadows are amazing dry and I can not wait to try them wet.

Swatches:

And on the eyes:

And if you wanna check out the video:

Have an awesome day!

Tanya