September Favourites

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♡ I'M WEARING ♡
Top - VS Pink
Scarf - EXPRESS
Lips - Rimmel Kate Moss 107

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♡ PRODUCTS MENTIONED ♡
BEAUTY
Nars - The Multiple, in Orgasm
Nars - Nail Polish in Adelita
Maybelline - Neon Baby Lips in Oh Orange & Pink Shock
Jesse's Girl - Liquid Eyeliner Pen
YSL - Le Teint Touche Eclat Foundation
Ren - Clear Calm 3 Replenishing Night Serum for Blemish Prone Skin
Revlon - Lip Butter in Wild Watermelon
Tangle Teaser
FASHION
Brandy Melville - Moselle Sweater
Steve Madden - Troopa Boots
Topshop - Cat Socks
Tie Dye shirt
FOOD
Cashews
Quaker - Harvest Crunch Quinoa Granola Bar in Chocolate Nut Medley
Nestle - "Scaries" Smarties candy
Starbucks Fall Drinks - Pumpkin Spice Latte, Salted Caramel anything..
Starbucks - Reusable cup
Purple Halloween Fairy Lights
NEST - Elton John White Peach Mango candle
Bath & Body Works - Sea to Santorini candle
TECHNOLOGY
iOS 7
Winners - Cat phone case
New Girl
Tumblr (rediscovered)
MUSIC
Stay the Night - Zedd ft. Hayley Williams (of Paramore)*
Hold On (cover) - Pia Mia*
I Wish - Cher Lloyd ft. TI*
ALBUM
Pure Heroine - Lorde*

* I do not own any of he music listed above. All rights to the artists and their respected labels :)

OOTD + FOTD || 7 February 2013

I'm obsessed with my disco pants.. so glad I took the plunge and bought them. Can't stop wearing!

❤ Alphabet Shirt - American Apparel
❤ Disco Pants - American Apparel

❤ Lips - MAC Russian Red
❤ Face - MUFE HD foundation, Smashbox bronzer, Nars orgasm blush, MAC MSF in lightscapade
❤ Eyes - MAC Carbon shadow, Smashbox full exposure mascara

xLB

Makeup Haul -- DEC12/JAN13

These were from two recent trips to both Sephora and Mac, I wanted to wait a bit before uploading so that I could test them out in my daily routine before reporting back to you lovely lot :~)

* I actually had some technical difficulties which resulted in this entire post being deleted after quite some time, so I apologize if it isn't as detailed as anticipated, out of sheer frustration :~( let me know if you want anything in more detail and I'll hop right on it! x

My lovely purchases from the first shopping trip :~) I did have quite a few gift cards to spend heheheheh

Here we have my much coveted MAC Mineralize Skin Finish (MSF) in Lightscapade; I'm obsessed with this! It's aimed primarily as a highlighter, It's a champagne colour with a pearl flex and blue veins, so pretty!

Nars Blush in Orgasm (32$); I don't know how I've never owned this blush seeing as it's one of the products/shades Nars is notorious for, but nevertheless, it's now mine! It's a peachy-pink with gold flex.. definitely a reoccurring colour in my collection. It's very pigmented and goes on rather well, although I only like a subtle amount of blush so this one requires quite a bit of blending for me, personally. Other than that, I loooove the colour!

Make Up For Ever Camouflage Cream Palette in No1 (43$); Another product I've been dying for for quite some time. The first three are used for concealer, depending on your skin colour you can blend them and the like, the fourth is aimed at under eye circles and the last one is green to combat redness. I love the consistency of these, I do find the product ends up with a bit of oily residue on it after using it (in the packaging, not on your face if that makes sense..) aside from that, great product. 

Stila Convertible Color in Peony (33$); I've eyeing this one for quite some time, but I'm not too skilled in the cream blush department.. but after swatching one day in Sephora I decided to take the plunge, and I'm glad I did! It can be used for cheeks and lips. (This shade at least) it doesn't have a strong colour change on lips, just kind of one of those 'your lips but better' shades, then on the cheeks it gives off a nice dewy glow. 

Benefit Coral My World (15$); This was one of those purchases that I picked up while in the queue at Sephora. I've been lusting after Benefit's blushes for the longest time, but not quite enough to shell out the 36$, so luckily this came along! Included is the Coralista blush (~1/3 of the full size) and a mini sun beam highlighter. I actually have a set of three benefit tint/highlighters of the same size also picked up while in queue at sephora, and they've lasted me for over a year, so all thought it looks small, a little goes a long way. The blush is a coral/peachy-pink with gold flex, just how I like it ;~) and the highlighter is gold,  which is quite nice as it's different from the usual pearl shades I go to. Perfect for the summer, I love sets like these as they let you try some products and incorporate them into your collection for cheap!

 Clinique Chubby Stick in 15-Pudgy Peony (19$); I'd recently fallen in love with Clinique lip products, so I decided to try this; the fact that it was a super pigmented balm in a bright colour really caught my attention. I love this because it gives you the colour of lipstick, but with the moisture of a balm. It's not an excessively pigmented lip colour, however they do have an 'intense' range if you're looking for more pigment. This satisfies my pigment needs. I'd definitely recommend this, I'm in love. And of course, the colour I fell in love is coincidentally called 'peony' .. can you say meant to be? Or obsession ;~)

First here is the Nails Inc Special Effects Holographic Polish (12$); I've been dying to try a holographic polish for the longest time, so when I saw this I finally took the plunge and purchased. I've yet to try it, but I'm sure you'll see it in a NOTD post in the future :~)

Next is the fresh Soy Face Cleanser* (17.50$); I've been dying to try this cleanser for the longest time, so I was beyond thrilled when I received a sample of it!! I'm OBSESSED with the fresh brand, it's one of my favourites. I've yet to use this, but will be using it tonight for sure! SOOOO excited, eeee!

Here we have the fresh Lotus Youth Preserve Face Cream with Super 7 Complex* (48$); This is another sample I received and will definitely be trying tonight as well with my soy cleanser. As stated above, I LOOOOOVE FRESH :~)

 

Finally, MAC Matte Lipstick in Russian Red (18$); Finally I've bought my very first matte finish from MAC, which is quite surprising as I really dislike glossy finishes.. I've been meaning to buy a red from MAC for the longest time so I was quite satisfied with this one! Deeper reds tend to look better with my skin tone, so it was hard to find one I liked but I'm in love with this one! YAY!

I know this was quite lengthy, but a haul is a haul, thanks for reading! Hope you're all having the happiest of happy new years! Cheers

xLB

Sephora Favourites Glitz & Glam Party Sampler

For Christmas my grandmother got me this awesome set from Sephora, which I absolutely adore! It retails for 45$ from Sephora and includes 9 shimmery products. All of them in full size or close to it.

Unfortunately I didn't manage to get a picture before tearing off the packaging and throwing it out (whoops) but I did get a picture of everything in the fabulous bag it was included in; isn't it gorgeous?!

First up was bareMinerals Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in Trail Blaze (0.15 oz)

From the Sephora website.. "This high-shine, hydrating lip gloss contains a nourishing blend of shea, avocado, and murumuru butters. Achieve fuller-looking, pillowy lips and lasting color with this gentle formula."  This is a full size product and retails for 23$ from the Sephora website. I've yet to try this as I never really use gloss, but  I quite lip the tip of it. It's a nude gloss with flecks of gold for a bit of shimmer.

Next is the Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner in Starfish (0.01 oz)

I'm not an eye liner junkie in the slightest; I actually use powder for my eyeliner because eye liner just doesn't do it for me. If you're intrigued by this, I'll get back to it on a future post. Anyway! To me, it just goes on like your average eye liner but I love the texture of it and I quite like how it's got flecks of gold in it for a bit of added shimmer, it really makes my hazel eyes pop! It's a full size product as well which is awesome. It retails on the Sephora website for 26$.

A swatch of the eye liner..

And here we have the Laura Mercier Baked Eye Color - Wet/Dry in Black Karat (0.018 oz)

I think this is such a pretty eye shadow, however I'm not sure it's one I'll be getting much use out of it as the only eyeshadows I wear are nudes. It's a charcoal-y based eyeshadow with bits of gold glitter in it. There is quite a lot of glitter in this, and I'd say the ratio of glitter to shadow is in glitters favour. It retails for 27$ on the Sephora website for 0.06, which is three times the size of the included sample. I don't go through eye shadows as a whole, so this still was quite a generous sample that will take me awhile to get through. On another note, I like the packaging on this one more than the full size.

As you can tell by the swatch, it's not overly pigmented but you really get a nice burst of shimmer

Next is the Josie Maran GOGO Instant Natural Volume Argan Mascara in Black (0.11 oz)

To be completely honest, this mascara just didn't do anything for me. personally I quite like my lashes to be very noticeable. This to me just didn't achieve the dramatic look I like. However, if you like a subtle lash I think this would be perfect for you. It's a bristle brush so it grabs all of the lashes, I just wish it had more length/volume. This mascara retails for 26$ on the Sephora website for the full size, which is 0.34 oz. Something I found interesting about this; they've teamed up with City of Hope (a cancer institution) where the Get One Give One campaign was created (get it.. GOGO mascara!) so basically you buy one, they give one to a cancer patient. Limited to a certain unit, afterwards it's 1$ from each mascara. Cool, right? All the more reason to buy :)

And here we have Stila All Shimmer Duo in Kitten (0.09 oz)
This is another generous size, it's half of the retailed size which is 0.18 oz and retails on the Sephora website for 29$. I was quite pleased with these shadows, they're extremely pigmented and I love the shimmer in them. The one on the left works well for a highlighter type shadow.

Some swatches of the shimmer duo; very very pigmented. (The swatch on the left is the shadow on the right, and the swatch on the right is the shadow on the left.. sorry, I didn't think about my finger positioning before swiping, oops!)

Here I have the bareMinerals eye colour in Good Fortune (0.02 oz)

I think this is such a gorgeous colour, reminds me of terracotta, or a sunset. I think I'll get more use out of this as a summer colour as opposed to this season, because to me it seems kind of like a bronzing colour, if that makes sense.. It retails for 16$ on the Sephora website, and this is the full size product.

Sephora by OPI Nail Polish in 'Looks like Rain Dear' (0.125)
This is an opaque gold with a mix of chunky and micro iridescent glitter pieces. I've actually been eyeing this colour for awhile, so I'm glad I never purchased it and that it was included! I don't have a swatch since I only tried it on paper, but the gold is quite opaque, considering it's a glitter polish, and I really like the glitter mix. I'd recommend more than one coat or layering it over another. The full sized 0.5 oz retails for 12$ on the Sephora website, just like their other polishes.

Lorac 3D Liquid Lustre Gold (0.17 oz)

If you like added shimmer, I'd definitely recommend this. The colour is gorgeous and it's something that I feel would look great on all skin tones. It's very pigmented, yet very subtle if that makes sense.. I'm really looking forward to using this on my eyes for New Years Eve :) This is another full size product which retails for 21$ on the Sephora website.

This is the product applied with one drop straight onto my hand.

Annnnd here it is all rubbed in.

This is what my finger looked like after rubbing it in which I thought was really pretty, so I had to include it.

And finally Nars Body Glow (1 oz)

I haven't used this product yet because honestly I don't really know how.. the bottle I received was not mixed in the slightest, I tried mixing it with a toothpick and didn't have much luck, so I don't think I'll get much use out of it. I think it's such a pretty colour though, and it smells so good so I'm hoping I'll get to try it, because the reviews seem quite good as well. This is still a large bottle, yet it's only a fourth of the full size, which is 4 oz and retails for 80$ on the Sephora website.

However, it didn't seem to withstand much travelling.. oops! I read if you place it in warm water it'll liquify a bit, so I'll definitely have to try that.

Overall, I definitely feel like you get the value in this.. I'd value the products as following:

• 23$ - bareMinerals Marvellous Moxie lipgloss (0.15 oz)
• 26$ - Stila Smudge Stick Eye Liner (0.01 oz)
• 9$ - Laura Mercier Baked Eye Color - Wet/Dry in Black Karat (0.018 oz)
• 9$ - Josie Maran GOGO Instant Natural Volume Argan Mascara in Black (0.11 oz)
• 15$ - Stila All Shimmer Duo in Kitten (0.09 oz)
• 16$ - bareMinerals eye colour in Good Fortune (0.02 oz)
• 3$ - Sephora by OPI Nail Polish in 'Looks like Rain Dear' (0.125)
• 21$ - Lorac 3D Liquid Lustre Gold (0.17 oz)
• 20$ - Nars Body Glow (1 oz)
• 142$ TOTAL

DEFINITELY got the product face value and SO much more, which is why I love stuff like this. You get to try a bunch of products and be exposed to new brands for super cheap! 

An added bit of a bonus, I got these glimmersticks from AVON from another grandmother. They're so cute and mini, I'm in love with them :) perfect for travel! xx

xLB

Christmas Wish list 2012

Hi beauty bunnies!

Seeing as Christmas is only E LE V E N days away I guess this is a bit of a belated post, but I've really been in the Christmas spirit since learning I get to go home for more of the holiday break than I intended on (YAY!!) and I have a massive list of things on my purchase list, I figured I would do a christmas wish list for 2012!

Stila Convertible Colour in Peony (33$ CAD)

I've been hearing wonderful things about this product for the longest time, and peonies just happen to be my absolute favourite flower, and the shade looked great so I took it as a sign to be meant to be! So this one is definitely at the top of my wanted list. It's a lipstick and blush in one that comes in 7 gorgeous colours. Peony is a muted nude-pink-brown colour. Gorgeous! I've heard it's highly pigmented, so I'm excited to try it out on my own. Hopefully you'll see a review in the new year!

Trilogy - The Weeknd (12.99$ CAD)

I've been meaning to buy this for SO long but never got round to it, so I hope Santa adds it to my stocking this year ;)

Kate Spade iPhone 4 Wristlet (70$)

I've wanted a wristlet/wallet/clutch type iPhone case for the longest time. I was looking into the Michael Kors ones  for the longest time but wasn't sold on a model/colour. Then I stumbled upon the Kate Spade ones and found exactly what I was looking for! This one is a gorgeous black patent and has a super cute striped interior. I also love the detachable strap feature and the embossed pattern on the front flap, lovely! Kate Spade always has the cutest and quirkiest tech accessories, I'd definitely recommend checking them out!

Juicy Couture WWF Necklaces (78$)

These necklaces are absolutely ADORABLE and stood out to me when Juicy posted them on their Facebook page. A little pricey for borderline costume jewellery, imo, however they do benefit a great cause, the World Wildlife Foundation, so I feel a bit better shelling out the money! The turtle one stood out to me first, it's gorgeous; look at those colours! And tigers are one of my favourite animals, so I had to add it as well! So cute, such a great cause!

Neiman Marcus/Target Collab - Carolina Herrera Travel Bags (39.99$ USD)

There wasn't a lot from this collaboration that I thought WOW I have to have! There were a few things, but some I just couldn't justify the prices on them. These stood out to me. After seeing them online I went to check them out in store and feel even more in love! The prints are way too cute (and also come in a matching stationary set). The interior of them is quite nice at all, and they don't feel the slightest bit 'cheap' which I was worried about. And there is some great detailing on these, like the ribbons and the zippers. Definitely going to have to pick these up! There's a lot from this collection I'll be grabbing if it hits sale/clearance. Overall, too cute!

Origins Super Spot Remover (13$ CAD)

I've read so many wonderful reviews on this product, so I'm just itching to try it! If it weren't for Christmas being so soon I'd be buying it next pay check! However, I shall wait.. It is pricey for such a small bottle, but it's one of those things where a little goes a long way, so it could last years.

Make Up For Ever 5 Camouflage Cream Palette (43$ CAD)

Again, another product I've great reviews on. A lot of people have constantly been going back to this concealer set, despite trying plenty of others, which I quite like. I opted for No 1 instead of No 2 which I probably should be, because I feel I'd get more use out of the green than the purple, that's what it came down to for me. I'm really excited for this one, again, hopefully a review in the new year!

NARS blush in Orgasm (32$)

Now a question I've been wondering for quite some time now is.. HOW DO I NOT HAVE THIS ALREADY? I've sampled it a billion times, I love the colour, and it's pretty much a staple in anyone's makeup collection. I guess I've just never gotten round to buying it for some particularly odd reason, but nevertheless, hopefully come christmas 2012 it will be mine, at long last!

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish in Soft & Gentle (29$ USD)

Another product I've heard many wonderful reviews on. The mineralize products are all so beautiful too, I love the swirls in them.

Fossil Stella Resin Watch - Tort with Gold Tone (105$ CAD)

I have been lusting after this watch for quite some time now. I'm huge on watches; I wear one everyday. That being said, I have a really nice silver toned watch, but I don't have a nice gold toned watch yet (I like my watches to match the rest of my outfit/jewellery's hardware). That being said, I like how it's fairly neutral, so great for everyday wear.

That about sums up my most wanted list! I'll likely end up purchasing majority of these myself from christmas/christmas pay money. Because they are all things I've wanted for quite some time and feel necessary to my collection! Anyway, hope you all get exactly what you want and have a lovely time with your loved ones this holiday season!

xLB